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GM opens new US$200M diesel engine facility in Thailand; first to produce new 4-cylinder Duramax diesels

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General Motors opened a new diesel engine plant in Rayong, Thailand. The new 54,275-square-meter facility, GM’s first diesel engine plant in the region, is the first-in-the-world to produce the all-new family of Duramax four-cylinder diesel engines. The new powertrain facility takes GM’s investment in Thailand to US$1.3

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Chevrolet introduces second-generation Duramax 4-cylinder diesels; global engine

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Chevrolet Sales Thailand introduced the new-generation MY14 Duramax four-cylinder turbo-diesel engine in 2.5- The new Duramax engine was engineered in Europe and the US, with global application as one of its developmental objectives. —Nicola Menarini, Global Chief Engineer, GM Powertrain. liter variants.

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Honda premiers BRIO urban commuter car in Thailand

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Honda Automobile (Thailand) Co., HATC), Honda’s automobile production and sales subsidiary in Thailand, has unveiled the BRIO urban commuter car. liter 4-cylinder i-VTEC engine delivering 90 hp (67 kW), with fuel economy of 5 L/100km (47 mpg US). Emissions from the Brio meets Euro 4 emission standards.

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Nissan introduces new CNG-powered Navara in Thailand

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Nissan introduced the new Nissan Navara CNG, a pick-up truck powered by Nissan’s first bi-fuel compressed natural gas (CNG) engine. Locally installed under Nissan manufacturing standard, the new Navara CNG offers high performance and improved fuel efficiency while being fully supported by Nissan’s standard warranty.

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Mercedes-Maybach launches its first plug-in hybrid model, initially in China

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The Mercedes‑Maybach S 580 e is initially available in China, followed by Thailand, Europe and other countries. An 11 kW charger is fitted as standard for three-phase AC charging; a 60 kW DC charger for fast charging with direct current is available as an option. We will present our first fully electric model as early as 2023.

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Mitsubishi Motors to launch new Mirage global compact in Japan; 1.0L gasoline engine with 64 mpg US

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liter 3-cylinder MIVEC (Mitsubishi Innovate Valve timing Electronic Control) engine to a new version of the INVECS-III (Intelligent & Innovative Vehicle Electronic Control System) CVT transmission. This figure is more than 20% better than Japan’s 2015 Fuel Efficiency Standards. L/100km)—10% better than the 2015 standard.

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Will Robots Triumph over World Cup Winners by 2050?

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The level of competition was, by today’s standards, not very high. The Small-Size League final between TIGERs Mannheim and ER-Force at RoboCup 2022 in Bangkok, Thailand. Standard Platform League Austin Villa , UT Austin’s RoboCup team, describing the RoboCup Standard Platform League in 2008.

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