| China auto sales factory output strengthen in June in sign economy stabilizing |
Aug 9th, 2013 |
BEIJING -- China's factory output and auto sales accelerated in July, adding to signs a slump in the world's second-largest economy might be stabilizing. A decline in wholesale prices slowed, suggesting weak demand might be strengthening, according to figures released Friday. That added to earlier data showing July imports rebounded from the previous month's contraction. The ...
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| Chinas auto sales accelerate in July |
Aug 9th, 2013 |
BEIJING -- China's auto sales accelerated in July but domestic brands lagged behind fast-growing global rivals in the world's biggest vehicle market, an industry group reported Friday.Sales rose 10.5 percent from a year earlier to 1.2 million vehicles, according to the China Association of Auto Manufacturers. That was up from June's 9.3 percent growth and 9 percent in May.The ...
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| Honda still confident of Milan deal |
Aug 9th, 2013 |
Keisuke Honda insists that a move to Milan is almost complete, despite reports in Italy claiming that the deal has stalled. The Japan international has six months left on his contract with CSKA Moscow, and he has been consistently linked him with a move away from the club. Milan are thought to be keen to sign the midfielder before his deal runs out in January, although vice-president Adriano ...
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| Two-auto crash on Trans-Canada |
Aug 9th, 2013 |
Multiple people are in hospital in Moose Jaw after a two-vehicle crash on the Trans-Canada Highway just east of that city on Thursday.At 5:39 p.m., police were sent to the scene where an SUV pulling a camping trailer was overturned. Further details were not immediately known Thursday night. Those who were injured were transported to hospital with undetermined injuries, according to a news ...
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| Six of 12 small cars rate poorly in crash tests |
Aug 9th, 2013 |
The U.S. Insurance Institute for Highway Safety recently tested 12 compact cars. Of those, half walked away with the Top Safety Pick+ accolade, including both the Honda Civic coupe and sedan, Dodge Dart and Hyundai Elantra. Introduced last year, the small overlap tests is said to be more accurate in reflecting on-road collisions. Of the 12 cars tested, the Nissan Sentra and Kia Forte fared the ...
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| U.S. agency says American companies shipping crude in unsafe rail cars |
Aug 9th, 2013 |
WASHINGTON -- U.S. companies are shipping crude oil in unsafe rail cars that are often overloaded and that potentially contain corrosive, explosive and flammable materials that are not fully identified on shipping manifests, according to the U.S. Federal Railroad Administration.Because the content of the crude is not properly identified, crude oil is being shipped in tanker cars that don't ...
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| Photos Fabulous cars and garages for lottery winners |
Aug 9th, 2013 |
Winning the lottery, especially one worth $50 million, means one thing: Time for a hangar to house the fleet of stunning supercars those winnings will buy. But where to start? Here, then, are our recommendations for the best supercars — most of which cost about $1M — you can buy should lady luck land on your ...
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| LeBron the jaguar leaving Brevard Zoo for Louisville to mate |
Aug 9th, 2013 |
LeBron the jaguar left the Brevard Zoo on Thursday, Aug. 8, 2013, to head to the Louisville Zoo, in Kentucky, to mate with a female jaguar there. LeBron leaves behind his mate, Masaya, and son, Saban, in Melbourne. (PHOTO/Brevard ...
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| 2014 Chevrolet Impala Family Checklist |
Aug 9th, 2013 |
looks better than ever -- so good in fact that it was twice mistaken for a Jaguar during my weeklong test drive. Overall, this redesign brings some panache back to the Impala name and the full-size sedan market as a whole. My test car had the available 305-horsepower, 3.6-liter V-6 engine matched to a six-speed automatic transmission. It leapt out of the gate and gracefully handled the road, ...
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| In New York City, a rash of pedestrian injuries and deaths |
Aug 9th, 2013 |
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In New York City, a recent spike in pedestrian accidents underscores the need for improved safety measures for pedestrians and bicyclists in New York.
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