General Motors is going to launch the European version of its Chevy Bolt in 2017 as Ampera-e. It is expected to be priced at $30,000. The announcement was made at the CAR Symposium in Bochum, Germany by General Motors CEO Mary Barra. ...
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Rüsselsheim. According to statistics, a car collides with a deer, a stag or a wild boar every 2.5 minutes in Germany1. In the dark time of the year, the likelihood of an accident increases especially in forested areas. In the longest ...
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St. Martin Tower marks a huge step forward in the development of the Frankfurt office scene, both in terms of the architecture and the lighting solution. This is where LED luminaires from Zumtobel systematically provide coordinated light at ...
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General Motors owned British automaker Vauxhall Motors is recalling 220,000 units of its Zafira B mid-sized cars after fire-related incidents were reported. The incidents were reported through social media where affected users took to ...
The volatile solar market will rationalize extensively over the next year, with the handful of leading companies likely to have successful initial public offerings (IPOs) outweighed by several others going to the wall. Jason Eckstein, the ...
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The new Opel Astra is setting standards in efficiency, design, connectivity, with technologies from higher segments – and for the total cost of ownership. In order to make full use of this brand-typical strength, the Opel engineers ...
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German automobile major Opel has introduced an advanced seating technology for its new Astra, riding high on the principles of ergonomics to ensure a long-distance travel seating comfort. Conforming to the norms laid down by AGR ...
German automobile major Opel will arm its passenger cars from next month with Opel OnStar, a personal connectivity and service assistant touted to offer a safer and comfortable driving. The application will be donned by the next ...
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German automobile manufacturer Opel is set to launch its new engine, armed with 1.4 ECOTEC Direct Injection Turbo, at the International Motor Show in Frankfurt, Germany, in September. The engine, which has a four-cylinder turbocharged ...
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German automobile major Opel has revamped its soft-top cabriolet Cascada with new turbo diesel engine found in models such as Insignia and Zafira Tourer. The four-seater vehicle with the soft-top, capable of opening in 17 seconds while ...
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Opel Adam, with a new automated manual gearbox, debuts at the Istanbul Motor Show. Available for the ADAM since the beginning of the year, the main advantage of the 5-speed Easytronic 3.0 is that it combines the comfort of an automatic ...
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The intelligent lighting system of the future will make its premiere in the new Opel Astra generation at the International Motor Show in Frankfurt. With the new Astra, the ground-breaking full-LED matrix light IntelliLux that enables ...
PSA Peugeot Citron (PSA) and General Motors (GM) will be manufacturing small light commercial vehicles (B-LCV) from their respective brands at the PSA plant in Vigo, Spain. The arrangement is a part of the existing alliance between the ...
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POET Technologies Inc of Toronto, Canada – which, through subsidiary OPEL Defense Integrated Systems (ODIS Inc) of Storrs, CT, USA, has developed the proprietary planar-optoelectronic technology (POET) platform for monolithic ...
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Opel has introduced a new version of Opel Corsa, which will be powered by 1.4 LPG ecoFLEX and target cost-conscious customers. With LPG and gasoline combined operation, the car will be able to produce 90 hp and produce CO2 emissions of ...
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