German luxury-car maker BMW and Japanese automaker Toyota Motor (TMC) are planning to sign a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to expand their cooperation in areas like hybrid and fuel-cell vehicle technology. Under the planned deal, BMW ...
Tags: BMW, Toyota, Technology Cooperation
Toyota North America has announced the 2013 Toyota Avalon Limited will be the first vehicle in the world to be available with in-car wireless phone charging capability. The Toyota Avalon's in-console Qi wireless charging system,available ...
Automotive thermoformer Corvac Composites LLC has bought an injection molding and thermoforming plant from D.A. Inc. of Charlestown, Ind., but will use the plant exclusively for thermoforming work. No purchase price was disclosed. D.A. ...
Indonesia’s largest-glass producer Asahimas Flat Glass, a subsidiary of Japan-based Asahi Glass, could increase its capital expenditure by 20 percent next year in anticipation of an increased demand for glass. Rusli Pranadi, ...
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Finally, hybrid buyers who want a practical, roomy hatchback have a choice other than the Toyota Prius. And based on our first impressions, the new Ford C-Max is also far more engaging to drive than any Prius variant. The practical, funky ...
Tags: hybrid, roomy hatchback, Toyota Prius, buyers, C-Max, little van
IDG News Service-Honda will begin tests next year of a small electric vehicle that uses a driver's tablet for displaying dashboard readings,audio,navigation and images from its rearview camera,it said Tuesday. The company's new"Micro ...
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A sharp, well-handling alternative to an upscale SUV, the redesign Audi Allroad impressed our staff with its dynamic talents, fuel economy, and fit and finish. A German interpretation of the adventure wagon formula established by the ...
Tags: SUV, Audi, dynamic talents, fuel economy, fit and finish, Subaru Outback
Ford has been making some eye-opening claims about the fuel economy of the redesigned 2013 Fusion Hybrid sedan and new C-Max Hybrid wagon: "47 city/47 highway/47 combined mpg." After running both vehicles through our real-world tests, we ...
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You may not have heard, but BMW now offers its luxurious 5 Series sedan as hybrid. We recently spent a few days with a BMW ActiveHybrid 5 to see if it lives up to the promise and share our first impressions. The car was borrowed from ...
Tags: lithium-ion battery, BMW, sedan
As of 2013, BRISAY machines will be manufactured at VEIT Group’s headquarters in Landsberg, Germany. This is another step towards an optimized use of production facilities, after moving production of the KANNEGIESSER brand from Vlotho ...
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How can it be that a company clever enough to satisfy Apple’s famously stringent requirements can’t figure out how to keep its workers from killing themselves and hurting one another? Last week’s riot at a Foxconn ...
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In our experience, the Toyota RAV4 EV has proven to be smooth-running and powerful, with an impressive range. Over the next three years, the company plans to make and sell only 2,600 examples of this all-electric SUV. At $49,800, it may ...
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At the turnover of the model year, car dealers of all stripes roll out ads for cut-rate leases as they try to clear out old inventory. As tempting as these low lease rates may sound, even the best lease deals don't save money, according to ...
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There are some tempting car lease ads right now, but are they truly good deals? Perhaps they are useful in the short-term, but our analysis of recent newspaper ads reveal that traditional buying leads to long-term savings. We looked at ...
Tags: car lease, ads, good deals, traditional buying, Toyota RAV4, Subaru Outback
Toyota Motorsport went to the market for a new IT service management(ITSM)system when a sponsorship deal with BMC came to an end,and has been reaping the benefits ever since. In 2003,Toyota Motorsport,which is the part of Toyota that ...
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