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Why New Production Sources of Tungsten Are Critical for Increased Global Supply

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All car manufacturers seem to be following in the same footsteps as Tesla. and global economies with businesses and manufacturers having to close doors and furlough employees, the global trade markets plummeted to an 11-year low of 41.5% in the April report for the Institute for Supply Management’s Manufacturing Index.

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Geely officially discloses new global B-segment automobile modular architecture: BMA; new BMA-based SUV to launch this year

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Automobile modular architectures—for example, TNGA of Toyota, and MQB, MLB and MEB of the Volkswagen Group—hav become a major trend in the auto industry. A new SUV codenamed Geely SX11, which is based on the BMA platform, will be launched in the second half of 2018.

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DENSO and BlackBerry launch integrated automobile HMI platform

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DENSO Corporation and BlackBerry Limite announced the first integrated HMI (Human Machine Interface) digital cockpit system with BlackBerry QNX technology has shipped in the first vehicles by Japanese automotive manufacturer, Subaru. —John Wall, SVP and General Manager of BlackBerry QNX.

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ARC Automobile responds to NHTSA request in airbag inflator probe

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No less than 9 incidents globally — seven within the U.S. — In its reaction, ARC stated it “did not design and manufacture its inflators with an expectation that some would occasionally experience a field rupture. of ruptured airbag inflators were recognized in NHTSA’s still-open investigation of ARC.

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FCA confirms discussions with Foxconn on China JV for electric vehicles

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Fiat Chrysler Automobiles N.V. Foxconn ) regarding the potential creation of an equal joint venture to develop and manufacture in China new generation battery electric vehicles and engage in the IoV (Internet of Vehicles) business. Foxconn is one of Apple’s key manufacturing partners. Founded in 1974, Foxconn achieved NT$5.2

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Audi and Ericsson to pioneer 5G for automotive manufacturing

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Ericsson is already running 5G industry programs all over the world to help manufacturers boost productivity and create new business opportunities. This project is a great opportunity to see what is possible when we bring 5G into an automobile production environment to truly enable smart wireless manufacturing.

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Porsche participates in Rimac’s €500M Series D round

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The Stuttgart-based sports car manufacturer is participating in a Series D funding round by the Croatian automotive technology group Rimac Group. Porsche made its first investment in Rimac in 2018 and has successively increased its interest. The total volume of the round is €500 million, with Porsche investing an eight-figure sum.

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