Automobile
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GM to plan for long-term profitability in South America built cars
Apr 25, 2018General Motors Co is planning for long-term profitability in South America built on the back of draconian cost cutting during Brazil’s recession and the same low-cost vehicles it is developing for Chinese consumers, which are due... -
Electromagnetic fields in electric cars don’t appear strong enough to interfere with pacemaker in heart
Apr 24, 2018Electromagnetic fields produced by motors in electric cars don’t appear strong enough to interfere with implanted heart devices like pacemakers and defibrillators, a small German study suggests. All electric motors can produce electromagnetic fields. If these... -
Volvo Trucks plans to share battery technology across its brands
Apr 23, 2018Volvo Trucks plans to share battery technology across its brands to tame development and production costs for the crucial but expensive component, as the world’s second-largest truck maker ramps up electric offerings, the company said. As... -
Nissan’s Resende plant in Brazil celebrates its fourth anniversary
Apr 21, 2018Nissan’s Resende Industrial Complex in Brazil is celebrating its fourth anniversary with major production and export milestones. In July 2017, the Brazilian plant welcomed 600 new employees and introduced a new shift. Employees tweaked processes and... -
INFINITI to build five new models in China
Apr 21, 2018Highlighting the importance of the China automotive market, INFINITI Motor Company, Ltd. announced today it will build five new vehicles in China in the next five years, beginning with the all-new QX50 SUV. The announcement comes... -
Nissan LEAF sales surpass 100,000 in Japan
Apr 21, 2018Nissan has sold more than 100,000 Nissan LEAFs in Japan since the model first went on sale. Nissan launched the first generation of the Nissan LEAF, the world’s first mass-produced electric car, in 2010. Today, the zero-emission Nissan... -
Mazda to exhibit CX-8 at Beijing Motor Show
Apr 21, 2018Mazda Motor Corporation will show the CX-8 three-row crossover SUV at the 2018 Beijing International Automotive Exhibition (Auto China 2018), which will be open to the public from April 29 through May 4. Other new-generation vehicles to... -
Nissan Brazil achieved the milestone of 30,000 cars made for overseas market
Apr 14, 2018Nissan Industrial Complex in Resende, Brazil, has achieved the milestone of 30,000 cars made for overseas markets. The timing coincides with the second anniversary of the plant’s export program, which is exponentially growing due to an... -
One Nissan Kicks sold every 10 minutes in Latin America
Apr 14, 2018Sales of the Nissan Kicks ended positively in the fiscal year 2017 with more than 58,000 vehicles sold in Latin America. According to this figure, 6.5 vehicles were sold every hour in 2017. Another way to... -
New Nissan Terra launched for Asian markets
Apr 14, 2018The new Nissan Terra, a body-on-frame SUV designed and built in China to meet growing market demand for 4×4 vehicles, went on sale today. It’s the first frame-based SUV launched under Nissan’s midterm plan, Nissan M.O.V.E in...
