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Volvo Car Group begins production of new VEA 4-cylinder engine family

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Volvo Car Group is now starting production of the first engine variants in the new, high-efficiency four-cylinder Volvo Engine Architecture (VEA) family. The development and production take place in-house at Volvo Car Group. The first variants will be fitted to the Volvo S60, V60, XC60, V70, XC70 and S80 in autumn 2013.

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Consumer Reports Says EVs Less Reliable Than Traditional Automobiles

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Most electric cars today are being manufactured by either legacy automakers that are new to EV technology, or by companies like Rivian that are new to making cars,” Jake Fisher, senior director of auto testing at Consumer Reports , said in a release. “It Data is accrued primarily on model years from between 2000 and 2023.

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Ramkrishna Forgings eyes 20% revenue growth in FY25, says CFO | Autocar Professional

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The company supplies to OEMs like TATA Motors, Ashok Leyland, VE Commercial Vehicles, and Daimler in India and to Volvo, Mack Trucks, Iveco, DAF, Scania, MAN, UD Trucks and Ford Otosan in the overseas markets, aims to sustain EBITDA margins at higher levels and aspires for an over 25% EBITDA margin in the medium to long term.

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Experian Automotive: total number of light vehicles on US roads at highest level since 2008

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General Motors was the top manufacturer for new vehicles in the Midwest (25.1%), South (18.9%) and Northeast (14.3%) regions in the first half of 2013. In Q2 2013, more than half (50.9%) of VIO were between model years 2000 and 2008. Toyota had the highest new vehicle market share in the West region (18.2%).

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Consumer Reports: Tesla and other domestic brands take big steps backwards in reliability rankings

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Cadillac is the worst-rated domestic manufacturer and ranks near the very bottom at 28. Volvo finished last overall. Just as we’ve seen with many other manufacturers, major changes and updates can cause reliability to slide. Volvo drops six spots from last year as it rapidly brings a number of new models to market.

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February 2021 – Electric Vehicle News Round-Up

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The 2017 -019 model Chevrolet Bolt EV’s came across fire concerns and the manufacturer says that they will apply a software fix to prevent the fire hazard by limiting the charge capacity to 90%. Earth Energy is a Mumbai-based electric vehicle manufacturer that works under the parent company Grushie Energy Private Limited.

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IEA: improving efficiency of road-freight transport critical to reduce oil-demand growth; three areas of focus

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Yet the growth in oil demand from trucks has outpaced all other sectors—including passenger cars, aviation, industry and petrochemical feedstocks—since 2000 and contributed 40% to global oil demand growth, a similar contribution as cars.

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