Renault reported a 0.1 percent decline in first-quarter revenue as the strong euro offset deliveries.
Daily Archives: April 25, 2014
Renault Sport teases a mysterious new model with a sub 8-minute Nürburgring lap time
Porsche 918 Spyder is the quickest car with global road homologation to lap the 12.8 mile Nürburgring Nordschleife in just six minutes and 57 seconds.
higher octane standard fuel in US could lower fleet fuel consumption & GHG an extra 4.5-6% by 2040
| Baseline vehicle sales mix for fleet model. Data from Chow et al. | Vehicle sales mix for fleet model including high-octane (HO) vehicles. Data from Chow et al. |
Offering a higher-octane fuel to the consumer market in the US as the standard grade could deliver an incremental 4.5% to 6% reduction in fleet fuel consumption and greenhouse gas emissions by 2040, on top of a projected 26.8% reduction by then in the baseline case (i.e., without higher octane fuel, but with other projected vehicle and powertrain technology improvements), according to a new analysis by a team at MIT.
UK car production returns to growth, boosted by increased European demand
British car production returned to growth in March, boosted by increased demand in Europe.
GM says facing multiple probes into recent recalls
General Motors revealed on Thursday it is the subject of five different government probes related to its massive recalls, including two previously unreported investigations by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and a state prosecutor.
