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Ford launching major new product push in Europe; fuel economy and 1.0L EcoBoost engine; first Ford full hybrid car for Europe

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The new Mondeo Hybrid is Ford’s first full hybrid car in Europe. The plans include launches of a new Fiesta, Europe’s best-selling small car and including the Fiesta ST performance car; the New Mondeo CD-segment car equipped with a segment-first 3-cylinder, 1.0-liter Click to enlarge. By 2015, there will be more than 3.5

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

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There were simply fewer coupe buyers as Americans ran to minivans and the earliest family-friendly SUVs. & All three cars would again reside on the same platform by the latter portion of the Eighties and well into the Nineties. In those days, the only other domestic rear-drive car with an independent suspension was the Corvette.&

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Hard parts supplier Rheinmetall Automotive expects electrification to account for more than half of sales in 2020

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The percentage of purely e-driven cars in the market today is very, very low. But the content per car in sales is comparatively high. We have four pumps in this car. Rheinmetall Automotive sees its content per car rising under an e-mobility scenario, with battery-electric vehicles offering the greatest opportunity.

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CPT presenting two papers at SAE World Congress on SpeedStart and TIGERS for 48V mild hybrid systems

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ADEPT combines the two technologies, which have been demonstrated individually but not yet as an integrated system, applying the low voltage concept of ‘intelligent electrification’ for the first time to a diesel car. The exhaust gas can reach temperatures greater than 900 °C, whereas the turbine upper functional limit is 850 °C.

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New Maruti Swift retains winning formula in a new avatar | Autocar Professional

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Maruti Suzuki India’s (MSIL’s) latest offering – the fourth-generation Swift hatchback – which was launched on May 9, continues to retain its key USPs that have made it a popular choice among Indian car buyers since 2005. New, three-cylinder fuel-sipping engine One of the key recipients of this investment is the development of the new 1.2-litre

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Hyundai Introduces i-flow Diesel Hybrid Concept at Geneva; New Blue Drive Vehicles and Technologies

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Hyundai staged the global debut of its i-flow diesel hybrid concept car at the 2010 Geneva Motor Show. BASF and Hyundai R&D engineers developed thermal engine encapsulation, which ensures that the engine reaches optimum operating temperature more quickly, by retaining heat when the car is at idle. The new, downsized 1.0-liter

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Eaton Highlights Range of New Products to Reduce Fuel Consumption and Emissions

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Eaton said that a series of process improvements and new engine valve product designs will help engine manufacturers address issues related to engine downsizing to achieve better fuel economy and reduced emissions. The 2010 Porsche Cayenne S Hybrid SUV features an Audi 3.0L Volkswagen’s 2010 1.4L Audi will replace the 3.6-liter

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