| Weaker yen helps Toyota bottom line |
May 8th, 2013 |
Toyota expects to book group operating profit of ¥1.8 trillion for the current business year, up 36.3 percent from the year before, on the back of the weaker yen and brisk sales in North America and ...
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| Crucial deal on Canadian autos cheese beef trade hangs in balance |
May 8th, 2013 |
Dairy cattle go through the first of their twice daily milking ritual in the rotary milking parlour at J&L Walker Farms in Malahide, Ont. Canadian dairy farmers have resisted lowering Canada's high-tariff walls to allow more European Union cheese into this country as part of a ...
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| Liberia Recklessly Selling Government Cars Legislature Launches Probe - Cites GSA |
May 8th, 2013 |
The House of Representatives on Tuesday cited authorities of the General Services Agency (GSA), for investigations into the alleged reckless and dubious sale of vehicles and other properties of the government of Liberia. The House's decision followed a complaint from Montserrado County District 11 Representative Gabriel Nyenkan alleging that the GSA was overly exploiting government by ...
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| Namibia Assembling Cars With Scrap Metal |
May 8th, 2013 |
Keetmanshoop - With fuel prices escalating and the popular trend of 'going green' becoming the norm, many people are looking at the concept of 'pipe cars' as an alternative mode of transportation to get around their farms or to go for a joy ride on the hills. It would appear that the sturdy 'pipe car' gets its name from the fact that its frame comprises mainly of ...
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| Why is Obama so happy South Korea bought 1000 American cars |
May 8th, 2013 |
President Barack Obama welcomed South Korean President Park Geun-hye to the White House Tuesday, and noted the country's strong ties, including a trade agreement that went into effect last year, the Business Journals reported. This deal is "already yielding benefits for both our countries," Obama said. "On our side, we're selling more exports to Korea more manufactured goods, ...
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| 10 trucks collide on N1 Highway |
May 8th, 2013 |
A multiple collision on the N1 Highway on Wednesday morning left at least one person dead, with several others sustaining serious injuries. The crash, which involved ten (10) tipper trucks and a taxi cab, occurred at about 4 am near the Apenkwa overpass on the Lapaz-Tetteh Quarshie stretch of the N1 Highway. The deceased, who was only identified as "Obolo" and driver of one of the ...
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| 2013 Mazda 3 new interior revealed |
May 8th, 2013 |
, has been spied testing in Europe - including the first clear look at the all-new interior. The Mazda 3 prototype may be wearing patterned camouflage but the overall shape and details of the new hatchback are clearly evident. It will become the ...
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| Terrafugia TF-X plug-in hybrid flying car under development |
May 8th, 2013 |
. Currently under development and not planned to reach production until the first half of next decade, Terrafugia says the TF-X will be able to take off, fly and land almost completely autonomously, requiring only minimal input from the driver/pilot. According to the Massachusetts-based entrepreneur, two 447kW electric motor pods launch the Terrafugia vertically before assisting a 224kW engine ...
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| Weak yen helps Toyota profits double in Q1 |
May 8th, 2013 |
Toyota's profit more than doubled to 313.9bn yen (EUR2.4bn) in the January-March quarter as cost cuts and better sales worked with a weakening yen to add momentum to the car maker's comeback.Toyota reported a 121bn yen profit for the same quarter last year.The world's top-selling car maker said it expects the strong results to continue into the fiscal year through to next March.It ...
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| Toyota triples net profits for 2012-13 |
May 8th, 2013 |
(54 mins ago) Toyota on Wednesday said its full-year net profit more than tripled to HK$75.3 billion, with the world's largest automaker also saying it was on track for another soaring profit in the current fiscal year. The Japanese giant earned 962.1 billion yen (HK$75.3 billion) in the business year to March, up from 283.5 billion yen a year earlier, on sales of 22.0 trillion yen, an ...
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