Auto Shanghai 2025: Porsche presents 911 Spirit 70 and GT3 version On April 24, Porsche showcased two special versions of its 911 models i.e., the 911 Spirit 70 and the 911 GT3 in the Auto Shanghai 2025. The display featured nine classic Porsche cars on a 1970s meets modern themed stand, highlighting the 911 Spirit 70—the third model in Porsche’s Heritage Design collector series. Porsche 911 Spirit 70 is limited to 1,500 units, based on the 9...

News  Updated at: 2025/04/24

of its 80,000th production unit, the Hino 300 Series 916 Aluminum Van. Incorporated in March 1975 as a JV between Filipino investors, Hino Motors Ltd., and Marubeni Corp. of Japan (PHI) under the name Pilipinas Hino Inc., the company changed its name to HMPI in 2015. HMPI was also behind the iconic 1970’s Love Buses, where it delivered 200 units to Metro Manila’s urban commuters. (From the Philippines' BOI press release dated February 14, 202...

News  Updated at: 2025/02/20

Changan to introduce AVATR 11 electric crossover in Russia On January 20, Changan Automobile Group announced that the electric crossover AVATR 11 will be presented in three trim levels - "90 kWh RWD 5 seats", "116 kWh AWD 5 seats" and "116 kWh AWD 4 seats" in Russia.  It has a dimension of 4880×1970×1970 mm and a wheelbase of 2975 mm. In the initial configuration of 90 kWh RWD 5 seats, AVATR 11 will be presented in a version with rear-wheel dr...

News  Updated at: 2025/01/27

Sandhar Technologies, India recives a new patent On March 5, Sandhar Technologies Limited announced that it has been granted a patent, by the controller of patents, for an invention entitled “system for controlled actuation of electronic handle lock of a vehicle and method thereof” on March 15, 2024, for a term of 20 years effective from September 5, 2022, by the provisions of Patents Act, 1970. Sandhar Technologies Limited is an auto compone...

News  Updated at: 2024/03/18

Avtovaz, Russia produces 31 millionth vehicle On March 12, Avtovaz announced that it had produced 31 million vehicles from its main conveyor belt. It was a LADA Vesta sedan in a new modification with an automatic transmission. Avtovaz started the production of cars in the Volzhsky Automobile Plant in 1970. Based on Avtovaz press release  ...

News  Updated at: 2024/03/12

es by 2025 that will impact around 1,400 people. The decision is in line with the North American market’s shifting needs and transformations, and the site is not being equipped to deliver tires at competitive costs to meet these evolving market demands. The site has produced passenger tires since 1970. (From a press release dated October 26, 2023)...

News  Updated at: 2023/10/27

Mercedes-Benz unveils Vision One-Eleven Concept Car On June 15, Mercedes-Benz unveiled the Vision One-Eleven electric concept car, a new 2-seater hyper car.The company reborn the C111 experimental vehicle, produced in limited quantities over two generations for testing and development purposes from the late 1960s to the early 1970s, as an icon of the modern area.The Vision One-Eleven concept was designed and engineered at Mercedes-Benz's Internat...

News  Updated at: 2023/06/21

e-defined ESP modes (Wet, On, Track & Off) selectable via the ESP button on the center console. Its all-new suspension system features new intelligent adaptive dampers and “Electronic Rear Differential”. It has a fully integrated multi-screen system and is displayed using 10.25-inch Pure Black, 1970x720 high-resolution screens with ultra-responsive (30ms reaction time) capacitive touch control.This all-new connected car ecosystem utilizes thr...

News  Updated at: 2023/05/25

eld and receive more added value, they will have to innovate and pioneer next-generation battery chemistries and technologies. Importantly, it is this competition that will spur worldwide innovation and drive the BEV industry, as was the case when Japanese automakers launched their challenge in the 1970s and again with Korean OEMs in the 1990s. (LMC Automotive blog on May 3, 2023)...

News  Updated at: 2023/05/11

abbreviation of “Grand Sport Einspritzung” (Grand Sport Injection), GSe now also stands for Grand Sport electric. The GSe line-up will be “Autobahn proof” thanks to extensive testing on German motorways. Opel most recently presented the Manta GSe, a modern take on the legendary Manta from 1970. The Opel Manta GSe is also a tribute to the beautiful Manta A that most recently provided the inspiration for the design of the new brand face ...

