7 Mar 2007
Nobilas Claims & Fleet Solutions
Company
- Nobilas is a business-to-business accident management provider operating in Europe and North America. Its clients encompass auto insurers, leasing and rental companies and corporate fleet owners.
6 Mar 2007
GE Plastics - Press Kit Geneva Motor Show 2007
8-18 March 2007
March 6, 2007 - GE Plastics participated in Hyundai's unveiling of its newest Advanced Technology Demonstration Vehicle, the QarmaQ, at the Geneva Motor Show.
6 Mar 2007
Advanced Technology Inside and Out: Hyundai ATDV Features Innovative Applications Utilizing GE Materials
GE Plastics’ high-performance composites and thermoplastics are taking the spotlight with close to 30 diverse applications for Hyundai’s advanced technology demonstration vehicle (ATDV), the QarmaQ. The crossover utility vehicle (CUV) is a joint project of GE Plastics and Hyundai to demonstrate the design freedom and practicality of using plastics in components traditionally manufactured from metal, glass, and thermosets. It features GE’s advanced technologies in five key areas: the Elastic Front*, exterior, interior, lighting systems, and underhood.
6 Mar 2007
Hyundai and GE Plastics Unveil QarmaQ Advanced Technology Demonstration Vehicle at 77th Geneva International Motor Show
• Sporty Crossover Coupé makes debut in Europe
• Elastic Front* safety system reduces pedestrian injury
• Eco-focused technologies lower weight, fuel consumption and CO2
GENEVA — March 6, 2007 — At the Geneva International Motor Show today, Hyundai Motor Co. and GE Plastics presented QarmaQ, a first in the Crossover Coupe segment. QarmaQ is Hyundai's Advanced Technology Demonstration Vehicle (ATDV) that showcases over 30 different environmentally progressive technologies led by the innovative “Elastic Front*”, an innovative solution that can help reduce the risk of severe injuries in Crossover Utility Vehicles (CUV) pedestrian collisions.
6 Mar 2007
Belden Press Kit CABSAT, 6-8 March 2007
At CABSAT (6-8 March Dubai), Belden will present a wide range of existing and new products of particular interest to cable, satellite, broadcast and communications users in the Middle East and Europe.
6 Mar 2007
HITACHI AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS EUROPE BENEFITS FROM FLOW, STRENGTH & DIMENSIONAL ACCURACY OF ARNITE® PBT
Hitachi Automotive Systems Europe, Ltd., has selected a reinforced Arnite® polybutylene terephthalate (PBT) blend from DSM Engineering Plastics for injection moulded mass airflow sensor body destined for Audi engines. Arnite TV4 261 30% glass reinforced grade PBT provides a combination of properties important to the application, including excellent flow, long term dimensional stability, stiffness and strength over a wide temperature range and chemical resistance. Production requires only moulding – no annealing is required to relieve internal stresses that could lead to warpage.
5 Mar 2007
Asian PPG Industries Ltd. to acquire auto refinish business of ICI India Ltd.
PITTSBURGH, Feb. 20, 2007 – PPG Industries (NYSE: PPG) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with ICI India Ltd., Mumbai, India, to facilitate the acquisition of ICI’s premium automotive refinish business. Upon closing, the business would be acquired by Asian PPG Industries Ltd., a 50 percent joint venture of PPG and Asian Paints Ltd., also of Mumbai. The closing is scheduled for mid-March and is subject to certain conditions. The transaction is valued at approximately $12 million.
5 Mar 2007
Buoyant Outlook for Jobs in European Tech Sector
The outlook for employment in the European technology sector is buoyant but a haemorrhage of jobs to low cost locations looks set to accelerate. These are findings according to the annual IT confidence survey by Eurocom Worldwide, the global PR network, in association with its member agencies across the continent.
