International Speedway Corporation (ISC) and carmaker Chevrolet have joined hands for making the latter a founding partner at Daytona International Speedway (DIS) under the $400m Daytona Rising redevelopment project. The project, set ...
Japanese automobile major Toyota has added a new muscle model, capable of profiling changes in posture pre-collision of vehicle occupants, to its Total Human Model for Safety (Thums) Version 5 software application for virtual crash ...
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German automobile major Mercedes-Benz’s Argentine unit gears up to launch its new mid-size van model Vito during the ongoing seventh edition of Buenos Aires International Motor Show. With production of the vehicle beginning this ...
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Japanese automotive major Honda Motor has kicked off sales of its compact sedan Grace LX that boasts of spacious cabin and a 1.5-liter direct injection DOHC i-VTEC engine. The new variant, which claims to offer a fuel economy of ...
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Fisker Automotive and Technology Group (FATG), which was purchased by China-based Wanxiang last year following its bankruptcy, will come up with a manufacturing unit in California, US, to revive its Karma hybrid electric car. The new ...
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German automobile major Audi braces for the exit of one of its prominent staff members heading engine development amid mounting competition from other automakers and its drive for electric cars. Stefan Knirsch, who was at the helm of ...
German automobile manufacturer Opel is set to launch its new engine, armed with 1.4 ECOTEC Direct Injection Turbo, at the International Motor Show in Frankfurt, Germany, in September. The engine, which has a four-cylinder turbocharged ...
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China is set to regulate pure electric vehicle makers' production conditions from July 10 and encourage innovative companies to join the research and production. The future EVs should have a max speed faster than 100 km/h. The regulation ...
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Automobile major Ford has geared up to produce around 40,000 extra units this year by cutting down its traditional two-week summer shutdown to one for its five manufacturing units in the US. The decision comes in the wake of customer ...
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German mechanical engineering firm Voith has bagged the order for producing carbon fiber reinforced polymer (CFRP) for models that carmaker Audi will produce in future. With both the firms joining hands to organize the ramp-up for the ...
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Ford Motor has opened the door to its treasure trove of electrified vehicle technology patents for its competitors to assist the progress of research and development on that front. More than 650 electrified vehicle patents and around ...
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British automobile maker Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) looks to extract inputs from the sub-conscious realm of human mind to develop its next-generation vehicles. In a bid to introduce further sophistications in vehicles, the carmaker would ...
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South Korean carmaker Hyundai Motor is looking to launch Sonata plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) sometime between October and November this year to seize the driver’s seat in the eco-friendly domain in the country. "We plan to ...
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Australian automaker Holden has announced callback of 21,000 models of its small car Cruze as the handbrakes have emerged as potential danger for pedestrians and other vehicles. With this, its recall count reaches 73,000, almost half of ...
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UK-based luxury sports carmaker Aston Martin has the US on its radar when it comes to going ahead with its second production unit by this year-end. Alabama stands as the "obvious choice" for the new plant to make the DBX crossover, ...
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