Powertrain Features

BMW keeps faith in the Hydrogen ICE

14 September, 2009

Tags: BMW Group, Emissions, Engines, Ford Motor Company, OEM Strategy.

New generation auto suppliers: Ener1

9 September, 2009

Tags: A123 Systems, Batteries, Bosch, Chrysler Group LLC, Continental, Delphi, Electric Vehicles / EVs / PEVs / BEVs, Emissions, Ford Motor Company, General Motors, Hitachi, Johnson Controls, Nissan Motor Company, Research & Development, Supplier Strategy, Toyota Motor Corporation.

Ford's 'historic' V8 pickup diesel

7 September, 2009

Tags: Bosch, Emissions, Engines, Federal Mogul, Ford Motor Company, Future Models, General Motors, Honeywell, Navistar International Corporation, Raw Materials.

The Fuso Canter: More significance than meets the eye?

25 August, 2009

Tags: Daimler AG, Fiat SpA, Joint Ventures, Manufacturing, Mitsubishi Motors Corporation, Purchasing, Transmissions, ZF.

Nissan turns over a new Leaf

24 August, 2009

Tags: Emissions, Future Models, Infotainment, Navigation and Connectivity, Joint Ventures, Nissan Motor Company, OEM Strategy, Recycling, Renault, Toyota Motor Corporation.

Optimising transmission performance: the role of lubricants

19 August, 2009

Tags: Engines, Ford Motor Company, Joint Ventures, Motor Sport, Supplier Strategy, Transmissions, Volkswagen, ZF.

Supplier Watch: Solutions sought for long-term survival

14 August, 2009

Tags: Aisin Seiki, Akebono Brake, American Axle, Behr, Bosch, Chrysler Group LLC, Continental, Delphi, Denso, Faurecia, Financial Results, Ford Motor Company, General Motors, Hayes Lemmerz, Honda Motor Company, Hyundai Mobis, Hyundai Motor Company, Lear, Magna, Manufacturing, Mazda Motor Corporation, Meritor, Mitsubishi Motors Corporation, NSK, Nissan Motor Company, OEM Strategy, Purchasing, Sanden, Stanley Electric, Takata, ThyssenKrupp, Toyoda Gosei, Toyota Motor Corporation, Visteon.

Navistar defends its EGR strategy in detail

11 August, 2009

Tags: Emissions, Engines, Navistar International Corporation, Research & Development, Volkswagen.

New generation auto suppliers: Enova Systems, Inc

5 August, 2009

Tags: BMW Group, BorgWarner, Chrysler Group LLC, Continental, Daimler AG, Eaton, Engines, Ford Motor Company, General Motors, Honda Motor Company, Hyundai Motor Company, MAN Truck & Bus, Manufacturing, Navistar International Corporation, Nissan Motor Company, PSA Peugeot Citroen, Raw Materials, Renault, Research & Development, Scania, Supplier Strategy, Toyota Motor Corporation, Volkswagen.

Interview: Gerald Killmann, Director, Powertrain Division, Toyota Motor Europe

29 July, 2009

Tags: Emissions, OEM Strategy, Research & Development, Toyota Motor Corporation.

BMW spells out Euro 6 deNOx options

20 July, 2009

Tags: BMW Group, Continental, Emissions, Engines, Legislation, Raw Materials.

Will electric vehicle batteries ever come of age?

7 July, 2009

Tags: Chrysler Group LLC, Continental, Denso, Engines, Ford Motor Company, Future Models, General Motors, Hitachi, Honda Motor Company, Hyundai Mobis, Hyundai Motor Company, Johnson Controls, Legislation, Mitsubishi Motors Corporation, Nissan Motor Company, PSA Peugeot Citroen, Recycling, Research & Development, Supplier Strategy, Toyota Motor Corporation, Valeo.

Interview: Gherardo Corsini, Director, E-REV Implementation, GM Europe

22 June, 2009

Tags: Emissions, Engines, Future Models, General Motors.

From CAFE to GHG: US OEMs face new regulatory challenges

19 June, 2009

Tags: Chrysler Group LLC, Emissions, General Motors, Legislation.

New generation auto suppliers: Quantum Technologies

15 June, 2009

Tags: A123 Systems, Bosch, Continental, Daimler AG, Delphi, Eicher Motors, Emissions, Ford Motor Company, General Motors, Honda Motor Company, Johnson Controls, Joint Ventures, Mitsubishi Motors Corporation, Nissan Motor Company, Supplier Strategy, Suzuki Motor Corporation, Toyota Motor Corporation, Visteon.

Retrofit aftertreatment systems target lower diesel emissions

1 June, 2009

Tags: Emissions, Engines, Legislation, Supplier Strategy.

Interview: Akihiro Otomo, Eric L. Sipe and Wayne Bruce, Infiniti

28 May, 2009

Tags: Future Models, Marketing, Nissan Motor Company, OEM Strategy, Toyota Motor Corporation.

Hybridising road cars – is F1’s KERS an answer?

26 May, 2009

Tags: Engines, Future Models, Honda Motor Company, Joint Ventures, Magneti Marelli, Motor Sport, Supplier Strategy, Toyota Motor Corporation.

Heavy truck NOx emissions: dramatic cuts underway

18 May, 2009

Tags: Daimler AG, Emissions, Legislation, MAN Truck & Bus, Navistar International Corporation, Paccar, Scania, Volvo.

US: Heavy truck sector still debates SCR versus EGR

12 May, 2009

Tags: Cummins, Daimler AG, Emissions, Engines, MAN Truck & Bus, Navistar International Corporation, Paccar, Scania, Volvo.

Bosch stresses depth of manufacturing as recession bites

29 April, 2009

Tags: Bosch, Mergers and Acquisitions, Research & Development, Supplier Strategy.

Is the high-performance electric sports car niche about to take off?

3 April, 2009

Tags: Emissions, Future Models, Motor Sport.

Detergent fuel additives tackle diesel injector contamination

31 March, 2009

Tags: Emissions, Engines.

Has Fiat perfected the variable valvetrain?

26 March, 2009

Tags: Emissions, Engines, Fiat SpA, Research & Development.

World-harmonised test cycles move closer

16 March, 2009

Smith Electric Vehicles stays focused on commercial vehicles

12 March, 2009

Tags: Ford Motor Company, Renault.

Nissan confirms electric vehicle programme as number one priority

11 March, 2009

Tags: Mitsubishi Motors Corporation, Nissan Motor Company, PSA Peugeot Citroen, Renault.

Interview: Pierre Loing, Vice President, Product Planning/Electric Vehicles, Nissan Europe

11 March, 2009

Tags: Nissan Motor Company, Renault.

Lotus re-invents the two-stroke engine

3 March, 2009

Tags: Emissions, Engines, Proton, Research & Development.

Hybrid powertrain interest intensifies in the bus sector

20 February, 2009

Tags: Emissions, Engines, Nissan Motor Company, Scania, Volvo.