A high-performance variant of the all-new Chevrolet Corvette is reportedly under development, with a twin-turbo V8 powerplant rumoured to be at its heart. Car and Driver reports an upcoming Chevrolet Corvette Z06 model based on the ...
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Outspoken former BMW Group design chief Chris Bangle believes today’s car designers are stuck in a rut and says the industry’s inability to view itself objectively is holding back progress. Bangle told industry journal ...
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The Toyota FCV-R concept has been teased ahead of its unveiling at the Frankfurt motor showon September 10. Dubbed by Toyota as “the ultimate hybrid car”, the FCV-R concept is set to preview an upcoming hydrogen fuel ...
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National Trucking Week began today, meant as a time to appreciate the role of trucking in Canadian life, and particularly to applaud the skill and professionalism of its drivers. Many will have comments to make but we thought Louise Yako, ...
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It's National Trucking Week, and the Prime Minister has taken a moment to acknowledge the important contributions of the trucking industry. "I am pleased to extend my warmest greetings to everyone marking National Trucking Week 2013," ...
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Shanghai Yunda Express Logistics Service Co., Ltd., a leading private Chinese express delivery service provider, is said to have begun making preparations for an IPO. People in the know disclosed in an interview on August 28 that Yunda ...
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The Kia Niro concept could give life to a city-sized production SUV if it receives a positive reaction from the public at next month’s Frankfurt motor show. Kia says its dramatically styled Niro concept hints at a possible future ...
The Melbourne man who won an ultra-rare Nissan GT-R in an international auction late last year has just taken delivery of his Usain Bolt-inspired supercar. Nissan handed over the keys to winning bidder Rod Maher, who parted with a little ...
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The first official images of the all-new BMW X5 M50d have been released, revealing the diesel flagship’s unique styling ahead of its local arrival later this year. Sitting above the new rear-wheel-drive X5 sDrive25d, the xDrive30d ...
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The boss of Ford’s European operations says it could take until the end of the decade for the continent’s new car market to recover. Ford of Europe CEO Stephen Odell told German newspaper Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung the ...
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German auto parts supplier Bosch has developed a new system it says closes the gap between manual and automatic transmissions. Dubbed eClutch, the system is based on an electronically controlled clutch that works to decouple the ...
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The Mitsubishi ASX has been updated for the 2014 model year, gaining extra equipment, mechanical tweaks and revised prices. Four of the six available ASX variants are now cheaper than before, with the entry-level front-wheel-drive petrol ...
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The Australian Defence Force has contracted with Rheinmetall MAN Military Vehicles GmbH (RMMV) of Germany, a joint venture company of Rheinmetall AG and MAN Truck & Bus AG, to supply it with an extensive fleet of advanced logistical ...
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FAW Jiefang Qingdao Automobile Co., Ltd holds a launching ceremony for its brand new V series truck at Qingdao International Convention Center. At the spot, general manager Ding Dahai says that V trucks can meet users' high demands in ...
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With the delivery of the first batch of vehicles, Scania Guangzhou Direct Sales Store is grandly open witnessed by 135 Scania China staff due to the holding of the annual conference of Scania China at the same time. The store indicating a ...
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