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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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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rs a new and typically Citroën travelling experience. It boasts unrivalled modularity with three individual sliding, folding and inclining rear seats and best-in-class boot capacity of 580 l to 720 l. Modern and high-tech, New C5 Aircross SUV is equipped with 20 driver assistance systems including Highway Driver Assist, a level-two autonomous driving system, and Grip Control with Hill Assist Descent, for adventures off the beaten track. It also ...

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. Ford's "Transit Connect Taxi" was selected for use in City of New York. following Boston, Chicago and Philadelphia among major cities The Ford taxi will make its debut in late fall. It is equipped with a 2.0-liter 4-cylinder engine mated to an automatic transmission rated at 23 mpg in city and on highway combined. Ford will provide also versions compliant with CNG and LPG. New York City Taxi and Limousine Commission started operation of the "Tr...

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km on the combined European driving cycle, and to lower CO2 emissions to 49 g/km.- July 2011Toyota forecasts the U.S. sales of the "Prius PHV" slated to go on sale in early 2012 will reach at least 16,000 during the year of 2012. Its fuel efficiency will be 50 mpg on a combined average of city and highway. On November 29 Toyota Motor began accepting bookings for the Prius PHV in Japan. Its starting price is 3,200,000 yen, which will be about 2,7...

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oroughly engineered from the powertrain and suspension to details including the positioning of the stitch points of the seats. In addition, the latest advanced driver assistance technology, Lexus Teammate that also incorporates AI technology, has been adopted. On motor-vehicle-only roadways such as highways, the system supports safe driving through to the roadway exit by performing such functions as peripheral recognition, estimating the vehicle...

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Plant, which builds the Ford Bronco Sport and new Maverick pickup will run one of two shifts the weeks of July 12 and 19. Michigan Assembly Plant will be down the weeks of July 5 and July 26 due to part shortages unrelated to semiconductors. Ford announced an EPA-certified fuel economy in city, on highway and combined of the all 5 variants of the new "Fusion." A 1.6-liter EcoBoost engine is rated at 25/37/39 mpg, a 2.0-liter EcoBoost at 22/33/26...

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se of auto parts in the Dongguan Shaoguan Industrial Transfer Park with an investment of 1.5 billion yuan. After the completion production capacity of the site will be more than 1 billion yuan. The test course, which will be the largest in China with an area of 2.5 square kilometers, will offer the highway driving simulation service for the tourists. BYD Auto has begun building the second plant in Xian, Shanxi Province. The new plant that will st...

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The gasoline model is powered by a 2.0-liter engine (maximum output 110kW / maximum torque 200Nm) and is mated to an Xtronic CVT. All models are also equipped with the "ProPILOT" system as standard equipment, which assists the driver with accelerator, brake, and steering operations when driving on highways. In addition to the 2WD model being released this time, the all-new Serena line-up also includes a 4WD gasoline-fueled model and a 2nd genera...

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t of which will be destined for the North American market. Toyota announced the all-new 2013 "Lexus ES350" and the "Lexus ES300h" hybrid in the U.S. on May 31. The "ES350" is powered by a 3.5-liter V6 engine that delivers 268 horsepower at 248 lb.-ft. It offers EPA fuel economy of 21/31/24mpg (city/highway/combined). The "ES 350h" uses a 2.5-liter engine and a motor, providing 200 horsepower and EPA ratings of 40/39/39mpg. Toyota will transfer pr...

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xury car brand in the U.S. The all-new QX80 full-size SUV is powered by a VR35DDTT 3.5-liter twin-turbo engine (maximum output: 450hp, peak torque: 516 lb-ft), mated to a 9-speed automatic transmission. It is also the first Infiniti to feature ProPilot Assist 2.1, which enables hands-off driving on highways. The new QX80 will be manufactured by Nissan Shatai Kyushu Co., Ltd. and is scheduled to go on sale in the U.S. later summer 2024. Nissan Mot...

