MANN+HUMMEL introduces plastic oil pan
The MANN+HUMMEL Group introduced what they claim is the world's first plastic oilpan at the SAE World Congrass in April 2008, and they already have a customer for the oilpan, which they …
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Toyota to build Camry Hybrid in Thailand
We may see a second hybrid vehicle being introduced into our local market soon as a Thai CBU model, the Toyota Camry Hybrid, as Toyota Motor Corporation will begin assembly of the …
Nissan to offer diesel X-Trail in Japan
Nissan's line-up for the G8 Hokkaido Toyaki summit next month will include a Nissan X-Trail equipped with a version of Renault's M9R diesel engine. This new engine will feature piezo-electric injectors, a …
Volkswagen’s Mark 6 will cost less to make
The Mark 6 Volkswagen Golf due to be unveiled by the end of this year will be immediately profitable for Volkswagen, unlike the current Mark 5 which only started being profitable 2 …
Iranian Proton distributor targets 100,000 cars a year
Proton's Iranian distributor Zagross Khodro is currently selling 17,000 units of Proton cars in Iran annually, but intends to hit 30,000 annual sales by next year, with a target of 100,000 Proton …
Toyota TRD Aurion Pro-Facfory Xtreme
That red blur that you see above is Toyota's TRD Aurion Pro-Facfory Xtreme, which made its debut at the Willowbank Raceway in Queensland, Australia last week. Toyota claims the TRD Aurion Pro-Facfory …
General Motors continues to struggle, considers selling off Hummer to Tata or Mahindra
India's Economic Times reported that General Motors has approached Indian companies Tata and Mahindra regarding a possible offloading of the Hummer brand to either of the two companies. GM has seen Hummer …
Toyota FCHV-adv: FCHV with extended range
Toyota has updated its Toyota FCHV fuel cell vehicle with a new FC Stack that extends the range of the vehicle considerably. The FCHV's original hydrogen storage system could store 148 litres …
BMW continues exhaust gas heat energy recovery research
BMW has played around with recovering heat energy from exhaust gas and turning it into usable energy before. It involved using exhaust gas to heat up water to produce steam, which passes …
Suzuki SX4 WRC Edition
Suzuki has unveiled a special 500-unit run of the Suzuki SX4 for the German market called the Suzuki SX4 WRC Edition, nevermind that there's nothing WRC about the special edition other than …
Porsche unveils facelifted 911 Carrera and Carrera S with new 7-speed twin clutch gearbox
Porsche has just unveiled the facelifted Porsche 911 with a new 7-speed twin clutch gearbox replacing the old 6 speed Tiptronic automatic. We already knew this was coming, as Porsche had patented …
Mahindra acquires Italian motorcycle firm
Indian automaker Mahindra & Mahindra Limited, a company popular for their SUVs and trucks is putting a firm foot into the opposite end of the vehicle range with their recent acquisition of …
Thailand pushes for E85 usage
Thailand has implemented a new policy that encourages the use of E85-capable cars. Both the excise tax on E85 fuel as well as the cars that burn them have been cut. E85 …
Volkswagen Golf Mk6 to get new 1.2 liter engine
The MkVI Volkswagen Golf will make its debut in October this year, which should lead to the next generation Volkswagen GTI soon after. The MkVI GTI should result in a few MkV …
Winterkorn threatens to quit if Porsche interferes
Porsche is allegedly slowly increasing its stake in Volkswagen from the current 31% to a supposed figure of more than 50%, and the two companies have released a joint special edition version …
Next generation Fabia vRS to feature 1.4 TSI
The hot hatch vRS version of the latest generation Skoda Fabia will switch to petrol power in the form of Volkswagen's 1.4 litre TSI engine instead of the current Fabia vRS's 1.9 …
Hyundai to develop 1.5 lakh car in India
Hyundai Motor India managing director HS Lheem announced that Hyundai will be developing a Rs 1.5 lakh (RM11,360) car for the Chinese and Indian markets. The car will be developed in India …
New Honda Freed MPV with up to 8 seats
LATEST: Honda Freed Review - first impressions in Indonesia Honda Japan has added one more vehicle to its line-up, the Honda Freed MPV. Based on the Global Small Platform which underpins cars …
BMW confirms BMW X1 to be produced in Germany
BMW has confirmed that the BMW X1 will be produced at its Leipzig plant in Germany, though an expected product launch is not finalized yet. Producing the X1 at that plant makes …
Tata Nano affects used car prices in India
According to a report by Marinews, it seems that the impending launch of the Tata Nano has had a bad effect on the used car market in India, with used car sales …
