| Rolls-Royce first half profit up 34 pct |
Jul 25th, 2013 |
LONDON, July 25 | Thu Jul 25, 2013 2:09am EDT LONDON, July 25 (Reuters) - Britain's Rolls-Royce beat expectations with a 34 percent rise in first half profit, led by further growth at its civil aerospace unit which makes aeroplane engines. Rolls, the world's second-largest maker of aircraft engines behind U.S. group General Electric, on Thursday posted an underlying pretax ...
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| Stories of Concours dElegances classic cars as impressive as exteriors |
Jul 25th, 2013 |
Guests chat during the Concours d'Elegance of America press conference announcing the event this Sunday at The Inn at St. John's in Plymouth Township.Guests chat as they talk about the various cars on display during the Concours d'Elegance press conference. Photo taken on Tuesday, July 16, 2013, at The Inn at St. John's in Plymouth, Mich. (Jose Juarez/Special to The Detroit ...
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| Electric cars finally come into their own |
Jul 25th, 2013 |
You can see some of the first incarnations this weekend at the annual Concours ...
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| Luxury cars first to get safety features then us |
Jul 25th, 2013 |
It used to be that only the wealthy had a chance to survive a bad car wreck. Sophisticated safety devices, such as anti-lock brakes (ABS), multiple airbags and more elaborate accident avoidance systems were thepreserve of luxury ...
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| MST Austin Dillon wins NASCAR Trucks’ inaugural Mudsummer Classic |
Jul 25th, 2013 |
took home the inaugural running of the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series’ CarCash Mudsummer Classic presented by CNBC Prime’s the Profit on the dirt at Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio. He wasn’t the only winner, because race fans and dirt tracks nationwide also figure to be big winners after a successful debut night for the trucks ...
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| Tata Nano a no-no for Australia but local expansion on the cards |
Jul 25th, 2013 |
Nano , known widely as the world's cheapest car, was not part of its plans for the Australian market. "I've driven the Nano and seen the line-up and it's the perfect car for Indian road conditions and consumers in India but certainly for Australia it wouldn't work," Bowler admitted. "It's just not the car, and where they have that car positioned in their ...
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| Supply train derails in Tampa flammable ethanol leaking from cars |
Jul 25th, 2013 |
An industrial supply train derailed Thursday morning at the Port of Tampa. Authorities report about 15 cars went off track and that highly flammable ethanol is leaking from several of them, according to WTSP.The derailment happened about 2 a.m. Access to the port has been closed, according to 13 News, while emergency crews spray foam on the area."There are no concerns about spillage or ...
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| Mitsubishi recalls 650000 cars in Japan |
Jul 25th, 2013 |
(3 mins ago) Mitsubishi Motors on Thursday recalled more than 650,000 small cars sold in Japan over a possible fire risk. The recall covers three models, including the popular Minica brand, manufactured between September 1998 and May 2011, the automaker said, AFP reports. Just 70 of the vehicles were sold overseas, mostly in Singapore, a company spokeswoman said. Mitsubishi said an air intake ...
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| Mercedes launches luxury sedan E63 AMG priced at Rs 1.29 crore |
Jul 25th, 2013 |
Ambuja Cements has a cash and bank balance of Rs3,700 crore. In the run-up to the restructuring, Ambuja Cements will acquire a stake of 24% for Rs3,500 crore in Holcim India. This will mean an outgo of Rs 11.3 for each ...
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| NTSB Recommends Technology That Allows Cars to Communicate Be Required |
Jul 25th, 2013 |
The government should set performance standards for new safety technology that allows cars and trucks to talk to each other and then require the technology be installed in all new vehicles, a federal accident investigation board recommended Tuesday. The National Transportation Safety Board made the recommendation in response to fatal school bus accidents at intersections in New Jersey and ...
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