| Proving a drowsy driver caused a California car accident is complex |
May 29th, 2013 |
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Drowsy driving is the cause of many California car accidents, but is often underreported since there is no test for fatigue.
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| Emarats Old Fuel Pumps loaned to Sharjah Classic Cars Museum |
May 29th, 2013 |
WAM DUBAI, May 29th, 2013 -- Emirates General Petroleum Corporation, Emarat, has entrusted a collection of its equipment and old petroleum pumps to Sharjah's Classic Cars Museum. The pumps were used in its different service stations from the time of the Corporation's establishment in 1981 until 1996, when a new era began at Emarat with a total change and re-development of its forecourts ...
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| Lower registration fees lift car sales in Vietnam |
May 29th, 2013 |
The decision released on April 1st for lowering car registration fees from 20-15 percent to 15-10 percent, along with the loosened credits for automobiles, helped lift car sales in Vietnam, according to the Vietnam Automobile Manufacturers' Association (VAMA). Specifically, sales of locally assembled automobiles in April rose by 4.78 percent over March, and 26 percent over the same period ...
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| Palestinian cars damaged in suspected settler attack |
May 29th, 2013 |
Jerusalem in what appeared to be attacks by militant Israeli settlers following the killing of one of their own last month.No arrests were immediately made in the so-called "Price Tag" incidents. The term is used by militant settlers who say they will exact a price for Palestinian attacks or any attempts by the Israeli government to curb settlement activity."Regards from Eviatar. ...
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| Chrysler 300 SRT Core stripped-out muscle car delivers 347kW for $56K |
May 29th, 2013 |
Chrysler 300 SRT8 Core is $10K cheaper than the SRT8 on which it's based. Despite the lower pricing, the 300 SRT8 Core delivers the full 347kW of power and 631Nm of torque from its 6.4-litre Hemi V8 engine, giving it a serious bang for your buck advantage over the highly specified range-topper. ...
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| More than 100 trucks defected 200 fines in police blitz |
May 29th, 2013 |
A POLICE heavy vehicle blitz has led to 132 trucks being defected and almost 200 fines issued. More than 1400 trucks have been inspected at sites at Kimba, Yunta and Port Augusta over the past week. As a result of the inspections, 132 trucks were defected, 192 expiation notices were issued, one driver was arrested and 27 were reported for various offences. Most of the offences were related to the ...
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| Electric cars slow to take off in Germany |
May 29th, 2013 |
Germany plans to have one million electric vehicles on its roads by 2020, but so far that goal seems remote as the nation's motorists have shown little love for the quietly humming vehicles.So far, the number of electric vehicles registered in Germany is just some 7,000.Chancellor Angela Merkel put on a brave face in light of the statistics, speaking Monday at a government-organised ...
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| Toyota starts traffic data service for businesses |
May 29th, 2013 |
Toyota is using live-time traffic information from 700,000 Toyota vehicles on Japanese roads to offer what it calls ...
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| Downturn In Japanese Retail Slows Amid Auto Sales Recovery |
May 29th, 2013 |
The contraction in Japan's retail sales slowed in April after demand for automobiles recovered from a seven-month bout of decline, the latest figures from the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry showed Wednesday.Sales fell 0.1 percent year-on-year in April. Economists had forecast a contraction of 0.4 percent following the 0.3 percent drop in March. Despite the improvement, sales have ...
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| Tesla shares hit $100 for first time |
May 29th, 2013 |
Tesla plans 100 supercharging stations in the U.S. and Canada by 2015. A Goldman Sachs report said Tesla is 'well positioned' to reach its 21,000 Model S production target this year. (Jeff Chiu/Associated ...
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