Owners of a 2012-2014 Chevy Sonic may complain about an intermittent engine no-crank. They may note that if they cycle the ignition off and then back on, the engine may crank.
- 15.10.2015
DENSO has further expanded its OE quality Lambda Sensor programme with the addition of 30 new part references, covering 60 OE part numbers and 155 applications. This expansion will bring the total number of part numbers to 447 and coverage to 7,621 vehicle applications.
- 15.10.2015
With the battery landscape changing, demand for batteries specifically designed for vehicles fitted with a Start-Stop system are starting to have a major impact in the aftermarket. To cater for this market development, Manbat has added two high quality Start-Stop specific batteries into its popular Numax range, which are available to factors and their workshop customers throughout the Manbat branch network.
- 13.10.2015
ChromaHybrid is the new umbrella product grouping from Cromax for its special effect tints for use with Cromax Basecoat. Two new tints have just been added to this range. These have been specifically developed to offer bodyshops the ability to meet the growing trend for special and exclusive OEM colours.
- 13.10.2015
For the first time, the international automotive supplier Continental will also make its automotive expertise available to the infrastructure beyond the vehicle. Continental has demonstrated its smart street light of the future in Bordeaux, France.
- 13.10.2015
ZF TRW, the Active and Passive Safety Technology Division of ZF AG, has received its first production contract for the Integrated Brake Control (IBC) system – a vacuum independent technology which simplifies the brake system architecture while offering enhanced performance.
- 12.10.2015
Vehicle-to-vehicle communication is considered one of the next major breakthroughs in motoring, and Google is getting into the arena with a new patent that aims to make driving safer.
- 12.10.2015
Sava Tyres is increasing the number of truck tyre tyre sizes it offers, aiming them at giving “cost-conscious operators a greater choice”. Five new truck tyres are added to the latest generation of the Avant 4 steer, Orjak 4 drive and Cargo 4 trailer tyre ranges, covering increasingly popular low aspect ratio sizes.
- 12.10.2015
Kia has introduced an updated main cable for the Break out Box (BoB). The new cable is replacing and superceding the original BoB main cable. The new BoB cable is gray in color (the old cable was black).
- 09.10.2015
On 1 October 2015 Nexen Tire broke ground on the site of its new plant in Zatec, Czech Republic. The company has committed to investing more than 829 million euros in building the new plant on 650,000 square metres of land in Zatec.
- 09.10.2015
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