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GM to deploy 9-speed transmission for high-volume SUV in China

autherAutocar Professional Bureau     calendar15 Feb 2017

The state-of-the-art transmission, which GM says optimises efficiency, performance and refinement, will be adopted in 13 models in China from the Chevrolet, Buick and Cadillac brands by 2020.

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Ford to invest $200m in new wind tunnel complex

autherAutocar Professional Bureau calendar15 Feb 2017

The facility will have a new rolling road aerodynamic tunnel, an environmental simulation facility with airflow up to ...

Mercedes-Benz’s lead engine plant in Germany gears up for electric mobility

autherAutocar Professional Bureau calendar15 Feb 2017

With a new e-technology centre the Untertürkheim plant will be developed into a competence centre for electric drives ...

Toyota’s updated Prius for Japan gets longer EV mode range   

autherAutocar Professional Bureau calendar15 Feb 2017

New Prius plug-in hybrid gets an EV mode range of 68.2km, which is more than twice that of its predecessor.

Jaguar F-Pace, XF and XE ranges updated with three new Ingenium engines

By Sam Sheehan, Autocar UK calendar15 Feb 2017

New diesel and petrol engines added to existing line-ups.

Lexus LS 500h flagship hybrid reveal at Geneva Motor Show

By Sam Sheehan, Autocar UK calendar15 Feb 2017

Electrically-assisted version of Lexus’s new luxury saloon will share its powertrain with the LC 500h and get more tha...

GM in talks for sale of Vauxhall and Opel brands to PSA

By Greg Kable, Autocar UK calendar14 Feb 2017

Talks between General Motors and the parent company of Citroën, DS and Peugeot are said to be at an advanced stage.

Toyota Hybrid global sales cross 10 million units

autherAutocar Professional Bureau calendar14 Feb 2017

Twenty years after launching the iconic Prius, Toyota now sells 34 different hybrid models in more than 90 countries a...

BMW readies radical battery technology for 2026 launch

By Mark Tisshaw, Autocar UK calendar14 Feb 2017

New tech will make them lighter and boost their capacity, says BMW.

Pininfarina Fittipaldi EF7 Vision Gran Turismo to get 592bhp V8 engine

By Sam Sheehan, Autocar UK calendar13 Feb 2017

The Fittipaldi EF7 Vision Gran Turismo supercar has a carbonfibre body; will make its debut at Geneva Motor Show next ...