A123 Systems and IHI Corporation Sign Joint Marketing Agreement to Develop Advanced Battery Technology Business in Japan Oct 28, 2009
The company is a tier one turbo charger supplier to truck and auto makers all over the world ... In automotive industries, IHI supplies turbo chargers for automobiles and trucks, and manufacturing equipments. (Primezone Releases)
Honeywell third-quarter profit fell but topped expectations Oct 24, 2009
In addition, sales at the conglomerate's transportation systems business, which makes products such as turbo chargers for car engines, fell 24 per cent. Honeywell blamed the results on reduced sales to global automotive equipment customers. Honeywell's specialty chemicals business said sales dropped 23 per cent due to lower volumes and raw material price declines which were partly offset by higher petrochemical sales and environmental initiatives. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
GC Asia 2009: Forza Motorsport 3 Sep 18, 2009
If its got a turbo charger or super charger forced induction we'll actually bench dyno that separately and mic that and get the recording for that separately because it gets so mixed with the rest of the sound that you want those things to be clean. So to get all these source recordings we put it on a dyno and we run it just like a standard dyno; run through every gear from low end to red line in every gear, both positive and negative load, because a car will sound very different under negative... (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Thriving in Detroit Sep 4, 2009
5 times its cash and EBITDA, and Kolefas says it has good revenue prospects because of rising demand for turbo chargers and other technology tied to high fuel efficiency. Of course, if you invested in the highest fliers, the question now is: Time to sell. (BusinessWeek)
Schaeffler Opposes Continental AG's Turbo Venture Plan, Handelsblatt Says Aug 28, 2009
Aug. 28 (Bloomberg) -- Schaeffler Group, Continental AGs dominant shareholder, is against a Continental plan for a joint venture with Magna International Inc. to make turbo chargers, reported. Schaeffler is concerned about offering the technology to a competitor, the newspaper said, citing unidentified people close to Schaeffler. (Bloomberg -- Germany)
Nissan unveils zero-emission hatchback "Leaf" Aug 2, 2009
By Chang-Ran Kim, Asia autos correspondent. YOKOHAMA, Japan (Reuters) - Nissan Motor Co took the wraps off its much-awaited electric car on Sunday, naming the hatchback "Leaf" and taking a step toward its goal of leading the industry in the zero-emissions field. (Scientific American)
Turbocharger needed for the profit engine Jul 23, 2009
Woolies' sales result yesterday was not responsible for its share price underperforming. It was a very good result with sales (ex-petrol) coming in at an 8. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
Another Gwinnett bus catches on fire Jul 10, 2009
That fire was blamed on a faulty turbo charger and resulted in a driver and one passenger abandoning the 42-seat bus. The cause of the two fires appears to be the same a turbo charger in the exhaust systeam and is of great concern to Gwinnett Transit officials ... Turbo chargers, which are on all diesel engines, seem to be the weak link in the whole design. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Metro)
Rural Mutual Celebrates 75 Years of Service to Farmers (152) Jul 1, 2009
Some of the new insurance products on the market today are because of new equipment such as a 48-head combine or a small turbo charger for backup generation. We are not writing policies for wind farms; however we are learning more and more about wind turbines, Pelizza said. (Agri-View, WI)
Business briefs: Granite Park restaurant reopens after renovations Apr 28, 2009
Honeywell International Inc.'s quarterly profit dropped 38% as battered aircraft firms and automakers pulled back spending on the company's turbo chargers and jet electronics. Honeywell also cut its profit forecast, saying it underestimated the severity of the economic downturn. (Fresno Bee -- Business)
VW recalls Polo cars Mar 21, 2009
9l 96kW TDi vehicles in South Africa, due to a turbo charger fault. "VW requests the 4836 owners of the affected vehicles produced between January 2005 and May 2008 to contact their nearest Volkswagen dealer to arrange an appointment to have the reliability of the turbo charger assessed," the company said in a statement ... The inspection may necessitate the replacement of the turbo charger. (iAfrica.com)
California's green policy Feb 7, 2009
John Swanton, an air pollution specialist at the Air Resources Board, says: "Our standards are based on using existing automotive technologies that are available today. "Turbo chargers, 6-speed transmissions, advanced fuel injection; vehicles such as Lexus, Acura, Audi, all have these types of technology in them. "What we are simply asking is that these technologies are applied to a much broader range of vehicles so that all vehicles at all price points have the advantage of technologies that... (BBC News -- Americas)
