A study led by a team from Tsinghua University elucidates the relationship between pre-ignition and super-knock.
Pre-ignition/super-knock tend to occur at low-speed, high-load conditions and are an obstacle to using a higher compression ratio to improve power density and fuel economy.
Reporting by Yoko Kubota
Takata Corp said it is willing to support car makers replacing certain air bag inflators made between 2000 and 2007 that were supplied to multiple car makers, including Honda and Toyota, for vehicles sold in the United States.
Japan’s Honda on Monday recalled more than two million vehicles worldwide over an airbag defect that could pose a fire risk.
Toyota Europe CEO Didier Leroy says he’s ready to “help” Nissan achieve its stated goal of becoming the top-selling Japanese automaker in the region by 2016. Why? Because Leroy says he puts profit before volume.
Daimler’s executive board will approve in two weeks production of a Mercedes-Benz compact sedan and its CLA coupe-styled four-door compact at a Nissan plant in Mexico, a German press report said.
