2013 Nissan Altima earns 5-star NCAP rating

The completely redesigned 2013 Nissan Altima has earned a 5-star overall vehicle safety rating as part of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's (NHTSA) New Car Assessment Program (NCAP). Starting with 2011 models, NHTSA introduced more stringent

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Nissan TeRRa stars at the Paris Motor Show 2012

Speaking to a packed audience at the Paris Motor Show, Nissan Executive Vice-President Andy Palmer led the global unveil of the TeRRA FCEV concept.

A pioneering bionic screen technology was used as part of the media conference revealing the TeRRA concept in

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Ford and Weyerhaeuser collaborate to develop automotive applications using natural fiber materials

Cellulose joins the growing list of sustainable materials originating from unlikely sources that could soon be used in Ford vehicle components and help further reduce the automaker's reliance on traditional content such as fiberglass and petroleum.

The Ford biomaterials research

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New Golf celebrates public premiere at the Paris Motor Show 2012

At the Mondial de l'Automobile in Paris everything at the Volkswagen show area revolves around the new Golf. In showing prototypes of the exceptionally fuel-efficient Golf BlueMotion and especially sporty Golf GTI, both almost ready to go into full production, Volkswagen

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World premiere of the new Gallardo LP 560-4 and LP 570-4 Edizione Tecnica at the Paris Motor Show

At the 2012 Paris Motor Show Automobili Lamborghini is presenting the most successful super sports car of its entire history with a new design – even more aggressive, and more extreme - the new Gallardo LP 560-4 and the LP 570-4 Edizione Tecnica. The new Gallardo

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Lamborghini President and CEO honored by Italian American Chamber of Commerce

At Chicago's River East Art Center, the Global Leadership Award was given to Automobili Lamborghini President and CEO Stephan Winkelmann by the Italian American Chamber of Commerce. This honor highlighted his contributions to US and international

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Cornerstone laid for production of Mercedes-Benz Compact Cars in China

Beijing Benz Automotive Co., Ltd. (BBAC), the Chinese passenger cars joint-venture of Daimler AG and its Chinese partner Beijing Automotive Group (BAIC), celebrated an important milestone. Representatives from both partners and numerous guests from politics

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North American International Auto Show 2013 announces 2013 High School Poster Competition

The North American International Auto Show 2013 (NAIAS), sponsored by NAIAS LLC, an association of Detroit area auto dealers, announced the launch of its annual poster contest in connection with the NAIAS next January. The contest was established to engage

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Visteon launches thermal management products for lithium-ion batteries in hybrid and electric vehicles

Visteon Corporation recently launched products featuring different approaches to battery thermal management on a number of new electric and hybrid vehicles.

These new architectures include products such as battery contact heat exchangers and battery

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Nissan Americas supports partnership with Habitat for Humanity with $1.5-million donation

Over the past seven years, Nissan Americas has provided $8-million to Habitat for Humanity International in support of its efforts to build affordable, sustainable homes in partnership with families in need of decent housing. Today Nissan Americas announced

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New A-class wins the heart of the French

At this year's Mondial de l'Automobile, Mercedes-Benz is presenting its new A-class before a public of millions. From this premiere in France at this most-visited automotive fair in the world – in 2010 around 1.26-million tickets were sold – the Stuttgart-based automaker

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