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Own the best ever Lotus Elise for a lot less

Despite its straight-line speed, the Lotus Elise has been declared by What Car? as the slowest depreciating performance car on the market - retaining more of its purchase price than rivals. Excellent news for buyers, and with five-star…

Handy repair kit for Porsche models

Catering for the Porsche 911, Boxster and Cayman models, the all-in-one control arm kit allows workshops to offer swifter repair services by eliminating idle time caused by mounting parts being sold separately. Hamburg-based manufacturer…

PACCAR Introduces Proprietary Front Axle in North America

The PACCAR front axle improves steering efficiency and load carrying capacity for customers. “The PACCAR front axle is available with ratings of 20,000 or 22,000 pounds and uses an innovative tapered kingpin roller bearing which simplifies…

Dr. Dirk Kesselgruber joins Schaeffler

Dr. Dirk Kesselgruber (43) will join Schaeffler Group on October 1, 2017, where he will assume the position of head of the Chassis Systems Business Division in Automotive.  In his new function, he will report to Prof. Dr. Pleus (62), Co-CEO…

Ford: We also need Brexit deals with Turkey

Ford, Britain’s biggest automotive engine-maker, operates two manufacturing sites in the country and like other companies has warned that any trade restrictions after it leaves the EU could add to costs and endanger British production.…

Ford’s sporty cars winning over younger

Nowhere is this trend more evident than with Ford Fiesta ST. While the average age of a new Fiesta buyer is 45 years old, the average age of a Fiesta ST customer is a good 10 years younger. Buyers of Ford Focus follow the same pattern; the…

Automechanika Dubai 2017 gets off to flying

The biggest names in the global automotive aftermarket are gathering in Dubai this week, as they take aim at a Middle East spare parts market and auto services industry that’s estimated to grow by 4.9 per cent over the next five years.…

WELTEC BIOPOWER among the Top Five Innovative Drive

The 10-person jury elected the winners from about 40 businesses, all of whom have delivered outstanding performance in the international competition. „The submissions were of a high quality and impressed me and the jury. By means of their…

Bionic profile impresses visitors

Once again, Ziehl-Abegg put the spotlight on bionics for many of the visitors at the ISH trade fair in Frankfurt. This time a marine mammal was the idea behind a new fan development. So, a small cinema on the subject of "whale watching" was…