A new five-door Kia cee'd GT will join what will be a two-pronged performance attack from the Korean brand,following last week's announcement that the new three-door Kia pro_cee'd GT would enter the competitive hot-hatch market. Both new ...
Tags: Kia cee'd GT, Kia pro_cee'd GT hot-hatch, Hyundai Veloster Turbo
US based automaker Ford is planning to launch its 2014 ford Fiesta with 1.0L EcoBoost three-cylinder engine in North American market. The new three-cylinder engine, which will produce 123hp and peak torque of 148 lb-ft, is expected to ...
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The number of Autogas vehicles operating on roads is expected to reach 22.6 million by 2020, according to a report from Pike Research. The 'Propane Autogas Vehicles' report revealed that the rise in autogas vehicles will be due to the ...
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Engine downsizing is poised to have a major impact on gasoline engines and suppliers with complete powertrain development and benchmarking capabilities for this will gain significance, according to a new study from Frost & Sullivan. The ...
Tags: gasoline engines, CO2 emissions, NOx emissions, engine downsizing
US based EcoMotors International has completed its Series C funding worth $32.5m to expand its research and development capability for the Opposed-Piston-Opposed-Cylinder (opoc) diesel engine development. This round of funding was led by ...
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Opel, the subsidiary of US carmaker General Motors (GM), has unveiled the new Meriva mini MPV variant, powered by a 1.4litre turbo gasoline powertrain mated to a six-speed automatic transmission. The new powertrain will generate an ...
Opel, the subsidiary of US carmaker General Motors (GM) is planning to launch three gasoline and diesel family engines which will renew the company's current powertrain portfolio. The company said the new powertrain will offer reduction ...
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Japanese carmaker Mazda Motor is planning to double the production of SKYACTIV-D diesel and SKYACTIV-G gasoline engines at its Hiroshima engine plant. The company will increase the engine production from 400,000 units to 800,000 units per ...
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Japanese automaker Toyota Motor (TMC) is planning to build a new $285m transmission-production facility in the Changshu Southeast Economic Development Zone, Jiangsu Province, China. The facility known as Toyota Motor (Changshu) Auto Parts ...
China based Build Your Dreams (BYD) Auto has incorporated BorgWarner's turbocharging technology into its first 1.5-litre gasoline direct-injection (GDI) engine. According to BorgWarner, the KP39 turbocharger technology will allow the ...
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German luxury car maker BMW and South Korean motor company Hyundai are in talks for a comprehensive alliance to develop an engine and share the cost for the development, a source familiar to the matter told Reuters. BMW is looking at an ...
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The Renault-Nissan Alliance and Daimler collaboration has broken ground on a new engine manufacturing facility in Decherd, Tennesse, US. According to the company, the new facility, located at the Nissan's existing powertrain assembly ...
Tags: Nissan, 4-cylinder gasoline engines, new engines, zero-emission vehicles
South Korean carmaker Hyundai Motor is planning to build its first diesel engine plant in India in an effort to meet the increasing demand for cars that run on diesel. Hyundai Motor India director of marketing and sales Arvind Saxena was ...
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US automaker Chrysler has started the production of Ram 2500 Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) pickup trucks at its Saltillo Truck Assembly Plant, Mexico, US. The 2012 Ram 2500 CNG, an OEM-built compressed natural gas-powered pickup truck is a ...
The global sales for light duty natural gas vehicles (NGV) are expected to reach 25.4 million units by 2019, according to a new report. According to the Pike Research report, "Light Duty Natural Gas Vehicles", the market for light duty ...