Starting in summer 2017, BMW's new 530e plug-in hybrid will be produced at Magna's contract manufacturing facility in Graz, Austria. As a contract manufacturing partner for two premium electrified vehicles – the BMW 530e and the ...
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Ford said it will start importing Focus compact cars from China in the second half of 2019, cancelling earlier plans to build the small-car model in Mexico. Models will come from the company’s existing Focus plants globally. ...
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The market for global diamond materials for semiconductor applications will rise at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 19.26% over 2017-2021, forecasts a report by Technavio. Diamond materials for semiconductors are crystalline or ...
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Mercedes-Benz has started construction on a new engine plant in Poland, which will be the company's second facility for engines outside of Germany. The company is building a 50ha plant in Jawor by investing €500m in the site and ...
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Google’s self-driving subsidiary Waymo is retiring its prototype autonomous vehicle, dubbed Firefly. The Firefly vehicle, which has no wheel and pedals, was developed as a platform to experiment and learn, but not for mass ...
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General Motors has manufactured the first set of 130 Chevrolet Bolt electric vehicles equipped with self-driving technology at its Orion Assembly Plant in Michigan. These vehicles will join a fleet of 50 self-driving Bolt EVs already ...
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The Crew 2 is here, and it’s totally bonkers. After a mixed reception for the racing game’s first outing, Ubisoft has thrown every kind of motor vehicle you can think of at this, a new title set to launch “early ...
Nissan has completed installing two new DC fast charge stations in Southeastern Michigan adding to the increasing infrastructure of electric vehicle fast chargers in the state. The stations are located at USA 2 GO convenience stores in ...
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Japanese automaker Honda is planning to introduce Level 4 automated driving capability into its vehicles by 2025. The decision is line with the company’s plans to introduce automated freeway driving capability (SAE Level 3) into ...
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Porsche has unveiled the new 2018 911 Turbo S Exclusive Series Coupe, which it claims is the most powerful 911 Turbo S ever. In addition to an increase of 27 horsepower, the 911 Turbo S Exclusive Series distinguishes itself from other 911 ...
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Volvo Trucks has developed a new self-steering truck which is expected to significantly boost sugar-cane harvest in Brazil. The truck, which is used to transport newly harvested sugar-cane, is steered with great precision through the ...
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German auto supplier Bosch and Dutch traffic mapping firm TomTom have created a map which uses radar signals for automated driving. The HD map has integrated Radar Road Signature layer for the localisation of vehicles in autonomous ...
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Dana has broke ground on a new 7,500m2 production and assembly facility in Chongqing, China, that will manufacture advanced driveline products for the Chinese market. Scheduled to open in late 2018, the facility will produce final drive ...
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Ride-hailing company Lyft is collaborating with autonomous vehicle technology firm nuTonomy to optimize passenger experience in self-driving cars. Under the partnership, the two companies will align their technology platforms to collect ...
Tesla has shared the first image of the Model Y – a compact electric SUV – during a shareholder meeting at the Computer History Museum in California. The picture (see main image) doesn't tell us much, other than the fact the ...
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