| Guangqi Honda breaks ground on 3rd plant |
May 29th, 2013 |
Guangdong province in a bid to expand capacity to meet market demand. The new plant, located in Zengcheng of Guangzhou, capital of Guangdong, will help to expand Guangqi Honda's current annual production capacity by 50 percent to 720,000 units, the joint venture between Guangzhou Automobile Group Co ...
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| Renault not fazed by Better Place liquidation announcement |
May 29th, 2013 |
file a motion in its home country of Israel asking for the dissolution of the company and the appointment of a temporary liquidator , the decision "does not at all call into question the electric vehicle strategy of the Renault-Nissan Alliance". "The Renault network in Israel and in Denmark will continue to provide after-sales servicing ...
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| 15 freight train cars derail in U.S. |
May 29th, 2013 |
Fifteen freight train cars derailed in an industrial area of Maryland in U.S. Tuesday afternoon, causing an explosion, the collapse of several buildings and leaving one person in serious condition, according to authorities. The CSX train derailed in the White Marsh, Md., area at about 2 p.m., according to officials. "Several buildings collapsed at the site of the train derailment," ...
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| Chevrolet Corvette Stingray 343kW 630Nm outputs officially announced |
May 29th, 2013 |
Chevrolet Corvette Stingray has been officially rated as having 339kW of power and 624Nm of torque with the standard exhaust system fitted but as much as 343kW and 630Nm with its optional performance exhaust installed. The figures -equating to around 55kW per litre -are not only the highest ever for a standard Corvette, Chevrolet claims they come with greater efficiency too, with the Corvette ...
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| Caterham Seven lightweight base model due this year |
May 29th, 2013 |
Caterham Cars CEO Graham Macdonald said the new model would please Caterham purists as well as expose the brand to new buyers. "As we celebrate our ...
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| Trucks carrying Daily Eleven paper banned in Myanmar hi-way |
May 29th, 2013 |
newspapers have now been banned from passing through Yangon-Mandalay highway after the newspaper featured an editorial criticising the highway published on Sunday, according to superintending engineer Myo Myint, an officer-in-charge of the highway. An official from Yangon Toll Gate told the newspaper delivery drivers last night that it was the last time the trucks would be allowed to pass ...
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| Automakers urge FCC not to approve use of spectrum without testing |
May 29th, 2013 |
Washington Major automakers urged the Federal Communications Commission on Tuesday not to move forward with a plan to allow the use of part of the wireless spectrum for Internet access until testing can be completed to ensure it ...
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| 2014 Mercedes-Benz E-Class Review |
May 29th, 2013 |
Mercedes-Benz lineup. Five years into the ninth generation of this class-defining series, the dean of automakers is expanding its reach in every direction with stylish bodywork, a frugal new diesel engine and 4Matic all-wheel ...
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| U.S. sales outlook gives big boost to auto stocks |
May 29th, 2013 |
The prospect of U.S. vehicle sales soaring to record levels has auto stocks in high gear.Merrill Lynch analyst John Murphy predicted that sales could hit 18 million a year by 2018, a decade after the industry was in such horrible shape that two Detroit auto makers went into bankruptcy protection.His upbeat outlook for auto sales came with another bullish forecast: Shares of General Motors Co. are ...
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| SRT Viper GTS Chrysler CEO donates Italian snake to charity |
May 29th, 2013 |
SRT Viper GTS was unveiled at a Sons of Italy Foundation event this week, sporting Avorio Perla white paint, black vapour chrome wheels, tricolour badges and seat stripes, and other subtle interior tweaks. Marchionne donated the 477kW/814Nm 8.4-litre V10-powered American supercar to the foundation, which is the philanthropic arm of the Order Sons of Italy in America, the oldest and largest ...
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