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3 July 2008 posted in Volvo 14 views
Volvo Planung mehr kleine Modelle, mehr Diesel Klicken Sie oben das Bild für high-res Bildergalerie des Volvo C30 Efficiency Im Zuge der rapide abnehmenden Verkäufen von großen und nicht-besonders kraftstoffsparender Fahrzeuge, Volvo ist zu tun, w ...
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12 September 2007 posted in Volvo 7 views
Frankfurt 2007: Volvo C30 Efficiency hält es einfach, Dummkopf Klicken Sie oben das Bild, um das high-res Bildergalerie des Volvo C30 Efficiency Da haben wir doch schon früher, der neue Volvo C30 Efficiency eine bessere Brennstoff-Wirtschaft durch die Einbeziehun ...
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20 August 2007 posted in Volvo 8 views
Frankfurt Preview: Volvo C30 Efficiency Klicken Sie oben das Bild für high-res Bildergalerie des Volvo C30 Efficiency Volvo möchte, dass Sie zu wissen, dass der Weg zur Verbesserung der Emissionen und höheren Kraftstoffverbrauch ist nicht v ...
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21 April 2007 posted in Concept Cars 1 views
Flameout! Audi Roadjet ist kaput. Details are few, but Audi has decided to pass on building its Malibu Maxx Roadjet concept. All of the flowery prose about how the Roadjet is "a vehicle that blends the latest evolutionary stage of Aud ...
Tags: malibu maxx, horsepower v6, blends, shame, audis, automotive news, hatchbacks, cold feet, efficiency, ingolstadt, cog, space concept, evolutionary stage, flameout, flowery prose, liveliness, swapper, synthesis
21 April 2007 posted in Concept Cars 1 views
Flameout! Audi Roadjet ist kapputt. Details are few, but Audi has decided to pass on building its Malibu Maxx Roadjet concept. All of the flowery prose about how the Roadjet is "a vehicle that blends the latest evolutionary stage of Aud ...
Tags: malibu maxx, horsepower v6, blends, shame, audis, automotive news, hatchbacks, cold feet, efficiency, ingolstadt, cog, space concept, evolutionary stage, flameout, flowery prose, liveliness, swapper, synthesis
3 April 2007 posted in Japan 4 views
Camry-soft? Toyota developing its own operating system As any fledgling tuner knows, a car's ECU's are the little things that mean a lot, and the modern car has dozens of them. For Toyota, which is working with suppliers to create an in-house operating sy ...
Tags: toyota, crash, new model, camry, car company, scratch, ecu, dozens, watanabe, faster development, efficiency, new software, software teams, value initiative, initiative program, microsoft source, writing lessons, development phase, software development, own operating system
19 December 2006 posted in Etc. 7 views
Traffic sim: Recreate your morning commute on a PC Here's something we wish every highway planner was required to use any time they had a bright idea (like those darned roundabouts they're so fond of calling "rotarys" here in Massachusetts!). This nea ...
Tags: massachusetts, bright idea, infrastructure, little bit, road conditions, speed limits, sim, efficiency, simulations, variables, backsides, fingertips, traffic flow, highway planner, dresden university, traffic density, traffic dynamics, model traffic, massive volume, slide rule
16 November 2006 posted in Etc. 1 views
GM on the move, relocating 3,600 Pontiac workers Get those file boxes ready. GM is set to relocate 3,600 workers based in Pontiac, MI to other locations as it continues its ongoing restructuring process. The moves don't have any job losses associate ...
Tags: gm, mileage, hq, pontiac, detroit free press, restructuring, motown, efficiency, office space, new digs, renaissance center, job losses, file boxes, relocations
14 September 2006 posted in Etc. 9 views
Ford of Europe spared the Way Forward As Ford readies the presentation of the Accelerated Way Forward plan for North America tomorrow, in Europe, it'll be business as usual. Ford's profitable European division offers a peek at what life c ...
Tags: liter, jobs, ford, plants, north america, peek, continent, north american division, readies, efficiency, ford europe, ford edge, auto channel, vehicle lineup, forward plan, american counterpart, stylish vehicles, america tomorrow, duratec v6
11 September 2006 posted in Plants/Manufacturing 4 views
Ford's 'Way Forward': Part Deux As the week begins, many industry analysts and insiders are confident that Ford will be making dramatic steps towards increasing their efficiency and productivity. The announcement last week that Bill ...
Tags: car connection, insiders, speculation, automakers, ford, ceo, fomoco, bill ford, productivity, passing the torch, uaw, industry analysts, negotiations, efficiency, last several years, bold moves, alan mulally, dramatic steps
8 September 2006 posted in Spy Photos 7 views
SPY SHOTS: Hydrogen powered BMW 7-Series spied We've known for a while that BMW planned on outfitting its luxo-barge with a hydrogen fuel cell, but what we didn't expect was that it was already getting some drive time.Some clever photogs under the ...
