UK car parts supplier Unipart Automotive has entered into administration with the loss of 1,244 jobs. KPMG's Mark Orton, Will Wright and Jonny Marston have been appointed as joint administrators. The administrators have sold part of ...
Luxury car maker Aston Martin confirmed that it will build limited numbers of its new 2015 Aston Martine Lagonda. The car will be based on Aston Martin's existing VH architecture and will have carbon fiber in body panel. 2015 Aston ...
The first sod has been turned: Daimler’s wholly-owned commercial vehicle subsidiary Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) is starting construction of the new headquarters building on Swan Island in Portland, Oregon. The new building ...
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Commercial vehicle manufacturing volumes in the UK dropped by 23% in the first half of 2014 to 37,460 units, compared to 48,664 units in the same period last year, according to the latest data from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and ...
Continental Mitsubishi has introduced 2014 model of the Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution with advanced features. The vehicle has a turbocharged aluminum-block 2.0-liter engine, which provides 291 horsepower along with 300 foot-pounds of ...
Cooper-Standard Holdings Inc., the parent company of Cooper-Standard Automotive Inc. ("Cooper Standard"), today demonstrated its commitment to global expansion in the Asia Pacific region during the grand opening event for its new Asia ...
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International automotive supplier Continental has developed a concept for an Electric Parking Brake (EPB) for drum brakes. It is especially tailored to the lower-priced automotive segment that, up until now, has had to make do with ...
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The University of Warwick has been selected as the site for the Advanced Propulsion Centre (APC), a £1bn project for the development of low carbon propulsion systems. With a national Spoke network, the center will enable ...
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Daimler and BMW have partnered to jointly develop a standardized technology for inductive charging of electric cars and plug-in hybrid vehicles. The system will comprise two components, including a secondary coil in the vehicle floor ...
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Ford has announced a recall of more than 100,000 of its vehicles in North America due to a number of safety issues. The vehicles that have been affected by this recall are the Taurus, the Interceptor, the Flex and the Edge from ...
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Ingenium, the new family of premium diesel and petrol engines designed, engineered and manufactured by Jaguar Land Rover, delivers class-leading levels of torque, horsepower and refinement while reducing emissions and fuel consumption. ...
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Mitsubishi Motors has launched the 2015 Lancer Evolution edition, the final model of the luxury sports sedan. Powered by 2 liter DOHC turbocharged and intercooled MIVEC 4-cylinder engine, the 2015 Lancer Evolution will feature race-bred ...
Nissan has unveiled Nissan LEAF with self-cleaning nano-paint technology, as part of a plan to demonstrate its potential use in future production vehicles. The Nissan LEAF's exterior was treated with a specially engineered ...
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Certification company SGS has acquired two automotive services firms Commercial Aging Services (CAS) and Advanced Testing and Engineering (ATE). SGS is a testing, verification and certification company. The company aims to diversify and ...
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Ford’s European sales rose 6.6 percent in the first half of 2014 on the strength of new vehicle launches and an uptick in industry-wide sales. Ford's sales volume in its 20 traditional markets in Europe totalled 605,400 vehicles in ...
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