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Volkswagen promises a petrol engine with the efficiency of a diesel

autherAutocar Professional Bureau     calendar19 Mar 2018

The new 1.5 TSI ACT Bluemotion that currently powers the new Volkswagen Golf is claimed to be as efficient as a contemporary diesel engine.

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Eberspaecher starts making tunnel mixers for exhaust-emission conversion in PVs, CVs

autherAutocar Professional Bureau calendar19 Mar 2018

As a core element of the AdBlue treatment, tunnel mixers enable even more effective pollutant reduction for selective ...

Volkswagen installs hi-tech sled system at new Centre of Competence for Safety

autherAutocar Professional Bureau calendar19 Mar 2018

New crash sled facility in Wolfsburg can simulate lateral and rotational vehicle body movements both horizontally and ...

Mass-producible 3D-printed EV to sell for $10,000 in China

autherAutocar Professional Bureau calendar19 Mar 2018

The LSEV will have a top speed of 70kph and a range of 150km per charge, it is expected that the retail sales will beg...

Faurecia invests in start-up working on energy recovery technology

autherAutocar Professional Bureau calendar19 Mar 2018

Faurecia's investment in Enogia is part of its innovation strategy that looks to identify, incubate and invest in inno...

Leaf SUV will be 'breakthrough model' to make BEVs mainstream, says Nissan Design Europe boss

By Hilton Holloway, Autocar UK calendar19 Mar 2018

Design Europe boss Mamoru Aoki told Autocar UK that the SUV will stay true to the striking IMx concept.

Kia Sportage global sales hit five million

autherAutocar Professional Bureau calendar19 Mar 2018

Milestone figure achieved during Sportage’s 25th anniversary; it is Kia’s bestselling model for two consecutive years ...

Six carmakers take to Faurecia's lightweight biomaterials

autherAutocar Professional Bureau calendar18 Mar 2018

Byton latest OEM to adopt NAFILean lightweight hemp-based biomaterials, which is already used in cars from PSA, FCA, J...

Porsche sells 246,375 cars in 2017, up 4%

autherAutocar Professional Bureau calendar18 Mar 2018

In addition to making sizeable investments in its core sports car business, Porsche is also doubling its expenditure o...

ZF engineers industry's lightest knee airbag module

autherAutocar Professional Bureau calendar18 Mar 2018

New module features highly flexible design for various vehicle interior sizes and configurations, including future aut...