| Ford Figo crosses 3 lakh units milestone |
Aug 6th, 2013 |
Ford India today said its compact car Figo has crossed 300,000 sales mark in the third year of its launch and the company will continue to expand its network to build on the success of the brand as well as the newly launched SUV EcoSport. "The Figo continues to be a game-changer for Ford in India and has helped position Ford as a significant player," Ford India President and Managing ...
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| Around the Water Cooler With a General Motors Vice President |
Aug 6th, 2013 |
"I couldn't even tell you which ones he brought home, but just a new car and the smell and the feel of a new car, I couldn't wait to get my hands on them," Tremblay says, her voice teeming with glee as she recalls the memory. Those vehicles her father brought home as a GM employee kindled her passion for cars and dream of working in the auto industry. And that dream came ...
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| Auto firms’ July sales up |
Aug 6th, 2013 |
Top Chinese automaker SAIC Motor Corp, which has car ventures with GM and Volkswagen, said on Tuesday that its July auto sales rose 10.1 percent from a year earlier to 352,983 vehicles.That follows a 14.4 percent year-on-year rise in June and a 10 percent gain in May.In the first seven months of this year, SAIC sold a total of 2,926,520 vehicles, up 14.6 percent from a year earlier.Ford Motor Co ...
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| From manufacturing to car sales Britain bounces back in June data |
Aug 6th, 2013 |
British manufacturing grew much more strongly than expected in June, suggesting the country's recovery is broadening just as the central bank prepares to set out its plan for steering the economy back to health.Car sales also rose, house prices continued to climb and British retailers had their best month since 2006.Along with Monday's purchasing managers index showing the services ...
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| Advance Auto Parts Earnings Expected to Rise |
Aug 6th, 2013 |
, as it gets ready to report its second quarter results on Thursday, August 8, 2013. Analysts are expecting the company to book a profit of $1.48 a share, up from $1.34 a year ago. The consensus estimate has dipped over the past three months from $1.52. Analysts are projecting earnings of $5.47 per share for the fiscal year. Revenue is expected to be $1.60 billion for the quarter, 10% higher ...
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| UPDATE 1-Brazil auto production drops on weaker consumer confidence |
Aug 6th, 2013 |
Tue Aug 6, 2013 10:51am EDT * Daily output rate hits lowest level since February * Auto production falls 2.7 percent in July from June SAO PAULO Aug 6 (Reuters) - The pace of vehicle production in Brazil slipped in July to the lowest daily rate in five months as weak sales pushed up inventories, suggesting cooling consumer confidence has started to hurt the world's fourth-biggest auto ...
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| Tracking the Fuel Economy of Cars.coms 2013 Honda Civic 2013 Subaru BRZ |
Aug 6th, 2013 |
The highest average tank was backed up by a 39.01 mpg tank. Our 2013 Civic's primarily urban and suburban driving has kept the compact sedan from showcasing what type of fuel economy it can return on the highway -- until ...
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| Jumping naked on moving cars and other odd crimes |
Aug 6th, 2013 |
A 23-year-old allegedly jumped onto moving cars while naked last week. He later told police that he was high on synthetic cocaine, otherwise known as bath salts. This and more strange crime news in today's ...
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| Cars and bugs _ Shakespeare in the Parking Lot |
Aug 6th, 2013 |
This July 29, 2013 photo shows actors rehearsing for "Richard III" in a parking lot in New York. Acting in one of Shakespeare's plays is difficult enough without having to dodge a 3,600-pound SUV. The bare-boned but enthusiastic summer production has as many as 77 plastic chairs that are placed in rows around a section of concrete that acts as the stage. If a car needs to get in or ...
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| Auburn to consider tax abatements for auto firm |
Aug 6th, 2013 |
AUBURN, Ala. -- The Auburn City Council on Tuesday is expected to consider the approval of tax abatements for an auto supply firm.The Opelika-Auburn News reports (http://bit.ly/13XERVP) that the council will discuss a resolution regarding the approval of tax abatements for German firm Rausch & Pausch LP in order for the company to purchase new equipment for its new facility in Auburn ...
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