In the months ahead of the launch of the McLaren MP4-30, there was a huge amount of speculation surrounding the technology of the new Honda Formula 1 engine. To fit a turbo into this space, it appears that Honda has pioneered the use of an axial flow compressor. ......
Russia’s United Rocket and Space Corporation (URSC) is drafting a proposal on creation a unique holding, which is set to unite several manufacturers of engines for rockets and missiles, Russia’s daily newspaper Izvestia reports on Tuesday. The exact structu......
Toyota Motor Corp. is stepping up a global engine upgrade of 14 high-efficiency powerplants through 2015 with the deployment of a new downsized turbo unit. The debuts of fuel-sipping but more-powerful engines began last year. By year end, the rollout will in......
While the fashion in high-tech automotive developments might lean towards hybrids and electric vehicles at the moment, there’s still plenty of scope to improve the good old internal combustion engine and one of the holy grails of such development is the creation of......
Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) on Tuesday created a quiet bang that would soon propel India into a bigger league of nations launching satellites weighing up to five tonnes. So far India's GSLVs were being powered by cryogenic engines given by Russia......
As a key manufacturer of engines for transportation companies worldwide, Cummins is subject to the macroeconomic trends that define the health of the global economy. Coming into Tuesday morning's first-quarter financial report, Cummins investors had been somewhat n......
YUCHAI has been a pertaining and unsurpassed pioneer in the logistics and constructional industry of Japan since 1949. Today, YUCHAI is dedicated to construction integrated logistics systems that are the finest in the creation, with two manufacturing plants in Jap......
“With the price differential between diesel and natural gas narrowing, the ROI to convert from diesel to natural gas is moving in the wrong direction: payback periods are lengthening,” said Ken Vieth, ACT senior partner and general manager.Truckers are ordering ne......
A big jump in truck sales helped push profits higher in the first quarter of the year for the network of dealerships under the Rush Enterprises banner. "We are extremely pleased with our strong financial performance this quarter despite a significant impact to Clas......
Volvo Group (Thailand), the Swedish maker of buses, excavators and construction equipment, is pinning hopes on the government's megaproject development to boost sales in the heavy-duty truck market. President Jacques Michel said a lot of investment projects ......