| Toyota adjusts future plans reveals next-gen Prius details |
Aug 29th, 2013 |
Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) managing officer Satoshi Ogiso, the new plan aims to see 15 new or redesigned hybrid vehicles introduced globally between now and the end of 2015. This is a reduction of the ...
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| Volvo Concept Coupe previews new design language |
Aug 29th, 2013 |
Volvo says the elegant Concept Coupe is the first of three concept vehicles that will reveal the design potential of the company’s new Scalable Product Architecture (SPA), which is destined to underpin its next-generation medium and large passenger cars and SUVs. The Concept Coupe is the first creation of Volvo Car Group's new head of design, Thomas Ingenlath, who says its showcases ...
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| General Motors promises nearly driverless cars by end of decade with Super Cruise system |
Aug 29th, 2013 |
Jarrod Snider, the lead engineer of the driverless car project at Carnegie Mellon University, inside an automated car as it negotiates the terrain in Pittsburgh, Pa., Nov. 19, 2012. Researchers are contemplating how cities could change if our cars start driving for us, including narrower streets as parking spots could potentially become ...
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| Mercedes-Benz A45 AMG Review |
Aug 29th, 2013 |
No V8. No rear-wheel drive. Hatchback. The Mercedes-Benz A45 AMG is bordering on the radical for the German brand's fabled performance division. Aufrecht Melcher Grossapach, as it's otherwise not so well known, has been producing rear-tyre-shredding Mercedes muscle sedans and sports cars since the late 1960s (and officially since 1990). Mercedes, though, is in the middle of an ...
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| U.S. extends connected vehicle pilot program in Ann Arbor |
Aug 29th, 2013 |
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is extending a pilot project in Ann Arbor on connected vehicles by another six months, but said it ...
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| Toyota plans push for more sales in Brazil Mexico |
Aug 29th, 2013 |
General Motors executive, who became the first American to serve on Toyota's board of directors on June 1, told reporters that Toyota needs to expand its footprint in the two countries. "Toyota is an extremely strong brand in Brazil but it underperforms in the ...
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| New trucks and SUVs 2014 preview |
Aug 29th, 2013 |
There is a bumper crop of new trucks and SUVs for 2014, and it shows great promise, bringing new levels of refinement, technology and performance. The highlights speak for themselves: brings back the ...
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| Toyota launches SpotMe warning system to increase forklift safety |
Aug 29th, 2013 |
Toyota Materials Handling Australia has launched the SpotMe warning system to improve forklift safety in busy warehouse. The system is designed to guard against collisions at blind intersections or crossroads inside of warehouses using infra-red direction sensitive sensors, and is aimed at stopping both forklift to forklift and forklift to pedestrian collisions. TMHA national sales ...
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| Nissans Robot Cars An Early Peek |
Aug 29th, 2013 |
Reporter Rich DeMuro in Nissan's robotic parking car Back in 2007, Nissan was perceived as a laggard to Honda and Toyota in the Japanese car industry when he announced that Nissan would ...
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| Mitsubishi Heavy Industries targets Iraq market |
Aug 29th, 2013 |
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, the Japanese giant with interests in power plants, air-conditioning systems, construction machinery and transport systems, among others, is opening an office in Iraq next week. The company said that the office in Basra will allow it to "respond swiftly to emerging large-scale social infrastructure improvement projects" as Iraq continues a rebuilding of its ...
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