German carmaker Volkswagen’s Chinese joint venture Shanghai Volkswagen (SVW) has opened a new vehicle manufacturing plant at Urumqi in Western China. Claimed to be the first plant in Xinjiang region and the Group's 102nd plant ...
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Swedish automobile manufacturer Volvo Car has unveiled the new P1800 plug-in hybrid concept coupe, which is the first of a series of three concepts to be built on the carmaker’s Scalable Product Architecture (SPA). The new concept ...
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Japanese carmaker Honda has introduced two new experimental safety technologies for decreasing the collisions between automobiles and pedestrians as well as motorcycles. The new safety systems include vehicle-to-pedestrian (V2P) and ...
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Japanese automaker Mazda is planning to increase production capacity of its SKYACTIV-G gasoline engines and SKYACTIV-D diesel units by 25% at its Hiroshima Plant in Japan. As part of plans, the SKYACTIV engine production capacity at the ...
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Japanese automaker Toyota has unveiled the 2014 Land Cruiser Prado sport utility vehicle (SUV) with improved front end, upgraded cabin and a new safety feature. The upgraded SUV will be offered with two powertrain options including a ...
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German carmaker BMW has unveiled the new X5 eDrive hybrid concept sport utility vehicle (SUV) prior to its global debut at the upcoming Frankfurt International Motor Show (IAA) to be held during September 2013. The new concept is ...
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Electric carmaker Tesla Motors has started operations at its new vehicle assembly plant located at Tilburg in Netherlands. The new plant will offer services as an assembly as well as distribution point for the Model S vehicles for the ...
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German carmaker Mercedes-Benz has reported production of more than 700,000 passenger cars during the first half of 2013, claimed to be the highest compared to the same period earlier. During the first six months of 2013, the company had ...
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Japanese carmaker Nissan will introduce a newly-developed Cummins V8 turbo diesel engine in the new full-size Titan pickup truck. The new 5L V8 turbo diesel engine is claimed to generate an output of over 300hp with a torque of about ...
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British manufacturer of sport utility vehicles (SUV), Land Rover, has unveiled two new diesel hybrid SUVs including, Range Rover and Range Rover Sport. Both the variants are powered by Land Rover's 3L SDV6 diesel engine together with a ...
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German carmaker Mercedes-Benz has expanded its hybrid vehicle portfolio with the addition of three new S-Class hybrid cars that are scheduled to launch in 2014. The new hybrid vehicles included the S 400 hybrid, s 300 BlueTEC hybrid ...
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Italian luxury carmaker Ferrari has unveiled the new version of its 458 called the Ferrari 458 Speciale sports car that is scheduled to debut at the upcoming 2013 Frankfurt Motor Show in Germany. The new sports car will be powered by ...
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German carmaker Volkswagen has commissioned a new engine manufacturing plant in the north-eastern Chinese city of Changchun. Opened in collaboration with the German carmaker's Chinese joint venture FAW Group, the new 94,000m2 Volkswagen ...
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German carmaker BMW has unveiled the new Concept M4 Coupe at the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance event held in Clafornia, US, while the vehicle's production version is expected to be launched at the Detroit Motor Show in January 2014. ...
British luxury carmaker Jaguar has introduced the new 2014 XJ sports saloon range that incorporates improved features and latest in-car technology. The latest model will be offered with a range of powertrain options including 2.0L ...
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