| Push for govt purchase of Aussie cars |
Jun 7th, 2013 |
Industry Minister Greg Combet has come up with a scheme to prop up Australia's car industry - fill up government fleets with locally made cars.Some state and territory governments have fleets with more than 50 per cent of foreign-made vehicles.The figures for the federal government's car pool were not immediately available."If (governments) were to lift their game, the industry ...
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| Nigeria Gridlock As One Dies Scores Wounded in Lagos Auto Crash |
Jun 7th, 2013 |
Lagos - Tragedy struck, yesterday, along the Agege Motor Road, Ikeja, Lagos, after a container fell off a truck and landed on an Eko meat van. An unsuspecting male passer-by identified as a manager in Slot Electronics company, was reportedly crushed to death by the truck. Several persons reportedly sustained varying degrees of injuries while motorists going inward and outward Oshodi went through ...
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| Auto Review New Impala Kicks Off 10th Generation |
Jun 7th, 2013 |
The 2014 Chevrolet Impala underwent a total redesign for this model year. The base engine is a new 195-horsepower, 2.5-liter Ecotec four-cylinder; optional is a 305-horsepower, 3.6-liter V-6. ...
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| First Look: 2014 Toyota Corolla Elevates Compact Game |
Jun 7th, 2013 |
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The 2014 Toyota Corolla has finally arrived, looking like it's ready to finally take on the competition with a host of new, class-leading features.
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| Recall Alert: Chrysler Group Recalls 400,000 Jeep Patriot, Compass SUVs with Airbag and Power Steering Defects; 220,000 Wranglers for Bad Oil Cooler Lines |
Jun 7th, 2013 |
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Jeep is recalling 620,000 vehicles, but the Grand Cherokee isn't included, this time.
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| All-New 2014 Toyota Corolla Unveiled: Gets Sleeker and Roomier |
Jun 7th, 2013 |
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When we first saw photos of the 11th-generation Toyota Corolla, it got us thinking about the AE86. To drifters and import hot-rodders, the twin-cam, rear-drive AE86 Corollas of the 1980s are venerated icons. Given the aggressive (for Toyota) styling of the new Corolla we felt a twinge of hope because when the Corolla went front-drive [...]
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| 2014 Toyota Corolla First Impressions? Surprisingly Impressive |
Jun 7th, 2013 |
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A Compact Change for the Better
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| Ramona celebrates school leaders band auto students |
Jun 7th, 2013 |
The district has announced several leadership appointments. Kathryn Gunderson is moving from Ramona High as assistant principal to Ramona Community School as principal. Joy Harris, an assistant principal in the Vista Unified district, will be James Dukes Elementary's new principal. Theresa Grace, principal at Mt. Woodson Elementary for nine years, will be the district's senior director ...
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| Indonesian automakers get tax breaks for green cars |
Jun 7th, 2013 |
Indonesia's car makers are soon expected to begin the production of more affordable cars, following the government's decision to provide long-awaited special tax breaks for so called eco-friendly vehicles. Under the government regulation, signed by President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono on May 23, the producers of green automobiles will receive a reduction of a luxury-goods sales tax as ...
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| Government continues talks with Toyota over local manufacturing future |
Jun 7th, 2013 |
appears a step closer to securing federal government support to produce a third model at its local manufacturing operations in Victoria. Industry Minister Greg Combet confirmed the government is in the process of developing "a range of measures" to guarantee the manufacturing future of ...
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