Japanese carmaker Mazda Motor has commenced production at its new plant, Mazda de Mexico Vehicle Operation (MMVO), in Salamanca, Mexico. The first model produced at this plant was Mazda3 sedan for the US market. MMVO will also produce the ...
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Japanese carmaker Honda Motor has joined a demonstration project for experimental vehicle-to-grid (V2G) technology project in the US. The project is aimed at offering energy storage resource to the nation's electrical grid as well as ...
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Japanese carmaker Mazda Motor is set to add new diesel engine powered vehicles to its American product line for the first time. Mazda6 will be the first model to be rolled off the line with the new diesel engine, and will join the ...
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Japanese carmaker Honda Motor has developed a new line of direct injection gasoline turbo engines, VTEC TURBO, for small-to-medium-sized vehicles. VTEC TURBO is a new addition to the company's next-generation powertrain, Earth Dreams ...
Japanese carmaker Toyota Motor has unveiled its new driver awareness research vehicle (DAR-V) at the 2013 Los Angeles Auto Show. Developed in partnership with Microsoft Research, the DAR-V will help reduce driver distractions before ...
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Japanese carmaker Toyota Motor will reportedly discontinue assembling Camry at Subaru Indiana Automotive’s (SIA) plant in the US, from 2017. The factory in Lafayette, Indiana, assembles 100,000 Camry cars annually, in addition to ...
Japanese automaker Suzuki Motor is set to unveil its three new concept cars during the Tokyo Motor Show that takes place from 23 November to 1 December 2013 in Japan. The three concept cars include Crosshiker, X-LANDER and Hustler. ...
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Lexus International, the luxury vehicle division of Japanese carmaker Toyota, has unveiled its new concept vehicle, LF-NX compact crossover, at the Frankfurt Motor Show in Germany. The LF-NX concept is targeting the growing segment of ...
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Japanese carmaker Nissan has unveiled a new technology for the light commercial vehicles that uses smartphones to offer safety as well as performance data to drivers and fleet managers in real time. The new IT system is claimed to be able ...
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Japanese carmaker Honda has introduced two new experimental safety technologies for decreasing the collisions between automobiles and pedestrians as well as motorcycles. The new safety systems include vehicle-to-pedestrian (V2P) and ...
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Japanese automaker Mazda is planning to increase production capacity of its SKYACTIV-G gasoline engines and SKYACTIV-D diesel units by 25% at its Hiroshima Plant in Japan. As part of plans, the SKYACTIV engine production capacity at the ...
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Japanese carmaker Nissan will introduce a newly-developed Cummins V8 turbo diesel engine in the new full-size Titan pickup truck. The new 5L V8 turbo diesel engine is claimed to generate an output of over 300hp with a torque of about ...
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The Lexus RC-F will headline a new sports car model range that intends to offer genuine performance motoring to the masses, according to a report. According to Motor Trend, the high performance Lexus coupe caught testing by ...
Japanese carmaker Honda has unveiled the new Civic Tourer prior to its debut at the Frankfurt Motor Show that will be held in Germany during September 2013. The new Civic Tourer will be powered by either the 1.6L i-DTEC engine from the ...
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Japanese carmaker Mazda Motor is planning to invest about $120m to build a engine machining factory at its new vehicle production facility in Mexico. Expected to be commissioned in October 2014, the new factory will produce SKYACTIV ...
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