Taipei, Nov. 2, 2012 (CENS)--American automaker Ford Motor Co. recently demonstrated a prototype carbon-fiber engine hood that helps lower fuel consumption. The carbon-fiber reinforced plastic Ford Focus hood displayed at the Composites ...
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SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, CA (BRAIN) — Consumers will be allowed into the Interbike trade show via a retailer invitation soon, according to an announcement by the show's organizers. The organizers plan a news conference call for Monday, ...
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Japanese rivals Toyota and Honda have tied for top spot against 10 other brands in the third annual JD Power Asia Pacific Australia Customer Service Index (CSI) Study released today. The 2012 study measures the overall satisfaction with ...
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Local engineers have been busy re-engineering the Holden Cruze, which will be heavily upgraded in March 2013 – launching neatly between the VF Commodore's reveal in February and on-sale date in April. A Holden spokesperson confirmed ...
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Therevealing a potential three-door twin to the five-door electric car due in late 2013. BMW's latest concept teaser for its new range of i-badged cars is similarly styled to the five-door i3 concept(pictured bottom)but features a more ...
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The boss of Holden has called on both sides of Australia's political spectrum to settle their differences and agree to support the local automotive sector ahead of what he believes will be a defining year for the industry. Holden chairman ...
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India is planning to launch the National Electric Mobility Mission Plan 2020 in next few weeks, which is aimed at promoting hybrid and electric vehicles (EV) in the country. India Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises Minister Praful ...
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Swedish automotive safety systems manufacturer Autoliv is planning to invest about $13m to build a new processing facility at its Utah facility in the US. Built to meet demand for airbag gas generant, the new facility in Promontory is ...
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German automaker Volkswagen is planning to recall 2,471 Beetle cars in North America over airbags problem issue. The recall includes 2012 and 2013 model year vehicles manufactured between February 2012 and August 2012. According to the ...
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Ford Motor, Mazda Motor and their Chinese partner Chongqing Changan Automobile will invest an additional $37.3m in their engine plant venture in Chongqing. The move follows increase in Ford's October 2012 sales in China to 48%, compared ...
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Toyota Motor Sales is recalling about 160,000 Tacoma vehicles in 20 cold climate US states and District of Columbia, Canada to inspect the spare tire carrier assembly. The recall covers 150,000 vehicles in the US and 10,000 in Canada ...
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Nissan has unveiled a revamped version of its LEAF electric vehicle in Japan equipping it with new powertrain. The new vehicle is claimed to give a 12% more mileage and will be 30% more compact and 10% lighter than earlier model, while ...
Japanese carmaker Nissan Motor is planning to install new steering technology in some of its vehicles. The new technology, known as steer-by-wire, will be installed in some models of Nissan's Infiniti brand within a year. With the help ...
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Japanese automaker Mitsubishi Motors (MMC) has unveiled the new ‘e-Assist’ safety system which deploys uses millimeter-wavelength radar and a camera to improve driving safety. Mitsubishi is planning to debut the new ...
Mitsubishi Motors in the UK has selected mobile marketing and technology company Incentivated to build an iPad-only sales lead capture app to help the former's sales team to showcase their entire range of cars at promotional events across ...