Chicago Pneumatic has added new wheel dollies and rugged workshop presses to its line of workshop equipment for the professional automotive and heavy fleet maintenance industries. The two new wheel dollies for heavy vehicle tyre changing and maintenance have lifting capacities of up to 1543 lbs (700kg) and 1.2 tons and are a robust assembly aid for trucks, buses and tractors.
Bosch will be showcasing a new concept car at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas designed to highlight advances in its touch screen technology.
Some 2008-2010 model year Japan-built Toyota vehicles may exhibit a MIL on with DTC P2420 (evaporative emission system switching valve control circuit high).
Kings Road Tyres has introduced a new range of LCV tyres from its exclusive manufacturing partner, Blacklion. The L301 Voracio range includes 18 popular size options for popular light commercial vehicle applications.
Pirelli has constructed its first ultra high performance tire containing natural rubber from the guayule plant. The prototype tire was recently tested on the Italian tiremaker’s Vizzola and Balocco test tracks on a Maserati.
The electromechanical camshaft phasing unit developed and produced by Schaeffler, is about to be used for the first time in volume production in a series of Japanese engines.
Motaquip has been added to the TecDoc electronic parts identification system and has become an official data supplier to its CATALOG electronic parts catalogue.
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