Toyota is spending $1.33bn at its Kentucky manufacturing facility as part of its plan to invest $10bn in the US over the next five years. The move adds to the $530m invested in 2013 to support the production of Lexus. With the present ...
Honda has unveiled NueV, a pure-electric concept car with automated ride-sharing capabilities at the Geneva Motor Show in Switzerland. The concept car has a built-in smart engine, which Honda claims can learn from its driver. The ...
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Subaru of America will showcase its new 2018 Crosstrek at the upcoming New York International Auto Show. Under the hood, the Subaru 2018 Crosstrek is powered by a revised FB 2.0 litre 4 cylinder Boxer engine coupled with a direct ...
Daimler and Bosch are partnering to speed up the development of self-driving cars. The two companies have signed a development agreement to bring fully automated (SAE Level 4) and driverless (SAE Level 5) driving to urban roads by the ...
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Ford Motor has announced to launch Mondeo Energi vehicle in China next year, as part of its new electrification strategy for the country. Mondeo Energi will be Ford’s first plug-in hybrid to be manufactured by Changan Ford joint ...
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The UK Government has launched the first competition to access funding from its £100 investment program supporting the creation of test facilities for connected and autonomous vehicles (CAV). According to the Business, Energy and ...
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US automaker Ford Motor is investing $1.2bn in three manufacturing facilities in Michigan to prepare for production of the new Ranger and Bronco vehicles. Of the total amount, the automaker plans to invest $850m on Michigan assembly plant ...
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Domino's is ready to let its driverless delivery vehicles loose in Europe for the very first time. The six-wheeled vehicles, which resemble something you’d expect to see Nasa landing on the moon, are being debuted by Domino’s ...
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Toyota Motor and Nippon Telegraph and Telephone (NTT) have agreed to collaborate on ICT platform R&D for connected cars. The collaboration will combine the automotive vehicle-related technologies of Toyota with the information and ...
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German authorities have raided Audi’s offices and homes of several officials over the emissions test cheating scandal by its parent firm Volkswagen. The authorities allege that Audi engineers and managers might have installed the ...
Japanese automaker Toyota has added a new model to the 86 lineup, the 860 Special Edition. The 2017 Toyota 86 will turn more heads than ever with the new 860 Special Edition that adds stand-out styling, premium features and performance ...
The European Commission has approved German plans for an infrastructure network for charging electric vehicles throughout the country. The German government plans to invest €300m over four years to the increase access to high-speed ...
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Ford has introduced its new Outrageous Green Metallic tinted color for the 2018 Focus Electric in celebration of Saint Patrick’s Day and in line with Pantone’s 2017 Color of the Year, Greenery. For Ford’s color and ...
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Ride-hailing company Uber has reportedly suspended its self-driving car tests, after one of the vehicles met with an accident in the City of Tempe, Arizona, US. The accident involved a Volvo SUV from Uber, which was carrying two engineers ...
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Mazda Motor said, starting from November, it will manufacture the all new CX-5 at its Hofu plant in Yamaguchi prefecture in Japan, apart from the Hiroshima plant where it is being produced currently. The move will help the automaker ...
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