Sentences with phrase «vehicle launch»

These full - size sport - utility vehicles launched a new breed of larger people carriers that were significantly greener than their gas - powered versions.

The Model 3 rollout is easily the worst vehicle launch I've ever seen in over a decade of covering the auto industry.

But more on that later, we want to show you photos of a truly epic vehicle launch and photo opportunity.

We will have more news from the show once it is underway, but here are some notable vehicle launches to watch for.

The company has committed that every new vehicle launched in 2019 and beyond will have some kind of electrification; either hybrid, plug - in hybrid, or EV.

GKN is due to supply a semi-integrated electric driveline unit from 2019 for a new vehicle launched by a premium European automaker.

The F - Pace Sports Utility Vehicle launched at the Frankfurt Motor Show has been dubbed the «ultimate practical sports car», which embodies the spirit of the iconic British luxury car brand with modern technology.

It is Honda's fifth electrified vehicle launched in the past two years after the 2019 Accord Hybrid and Clarity series.

«As the first vehicle launched under Kia's design - led transformation the Soul has been a game changer for Kia, and the ongoing popularity of our out - of - the - box ad campaigns have led to record sales and dramatic increases in consumer awareness, perception and consideration of the Kia brand,» said Michael Sprague, vice president of marketing & communications, KMA.

Today, Trax is sold in 66 global markets and is the seventh new vehicle launch from Chevrolet in the last four years.

«With each new vehicle launch Kia is advancing the concept of value to new levels of sophistication and with significant chassis, suspension, powertrain and comfort and convenience upgrades the new Sorento continues that trend,» said Michael Sprague, executive vice president, marketing and communications, Kia Motors America.

Compared to the conventional hydrodynamic converter, dual clutches offer the advantage of targeted actuation resulting in optimized vehicle launch and gearshift processes with respect to the dynamics and driving comfort.

With a host of luxury and performance vehicles launched in the first half of 2015, the German automaker is only gearing up to launch the big guns during the second half that will further strengthen its position in the growing luxury car market.

After years of buildup, that question was finally answered when I got invited to attend a recent vehicle launch in California.

The Fusion Energi is now Ford's fifth electrified vehicle launched since late 2011 (along with the Focus Electric, Fusion Hybrid, C - max Hybrid, and C - max Energi).

With the seventh - generation Corvette due to be unveiled Sunday and more than 20 other vehicle launches planned globally in 2013, General Motors announced today...

An artist's concept of a proposed Mars sample return mission shows an ascent vehicle launching.

The final such vehicle launched a Defense Meteorological Satellite Program (DMSP) weather satellite from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, on 18 October 2003.

Ford has had several less - than - perfect vehicle launches.

«Some models still come out with quality challenges, but as a whole, OEMs are getting better at avoiding those,» he tells Ward's as J.D. Power releases results of its inaugural Vehicle Launch Index.

Avenir vehicles launching in the 2018 model year will feature unique design details to separate them from standard Buick cars.

Despite SUVs dominating the new - vehicle launch scene, sporty cars like the Octavia RS are flourishing.

Once the brake pedal is released or the gas pedal is engaged, a short starter engagement triggers the direct fuel injection system to fill the cylinders with fuel, initiate combustion and start the engine, producing the no - hesitation vehicle launch.

The Italian boss didn't have much info to share, but it seems that the plan is for all Maserati vehicles launched in 2019 and beyond to plug - in hybrid or all - electric drivetrains.

Plug - in Hybrid powertrains are on the 2014 - 18 agenda for some of the larger vehicles launched.

The Trax is Chevrolet's seventh small vehicle launch in less than four years.

Hyundai Motor India Limited, the country's second largest manufacturer of passenger vehicle launched the new 2018 Elite i20 and unveiled its Global EV, IONIQ.

The Optima Sportswagon Plug - in Hybrid is one of two low - emissions vehicles launched by Kia at the Geneva International Motor Show, together with the new Niro Plug - in Hybrid compact crossover.

Kia's aggressive new vehicle launch cadence will continue throughout 2014 with the scheduled Spring arrival of the all - new 2015 K900 rear - wheel - drive flagship sedan, which was recently unveiled at the Los Angeles Auto Show.

However, Holden says the born - again Astras are the first in a wave of new Opel - sourced models that will eventually form more than a third of its range, and has promised to deliver 24 major vehicle launches and 36 powertrain combinations in the next five years.

The transmission can also be configured as an IVT (Infinitely Variable Transmission) with a geared neutral, that can further improve fuel economy by removing the need for an inefficient vehicle launch device which loses power as it slips.

The 2015 Esperante Spyder GT may still resemble the original vehicle launched in 2000, but take a closer look and revised details will quickly surface.

With so many vehicle launches and participation from a large number of automotive companies, the organisers, Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM), is expecting an average daily crowd of 100,000, which it claims will be the biggest among all auto shows globally.

First gear ratio is configured for maximum vehicle launch acceleration, while the close - ratio gears (2nd through 8th) are matched to make the most of the power unit's power band.

Introduced in 2017 as a follow up to a concept vehicle launched in 2016, the X2 is BMW's sixth crossover and the smallest of its kind alongside the X1.

The US auto giant Ford works on a global «One Ford Plan» i.e. it follows the single global vehicle launch strategy for the whole world.

Chevrolet showed off its Bolt EV concept in Detroit, and follows it up with the production vehicle launch at CES 2016.

Also recognized through an award by Ford supervision as the best vehicle launch support electrical eng...

J.D. Power studied data associated with 27 ’08 and ’09 all - new or redesigned vehicles launched during the first 10 months of last year.

Compared to the conventional hydrodynamic torque converter, dual clutches offer the advantage of software strategy controlled actuation resulting in optimized vehicle launch and gearshift processes with respect to the dynamics and driving comfort.

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ACCOMPLISHMENTS Project Management: Managed the new vehicle launch of the Sail at SGM which resulted in sales increases of over 20 % for SGM in 2001.

Arriving later in 2018 as the third electrified vehicle launched by Honda Canada over the past year, Insight will join the Clarity Plug - in Hybrid and the all - new 2018 Accord Hybrid..

«With each new vehicle launch Kia is advancing the concept of value to new levels of sophistication and with significant chassis, suspension, powertrain and comfort and convenience upgrades the new Sorento continues that trend,» said Michael Sprague, executive vice president, marketing and communications, KMA.

NEW RENAULT SCALA Speaking of inexpensive cars, Renault just introduced a small premium sedan for the Indian market called the Scala, the fifth vehicle it launched in India in the last 18 months.