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Hyundai develops world first active shift control tech for hybrids  

autherAutocar Professional Bureau     calendar19 Jul 2019

Active Shift Control transmission technology improves gear-shift efficiency for hybrid vehicles and is now set for mass production; reduces gearshift times by 30%, adds to driving fun, and improves fuel economy.

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Surging demand for its SUVs powers Volvo's record sales in first half 2019

By James Attwood, Autocar UK calendar18 Jul 2019

Continued success of XC60 and XC40 SUVs lead firm to record sales, despite struggles of global car market.

MV Agusta's Brutale 1000 Serie Oro, Superveloce 800 Serie Oro sold out in days

autherAutocar Professional Bureau calendar18 Jul 2019

Fans and collectors have been pre-ordering the bikes through the manufacturer’s digital platforms.

Audi develops VR software to test assembly line and logistics processes

autherAutocar Professional Bureau calendar18 Jul 2019

Audi claims that the technology is being used for the first time for testing the assembly processes for the e-tron GT ...

Toyota builds last-one-mile solution for 2020 Olympics

autherAutocar Professional Bureau calendar18 Jul 2019

The ‘Accessible People Mover’ is a low-speed, short-distance battery EV suitable for transportation of visitors and st...

Volvo sells 340,286 cars globally in H1 CY2019, up 7.3%

autherAutocar Professional Bureau calendar18 Jul 2019

The operating profit in the first half of 2019 went down to SEK5.5 billion as against SEK7.8 billion for the same peri...

All-electric SUVs embark on epic 14,231km China-Germany drive

autherAutocar Professional Bureau calendar18 Jul 2019

Aiways looks to validate and fine-tune key aspects of the U5 prototype e-SUV, from powertrain characteristics to compo...

Volvo partners Samsung for developing electric truck batteries

autherAutocar Professional Bureau calendar18 Jul 2019

The intention is that Volvo Group will utilise Samsung SDI’s battery pack technology for assembly in Volvo Group’s man...

Hyundai plans sweeping changes to R&D operations to accelerate vehicle development

autherAutocar Professional Bureau calendar17 Jul 2019

Looks to establish agile R&D structure to pre-empt changing markets; Architecture-Driven System-Based Organisation to ...

Knorr-Bremse and Continental test platooning demonstrator

autherAutocar Professional Bureau calendar17 Jul 2019

Cross-manufacturer platooning system demonstrates five central driving functions: forming, driving, emergency braking,...