Lexus, the luxury vehicle arm of Japanese automotive major Toyota, has revved up its luxury hybrid model 2016 ES 300h that flaunts a 2.5-liter four-cylinder Atkinson cycle engine fitted with an electric motor generating 200hp. Capable of ...
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US automotive giant Ford Motor is planning to shift the production of Focus small cars and C-Max hybrid vehicles from its Michigan Assembly Plant near Detroit in 2018, to outside US. Even though the automobile major has not disclosed the ...
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Global woes drag crude prices, as demand continues to decline in China Retail fuel prices will be lowered slightly from Wednesday to better reflect the global fall in crude prices and the glut in the market, the nation's top economic ...
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PT Honda Prospect Motor, a Honda Motor arm, has unveiled the first official sketches of the crossover utility vehicle Honda BR-V, set for debut at Gaikindo Indonesian International Auto Show 2015 on August 30 in Tangerang, Indonesia. ...
PPG Industries' protective and marine coatings business has unveiled NOVAGUARD 810 tank storage coating, which provides outstanding resistance to a wide range of chemical and oil products. The solvent-free coating minimizes application ...
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Automobile manufacturing solutions firm Divergent Microfactories has introduced 3D printing for making vehicles by cutting down material costs and pollution, as exemplified in its newly-launched Blade car. Riding high on its ...
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Japanese automotive major Honda Motor has kicked off sales of its compact sedan Grace LX that boasts of spacious cabin and a 1.5-liter direct injection DOHC i-VTEC engine. The new variant, which claims to offer a fuel economy of ...
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German automobile major BMW has notched up International Engine of the Year Awards at Engine Expo 2015 in Stuttgart, in recognition of its 1.5-litre three-cylinder electric-gasoline hybrid powertrain installed in the BMW i8. In its stride ...
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After spending two years on Beijing's monthly ballot for car license plates, seen as the best way of curbing traffic congestion in the capital, my neighbor Jiao Wen finally decided to go electric to avoid what was starting to look like long ...
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German automobile manufacturer Opel is set to launch its new engine, armed with 1.4 ECOTEC Direct Injection Turbo, at the International Motor Show in Frankfurt, Germany, in September. The engine, which has a four-cylinder turbocharged ...
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Tianjin announced it will adopt the national V emissions standard for gasoline vehicles in September. The city will ban the sale, registration and transfer of light vehicles powered by gasoline that have substandard emissions. It also ...
Beijing announced it will adopt the national V emissions standard, the tightest one in China, for diesel-powered vehicles this month, becoming the first city in China to adopt standards for both gasoline and diesel-powered vehicles. It is ...
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The National Development and Reform Commission, the nation's top economic planner, said on Monday that retail prices of gasoline would be cut by 110 yuan ($17.78) a metric ton, or 0.08 yuan a liter from Tuesday, while diesel prices would ...
China's appetite for imported naphtha has grown since the start of the year on the back of strong demand from petrochemical producers, market sources and traders said this week Imports of the petrochemical feedstock over January-April ...
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Germany-based aftermarket tuning firm Brabus has introduced a performance kit that claims to boost engine power and torque for the new Mercedes S 500 plug-in hybrid. Brabus PowerXtra B50 Hybrid kit is said to raise power of the V6 engine ...
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