General Motors will invest just shy of US$1.3 billion ($1.45 billion) across five of its US manufacturing sites, with funding going towards production of a new V6 engine, an all-new 10-speed automatic transmission and an existing six-speed ...
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McLaren may be the first manufacturer to eliminate the need for windscreen wiper blades, with reports the British supercar manufacturer is developing a system reliant on sound waves. UK media reports McLaren is designing a system adapted ...
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Ford announced today that Auto Start-Stop will be available on 70 percent of its North American vehicle lineup by 2017. A major part of the company's Blueprint for Sustainability, the expansion of Auto Start-Stop comes as the ...
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TransX has taken delivery of the first of 150 new Peterbilt 579 tractors the company will be deploying. Company president Louie Tolaini accepted the keys from Peterbilt Canada's Matt Preston, at the Peterbilt Manitoba dealership. The ...
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Westport Innovations Inc, engineering the world's most advanced natural gas engines and vehicles, today unveiled its next generation of high pressure direct injection technology platform dubbed "Westport™ HPDI 2.0." This new ...
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Furthering its mission to help automakers meet stringent fuel economy requirements, the Steel Market Development Institute's (SMDI) Automotive Applications Council unveiled the results of its lightweight steel twist beam study Wednesday. ...
Starting Jan. 1, 2014, heavy-duty engine and truck makers must offer new models of diesel engines to comply with the new standards for lower emissions of carbon dioxide and minimum fuel economy levels, as required by EPA and the U.S. ...
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The new-generation Ford Mustang muscle car will come to Australia in late 2015 with a choice of contemporary four-cylinder turbo or old-school V8 engine power. Ford Australia has confirmed the variants for what will become its new hero ...
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A prototype of the next-generation Volkswagen Passat has been spied, giving us our first look at the German manufacturer’s forthcoming medium car. Captured by CarAdvice’s spy photographers in Spain, the Passat sedan test car ...
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Introduced for the 2013 model year, the new-generation Toyota Avalon dramatically energized the sedan’s position in the highly competitive premium mid-size segment, blending emotional design, more engaging performance, new technology ...
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Japanese automaker Suzuki Motor has unveiled its A:Wind concept at the 2013 Thailand International Motor Expo in Bangkok. The new model will serve as a preview for a future A-segment hatchback, which the company plans to introduce in ...
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Driven by increasing demands to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, automakers worldwide are in a race to find new ways for improving the fuel efficiency of passenger cars and trucks. Along with more aerodynamic designs and incremental ...
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The all-new Suzuki SX4 S-Cross has launched in Australia, priced from $22,990. Unveiled as a concept at the 2012 Paris motor show last September and in production form at Geneva in March, Suzuki claims the new S-Cross offers greater ...
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When the current-generation Volkswagen Polo launched in Australia in mid 2010, it introduced levels of powertrain refinement, dynamic ability and interior sophistication never before seen in the city-car class. In the three and a half ...
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The launch of a new Mercedes-Benz S-Class is an event that happens every seven or eight years, and is met with great expectation and seen by many as an insight to the future of the automotive world. In Australia, particularly, the new ...
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