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The new Mercedes-Benz B Class F CELL
The new Mercedes-Benz B Class F CELL The descriptions and data in this press kit apply to the international model range from Mercedes-Benz and may vary from country to country. First electric car fully suited for everyday driving and with the drivin...
Volvo Cars increases the development of cars powered by electricity – builds electric test fleet
Volvo Cars increases the development of cars powered by electricity – builds electric test fleet At the Detroit Motor Show, Volvo Cars is presenting a complete battery electric Volvo C30 with a range of 150 km. The next step forward is to buil...
FORD VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH CLARION NAVIGATION TOP J.D. POWER CUSTOMER SATISFACTION STUDY
FORD VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH CLARION NAVIGATION TOP J.D. POWER CUSTOMER SATISFACTION STUDY * Factory-installed Voice-Activated Navigation System with SIRIUS® Travel Link™ in the Lincoln MKS ranks highest in J.D. Power and Associates 2009 Navigatio...
Chill Out: Chevrolet Remote Start Makes Winter Weather Tolerable
Chill Out: Chevrolet Remote Start Makes Winter Weather Tolerable With winter weather coming to much of the country, the scrunch, scrunch, scrunch sound of scraping ice from the windshield leaves most people cold – literally and figuratively. On m...
READY FOR WINTER? FORD ADDS NEW REMOTE START FEATURE, HEATED STEERING WHEEL TO WARM CUSTOMERS
READY FOR WINTER? FORD ADDS NEW REMOTE START FEATURE, HEATED STEERING WHEEL TO WARM CUSTOMERS * Ford responds to customers’ desire for warmth in colder months with new factory-installed remote start system and heated steering wheel for the 2011 mo...
Lotus HQ and Test Track is now on Google Street View
Lotus HQ and Test Track is now on Google Street View The iconic British sports car manufacturer opens its doors for an exclusive behind the scenes tour of the site and a virtual drive around the famous Lotus Test Track. Lotus invited Google to recor...
Mazda Demios to be Base Architecture for Electric Vehicle Test Project
Mazda Demios to be Base Architecture for Electric Vehicle Test Project - Mazda to provide three Mazda Demios for the “Tsukuba Environmental Style Test Project” - HIROSHIMA, Japan—Mazda Motor Corporation will collaborate with Itochu Cor...
World Debut: Starter Battery in Lithium-Ion Technology
World Debut: Starter Battery in Lithium-Ion Technology Stuttgart. Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG, Stuttgart, is the first car maker in the world to offer a starter battery in lithium-ion technology. Weighing less than 6 kg or 13 lb, the new battery is ...
Autonomous Audi TTS
Backgrounder on the Autonomous Audi TTS PALO ALTO, Calif., Nov 18, 2009 - What once seemed to be the stuff of science fiction – a car that can safely operate without direct input from a driver – is rapidly moving from the realm of science fi...
McLaren Automotive video series takes viewers inside McLaren and reveals MP4-12C development plans
McLaren Automotive video series takes viewers inside McLaren and reveals MP4-12C development plans McLaren Automotive today launches the first in a series of broadcast-quality short videos, which present a rare insight into a performance car testing...
FORD TEAMS UP TO DEVELOP WHEAT STRAW-REINFORCED PLASTIC; NEW BIOMATERIAL DEBUTS IN 2010 FORD FLEX
FORD TEAMS UP TO DEVELOP WHEAT STRAW-REINFORCED PLASTIC; NEW BIOMATERIAL DEBUTS IN 2010 FORD FLEX * Ford Motor Company, working with academic researchers and supplier A. Schulman, has become the first automaker to develop and use wheat straw-reinfor...
Ford’s ‘Distraction lab’…
Ford’s ‘Distraction lab’ researchers use high tech goggles to help ensure drivers keep eyes on road Ford is giving a rare glimpse of its advanced “Distraction Lab” testing facility to shed light on the “epidemic” of tee...
FORD FOCUS BEV DRIVERS SOUGHT BY HILLINGDON
FORD FOCUS BEV DRIVERS SOUGHT BY HILLINGDON BRENTWOOD, Essex, 16 October 2009 – London residents will be among the first in Britain to experience Ford’s latest zero emissions technology. The London Borough of Hillingdon is appealing fo...
FORD ECOBOOST™ ENGINE RECEIVES POPULAR MECHANICS BREAKTHROUGH AWARD
FORD ECOBOOST™ ENGINE RECEIVES POPULAR MECHANICS BREAKTHROUGH AWARD * Popular Mechanics’ “Breakthrough Awards” recognize products and celebrate innovations poised to change the world, and the passionate, smart creators behind the...
GM Plants in Greater Flint Area Tool Up for 2011 Chevrolet Cruze and Volt
GM Plants in Greater Flint Area Tool Up for 2011 Chevrolet Cruze and Volt GM is investing more than $230 million in four greater Flint, Mich. plants to support production of the 2011 Chevrolet Cruze and Volt FLINT, Mich. - General Motors Company is ...
Efficient mobility under everyday conditions – The “Audi Efficiency Challenge A to B”
Efficient mobility under everyday conditions – The “Audi Efficiency Challenge A to B” * Audi confirms the efficiency of its cars on a long-distance trip * Over 4,000 kilometers through Europe with 20 models from the Audi product range * Efficie...
FORD’S ALAN MULALLY KICKS OFF 2010 INTERNATIONAL CES WITH OPENING DAY KEYNOTE ADDRESS
FORD’S ALAN MULALLY KICKS OFF 2010 INTERNATIONAL CES WITH OPENING DAY KEYNOTE ADDRESS * Ford President and CEO Alan Mulally will deliver the opening keynote address at the 2010 CES in Las Vegas at 8:30 a.m. on Thursday, Jan. 7, 2010, in the Hil...
