US carmaker Ford motors has unveiled the new 2013 Ford F-150 pickup truck featuring new driver controls technology. The new pickup truck is offered with several powertrain options, which include a 3.7litre four-valve Ti-VCT V6 engine ...
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German automaker BMW is recalling about 45,500 7-Series vehicles due to a potentially serious transmission manufacturing defect. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), BMW 7-Series vehicles that were ...
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German luxury car maker BMW is recalling 24,000 units of its cars in US over emission control systems defect. According to the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the vehicles manufactured from the 2009 - 2011 will be ...
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Dodge, a Chrysler brand, is set to roll off the production of its new Dart sedan at Chrysler Group's Belvidere Assembly Plant in Belvidere in Illinois US by this week. The new sedan is the Chrysler's first vehicle built on Fiat Group ...
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US carmaker Ford has launched the new 2013 Escape SUV at its refurbished assembly plant in Louisville. The new SUV is offered with two EcoBoost engines: 2.0litre four-cylinder engine, 1.6litre four-cylinder, which are expected to offer 33 ...
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Dana Holding (DAN) has unveiled two technologically advanced drivetrain systems for front end loaders and other construction equipment at INTERMAT 2012 in Paris, France. The company is also unveiling Dana Rexroth R3 hydromechanical ...
The US Environmental Protection Agency has certified the new Ford Escape as the most fuel efficient small SUV with an automatic transmission. The Escape's 1.6-liter EcoBoost engine is certified at 33 mpg highway, which is 2 mpg better ...
Chevrolet has unveiled a new 6.2L V-8 engine for its new 2014 Corvette sports car which is expected to be launched during late 2013. Claimed to offer an output of 450hp and 610Nm torque, the first of the Gen 5 family of Small Block ...
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The US Department of Transportation has launched a road test of connected vehicle crash avoidance technology equipped on nearly 3,000 vehicles which include cars, trucks and buses as part of year-long safety pilot project. Under the test, ...
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The University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute (UMTRI) is planning to equip vehicles with connected-vehicle technologies, which will facilitate the vehicles to send and receive wireless messages preventing crashes. Under the ...
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US carmaker Ford Motor is recalling about 485,000 of its Escapes and Maverick SUVs over sticking pedal issue that could cause crashes. Ford's recall include nearly 423,634 vehicles in the US, about 35,000 in Canada, 19,000 in Mexico, ...
US carmaker Ford Motors is recalling 10,500 units due to a transmission sensor defect. According to the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the effected models include 2011 and 2012 F-150 pickups, 2012 Expedition and ...
US carmaker Ford Motor is recalling 16,330 transit connect vans in the country over an issue with the wiper arms. According to the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the recall is effective to the vans manufactured in 2011 ...
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Ford Motor has started production of the new C-MAX Energi plug-in hybrid vehicle at its Michigan assembly plant (MAF) in the US. By the end of 2012, the automaker intends to deliver eight vehicles for US customers which are claimed to ...
US based automotive supplier Cooper Standard is planning to introduce its new global Performance Products Group at the upcoming 2012 Automotive Aftermarket Products Expo (AAPEX) to be held in Las Vegas during 29 October to 01 November 2012. ...
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