| Encourage Holden Toyota and Ford to share factories Clive Palmer |
Jul 11th, 2013 |
Billionaire mining entrepreneur and leader of Palmer United Party, Clive Palmer, has said that the three remaining Australian car makers should be encouraged to make cars out of the one ...
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| Suzuki Swift facelifted with all-wheel-drive but not for Oz |
Jul 11th, 2013 |
has been facelifted, and the jacked up, all-wheel-drive version is now available in right hand drive for the UK market. The Swift '4×4' gets 25mm extra ground clearance, and non-switchable, permanent all-wheel-drive which uses a viscous coupling to transfer additional torque to the rear wheels when needed. The Swift 4×4 weighs 65kg more than the equivalent front-wheel-drive ...
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| BMW Concept Active Tourer Outdoor revealed |
Jul 11th, 2013 |
Concept Active Tourer first seen at the 2012 Paris motor show. Combining a transversely mounted turbocharged 1.5-litre three-cylinder petrol engine, an electric motor and a lithium-ion battery, the front-wheel drive Concept Active Tourer Outdoor has a combined output in excess of 140kW and an all-electric range of up to ...
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| Subaru Outback next-gen spied for the first time |
Jul 11th, 2013 |
Outback mule was snapped during testing in California, USA, and reveals a number of structural and styling changes compared with the current generation model, which is now four years old. The ...
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| Citroen DS3 Cabrio Racing revealed |
Jul 11th, 2013 |
Mini John Cooper Works . Weighing 25kg more than its hatchback counterpart, the DS3 Cabrio Racing features matte grey "textured" paintwork, gloss black 19-inch wheels, black chrome trim and a DS-patterned canvas roof. The car's brake calipers and wheel hubs are painted in Carmin ...
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| Holden asks government for more money to keep building in Oz |
Jul 11th, 2013 |
here, otherwise it will close its local manufacturing operations in 2016. The Australian writes that Holden wants a further $265 million of taxpayer money, in addition to the $275 million already promised by the federal, and Victorian and South Australian state governments to continue local manufacturing. A source close to CarAdvice yesterday confirmed that the changing economy has meant Holden ...
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| Fitch Affirms 4 and Upgrades 1 Class of Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust 2011-A |
Jul 11th, 2013 |
Celebrating our first 100 years For 100 years, Fitch Ratings has been making the future a little more predictable. We'd like to thank the world's investors for putting their confidence in us. And we look forward to continuing our pursuit of answers in the century to ...
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| Global fears of running out of oil unwarranted U.S. researchers say |
Jul 11th, 2013 |
U.S. researchers say fears of running out of oil are unwarranted, as the demand for oil -- but not the supply -- will reach a peak and then decline. Warnings of "peak oil" paint pictures of calamitous shortages, panic and even social collapse as the world reaches its peak of oil production and then supplies fall, but researchers at Stanford University and the University of ...
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| Bankruptcy could cost Detroit $100 million in legal fees |
Jul 11th, 2013 |
Legal fees for Detroit could reach $100 million if the city declares bankruptcy, an attorney with a prominent Michigan law firm said. "It is certainly one of the reasons that you want to get a resolution more quickly, because the longer it goes, the more money gets burned by paying professionals," said Douglas Bernstein, a partner at Plunkett Cooney in Birmingham, Mich. Detroit, which ...
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| Lexus RX270 X Special Edition launched |
Jul 11th, 2013 |
has launched, offering local buyers added styling and technology for no additional cost. Limited to 300 cars, the X Special Edition is based on the entry-level front-wheel ...
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