Holden/HSV tuner Walkinshaw Performance has launched its first supercharged packages for the VF Commodore and Gen-F, offering peak outputs just shy of 500kW and 1000Nm. The Walkinshaw W457 package boosts output of the Holden ...
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US consumers have indicated they would be more interested in using a car with an autonomous driving system developed by a tech company than a traditional car maker. In a study conducted by US advisory firm KPMG, drivers from Los Angeles, ...
Kia Australia has launched its first performance model with the introduction of the Kia Cerato Koup Turbo. The last of the Cerato family, the Koup is available in four configurations comprising two engines and two transmission choices. ...
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The new Nissan X-Trail, Pathfinder Hybrid and Pulsar SSS sedan have been confirmed for Australian showrooms in the second quarter of 2014 as the Japanese car maker continues the renewal and diversification of its local line-up. Nissan has ...
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Aston Martin has confirmed it is moving ahead with plans to launch a full-sized SUV, to be called the ‘Aston Martin Lagonda’ when it reaches showrooms. Aston Martin CEO Dr Ulrich Bez told Autocar that while the British marque ...
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Transportation Media and Dan Goodwill & Associates hosted the 2013 Surface Transportation Summit today in Mississauga, Ontario, featuring leading carrier, shipper and economist presentations. In a session on Dedicated Transportation, and ...
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September's DAT North American Freight Index saw a seasonal drop of 5.3 percent in spot market truckload freight volume from August, pointing to a change in Q3 seasonal patterns. That month-to-month drop aside, the Index was up 22 percent ...
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Hankook Tire announced today plans to open its 8th global manufacturing plant in Clarksville, Tennessee — the first U.S. plant for tire manufacturer. Hankook is investing over $829 million into the new plant, which the company said ...
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Volvo Trucks has announced the availability of an XE (exceptional efficiency) package for its 11-litre engine. The XE11 will be available on Volvo VNM and VNL models, rated at up to 80,000 lbs. The engine will be aimed at LTL, ...
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Up to 100 workers at Toyota Australia’s Altona manufacturing plant will be made redundant next month as the local car maker reacts to a drop in export orders. Toyota Australia says reduced demand from export markets has made it ...
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The facelifted Lexus CT200h has been completely revealed in a set of shots months ahead of its early-2014 launch. CarAdvice’s spy photographers captured Lexus’ compact premium hatchback on an official photo shoot in the US, ...
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The landscape outside Seville ishellishly hot and dominated by dust. Yet it’s here amid the dry brush and sharp rocks that Hyundai’s WRC test drivers are toiling stoicly on their i20 rally car without an air-conditioned ...
CarAdvice spoke with Hyundai WRC team principal Michel Nandan at the WRC test sessions in Spain about the challenges of developing a new motorsport program and Hyundai’s use of Australian Chris Atkinson as a factory test driver. CA: ...
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An aggressive global expansion strategy will see Porsche enter 15 new countries by the end of the decade, mainly across Africa. Porsche’s global sales chief, Bernard Maier, told Bloomberg the strategy was about gaining brand ...
Mazda Australia has ruled out selling locally the diesel or hybrid version of its third-generation Mazda 3, which is due to go on-sale early next year. Although the Australian arm of the Japanese brand admits the diesel in the outgoing ...