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Continental eBike System entering production in Q4

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Continental’s eBike System will enter production in the fourth quarter of 2014 and will be on display at the Eurobike trade fair from 27-30 August; the company had presented a prototype of the system at the Eurobike trade fair in 2013. After successful sampling by the manufacturers, production will start in the fourth quarter of 2014.

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Honda FCV Concept to make North American debut at 2015 NAIAS in Detroit

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The Honda FCV Concept ( earlier post ) will make its North American debut at the 2015 North American International Auto Show in Detroit in January. The FCX also was the world’s first production fuel-cell vehicle, introduced to the US and Japan in December 2002. Earlier post.).

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2015 Honda Fit earns IIHS Top Safety Pick with improved small overlap test results

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The redesigned 2015 Honda Fit earned an acceptable rating in the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety’s challenging small overlap front test, a significant improvement over the 2009-13 model, which was rated poor. Owners will be notified by mail, and dealers will do the work free of charge. —IIHS President Adrian Lund.

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NADA forecasts light-duty vehicle sales of 16.94M in US in 2015; 56% trucks and SUVs

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million in 2015, according to the National Automobile Dealers Association. On the downside, small and mid-sized cars are likely to face a tougher market in 2015. NADA’s economic outlook calls for gross domestic product to be up 3.1% in 2015, with the potential for growth to exceed that level. this year from 13.7%

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IHS Automotive forecasts 88.6M unit global light vehicle market in 2015; 2.4% growth

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IHS Automotive forecasts global automotive sales for 2015 to reach 88.6 For the APAC region in 2015, IHS forecasts that China’s economic growth will decelerate further, to 6.5% However, IHS Automotive analysts still expect light vehicle sales in China to grow by 7% in 2015 to 25.2 million, an increase of 2.4% North America.

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2015 Ford Mustang Gas Mileage, Toyota Fuel Cell Sedan Spotted, Electric Loaner Cars: Today's Car News

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EPA fuel-economy ratings for the 2015 Ford Mustang are in, while a pre-production Toyota Fuel Cell Sedan is spotted testing in Southern California. Also, find out one way dealers can win the approval of electric-car owners. We''ve got news on a wide array of cars today. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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FAA issues Type Inspection Authorization for HondaJet; company expecting full type certification in 1Q 2015

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Based on the recent FAA type certification of the HF120 turbofan engine and this TIA milestone achievement, we can expect aircraft type certification in the first quarter of 2015 with deliveries following immediately after. —Michimasa Fujino, president and CEO of Honda Aircraft Company.

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