| Smith Electric ready to manufacture trucks at full speed |
Jun 13th, 2013 |
Smith Electric produces midsize electric delivery trucks for companies such as FedEx, Coca-Cola and Frito Lay. Smith Electric Vehicles Corp. CEO Bryan Hansel's team has attempted for four years to crack the code of creating a midsize electric delivery truck that is economically viable when produced on a large scale. Seven hundred vehicles and 5 million miles later, Hansel said SEV's ...
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| Update-Moodys assigns provisional ratings to notes to be issued by FCT Cars Alliance DFP France 2013-1 a dealer floor plan ABS |
Jun 13th, 2013 |
Thu Jun 13, 2013 9:03am EDT FCT Cars Alliance DFP France 2013-1 For the full text of this story please click the following ...
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| Nvidia CEO Cars are our next billion-dollar business |
Jun 13th, 2013 |
Nvidia CEO Jen-Hsun Huang says chips in cars will soon be a $1 billion-a-year business for his company. Nvidia is putting its chips down on cars, saying Nvidia-powered navigation systems, digital instrument screens and in-car entertainment systems will soon be a $1 billion business unit. With PC sales falling at unprecedented rates, Nvidia is trying to branch out and sell its chips in other types ...
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| Honda to recall over 380000 cars in Japan |
Jun 13th, 2013 |
TOKYO (AFP) - Honda Motor will recall more than 380,000 cars in Japan due to a problem with the drive shaft, the government said on Thursday.The recall will cover a total of 384,614 units across five models, including N BOX, manufactured between December 2011 and May this year, Japan's transport ministry said after Honda submitted its plan to the authority.The drive shaft on these vehicles ...
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| GMs Opel to build Corsa cars in Belarus for local market |
Jun 13th, 2013 |
FRANKFURT, June 13 | Thu Jun 13, 2013 8:54am EDT FRANKFURT, June 13 (Reuters) - General Motors will build a small number of its Opel Corsa hatchbacks in Belarus from next year as its European brand seeks to diversify outside its core market. Opel, known as Vauxhall in Britain, said on Thursday that parent GM signed a deal to assemble the subcompact car from semi-finished kits at the ...
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| Chrysler working on loan refinancing-Fiat CEO |
Jun 13th, 2013 |
FLORENCE, Italy, June 13 | Thu Jun 13, 2013 8:46am EDT FLORENCE, Italy, June 13 (Reuters) - Italian carmaker Fiat SpA's U.S. unit Chrysler is still working on a $3 billion loan refinancing, Fiat CEO Sergio Marchionne said on Thursday, confirming what sources had earlier told Reuters. On June 12 Reuters reported that Chrysler had set terms on a loan refinancing that could lower its ...
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| Louisville part of White Castle plan to test food trucks |
Jun 13th, 2013 |
Drawn by the easy ability to test new products, White Castle is jumping on the food truck bandwagon. The company will start serving sliders and possibly other products from mobile units in Louisville and Columbus, Ohio, where it is based, later this month. Business Week reports that the so-called CraveMobiles will initially be available for events only, while company officials determine where the ...
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| Cars.com Reviews the 2013 Jaguar XJ |
Jun 13th, 2013 |
: Interior materials are subtly luxurious; handling is precise; and the brand's reputation continues to be one of reliable unreliability. But Cars.com reviewer Kelsey Mays was disappointed to see the driving experience suffer somewhat with the pairing of a new eight-speed automatic transmission with the sedan's also-new supercharged V-6; stubborn downshifting and accelerator lag had him ...
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| After Duster success Renault plans to launch 7-8 cars in 5 yrs Tavares |
Jun 13th, 2013 |
Last year, you said it was too early to push the button on the entry level car, Duster has delivered results for Renault this year, do you think the time is ripe to push the button now? Not yet, because it is not an appropriate time from a project milestone stand point, so the button is not pushed as the final contract milestone. In a company, you need to go through different milestones, to ...
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| Cement mixer trucks to have new warning signs after student’s fatal accident |
Jun 13th, 2013 |
MMDA Chairman Francis Tolentino MANILA, Philippines--The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) has issued guidelines requiring the drivers and operators of heavy vehicles carrying cement to have signs warning other motorists to keep a safe distance from them. In a memorandum order dated June 11, the MMDA said the drivers of cement mixer trucks should put the warning sign "Loaded ...
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