The Sync platform from Ford Motor is being introduced by the automotive giant by year 2010. The technology which helps connect mobile phones and digital music players using voice commands, has brought laurels for Ford in such a way that sales rose.

In its bid to make a positive impact on the area of diesel hybrid technology, PSA Peugeot Citroen and Robert Bosch have come to an agreement to kick start a strategic partnership.

Land Rover will soon be hogging headlines for its new fuel-saving stop-start technology. The technology has been created jointly by an in-house engineering team and two major component suppliers.

The Los Angeles Auto Show was witness to the arrival of BMW’s new MINI E. The new electric vehicle from the famed auto maker is a pure electric car, not a hybrid, and runs on lithium-ion batteries.

Integrating cellular communications with vehicle telematics to help prevent pedestrian-related accidents, Nissan Motor will soon begin a large-scale community-based test of its Intelligent Transport System. Starting November 1, the automotive giant is expected to continue testing of the Intelligent Transport System up to December 27.

InnoTrans 2008, which got underway on September 23 in Berlin, has showcased many an innovative rail product. Making its presence felt is Bombardier Transportation with as many as seven vehicles on display.

Ethanol is the buzzword at Suzuki these days. Japanese auto giant Suzuki Motor Corporation (SMC) is expected to start hitting the dealerships with its new flexible fuel vehicles (FFVs) that run on 100 percent ethanol by 2010.