| Passengers set train car ablaze in Brazil |
Sep 4th, 2013 |
Passengers on a Rio commuter train set fire to one of the cars in protest against bad service, Brazilian police said. The demonstrators Tuesday set fire to the first train car after a mechanical failure kept it at a standstill for close to two hours at a spot on the railroad line that connects neighbourhoods on Rio de Janeiro's west side with the downtown area. The breakdown at 8 a.m. held up ...
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| Cheetahs mix of stealth and speed similar to race cars |
Sep 4th, 2013 |
A new study has claimed that Cheetahs move like race cars by maintaining a fine balance of speed against maneuvering capability. John Wilson of North Carolina State University's Department of Biology and his team monitored speed, position and acceleration of six cheetahs at Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, southern Africa. In order to achieve this they attached GPS devices and movement monitors ...
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| Toyota recalls 369000 vehicles worldwide |
Sep 4th, 2013 |
TOKYO -- Toyota is recalling 200,000 vehicles worldwide for a hybrid-system problem and another 169,000 vehicles for an engine bolt defect.Toyota Motor Corp. spokeswoman Shino Yamada said Wednesday there were no accidents related to either recall.The first recall is over an inverter in the hybrid system for the Lexus RX400 and the Highlander models overseas, and the Harrier and Kluger hybrids in ...
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| Toyota announces vehicle recall |
Sep 4th, 2013 |
Toyota is recalling 200,000 vehicles worldwide for a hybrid-system problem and another 169,000 vehicles for an engine bolt defect.Toyota spokeswoman Shino Yamada said today there were no accidents related to either recall.The first recall is over an inverter in the hybrid system for the Lexus RX400 and the Highlander models overseas, and the Harrier and Kluger hybrids in Japan. Some 141,000 ...
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| Honda Cars India to continue with 2500 cr investment plans |
Sep 4th, 2013 |
Ten remarkable infrastructure developments in India From roadways, railways to airports and other smart-city initiatives, the last few years have ...
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| Dealing Room buzz Axis Bank Lupin Bajaj Auto |
Sep 4th, 2013 |
ET Now spoke to dealers on institutional and high net worth investors’ activity in the dealing room. The following stocks were on their radar on unconfirmed ...
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| Mahindra and Mahindra to invest Rs 10000 crore on capex and new products |
Sep 4th, 2013 |
Microsoft is taking inspiration from Apple's way of making products, bringing hardware and software under a single roof where they can be more woven ...
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| Uganda No More Auctioning of Traders Cars - URA |
Sep 4th, 2013 |
Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) has welcomed the Uganda car port opened at Mombasa port last week - saying it would improve the flow of trade at the port. The Container Freight station in Makupa Causeway, Mombasa was developed by Uganda Property Holdings Ltd (UPHL). It can hold about 3,000 cars. According to Sarah Banage, URA's assistant commissioner for Public and Corporate Affairs ...
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| Momentive Specialty Chemicals and Western University Center Sign Collaborative Research Contract on Automotive Composites |
Sep 4th, 2013 |
A new collaborative agreement between Momentive Specialty Chemicals Inc. ("Momentive Specialty Chemicals", "MSC" or the "Company") and the Fraunhofer Project Center for Composites Research at Western University will bring a total solutions approach to high-volume, lightweight composites for the North American automotive ...
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| Volvo Trucks boss in daredevil stunt |
Sep 4th, 2013 |
But Volvo Trucks president Claes Nilsson has upped the ante when it comes to daredevil stunts, appearing perched on their new truck model as it dangles from a crane 20 metres above sea level."I have to admit I had butterflies in my tummy and I certainly did wonder more than once about what I'd let myself in for. I'm no mountain-climber and I don't like heights. But I'd ...
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