German carmaker Mercedes-Benz is planning to unveil the new B-Class Electric Drive concept car at the upcoming 2012 Paris motor show in France. The new electric vehicle (EV) will be powered by an electric motor that will generate an ...
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Italian carmaker Fiat is planning to invest $1.3bn in its Melfi facility in Italy to manufacture two new car models including a new Jeep and a Fiat 500X models. The investment forms part of the carmaker's plan to slash losses in Europe ...
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German carmaker Audi has unveiled the new 2+2-seater crosslane plug-in hybrid concept coupé at the ongoing 2012 Paris motor show in France. Powertrain system of the new dual-mode hybrid concept includes a 1.5litre, ...
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German luxury car maker BMW has unveiled the new Active Tourer hybrid concept car ahead of its debut at Paris Motor Show to be held in France. The new eDrive plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) is claimed to be its first front-drive ...
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Japanese carmaker Mazda Motor has said that it will incorporate i-Activsense technologies into the new Mazda6 to be launched later in 2012. i-Activsense is a series of Mazda's advanced safety technologies designed to aid the driver in ...
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Daimler’s microcar division Smart is planning to unveil the new electrically driven Forstars concept sports utility coupé (SUC) at the upcoming 2012 Paris Motor Show in France to be held during late September. The new two ...
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Infiniti, the luxury vehicle brand of the Japanese carmaker Nissan Motor, is planning to start production at Nissan’s UK vehicle manufacturing plant in Sunderland from 2015. The Japanese carmaker will invest about £250m in ...
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German carmaker Volkswagen has confirmed its plans to resume the production of Routan minivan in summer 2013 at Chrysler's Windsor assembly plant in Ontario, US, following the production halt since June 2012. Volkswagen spokesman Scott ...
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French carmaker Renault has delivered its first full-electric car ZOE to the French Minister of Industrial Recovery, Arnaud Montebourg in the home market. The company is to deliver a small number of vehicles by the end of 2012 and start ...
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Japanese carmaker Toyota has launched the redesigned 2013 RAV4 Crossover sport utility vehicle(SUV),which will be offered in three variants including LE,XLE and Limited. The new SUV is powered by Toyota's 2.5L 2494cc four-cylinder ...
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German carmaker Volkswagen has reported 10.4% rise in its vehicle sales to 8.29 million units during January to November 2012 period, compared to 7.51 million units during the same period in 2011. Nearly 3.40 million vehicles were sold in ...
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Swedish automobile manufacturer Volvo has signed a loan agreement of €922m with China Development Bank to pay back present loans. The loan with maturity in 2020 is considered to be the first step of the agreement and is expected to ...
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German automobile manufacturer Mercedes-Benz has unveiled the E Class facelift models prior to their debut at the upcoming Detroit Motor Show to be held in January 2013 in the US. The new E-class line-up is offered with powertrain ...
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German carmaker BMW has unveiled the new M6 Gran Coupe prior to its debut at the upcoming 2013 Detroit Motor Show to be held in January in the US. The new coupe, which is the latest addition to the carmaker's range of M Division ...
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Japanese carmaker Nissan’s lithium-ion automotive battery plant in Smyrna, Tennessee, US, has started production of battery components for 2013 Nissan LEAF electric vehicle (EV). The first set of batteries manufactured at the plant ...
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