News  Updated at: 2022/09/14

can enjoy charging services through the Avatr App, while other users can use the BP applet. Through this cooperation, Avatr Technology may become the first SEV (smart electric vehicle) brand in China to develop a high-voltage charging network.BP has been running operations in China since the early 1970s. Its main business activities in China include aviation fuel supply, refined oil retailing, and future mobility.From an Avatr Technology WeChat ...

News  Updated at: 2022/08/08

Dayou Winia Group completes acquisition of Shinki Intermobile South Korea’s Dayou Winia Group announced that it completed the acquisition of Shinki Intermobile Co., Ltd. (Shinki Intermobile). Founded in 1970, Shinki Intermobile is a primary supplier of Hyundai and Kia Motors. It has been supplying lightweight plastic parts such as console boxes, engine covers, wheel guards, and built-in trims. A steering wheel maker, Dayou AP, and a seat maker,...

News  Updated at: 2022/07/07

akers supported Trump in changing the rule, while Ford, Honda, BMW, Volkswagen and Volvo Cars committed to stay with California's standards in 2020.President Joe Biden’s win in 2021 changed the situation.Historically, California has had the authority to set its own air quality standards since the 1970 Clean Air Act acknowledged southern California's unique problem with smog. (Detroit News article on March 9, 2022)...

News  Updated at: 2022/03/12

per year.Mercedes-Benz offers customized CKD products to customers, from Accelo and Atego trucks to an entire line of urban and intercity buses, from micro to super-articulated.More than 170 employees are exclusively dedicated to the CDK operation at the São Bernardo do Campo plant. Created in the 1970s, the CKD area takes care of the entire customer service process, as well as the preparation of semi-dismantled vehicles for shipment to differen...

News  Updated at: 2022/03/03

Cummins in Brazil 50 years, engines in 2/3 of medium trucks sold in country Cummins Brazil celebrated its 50th anniversary in the country, beginning with its engine plant in Guarulhos, São Paulo, in the 1970s. Today, with its 2,500 dedicated employees, Cummins manufactures in Brazil not only engines, a consolidated distribution network. The regional importance of Cummins Brazil is apparent as: One in three buses sold in the country have a Cummin...

News  Updated at: 2021/12/23

Nissan reveals all-new 2023 Z sports car Nissan Motor Company revealed the 2023 Nissan Z sports car in a global broadcast held in Brooklyn, approximately five miles where the original 1970 Datsun 240Z globally debuted in 1969. The new 2023 Z has a silhouette which resembles the original with a long hood and a squared-off low rear stance to accentuate its performance.The 2023 Nissan Z will feature a 3.0-liter V6 twin turbo engine capable of genera...

News  Updated at: 2021/08/19

pas is a company with versatile business within the vehicle industry, that, among others, includes styling and modifications of Scania trucks. The company is owned by the renown profile Sven-Erik “Svempa” Bergendahl. He started his business in 1965, and has styled various trucks since the early 1970s. Because of Svempas strong, indirect connection to Scania, an agreement has been reached where the trademark Svempas is acquired by Scania. Svem...

News  Updated at: 2021/06/30

Opel Manta goes electric On March 15, Opel announced that its newest BEV (battery electric vehicle), the Mokka-e, is just arriving on the roads and the brand is already allowing a first glimpse of another exciting e-project: The Opel Manta GSe ElektroMOD harks back to the legendary Opel Manta of 1970 and simultaneously gives added impetus to the growing phenomenon of “restomods” – a recent development among automobile fans and collectors wh...

News  Updated at: 2021/03/16

egion at the tail end of last year. Indeed, maintaining firm inventory control emerged as a principal objective for every OEM across the sector. It is worth noting that, in recent decades, we have seen exogenous shocks increase in both frequency and severity, as highlighted by the oil spikes of the 1970s, the collapse of the Soviet Union, the financial crisis of 2007-2008, and now the coronavirus pandemic. Such shocks inevitably disrupt budget pl...

News  Updated at: 2021/01/27

lready a sales leader in Brazil and Argentina, has all the potential to be a success in Bolivia,” said Pablo Di Si, president and CEO of Volkswagen Latin America.VW is the largest exporter of automobiles and light commercial vehicles in Brazil, shipping more than four million units since February 1970 to the Americas, Africa, the Middle East, Europe, and Asia. (VW press release on October 1, 2020)...

News  Updated at: 2020/10/06