Powertrain

New research from Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) in the US highlights the varying value of hybrid vehicles. While the technology can provide considerable fuel savings and CO2 red[...]

Honda is holding off from a rush into the Chinese hybrid wars. In an outline of its latest technological strategy for the country, Honda has said that it will not launch hybrid pro[...]

The Mahindra Group (India) and Spanish automotive components manufacturer CIE Automotive have entered into an agreement to form a global alliance in automotive components. The agre[...]

EU pressure to cut emissions is good for the automotive supply base, and suppliers are lining up solidly with regulators[...]

A new report published by GE Capital EMEA – Key Solutions CO2 Assessment – which analyses CO2 emissions from company cars across major markets in Europe in the 2008-12 period, has [...]

The continuing growth at Jaguar Land Rover (JLR), highlighted in the company’s latest May sales figure and ongoing investment in new UK facilities, appears poised to pose problems [...]

Following media reports that it was looking to sell off its automotive business, Eaton has issued an official statement denying any such intention. “We are not, and have not been, [...]

Germany’s Schaeffler AG has decided to end production of wheel bearings at a manufacturing plant in Germany. This move will result in the elimination of 576 jobs. The supplie[...]

Toyota has retained its position as number one global green brand, its third consecutive leadership position, in the ’2013 Best Global Green Brands’ report compiled by [...]

New research from the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) has found that the lifetime costs of a plug-in electric vehicle (including extended-range hybrids) are at a level to [...]

New average fuel economy estimates based on May US light vehicle sales data showed no change from the previous month, but the overall figure – at 23.7 mpg – was still an all-time r[...]

Both new and used car buyers in the UK are showing a growing concern for the environment, though the motives are not purely altruistic. According to a recent survey of used vehicle[...]

The methane-fuelled A3 g-tron will join the plug-in hybrid version of the A3 e-tron as Audi looks beyond pure EVs[...]

According to some analysts, the balance of sales between diesel and gasoline power in the European car market is set to move in gasoline’s favour when Euro 6 emission requirements [...]

MAN Latin America is preparing to launch trials of what it claims is the first hydraulic hybrid truck in Brazil, one of the fastest growing CV markets in the world. The company is [...]

General Motors has announced that it will place 430 permanent workers at its engine manufacturing facility in Romulus, Michigan, on furlough starting in August this year. The OEM i[...]

Engine developer Scuderi has announced that it is joining forces with an unnamed engine manufacturer on a development project. Details are not being released at this time, but the [...]

Volvo is to commercialise production of Dimethyl Ether-powered trucks, and will offer a variant of its D13 engine thus powered in 2015. Initially available in a 425bhp guise, a 500[...]

Amidst a backdrop of engine lawsuits and recalls, Ford has taken the top engine award at the annual Engine of the Year competition. The OEM has grabbed the International Engine of [...]

The UK is seeking to stimulate demand for biomethane as a transport fuel with the launch of a new Gas Vehicle Hub database. The database, developed by The Royal Borough of Greenwic[...]