A lobby group has welcomed two major announcements from leading global manufacturers for new diesel options in light-duty vehicles at the Detroit show. Ford introduced a new three-litre diesel engine option for the 2018 F-150 pickup truck and GMC revealed a new (Opel) 1.6-litre turbodiesel engine option for its new 2018 GMC Terrain SUV.
Magna International, in cooperation with the US Department of Energy (DOE) and partners FCA US and Grupo Antolin, announced it had developed a new, ultralight door architecture that achieves the project objective of 42.5% mass savings compared to an average current production door.
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Mercedes-Benz, which has been an intermittent Super Bowl advertiser in recent years, is jumping back into the game.
Adient has unveiled its innovative AI17 seating system to show how automated driving will impact the driver and passenger experience in a contemporary premium vehicle.
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Nexteer Automotive unveiled two new steering technologies at the North American International Auto Show: Steering on Demand System and Quiet Wheel Steering.
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Limited edition hot Civic marks the end of the road for the ninth generation Civic, ahead of new model appearing later this year
The Hain family, from Gothenburg in Sweden, are the first people chosen by Volvo Cars to take part in a real-life autonomous drive research programme using real cars, in real traffic.
Volkswagen Group's core VW marque has finished developing the automaker's modular MEB architecture for electric vehicles, opening the door for other group brands to begin work on their own electric models.
Honda of Canada Manufactiring (HCM) has announced a C$492m spend over the next three years to allow the company to modernise its Ontario factories and "significantly improve its manufacturing carbon footprint".
Schaeffler has appointed Matthias Zink as co-CEO Automotive, responsible for Transmission Systems, Automotive Aftermarket and Research and Development, succeeding Norbert Indlekofer, who left the company last December at his own request.
Audi has developed the second-generation Q5 to have the driving dynamics of the Porsche Macan and a ride as comfortable as the Mercedes GLC.
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New fast charging, long range battery tech from Samsung will be ready for production EVs in 2021.
French presidential candidate Marine Le Pen said she would seek to repatriate production of French vehicles and other industrial goods if she wins office, potentially threatening Renault and PSA plants in low cost countries.
China's Guangzhou Automobile Group Company (GAC) said its plans to start selling cars in the US under its own brand later this year.
Skoda has opened its new PXL II servo press line at the company's main plant in Mladá Boleslav, Czech Republic, with full operation for aluminium body parts starting in March.
Toyota Motor has outlined its investment plans for the US as it moved to stave off criticism from president-elect Donald Trump.
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