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APRIL 8, 2024

The "New Mini" first appeared in North American showrooms as a 2002 model, as part of the turn-of-the-century wave of retro-styled machinery that included the Volkswagen New Beetle , Chrysler PT Cruiser and Chevrolet HHR. Here's an '07 Cooper S model in a Colorado yard.

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2014

AvtoVAZ, the largest automaker based in Russia, a part of Rostec Corporation, introduced three new LADA concept cars at the Moscow International Motor Show 2014. While international sales declined in recent years, Russia was able to export more than 38,000 assembly kits to Egypt between 2002 and 2013.

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MAY 20, 2016

NanoSteel, a developer of nanostructured steel materials, and the company’s joint development launch partner, AK Steel Corporation, have won the Platts Global Metals “Breakthrough Solution of the Year” Award. Earlier post.). Its primary focus is proprietary alloys for use as sheet steel in automotive lightweighting applications.

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MARCH 27, 2012

The US Department of Energy (DOE) will award more than $5 million to two projects—one led by 3M Company and the other by Eaton Corporation—intended to lower the cost of advanced fuel cell systems by developing and engineering cost-effective, durable, and highly efficient fuel cell components. Eaton Corporation, up to $2.1

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MAY 4, 2019

The Maid of the Mist Corporation agreed to invest $32 million in the former Schoellkopf Power Station site near the falls to make it suitable for the winter storage and maintenance of its boats. In 2012 Maid of the Mist faced closure in the absence of storage space for its boats on the New York side of the river.

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JUNE 30, 2016

The Sustainability Report details achievements in Nissan’s strategies that cover environment, safety, philanthropy, quality, value chain, employees, economic contribution, corporate governance and internal controls. Progress on sustainability at Nissan has accelerated due to the success of the Nissan Green Program, first introduced in 2002.

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DECEMBER 20, 2012

This is the third time that Honeywell has received the IEEE Control Systems Technology Award since 2002.

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JUNE 13, 2014

China Wanxiang Holding announced the planned formation of a joint venture between its wholly-owned subsidiary, Puxing Energy, and NEC Corporation to pursue grid energy storage opportunities in the Chinese market. was founded in 2002, in Shanghai, China, and is dedicated to clean energy development in China.

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OCTOBER 20, 2016

Combined, the new projects represent an additional investment of approximately €150 million (US$165 million), bringing the total investment to-date of Toyota’s manufacturing operations in Poland to more than €950 million (US$1 billion) since operations started in 2002.

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JULY 27, 2018

the leading producer of flat-rolled aluminum products and the world’s largest recycler of aluminum, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Aleris Corporation, a global supplier of aerospace and automotive rolled aluminum products, for approximately $2.6 Novelis Inc., billion including the assumption of debt.

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2012

At the same time, fuel cell durability has doubled, expensive platinum content has been reduced by a factor of five, and the cost of fuel cells has fallen 80% since 2002. DOE fuel cell research and development efforts have successfully generated more than 300 patents and enabled more than 30 technologies getting to market.

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APRIL 2, 2024

BASF, a German chemical manufacturer, has a somewhat similar corporate history and logo design to fellow thick-Helvetica enthusiast 3M. Its former corporate parent 3M, meanwhile, has a market cap of $51.33 Before World War II, one company did attempt to manufacture a tape recorder in the U.S. inch floppy.

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DECEMBER 23, 2014

Australia-based specialized engine and vehicle systems company Orbital Corporation has filed court documents in the US District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia alleging the infringement of Orbital patents on direct injection technology by Daimler AG, Mercedes-Benz USA LLC, Mercedes-Benz US International, Inc.

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AUGUST 31, 2009

China Datang Corporation began construction of China’s first major coal to synthetic natural gas project. China Datang Corporation (CDT) is one of China’s largest power generation groups. The solely state-owned group was established on the basis of the partial power generation assets of former State Power Corporation of China in 2002.

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JANUARY 6, 2014

The multimillion-dollar company he founded in 2002 provided infrastructure development services for major broadband wireless corporations, a business that was profitable in its first year of operations and posted over 45% average annual growth in its first six years. MEDITECH), and member of the MIT Corporation.

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OCTOBER 19, 2011

SGMW, a joint venture between GM China, Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation Group (SAIC) and Wuling Motors, was launched in 2002. SGMW continues to explore new opportunities for its products in other markets. It is based in Liuzhou, Guangxi.

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OCTOBER 9, 2013

Shahed, former vice president and corporate fellow of advanced technology at Honeywell Turbo Technologies, executive director of advanced technology at Cummins, Inc., director of engine research at Southwest Research Institute and 2002 SAE president. Diesel Engines'

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JUNE 25, 2014

Toyota Motor Corporation revealed the exterior design and Japan pricing of its hydrogen fuel cell sedan, first unveiled as a concept at the Tokyo Motor Show last year. In 2002, Toyota began limited sales of the FCHV in the US and Japan. Toyota has made significant improvements to the fuel cell system since 2002. Earlier post.)

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JUNE 13, 2012

The RD&D at ACP will be managed under a new enhanced governance structure that strengthens the roles of other project partners such as Babcock and Wilcox (B&W) and Toshiba Corporation, which will provide additional project management support and personnel for the program.

