| Interview Volvo Cars committed to West China development |
Jun 13th, 2013 |
Volvo Car Group is committed to the development of West China, Hakan Samuelsson, the company's president and CEO said."We are very committed to Chengdu and our development in West China Exploration," Samuelsson, who attended the 2013 Fortune Global Forum in China's western city of Chengdu on June 6-8, said in a recent interview with Xinhua.He said his company, as an official ...
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| Tractor trailer 2 cars involved in accident on I-270 |
Jun 13th, 2013 |
ST. LOUIS COUNTY (KSDK) - Two passenger vehicles and a tractor trailer towing a car carrier were involved in an accident Thursday afternoon on the southbound lanes of Interstate ...
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| Tesla CEO fights for new electric-car sales model in US to up prospects |
Jun 13th, 2013 |
Elon Musk, the chief executive of electric carmaker Tesla Motors Inc, criticized the traditional way of selling cars in the US and indicated the model would hamper the 10-year-old US automaker's growth prospects.Tesla is pushing to sell its Model S electric sedan directly to consumers rather than relying on a network of independent dealers. These efforts have met stiff resistance from dealer ...
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| Nissan Prices 2014 Versa Note |
Jun 13th, 2013 |
Note is set to hit dealerships this month at a nearly 5% discount from the outgoing model, the automaker announced. The new Versa hatchback will start at $14,780 (including a $790 destination charge); that's $680 less than its predecessor. It joins the second-generation Versa sedan in the lineup. All three Versa trim levels -- S, S Plus and SV -- have a 1.6-liter four-cylinder engine. The ...
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| Two schools a police station and many cars were burned down in Stockholm… |
Jun 13th, 2013 |
Two schools, a police station and many cars were burned down in Stockholm STOCKHOLM - The demonstrations in Stockholm, capital of Sweden, have continued as many cars were set aflamed and two schools and a police station were burned down in the protests against the police shooting of a migrant man.The protests continued by burning down two schools, a police station and many cars for the fifth ...
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| Toyota Industries plans to invest $3 bln over three years-Nikkei |
Jun 13th, 2013 |
June 14 | Thu Jun 13, 2013 3:49pm EDT June 14 (Reuters) - Japanese machinery maker Toyota Industries Corp plans to invest about 300 billion yen ($3.18 billion) over the next three years as it looks to make itself more competitive, the Nikkei said. The company will make the investments through fiscal 2015, its new President Akira Onishi told the Japanese daily. Toyota Industries will ...
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| New EU law mandates eCall in all new cars |
Jun 13th, 2013 |
IDG News Service - Starting in October 2015, all new cars in the European Union would have to be fitted with an eCall device, according to new draft legislation announced Thursday. ECall technology installed in a car automatically dials 112 -- Europe's single emergency number -- when it detects a serious accident. It then sends information about the accident to rescue services, including the ...
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| Toyota plans to get them hooked young |
Jun 13th, 2013 |
Cars for kids is the latest idea from Toyota. Thinking of how to create future drivers in the face of falling sales in Japan, the world’s biggest carmaker unveiled its latest concept at the Tokyo International Toy Show. The electric car kit is aimed at children aged 10 years and up, with two seats in the back to ferry parents around. It is called a ‘Camatte’ which in Japanese ...
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| New EU Law Mandates Ecall in All New Cars |
Jun 13th, 2013 |
IDG News Service (Brussels Bureau) - Starting in October 2015, all new cars in the European Union would have to be fitted with an eCall device, according to new draft legislation announced Thursday. ECall technology installed in a car automatically dials 112 -- Europe's single emergency number -- when it detects a serious accident. It then sends information about the accident to rescue ...
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| NADA Used-Car Price Dip Not Sign of Overall Decline |
Jun 13th, 2013 |
Despite May's 2.1% month-over-month dip in the average price of used cars and light trucks -- the largest in seven months -- the National Automobile Dealers Association says the used-car market is stable. According to the June edition of the NADA Used Car Guide, the average trade-in price for used cars and light trucks up to 8 years old slipped only $57 to $15,263 in May compared with the ...
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