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German Design Council Awards Continental Haptic Interaction Surfaces Concept with ‘Best of Best’

The Haptic Interaction Surfaces project from Continental has received the ‘Best of Best’ award at the 2016 Automotive Brand Contest. With this award, the German Design Council has recognized the developments by the international technology company for improving the holistic human-machine interface.

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19.07.2016

Magneti Marelli awarded in Brazil and China

Over the last few days, Magneti Marelli has received two important international awards: the REI 2016 in the “Engineering, Innovation and Technology” category in Brazil, and the Golden Panda in the category “The Time-Honoured Panda” in China.

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19.07.2016

Out of Focus

Some 2008-2011 Ford Focus vehicles may exhibit a whine, howl or groan noise from an intermediate shaft bearing with the vehicle in motion. This may be due to moisture getting past the bearing seals.

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18.07.2016

TÜV Süd: Semi-slick tyres have “no place” on public roads

Semi-slick tyres are unsuitable for road use, state the team behind a comparative test published by Swiss magazine Auto Illustrierte. An evaluation between standard, ultra-high performance and semi-slick tyres conducted at the Goodyear proving ground in Mireval, France showed the racing tyres take much longer to stop on wet road surfaces than their more conventional counterparts. Specialists from TÜV Süd supported the Auto Illustrierte testing and evaluated the results as a neutral partner.