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MM Shigenobu Nagamori and Carlos Tavares, respectively Chief Executive Officer of Nidec and Groupe PSA, endorsed today the establishment of Nidec-PSA emotors – the new Nidec Leroy-Somer and Groupe PSA Joint Venture dedicated to the design, development, manufacture and sale of electric traction motors. Forty engineers have already been recruited ...

New engine, 48V electrical system, fully variable all-wheel drive, larger brakes, and more equipment features: the Mercedes-AMG E 53 Sedan. The centerpiece of the new E 53 Sedan is the electrified AMG- enhanced 3.0L in-line 6 Turbo Engine with EQ Boost featuring an electric auxiliary compressor. The in-line 6-cylinder engine ...

For nearly 50 years now, Designworks has been shaping the face of the mobility of tomorrow. One of the design agency’s most recent projects consists of a commission from IONITY to design a European high-power-charging (HPC) network for electric vehicles. IONITY is a joint venture between the BMW Group, Daimler, ...

Ford confirmed today it is investing up to €200 million and adding an additional 1,500 jobs to manufacture a second vehicle at its Craiova Assembly Plant, in Romania. The new vehicle is in addition to the EcoSport small SUV currently built in Craiova, plus Ford’s 1.0‑litre EcoBoost engine. The model ...

In a major expansion of its efforts to reduce particulate and noise emissions, AWS Abfallwirtschaft Stuttgart plans to acquire 30 additional Mercedes-Benz Econic NGT (Natural Gas Technology) refuse trucks equipped with Allison 3500 fully automatic transmissions. In December 2016, the municipally-owned company put into service the first of 10 Allison-equipped ...

Torque transfer specialist Drive System Design speaks to Megan Lampinen about applying its European engineering expertise to the North American market

Megan Lampinen takes a closer look at some of the steps taken by those industry players keen to support continued use of modern diesel fuel

Arda Ermut, President of the Investment Support and Promotion Agency of Turkey, examines the benefits and drawbacks of the custom union with the EU for Turkey’s automotive sector

Faurecia's C-Suite take on tough questions from the investment community during the Capital Markets Day presentation. By Megan Lampinen

With no regulatory framework on vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) communication, developments will evolve piecemeal by individual manufacturers, writes Megan Lampinen