OCTOBER 18, 2016

Porsche’s Reality: More Speed, Fewer Pistons

2017 WARDS 10 BEST ENGINES
The new 2.0L and 2.5L engines represent the first time Porsche, which has a rich legacy of horizontally opposed piston engines, has developed one that combines turbocharging and only four cylinders.

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VW Likely to Buy Back Diesels, Ford Shows Impressive Discipline, China's Micro EVs Could Have Mega Impact

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Mini Confirms Countryman Hybrid

Boutique British automaker Mini gets a hybrid version of its Countryman CUV in 2017. The brand’s first plug-in hybrid shares its gasoline-electric powertrain with parent company BMW’s 225xe.

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Audi Names First Production EV e-tron

The e-tron name will be carried without any specific model designation, a move evoking the naming of Audi’s original quattro launched back in 1980.

California Sticking By Zero-Emissions-Vehicle Goals

“We can’t take our foot off the accelerator,” California Air Resources Board Chair Mary Nichols says.

What Consumers Want in Future Mobility

INDUSTRY VOICES
One of the most surprising findings from the survey, particularly given all the publicity about alternative-mobility solutions, is that those solutions are viewed simply as impractical by many.

Chevy Bolt Battery Supplier Predicts 3,000 Sales in 2017

LG Chem, a South Korean supplier of batteries for General Motors, says it projects 30,000 sales of the electric vehicles due on the market in 2017.

Global Buick Sales Exceed 1 Mliion Through September

General Motors says its subsidiary sold 1,046,746 vehicles globally for the year's first nine months, up 23% year-on-year. More than 80% of the vehicles were sold in China.

China Authorizes Third Startup's Green Car

Chinese regulators have approved CH-Auto, a startup owned by auto-design contractor CH-Autom to build as many as 500,00 electric vehicles annually.

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