US based automobile manufacturer General Motors (GM) will combine its electric vehicle battery assembly manufacturing unit with battery systems for the 2015 Chevrolet Spark EV at its battery assembly plant in Brownstown, Michigan in the US. ...
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Japanese automaker Nissan Motor in collaboration with the Portland General Electric (PGE) will start testing its prototype electric commercial vehicle - the Nissan e-NV200 in Portland. The companies will conduct a six-week trial to ...
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Green vehicle technology manufacturer Proterra has secured additional funding of over $30m to speed up further deployment of its zero-emission electric vehicle (EV) transit technology. Paricipation in this round of funding was ...
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Japanese automaker Toyota Motor has unveiled the first commercial version of the zero-emission hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicle (FCV), which is scheduled for the debut at the 2014 Aspen Ideas Festival in the US. The new FCV ...
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US-based electric vehicle manufacturer VIA Motors has acquired an electric vehicle design, engineering and prototyping company, the Prodigy Engineering for an undisclosed sum. The transaction will provide the manufacturer with ...
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US-based electric vehicle manufacturer VIA Motors has acquired an electric vehicle design, engineering and prototyping company, the Prodigy Engineering for an undisclosed sum. The transaction will provide the manufacturer with ...
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Jaguar has extended its support as an Innovation Partner to Team Sky by designing, engineering and building a bespoke F-TYPE Coupé high performance support vehicle for the team to use during Stage 20 of the race. Stage 20 of the 2014 ...
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Renault has reached an agreement with Fiat under which the French vehicle manufacturer will supply a light commercial vehicle to Fiat. The vehicle will be based on its existing platform and will be manufactured in France starting from the ...
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Volvo announced that it will be unveiling the new seven-seat SUV XC90 in August which will be packed with advanced safety features. The car maker claims that its new XC90 to be one of the world's safest cars, because of its advanced ...
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Mercedes-Benz, division of German manufacturer Daimler, has inaugurated a new training center in Shanghai, its fifth such facility in China. Claimed to be the brand's largest passenger car training center in the world, the facility ...
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Opel is planning to recapture old customers who were associated to its brand, by building low end entry-level cars. General Motors is looking ways to expand the Opel range in Europe following a multi-year restructuring, reported Reuters. ...
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Honda has launched its seven-seater MVP Mobilio in India. The petrol variant of the Mobilio features a 1.5 liter i-VTEC SOHC engine that produces 117.3bhp of power, while the diesel version comprises a 1.5 liter i-DTEC engine producing ...
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Volvo Cars has stopped the production of XC90 SUV variant at its factory in Torslanda, Gotaland County, Sweden to accommodate production of the next-generation of the XC90. The company said it will continue XC90 production at its new ...
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BMW Group is set to open a driving center in Incheon, Korea, with an investment of $75.5m -- the company’s first such facility in Asia. The driving center concept is a part of BMW's Future Retail strategy, which includes city center ...
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Jaguar Land Rover is developing virtual technologies to enhance driving experience by providing graphics and information of the road through a virtual view. The car maker unveiled its 'Jaguar Virtual Windscreen' concept that uses the ...