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Nissan develops Advanced Sulev-Standard Clean Diesel

Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. today announced that a new clean diesel technology using high-performance catalysts shows great promise and may be able to meet the State of California's standard for super-ultra-low emission vehicles (SULEVs), equivalent to the Tier2Bin2 emissions requirements.

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Production Milestone At Ford In Cologne

Another production milestone has been achieved today at the Ford plant in Cologne-Niehl when the two millionth vehicle in the Ford Fiesta/Fusion series rolled off the line.

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Ford Deuce Fans Plan Once-In-A-Lifetime Celebration

Seventy-five years after it began, Deuce-mania is as strong as ever.
Beginning August 9, more than 600 owners and fans of the 1932 Ford,-- lovingly called The Deuce--will meet in Dearborn, Mich. for a 75th anniversary celebration to honor the vehicle that most historians agree inspired every hot rod and muscle car that followed.

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Nanotechnology helps to make bendy sensors for hydrogen vehicles

In recent years, Americans have been intrigued by the promise of hydrogen-powered vehicles. But experts have judged that several technology problems must be resolved before they are more than a novelty.

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Car Guide to Help Teens, Parents to Find Safe Vehicle

Parents and teens looking to purchase a safe new vehicle before school begins can find help with AAA's updated "Buying a Safer Car" brochure containing valuable consumer information on crash tests, rollover rating and safety features.

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Birth of a Colossus on Wheels

The first of two spectacular vehicles for the ALMA (Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array) Observatory rolled out of its hangar and passed successfully a series of tests. This vehicle, the ALMA antenna transporter, is a rather exceptional 'lorry' driving on 28 tyres.

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Automated tailgating cuts pollution

An automated way of allowing cars to drive much closer to each other in heavy moving traffic, so-called platooning, could cut congestion, save fuel and cut greenhouse gas emissions, according to research published today in Inderscience's International Journal of the Environment and Pollution.

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Are parking garages safe during hurricanes?

During hurricanes, parking garages commonly are used by car rental agencies and car dealerships to shelter vehicles.

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New Tax Break Sought for Hybrids

As Toyota announced the sale of its millionth hybrid vehicle, a bipartisan group of New York state lawmakers and environmentalists was pushing Thursday for reinstatement of a sales-tax break for buyers of fuel-efficient cars, Newsday reported.

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Travelers Choose Best New 2007 Road Trip Vehicles on kbb.com

Editors of Kelley Blue Book's kbb.com Choose 10 Great New Road Trip Cars and Automobiles, Shoppers Rank Top Choices.

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Bombardier Signs Contract for 48 Additional Electrostars for Southern in the UK

Bombardier Transportation signed an 85 million euros ($115 million US) contract with Southern Railway and Porterbrook Leasing Limited for 48 additional Electrostar cars.

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Renault Trafic triumphs at professional van and light truck awards 2007

Renault's New Trafic has only been on sale for a matter of months and already it has collected its second magazine award. Picking up from where it left off at the What Van? 2006 Awards in November, Trafic has just scooped the Standard Panel Van award at the Professional Van and Light Truck Awards 2007, held recently during the CV Show at the NEC, Birmingham.

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