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Daimler JV Beijing Benz Automotive named Factory of the Year by Produktion magazine

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In 2016, more than two-thirds of the Mercedes-Benz vehicles sold in China were made at BBAC. BBAC’s total local production output passed the 1,000,000-unit mark in November 2016. BBAC, a joint venture between Daimler and its Chinese partner BAIC Motor, has been producing Mercedes-Benz passenger cars since 2005 and engines since 2013.

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2016 Hyundai Sonata Plug-In Hybrid powertrain named to Ward’s 10 Best Engines List

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The powertrain of the 2016 Sonata Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle (PHEV) ( earlier post ) was named to Ward’s 10 Best Engines list. —Drew Winter, editor-in-chief, WardsAuto World magazine. The 2016 awards ceremony will take place at a banquet during the North American International Auto Show on 13 January 2016, in Detroit.

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Consumer Reports confirms 2016 Toyota Prius 52-mpg rating

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Consumer Reports has confirmed the 52-mpg combined EPA fuel-economy rating of the 2016 Toyota Prius hybrid, although its ratings in city and highway testing differed. Nonetheless, the magazine says the 2016 Prius is the most fuel-efficient car it's ever tested.

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Report: VW AG internal analysis puts cost of diesel emissions scandal at more than €30B

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Germany’s Manager Magazin reports that Volkswagen AG’s internal analysis puts the cost of the diesel emissions scandal at more than €30 billion (US$33 billion). In addition to cost-cutting, the Group will put an increased emphasis on improving efficiency, the report said.

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Daimler receives Porsche Prize for diesel aftertreatment system in OM 654

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The went into series production in 2016 and stands out for the fact that NO x emissions stay low in real operating conditions. The engineers for the industry magazine auto, motor und sport “ were surprised by the four-cylinder’s extraordinarily low nitrogen oxide emissions ”.

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6 Podcasts About the Joys and Perils of the Great Outdoors

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Starter episode: “Mark Agnew, An Adventurous Mind” Outside magazine has been a go-to source for sophisticated adventure travel writing for more than four decades, and its podcast expands on that tradition, using sound effects and first-person narration to tell immersive, gripping stories about endurance in nature.

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Alliance AutoGas launches 5300-mile, 12-city Coast-to-Coast Clean Air Ride with converted F-150

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Alliance’s new Engineered Conversion System, installed on a Bi-Fuel 2016 3.5-liter The converted F-150 will travel across the country from Kansas City to Seattle, WA, and back through the US, stopping along the way, to complete its journey in Jacksonville, FL, on 18 May, followed by a Homecoming event in Asheville, NC, on 23 May.

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