AAPEX organizers expand education program
In response to attendee feedback calling for more education and training opportunities at the Automotive Aftermarket Products -More-
In response to attendee feedback calling for more education and training opportunities at the Automotive Aftermarket Products -More-
Review: 2010 Lincoln MKT EcoBoost
Now that Mercury is gone, FoMoCo plans on allocating more of its resources to expanding the luxury Lincoln brand. Product planners are looking to add a compact, front-wheel-drive sedan or crossover and are also thinking of a vehicle based on the next-generation Ford Mondeo.
Here is a little something you can expect from Lincoln between 2011 and 2013:
First up, the brand is looking at a compact front-wheel-drive vehicle that could either be a sedan or a crossover. Current…
Poplar-Enhanced Computers In the future, improved computer-memory systems might use proteins found in poplar trees. via Flickr/ Matt McGee
In the future, we won’t need rare-earth elements to make powerful computers. We can use poplar trees. Engineers in Israel have figured out how to use protein molecules from poplars to improve computer memory. The technique uses silica nanoparticles combined with poplar proteins, according to researchers at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
The nano-poplar approa…
Honda will expand its range of gas-electric vehicles and produce an all-electric commuter car for the United States and Japan.
2010 Jaguar XJ
Tata Motors Ltd., the Indian company that has aquired Land Rover and Jaguar, is planning to raise as much as 47 billion rupees ($1 billion) the epansions of operations and handling of debt accumulated during the purchase of the luxury brands. According to Bloomberg data, Tata holds debt of 185.3 billion rupees in debt; the company took on loans to purchase Jaguar and Land Rover from FoMoCo.
The luxury division is targeting growth in the emerging markets of Asia with expanding showroom net…
General Motors Co. is expanding the launch of the Chevrolet Volt hybrid car to markets in the New York region and Austin, Texas, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday.