German carmaker BMW has reported 13.2% rise in its vehicle sales during October 2012 to 157,618 BMW, MINI and Rolls-Royce vehicles compared to 139,284 units delivered during the corresponding month in 2011. During the initial ten months ...
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Dongfeng Honda Automobile, a joint venture bewteen Honda and Dongfeng in China, has started the production at its new second automobile plant in Wuhan, Hubei Province. According to the carmaker, the second plant can initially produce ...
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US carmaker Ford is planning to invest $760m in building a new assembly plant in Eastern China, in a move to expand its capacity. The carmaker said that new Hangzhou plant will double its production capacity in China to 1.2 million ...
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Economic Times of reported that traditional Japanese and Korean rivalry came to the fore again when Hyundai Motor went ballistic with its marketing campaign Trendsetter V/s Follower on claims of a much superior small car EON over the newly ...
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US carmaker Ford Motor is planning to invest $135m in its advanced electrification center in Dearborn, Michigan, US for the development of advanced battery systems and associated components for its new hybrid-electric vehicles (EVs). The ...
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Japanese carmaker Honda has launched the new Jazz Hybrid in Thailand. The new hybrid is powered by a combination of 1.3 litre I-VTEC engine which generates an output of 88hp, 121 Nm of torque and the Integrated Motor Assist ...
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Electric carmaker Tesla Motors has received $10m grant from the California Energy Commission in the US to manufacture the Model X sport utility vehicle (SUV). Tesla will further invest $50m to purchase equipment for the components of ...
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Swedish car maker Volvo is planning to unveil the new V60 D6 AWD plug-in diesel hybrid at the Goodwood Festival of Speed to be held in the UK. The new plug-in diesel hybrid, claimed to be the world's first of its type, features a ...
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Japanese automaker Toyota Motor’s (TMC) global hybrid vehicles sales have reached four million units until April 2012, starting from its first gas-electric car launched in 1997. The company is currently selling 18 type of hybrid ...
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Japanese carmaker Infiniti is planning to unveil the new electric vehicle concept at the New York Auto Show in US next month. The company said that the EV will use the powertrain of the Nissan Leaf which will be the enhanced lithium-ion ...
Infiniti, the luxury vehicle brand of the Japanese carmaker Nissan, is planning to unveil the Emerg-e electric sports car concept at the upcoming 2012 Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance event to be held in California, US. The electric ...
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Czech carmaker Skoda Auto, a unit of Volkswagen Group, is planning to invest INR300 crore ($56.25m) in Indian operations to increase localisation and expand production. According to Skoda, the investment will be utilized to enhance ...
German luxury-car maker BMW has unveiled the new ActiveHybrid 3 sedan in the US. The new ActiveHybrid 3 is powered by a blend of TwinPower Turbo 3.0 litre inline 6-cylinder engine mated to an 8-speed Steptronic automatic transmission, ...
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Tesla Motors has begun the deliveries of its Model S electric sedans from its Fremont factory in California, US. The new sedan is powered by electric powertrain which offers a fuel efficiency of 265 miles and comes with three battery ...
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US carmaker General Motors (GM) is planning to manufacture about 500,000 hybrid or electric vehicles (EV) per year by 2017 that feature some form of electrification, including hybrid drive system. The carmaker's plug-in electrics, pure ...