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New Volkswagen MQ281 manual gearbox shaves up to 5g CO2/km

Green Car Congress

While the new six-speed gearbox is being produced in El Prat de Llobregat and Córdoba (Argentina), the MQ200 manual gearbox has been primarily relocated to ŠKODA Components in Mlada Boleslav (Czech Republic). SEAT Componentes is a key plant for our company and, with the assignment of this project, for the Volkswagen Group as well.

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Europe’s Euro 7 emission limits face pushback from 8 international locations

Baua Electric

8 Ecu Union countries together with France and Italy referred to as for the bloc to scrap deliberate Euro 7 exhaust emission limits, announcing they’re overly determined and unrealistic for automakers to strike. The principles additionally attempt to take on particulates from brakes and tires.