| Canadian blast revives complaints of rupture-prone rail cars |
Jul 10th, 2013 |
The derailment and explosion of tank cars filled with crude oil in Canada on Saturday has intensified the debate over the safety of transporting oil by train versus ...
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| Auto sector outlook revised down after 6 years |
Jul 10th, 2013 |
Kolkata, July 10 : India Ratings & Research (Ind-Ra) has revised its outlook for the automobile industry to stable to negative from stable. This is the first time in six years that the agency has revised its outlook for the ...
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| Navalny Bill to Ban Officials Luxury Cars Gets Online Support |
Jul 10th, 2013 |
MOSCOW, July 10 (RIA Novosti) – A bill proposed by Russian opposition blogger Alexei Navalny to ban officials from buying cars worth more than 1.5 million rubles ($45,500) has gained the required 100,000 votes online to send it to the government for discussion, Digit.ru reported on Wednesday. Navalny’s bill was the first to win popular support among several draft laws proposed by ...
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| China encouraging electric cars useage |
Jul 10th, 2013 |
(MENAFN - ProactiveInvestors - Australia) China's first electric car rental outlet opened in Shanghai, as the government encourages a push toward a greener landscape offering large subsidies to help the fledgeling electric car industry gain traction.Among the goodies offered is free car plates and incentives for private ownership of electric cars, while consumers can rent an electric car for ...
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| SF probe brings questions over auto speed controls |
Jul 10th, 2013 |
The wreckage of Asiana Flight 214 that crashed upon landing Saturday sits on the tarmac at San Francisco International Airport as a Scandinavian Airlines plane lands Monday, July 8, 2013 in San Francisco. Investigators said the Boeing 777 was traveling "significantly below" the target speed during its approach and that the crew tried to abort the landing just before it smashed onto the ...
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| EU challenges Russian recycling fee on foreign cars at WTO |
Jul 10th, 2013 |
GENEVA, July 9 (Itar-Tass) - The European Union challenged Russia's recycling fee on foreign cars at the World Trade Organization. The organization's office in Geneva has received the inquiry over the beginning of consultations with Russia, a WTO official told Itar-Tass. ...
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| Auto sales curb may spread to more Chinese cities association |
Jul 10th, 2013 |
Eight Chinese cities are likely to implement car sales curbs, which would slash sales by 25 percent in those localities, sources with the China Association of Automobile Manufacturing (CAAM) said Wednesday.The eight cities are Tianjin, Shenzhen, Hangzhou, Chengdu, Shijiazhuang, Chongqing, Qingdao and Wuhan, said Shi Jianhua, deputy secretary general of CAAM.If went into effect, car sales would ...
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| Mercedes-Benz CLA-Class pricing and specifications |
Jul 10th, 2013 |
A200 , though Mercedes-Benz Australia points out the difference between the latter is only $4000 when equally specified. The $63,400 CLA250 Sport sits in the middle of the petrol-only CLA-Class range that is topped by the brawny CLA45 AMG at $86,900. The CLA250 Sport commands a $13,500 premium over its five-door equivalent, while the four-door AMG is $12K more than ...
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| HSV GTS extended cut commercial released |
Jul 10th, 2013 |
advertisement has been released. The two-minute commercial, replete with tense audio and a gruff-sounding voice over, iseffectively a call to arms ...
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| Alleged drunk driver flees after hitting two cars and tree |
Jul 10th, 2013 |
A 45-year-old Langley man is facing drunk driving charges over allegations he sped offafter two separate vehicle crashes and a run-in with a tree. RCMP Cpl. Holly Marks says police were first called when a car was rear ended at an intersection and the Honda didn't stop. Less than a minute later, police say the same vehicle was spotted slamming into the tree and driving off. Later, police ...
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