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GM Invests $44 Million in Bowling Green

GM Invests $44 Million in Bowling Green

36 new jobs to support capacity increase BOWLING GREEN, KY -- December 9, 2015: General Motors said Wednesday it will invest $44 million in the Bowling Green Assembly plant to support increased capacity in its Performance Build Center, adding 36 new jobs. Construction and tool re-arrangement is planned to start in Janu ... Continue reading

Westport and Gas Technology Institute Awarded $900,000 to Advance Natural Gas Combustion Technology

Westport and Gas Technology Institute Awarded $900,000 to Advance Natural Gas Combustion Technology

Westport Innovations Inc. (TSX:WPT / Nasdaq:WPRT), engineering the world's most advanced natural gas engines and vehicles, announced today that, together with the Gas Technology Institute (GTI), it has been awarded US$900,000 towards a program to advance state-of-the-art natural gas combustion technology. The work will ... Continue reading

BorgWarner Expands VCT Business With Wide Range Of Hyundai And Kia Vehicles

BorgWarner Expands VCT Business With Wide Range Of Hyundai And Kia Vehicles

BorgWarner's Variable Cam Timing (VCT) Technology Improves Engine Efficiency, Performance and Fuel Economy BorgWarner is expanding its engine timing business in Korea, by supplying its advanced cam torque actuated (CTA) variable cam timing (VCT) technology for Hyundai and Kia vehicles powered by 3.0- to 3.8-liter V-6 g ... Continue reading

Ford Develops High-Tech Plasma Process That Can Save an Engine from the Scrapyard While Reducing CO2 Emissions

Ford Develops High-Tech Plasma Process That Can Save an Engine from the Scrapyard While Reducing CO2 Emissions

Ford is recycling old engines so they can be used again with the help of a special Ford-patented plasma coating technology. The process delivers a 50 per cent reduction in CO2 emissions compared with producing a new engine. “We have taken a process that was originally developed to enhance performance models such a ... Continue reading

Hyundai ix35 Fuel Cell Wins Innovation Award

Hyundai ix35 Fuel Cell Wins Innovation Award

ix35 Fuel Cell awarded top place in Design/Innovation category, decided by members of the Association of Scottish Motoring Writers Innovative ix35 Fuel Cell was world’s first mass-produced Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle Revolutionary SUV powered by hydrogen - emitting nothing but water HIGH WYCOMBE, UK -- November 27, ... Continue reading

Porsche Cars North America Statement Regarding California Air Resources Board In Use Compliance Letter

Porsche Cars North America Statement Regarding California Air Resources Board In Use Compliance Letter

Porsche will continue its efforts to comply fully with all regulatory authorities. Porsche awaits detailed information from the engine supplier, Audi AG, as to the specific actions which will be necessary to correct and recertify the 3.0 liter V6 diesel engine. ... Continue reading

Volkswagen Group Presents Technical Measures for EA 189

Volkswagen Group Presents Technical Measures for EA 189

Next step in solving the NOx exhaust emissions issue in Europe Minor hardware measures for the 1.6TDI engines 2.0 TDI engines only need a software update Target: no adverse effects on fuel consumption and performance WOLFSBURG -- November 25, 2015: The clarification and solution of the diesel issue is progressing. The ... Continue reading

Hailing Its Taxis: Nissan Exceeds All-Important 500 Electric Taxi Milestone

Hailing Its Taxis: Nissan Exceeds All-Important 500 Electric Taxi Milestone

Nissan has more than 550 electric taxis on European roads, making it Europe’s best-selling manufacturer of 100% electric taxis Latest in a long line of deals sees Hungarian taxi firm purchase 65 Nissan LEAFs More than 100 e-taxis delivered in 2015 year-to-date paris -- November 23, 2015: Nissan is leading the elec ... Continue reading

Daimler Trucks Announces $375 Million Investment to Bring New Medium Duty Engine Line to the United States in the Detroit Production Facility

Daimler Trucks Announces $375 Million Investment to Bring New Medium Duty Engine Line to the United States in the Detroit Production Facility

Daimler Trucks today announced a $375m investment to enable production of the new DD5 and DD8 medium duty engines at Detroit™ brand headquarters and manufacturing facility in Redford, Michigan. Joined by Michigan Governor Rick Snyder, and nearly 2,000 UAW workers, Daimler Trucks celebrated the announcement of the ... Continue reading

New Mandate Turns California into Largest US Market for Zero Emission Vehicles

New Mandate Turns California into Largest US Market for Zero Emission Vehicles

California is on the verge of becoming the largest market for zero emission vehicles (ZEVs) in the United States, steered by the state's increasingly stringent ZEV mandate. The directive lends a holistic perspective to the adoption of ZEVs, chalking out a plan for raising consumer awareness, building required infrastru ... Continue reading

EcoCAR 3 Announces Student-designed Powertrain Plans for Chevrolet Camaro

EcoCAR 3 Announces Student-designed Powertrain Plans for Chevrolet Camaro

EcoCAR 3's 16 competing university teams have unveiled their advanced, energy-efficient vehicle architecture for the 2016 Chevrolet Camaros donated by General Motors. "Our teams were tasked with designing a powertrain configuration that reduces energy consumption, as well as well-to-wheel greenhouse gas and tailpipe em ... Continue reading

Strong Customer Demand Requires Capacity Expansion: Mercedes-AMG to Build Twelve-Cylinder Engines in Mannheim

Strong Customer Demand Requires Capacity Expansion: Mercedes-AMG to Build Twelve-Cylinder Engines in Mannheim

Due to strong demand for its high-performance automobiles, Mercedes-AMG is to start the assembly of its twelve-cylinder engines in a new location at Daimler’s site in Mannheim. The traditional AMG “one man, one engine” philosophy continues to hold true: Each powerful AMG engine will be built completely b ... Continue reading

Gore Technology Enables Toyota Mirai Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle

Gore Technology Enables Toyota Mirai Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle

W. L. Gore & Associates (Gore) has been active in the fuel cell industry since the 1970s and Gore Fuel Cell Components have been used in thousands of applications worldwide. Now Gore is providing a key component for the groundbreaking Toyota Mirai fuel cell vehicle. The Toyota Mirai is powered by a fuel cell stack requ ... Continue reading

Opportunities Rise in the North American Aftermarket for Class 6 to 8 Emissions Control and Aftertreatment Components

Opportunities Rise in the North American Aftermarket for Class 6 to 8 Emissions Control and Aftertreatment Components

The emissions control and aftertreatment components and services segment is expected to emerge as the fastest-growing branch of the North American Class 6 to 8 truck aftermarket over the next six years. The large installed base and increasing number of vehicles in operation will spur replacement opportunities and attra ... Continue reading

Hyundai Virtual Guide Introduces Augmented Reality To The Owner's Manual

Hyundai Virtual Guide Introduces Augmented Reality To The Owner's Manual

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 10, 2015 -- Later this year, Hyundai will be the first mainstream automaker to launch an augmented reality owner's manual app. The Hyundai Virtual Guide app is the brand's modern take on the traditional owner's manual, allowing consumers to use their smartphone or tablet computer to get how-to informa ... Continue reading

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