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DECEMBER 4, 2015

He was active in the Volkswagen Group from 1998 until 2002. From 2002 until January 2007, Hackenberg once again worked for AUDI AG and was in charge of the Concept Development, Body Development, Electrics and Electronics departments. In 2010, he became head of the corporate quality department at Porsche.

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NOVEMBER 22, 2011

SGMW is a joint venture between GM China, Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation Group (SAIC) and Wuling Motors. It was established in 2002 and is based in Liuzhou, Guangxi. In 2010, GM sold nearly 68,000 vehicles in Egypt, where it has been the market leader for the past three years.

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NOVEMBER 20, 2014

In May, Toyota Motor Sales (TMS) and its affiliate Toyota Motor Credit Corporation (TMCC) entered into a group of financial agreements with FirstElement Fuel Inc. (FE) FE) to support the long-term operation and maintenance expenses of new hydrogen refueling stations in California.

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2009

The American Ceramics Society awarded A123Systems the Corporate Technical Achievement Award for developing breakthrough ceramics that enable new technologies such as stable, high-power, rechargeable batteries that are safer and more powerful than earlier lithium-ion rechargeable varieties. A123Systems launched in 2005. (A A hat-tip to Chen!).

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OCTOBER 28, 2011

SGMW, a joint venture between GM China, Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation Group (SAIC) and Wuling Motors, was established in 2002. The vehicles produced here have helped make GM the global industry leader in China for six straight years. —GM Chairman and CEO Dan Akerson.

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JUNE 17, 2009

Maxwell Technologies and ISE Corporation (ISE) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) outlining formation of a strategic alliance to develop and market high-voltage energy storage systems for fuel-efficient, low-emission, hybrid buses and trucks.

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JULY 16, 2010

Tesla Motors and Toyota Motor Corporation have signed an agreement to initiate the development of an electric version of the RAV4 (Recreational Active Vehicle with 4-wheel drive). 2002 - 2003 Toyota RAV4-EV. A conventional 2009-2010 RAV4. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.) Click to enlarge.

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NOVEMBER 26, 2009

The Philippine Department of Energy has been conducting fuel economy runs since 2002 promoting fuel economy consciousness and consumer empowerment by obtaining data on actual fuel consumption of passenger vehicles based on the actual driving conditions employing fuel efficiency measures and techniques. L engine displacement, 1.3L-1.5L,

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JUNE 5, 2023

In a briefing about Toyota’s drivetrain technique in April, Government Vice President Hiroki Nakajima stated the corporate sees cluster manufacturing of gasoline cells being pushed by way of industrial cars. From 2002 thru March 31, 2023, Toyota offered a complete of 23,123 gasoline cellular cars.

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APRIL 21, 2016

Production of the material, targeted to the $100 billion-plus automotive steel market, is the result of a multi-year joint development program between NanoSteel and AK Steel Corporation—an industry-leading innovator in steel product development.

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2011

interest, Chevron Corporation, through its subsidiary Union Oil Company of California, has a 15.6% Chevron Corporation announced the Moccasin discovery in the Lower Tertiary play on Keathley Canyon block 736. —Bob Dudley, BP group chief executive. BP maintains a 60.5% working interest in Mad Dog. BHP Billiton has a 23.9%

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JUNE 1, 2013

The family-owned company, which was formed in 2002, has, in conjunction with Southwest Research Institute (SwRI), designed, modeled and prototyped a range of implementations of the Scuderi architecture, including naturally aspirated, air hybrid, Millerized and turbocharged versions. a more efficient internal combustion engine. Earlier post.).

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JUNE 26, 2013

Global automotive supplier DENSO Corporation has developed a new 2500-bar diesel common rail (DCR) fuel injection system; DENSO says this is the currently the world’s highest injection pressure for a diesel common rail fuel injection systems comprising injector, fuel pump and common rail. Components of the new 2500-bar DCR system.

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MAY 6, 2023

The achieve is distinguished as automotive proportion has regularly declined since 2002. Plus, GM is renovating the Bolt plant so the corporate can assemble 600,000 electrical pickups, that have a lot greater benefit doable. Automobiles made up 21 p.c of light-vehicle gross sales within the first quarter, emerging from 19.6

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MARCH 13, 2013

The 7 awards bring the total number of GCEP-supported research programs to 104, with total funding of approximately $125 million since the project’s launch in 2002. Based at Stanford, the project includes four corporate sponsors: ExxonMobil, GE, Schlumberger and DuPont.

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OCTOBER 9, 2014

The seven awards bring the total number of GCEP-supported research programs to 117 since the project’s launch in 2002. Based at Stanford, the project includes five corporate sponsors: ExxonMobil, GE, Schlumberger, DuPont and Bank of America. The Global Climate and Energy Project (GCEP) at Stanford University has awarded $10.5

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JULY 15, 2022

But the corporates fighting over it recently cranked up their clashing. rtay, who was writing about spectrum sharing in 2002. The current field, more precisely 12.2 GHz in the Ku microwave band , is a lot of bandwidth lightly used—primarily today for assorted satellite broadcasts, live feeds, ISS tracking, and military recon drones.

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2009

Azure Dynamics Corporation incorporated Aura Systems ’s AuraGen motor/generator into its Balance Hybrid Electric vehicle delivered to the United States Postal Service fleet (USPS). The original founders left in 2002 and from 2002 to 2005, Aura had a number of new management teams. The AuraGen. Click to enlarge.

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