FuelCon Turns Japanese
In mid-August, the Horiba Group purchased FuelCon, a test station manufacturer founded in 2001 and based in Barleben, near Magdeburg. It is now part of Japanese subsidiary Horiba Automotive Test Systems, which – in its own words – is a leading supplier of equipment to test engines, drivelines, brake systems and exhausts. Robert Plank, the chief operations officer of Horiba Europe, said that the deal allowed for “a broader range of test and validation equipment to cover all kinds of vehicle powertrain technologies, from combustion engines to electric motors. (more…)
