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Goodyear Unveils 90% Sustainable-Material Demonstration Tire, Approved For Road Use

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Today, The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company unveiled a demonstration tire comprised of 90% sustainable-materials. This demonstration tire has passed all applicable regulatory testing as well as Goodyear’s internal testing. This demonstration tire also tested to have lower rolling resistance when compared to the reference tire, made with traditional materials. Lower rolling resistance means this … Read more

Škoda Auto Delivers 731,300 Vehicles Worldwide In 2022

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Škoda Auto and the automotive industry faced many challenges in the past year, including the ongoing semiconductor shortage, the war in Ukraine, supply chain issues, rising energy and raw material prices and continuing geopolitical uncertainty. Despite these obstacles, the company delivered 731,300 vehicles and maintains a high order backlog, which demonstrates the strong customer demand … Read more

Hyundai Motor and Motional Highlight Safety of IONIQ 5-based Robotaxi in Latest Campaign Video

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Hyundai Motor Company recently released a new campaign video for the upcoming launch of its all-electric IONIQ 5-based robotaxi (hereafter ‘IONIQ 5 robotaxi’) in partnership with Motional, a leading autonomous driving joint venture between Hyundai Motor Group and Aptiv. The campaign video highlights the Level 4 autonomous driving technology and safety features of IONIQ 5 … Read more

Genesis Takes Home Two 2022 Good Design Awards

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Genesis announced today the win of two awards at the 2022 Good Design® Awards. The G90 and connected car Integrated Cockpit (ccIC) Infotainment System both won in the Transportation category for their outstanding designs that charter new directions for innovation. Since its launch in December 2021, the G90, as a flagship sedan with the most … Read more

Audi Delivers Over 100,000 Electric Models In 2022 – Despite Challenging Environment

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In 2022, Audi was once again able to significantly increase deliveries of all-electric cars: with an increase of around 44 percent, the brand systematically continued its electrification strategy, thereby maintaining its course in a year characterized by global crises. In total, Audi sold over 1.61 million vehicles last year, which was close to the previous … Read more

Automobili Lamborghini 2022: A Record Year

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For Automobili Lamborghini, the year just ended was full of milestones and accolades that mark the company’s steady growth: the result of a roadmap and strategy that, as demonstrated within the latest figures, are proving to be successful. Lamborghini continues to confirm positive trends following the inevitable impact of the pandemic that affected nearly every … Read more

Toyota Launches All-New Prius HEV In Japan

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Toyota Motor Corporation (Toyota) announces today that it has commenced sales of all-new Prius Series Parallel Hybrid (HEV) models. It will also launch Plug-in Hybrid (PHEV) models around March this year. Launched in 1997 as the world’s first mass-produced hybrid car, the Prius has driven uptake of HEVs as a new-generation eco-car with outstanding fuel … Read more