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Mercedes-Benz Debuts 'Car of the Future' at CES
Designed around the future luxuries of space, time, and privacy, the Mercedes-Benz F 015 “Luxury in Motion” concept car had its world premiere Monday night at the 2015 International CES.
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Deere Tier 4 Final Construction-Class Dozers Feature New Electrohydraulic System
John Deere says its 750K and 850K crawler dozers meet Tier 4 Final emissions standards while offering higher productivity, increased uptime, and lower daily...
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Hard to Answer
Human-machine interfaces (HMIs) are quickly evolving as smartphones and apps enter vehicles. Developers are allowing multiple ways for drivers to interact with apps and phones, knowing that a well-designed HMI can be a...
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No 'Shaky Start' for Opel/Vauxhall’s New Corsa Triple
Thorsten Kniesa likes a quiet life, and as a senior member of the team that created Opel Group’s (Opel and Vauxhall) three-cylinder Ecotec gasoline engine, he has helped ensure that...
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Audi Shows Design, Fuel-Cell Directions
At the 2014 Los Angeles Auto Show, Audi exhibited its thinking on the future with a pair of vehicles, one showing its direction for exterior design and the other highlighting the future of electric...
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2016 Explorer Gains More Powerful Four-Cylinder, Platinum Opulence
Ford has relentlessly applied all of the technology at its disposal in a program of continuous refinement to the 2016 Explorer in a bid to keep competitive a vehicle whose...
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Mazda Enters Subcompact Crossover Segment with 2016 CX-3
Mazda dove into the burgeoning market for subcompact crossover SUVs with the 2014 Los Angeles Auto Show introduction of the CX-3, a stylish new tall wagon built on the platform of the...
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QinetiQ Develops New Baffle for Dark Matter Observation by Euclid Space Telescope
QinetiQ has designed a critical component for the Euclid space telescope being developed by Airbus Defence and Space and due to be launched in 2020. QinetiQ...
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See-Through A-Pillars, Ghost Navigation, and Discovery Sport Extreme Testing
When Land Rover wants to reveal its latest engineering and technology, it invariably does so in extreme driving conditions; conditions that reflect its rigorous...
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VW Reveals Hot New 10-Speed DSG—and a Cool Dashboard Design
As Director of Powertrain for the Volkswagen Group and Head of Development for the VW brand, Hans-Jakob Neusser is never short of new technology projects. To make the point, his...
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GPS, Telematics Augment Sensor Input Needed for Autonomous Driving
When vehicles start handling multiple aspects of driving, electronic controls won’t always rely solely on input from onboard sensors. Often, antennas will point skyward to...
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Making Virtual Vehicle Design a Reality
With products more and more diverse and growing vehicle portfolios on the market, variant management has become of enormous significance in coping with challenging cost and quality requirements. Modular...
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Carbon-Fiber Concept Trailer From Great Dane Cuts Weight by 4000 lb
The Walmart Advanced Vehicle Experience is a prototype tractor-trailer developed to demonstrate the possibilities of future transport, and the truck is not the only place where innovation reigns. The trailer body is built almost exclusively with carbon fiber, and it incorporates...
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Isuzu Takes High-Level Approach to T4F Solutions
Depending on which off-highway engine manufacturer you’re talking to, it is either an advantage that its teams of engineers design specifically and solely for the off-highway industry, or it is an advantage that its teams of engineers design for both the on- and off-highway industries. Read more at...
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'Reman' Engine Market Steady, but Complexity Challenges Production Efficiency
Despite their greater complexity, automotive engines are lasting much longer—250,000 mi (402,000 km) is not an outlier. Which raises the question about the...
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GM Shuffles Personnel to Improve Customer Satisfaction
General Motors on Nov. 20 announced four major personnel changes with the goal of improving customer satisfaction. The moves are effective immediately. All of the people involved have held...
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Bridgestone Begins U.S. Production of Earthmoving Tires
Bridgestone Americas announced on Nov. 18 the opening of its off-highway radial tire plant in Aiken County, SC—the first plant of its kind for Bridgestone outside of Japan, according...
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TRW Stockholders Give Nod to Acquisition by ZF
TRW stockholders representing 79% of the company's shares outstanding have voted to allow the proposed acquisition of the company by ZF to proceed. Under the terms of the agreement, ZF will...
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2015 GT350 Mustang Aimed at Track-Day Dominance
The original Shelby GT350 Mustang introduced nearly 50 years ago wasn’t built for comfort, or even street use. It was built to dominate the B-Production class in Sports Car Club of America...
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John Deere Adds Three Models to Its K-Series-II Wheel Loaders Line
John Deere says it was armed with insights from loader owners and operators when it engineered changes to its K-Series-II loaders, such that they are now equipped with Tier...
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Embraer Debuts Its KC-390 Military Transport Aircraft
In late October, Embraer rolled its first prototype of the KC-390 military transport from its production hangar at Gaviao Peixoto, Brazil. The rollout was a first step in Embraer’s...
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Mazda Reveals 2016 Global MX-5 Cup Racer at SEMA Show
Following the recent unveiling of its fourth-generation MX-5 Miata (see Mazda Trickles out More New MX-5 Details and Mazda Takes Wraps off 2016 MX-5 Miata), Mazda took the wraps off of a...
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Dodge Charges Ahead with SRT Hellcat
Dodge debuted the new 2015 Charger with refreshed sheet metal, updated cabin, and revised chassis, with a new top-of-the-range SRT Hellcat model serving as the new flagship of the line. The new sheet...
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Toro Launches New Riding Trencher
The Toro Co. says it designed its all-new RT1200 riding trencher with versatility and productivity in mind, particularly for utility contractors.
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Supercar Concept Previews Lamborghini Plug-In Possibilities
The Lamborghini Asterion LPI 910-4, revealed at the 2014 Paris Motor Show, demonstrated how the Italian company could produce a plug-in hybrid supercar concept using technology...
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Terex Launches GEN2 Loaders, with Claims of More Than 100 Upgrades
Based on proven designs and engineering, the new Terex Generation 2 (GEN2) loaders feature more than 100 customer-driven enhancements from the previous models and are...
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Dassault, BAE Collaborate on Next-Generation Combat Aircraft
Following the agreement announced earlier this year at the Farnborough Air Show, Dassault Aviation, BAE Systems, and their industrial partners have been awarded a €150 million...
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GM Announces LT1 Crate Engine Availability at 2014 SEMA Show
The basic architecture of General Motors’ small block V8 has remained the same since 1955, but now a new crate engine with modern-day advanced technologies is available on the...
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A Hundred Innovations for Renault’s Eolab Concept
When Renault prepares a motor show concept, it invariably does so comprehensively. But for Paris this year it has excelled itself, claiming that its ultra-lightweight Eolab environmental...
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