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Hyundai introduces 2015 Sonata Eco with 1.6L Gamma turbo; 32 mpg combined

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2015 Sonata Eco. Hyundai announced the third powertrain available in the 2015 Sonata: the Sonata Eco. The 2015 Sonata Eco is powered by a variant of the 1.6-liter l/100 km) combined rating is segment-leading for a non-hybrid mid-size sedan and more than a 10% improvement over a 2015 Sonata SE powered by the 2.4-liter

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All New Flyer facilities now capable of manufacturing Xcelsior CHARGE battery-electric buses

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NFI Group), the largest transit bus and motor coach manufacturer and parts distributor in North America, announced that its Anniston, Alabama facility has successfully completed its first full build of an Xcelsior CHARGE battery-electric heavy-duty transit bus. New Flyer of America Inc., the US subsidiary of New Flyer Industries Inc.

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New Flyer of America investing additional $25M in Anniston, AL; capacity for zero-emission bus production

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New Flyer of America Inc, the largest transit bus and motor coach manufacturer and parts distributor in North America, will invest $25 million in major building renovations and expansions at its Anniston, Alabama production campus.

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UPS updates 125 Workhorse E-GEN series hybrid electric step vans with smaller genset engine for better fuel economy

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The updated trucks, which were originally purchased in September 2015, deliver up to four times the fuel economy of a gasoline-powered vehicle, UPS said. The trucks will be deployed in Alabama, Arizona, Georgia, Florida, Mississippi, Nevada, Ohio and Texas later this year.

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New 7th-generation Hyundai Sonata updates design, tweaks powertrain

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2015 Sonata 2.0T Hyundai introduced its seventh-generation 2015 Sonata mid-size sedan at the New York International Auto Show. Hyundai continues its all four-cylinder Theta engine lineup for the 2015 Sonata. Information on the 2015 Sonata Hybrid will come later this year.) The 2015 Sonata Sport 2.0T A revised 2.4-liter

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Daimler opens Mercedes-Benz engine plant in China; first MB passenger car engine plant outside of Germany

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BBAC), a joint venture between Daimler and BAIC Motor. billion) investment, BBAC is increasing its production capacities to more than 200,000 units by 2015. Together with the long-wheelbase E-Class and the C-Class, GLK-Class vehicles are currently manufactured at Beijing Benz Automotive Company Ltd. With Daimler’s €2-billion (US$2.7-billion)

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Daimler/Renault-Nissan collaboration expanding

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The chief executives of the Renault-Nissan Alliance and Daimler AG said during an annual briefing at the Frankfurt Motor Show that their companies’ partnership ( earlier post ) is advancing quickly, and the scope of the collaboration is increasingly global. The Q30 concept car can be seen for the first time at the Frankfurt Motor Show.

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