Sentences with phrase «forces other automakers»

Making these features standard forces other automakers to do the same.
The same fire forced other automakers to also halt or at least slow production.
It will force other automakers to create their own versions, just to compete.»

Not exact matches

LEIPZIG, Germany, Feb 27 - German cities can ban the most heavily polluting diesel cars from their streets, a court ruled on Tuesday, a move likely to be mirrored in other parts of Europe and to force automakers to pay to improve exhaust systems or switch to cleaner vehicles.
BMW's decision to unveil a car in a video game illustrates how the digital era is transforming the way automakers introduce vehicles, forcing Detroit and other big auto shows to figure out how to stay relevant.
«USE THE FORCE» LIFTGATE Many automakers offer hands - free liftgates, but they often involve using a kicking motion or some other potentially - silly looking movement.
The Japanese automaker calls them Dynamic Force Engines — one is designated for conventional use, the other for hybrids — and they achieve a thermal efficiency of 40 and 41 percent, respectively.
The Japanese automaker simply hasn't produced that many vehicles with forced - induction powerplants (City Turbo IIs notwithstanding) even as other manufacturers have embraced the technology wholesale.
The development of engine computers was forced by federal fuel - economy and emissions regulations: to meet the new standards, automakers had to use fuel injection and other more precise technologies.
Those figures may not sound like much, as other automakers exploit forced induction and direct injection to wring more power out of less displacement.
Most other automakers are relying heavily on direct - injection and forced induction to create cleaner cars without sacrificing performance.
Nearly 50 Honda dealers are suing the automaker for allegedly looking the other way while a manager forced them to pay kickbacks.
And if vehicle sales don't start picking up, Toyota - and other automakers — will be forced to turn to innovation to revive sales.
That's certainly not a promise to commercialize electric Minis, though pressure from other automakers who have announced electric cars will probably force BMW to react.
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