British sports car maker Caterham plans to launch a city car and an SUV in an expansion of its partnership with Renault’s upcoming performance division Alpine. Caterham chairman Tony Fernandes told Automotive News the Renault-based ...
Pieces of the all-new Volvo XC90 puzzle will be revealed progressively over the coming months before the complete picture comes together at its late-2014 unveiling. Volvo this week gave us an early look at some of the innovative ...
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Toyota Motor Corporation is celebrating another milestone with global sales of the Toyota Prius surpassing the 3 million-vehicle mark almost 16 years after the model first launched. Spread across the expanded Toyota Prius range, inclusive ...
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French car maker PSA Peugeot-Citroen and German auto-parts maker Bosch are premiering a joint research project called Optimal Energy Consumption and Recovery solution (OpEneR), for electric vehicles (EVs), at the ongoing International ...
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The all-new Volvo XC90 will feature three innovative new safety systems – including two claimed world firsts – when launches at the end of 2014. All three utilise Volvo's latest camera and radar technology to pre-empt ...
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Mazda has revealed plans to increase production of its SkyActiv transmission units from July 2014, in response to growing global sales of models equipped with the technology. The units include Mazda’s SkyActiv-Drive six-speed ...
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TVR is on the verge of making an unlikely comeback, with the new owner of the British sports car brand confirming its revival. Speculation of a comeback was rife last week when news broke that the homepage of TVR's UK website had been ...
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Volkswagen has recalled more than 25,000 cars in Australia to correct a potential defect with the vehicles' dual-clutch automatic 'DSG' transmissions. The recall affects 25,928 Volkswagen Polo, Golf, Jetta, Passat and Caddy vehicles ...
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Toyota will host a development forum for Australian car component suppliers tomorrow, as a part of the car maker’s efforts to support the local manufacturing industry. The goal of the forum is to encourage local suppliers to become ...
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According to Japan's media, Volkswagen, Europe largest car maker, claimed on June 14 that its mainstream models Golf production up reached 30 million. It is 39 years since the first generation Golf was born in 1974. The memoriable ...
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The strong, scratch-resistant glass used in more than 1.5 billion smartphones and tablets worldwide is tipped to debut in cars within the next 12 months. ‘Gorilla Glass’, manufactured by US glassmaker Corning, is used ...
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French car maker PSA Peugeot-Citroen is planning to double the production of its 2008 small sports utility vehicle (SUV) in France. The company will increase the production capacity of its manufacturing facility in Mulhouse, Eastern ...
German sports car maker Porsche has resumed production of Cayenne SUV at its Leipzig assembly plant in the state of Saxony after a production downtime due to lack of supply from flood affected Bratislava. In addition to Cayenne SUV, the ...
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Fans of defunct British sports car manufacturer TVR may feel heartened by the latest update to the brand's website. The homepage of TVR.co.uk now features the car maker's badge alongside the words 'Never say never', potentially providing ...
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Porsche’s former chief financial officer has been convicted of credit fraud by a German court in a criminal case relating to a failed 2009 bid by the sports car maker to buy Volkswagen. Bloomberg reports Holger Haerter was convicted ...
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