German automaker Mercedes Benz plans to use three-cylinder engines for future hybrid versions of compact front-wheel-drive vehicles. The company is relying on these engines because of their small size, which will be needed for ...
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German automaker Daimler has received a EUR7m order from Swiss tour operator Zerzuben Touristik for 15 Setra touring coaches. The order includes four S 431 DT double-decker buses and 11 ComfortClass 500 type S 515 HD touring coaches. ...
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Cadillac, a luxury automobile and SUV division of US automaker General Motors (GM), has expanded its 2014 ATS sedan range with a new limited-edition, ATS Crimson Sport Edition. The ATS Crimson Sport Edition will be available as the 272 ...
Tags: Cadillac, ATS Sedan, Sport Edition, luxury automobile, SUV
Swedish automaker Volvo Car Group has partnered with the Swedish Transport Administration (Trafikverket) and the Norwegian Public Roads Administration (Statens Vegvesen) for a pilot project that involves sharing road friction information ...
Italian automaker Gruppo Bertone may have entered into bankruptcy after it stopped trading due to legal claims that were lodged by suppliers, media reported. It has been reported that the company has removed 165 workers and 11 interns in ...
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German automaker Daimler is set to invest EUR500m to expand its Mercedes-Benz Bank unit in Europe. This move is aimed focusing on customer loans to its product offering. The company currently offers its loans to dealers. Mercedes-Benz ...
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Cadillac, a luxury automobile and SUV division of US automaker General Motors (GM), has announced plans to improve in-vehicle connectivity by adding OnStar 4G LTE and the CUE Collection suite of applications. The company will initially ...
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South Korean automaker Hyundai Motor is set to commence the production of heavy-duty trucks in China in 2014. The company will produce its Trago cargo and dump trucks at a new manufacturing plant in Sichuan province, which is slated to ...
Tags: Heavy-Duty Trucks, Truck, Transportation
Volvo has been testing the efficacy of magnets to keep self-driving cars moving safely on the road. The idea is for magnets to help the cars identify where they need to be in lanes. The Volvo Car Group tested how well the road magnets in ...
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Siemens USA CEO Eric Spiegel believes American manufacturing is in the middle of a “software revolution” that will lead it to the “mass customization” of products around the globe. So instead of ordering products ...
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has launched HubCab - a transportation tracking tool, in collaboration with German automaker Audi and GE. HubCab is transportation tracking tool that uses real time urban data to develop ...
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German automaker BMW Group is set to commence the production of its hybrid sports car, i8, at the assembly line in Leipzig, Germany from April 2014. The automaker has unveiled the new hybrid sports car in 2013. With a top speed of 250 ...
Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper has announced that Canada and South Korea have concluded negotiations on a free trade agreement, under which, the Canadian tariffs on imports of South Korean cars will be phased out over a period of ...
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Audi of America and AT&T announced new data plans for the all-new 2015 A3 sedan, which debuts this month, and will enable the first-ever in-vehicle 4G LTE data connection in North America. The data plans will be competitively priced, ...
Dutch private taxi company Taxi Electric has partnered with Japanese automaker Nissan Motor to enhance its green-energy zero-emission fleet by adding the new 100% electric Nissan e-NV200 taxi. Introduced in 2011, Taxi Electric currently ...
Tags: Nissan, E-NV200 Taxi, Taxi Electric