| Motorcyclist killed in car accident |
Aug 3rd, 2013 |
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With the summer weather taking hold across the country, more and more motorcyclists are taking to the streets and highways.
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| Safety board recommends car-to-car communication systems |
Aug 3rd, 2013 |
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To help prevent car accidents, the National Safety Transportation Board recently recommended the widespread implementation of car-to-car communication technology.
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| Texas cop arrested for felony DWI with kids in tow |
Aug 3rd, 2013 |
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A Texas police officer has been charged with DWI after allegedly driving under the influence with his children in the vehicle.
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| Ford Motor to pay penalty of $17.35 mn over late recall |
Aug 3rd, 2013 |
US automaker Ford Motor Corporation has agreed to pay a penalty of $17.35 million because it did not notify the customers of a defect in a timely manner, media reported.In 2012, Ford recalled about 423,000 Ford Escape and Mazda Tribute models made during the period of 2001-04 because the gas pedal could remain depressed even after the drivers removed their foot from the pedal, which could cause ...
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| Japanese car makers want more charging stations |
Aug 3rd, 2013 |
Four of Japan's biggest car manufacturers are banding together in an effort to force the government to grant licenses for more electric car charging stations across the country. Toyota, Nissan, Honda and Mitsubishi have said electric vehicles would be adopted at a far greater rate than once estimated if electric and plug-in hybrid cars could top up at service stations. The car makers are ...
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| Honda posts USD1.25b profit in Q1 |
Aug 3rd, 2013 |
(MENAFN) Japanese automaker Honda Motor Co. reported a 7 percent decline in quarterly earnings on financial expenses and other spending, AP reported.The company said it made USD1.25 billion profit during its fiscal first quarter, down from a year earlier, but was helped by a favorable currency rate.Honda also reported almost USD847 million in operating profit for the quarter, nenefiting from a ...
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| 318720 cars in our streets |
Aug 3rd, 2013 |
Too many cars on the road, too many illegal immigrants roaming our streets, too many of us occupying the little space we have left and the government keeps pouring more water into the same one litre can. This one litre can is overflowing like it has been for the last decade and there is no end in sight. Stop the overflow because pretty soon there will not be anymore room left for us Maltese to ...
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| Al Habtoor reveals plan for Chinese auto giant |
Aug 3rd, 2013 |
The Chinese car manufacturer will make its foray into the UAE with its line-up of passenger cars and trucks following an agreement signed with Al ...
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| Sinkhole blocks road damages 2 cars |
Aug 3rd, 2013 |
A section of a road caved in damaging a truck and a car on the Yunjing Road in Nanning, Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, August 1, 2013. The collapse created a five meter sinkhole. No casualties reported. ...
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| D’Artagnan Collier holds rally at Detroit-area Chrysler plant |
Aug 3rd, 2013 |
The Socialist Equality Party's candidate for mayor of Detroit, D'Artagnan Collier, held a campaign rally Friday afternoon at Chrysler's truck assembly plant in the northern Detroit suburb of Warren. More than 3,700 workers produce the Dodge Ram truck model at the factory. Last March, Chrysler hired 1,000 new workers, most in their early twenties, when a third shift was added at ...
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