| SAs top economic adviser calls for an end to cash handouts to auto makers |
May 24th, 2013 |
OUR top economic adviser has called for an end to cash handouts to auto manufacturers. Asked about the future of the sector the day after Ford announced it would shut its Australian production facilities in 2016, Economic Development Board chairman Raymond Spencer said the fundamental economic shift was now a purely political question. "I actually supported the Government's decision to ...
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| UPDATE 1-Nissan to recall 841000 vehicles due to steering wheel glitch |
May 24th, 2013 |
Thu May 23, 2013 1:51am EDT TOKYO May 23 (Reuters) - Nissan Motor Co Ltd will recall about 841,000 vehicles worldwide including the Micra compact car, also known as the March, as a result of a steering wheel glitch, Japan's No.2 automaker said on Thursday. Nissan is recalling certain models of the Micra compact car produced in Britain and Japan between 2002 and 2006, as well as the Cube, ...
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| Stockholm Cars schools torched |
May 24th, 2013 |
At least nine cars were torched and two schools and a police station were set ablaze as riots swept through Stockholm's immigrant-dominated suburbs early Friday for the fifth straight night, police and firefighters said. The riots, which have shattered Sweden's image abroad as a peaceful and egalitarian nation, have sparked a debate about the assimilation of immigrants, who make up ...
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| 9 killed in S China auto shop fire |
May 24th, 2013 |
/enpproperty--> GUANGZHOU - Nine people were killed in a fire that broke out in South China's Guangdong province early Friday morning, the local government said. The fire broke out at 5:26 am at an automobile detailing center in the Nanhai district of the city of Foshan, sources with the provincial government's emergency office said. An investigation into the cause of the fire is ...
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| Renault Zoe cabriolet open-air EV tests the water on Facebook |
May 24th, 2013 |
has appeared on the French brand’s dedicated electric vehicle Facebook page. While it looks convincing, the image is a computer generation created by a fan of the ...
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| McLaren MP4-12C 50th anniversary edition revealed |
May 24th, 2013 |
Bespoke McLaren 50 ultra-lightweight wheels, measuring 19 inches at the front and 20 inches at the rear and finished in Satin Black, offer a 2kg weight saving over the optional super-lightweight wheels, and sit on top of 394mm front/380mm rear carbon ceramic brakes discs. McLaren 50-stamped carbonfibre turning vanes and a black McLaren F1-inspired 'heritage badge', previously only ...
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| Bridge collapses cars and people in water |
May 24th, 2013 |
The Skagit County Sheriff Department has confirmed that three people have been rescued from the water after both the north and southbound lanes of the Interstate 5 Skagit River Bridge collapsed Thursday evening (local time).The collapse happened south of Burlington and north of Mount Vernon just after 7pm local time.Associated Press reported a rescue boat and crews were looking for people in the ...
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| Chrysler works to rectify launch delays meet growing demand |
May 24th, 2013 |
Auburn Hills - Chrysler Group LLC says glitches with the software that runs its cars and trucks caused the recent production delays that undercut the company's profits, and the automaker says it is taking extraordinary steps to improve quality and ensure that its vehicles arrive problem-free. And Chrysler is doing it even as it struggles to keep up with growing demand, train novice workers ...
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| Foreign automakers say summer car-selling season will be bloody |
May 24th, 2013 |
Washington Several large foreign automakers said they expect U.S. auto sales in 2013 will top 15.1 million vehicles, but one warned the summer buying season may ...
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| I-5 bridge collapse in Washington state sends cars people into water |
May 24th, 2013 |
MOUNT VERNON, Wash. – An Interstate 5 bridge over a river north of Seattle collapsed Thursday evening, dumping vehicles and people into the water, the Washington State Patrol said. The four-lane bridge over the Skagit River collapsed about 7 p.m., Trooper Mark Francis said. There was no immediate estimate of how many people were in the water or whether there were any injuries or deaths, he ...
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