Ford Ford Motor Company is an American multinational automaker headquartered in Dearborn, Michigan, a suburb of Detroit. It was founded by Henry Ford and incorporated on June 16, 1903. The company sells automobiles and commercial vehicles under the Ford brand and luxury cars under the Lincoln brand. In the past...
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Autonomous Emergency Braking To Be Made Compulsory Within Two Years
Autonomous Emergency Braking To Be Made Compulsory Within Two Years The European Commission have announced that new regulations are to be brought in by the year 2014, that will mean all new cars sold will have to be fitted with Autonomous Emergency Braking systems (AEB), by law. This is one...
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Euro NCAP to drive availability of AEB systems for safer cars in Europe Euro NCAP to drive availability of AEB systems for safer cars in Europe Euro NCAP today publishes the results of its survey on the availability of Autonomous Emergency Braking systems in Europe and reveals that the assessment...
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Read more Top 10 best car engines awarded @ Ward’s 10 Best Engines of 2011
Top 10 best car engines awarded @ Ward##Q##s 10 Best Engines of 2011 Dana Holding Corporation (NYSE: DAN) announced today that it is supplying powertrain technologies to seven of the Ward##Q##s 10 Best Engines of 2011. The annual awards were presented earlier this month during the North American International Auto...
Read more All new cars shown @ 2011 Detroit Auto Show
All new cars shown @ 2011 Detroit Auto Show The first good news: Porsche will return to the show for the first time since 2007 Car and truck of the year awardThe Chevrolet Volt and Ford Explorer were selected to receive the show’s North American Car and Truck of the...
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For the next-gen model of the Ford Focus due in late 2010, Ford will develop just one Focus model in line with its new global product development strategy. The cars will have unique styling and specifications to suit major markets but 87% of parts will common across the fleet, as...
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An electric car is a plug-in battery powered automobile which is propelled by electric motor(s). An electric vehicle (EV), also referred to as an electric drive vehicle, uses one or more electric motors for propulsion. Electric vehicles include electric cars, electric trains, electric lorries, electric airplanes, electric boats, electric motorcycles...
Read more ESC: Electronic Stability Control Technical Review
ESC Technical Review Electronic stability control (ESC) is a computerized technology that improves the safety of a vehicle’s stability by detecting and minimizing skids. When ESC detects loss of steering control, it automatically applies the brakes to help “steer” the vehicle where the driver intends to go. ESC does not...
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The Ford Motor Company is an American multinational corporation based in Dearborn, Michigan, a suburb of Detroit. The automaker was founded by Henry Ford and incorporated on June 16, 1903. In addition to the Ford, Lincoln, and Mercury brands, Ford also owns Volvo Cars in Sweden, and a small stake...
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BMW 5 series 2010 brake energy regeneration The new BMW 5 Series has just been revealed and automobile publications around the world are starting to create comparisons between the F10 5 Series and its competitors. Car market reviewers places the 2011 BMW 5 Series against the Audi A6, Mercedes E-Class,...
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Audi A5 Cabriolet The all-new A5 and S5 convertibles will hit the U.S. next year, replacing the current A4 and S4 Cabriolets in Audi’s lineup. The move isn’t surprising; the new A5 and S5 coupes have sold briskly and won over the Cars.com staff as well. Like the outgoing A4...
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