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ZF begins volume production of plug-in hybrid transmission

autherAutocar Professional Bureau     calendar08 Sep 2015

The BMW X5 xDrive40e will be the first model worldwide to feature the new ZF plug-in hybrid in volume production.

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Aeristech develops new electric supercharger

autherAutocar Professional Bureau calendar08 Sep 2015

Mahle Powertrain UK’s downsized petrol engine uses an advanced electric supercharger to create the most torque-dense p...

Mahle Group clocks sales of 5.53 billion euros in H1 2015

autherAutocar Professional Bureau calendar08 Sep 2015

With little sales momentum in the European vehicle market and North America only beginning to take off, Asia is the No...

Schaeffler and Continental introduce new chassis technology

autherAutocar Professional Bureau calendar08 Sep 2015

The new Electromechanical Active Roll Control, a product of a collaborative effort between Schaeffler and Continental,...

SsangYong readies Tivoli Diesel and two concepts for Frankfurt Motor Show

autherAutocar Professional Bureau calendar08 Sep 2015

While the XLV-Air is the pre-production model of the long-bodied Tivoli, the XAV-Adventure is claimed to be ‘an authen...

Jaguar Land Rover opens ‘Lifelong Learning’ Academy in the UK

autherAutocar Professional Bureau calendar08 Sep 2015

‘Lifelong Learning’ career development programmes to be offered to the company’s entire 36,000 global workforce, from ...

Europe’s SUV boom poised to accelerate

autherAutocar Professional Bureau calendar08 Sep 2015

SUV sales in Europe are expected to increase from 20 per cent of total passenger car sales in 2014 to 27 per cent by 2...

Shell inks 5-year innovation partnership with Scuderia Ferrari

autherAutocar Professional Bureau calendar07 Sep 2015

Shell will continue to provide Scuderia Ferrari with its Shell V-Power race fuel and Shell Helix Ultra bespoke motor o...

Toyota collaborates with MIT and Stanford to accelerate artificial intelligence research

autherAutocar Professional Bureau calendar07 Sep 2015

Toyota is to invest $50 million to broaden its focus on computer science and human-machine interaction with an immedia...

Ricardo develops ultra-lightweight rear drive unit for ULTRAN

autherAutocar Professional Bureau calendar05 Sep 2015

Innovative unit is based on a range of state-of-the-art technologies, which delivers a product 25 percent lighter than...