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    Japan Steps Up Engine Downsizing Pace

    Toyota, Honda, Nissan, plus Japan’s smaller automakers, have a number of new smaller-displacement yet powerful engines on the way.

    By Roger Schreffler • Oct. 27, 2015
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    BorgWarner Expands Powertrain Tech Center

    Vice President and Chief Technology officer Christopher Thomas says the company now is bolstering its electrification capabilities to complement its activities related to internal combustion engines.

    Oct. 26, 2015
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    German Luxury and Muscle Can Co-Exist

    With a 4.0L bi-turbo V-8 packing 503 hp, the Mercedes AMG GT S is a 2-seat coupe on a mission to impress with sharp looks, an intoxicating exhaust note and a back end that breaks free with some regularity.

    Oct. 26, 2015
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    Which Vehicles, Owners in It for Long Haul

    Toyotas and Hondas top the list of vehicles kept by their owners for 10 years or more.

    By • Oct. 26, 2015
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    Efficient Drive-E Engines Transforming Volvo

    The engine family was designed from the outset to be teamed with electrification in hybrid-electric vehicles.

    By Gary Witzenburg • Oct. 26, 2015
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    NZ Cracks Down On Bugged Vehicles

    Officials are concerned by the increasing number of stink bugs found during border inspections of vehicle and part consignments arriving from the U.S.

    By Alan Harman • Oct. 20, 2015
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    Civic Duty Done: Compacts Reinvigorated

    The 10th generation of Honda’s venerable C-car should be just the lifeblood the flat segment needs, with a fresh new look and great new turbo engine.

    Oct. 19, 2015
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    Civic Interior, Turbo Hard-Fought Wins as Americans Lead Development

    The compact car’s interior direction was changed and its turbo engine pulled ahead, as the car’s platform for the first time was North American-led.

    Oct. 16, 2015
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    Malaysia Aims to Grow EV Charging Infrastructure

    By the time the network is completed, government-owned Malaysian Green Technology aims to have 100,000 EVs, 2,000 electric buses and 100,000 electric scooters and motorcycles on Malaysian roads.

    By Alan Harman • Oct. 15, 2015
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    Lexus Drops Another F-Bomb

    Lexus’ GS F sedan corners great with its torque-vectoring differential, sounds great with its active sound control exhaust system, goes hard with its 467-hp V-8 and looks awfully spiffy, prepped for battle with German rivals.

    Oct. 14, 2015
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    VW’s Gasoline I-4 Impresses More Than Diesel Sibling

    WardsAuto judges laud both its fuel efficiency and performance – especially its surprising torque at low rpms – and its availability in affordable vehicles.

    By Gary Witzenburg • Oct. 9, 2015
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    GM May Stop Engine Production in Austria by 2018

    Opel’s Vienna plant manufactured 534,246 engines, 375,333 5-speed transmissions and 347,209 6-speed transmissions in 2014. The automaker expects similar production volumes for this and next year.

    By Peter Homola • Oct. 5, 2015
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    VW, Audi Excluded From 10 Best Engines Testing

    Editor's note: This story is part of the WardsAuto digital archive, which may include content that was first published in print, or in different web layouts.We take our selection each fall of the Ward’s 10 Best Engines very seriously, because automakers and suppliers use these trophies to inspire...

    By Tom Murphy • Oct. 5, 2015
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    Jaguar Land Rover Pushing Ahead on Diesel Strategy in U.S.

    Jaguar Land Rover North America CEO Joe Eberhardt says the brand is pressing on with plans to add diesels across its model line. Two new models, the XE and F-Pace, are expected to double overall volume.

    By • Oct. 1, 2015
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    Singapore to Deploy Driverless Vehicles at Ports

    The Ministry of Transport will test “truck platooning” technology for moving containers between port terminals. A truck with a driver will be followed by a convoy of three or four driverless vehicles.

    By Alan Harman • Oct. 1, 2015
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    Maruti Suzuki Scores Hit With Clean-Sheet Diesel

    Engineers with Suzuki and its Indian joint venture were tasked with developing a low-maintenance engine with high fuel efficiency, compliant with current and future emissions standards and able to fit in Suzuki’s full range of small cars.

    By Sudhakar Shah • Oct. 1, 2015
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    U.S. Lags in Adoption of Driver-Assistance Technologies

    “In the U.S., the motivation is high,” says Boston Consulting Group executive Xavier Mosquet. “The question is how we will move the ball beyond that.”

    By James M. Amend • Sept. 29, 2015
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    New Smart Fortwo No Longer a Head Banger

    In head-on crash tests, Daimler safety engineers put the Fortwo up against the Mercedes S-Class. They say the Smart passed with honors.

    By • Sept. 29, 2015
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    Ford Investing £181 Million in Wales Engine Plant

    The Bridgend facility has received a total £1.8 billion investment since it opened in 1980. It builds 4-, 6- and 8-cyl. engines at a rate of 3,400 units a day, or one every 24 seconds off the busiest line.

    By Alan Harman • Sept. 25, 2015
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    Software Vendors: Better Choice for Auto OEMs Over Apple, Google

    Without designing an experience specifically for the car from the ground up, the Apple and Google interfaces remain fragmented. The result? Missed opportunities for innovation and a decline in safety.

    By Chris Ruff • Sept. 25, 2015
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    No Easy Way Forward for VW Post-Dieselgate

    Editor's note: This story is part of the WardsAuto digital archive, which may include content that was first published in print, or in different web layouts.Many observers were skeptical at the start of the decade when CEO Martin Winterkorn revealed Volkswagen’s ambitious target of 800,000-unit a...

    By David Zoia • Sept. 24, 2015
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    Ultracapacitors Driving Changes in Electrification

    While many industry players are exploring the potential of lithium-ion batteries for vehicle electrification, the addition of ultracapacitors for hybrid electric systems provides another layer of energy-storage advantages.

    By Jens Keiser • Sept. 24, 2015
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    BMW’s New 7-Series: Gadget-Packed and Ready for Road

    Exterior styling may be ho-hum to some, but the new model is laden with advanced technology, some of it groundbreaking. And while its backseat is designed for the chauffeured, the new flagship sedan also is engineered to be driven.

    By David Zoia Editor • Sept. 22, 2015
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    North American Light-Vehicle Production Up 4.3% in August

    All countries posted year-over-year gains, leading to a 10-year high for the month.

    By Erin Sunde • Sept. 18, 2015
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    Delphi Touts Latest Fuel-Saving Technology

    Tula's Dynamic Skip Fire continuously makes firing decisions on an individual cylinder basis to deliver the required engine torque for all vehicle speeds and loads while avoiding vibration issues.

    By • Sept. 15, 2015