As if to emphasise the growing shift to
electric vehicles (EVs), General Motors and Honda have set up the auto industry’s first manufacturing
joint venture to mass produce an advanced hydrogen fuel cell system that will
be used in future products from each company with SOP set for 2020.
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Monday 30 January 2017
Torotrak cuts V-Charge in favour of KERS
When a company begins a statement to the effect that “priorites have
changed”, you know there’s trouble ahead. And so it is with Torotrak which is refocusing
on KERS and IVTs. And it's all the fault of EVs and diesel technology.
Friday 27 January 2017
Mack Trucks pulls 16-litre engine
According to Transport Topics (TT). Mack Trucks in the US has opted to pull its
Titan model and its 16-litre MP10 engine.
Thursday 26 January 2017
JLR is UK’s largest automaker – again
JaguarLandRover
(JLR) has once again been named the largest automotive manufacturer in Britain,
accounting for more than 30 per cent of all domestic car production last year.
Monday 23 January 2017
Opposed-piston engine work is ‘no joke’ – Achates
Under perceptive
questioning by a WardsAuto reporter, Achates President and chief executive
officer David Johnson claims interest from vehicle builders is serious and will
lead to production.
Sunday 22 January 2017
Automakers begin to mull the Trump effect
As UK Prime Minister,
Teresa May, become the first foreign leader to meet new US President Donald
Trump, focus will be on trade. And trade with Trump will be the one notion that
senior executives in the global automotive industry this weekend will be the
mulling the implication of Trump’s inauguration.
Wednesday 18 January 2017
Opposed-piston – promises, promises, promises
Opposed-piston engines
for road vehicles have proved to be a moving target. Mystifying and elusive. Promises
are made and not fulfilled. But now it looks as though there could be light at
the end of the tunnel. But still the light at the end of the tunnel is set for 2018.
SinterCast responds to 'dieselgate' issues
Swedish foundry
process control specialist SinterCast is one of the first leading
automotive-related companies to respond to possible issues surrounding the
impact of 'dieselgate' on its business.
Tuesday 17 January 2017
More SUVs to emerge from Vauxhall
Vauxhall has revealed it all-new Crossland X, what it sees as a
second vital ingredient to the company’s burgeoning SUV offering, which is due
to grow still further in 2017 with the launch of the larger Grandland X later
in the year.
VW ‘dieselgate’ chief in the firing line
Oliver Schmidt’s name
is likely to go down in the annals of automotive history, irrespective of what
happens in the coming weeks and months.
EPA and CARB approve VW dieselgate 'fix'
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
and the California Air Registration Board (CARB) have a proved a 'fix' for
67,000 of the 475,000 Volkswagen and Audi 2-litre diesel engines programmed to
'cheat' US emissions tests.
Sunday 15 January 2017
Cummins distances itself from FCA fall-out
As shares in Renault
fell sharply late last week following reports that French prosecutors are
investigating the carmaker over possible diesel emissions claims, Cummins Inc.
has become the latest manufacturer to distance itself from the vehicle
emissions scandal.
Saturday 14 January 2017
FCA faces the wrath of the EPA
The US Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA) has lodged a complaint against Fiat Chrysler
Automobiles (FCA) of failing to
disclose software in 104,000 diesel pickups and SUVs that allows them to exceed
pollution limits.
Wednesday 11 January 2017
Production of Micra returns to Europe
Production
of the latest Nissan Micra has begun at Flins in France and, according to
Nissan, final checks have ensured the vehicles are finished to the “highest
quality”.
Tuesday 10 January 2017
SinterCast confirms F-150’s 3-litre diesel
The 2017 North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) provided
a positive start to the year, with the unveiling of a new SinterCast-CGI diesel
engine for the Ford F-150.
Monday 9 January 2017
Toyota commits to US; BMW to Mexico
Japanese car giant Toyota says will it invest $10bn (£8.2bn) in the
US over the next five years - the latest car giant to announce major
investments.
Sunday 8 January 2017
Ford fits 3-litre diesel to F-150 pick-up truck
Ford, the US’s leading
truck leader, now offers an all-new 3-litre Power Stroke V6
turbo diesel and the “next generation” 2.7-litre EcoBoost engine in the new 2018 Ford F-150. Ford now has a truck to more than match the Fiat Chrysler Automotive Ram 1500 with its VM Motori V6 turbo diesel and which, like the 'new' 3-litre V6 from Ford has a CGI vee cylinder block. Ford's move raises one simple question: How will GM, the sleeping giant, respond? Will the 'new' 4.5-litre Duramax appear sooner rather than later? Another vee CGI diesel? The US rumour mill says the CGI Duramax will bow in summer 2018.
Friday 6 January 2017
New funding for cleaner US diesel buses
New funding for cleaner US school buses announced
by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will allow for significant air
quality improvements by replacing older diesel buses with newer, more efficient
technology – primarily advanced clean diesel technology. EPA is awarding $7.7 million to replace or retrofit
401 older diesel school buses in 27 states under the Diesel Emissions Reduction
Act (DERA).
Thursday 5 January 2017
Ford: Flat Rock gains as Mexico loses
Ford
Motor Company is investing $4.5 billion
investment in electrified vehicles by 2020, offering customers greater fuel
efficiency, capability and power across Ford’s global vehicle
lineup.
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