Australian automaker Holden has announced callback of 21,000 models of its small car Cruze as the handbrakes have emerged as potential danger for pedestrians and other vehicles. With this, its recall count reaches 73,000, almost half of ...
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Honda Motor will begin sale of the all-new JADE RS, a new addition to the JADE lineup at dealerships across Japan on 28 May this year. Powered by newly-developed 1.5-liter direct injection Vtec Turbo engine, the all-new JADE RS features ...
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Shared autonomous vehicles can pull down automobile sales in the US by 40% over the next 25 years, a trend capable of forcing majors General Motors (GM) and Ford cut output by more than half. Shared autonomous vehicles refer to "robot ...
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Global Closure Systems (GCS) has upgraded Jeroboam snap-hinge standard dispensing closure for French multinational retailer Carrefour’s range of coolant and windscreen washer products. According to GCS, the new design of Jeraboam ...
Advanced infotainment systems, over-the-air (OTA) updates, big data analytics, mobility services and in-car security are key technologies that will shape the global connected car market in 2015. Human machine interface (HMI) input and ...
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Indian automotive manufacturing company Tata Motors has launched the new GenX Nano range. The new GenX Nano range is available in XE, XM, XT with manual transmission, as well as XMA and XTA with easy shift automated manual transmission. ...
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A tough stance taken by regulatory authorities in the US on safety issues with vehicles can push up car prices, ushering in a new state-industry equation. Observing this, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles CEO Sergio Marchionne told Reuters that ...
UK-based luxury sports carmaker Aston Martin has the US on its radar when it comes to going ahead with its second production unit by this year-end. Alabama stands as the "obvious choice" for the new plant to make the DBX crossover, ...
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Hitachi's wholly owned subsidiary Hitachi Automotive Systems has agreed to deliver 5,000W/kg high output power density prismatic lithium-ion battery cells for installation on the hybrid version of the 2016 Chevrolet Malibu. General Motors ...
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Car crashes involving drivers losing their attention to cell phones add up to more than a quarter of all road mishaps in the US. National Safety Council, a nonprofit organization committed to saving lives, has estimated that car ...
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Porsche has gone black for its sports cars 911 Carrera and Boxster, bringing out a special series involving paintwork and interior in the darkest shade. Christened 'the Black Edition', the models flaunt Porsche Communication Management ...
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Belgium-based chemical industrial group Solvay takes the wheel to develop an all-plastic automotive engine ‘Polimotor 2’ that will be tested in a race car next year. In what would become a replacement of metal parts through ...
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Apple and electric battery maker A123 Systems are nearing settlement of a legal tiff that saw the latter accusing the former of poaching its staff to set up a battery unit for its electric car venture. While final details are being worked ...
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David Brown Automotive will be launching its Speedback GT officially in the US after a successful launch in Europe in March last year. The company will launch the car at the Quail event that will be held in California in August. Hand ...
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Camaro SS, set to be launched by carmaker Chevrolet on May 16, has undergone 350 hours of wind tunnel testing to help forge a reduced aerodynamic lift. In what translates into stability, cooling and lower wind noise intrusion, the ...
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