Continental Motors introduced the CD-300, its new V-6 diesel engine, at EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh this week. The CD-300 was flown for the first time in July at Continental’s German development center in Altenburg onboard an Cirrus airframe. The company said that the flying test-bed exhibited rates of climb and cruise performance that exceeded engineer’s expectations.
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U.S. auto sales fall short of expectations in July
By Bernie Woodall, Ben Klayman and Paul Lienert
Ford and Toyota posted stronger-than-expected growth in U.S. auto sales in July but most manufacturers on Friday reported gains below expectations as several months of strong demand pushed optimism too high.
China car parts plant Blast kills 68, hurts 187
By GILLIAN WONG
Sixty-eight people were killed and nearly 200 others injured, most with severe burns, after an explosion Saturday at an automotive parts factory in eastern China that supplies General Motors, officials said.
GM’s truck and crossover sales pass 1M unit mark for 2014
Sales of General Motors crossovers and trucks, which include pickups, vans and SUVs, surged by double-digits in July, pushing combined sales for the year to 1,048,114 through July. GM was the first automaker to pass the million-unit milestone in both 2014 and 2013.
Renault will build Fiat Scudo successor
Renault will build Fiat’s replacement for its Scudo commercial van starting in 2016, taking over production of the model from PSA/Peugeot-Citroen.
