| Volvo Flywheel KERS technology boosts power and efficiency |
Apr 26th, 2013 |
says its extensive development and testing of kinetic flywheels has confirmed the technology is a lightweight, eco-friendly and financially viable solution for improving the performance of its future production vehicles. The Swedish manufacturer says that when combined with a turbocharged four-cylinder engine, the experimental system - known as Flywheel KERS (kinetic energy recovery system) - ...
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| Volkswagen Rock Up and Groove Up hit the high notes |
Apr 26th, 2013 |
Volkswagen Up! city car family, enhancing the UK market's top-spec High Up! variant with new tech and styling features. The three-door Volkswagen Rock Up! (pictured) is distinguished by a body-length anthracite stripe, 16-inch alloy wheels and a body kit comprising a gloss-black front spoiler, side skirts, rear diffuser and rear spoiler. The mirror caps are also black on all models except ...
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| Auto Shanghai Rolls-Royce Sees Shifts In China Growth More Tycoons Behind The Wheel |
Apr 26th, 2013 |
Elite luxury car maker Rolls-Royce expects slower growth in China's auto market in the coming years and sees more of its well-heeled customers telling their chauffeurs to stay at home while getting behind the wheel themselves. "That market isn't exploding any longer," chief executive Torsten Muller-Otvos said in an interview at Auto Shanghai. "What we see here is a more ...
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| Weaker Yen And U.S. Sales Will Fuel Hondas Earnings |
Apr 26th, 2013 |
Honda Motors is scheduled to announce its Q4 earnings on April 26. The most important factor influencing the movement of the Japanese stocks lately has been the yen devaluation. The yen has depreciated more than 20% in the last 3-4 months, which has sent the Japanese stocks soaring on expectations of heftier overseas profits. As a resultant, Honda's stock has surged in excess of 30% in the ...
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| Renault Twizy RS F1 concept racecar-inspired city car unleashed |
Apr 26th, 2013 |
Nissan Juke R , the Twizy Renaultsport F1 concept blends two ends of the automotive spectrum like few others before it. Tacked onto the ...
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| Toyota Me.We concept offers four cars in one |
Apr 26th, 2013 |
has been unveiled in Paris, revealing a minimalist compact vehicle capable of being a small city car, an off-roader, a ute and a convertible. Powered by four electric motors - one in each wheel, like the recently ...
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| Auto industry revs up Chengdu |
Apr 26th, 2013 |
/enpproperty--> Production rises 30%, fuels range of other sectors By producing more than 410,000 vehicles last year, Chengdu's auto industry grew 30 percent, more than four times the national average for passenger vehicles. The capital city of Sichuan province is now the nation's third-largest automobile market and the biggest in the western region. About two million ...
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| We Desperately Want to Drive Renaults Stupid F1 Tribute Car |
Apr 26th, 2013 |
Of all the vehicles Renault could’ve chosen to highlight its Formula 1 technology, it picked the Twizy, a glorified electric go-kart with the racing pedigree of, well, an electric go-kart. Yet we want to drive it. Desperately. We are not too proud to admit this. The French automaker — which has won the F1 constructor’s and driver’s championships twice as a manufacturer ...
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| Fitch Affirms 6 and Revises Outlook on 3 Ford Auto Securitization Trust 2012-R1 Classes |
Apr 26th, 2013 |
Fitch Affirms Israel at 'A'; Outlook Stable Fitch Ratings has affirmed Israel's Long-term foreign currency Issuer Default Rating (IDR) at 'A' and local currency IDR at 'A+'. The Outlook on both ratings is Stable. Israel has strong, well developed institutions, and a diverse and advanced economy. Human development indicators and GDP per capita are significantly ...
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| Lear gains Dana falls after quarterly earnings |
Apr 26th, 2013 |
Lear Corp. rose the most in more than a year while Dana Holding Corp. fell after the auto-parts suppliers reported quarterly earnings.Lear, which makes seats and electrical parts, climbed 6.4 percent to $57.38 at the close in New York, its largest daily gain since February 2012. Dana, a maker of axles for cars, trucks and construction equipment, slid 2.7 percent to $16.84 after falling 6.4 ...
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