| Caterham to make Le Mans debut |
Jun 4th, 2013 |
endurance race later this month as the company continues to build its brand ahead of the launch of its all-new model in 2016. Racing under the banner of Caterham Motorsport, the British sports car manufacturer will compete in the LMP2 category at Le Mans while also using the event to investigate the viability of producing a future Sports Prototype package for private customers. The move into Le ...
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| Ford Sync AppLink connectivity technology headed for Australia |
Jun 4th, 2013 |
Ford launched Sync AppLink into Asia Pacific at Computex 2013 - Asia's biggest computer exhibition held in Taipei, Taiwan - overnight, revealing the first three apps available to the region. Already available in North America and confirmed for Europe later this year, Ford's Sync AppLink allows motorists to control applications on their smartphones using voice controls. First to launch ...
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| Ritchie founder’s luxury Edmonton condo joins auction alongside trucks and trailers |
Jun 4th, 2013 |
EDMONTON - Buyers at Ritchie Bros.' industrial auction lot in Nisku usually bid on excavators, dump trucks or farm land, but next week a decidedly more glamorous item is up for bid -- the company co-founder's personal luxury condominium.Dave Ritchie, chairman emeritus and co-founder of the Vancouver-based auction sales giant, wants to sell his 4,500-square-foot condo, with a panoramic ...
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| Porsche 911 50 Years Edition to debut at Frankfurt |
Jun 4th, 2013 |
has been revealed ahead of its official debut at September’s Frankfurt motor show. Commemorating the iconic German sports car’s launch in Frankfurt in 1963, ...
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| Chrysler Ford Nissan pick-ups and SUVs lead US sales rise in May |
Jun 4th, 2013 |
Nissan healthy demand for pick-ups and SUVs has seen new-vehicle sales increase eight per cent in the US in May. A total of 1,443,311 vehicles were sold across the country last month, setting the seasonally adjusted annual rate at 15.3 million - up from 14 million at the same time last ...
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| SP100 adds General Motors and AIG |
Jun 4th, 2013 |
(16 mins ago) S&P Dow Jones Indices says it will soon add two well-known US companies to the S&P 100. Automaker General Motors Co. will replace H. J. Heinz Co. in the S&P 100 and 500 indices on Thursday. The ketchup maker's acquisition by 3G Capital and Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway is expected to be complete by then. Insurer American International Group Inc., known ...
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| GM sponsors U.S. Chamber free enterprise tour |
Jun 4th, 2013 |
Washington General Motors Co. is sponsoring a two-month cross-country tour on the importance of free enterprise in the U.S. economy. The Detroit automaker is the official vehicle sponsor for the U.S. Chamber of ...
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| GM says electric Volt sales down for 3rd month in row |
Jun 4th, 2013 |
General Motors Co. said sales of its plug-in hybrid Chevrolet Volt fell for the third straight month, but the Detroit automaker emphasized that retail sales were climbing. GM said sales of the Volt fell 4.3 percent in May to 1,607 and are up just 1.4 percent in the first five months of the year to ...
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| Seoul shares open higher tech auto exporters firm |
Jun 4th, 2013 |
SEOUL, June 4 | Mon Jun 3, 2013 8:08pm EDT SEOUL, June 4 (Reuters) - Seoul shares edged higher on Tuesday as weaker-than-expected U.S. factory activity data supported views the Federal Reserve will keep economic stimulus in place, while the yen's strength buoyed exporters. LG Display and Kia Motors shares each advanced 0.8 percent. The Korea Composite Stock Price Index was up 0.39 ...
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| Small cars big trucks new models buoy May auto sales |
Jun 4th, 2013 |
Ford almost overtakes GM, Subaru passes VW Pickups and SUVs had a capital month in May, but were just one of several noteworthy points in new-vehicle sales.Typically, automakers reported sales not seen since before the Great Recession that ended in 2009. Ford Motor said it outdid everything since 2005; Chrysler, since 2007. Porsche said it only once in its U.S. history posted better sales than in ...
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