Tags: liter, bmw, gasoline, hp, autoexpress, spy shots, tank, bmw 7 series, barge, drive time, hydrogen fuel cell, efficiency, spies, dual fuel system, hydrogen powered bmw, photogs, keen sense
19 July 2006 posted in Hirings/Firings 4 views
VW managers facing job cuts take one for the team Well, Volkswagen's job cuts at the brand's German facilities may not be popular, but at least they're fair. The company confirmed Wednesday that its plan to improve productivity and efficiency by cutt ...
Tags: volkswagen, jobs, reuters, productivity, bonus, early retirement, efficiency, job cuts, retirement package, severance package, package source, ripcord, golden parachute, management staff
27 June 2006 posted in Tech 6 views
Mitsubishi to offer CVT for first time in U.S. The next Mitsubishi Lancer will be the first vehicle from the company to be offered with a continuously variable transmission when it goes on sale next March. The CVT will be paired with a 2.4L versio ...
Tags: autoweek, fuel economy, mitsubishi lancer, chrysler, mitsubishi, hyundai, hybrid, 4l, diesel, tranny, japanese automaker, cvt, variable transmission, daimler chrysler, conjunction, efficiency, fuel engines, attractive product
17 June 2006 posted in Hybrids/Alternative 9 views
BP announces $500 million biofuels research center BP plans to make a major investment in alternative energy sources, funding "radical research" at a new bioscience energy research lab. Outlining a ten-year program costing $500 million, BP chief execu ...
Tags: blends, universities, chief executive, alternative energy sources, bp, efficiency, petroleum, energy research, feedstock, bp energy, energy biosciences, food crops, radical research, lord browne, academic center, initial focus, bioscience, plant species
31 May 2006 posted in Plants/Manufacturing 6 views
First Jeep Compass rolls off the line The Dodge Caliber's Jeep sibling, the Compass, started production at the Chrysler Group's plant in Belvidere, Ill., where the automaker will also start making the Jeep Patriot this fall. Chrysler's fl ...
Tags: dodge, chrysler, suvs, automaker, versatility, msrp, jeep, chrysler group, sibling, belvidere ill, destination charge, foray, dodge caliber, jeep compass, crossover vehicles, efficiency, jeep patriot, manufacturing processes, summer source, chrysler plant
12 May 2006 posted in Car Buying 10 views
Colourful commentary on Lexus' first diesel, the IS220d The Lexus IS200d debuted in Europe last year and is the brand's first diesel-powered vehicle.So how has the saloon faired across the pond? Well, Michael Booth of the Belfast Telegraph wasn't too impre ...
Tags: lexus, bmw, mercedes benz, europe, bmws, diesel, enthusiasts, high quality, endorsement, mark levinson, bmw 325i, efficiency, taxi, lexus is 250, belfast telegraph, duracell bunny, michael booth
10 May 2006 posted in I.C.E. 11 views
Volkswagen Twincharger TSI voted Volkswagen's innovative marriage of a supercharger and a turbocharger on the same 1.4-liter engine gained the automaker two prizes (one for each induction system?) at the "International Engine of the ...
Tags: liter engine, vw, volkswagen, rpm, supercharger, consumption, designers, turbocharger, marriage, 1 liter, prizes, drawing, efficiency, induction system, tsi, golf gt, twincharger, maximum power
5 May 2006 posted in Aftermarket 10 views
Big boost, no waiting! Antonov debuts two-speed supercharger Racers and backyard mechanics alike have been searching for years for a forced-induction system that generates boost from idle to redline for years. Pricy sequential turbo systems and their ilk have d ...
Tags: job, innovation, supercharger, gearbox, centrifugal supercharger, ilk, efficiency, induction system, antonov, clams, yankee, fastcar uk, backyard mechanics, automatic gearbox, turbo systems
16 April 2006 posted in Plants/Manufacturing 5 views
Ford's Oakville assembly plant to go wireless, eh? Ford Motor Company is cutting the cord at its Oakville assembly plant. No, the site isn't the latest casualty of The Way Forward-- quite the opposite. As part of a $1 billion dollar investment, the au ...
Tags: new ford, automaker, ford motor, 1 billion, ford motor company, lincoln, crossovers, dollar investment, efficiency, ford edge, wireless internet access, lincoln mkx, square meter, antennas, casualty, time production, oakville assembly plant, technology infusion, increase flexibility, time location
8 April 2006 posted in Etc. 5 views
Frickin' laser spark plugs! Looks like Dr. Evil was ahead of his time. We may not have sharks with "frickin' laser beams" yet, but a team of Colorado State University researchers have applied for a patent for laser spa ...
Tags: emissions, coolness factor, spark plug, sharks, lasers, efficiency, spark plugs, patent application, colorado state university, laser ignition, optical fibers, laser beams, newscientist, fiber optics, laser system, neodymium, dr evil, university researchers, plasma