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The increasingly strict requirements of various countries on auto exhaust emission propel the development and production of auto oxygen sensors. In 2009, Chinese production and sales volume of vehicles totaled 13.79 million and 13.64 million, rising by 48.30% YOY and 46.15% YOY separately; both ranked the first globally.

However, different from foreign sensor industries, Chinese auto sensor industry does not have a complete industry chain. Chinese auto parts industry has begun to introduce foreign technologies and production equipment since the 1980s. However, parts produced by these technologies and equipment can only meet the requirement of small-batch and low-end auto models. As auto sensors are second-level parts for whole vehicles, they can only be used for the whole vehicle production in the form of systems. They will be imported along with electronic engine control systems to China. Chinese local oxygen sensor industry is on low technological level with insufficient market strategies. As a result, the sensor market for Chinese auto OEM production is occupied by transnational enterprises like Bosch and Denso.

Nevertheless, in the auto after-sales service (maintenance) market, many clients will choose oxygen sensors of small and medium enterprises considering the price and some other factors. Because of the application of universal plugs, a small variety of universal oxygen sensors can replace large quantities of original oxygen sensors.  Read more...

So far, auto lamps have developed from original candle lamps to commonly used incandescent lamps. In recent years, new-type HID (High Intensity Discharge) and LED lamps have also emerged. The LED luminous efficiency can reach 80%-90%. New-type and intelligent LED lamps, which are called the fourth-generation auto light source, have become an outstanding member among global auto electronic products and will be the new development orientation of auto lamps.

Compared with traditional lamps, LED lamps have much longer service life. Its service life is 50,000 hours in theory and 20,000 hours in practice. During the entire life span of vehicles, users usually do not need to replace the LED lamps. The start time for LED lamps is only dozens of nanoseconds, much shorter than that of incandescent lamps. Thus, drivers can have more reaction time. LED stop lamps and directional lamps can directly convert the electric energy into optical energy under low drive current, showing upstanding environmental protection and energy saving effects. Its drive current is only 1/4 of that of incandescent lamps. With small size, LED can facilitate designers in changing the lamp shapes optionally to diversify the auto styles.

In recent years, with the improvement in brightness and reduction in cost, some auto LED lamps have achieved increasing application volume. In China, LED rear lamps have been adopted by Honda Accord, Crown, Reiz and Cadillac.  Read more...

Fuel cell technology is one of the advanced technologies that auto manufacturers are trying to perfect at the moment. This is most possibly due to the high rise of gas prices as well as the large amount of concerned consumers and manufacturers on the harmful emissions that ordinary vehicles and cars emit.

According to Vijay Shankar Murthy, a senior research analyst from Frost & Sullivan, “Fuel cells are likely to be initially targeted on fleet vehicles. Following the success of these cells in fleet vehicles, other vehicles such as passenger cars and trucks are expected to exhibit similar trends.” And if this kind of technology proves to be much more beneficial than the usual, the auto industry sure would be reaping in more consumers which could result to higher amount of sales. Although Geo auto parts creators and other auto parts manufacturers may not directly benefit from this, the more sales of vehicles would also help them out have much sales. More vehicles on the streets would also equate to more sales for auto parts and auto accessories.

Aside from these, there are even growing pressures from the regulations and rules given out by authorities and government groups like the Environmental Protection Agency, or the EPA, as well as the Department of Transportation or the DOT. These groups are much encouraging the use of fuel cell technologies. You see, these technologies actually are a surefire way of ensuring that vehicle emissions are greatly reduced. Consumers who also use cars with fuel cell technology are able to save much on the much coveted fuel and gas.  Read more...

Finding a job can for some be a lengthy and drawn out experience, requiring much groundwork and preparation. Finding the “perfect” job can be even more of a chore and something the majority of us can only dream about.

Now, imagine trying to find a job in a particular industry, take for example the automotive sector. The usual process of finding a job in this area would require visiting several job agencies to browse the available vacancies, perhaps utilising their online services. You’d then maybe browse through the job pages of your local newspaper or maybe even a national newspaper if the job was of a particularly rare type and depending on how far you were willing to travel.

Once you’ve managed to find a couple of vacancies that may suit you, taking note of the fact they may not be your ideal position, you begin the process of applying for and preparing for an interview. The time taken to get to this stage may have been long and filled with many let downs.

What if you could find a website that offered a one stop solution to this problem, listing countless automotive, motor trade and automotive engineering jobs? Your prayers would surely be answered and your chances of finding that elusive perfect job suddenly seeming much more realistic.

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Automotive Industry

The automotive industry, one of the most important industries in the world, has left its mark not only on the economy but also on the world cultures. The automotive industry is involved in the design, development, manufacture, marketing, and sale of motor vehicles.

More than 73 million motor vehicles, such as cars and commercial vehicles were produced worldwide in 2007 with a total of 71.9 million of new automobiles sold: 22.9 million in Europe, 21.4 million in Asia-Pacific and 19.4 million in USA and Canada. While markets in North America and Japan have stagnated, those in South America and Asia have grown, with the most rapid growth coming from Russia, Brazil and China.

The Automotive Industry produces automobiles and other gasoline-powered vehicles, like buses, trucks, aeroplanes, and motorcycles, but also electricity-powered vehicles, such as trains. Not only does it provide jobs for millions of people worldwide, but the revenues generated reach well over billions of dollars, providing the necessary base for a wide range of other service and related industries.

The invention of automobiles revolutionized transportation in the early 20th century, and the way people lived and commuted for pleasure or business was forever changed. Goods could be taken farther and faster, and new market areas were now opened to facilitate business and commerce.

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