Autoliv has developed a new vacuum braking system - called Torricelli - developed for significantly reducing stopping distance for autonomous emergency braking (AEB). the supplier claims the innovation could revolutionise traffic safety in urban environments.
SAIC's Maxus brand plans to launch the electric EG10 van in China early in 2016.
Mazda has recalled about 80,000 vehicles fitted with Takata airbags in Australia.
Carbon fibre reinforced plastic (CFRP) migrates down from the Leipzig-made i3 and i8, engines are the group's new generation, a plug-in hybrid 740e is planned, remote control parking available.
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11 Jun, 2015
Electric turbocharging under development for next-generation compact AMG cars
French supplier Faurecia said today that it plans to close a plant producing seat frames in eastern France on falling demand from domestic carmakers.
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11 Jun, 2015
Halfords Autocentres missed 11 of the 20 basic faults on trading standards dept's deliberately sabotaged car
Daimler's small car brand has no plans to add an SUV, according to the brand's CEO.
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11 Jun, 2015
The more rugged Insignia Country Tourer has been taken off sale in the UK thanks to low sales volumes
Porsche increased May sales by 24.6% year on year to 20,500 cars.
New vehicle sales in Indonesia fell by 18% to 79,383 units in May, from 96,874 units a year earlier, according to industry association Gaikindo.
BMW will build its redesigned 7 Series in Dingolfing, main factory source for the predecessor models.
New vehicle sales in China fell by 0.4% year on year to 1,903,500 units in May, compared with already sluggish year earlier volumes, according to the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM).
Sales at VW's core division fell by 5.9 percent in May, the seventh drop in eight months, as slowing momentum in China and declines in South America outweighed gains in Europe.
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11 Jun, 2015
Renault’s first pick-up truck will be unveiled next week at the Buenos Aires Motor Show
Volvo will make less complexity a selling point against its German premium rivals, CEO Hakan Samuelsson said. He used the example to show how Volvo is being revived after China's Zhejiang Geely Holding bought the Swedish automaker from Ford.
Autonomous vehicle technology will become Valeo's main growth driver by 2020, says Guillaume Devauchelle, the supplier's head of innovation.
The number of vehicles on U.S. roads with potentially defective Takata airbags appears to be less than half the 34 million initially estimated by federal regulators.
The top U.S. consumer protection regulator is expanding its oversight to include large non-bank auto financing companies.
General Motors said it plans to announce a development in the secondary use for electric vehicle batteries next week, bringing more attention to the growing stationary energy storage market.
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