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BluE Nexus’s first eAxle adopted on Toyota’s bZ4X EV

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BluE’s first eAxle has achieved excellent dynamic performance and downsizing and helps vehicles increase their electric mileage. AISIN has developed and produced more than 5 million electric units since the launch of its first hybrid transmission in 2004. Earlier post.)

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CAM/PwC name Volkswagen Group most innovative global automotive company, Mercedes-Benz most innovative brand

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The Germany-based Center of Automotive Management (CAM), in cooperation with PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) AG WPG, named the Volkswagen Group the world’s most innovative automotive company in its 2014 AutomotiveINNOVATIONS Awards; this marks the fourth consecutive time Volkswagen Group has picked up the top award. Conventional drives.

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UK Funds Consortium to Demonstrate Lontra Supercharger Technology

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The UK Technology Board has awarded a consortium comprising UK start-up Lontra , Ricardo, and Ford Motor Company funding to demonstrate Lontra’s Blade Supercharger. The team will integrate the novel technology with a downsized engine to create a Ford vehicle demonstrator.

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Rare Rides Icons: The Lincoln Mark Series Cars, Feeling Continental (Part XLIII)

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Other dimensions of the Mark VIII were larger in all directions, a stark contrast to the extreme downsizing implemented on Mark VI, a measure pushed further by the tidy proportions of the Mark VII.& Further British usage included the Invicta S1 , a badly made sports luxury coupe offered between 2004 and 2012.

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Ford: boomers leading trend to compact utility vehicles

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Industry data supplied by Ford Motor Company and Del Webb, part of the multi-brand homebuilder PulteGroup, show that the baby boomer segment (ages 55 to 64), which comprised the growing market for large homes and made minivans and big SUVs vogue are now shifting to still lavish, but smaller homes and utility vehicles.

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Hyundai completes development of 3rd generation fuel cell vehicle; targeting mass production in 2015

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Hyundai Motor Company has completed development of its next-generation hydrogen fuel cell vehicle—the Tucson ix Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle (FCEV)—and will begin testing next year with an eye toward 2015 mass production. Tucson ix Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.).

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Ford Begins EcoBoost Engine Production

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Ford Motor Company began production of its EcoBoost engines ( earlier post ) at Cleveland Engine Plant No. The “downsize and boost” strategy provides consumers better fuel economy without sacrificing the power for driving performance. Ford invested $55 million to retool and reopen the plant, which had been idled in 2007.

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