Unique Car history Clapham London UK.(1916) Unique was a British automobile brand that was only made in 1916 by The Motor Carrier and Cycle Company in Clapham (London). The ...

Unit Injector Explained (UI) Unit Injector (UI) is an integrated direct fuel injection system for diesel engines, combining the injector nozzle and the injection pump in a single ...

Uniti Sweden AB Automotive manufacturer of Lund,Sweden from 2016 on Uniti Sweden is a Swedish automotive startup founded in January 2016 by Lewis Horne (CEO) which is developing ...

Universal Joint An universal joint is named after the style of coupler used to create the joint. Shafts involved are fitting with a "U" style of coupler that is connected by an ...

UNO Automotive manufacturer of Linköping Sweden from 1989. The project started in the late 1980s with a budget of 3 million SEK and the backing of several strong financial ...

Uralvagonzavod Russian Automotive manufacture Tagil,Russia From 1936 onward Uralvagonzavod (UVZ) is a Russian machine building company located in Nizhny Tagil, Russia. It is one ...

UROVESA (URO, Vehículos Especiales, S.A.) Automotive manufacturer of Santiago de Compostela,Spain from 1981 on URO, Vehículos Especiales, S.A. (UROVESA) is a Spanish heavy ...

Ursus Bus Lublin, Poland from 2015 on Ursus Bus is a Polish manufacturer of trams , trolleybuses and coaches It was established as a joint-stock company , the latter being the ...

US Long Distance Automobile Company Automotive manufacturer of New Jersey United States from 1900 to 1904. US Long Distance Automobile Company was an American manufacturer ...

Utilitas (Gesellschaft Ritzer und Co) Automotive manufacturer Berlin, Germany from 1920 to 1921. The "Utilitas" GmbH Ritzer & Co. was a German company for the production of small ...

Úttörö The Úttörö was a Hungarian microcar maker from the 1950s from Miskolc . History The technician János Schadek presented in 1954 before a microcar. The vehicle was 2.65 ...

VL (VL Auto-Gesellschaft mbH) Vehicle manufacturer History Berlin Germany from 1921 The VL Auto-Gesellschaft mbH was a German manufacturer of automobiles . History The company ...

V4 engine A V4 engine is a V form engine with four cylinders and three main bearings. Automobile use The V4 engine has not been widely used in cars, with Lancia, Ford and ZAZ the ...

V8 engine A V8 engine is a V engine with eight cylinders mounted on the crankcase in two banks of four cylinders, in most cases set at a right angle to each other but sometimes ...

Vacuum fluorescent display A vacuum fluorescent display (VFD) is a display device used commonly on consumer-electronics equipment . Invented in Japan in 1967, the displays became ...

Vacuum servo A vacuum servo is a component used on motor vehicles in their braking system, to provide assistance to the driver by decreasing the braking effort. In the USA it is ...

Vale Motor Company History Maida Vale, London From 1932 to 1935 Manufacturer Vale Engineering Company Production 1932-1935 approx 100 made Predecessor none Successor none Body ...

Valmet Automotive Uusikaupunki , Finland From 1968 on. Valmet Automotive until 1995 as Saab-Valmet is a Finnish contract manufacturer in the automotive sector, which has ...

Engine Multi-valve History In automotive engineering a multi-valve or multivalve engine is one where each cylinder has more than two valves. A multi-valve engine has better ...