BMW is planning more full hybrid variants based on its 'ActiveHybrid' technology platform.
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Over half of the world's population currently lives in cities and consultants Frost & Sullivan predict that a surge in urban growth in developing regions will 'pose a variety of challenges and opportunities in the way people move around for social and business needs'.
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Tata Motors is reportedly in talks with a Mexican firm to have its cars assembled there.
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BMW could launch a hybrid version of the 5-series as early as 2011, CEO Norbert Reithofer told shareholders at the luxury-car maker's annual meeting in Munich on Tuesday.
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The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has opened an investigation into a potentially leaky fuel-tank problem with the 2004 Chevrolet Corvette.
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The UK units of General Motors and Nissan are confident that Britain's new coalition government will keep millions of pounds of loans in place to support carmakers, despite imminent spending cuts by the country's new ruling coalition.
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In addition to supplying brake systems, powertrain and chassis systems and components, instrumentation, infotainment, vehicle electronics and technical elastomers, Continental AG ranks as one of the world's largest tyre manufacturers. Matthew Beecham talked with executives of Continental AG about its tyre innovations, run-flats, EU tyre regulatory standards and TPMS.
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EXECUTIVE EDITOR ROGER HART: You don't need to spend much time behind the wheel of this thing to realize that it just makes sense for SUVs to have small-displacement turbodiesels under the hood. The 3.0-liter engine easily pulls this 2.
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General Motors Co.'s OnStar telematics unit is bringing Google mobile navigation technology into the car.
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The fact that General Motors has just posted its first quarterly profit in three years is undeniably good news for a battered company attempting to get back on its feet.
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Production of the new Toyota Auris Hybrid has been supported by extensive training for all employees at Toyota Manufacturing UK's (TMUK) Burnaston and Deeside factories, both in hybrid vehicle manufacturing and wider environmental issues.
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Toyota's UK-built C-segment Auris Hybrid will be priced from GBP18,950 (on the road) with deliveries to commence in July.
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Honda remains skeptical about demand for electric cars 10 years after it stopped selling its EV Plus battery-powered model, the head of research at Japan's second-largest carmaker said.
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Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) and Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) powered versions of the Chevrolet Express and GMC Savana full-size vans will be offered to fleet and commercial customers beginning later this year, GM has said.
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BMW said orders for the revamped 5 series have 'considerably' exceeded the carmaker's own targets. The automaker is aiming for a 'sound' single-digit increase in sales in 2010 to more than 1.
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BMW plans to take its 5-series hybrid concept into full-scale production and expects to introduce the technology into its smaller 3 series.
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The SAE has developed a standard addressing plug-in EV and local utility grid communications in the US.
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As earlier reported by just-auto, Land Rover has confirmed that it is developing its first-ever two-wheel-drive model - a small Range Rover based on the LRX concept that is still to be named.
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Despite the growing number of alliances between carmakers, BMW seems determined to go-it-alone and is accelerating a shift to battery-powered vehicles, developing lightweight carbon parts and cutting spending.
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