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New ArcelorMittal lightweight car door solutions; up to 34% weight savings over existing steel doors in medium-term

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With even tougher standards being considered for the years ahead to 2025 in both regions, every part of the vehicle is being studied to determine where weight can be reduced. lbs) while meeting standard structural and safety requirements. These steels are available now and are already being utilized in production vehicles today.

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Ford showcases Transit line-up powered by new Ford EcoBlue diesel at Hannover; 6-speed auto, AWD and SYNC 3

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Available now in the latest Transit and Transit Custom models, the 2.0-liter The Ford EcoBlue diesel engine has been engineered to meet Ford’s rigorous commercial vehicle durability standards, powering Transit vehicles through the equivalent of 5.5 The new Transit AWD models can be ordered now for delivery in early 2017.

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New Renesas 32-Bit MCUs for improved fuel efficiency in vehicle powertrain control applications

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The RH850/E1M-S2 MCUs support the Single Edge Nibble Transmission (SENT) digital communication standard for sensors and CAN FD5, which accommodates the increase in the volume of data from the increasing number of sensors and the need for high-speed data transfer to other vehicle control units respectively.

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