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gearbox or a CVT. A turbo engine version will be added later. The car has more than 30 storage spaces inside. With improved NVH performance, the noise level when the engine is idle is 38 dB. Chery Automobile delivered 11 units of its Fulwin 2 (Celer in Brazil) to be used as police cars on circular highways in Sao Paulo, Brazil. This is the first time for Chery to deliver its vehicles for public services in Brazil. The Fulwin 2 was released in Br...

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his is a shift in strategy from one single model for the global market to multiple models suited for each market. Toyota launched the 2012 "Yaris" in the U.S., which is a 3- or 5-door hatchback powered by a 4-cylinder VVT-i 106 hp engine. Its EPA estimated fuel economy is rated at 30/38 mpg in city/highway for the 5-speed manual transmission and 30/35 mpg for the 4-speed automatic. Its retail prices start at $14,115. As part of measures to combat...

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luding its Mack Trucks plant in Macungie, Pennsylvania, as well as two Volvo Group plants in Dublin, Virginia, and Hagerstown, Maryland. On July 16, Mack Trucks introduced Mack Protect, its new proprietary active safety and collision mitigation system, debuting with the all-new Mack Pioneer Class 8 highway truck, built at the LVO Macungie plant. This safety package represents a significant shift from the Bendix Fusion system previously used acros...

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the second eco-partner conference of FAW Jiefang was held in the city of Suzhou, Jiangsu Province. FAW Jiefang unveiled J7 L3, the first L3 autonomous super truck at the conference. The vehicle is equipped with an autonomous driving system developed by Suzhou Zhito Technology Co., Ltd. and supports highway full-speed automatic cruise and automatic lane changing, it features a new “Jiefangxing” (Internet of Vehicles cloud service platform deve...

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ich deliver a maximum power output of 400kW and a peak torque of 720Nm. It has a comprehensive range of up to 717km according to the CLTC (China light duty vehicle test cycle). Features such as iFLYTEK 3.5 voice recognition system, Automatic Parking Assist (APA), AR (Augmented Reality) Navigation, Highway Assist (HWA), and NAP piloting system are available. On August 29, the Hong Kong Stock Exchange revealed a set of documents about the listing ...

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soline engine and an electric motor is rated at 364 ps. The acceleration from 0 to 100 km/h takes 5.5 seconds, the shortest among hybrid sedans in the world. Its fuel economy has also improved from 7.0 liters per 100 km to 6.9 liters in the European composite cycle, from 5.7 liters to 5.6 liters on highway and from 9.2 liters to 9.0 liters. Emissions has also improved from 162 g per km to 159 g qualified for tax incentive credits in leading marke...

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h American specifications at the LA auto show. The model is scheduled to go on sale from summer 2010. Production of the Fiesta model will start in March 2010, and the factory will have an annual production of 180,000 units in the third quarter. The new "Fiesta" is EPA rated at 29mpg city and 40 mpg highway with a 6-speed automatic "PowerShift" transmission, while for a 5-speed manual transmission, it is rated at 28mpg and 37 mpg, respectively. Fo...

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h Scania being responsible for delivering the remaining 741 units. Volvo Trucks announced on December 8 that it has started production of the I-Shift electronic automatic transmissions in Brazil. The I-Shift system is used on about 80 percent of the FH and FM trucks and over 90 percent of the Volvo highway buses produced in Curitiba. The I-Shift gearbox achieves up to 5 percent improvement in fuel efficiency compared with the conventional manual ...

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odels. It will start production of the "Chevrolet Sonic" and "Buick Verano" starting in the fall of 2011. GM has set the lowest prices of the "Chevrolet Sonic" at $14,495 for the sedan and $15,395 for the hatchback with its launch slated for the fall 2011. Its fuel consumption will be 40 mpg on the highway. GM began to produce the "Chevrolet Sonic" at the Orion plant on August 1, 2011. GM displayed at the Frankfurt Motor Show the "Chevrolet Aveo"...

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