assembling trucks and trailers, with export plans primarily targeting the U.S., as well as other Latin American markets. Operations are expected to begin in 2026, following a USD 700 million investment for the construction of the plant, which is located near the Salinas Victoria-Ciénega de Flores highway in Nuevo León, Mexico. Additionally, the local mayor is in talks with the federal government to build a bypass as part of the Monterrey-Nuevo...

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hts. The newly available interior equipments include the upgraded Entune Premium Audio and the Smart Key. The hybrid system of the car including a 1.5-liter gasoline engine with nickel-metal hydride battery pack has 99 combined system horsepower and the EPA fuel economy rating of 53/46/50 mpg (city/highway/combined). Toyota Motor Corporation has released the partially redesigned Aqua in Japan. The model has undergone design changes on the interio...

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hand side of the seat will vibrate. Imminent threats trigger pulses on both sides of the seat, while activating visual alerts on the dashboard as well. General Motors announced the selling prices of the Cadillac ATS coming to the market in the summer of 2012. The 2.5-liter engine model offering the highway fuel economy of 30mpg will be priced from $33,990. A model with a 2.0L turbocharged engine will cost $35,795, while that with a 3.6L V-6 engin...

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ith the price starting at $23,585 including $995 destination charge. It features the 3.6-liter Pentastar V-6 engine offering 305 horsepower and 269 lb.-ft. of torque, mated to an eight-speed automatic transmission and a stop-start system. It delivers EPA-rated fuel economy of 18 MPG city and 25 MPG highway. The Ram with the 5.7-liter HEMI V-8 that provides 395 horsepower, 407 lb.-ft. of torque will also be available. President Fred Diaz of Chrysl...

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assembly plants as it prepares to introduce the redesigned Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra in the second quarter. GM announced the 2014 Chevrolet Silverado and the GMC Sierra are the first pickup trucks to receive the highest possible five-star Overall Vehicle Score for safety since the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration changed its New Car Assessment Program for the 2011 model year. Ford Motor Co.’s F-150, Chrysler’s Dodge Ram...

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ility system. On March 30, Great Wall Motor released the 2022 Corporate Social Responsibility Report. According to the report, the automaker took a series of measures to optimize its logistics transportation network. For example, it promoted intermodality and changed the transportation channel from highways to railways or waterways. Great Wall Motor intends to develop more resources in railway and waterway transportation and gradually expand its ...

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n the United States early 2015. The base MSRP for the 2015 Ram ProMaster City Cargo is USD 23,130, plus USD 995 for destination. The MSRP for the 2015 Ram ProMaster City Wagon starts at USD 24,130 plus USD 995 destination. The 2015 Ram ProMaster City delivers EPA fuel economy of 21 mpg city, 29 mpg highway and 24 mpg combined. Turk Otomobil Fabrikasi A.S. (Tofas) will invest a total of USD 1.4 billion in Tofas Bursa Plant. The money will be spend...

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m will be demonstrating the technologies it has developed for connected and autonomous driving. The team will also introduce the Ford Trucks CARE ecosystem, which offers software, uptime, electric mobility, financial solutions, and customization services. Developed by Ford Trucks engineers, Level 4 Highway Pilot self-driving technology allows drivers to autonomously drive their vehicles between H2H (hub-to-hub) logistics centers. On June 13, Ford...

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o a 3.6-liter direct injection V6 from the current 3.0-liter direct injection V6. Its horsepower will be increased from 265 hp to 300 hp, torque from 223 lb-ft to 260 lb-ft. Nevertheless, fuel economy of the 2012 model will be kept at the same level of the 2011 model at 18 mpg in city and 25 mpg on highway. During the GM Q4 2023 earnings presentation, GM CEO Mary Barra acknowledged that the Chevrolet Blazer EV software issue has disappointed cons...

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iat Mobi in the 2025 lineup. The Like and Trekking versions now feature the 1.0-liter Firefly Flex engine with 75 hp and 105 Nm of torque. They can accelerate from 0 to 100 km/h in 14.7 seconds and reach a top speed of 164 km/h. As for fuel consumption, the model delivers up to 10.6 km/liter on the highway and 9.8 km/liter in the city with ethanol, and 15.1 km/liter on the highway and 14 km/liter in the city, with gasoline. The Fiat Mobi also add...

