By Brad Plumer
With oil prices plummeting around the world, gasoline is cheaper than it’s been in years — hitting an average of $2.64 per gallon this week in the United States. And that means SUVs are making a comeback.
“Sales of SUVs and pick-up trucks rose 9.6% last month”
BASF researchers have further developed the three-way conversion catalyst and optimized its cleaning effect. The new four-way conversion catalyst, FWC, is a technology for vehicles with gasoline engines. The catalyst removes the gaseous pollutants and now also solids such as particulates from the exhaust gas flow.
BMW said CEO Norbert Reithofer would step down in May, one year early, and hand the reins of the luxury carmaker to 49-year-old production chief Harald Krueger.
If you’ve been sizing up the new BMW X6, you might want to take a moment before signing on the dotted line, because Mercedes has just taken the wraps off a sporty coupé-styled SUV of its own.
Skoda expects to sell over 1 million vehicles this year, the highest in the Czech carmaker’s 119-year history, on surging sales in China and stable business in Europe.
