German carmaker Volkswagen is planning to offer the Golf 7's engine lineup to the new 2014 Skoda Octavia generation, in order to keep down the production costs. The Volkswagen Golf 7 is powered by two turbocharged petrol engines, a 1.2 ...
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Japanese carmaker Toyota Motor (TMC) is planning to invest JPY40bn ($504m) in its Thailand based engine production subsidiary Siam Toyota Manufacturing to expand the production capacity of diesel engines. Following the completion of ...
Toyota Motor Manufacturing Alabama (TMMAL) is planning to invest $80m in its plant to increase the North AmericanV6 engine production. The current investment, bringing the total investment to about $700m in the plant, will facilitate the ...
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Mazda Motorsports is planning to supply racing variants of its new SKYACTIV-D clean diesel powertrains to the participants of GRAND-AM's new GX Class, starting with the 2013 season. According to the company, the engines will be ...
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Mazda Motorsports is planning to supply the racing variants of its new Skyactiv-D Clean Diesel engine for the participants of the Le Mans Prototype 2 (LMP2) class of International motorsport, the 24 Hours of Le Mans, in France. The ...
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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Japan-based auto component maker Denso has partnered with Tongji University (Shanghai), to start testing vehicle-to-vehicle and vehicle-to-infrastructure (V2X) technology on public roads in Taicang, Jiangsu Province, China from 22 March ...
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Daimler AG and Russian commercial vehicle manufacturer GAZ Group, a part of Russia's Basic Element, have planned to start the production Mercedes-Benz Sprinter in 2013 at Gorky Automobile Plant in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia. Daimler is ...
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US carmaker Ford Motor is recalling about 485,000 of its Escapes and Maverick SUVs over sticking pedal issue that could cause crashes. Ford's recall include nearly 423,634 vehicles in the US, about 35,000 in Canada, 19,000 in Mexico, ...
Ford Motor and Dow Automotive Systems are partnering to research the use of advanced carbon fiber composites in high-volume vehicles. The automaker said that, reducing the weight of new cars and trucks by up to 750 lbs by the end of the ...
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German luxury-car maker BMW is planning to invest GBP250m over the next three years to increase the production of MINI at its facilities in Oxford, Birmingham and Swindon in the UK. The company is also planning to produce up to 10 ...
Swedish bus, truck and construction equipment manufacturer AB Volvo has signed a letter of intent (LOI) with MAPE to sell its crankshaft plant located in Leganes, Spain, as a part of restructuring and cost-cutting plan. The LOI includes ...
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US carmaker Ford is recalling 2013 Ford Escape models powered by 1.6-litre engines due to engine compartment fuel line, which could split and leak fuel, causing an underhood fire. According to the carmaker, about 11,500 units of the ...
Freescale Semiconductor, a manufacturer of microcontrollers, microprocessors and semiconductors, has unveiled the new one-cylinder (MC33813) and two-cylinder (MC33814) electronic control semiconductors for small internal combustion engines ...
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US-based automaker Chrysler has awarded a multi-year contract to Wabco, a tier-one supplier to the commercial and automotive vehicle industry, to deliver vacuum pump technology to be equipped in its passenger cars in North America, Europe ...
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