Nissan has introduced "No Charge to Charge" program for buyers of new LEAF from Nissan dealers in the Chicago market. The program includes free public fast charging capable of charging the vehicle up to 80% in about 30 minutes. The ...
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General Motor has placed a large piece of cast aluminum in the tank of 2015 Bi-fuel Chevrolet Impala to protect it from protect it from puncturing and making the vehicle safer. The tank holds compressed natural gas (CNG) that can power ...
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For the first time since 2011, automotive supplier merger and acquisition (M&A) activity is expected to increase. PwC estimates about 211 deals for the year, a 13 percent increase over 2013, according to PwC's seventh annual Consolidation ...
Audi has commenced production on a pilot plant at Dresden in Germany which will produce diesel fuel from water, CO2 and green electricity. Developed in collaboration with Climeworks and Sunfire, the plant is located at Sunfire's ...
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Electroluminescent paint and coating maker, LitCoat has introduced paramagnetic electroluminescent paint which can change color when it comes in contact with an electric charge. The paramagnetic electroluminescent surface is capable of ...
The nation’s first operational, all-electric car share service launched in Golden, Colo. eThos Electric Car Share will provide the Golden and Denver-metro area with American-made, all-electric sedans (EVs) for short-term rental. "We ...
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Fiat Chrysler Automobiles is expected to get $2.8bn from Ferrari before the the luxury car brand is carved out as a separate company. FCA CEO Sergio Marchionne is expected to list 10% of Ferrari's stake in the second quarter of 2015 and ...
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Bi-fuel CNG conversion product maker AGA Systems has selected Quantum Fuel System’s Q-Lite CNG storage tanks to be used in its new bi-fuel CNG products. The product will be targeted towards trucks equipped with General Motors' 5.3L ...
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China truck makers are gradually becoming two groups in recent years. The first group are truck makers with the sales volumes more than 100,000 units one year, including Dongfeng Commercial Vehicle Company, FAW, Sinotruk, Foton Auman and ...
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Japanese barcode printing, labelling, and EPC/RFID solutions provider SATO plans to establish two new group companies – SATO Global Solutions and SATO International - in line with its global growth expansion strategy. While SATO ...
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General Motors is planning to lay off around 510 workers from two of its Michigan assembly plants in the US. It includes around 160 workers from its Orion Facility while 350 people will be laid off from its Lansing plant where Cadillac ...
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Aston Martin unveiled the newest member of its Lagonda super saloon named Lagonda Taraf in Dubai. The car is based on the company's VH architecture, and is inspired by Lagonda of 1976 and it features carbon fiber body panels. Aston ...
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Maserati is planning to unveil the 2015 variant of Maserati Quattroporte and Ghibli models at the Los Angeles Auto Show. The Quattroporte GTS will have sportier and aggressive appearance when compared to its predecessors and feature ...
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Mercedes-Benz is recalling 10,509 units of its C-Class compacts from model year 2015 due to issues with its steering wheel. The company said that production workers did not install a steering component properly on selected C300 and C400 ...
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Hagens Berman, a national class-action law firm, has filed a second class-action suit against Japanese parts supplier Takata Corporation and automaker Honda Motor Co., stating that Takata embarked on a concealment campaign, designed to ...
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