Detroit Diesel Corporation continues its move to optimize development of vertically integrated powertrain solutions by announcing the re-naming of the Detroit Diesel Genuine Parts brand to simply Detroit Genuine Parts. The former Detroit Diesel reliabilt® brand will be folded into the Detroit Genuine Parts brand as well. Detroit Genuine Parts will continue to offer a [...]

Honda Motor Europe’s President, Manabu Nishimae, announced the 1.6-liter i-DTEC engine in the new Civic would deliver CO2 emissions of 95g/km. The new 1.6-liter i-DTEC engine is the first drive train from Honda’s new Earth Dreams Technology engine series to be introduced into Europe. It will be manufactured at Honda’s UK manufacturing facility from the [...]

Italian tyre firm Pirelli, the official tyre supplier to Formula One, will make use of a 2010 Renault R30 for testing purposes this year, with the test driver still to be appointed. A test driver should be appointed later this month.The 2010 Renault will be adapted to simulate the latest technical and aerodynamic regulations, as [...]

Having helped to set the fastest-ever lap of Albert Park during qualifying last year, Pirelli has a tough act to follow in 2012. But in its second season of Formula One, the Italian firm has placed the emphasis even more firmly on race strategy by reducing the performance gap between the compounds and extending the [...]

The Nokian tyre is the winner of the summer tyre test 2012 in the German car magazine “Auto Bild”, scoring the top rating of “exemplary”. The Nokian tyre is also the test winner in the German car magazine “Auto Zeitung”, scoring “highly recommended”, and is rated as “very good” in the German Volkswagen and Audi [...]

Buying used trucks from Japan can be a very profitable idea for any person from any country of the world. Japanese trucks are well known for their performance, quality of material used, durability and comfort. Thus buying a used truck from Japan has added advantages like buyer has to pay very low price for almost [...]

Japan’s shipping industry witnessed a big boom in the year 2003-04. According to consolidated financial results announced for the year ending March 2004, Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. and Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (“K” Line) posted record net profits, and Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK Line), the largest shipping company in Japan, made substantial gains of [...]

Seoul/Korea, – Hankook Tire, the seventh-largest and one of the fastest growing tire companies in the world, announced that it has been selected as a new OE (original equipment) manufacturer for Toyota. From September this year, Hankook Tire is being factory-equipped on Toyota’s micro-premium car iQ. This is the first time for Hankook Tire to [...]

Neu-Isenburg, Germany, – With the AH22+ Hankook is presenting an optimised ver-sion of its successful AH22 radial tyre line for trucks. This premium tyre, which was specially developed for regional traffic, makes improved performance possible in both city and overland traffic thanks to an optimised tyre structure with wider belt, reinforced bead and new tread [...]

A motorcycle helmet is a protective headgear used by motorcycle riders. The primary goal of a motorcycle helmet is to protect the rider’s head during collision or accident, thus preventing or reducing head injury or saving the rider’s life. Research and surveys concluded that helmets reduce the risk of head injury by around 69% and [...]