GM Pumps $109 Million into Flint, Bay City, for Engine Manufacturing
16 May 2011, 05:57 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / With three of its newest models promising to become major hits on the market, American manufacturer GM plans to take full advantage of the opportunities the Volt, Cruze and Sonic will create and sai...
Audi's Hungary Plant Produces 20 Millionth Engine
11 Apr 2011, 06:28 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / One of German manufacturer's core operations, the engine plant in Gyor, Hungary, is celebrating a very important achievement this week. Eighteen years after the facility began manufacturing en...
Combustion Engine Fights Back: HECS
5 Apr 2011, 10:49 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The fight between alternative-powered engines and internal combustion (ICE) one will not be over soon, as both have a fair share of supporters ready to go to hell and back in order to make their tec...
Mercedes Engines Allergic to US Gasoline
17 Mar 2011, 17:45 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / As one of the strictest countries in the world when it comes to emission standards and fuel economy ratings, the US seems to be on track to becoming, sooner than others, one of the cleanest pla...
Chevy Buyers Go for Smaller Engines
16 Mar 2011, 15:38 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / A buyer behavior evolution that was until recently considered to be years away is currently taking place in the US. Probably discouraged by the high prices of gasoline in the past few years, the Ame...
Ford Vows to Increase Engine Power for 2011 WRC
9 Mar 2011, 13:38 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Ford experienced an up-and-down start of the season in the 2011 World Rally Championship, having dominated the opening round in Sweden before watching how the two Citroens of Sebastien Loeb and Seba...
BMW Cars Can Cope with E10 Fuel
7 Mar 2011, 12:59 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Whereas in the US the battle rages on the intention of the Environmental Protection Agency to introduce E15 fuel at the pumps, the Europeans, a bit slower, have just begun researching the possibilit...
McLaren Could Develop Own Engine in F1
7 Mar 2011, 08:39 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / With the new turbo rules due to debut in Formula 1 in 2013, it seems more and more teams in the series are considering building their own engines in the future. After Red Bull Racing, now McLare...
Buick Regal Ecotec Engine Is Flex-Fuel Capable
21 Feb 2011, 14:47 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The successful Buick Regal lineup is currently on a roll, and the fact that one of its power plants is designed to meet the latest fuel economy and emission standards can only add to the value of th...
EU Looking into Loan for Fiat in Poland
10 Feb 2011, 15:29 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Italian manufacturer Fiat and its operations in Poland, as well as some of the local authorities, have come to the attention of the European Union's antitrust regulators, who are now looking in...
GM Rolls Out Indian-Made Gasoline Engine
27 Jan 2011, 11:19 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / General Motors has just took the wraps off what it calls Smartech, a gasoline engine produced exclusively by its Indian operations and that will be installed in several models sold on the local mark...
Cummins Opens Complex in India
25 Jan 2011, 14:34 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Engine manufacturer Cummins opened, at the end of last week, a huge plant complex in Pune, India, to be operated by the local joint venture Tata Cummins. The complex comprises no less than three fac...
Kia Sportage Receives 2.0-liter Turbo Engine
25 Jan 2011, 07:36 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / South Korean manufacturer Kia introduced in Canada a brand new option for the Sportage line that comes with an all-new engine expected to arrive in showrooms across the country by the end of winter....
Suzuki to Use Volkswagen Small-Displacement Engines
24 Jan 2011, 10:29 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Japanese car manufacturer Suzuki is looking into Volkswagen's yard for small-displacement engines, some of which could be installed on its very own models starting in the near future. Developin...
Scuderi Engine, 36 Percent More Efficient Than Regular Engines
18 Jan 2011, 06:51 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The revolutionary Scuderi engine, under development for quite some time, is slowly beginning to get recognition from independent researchers. Promising to usher a new era in internal combustion engi...
Ford to Tear Down EcoBoost Engine at 2011 NAIAS
27 Dec 2010, 14:07 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / In order to demonstrate how tough an F-150 EcoBoost engine is, Ford will tear down an engine that has gone through the "torture test" at the 2011 North American International Auto Show (N...
E15 Battle Moves to Court
21 Dec 2010, 13:53 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The plans the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has to set the basis for the adoption of E15 fuel across the US are currently being blocked by a group of engine makers who try to put an end to t...
GM Recalls 37 Workers for Chinese Engine Production
21 Dec 2010, 11:45 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / A total of 37 former GM workers have received their Christmas presents a little bit earlier, as the manufacturer has informed them that beginning with January 3 they will commence work at the Tonawa...
Holden Cruze Gets New Diesel Engine
10 Dec 2010, 11:04 UTC · By: Andrei Costea / When the GM Holden factory in Elizabeth, South Australia kicks off production next year in January, it will produce the Holden Cruze with a new 2.0-liter turbo diesel engine, among the three-engine...
Volvo Recalls New Models for Engine Problems
30 Nov 2010, 07:19 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Swedish manufacturer Volvo announced earlier this week it will be conducting a recall of some of its vehicles from the 2011 model year, due to some issues with the engine. More specifically, the car...