New Projects in Daimler and Renault-Nissan Alliance
In line with the aim to develop more fuel-efficient engines as well as transmissions, the Daimler and Renault-Nissan Alliance are now embarking on a couple of new projects. There’s a new project involving joint development of a 4-cylinder gas engine family. The engine is said to be compact while featuring top-of-the-line tech. It also sports direct injection and turbocharging. Overall, the engine aims to improve fuel economy and minimize harmful emissions. The engines are slated to be launched with Mercedes-Benz, Renault, and Nissan vehicles around 2016. The other project involves transmissions; here, Daimler provides Nissan with a license to make automatic transmission systems that make use of Daimler’s latest transmission… Continue Reading »