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Faurecia opens new Shanghai Technical Center

Faurecia has opened a new technical center in Shanghai, China, which will also serve as its Chinese headquarters. The automotive equipment supplier wants to reinforce its research and development capabilities and engineering localization in the world's largest automotive market. The new 18,000 square meter Faurecia China Tech Center is made up of the Training Center and the Tech Center, which includes an industrial design facility, two showrooms and various prototype workshops alongside five labs for testing, acoustics, airbag, complete seat and quality inspection.

America trialling solar-powered roads

Solar Roadways After glow-in-the-dark road markings proved to be a bit of a flop when the paint washed away in the rain, experts are now experimenting with solar-powered motorways. A small, family-owned American company based in Idaho called Solar Roadways has created a short section of road that uses the sun’s energy to power nearby buildings, as well as electric cars. If the solar-powered roads are adopted worldwide, it could put an end to the range-anxiety commonly associated with electric vehicles.

Geneva motor show 2010: A-Z review and news

Welcome to CAR Online's coverage of the 2010 Geneva motor show, the world's most exciting auto show. The CAR team will be reporting live from the Palexpo arena in Switzerland for the 80th Geneva auto show on Tuesday 2 March 2010 – and this is your handy guide with previews of all the launches. We'll update the page with every new announcement, and on press day there will be the CAR live blog, along with reviews, news, video, photos and galleries of all the important new car launches at the Geneva motor show.