American vehicle manufacturer General Motors (GM) has renewed its five-year agreement with its research partner Carnegie Mellon University of Pittsburgh (CMU) for the development of new technologies for production of automatic driving ...
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Japanese automotive company Nissan Motor has conducted the first public road test of its Nissan LEAF electric vehicle equipped with the company’s Autonomous Drive technology in Tokyo, Japan. Nissan LEAF used in this event was the ...
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Toyota vice president Mitsuhisa Kato has confessed the brand had pursued volume to the detriment of quality, but insisted a fresh Toyota New Global Architecture Plan (TNGA) will fix those issues while saving up to 30 per cent in production ...
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American auto-parts manufacturer BorgWarner has introduced its electronic limited slip differential technology for the front transaxle of a front-wheel drive (FWD) vehicle on the 2013 Volkswagen Golf GTI with Performance Pack. The system ...
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Lexus Australia is looking to introduce a four-wheel-steering version of the Lexus IS350 F Sport within two years. Claimed to be a more dynamic version of the existing Lexus IS generation on sale locally for six months, the upgraded model ...
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Six-wheeled AATVs The term "ATV" was originally coined to refer to non-straddle ridden six-wheeled amphibious ATVs such as the Jiger produced by the Jiger Corporation, the Amphicat produced by Mobility Unlimited Inc, and the Terra Tiger ...
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AME’s Hitch Hermit securely stores hitches under the vehicle when not in use AME International LLC, a global tool and equipment manufacturer, and inventor Vern Schroeder have joined forces to introduce the Hitch Hermit, a safe, ...
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Automotive driveline components manufacturer cDriveline has expanded its partnership with the German vehicle maker BMW to supply front axle for BMW X Series Sports Activity Vehicles that will be used to convert the rear-wheel drive vehicles ...
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They jostle for space with military trucks and ambulances. Eighteen thousand Chinese troops have been deployed to help in the aftermath of Saturday's earthquake. The rescuers have now reached Longmen and other villages that surround the ...
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Swedish automobile manufacturer Volvo's subsidiary Volvo Trucks has launched its new FMX truck at the ongoing Bauma 2013 trade fair in Munich, Germany. The truck is available with two engine options including the 11L, D11 Euro-6 engine ...
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The most track-focused road car in Jaguar’s history – the new Jaguar XKR-S GT – is a chance to reach Australia despite production initially being limited to just 30 left-hand-drive vehicles. Jaguar product public ...
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The McLaren P1 will cost Australians close to $2 million but will be confined to racetracks, with confirmation it will be produced exclusively in left-hand drive. Following yesterday’s gallery of leaked official images, McLaren has ...
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NETZSCH INSTRUMENT NORTH AMERICA, LLC (NETZSCH) and the U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY’S (DOE) NATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY LABOROATORY (NREL) are pleased to announce a joint collaboration to develop an instrument designed to test the ...
The head of Mercedes-Benz Cars says sales of large luxury cars such as the E-Class are set to stabilise or grow in the coming years after a period of global decline. In an interview with CarAdvice in Detroit, Dr Dieter Zetsche, the ...
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Renault India Pvt Ltd, the fully owned subsidiary of Renault SAS commenced its export activity with the shipment of first batch of its popular SUV the Duster from the Ennore port in Chennai. Renault India started its operation in the ...
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