American auto-giant Ford and Chinese automaker Anhui Zotye Automobile have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to form a 50: 50 joint venture to develop, produce and market all-electric vehicles (EVs). Electric vehicles produced ...
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German automakers including Volkswagen, BMW and Daimler have agreed to upgrade more than 5 million newer diesel vehicles across Europe and to offer rebates for older models. The upgrades are expected to cut down pollution from diesel ...
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The UK Government has unveiled plans to ban the sale of petrol and diesel vehicles by 2040 as part of its program to deliver clean air. As per the plan, the ban will only include stand-alone petrol or diesel vehicles and not hybrid or ...
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BMW said that it will build a fully electric version of the Mini in the UK at itsfacility in Oxford, England. The company will produce a new fully electric Mini 3 door variant. From 2019, BMW will start producing the fully electric Mini ...
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Audi has unveiled the new A8 sedan, which is the first production automobile to have been developed specially for highly automated driving. The new Audi A8, which made its world debut at the Audi Summit in Barcelona, has a new design ...
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A new generation of the Audi A8 has been formally unveiled ahead of the car’s retail launch later this year – with a dedicated self-driving mode included. Audi first unveiled the A8 series of cars back in 1994, in a bid to ...
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Mercedes-Benz has published the very first teaser video for its upcoming range of luxury pick-up trucks: the X-Class. Towards the end of last year, we saw the very first concept images for a new series of vehicles under the branding ...
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France’s new ecology minister Nicolas Hulot has announced that the country will ban the sale of petrol and diesel-powered vehicles by 2040. The announcement is part of the country’s commitment to Paris climate agreement. It ...
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Mercedes-Benz has started the production of the new S-Class at its plant in Sindelfingen, Germany. For the official start-up of the luxury saloon in the Mercedes-Benz plant Sindelfingen, an S 560 4MATIC (fuel consumption, ...
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Volvo has announced it will manufacture all its cars with either a hybrid or electric engine as of 2019, in a move that will likely be seen as a significant step in reducing carbon emissions. The company called the change a "historic ...
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Volvo has said that every new car it launches from 2019 will feature an electric motor, describing the move as placing electrification at the core of its future business. The move will mark the end of cars that only have an internal ...
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Daimler's division Mercedes-Benz has started production of the new E-Class Cabriolet at its Bremen plant in Germany. The new E-Class Cabriolet comes integrated with latest technology and offers long-distance comfort for its occupants. ...
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Hyundai Motor has unveiled its latest subcompact SUV, the Kona, which will go on sale in Korea later this month. The new SUV will be introduced in Europe in August and the US market in December. Kona will join the company’s ...
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Bosch has partnered with Sony Semiconductor Solutions to develop a camera technology that will allow automated driving cars to reliably sense their surroundings even in difficult lighting conditions Suddenly dazzled, vision restricted: ...
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General Motors (GM) has been accused of using a device in its diesel-powered vehicles in order to cheat on emissions tests, similar to Volkswagen scandal. A group of more than 700,000 owners and lessees of GM’s Chevrolet Silverado ...
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