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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Are European trucks better than their North American brethren in terms of fuel economy? Given the price of fuel over there (you think we have it bad?), it's a question I've pondered more than once. And in a couple of weeks, we'll have an ...
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Volvo has teased an upcoming concept car due to be revealed later this month in the lead-up to September’s Frankfurt motor show. Seen briefly in four images in a clip released by Volvo, the two-door concept car’s design is put ...
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Volumes for used Class 8 trucks sold in July, 2013, recovered from the steep decline they experienced in June. All three market segments, auction, retail, and wholesale, contributed to the sequential gain, with the total market improving 4% ...
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SelecTech, Inc. a leader in the manufacture of innovative residential, commercial and industrial flooring products from recycled materials, has unveiled their newest product for industrial environments, EpoxyStyle ESD. Created for ...
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Performance Innovation Transport’s popular Energotest trials of fuel-saving devices will be held Sept. 11-19 at the Transport Canada test track in Blainville, Que. Among this year’s tests will be a head-to-head fuel economy ...
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Swedish automobile manufacturer Volvo Car Group has obtained approval of the Chinese government authorities for the establishment of manufacturing plants in Daqing and Zhangjiakou. The company has started the construction of an assembly ...
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Volvo Trucks has named Mike Randolph its new vice-president for North American national accounts. In his new role, Randolph will manage national accounts, developing total fleet solutions for LTL, truckload and private fleets, Volvo ...
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The classic color documentation from Standox allows vintage car enthusiasts to get an online representation of what their favourite classic car looked like in its original color. To achieve this, the Wuppertal-based paint manufacturer ...
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Chinese car maker Geely will start selling vehicles co-developed with Volvo from 2015, according to latest reports. Bloomberg reports Zhejiang Geely Holding Group Co. Ltd, which purchased Volvo from Ford for US$1.8 billion in 2010, is to ...
Swedish automobile manufacturer Volvo Cars has signed a deal with the Turkish manufacturer Karsan to terminate local assembly of the Renault Trucks for the domestic market by the end of 2013. The ending of the local assembly is expected ...
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The Volvo FH16, Volvo's new truck for heavy long-haul operations, has been tested in the toughest of all environments: Australia. Over a period of two days, it was put through its paces by journalists Brian Weatherley and Steve Brooks, both ...
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Volvo’s all-new ‘Drive-E’ engine family will be significantly more powerful, up to 30 per cent more fuel efficient and ready for integration with next-generation hybrid technology when it launches in Europe later this ...
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Swedish automobile manufacturer Volvo Cars will launch the Drive-E portfolio of powertrains during the autumn of 2013. The Drive-E range includes two four-cylinder engines, one common rail diesel and one direct-injected petrol version ...
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Performance Innovation Transport (PIT) has wrapped up testing on 6x2 tractors, which shows fuel savings of 2.6-3.5% compare to 6x4 configurations. The testing was done in conjunction with PIT's Energotest trials in Blainville, Que. in ...
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