Toyota Motor will receive about CAD34m ($34.2m) from the Canadian and Ontario governments to retool its Cambridge plant to manufacture hybrid cars in Canada. Both the federal and provincial governments will contribute about CAD16.9m ...
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Lexus IS chief engineer, Junichi Furuyama (above left), has confirmed that small capacity turbocharged four-cylinder engines are being considered for the new sedan, while a wagon variant has been rejected. Speaking at the Detroit auto ...
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Poached last year after 19 years with Audi, senior vice president of Nissan Motor Company in charge of the Infiniti division, Johan de Nysschen (above), has targeted new model and new market expansion as a priority over outright volume. ...
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Infiniti is rushing to expand its product portfolio, according to the brand’s global boss, Johan de Nysschen. Following a discussion about Infiniti’s plans to increase its global footprint and brand awareness, de Nysschen ...
Performance, Ride & Handling 4 Comfort and Interior 3.5 Quality & Design 4 Value & Features 3.5 You’d be forgiven for thinking the BMW ActiveHybrid 3 is a car aimed at cashed-up members of the Greens Party, but what BMW ...
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The world's largest consumer tech show last week was mostly about new ultra-high-definition TVs, with four times the pixel resolution of current 1080p HDTV, notebooks, phones, wireless headphones and speakers and thousands of accessory ...
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After selling off its premium brands – Jaguar, Land Rover, Aston Martin and Volvo – Ford championed its leftover luxury marque, Lincoln, at the Detroit auto show, revealing a new compact SUV, announcing the introduction of two ...
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The 2013 Lexus IS has been unveiled at the Detroit auto show, sporting sharp styling, a supercar-inspired cabin, greater practicality and a brand new hybrid option. All three variants of the third-generation Lexus IS – the IS250, ...
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The 2013 Infiniti Q50 will be available with a high-performance hybrid option when the all-new premium mid-sized sedan goes on sale later this year. The 264kW Infiniti Q50 Hybrid will sit at the top of the new model line, supporting the ...
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Mercedes-Benz Australia has confirmed the arrival of the Mercedes-Benz E400 and E300 hybrids as part of the model lineup update that hits showrooms in the third quarter of this year. The refreshed Mercedes-Benz E-Class range will include ...
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The Toyota Mark X G Sports Carbon Roof concept has been unveiled at the Tokyo Auto Salon, revealing a somewhat obviously named carbonfibre-roofed version of a Japanese domestic market-only rear-wheel-drive sedan. Weighing six kilograms ...
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Motor City is the undisputed capital for concept- and production-car unveilings in the United States. This annual event promises more than 50 vehicle debuts this year, starting Monday morning. And Consumer Reports is on the scene to deliver ...
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The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) today announced that the 2013 International CES will feature a record amount of exhibit space, with the show floor totaling more than 1.87 million net square feet. The previous record was 1.862 ...
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There was a lot of cool stuff on display at CES.In fact,there was a lot of stuff,period.Trying to find a single standout isn't easy,especially when it is near-impossible to even see everything at the massive event.But there were a number of ...
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There was a lot of cool stuff on display at CES.In fact,there was a lot of stuff,period.Trying to find a single standout isn't easy,especially when it is near-impossible to even see everything at the massive event.But there were a number of ...
Tags: CES, car tech, automotive realm, Vegas