Hurdles Block Rekindling of FCA-Renault Merger Talk

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…ntly holds a 15 percent stake in the automaker. FCA officials said the new company would be committed to keeping jobs and facilities in France if the merger were successful. Read More: Survey Says Toyota is World’s Most Valuable Car Brand For Renault, support from its alliance partner Nissan would be necessary before re-engaging in merger discussions. According to reports, board members from the Japanese automaker abstained from an informal vote o…

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Automotive Industry Drives Increase in Industrial Robots

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…d quarter of 2019. The 8,572 orders from Q2 bring the year to date total to 16,448 orders, a 7.2 increase from 2018. The biggest reason for the increase? Automotive OEMs, who have ordered 83 percent more machine units than last year. Read More: Two Dodge Vehicles top HLDI’s Most Likely to be Stolen List According to reports, more than 180,000 robots have been shipped since 2010. Declining costs and more versatile machines have resulted in more com

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A Brief History of Oil in America, Part 2

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…lable in 1892, with the first Ford Model T rolling off the assembly line in 1908. By 1920, there were as many as 8.5 million automobiles registered in the United States and gasoline had replaced kerosene as the primary focus of the petroleum industry. “We were building things so fast you had to find more economical and efficient ways to make that happen,” Palmore said. “As machinery was developed and combustion engines were developed, the more tec…

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Engine Oil Filters

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…eep your fleet operating efficiently every day, whether you are a trucking company maintaining or growing your profitability; a municipality keeping the roads clean and safe; or a construction company with a hard working fleet of off highway heavy equipment. Keep your engines running well with the best filters available on the market. Let PetroChoice take a look at the filters you are currently using in your fleet’s engines and we can cross them w…

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Supplier Strikes Problematic for the Automotive Industry

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…e and a bonus. This is resulting in losses of as much as $500,000 for some companies. Penalties for failing to deliver parts on time are adding to the losses. Industry experts believe continued work stoppages could catastrophically impact supply for the entire North American automotive industry. While labor stoppages in Mexico are usually ended fairly quickly, industry insiders are concerned that strikes could spread to other towns. According to r…

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Employee Spotlight: Pat Conlin

…on to St. Paul Technical College (St. Paul, MN), specializing in HVAC and Commercial Refrigeration, graduating in 1993. Upon graduation, Pat was hired by Grandma’s Restaurants in Minneapolis working on their Commercial Refrigeration. He was able to transfer to the Duluth restaurant location in 2001, moving him closer to home. In 2006 Pat moved on to Carlson Refrigeration, where he met Kraig Kunkle. Pat worked as an HVAC Technician for five years…

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Tech Showcased at 2019 Consumer Electronics Show

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…more unique and innovative products revealed by automakers at CES 2019: Hyundai’s Elevate UMV – Hyundai showed a new concept vehicle, the Elevate UMV, is a creation of the Automaker’s Center for Robotic-Augmented Design in Living Experiences, or CRADLE. It’s an electric modular vehicle with legs that can pivot and twist. This allows the vehicle to climb 5-foot walls or span large gaps. Hyundai has already built and tested a one-tenth scale proof…

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Advanced Systems Add an Average of $3,000 to Repairs

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…rage of $3,000 to repair bills after a crash. According to the report, the complex mechanisms and calibration required for these features are the biggest drivers behind these increased repair bills. Many vehicles now feature automatic emergency braking, blind spot monitoring and lane departure warnings and repairing these things when they break doesn’t come cheap. The report saw instances where repairs after minor collisions cost as much as $5,300…

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Citing Transparency, Tiffany & Co. to List Origin of Diamonds

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…ng more information available to consumers by 2020, including each stone’s complete trip from through the supply chain. Related: DeBeers to Begin Selling Man-Made Diamonds According to sources, most of the retailer’s diamonds come from mines in Botswana, Namibia, South Africa, Russia and Canada. They are one of few jewelers that cut and polish their own stones. According to diamond giants DeBeers, the diamond industry has annual sales of around $8…

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AngloGold Mine Overrun by Protesters

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…uinea was overrun by protesters who took over various mine facilities and built barricades to disrupt production.  The protesters demanded that a road linking the towns of Siguiri and Kintinian be paved as promised by AngloGold.  The gold giant maintains that the project has already been completed with help from the Guinean government.  Company representatives are in talks with locals to resolve the situation. Read More: Senate Hearings on Autonom…

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