US-based automobile manufacturer Ford Motor has unveiled the special edition F-150 SVT Raptor off-road pickup truck. The truck is powered by a 6.2L V8 engine paired to an electronic six-speed automatic transmission that generates an ...
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Japanese auto maker Toyota has unveiled the 2014 Toyota Tundra, revamped version of pickup truck at the ongoing 2013 Atlanta International Auto Show in the US. The truck is powered by the Tundra CrewMax 5.7L iForce V8 engine and is ...
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Following annual tradition, we present the 2013 American Top Picks—the best choices for the car buyer who wants to buy from an American brand. While this year's "official" Top Pick list includes no models from domestic brands, it ...
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Toyota's big splash at the Chicago Auto Show today was showing off a freshened 2014 Tundra pickup truck. Facing tough, significantly updated competition from Chevrolet, Ford, GMC, and Ram, a Tundra update (which debuted in 2007) was ...
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Mitsubishi Motors Corp. will debut its GR-HEV and CA-MiEV concept models at the 83rd Geneva International Motor Show, which runs from March 5 through March 17. The GR-HEV is a concept for a sport utility truck promising high environmental ...
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GE has pulled no punches in promoting its new 36-inch-wide French-door refrigerator. Earlier this year, as part of an online marketing campaign, the manufacturer strapped the new fridge to the back of a pickup truck and sent it on a ...
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Toyota is recalling its popular Tacoma pickup truck, sold in certain parts of the country. At issue is the carriers that hold the emergency spare tire underneath the truck may not be adequately protected from the chemical road de-icers used ...
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Sabre’s Managing Director, David Malin, noticed that there was a need for a new Siltbuster unit made specifically for the hydro-demolition market and took his ideas to Siltbuster who were happy to help develop a unit that would meet ...
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Some of my counterparts believe this microvan was the sleeper of the LA Auto Show. Although the Connect only arrived in the U.S. market in 2009, it is now a 10-year-old vehicle that was designed to be Spartan and utilitarian. Now, Ford is ...
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Suzuki has announced that its American automotive arm will go through Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings, making it the latest automaker to withdraw from this market. Impact on current car owners is promised to be minimal, but it does raise ...
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Japanese carmaker Nissan is considering to build new vehicle manufacturing facilities in Mexico and the US to meet demand in both countries. Mexico's largest automaker has already commenced construction on $2bn facility in central state ...
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Mazda Motor and Ford will invest $27m in their AutoAlliance Thailand (AAT) joint-venture plant in Rayong, Thailand. The new investment will increase pickup truck production capacity by 20,000 units per year, to 140,000, starting this May. ...
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US carmaker Ford motors has unveiled the new 2013 Ford F-150 pickup truck featuring new driver controls technology. The new pickup truck is offered with several powertrain options, which include a 3.7litre four-valve Ti-VCT V6 engine ...
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Japanese carmaker Nissan’s Mexican subsidiary, Nissan Mexicana, has begun the construction on a $2bn automotive manufacturing facility in Aguascalientes, Mexico. Announced in January 2012, the company said the new facility will ...
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US carmaker General Motors (GM) has commenced construction on a $380m facility expansion to its Wentzville Assembly plant in Missouri. The expansion on the 500,000ft2 addition to the existing facility will facilitate the carmaker ...
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