Bosch and Denso hookup to produce diesel particulate filters
Filed under: Green,DieselThe two largest automotive suppliers in the world, Germany's Robert Bosch GmbH and Japan's Denso Corp. have agreed to a new joint venture. The companies will team up to...
View ArticleSuppliers pushing competing diesel injector types to clean up diesels
Filed under: Green,DieselIn the ongoing effort to clean up diesel engine emissions, fuel system suppliers are pushing competing fuel injector technologies. Siemens VDO, Robert Bosch GmbH and Magneti...
View ArticleToyota Team SARD returning to Tokachi with Supra HV-R hybrid racer
Filed under: Green,Toyota,HybridClick image to enlargeContinue reading Toyota Team SARD returning to Tokachi with Supra HV-R hybrid racer Toyota Team SARD returning to Tokachi with Supra HV-R hybrid...
View ArticleHybrid Toyota Supra HV-R wins Tokachi 24 hrs
Filed under: Green,Toyota,Green Culture,HybridToyota can now lay claim to having fielded the first hybrid vehicle to win an endurance race. The Denso SARD Supra HV-R won the Tokachi 24-hour race in...
View ArticleDenso expands hybrid parts plant by 25 percent
Filed under: Green,Plants/Manufacturing,Japan,HybridA Denso factory in Anjo, Japan that makes parts for hybrid vehicles (and other components) will be expanded by 25 percent (by 1.2 million square...
View ArticleDenso to create plastic parts from castor oil
Filed under: Etc.,GreenMany people likely think of castor oil as a medicinal product, and, according to the Food and Drive Administration, it is in fact effective as an over-the-counter laxative. Yum!...
View ArticleEconomy prompts Bosch and Denso to disband DPF joint venture
Filed under: Green,DieselBack in late 2006, two of the world's largest auto suppliers, Bosch and Denso, teamed up to create a joint venture to develop and produce diesel particulate filters. The joint...
View ArticleDenso wants to standardize hybrid components, make batteries
Filed under: Green,Electric,HybridJapanese automotive supplier Denso wants to expands its business of selling components and systems for hybrid and electric powertrains and sees standardization as a...
View ArticleSmarter traffic signals to save time and gas
Filed under: Green,United States,Emerging TechnologiesHave you ever approached a traffic light saying, "Stay green! Stay green!"? If you have, like most of us, then your wish is about to be granted....
View ArticleTwo Japanese suppliers plead guilty for bid-fixing, will pay record fines
Filed under: Government/Legal,Plants/Manufacturing,JapanTwo more Japanese auto industry suppliers, Yazaki and Denso, have been fined by the U.S. Department of Justice and four executives from Yazaki...
View ArticleDenso creates li-ion battery designed for stop-start vehicles
Filed under: Green,Suzuki,Toyota,Japan,HybridContinue reading Denso creates li-ion battery designed for stop-start vehicles Denso creates li-ion battery designed for stop-start vehicles originally...
View ArticleToyota, Nissan, Honda to assist in $2.55B bailout of chipmaker Renesas with...
Filed under: Earnings/Financials,Plants/Manufacturing,Honda,Nissan,Toyota,JapanAccording to a Reuters report, the Japanese government and several of the country's largest manufacturers are joining...
View ArticleDenso executives plead guilty to US price-fixing case
Filed under: Government/LegalThe three-year investigation by the US Department of Justice into price-fixing allegations by auto parts suppliers continues, with two more fish from the swamp of...
View ArticleFord sues Japanese wiring harness supplier over price fixing
Filed under: Government/Legal,FordThe dirty secrets of the multibillion-dollar wiring harness industry are being uncovered bit by bit, as more suppliers are found to be connected to a global...
View ArticleToyota forms in-house think-tank for EV development
Filed under: Green,Toyota,Japan,Electric,Future,Hybrid,HydrogenToyota has a strong commitment to fuel cell technology despite doubts within the field.Continue reading Toyota forms in-house think-tank...
View ArticleToyota, Intel, others to form auto big-data consortium
Filed under: Etc.,Green,Toyota,Emerging Technologies,Technology,AutonomousThe latest alliance in the growing field of automotive data-sharing.Continue reading Toyota, Intel, others to form auto...
View ArticleTougher than steel: Wood pulp could make lighter auto parts
Filed under: Etc.,Marketing/Advertising,Plants/Manufacturing,Mazda,Toyota,Fuel Efficiency,Japan,Emerging Technologies,Technology,FutureA plastic that includes wood-pulp nanofibers can weigh one-fifth...
View ArticleToyota AI, autonomy, racing and parts executives all get promotions
Filed under: Green,Hirings/Firings/Layoffs,Toyota,Emerging Technologies,Technology,Autonomous,Electric,Future,HybridIt's "now or never" against the competition, President Akio Toyoda says.Continue...
View ArticleToyota pressuring suppliers in homeland to cut costs, benefits?
Filed under: Earnings/Financials,Government/Legal,Hirings/Firings/Layoffs,ToyotaWhile Toyota is known to provide health, unemployment insurance, and other benefits to workers around the world, is it...
View ArticleDenso fuel-pump recall expands to 3.5 million vehicles in U.S.
Filed under: RecallsContinue reading Denso fuel-pump recall expands to 3.5 million vehicles in U.S. Denso fuel-pump recall expands to 3.5 million vehicles in U.S. originally appeared on Autoblog on...
View ArticleToyota and Denso team with Aurora on self-driving minivans
Filed under: Green,Toyota,Technology,Minivan/Van,AutonomousContinue reading Toyota and Denso team with Aurora on self-driving minivans Toyota and Denso team with Aurora on self-driving minivans...
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