Japanese automaker Nissan Motor will electrify the vehicle fleet of Bhutan, which aims to become global electic vehicle nation as part of its clean energy goals. Nissan will use its expertise in electric vehicle development to electrify ...
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Honda de Mexico (HDM), an arm of American automaker Honda Motor, has commenced the production of the redesigned 2015 Honda Fit at its new $800m automobile plant in Celaya, Guanajuato. This new plant will enable the company to increase its ...
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Anhui Jianghuai Automobile Company, plans to launch passenger cars and medium to heavy trucks in India as demand wilts in a slowing home market. The company, also known as JAC, has sent its top executives to India in recent months to firm ...
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South Korean automobile manufacturer Kia Motors has issued a voluntary recall of 11,961 Kia Sportage vehicles of certain model year 2014 in the US due to issue with the tire pressure information. The recall affected vehicles feature ...
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French automobiles manufacturer PSA Peugeot Citron has signed a memorandum of understanding with French government and Chinese automaker Dongfeng Motor Group under which each will inject EUR800m for 14% stakes. Dongfeng Motor said in a ...
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German automaker Volkswagen has introduced the new e-Golf, the electric version of its bestselling ‘Golf’ model. The e-Golf, which can be recognised by its signature LED headlights, extends the Volkswagen brand's fleet of ...
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General Motors (GM) has issued a voluntary recall on 619,122 vehicles of certain model year 2005-2007 Chevrolet Cobalt, and 2007 Pontiac G5 models in the US. In the affected vehicles, the ignition switch may move out of the run position ...
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German automaker BMW Group is set to commence the production of its new MINI Hatch in the Netherlands starting summer 2014. The move follows its recent start of the production at the company's MINI plant in Oxford, England in November ...
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American automaker Chrysler Group has issued a voluntary recall on 7,935 Ram ProMaster vehicles of certain model year 2014 in the US due to problem with the vehicle speed control. According to the company, the accelerator pedal of ...
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Westport Innovations and Indian automaker Tata Motors have introduced a new spark-ignited (SI) natural gas 3.8L turbocharged engine featuring the Westport WP580 engine management system (EMS). WP580 EMS is a highly configurable system, ...
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American automaker General Motors (GM) is set to invest EUR250m in its GM Manufacturing Poland plant in Tychy for production of a new generation midsize diesel engine family. With this new investment, the company will set up additional ...
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Clean Air Power has entered into an agreement with British automaker Ricardo to produce a dual-fuel truck engine for South East Asian Market in a concept development agreement with a global truck manufacturer. This project will use ...
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The Renault-Nissan Alliance sold a record 8,266,098 vehicles in 2013, propelled by record sales in the car group’s two largest markets, China and the United States. Renault-Nissan's 2013 calendar-year sales, which include sales of ...
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German automaker Mercedes-Benz has introduced seven new versions of its A, B and CLA-Class for orders, which will be delivered beginning March 2014. Of the seven new versions, the A 200 CDI 4MATIC and A 220 CDI 4MATIC are the first ...
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German automaker Volkswagen has unveiled a new version of the Taigun SUV concept at Auto Expo 2014 in New Delhi. The new four-seat Taigun is equipped with a new 1.0L TSI engine. It offers combined fuel consumption of 4.7L/100 km (110 g/km ...
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