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Daimler takes 12% stake in Chinese parter BAIC Motor; first non-Chinese automotive company to acquire an interest in a Chinese OEM

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BFDA), which has been jointly manufacturing Auman-branded medium and heavy-duty trucks since mid-2012. MBLC); Daimler Northeast Asia Parts Trading & Services Co. BDNT); as well as sales companies in Hong Kong and Taiwan. China Market Background Vehicle Manufacturers' DPTS); the joint ventures Beijing Benz Automotive Co.

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Daimler to take 12% stake in BAIC Motor

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Through this strategic investment in BAIC Motor, we will be the first non-Chinese manufacturer to take a stake in a Chinese OEM. It also gives us the opportunity to be part of the growth of one of its major domestic participants. as well as sales companies in Hong Kong, South Korea and Taiwan.

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3M Forms Strategic Relationship with Amperex Technologies for NMC Li-Ion Cathode Materials

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The award was part of a set of five targeted at plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) research under DOE’s collaboration with the United States Advanced Battery Consortium (USABC). Patents on the 3M composition have been issued in China, Taiwan and USA. ATL, headquartered in Hong Kong, has manufacturing facilities in China.

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Perspective: Despite Solyndra’s death, the future of solar energy is sunny

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I believe that the loss of industry players Solyndra, Evergreen, and SpectraWatt opens the market for more innovative solar companies to succeed with smarter tactics and mainstream products that fit into existing manufacturing models. First Solar, the largest thin-film manufacturer in the world, will see approximately $3.75

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Who Really Invented the Thumb Drive?

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Later that year, Trek went public on the Singapore stock exchange, and in four months—from April through July 2000—it manufactured and sold more than 100,000 ThumbDrives under its own label. And this incremental nature of innovation means that controlling the spread, manufacturing, and further development of new ideas is almost impossible.

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"Spirit of DC" Taking on Las Vegas EVA, Monday Eve, 24 November 2008

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SEE below for December 2008 contents from Las Vegas EVA Watts Happening -- space that was reserved for Stan & Marianne, Bill and Amanda, Bill, Lloyd, Daniel, John, Michelle, et Las Vegas EVA'rs al for webblogging plus posting pixs of the "Spirit of DC" shining & showing on the 2nd level of the Texas Station Casino parking garage.

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The Godfather of South Korea’s Chip Industry

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Starting in the mid-1980s, as chip manufacturing in the country accelerated, engineers who had studied under Kim at. That success can be traced in part to Kim, now an emeritus professor at KAIST. Kyungbang , Korea’s iconic manufacturer of yarns and fabrics. Kim Choong-Ki himself wouldn’t have put it that way.