| Fiat reassures Italy on jobs as Chrysler merger looms |
May 31st, 2013 |
By Jennifer Clark ROME (Reuters) - Fiat SpA (FIA.MI) chief Sergio Marchionne assured Italy's industry minister at their first face-to-face meeting on Friday that the country's largest employer will not cut jobs. Newly-appointed minister ...
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| Renault coy on talks with Mitsubishi |
May 31st, 2013 |
PARIS (AFP) - French auto group Renault has held so-far unsuccessful talks on "limited cooperation" with Japanese firm Mitsubishi Motors, Renault said on Friday, playing down a press report.But Mitsubishi is a potential partner, Renault said.The newspaper Le Figaro had reported that Renault and Mitsubishi were discussing cooperation which would fall short of a cross-holding of capital.A ...
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| Bill restricting trucks access to bridges introduced in Washington state legislature |
May 31st, 2013 |
SEATTLE - A week after the Interstate 5 Skagit River Bridge collapse, the first bill has hit the Washington state legislature to restrict where overheight trucks may go. Senate Bill 5944, introduced Thursday by GOP state Sen. Michael Baumgartner, would deny travel permits to a load higher or wider than the minimum clearance on its route. On May 23, part of a drilling platform on a southbound ...
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| Renault says held Mitsubishi cooperation talks in past |
May 31st, 2013 |
BEIJING/HONG KONG - China reiterated its opposition on Thursday to a European Union plan to limit airline carbon dioxide emissions and called for talks to resolve the issue a day after its major airlines refused to pay any carbon costs under the new ...
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| Cameras in government cars watch road — and driver | Video |
May 31st, 2013 |
Orlando is the latest government in Central Florida to add cameras to many of its vehicles to catch employees who text, don't wear seatbelts or show other bad behavior on the road. Some workers see the cameras as an invasion of ...
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| U.S. Road Safety Agency Issues Policy on Driverless Cars |
May 31st, 2013 |
IDG News Service (Bangalore Bureau) - Self-driving vehicle technology is not yet at a stage that it can be authorized for use by the public for general driving, according to a U.S. Department of Transportation recommendation to state ...
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| St. Petersburg moves to ease permits for food trucks |
May 31st, 2013 |
St. Petersburg may move to ease rules on food trucks. The City Councils Public Service and Infrastructure Committee voted unanimously Thursday to streamline regulations on the mobile restaurants. The new rules would give operators of the trucks permission to work under an annual permit instead of applying for temporary permits each time they operate on private property, the Tampa Tribune said. ...
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| Police suspect arrested Leenas boyfriend stolen fleet of luxury cars |
May 31st, 2013 |
Kerala News: Police say couple could face theft charges on top of multi-crore cheating allegations as they suspect Leena's boyfriend had stolen fleet of luxury cars. Leena Maria Paul had no fewer than nine luxury cars on the day she was ...
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| Electric cars a threat to power grid |
May 31st, 2013 |
Eskom and the Department of Environmental Affairs are testing 14 Nissan Leaf all-electric vehicles to see the implications for the national grid of recharging their batteries on a large ...
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| Redesigned 2014 Acura MDX to Start at $43,185 |
May 31st, 2013 |
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On the list of smash hits for Acura, the Japanese luxury brand has but one right now: the MDX. In ending its current run on the market, the brand is ushering in the 2014 Acura MDX, completely redesigned with loads of new features aimed at elevating the driving experience. Along with a new model comes [...]
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