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Hyundai launches all-new Sonata Hybrid with GDI engine

Hyundai launches all-new Sonata Hybrid with GDI engine

Hyundai unveiled the all-new Sonata Hybrid in Seoul, Korea. The new Sonata Hybrid features an upgraded powertrain incorporating a new hybrid system with a new petrol direct injection engine that delivers fuel economy of 18.2 km/l (43 mpg US or 5.5 l/100 km).

Honda FCV Concept North American debut at 2015 NAIAS in Detroit

Honda FCV Concept North American debut at 2015 NAIAS in Detroit

The Honda FCV Concept will make its North American debut at the 2015 North American International Auto Show in Detroit in January.

VW will oust Klaus-Gerhard Wolpert, report says

Klaus-Gerhard Wolpert- VW will oust Klaus-Gerhard Wolpert, report says

Volkswagen will oust its head product strategist, Klaus-Gerhard Wolpert, sources said, as the German carmaker is pushing efforts to raise profitability at its core brand dented by high fixed costs and falling sales.

Bosch’s Wolf-Henning Scheider quits to become CEO of Mahle

Bosch's Wolf-Henning Scheider quits to become CEO of Mahle

The head of Robert Bosch’s automotive division, Wolf-Henning Scheider, has quit the world’s top-ranked supplier to head smaller German rival Mahle, a maker of engine components.

Alfa readies high-performance engines

Alfa Romeo plans to introduce new high-performance engines, including a range-topping V-6, in a bid to reconnect the brand to its sporty heritage.

The first of the engines — two petrol units and a diesel — will debut in Alfa’s new midsize sedan that will be unveiled in June, supplier sources told ANE. The sedan will go on sale in 2016.