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egic partnership with China Baowu Steel Group (China Baowu). SAIC Motor and China Baowu plan to jointly develop a national-level hydrogen industry demonstration zone that includes a hydrogen industrial park in the Wusong area of Shanghai, a hydrogen corridor (a plan to build hydrogen stations along highways) around the A30 Highway, and a hydrogen corridor linking the Lingang area of Shanghai and Nantong in Jiangsu Province. The companies aim to r...

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The model is equipped with 2.5 and 3.6-liter horizontally opposed engines. Its production will start in Japan and the U.S. simultaneously. The 2014 Subaru Forester became the first vehicle to ace every aspect of the challenging small overlap front crash test conducted by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS). The Forester, the only one of 13 small SUVs to earn an overall rating of good in the test, and the 2013 Mitsubishi Outlander Sp...

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me day with a price tag of RMB 249,900 in 25 cities nationwide. The LaCrosse eAssist is powered by a 2.4-liter direct injection engine, a 15 kW motor and lithium-ion batteries. It consumes 5.2 liters of gasoline per 100 km at a constant speed of 90 km per hour. Combined fuel consumption of city and highway drive is 7.2 km per 100 km. The engine powering the LaCrosse eAssist features a start-stop system that curbs both fuel consumption and CO2 emi...

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stacle dodging, etc. by sensing the traffic in the driving direction through radars and cameras, greatly reducing the burden on the driver. On April 26, SAIC Hongyan signed a strategic cooperation agreement with the Chongqing Shuangqiao Economic & Technological Development Zone (CQSQETDZ) and China Highway Vehicle & Machinery Co., Ltd. (CHVM) to jointly build the largest specialty vehicle retrofitting site in western China in the CQSQETDZ, build ...

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ear. On July 16, Toyota announced the prices of the 2013 "Lexus ES" slated to go on sale in the U.S. starting in August. The "ES350" is priced at $36,100 and the "ES300h" at $38,850, each exclusive of a delivery and handling fee of $895. The EPA-estimated fuel economy is rated at 21/31/24 mpg (city/highway/combined) for the "ES 350" and 40/39/40 mpg for the "ES 300h." Toyota announced on November 29 the outline and prices of 2014 MY Lexus CT200h....

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which features a host of latest functions, including a heated steering wheel, as well as vehicle stability control system as standard on all versions. Equipped with a 1.6-liter gasoline engine, it is priced at 15.15 million won for the "Style," and 19.95 million won for the "Premium." The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has added 2011 and 2013 models years to an investigation of an airbag problem with Hyundai Elantras. The...

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r engine developing 158 hp at 6,000 rpm and 162 lb.-ft. of torque at 4,000 rpm. The "Matrix S" is also available with a 4-speed automatic transmission (ECT) AWD mated to a 5-speed manual, 4- or 5-speed automatic (ECT).The EPA-estimated fuel economy of the 1.8-liter type is 25 mpg (city) and 32 mpg (highway) for the 5-speed manual transmission and 26 mpg (city) and 32 mpg (highway) for the 4-speed automatic. The EPA-estimated fuel economy for the ...

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se is 92 mm longer. The gasoline engine version is loaded with either a 2.5-liter 170ps engine or a 3.6-liter V6 VR6 280ps mated to a 6-speed DSG. The diesel version is installed with a 2.0-liter140ps "TDI" turbo engine compliant with diesel engine regulations in the 50 states. It can get 43 mpg on highway and have a maximum range of 800 miles (1,287 km) on a full tank. The 2012 U.S. version "Passat" to be produced locally at the Chattanooga is d...

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e accidents to the Chevrolet Volt caused by damaged batteries, GM plans to loan Chevrolet Volt owners a replacement GM vehicle free. Also, in case of a heavy crash accident occurred to the Volt, GM will send a team of service engineers within a few days to work on draining the battery. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) closed its safety defect investigation into the post-crash fire risk of the Chevy Volts. The agency's in...

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ctric, inaugurated its new manufacturing plant in Ponneri, Chennai. Spread across approximately 500,000 square feet, the facility has an annual production capacity of 50,000 vehicles, catering to the small and light commercial vehicle (SCV/LCV) segments. It is strategically located near the Kolkata highway, around 35 kilometers from Chennai. The newly inaugurated plant will primarily manufacture the Eviator e-SCV. ...

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