German automotive and industrial parts supplier Schaeffler has developed
a new form of transport, a “bio hybrid” which it hails an “innovative
micro-mobility concept”.
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Thursday 31 March 2016
Friday 25 March 2016
Achates gives opposed pistons a 2018 boost
Achates Power Inc. of San
Diego, California, has put a news story from Voice of America of 22 March 2016 on
its web site noting that the company, Delphi Automotive and Argonne National Laboratory
will have a three-cylinder opposed piston engine in operation by 2018 that is
"50 per cent more efficient compared to a downsized, turbocharged direct
injection gasoline engine, while reducing the overall cost of the powertrain
system”.
Thursday 24 March 2016
Nissan to invest £22 million in UK plant
An investment of
£22m investment is being made by Nissan Motor Manufacturing UK (NMMUK) in its Washington,
UK facility in a bid to increase production of its Qashqai SUV, the company’s
best-selling model.
Volvo opts for turbocompounding
Volvo
Trucks North America has launched the group’s MY2017 engines offering customers
increased power, performance and fuel efficiency.
Wednesday 23 March 2016
Audi launches 'new' ‘hand-built R8 Spyder…
Audi claims the latest R8 Spyder with a naturally aspirated V10 power unit
returns “more technologically accomplished, more powerful and quicker against
the clock, even more tightly pinned to corners and even more composed on the
straights thanks to a 50 per cent improvement in torsional rigidity”.
As Jaguar is set to revive the XKSS
Anxious not to miss pout on any ‘high end’ sales that may be in
the offing, Jaguar is to build the XKSS as a £1 million ultra-exclusive continuation
model.
Tuesday 22 March 2016
TVR picks Wales as new production site
As expected, sports car maker TVR will follow the lead set by
Aston Martin and build its new car in a new
production facility located in Wales; in this case in the Ebbw Vale Enterprise
Zone in South Wales.
Monday 21 March 2016
Jeep Wrangler set for diesel and hybrid
The US automotive press is awash with speculation that Fiat Chrysler Automotive
(FCA) is planning to reconfigure its Toledo, Ohio, assembly complex next year
to build next-generation Jeep Wranglers.
Friday 18 March 2016
Aston Martin and Red Bull unite forces
When Dr. Andy Palmer, chief executive officer of Aston Martin, spoke
last May to the Manufacturing Forum at Cranfield University, outlining his next
century plan, he had a good idea of what was to come.
Thursday 17 March 2016
R&D consortium strives for ‘advanced diesels’
Ricardo is one of
some 16 organisations participating in Project REWARD to develop advanced diesel
engines beyond Euro6 for passenger cars and light commercials under 3,500kg, including a new two-stroke diesel for B/C segment cars.
Wednesday 16 March 2016
Daimler's van sales rise 9 per cent
Mercedes-Benz Vans, which has reported record sales, revenue and EBIT
figures for financial year 2015, delivered 321,000 vehicles, a rise of 9 per
cent compared with 295,000.
Tuesday 15 March 2016
GKN’s eAxle migrates to C-segment cars
GKN is attempting to increase its return on investment in hybrid
technology by pushing its technology to a wider C-segment OEM audience.
Thursday 10 March 2016
Audi lifts secrecy cloak around 4-litre TDI
Following our earlier posting, Audi has now decided to lift the cloak of secrecy that mysteriously surrounded the bore and stroke of its
new 4-litre TDI diesel engine.
Audi throws cloak of secrecy over 4-litre TDI
In an amazing move, of
which the KGB or the Mafia would be immensely proud, Audi has declined to
disclose the bore and stroke of its new 4-litre TDI diesel engine.
Monday 7 March 2016
Ford extends aluminium use in F-Series trucks
Ford loves aluminium -
especially when it comes to cutting weight from its F-Series trucks.
Shengrui moves to stop/start 8-speed auto ‘box
A new version of the Shengrui 8AT transmission
adds stop/start functionality to the capabilities of this eight-speed automatic
transmission, co-developed with Ricardo.
Audi adopts 48V electrical compressor for V8 TDI
Audi claims its ‘new’
4-litre V8 diesel engine makes the new SQ7 TDI “the most powerful diesel SUV on
the market”.
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