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...But Mr Musk has eagerly taken on the challenge that Detroit long ducked: he has more than 400,000 pre-orders for his creation, which went into production last month across the bay from Silicon Valley....
...A version of this article was first published by the Nikkei Asian Review on November 27. ©2017 Nikkei Inc. All rights reserved....
...The industry’s future was also on display this week at the Detroit auto show, where companies showed advances in technology....
...Mr Müller has come under fire this week after downplaying the emissions scandal in an interview at the Detroit auto show....
...VW installed so-called defeat device software in diesel powered vehicles, apparently initially to allow some of its two-litre cars to meet strict US standards on emissions of nitrogen oxides....
...At the Detroit motor show in January, Mr Musk said the company was capable of selling BMW-style volumes of “a few million” cars by 2025....
...Mr Ewanick said plans are also on the drawing board for a right-hand drive, diesel version of the ATS, Cadillac’s smallest model, which was unveiled in Detroit on Sunday....
...Cummins , the diesel engine maker, rose 3.9 per cent to $110.82 after surpassing profit expectations....
...It has also struggled to persuade Americans to switch from petrol to diesel vehicles, a key part of its US marketing strategy. The new Passat line-up will include a diesel version....
...Spurred by tightening fuel economy and emissions regulations, they are pouring resources into more efficient petrol and diesel engines....
...Furthermore, GM’s diesel engine research and development is centred in Europe....
...as Detroit Diesel, a heavy-engine manufacturer, and ArvinMeritor, which makes components for military vehicles....
...GM, along with its Detroit rival Chrysler, has in the past held talks with Gaz about the possibility of joint passenger-car production in Russia....
...In the near term, many of the industry’s biggest strides in making cars cleaner will come – as before – from making conventional petrol or diesel engines smaller and more efficient....
...Demand for diesel engine cars in the UK is at a record level because they cost less to run, though rising diesel prices are eroding the advantage....
...The car, dubbed the Flextreme, will be shown under GM’s European Opel brand and have a backup “range extender” powered by diesel....
...Things may even be looking up for Detroit’s beleagured manufacturers, whose finances are currently at their lowest ebb in the industry’s century of history....
...The engines, which primarily run on diesel, are manufactured either by MTU/Detroit or Caterpillar. Can these toys possibly make any sense as an investment?...
...The transaction, which also involves the divestment of another Daimler unit – the off-road engine business of US subsidiary Detroit Diesel – will boost net profits at the German-US carmaker by €300m this...
...Clive Deary, mining sales manager for Detroit Diesel, said his company was sold out until March next year. ?We had a business plan 12 months ago. We've doubled the numbers since then.?...
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