European cars probably discharged 38 percent more CO2 on real-world roads last year than their ratings promised, a transportation lobby group said. That means more fuel, costing the average consumer an extra 450 euros a year.
European cars probably discharged 38 percent more carbon dioxide on real-world roads last year than their ratings promised, a transportation lobby group said.
The number of deaths linked to a faulty ignition switch in General Motors cars rose by two last week to 23, according to a report today from the lawyer overseeing a program set up to compensate accident victims.
Ford is recalling 850,050 2013-2014 C-Max, Fusion, Escape and Lincoln MKZ vehicles in North America to check the restraints control module.
BMW is teaming up with Chinese internet giant Baidu to start highly automated driving trials in Beijing and Shanghai. BMW research vehicles capable of automated driving have already undergone trials on German autobahns.
Hyundai Motor reached a tentative wage deal today with its South Korean labor union, a union spokesman said, potentially resolving disputes that had dragged on longer than expected and led to partial strikes.
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29 Sep, 2014
Lexus GS F will take on the BMW M5 and feature an uprated version of the new 5.0-litre V8
Honeywell says it welcomes the European Commission's (EC) move to give Germany two months to comply with the Mobile Air Conditioning Directive.
A safety advocate group has petitioned federal regulators to open an investigation into an estimated 4.9 million Chrysler vehicles for issues that could lead to engine stalls and other problems, according to documents posted online by the U.S.
A safety advocate group has petitioned federal regulators to open an investigation into an estimated 4.9 million Chrysler vehicles for issues that could lead to engine stalls and other problems, according to documents posted online by the U.S.
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30 Sep, 2014
VXR name returns for latest Corsa, which could outpace today’s Clubsport special
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29 Sep, 2014
Volkswagen have announced full pricing and specs of their new Passat saloon and estate, ahead of UK deliveries in January.
BMW is teaming up with Chinese Internet giant Baidu to start highly automated driving trials in Beijing and Shanghai.
The Passat GTE - making its global debut at the Paris show later this week - is the first plug-in Volkswagen hybrid offered in saloon and estate body style. It follows the earlier launch of the Golf GTE hatchback (and the battery-only e-Golf).
Germany has been given two months to comply with a European Union (EU) Directive on Mobile Air Conditioning (MAC) applications for use in vehicle refrigerant systems.
The Source London electric vehicle public charging network reportedly has flagged nearly a third of its charging point locations as temporarily unavailable.
German government ministers have backed a bill that would enable cities to offer electric vehicle drivers free parking and the right to use bus lanes from next year in a bid to increase demand.
Continental has expanded turbocharger production at its Czech location in Trutnov, while systems for other customers are being produced in Lahr, among them what the company says is the world's first turbocharger with an aluminium turbine housing.
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