The US Environmental Protection Agency has certified the new Ford Escape as the most fuel efficient small SUV with an automatic transmission. The Escape's 1.6-liter EcoBoost engine is certified at 33 mpg highway, which is 2 mpg better ...
German automaker Daimler and the Renault-Nissan Alliance have signed an agreement to collaborate on two new projects, to develop new engines as well as expanded availability of Daimler transmissions. Under the new deal, the German ...
Navistar has entered into a diesel engine supply agreement with South Korean commercial vehicle manufacturer Daewoo Bus, at the 2012 Busan International Motor Show in Busan, South Korea. Under the agreement, Daewoo Bus LESTAR light-duty ...
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The proposed joint venture between medium, heavy trucks and mid-range diesel engines manufacturer Navistar and Chinese truck maker Anhui Jianghuai Automobile (JAC) has received a formal approval from the Chinese government. The new engine ...
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US-based automaker Chrysler is planning to invest $198m in its Mack Avenue I Engine Plant in Detroit to produce its 3.6-litre Pentastar V-6 engine. The new 3.6-litre Pentastar V6 engine will replace the 3.7-litre V6 engine manufactured at ...
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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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Chevrolet has unveiled a new 6.2L V-8 engine for its new 2014 Corvette sports car which is expected to be launched during late 2013. Claimed to offer an output of 450hp and 610Nm torque, the first of the Gen 5 family of Small Block ...
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Indian carmaker Maruti Suzuki India is planning to build its third diesel engine plant in Mehsana district of Gujarat, India with an investment of INR180bn ($3.2bn). Maruti Suzuki India chairman R.C. Bhargava was quoted by livemint.com as ...
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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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Japanese carmaker Toyota Motor (TMC) is planning to increase its annual engine assembly capacity of cby 100,000 units at its Kentucky plant in US. The plan, to be executed under $30m project, will facilitate the company to increase the ...
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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
Toyota Kirloskar, a joint venture between Japanese carmaker Toyota Motor and India's Kirloskar Systems, is planning to begin the engine production at its manufacturing facility in Bangalore, India in August 2012. The JV will manufacture ...
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Car manufacturer Ford has recalled about 73,320 units of 2013 Ford Escape and 15,833 units of 2013 Ford Fusion due to engine overheating in the US and Canada. Both the SE and SEL models of Escape and Fusion those are equipped with the ...
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Swedish manufacturer of commercial vehicles Scania has agreed to deliver up to 3,000 Tier 4i emission compliant engines for aircraft dispatch towing and pushback vehicles. TLD in France, an airport ground support equipment (GSE) firm will ...
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