| Honda Celebration of Light begins July 27 |
May 1st, 2013 |
The 23rd annual fireworks competition at English Bay, The Honda Celebration of Light, is set for July 27, July 31 and Aug. 3. This year will feature fireworks by teams from the United Kingdom, Canada and Thailand. SHOREfest's free series of concerts returns to stages at Sunset Beach and English Bay for the event. Four-time Juno Award winner Serena Ryder will be the headliner on opening ...
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| 30 excise duty on SUVs lacks rationale Pawan Goenka |
May 1st, 2013 |
"The tax is not only putting an extra burden on the industry but it also is distorting the playing field because certain vehicles in the same price range will bear the 3% extra duty and others will not," Goenka said. "Some SUVs are taxed, some are not. It is becoming very arbitrary and is creating a distortion in the industry, which is not desirable," he opined. "It is ...
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| Citroen C4 Seduction e-HDi from $25990 driveaway |
May 1st, 2013 |
Citroen C4 Seduction e-HDi is powered by an 82kW/270Nm 1.6-litre direct-injection turbo-diesel engine teamed to the French manufacturer’s six-speed automatic electronic gearbox system (EGS) with steering wheel-mounted paddleshifters. Combined with engine ...
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| Flying debris damages cars in Sharjah |
May 1st, 2013 |
Some residents of Al Nahda, Sharjah, near the Dubai border, were left in a dilemma last week when traffic police from the two emirates couldn’t decide who to hold responsible for damages caused by flying debris from a building under construction in Sharjah. The flying debris shattered the windshield of a few cars parked on the open sandy area of the Dubai ...
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| General Motors pulls offensive China ad report |
May 1st, 2013 |
HONG KONG (AFP) - US auto giant General Motors is withdrawing a global advertisement which refers to China as the land where people say "ching-ching, chop suey" after admitting it contains "offensive content", a report said Wednesday.The television advert for the Chevrolet Trax SUV, one of GM's latest car models, had been running in Canada since early April and was also ...
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| HSV GTS 430kW supercharged V8 muscle car details leaked |
May 1st, 2013 |
will become the most powerful production car in Australia’s history when the 430kW monster launches later this year. It’s news that has been a poorly kept secret ...
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| Audi Q8 to rival Range Rover Sport report |
May 1st, 2013 |
designed to take on the Range Rover Sport is reportedly headed for production, according to the research and development boss of the German luxury brand. UK publication Autocar ...
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| Season of cruising and racing in Metro Detroit kicks off |
May 1st, 2013 |
Greg Rassel, president of the Woodward Dream Cruise, and Macomb County Executive Mark Hackel help launch cruising season Tuesday at the GM Heritage Center in Sterling ...
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| Pent-up demand for vehicles building but not a driving sales force yet |
May 1st, 2013 |
A six-month auto sales surge is likely to keep trucking along in May, but a key driver of sales growth - pent-up demand - has still not kicked into high gear.Pent-up demand, also known as replacement demand, has been cited by automakers as the reason for recent growth.But data show that strong sales are more a result of a recovering housing market and households that can afford multiple ...
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| Chrysler Net Income Down 65 Percent |
May 1st, 2013 |
Chrysler Group said Monday that its first quarter net income dropped 65 per cent to 166 million dollars, compared to the same period last year. Revenues for the quarter fell 6 per cent to 15.4 billion dollars, the Michigan-based car maker said. Sergio Marchionne, chief executive of both Chrysler and its majority own, Italy's Fiat, has been relying on Chrysler and its US sales gains ...
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