In a somewhat ironic twist as we’re seeing the importation of some of the first China-built models from Buick and Volvo to the U.S. market comes a report from Automotive News that General Motors is planning on selling a limited number ...
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The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the US Department of Transportation's (DOT) National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) have jointly finalized standards for medium and heavy-duty vehicles that will improve fuel ...
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The all-new 2017 Chrysler Pacifica is poised to deliver durability and reliability as it arrives in dealer showrooms this spring. Thousands of simulated and laboratory tests conducted on Pacifica set the foundation for the regimented ...
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General Motors (GM) has announced a recall of more than one million pickup trucks due to a seat belt flaw. The company said the recall of the 2014-15 Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra 1500 pickups is not linked to any crashes, injuries ...
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Ford will equip all of its 2017 Ecoboost turbocharged engines with Auto Start-Stop technology in a bid to improve fuel efficiency of its pickup trucks. With this technology, when the vehicle stops at stoplights, the engine will ...
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Nissan announced today that a new 5.6-liter Endurance V8 gasoline engine, assembled in Decherd, Tennessee, will be available in the all-new TITAN and TITAN XD full-size pickup trucks, completing the first phase of the "American TITAN" ...
Ford has started the production of its 2016 Ford F-150 pickup truck, which runs on clean-burning compressed natural gas, at its Kansas City assembly plant. With the commencement of the vehicle Ford has become the only automaker to ...
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While Ford has made inroads into increased usage of aluminum sheet in its vehicles, it is still "too early" to expect additional steel-to-aluminum announcements from other major automakers such as Toyota and General Motors, Sean Stack, CEO ...
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US automotive giant General Motors (GM) is upping the output of large SUVs and trucks capable of translating into 48,000 to 60,000 additional vehicles for the 2016 model year. GM's Arlington, Texas, unit has added overtime shifts that is ...
Kwaithong Motor will pump in $0.14m to set up an assembly unit for electric vehicles in Thailand with a view to catering to the domestic and Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) markets. Set to come up in Greater Bangkok, the ...
Dipaco has announced its newly formulated DTech DieselMAX and DieselBOOST fuel additives for all makes and models of diesel trucks and cars. DTech's unique and comprehensive Diesel Fuel Upgrade formulas, DieselMAX and DieselBOOST, extend ...
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More car exports to Oceanic country look unlikely in near future Chinese carmakers look unlikely to take advantage of the free trade agreement between China and Australia signed this month due to their lack of competitiveness in the ...
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US agencies for environment and safety regulations have laid down standards for medium- and heavy-duty vehicles, envisaging reduction of CO2 emissions by one billion tons, fuel costs by $170bn and oil consumption by 1.8 billion by 2027. ...
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With spring planting around the corner, now’s the time to consider equipment upgrades that cut costs while reducing emissions. According to new research commissioned by the Propane Education & Research Council (PERC), adopting ...
Toyota Motor is planning to invest around CNY150bn ($1.3bn) to set up two new car plants in Mexico and China, marking an end to the three-year freeze to expansion plan. Reuters reported citing two people familiar with plans that the ...
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