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H24All project seeks to build Europe’s first 100 MW alkaline electrolyzer plant

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The H24All project, led by a consortium of fifteen partners, has presented an application for European Green Deal funding to develop Europe’s first 100 megawatt (MW) alkaline electrolyzer plant, which will be connected to a Repsol industrial site.

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Ramkrishna Forgings to supply power train components to US’ largest EV producer – ET Auto

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“This collaboration speaks volumes about our ongoing commitment to innovate and our capabilities to meet the demands of the EV industry. The company also has a presence in Mexico, Turkey, and Belgium. At the time, benchmark indices were flat.

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Quadrant CMS plastics/metal hybrid technology saves weight in airbag assemblies with integrated lead frames

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The overmolding process is carried out fully automatically in a purpose-built manufacturing cell at the main QCMS plant in Tielt, Belgium. It was first designed for the Ford Transit van, which is assembled in Turkey. A six-axis robot positions the leadframe precisely into the mold. The reinforced polyamide is then injected around it.

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Frost & Sullivan forecasts rapid growth in tire pressure monitoring systems market; $386.6M by 2018

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—Frost & Sullivan Industry Analyst Kumar Saha. As more European countries, including Belgium, Poland and Turkey, adopt winter tire legislations, TPMS revenues and unit sales will increase in the short and medium term. In 2011, only about 2.3% of vehicles in operation in Europe, or 7.1 million by 2018.

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Deloitte study concludes mass adoption of EVs in Europe is some distance away

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There is no doubt that electric vehicles are the future of the automotive industry. The automotive industry continues to invest in high end R&D to devise the cutting edge technology required for electric vehicles. It is clear that this innovation is a priority for car manufacturers.

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Ford planning to cut 18% of production capacity, 13% of workforce in Europe; anticipating more than $1.5B loss in Europe in 2012

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Manufacture of Transit will be consolidated in Ford’s principal commercial vehicle manufacturing facility operated by Ford Otosan in Kocaeli, Turkey, in 2013. The challenges facing the European car industry have become more structural than cyclical in nature and require decisive action.

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Verso 1.6 D-4D first Toyota with BMW Group-sourced diesel engine

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Toyota Motor Europe’s (TME’s) Belgium-based Technical Center led the development of the Verso 1.6 D-4D will commence in January 2014 at Toyota Motor Manufacturing Turkey in Adapazari, Turkey—the sole production facility of the Verso range which also produces the latest generation Toyota Corolla. Torque (N·m/rpm).

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