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MARCH 24, 2017

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Detroit Diesel Makes Most of $1.2 Billion Investment

The 80-year-old plant’s owner, Daimler, has boosted efficiency and productivity while growing the product portfolio to include new engines, transmissions and turbochargers, with new medium-duty engine production starting later this year.

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Detroit Diesel Redford Plant

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The success of Detroit Diesel's heavy-duty engine program that launched in 2008 led to securing a new cylinder-head machining line in 2012, followed by production of turbochargers in 2014, DT12 transmissions in 2015 and final-drive gearsets in 2016.

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BMW & Ford Report Weaker Profits, Mustang Shelby GT350 Owners Sue Ford, Global Brands in Trouble in China?

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McLaren Offers Peek at New F-1-Patterned Model

The new fixed-head coupe, which McLaren bills as a “hyper-GT” in the mold of its original F1 supercar, is to be produced in a limited run of just 106 cars, each already sold.

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Honda Europe Engineer High on Hydrogen

Thomas Brachmann, chief project engineer-R&D Europe for Honda, says storing surplus liquefied hydrogen in an inert state in gas tanks could be a much more efficient power source than batteries that degrade.

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2017 Wards 10 Best Interiors Nominee: Maserati Levante

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WardsAuto editors are evaluating about 30 vehicles as part of the 2017 Wards 10 Best Interiors competition. Today's gallery focuses on the '17 Maserati Levante, a car-based luxury SUV with a sticker price of $90,000.

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Sitting Up for Consumer Comfort

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 The quality of the mechanisms used for seat adjustment is becoming more and more important to accommodate various drivers’ needs and individual preferences. Furthermore, good seat adjustment is crucial for road safety.

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SpeedNews' AeroAuto Conference on May 4, 2017 in Dearborn, Michigan will create synergy between the aerospace and automotive industries by providing a forum for idea sharing, problem solving and development of best practices and bringing leading executives, and decision makers together to build the future.

The Disrupters: Algocian Sees AI Spending Time in Classroom

Machine learning will not happen overnight.

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BMW China Venture's Vehicle Sales to Rise 20% in 2017

The full-year estimate is based on a 44% year-on-year rise in the first two months of 2017, Chairman Wu Xiaoan of Brilliance China Automotive Holdings, BMW's 50-50 joint venture partner, tells reporters in Hong Kong.

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German Environmental Lobby Sues Motor Authority Over VW Scandal

VW admitted in September 2015 to using software to rig U.S. diesel emissions tests and said the software could be in up to around 11 million vehicles worldwide.

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