Italian luxury carmaker Ferrari has unveiled the V12 HY-KERS hybrid powertrain for its F70 at the 2012 Beijing Motor Show in China. The new powertrain, being mated to a double-clutch transmission, will generate an output of 800hp, while ...
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US-based electric car manufacturer Fisker Automotive is planning to launch its electric car Karma in China, this November. Fisker Karma is powered by a 2.0 litre turbocharged four-cylinder petrol engine mated with a pair of electric ...
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Opel, the subsidiary of US carmaker General Motors (GM), has unveiled the new Meriva mini MPV variant, powered by a 1.4litre turbo gasoline powertrain mated to a six-speed automatic transmission. The new powertrain will generate an ...
Opel, the subsidiary of US carmaker General Motors (GM) is planning to launch three gasoline and diesel family engines which will renew the company's current powertrain portfolio. The company said the new powertrain will offer reduction ...
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The proposed joint venture between medium, heavy trucks and mid-range diesel engines manufacturer Navistar and Chinese truck maker Anhui Jianghuai Automobile (JAC) has received a formal approval from the Chinese government. The new engine ...
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German luxury car maker BMW and South Korean motor company Hyundai are in talks for a comprehensive alliance to develop an engine and share the cost for the development, a source familiar to the matter told Reuters. BMW is looking at an ...
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US based electric motor systems manufacturer KLD Energy Technologies has partnered with diesel and LPG powertrains maker Cenntro Group to develop 4-wheel electric vehicles (EVs) that incorporate KLD's electric vehicle drive system ...
US carmaker Ford Motors has completed several crash tests on the new B-MAX's Easy Access Door System to ensure higher safety level. The five-year testing programme for B-MAX mini MPV, which incorporates central body pillars into hinged ...
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GAC Mitsubishi Motors (GMMC), the joint venture formed by Guangzhou Automobile (GAC), Mitsubishi Motors (MMC) and Mitsubishi Corporation (MC), has started operations in Changsha, Hunan Province, China. Guangzhou Automobile Group owns 50% ...
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Ford China has sold 121,393 wholesale vehicles in the first quarter of 2012, down 13.6% compared to 140,566 vehicles in the corresponding quarter in 2011. The car manufacturer has sold 49,439 wholesale vehicles in March 2012, compared to ...
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Honda Motor has introduced a new one-motor hybrid system, Sports Hybrid Intelligent Dual Clutch Drive system, which is optimised for small-sized vehicles. The new hybrid system comprises of three different Honda Sport Hybrid systems, ...
Japanese automaker Honda will replace the Integrated Motor Assist series with the introduction of a new gas-electric system called the Honda Sport Hybrid. The new gas-electric system comprises three different systems: intelligent dual ...
US carmaker Ford Motors has unveiled its new Transit Custom prior to its debut at the 2012 Birmingham commercial vehicle show in UK this month. The new van will be powered by the upgraded version of 2.2 litre Duratorq diesel engine, ...
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US-based automotive supplier, Delphi Automotive, has begun construction of a new $100m diesel fuel injection manufacturing facility in Yantai, Shandong Province of China. With operations expected to begin from late 2013, the new facility ...
Motiv Power Systems has received a $13.4m contract to provide all-electric, zero-emission garbage trucks to the city of Chicago in US. Under the contract, the company will offer the city with 20 class-eight EV refuse trucks, which weigh ...