The Ontario government is providing up to $85.8m ($66.5m) in funding to Fiat Chrysler Automobiles Canada (FCA Canada) for an expansion of the automaker's minivan assembly plant in Windsor. The funding will support improved research at the ...
Honda is showcasing its automated vehicle testing program at GoMentum Station in the US. GoMentum Station features 20 miles of paved roadway on a 5,000-acre site situated in the decommissioned zone of the Concord Naval Weapons Station ...
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German automaker Volkswagen has invested $300m in Israeli ride hailing provider, Gett, which competes with Uber, Lyft, and Didi Chuxing. Volkswagen's investment comes months after General Motors injected $500m into privately held American ...
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Nissan has denied the allegations made by South Korean Ministry of Environment (MOE) that its UK-built Qashqai SUV diesel models were fitted with emissions defeat devices. The South Korean Ministry of Environment found that Nissan Qashqai ...
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Ford Motor is formulating and testing new foam and plastic components using carbon dioxide as feedstock. Researchers expect to see the new biomaterials in Ford production vehicles within five years. Formulated with up to 50 percent ...
Powertrain components supplier Dana is planning to invest about $70m in a new axle manufacturing facility in Toledo, Ohio, US. The company aims to expand a recently built 100,000 square foot facility on the property to about 300,000 ...
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Japanese automaker Honda has reportedly filed a patent on a new engine design with variable cylinder displacements. Each cylinder of Honda 2.0-liter four-cylinder engine has 500cc of displacement. The displacement can be changed four ...
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Automaker Ford has invested $182.2m in technology firm Pivotal to speed up cloud-based software development. Headquartered in San Francisco, Pivotal is a cloud-based software company accelerating digital transformation for enterprises. ...
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Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) and Google’s Self-Driving Car Project announced a collaboration to work on the development of autonomous vehicles. As part of the collaboration, Google's self-driving technology will be integrated ...
Ford 2017 F-150 will be offered to customers with all-new 3.5-liter EcoBoost engine and 10-speed transmission. The new second-generation 3.5-liter EcoBoost engine will provide 30 lb.-ft. more peak torque compared with the first-generation ...
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Automakers Ford, Volvo along with technology giant Google and taxi-hailing firms Uber and Lyft have joined forces to push US regulators to draft regulations that support self-driving cars deployment. The coalition, dubbed the Self-Driving ...
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Hyundai Motor is partnering with networking equipment firm Cisco to speed up the development of connected vehicle technologies. The collaboration comes after the South Korean automaker this month revealed a road map to develop ...
Japanese automakers Toyota, and Honda, and other have been hit by the recent earthquakes in the country. Toyota said it will stop production on its vehicle assembly lines in stages between April 18 and 23 because of parts shortages ...
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Indian automaker and farm-equipment manufacturer, Mahindra & Mahindra has launched its electric car e20 in UK. It was reported last month that it would be a no-frills, basic electric car intended for young teens and budget-conscious ...
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BAIC BJEV, a new energy automaker in China, has signed a strategic cooperation agreement for Sino-German Automotive Light Weighting Technology Joint R&D Center with Dresden University of Technology (TUD) in the Council Chamber of the state ...
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