A settlement agreement with US $154 million dedicated to cleaning up two former General Motors factory sites in upstate New York has been approved by a US federal bankruptcy judge, the Associated Press reported.
09/03/2011
ABB says Complete Surface Finishing robotic solutions utilising its robots have improved the working conditions and productivity of Frontline Australasia.
23/04/2010
ZF Lemforder Australia claims its four KUKA robots purchased from Headland Machinery has helped it reduce labour and decrease the total throughput time.
28/01/2010
THE MATHWORKS says General Motors developed its Two-Mode Hybrid power-train control system using its Model-Based Design tools.
05/11/2009
Automotive manufacturing leviathans General Motors and Chrysler have been given notice by US president Barack Obama of up to two months to come up with viability plans or to face bankruptcy.
01/04/2009
Toyota will aim to boost its domestic Japanese production after reducing its stockpile of unsold cars despite uncertainty in the auto market.
30/03/2009
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