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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Automotive valves supplier US Engine Valve (USEV) is set to invest $29.5m in its existing plant in Westminster, South Carolina, in order to expand its operations. With this investment, the company will bring on a new line of equipment to ...
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The United States and China continue to represent Volvo Cars’ two largest markets and the company’s target for 2014 is to grow globally supported by stronger product offers, not least by the introduction of the new Drive-E ...
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German automaker Audi is set to introduce a new special edition of its Avant RS2 model, Audi RS 4 Avant Nogaro, which will be available on the market from early 2014. The RS 4 Avant Nogaro is powered by a 4.2L FSI eight-cylinder V8 engine ...
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Honda Cars India Ltd. (HCIL), leading manufacturer of premium cars in India today unveiled its Mid-size Stylish MPV Honda Mobilio and the all-new, 3rd generation Honda Jazz at the 12th Auto Expo in presence of Mr Takanobu Ito, President and ...
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Japanese automaker Toyota has expanded its Camry Hybrid line-up with a new Camry Hybrid SE Limited Edition 2014.5 model. Camry Hybrid SE Limited Edition combines the appearance of the Camry SE grade with Toyota Hybrid Synergy drive. The ...
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Audi is expanding its ultra strategy with 11 new models: Especially efficient engine versions in the A4, A5 and A6 model lines will be launched in early 2014. A new and powerful two-liter TDI will provide the drive at 100 kW (136 hp), 120 ...
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BMW proudly presents the new BMW 4 Series Gran Coupé (combined fuel consumption: 8.1–4.5 l/100 km; combined CO2 emission: 189–119 g/km), the first four-door coupé in the premium midsize class that represents a ...
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Italian luxury car maker Maserati is continuing the roll out of its all-new Ghibli in North America and has celebrated the launch with a 90-second broadcast spot titled "Strike" in in Super Bowl XLVIII. Ghibli is the company's first-ever ...
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(Phys.org)—In 2012,a team of physicists from Germany proposed a scheme for realizing a nanoscale heat engine composed of a single ion.Like a macroscale heat engine,the theoretical nanoscale version can convert heat into mechanical ...
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NEW ORLEANS — Navistar Inc. claimed the 2014 heavy- and medium-duty commercial Truck of the Year awards here Jan. 26 during the American Truck Dealers annual convention. Navistar’s International ProStar with the Cummins ISX15 ...
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American auto-parts manufacturer BorgWarner has commenced the production of advanced engine timing systems in El Salto, Mexico, for the new locally-produced Volkswagen engines. The new systems produced at this plant will be used for ...
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There are many ways to drive forward the energy saving and environmental protection industries in an ecologically fragile area like Northwest China's Gansu province, but not if the market is shut and centered on local government's ...
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Enthusiasts visiting the Lexus exhibit at the 2014 Chicago Auto Show are sure to get an adrenaline rush when they see the exciting and aggressive performance coupes on display. At center stage is the RC F - a low-slung, athletic coupe ...
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Having grown into the world’s factory through an abundance of cheap labor, China is now rushing to introduce industrial robots in response to rising wages and a worker shortage created by its one-child policy. The casting industry ...