The Toyota Verso compact MPV will become the first vehicle from the Japanese manufacturer powered by a BMW-sourced diesel engine. The addition of the four-cylinder turbo-diesel engine to the Verso (pictured bottom)?range is the first step ...
Renault-Nissan Alliance has partnered with Russian partner AvtoVAZ to commence the production of a second engine in Russia. This move by the company is in response to overcome decline in Lada car sales in a market and aimed at overtaking ...
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Driven by increasing demands to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, automakers worldwide are in a race to find new ways for improving the fuel efficiency of passenger cars and trucks. Along with more aerodynamic designs and incremental ...
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A camouflaged Audi A7 Sportback has been spied in Germany, suggesting a facelift for the luxury ‘four-door coupe’ is in the works. Expected to mirror the changes seen in the recently updated A8 and S8 twins, the refreshed Audi ...
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The Mini Rocketman concept may reach production after all, but only if Mini can find a partner to share development costs with. Speaking with Auto Guide, Mini product boss Pat McKenna said that while the Rocketman had officially been ...
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Casting is one of the oldest manufacturing processes in the world. It involves pouring a liquid material into a hollow mould, whereby the liquid solidifies. The solidification is the casting process. Once solidified, the object is then ...
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An environmental lobby group in Europe has criticised car makers for failing to fit particulate filters to vehicles powered by direct injection petrol engines, quoting research that reveals they emit up to 1000 times more particles than ...
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Mazda is aiming to go where the likes of Honda, General Motors and Mercedes have tried before, by developing an engine that combines the efficiency of a diesel but the high power and cleanliness of a petrol engine. The Japanese brand has ...
Tags: Mazda, Diesels, Six-Speed Autos
Chevrolet Thailand today launched the new 2014 Colorado midsize pickup truck that features a new, more potent powertrain, advanced infotainment system and other technical and aesthetical upgrades. "When the all-new Colorado was launched ...
Tags: Duramax Engine, Colorado
Swedish commercial vehicle manufacturer Scania has received an order from the government of the Australian Capital Territory to supply a fleet of 77 Euro 6 city buses. Australian Capital Territory Internal Omnibus Network (ACTION) is the ...
Tags: City Buses, Scania, commercial vehicle
The results of China's Annual Truck and Light Bus appraisal are unveiled in Beijing. Volvo FH480 is honored with "Annual Imported Tractor" award. Volvo overturns the concept of traditional heavy truck and introduces a new industrial ...
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PhotonStar LED Ltd formally announced a collaboration with controls specialists Lutron at Lux Live 2013 in order to enable 'seamless compatibility' between products. The announcement, which took place prior to show opening on Day 1, will ...
Tags: LED, LED lighting products
Unless you’ve been living in South America these past few years, the Ford EcoSport will be an unfamiliar name. With the popularity of SUVs showing no signs of waning, however, the new-generation version of the EcoSport, like most ...
The CEO of Retail Energy Business of GAS NATURAL FENOSA, Daniel López Jordà, and the Vice-President of Governmental and Institutional Relations for SEAT and the Volkswagen Group in Spain, Ramón Paredes, have signed a ...
Tags: Volkswagen, Seat, Gas Natural, Strategic Agreement
American automobile manufacturer Ford Motor has issued a voluntary recall on 139,917 Escape vehicles of certain model year 2013 in the US, over problems in the engine cylinder. The vehicles were manufactured from 5 October 2011, through 2 ...
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