Renault-Nissan and Daimler expand fuel efficiency partnership

Renault-Nissan and Daimler expand fuel efficiency partnership: German car giant Daimler has expanded its co-oper...

German car giant Daimler has expanded its co-operation with the Renault-Nissan Alliance to develop new fuel-efficient powertrains. The new partnership will seek to develop a four-cylinder petrol engine with turbo-charging and state-of-the-art technology to achieve new levels of efficiency. It is planned that both manufacturing giants will manufacture the new engines and are expected to debut on Daimler, Renault and Nissan vehicles in 2016. Daimler, which owns brands including Mercedes-Benz and smart, will also grant a licence to Nissan to automatic transmissions using Daimler´s latest transmission technology for Nissan and Infiniti vehicles starting in 2016. Nissan subsidiary Jatco is planning to manufacture these newly licensed gearboxes in Mexico. The new transmission will feature "start and stop" and "park and shift by wire” technologies. “These new components demonstra...

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