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ZF re-engineers Ecolife AT with start/stop

autherAutocar Professional Bureau     calendar19 Oct 2015

Fuel savings of up to 10 percent can be achieved with the start/stop function alone in conventional diesel city buses. Also, an additional electric motor in the driveline is not necessary, reducing costs.

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Yamaha reveals teaser image of sports car ahead of Tokyo motor show

By Jim Holder, Autocar UK calendar19 Oct 2015

Gordon Murray tipped to have designed new sports car off Motiv city car concept's iStream platform

Nissan, Mitsubishi Motors and NMKV to develop next-generation minicars

autherAutocar Professional Bureau calendar16 Oct 2015

Nissan Motor Co, Mitsubishi Motors Corporation, and their joint venture NMKV Co today reached an agreement to continue...

Volkswagen suspends former diesel engine boss

autherAutocar Professional Bureau calendar16 Oct 2015

Volkswagen has suspended another senior engineer and head of its largest transmission plant in connection with its inv...

GKN Driveline to set up new plant in Mexico for AWD technology

autherAutocar Professional Bureau calendar16 Oct 2015

The facility will produce up to one million propshafts per year and will serve customers including Audi, BMW, FCA, For...

UK automotive supply chain could see 28,000 jobs boost by 2020, finds study

autherAutocar Professional Bureau calendar16 Oct 2015

Growing UK car production and rise of connectivity will deliver huge opportunities for suppliers.

Volvo Cars’ new global compact car range to bank on CMA

autherAutocar Professional Bureau calendar15 Oct 2015

Volvo Cars' first vehicle on CMA is expected to be launched in 2017.

Indian team takes second place in Valeo Innovation Challenge

autherAutocar Professional Bureau calendar15 Oct 2015

The three winning teams were selected by a jury chaired by Valeo CEO Jacques Aschenbroich and made up of eminent figur...

Tesla Autopilot brings autonomous driving to Model S

By John McIlroy, Autocar UK calendar15 Oct 2015

Elon Musk announces Autopilot in version 7.0 of the Model S's software – and says a fully autonomous vehicle should be...

ElringKlinger receives f-cell award for innovative fuel cell module

autherAutocar Professional Bureau calendar14 Oct 2015

ElringKlinger AG has been honored with an f-cell award, which is presented by the State of Baden-Württemberg, Germany,...