| Seoul shares rise on bargain-hunting auto shares slide |
Apr 19th, 2013 |
Fri Apr 19, 2013 4:01am EDT * Hyundai Motor plunges on wage lawsuit worries * Tech shares up after previous session's rout By Joyce Lee SEOUL, April 19 (Reuters) - Seoul shares rose on late Friday bargain-hunting, recovering from an earlier drop as auto shares led by Hyundai Motor plunged due to cost concerns over wage litigation. The Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) closed up 0.4 ...
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| Auto Review Lexus LS 460 Cant Keep Up With Segment |
Apr 19th, 2013 |
The 2013 Lexus LS 460's F Sport package includes 19-inch, 10-spoke wheels; grille inserts; and a lowered suspension. (COURTESY OF ...
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| Housing auto sales lift US economy Fed survey |
Apr 19th, 2013 |
WASHINGTON -- A strengthening housing recovery and robust auto sales contributed to moderate economic growth across the United States in late February and March, according to a Federal Reserve survey released ...
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| Victoria South Australia encourage other states to buy Australian cars |
Apr 19th, 2013 |
. AAP reports Victorian Premier Denis Napthine and South Australian Premier Jay Weatherill will push other government leaders to lease or purchase locally manufactured vehicles whenever possible. Napthine said government vehicle fleet policies needed to reflect the importance of the automotive manufacturing industry to local jobs. "Premier Weatherill and I will be urging other states and ...
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| Snyder proposes Michigan auto insurance overhaul |
Apr 19th, 2013 |
Lansing - Gov. Rick Snyder and Republican leaders want to dump Michigan's unlimited coverage for severe vehicle crash injuries and replace it with a plan limiting auto insurance-funded coverage to $1 million.The governor, as well as the House and Senate insurance committee chairmen, laid out a plan Thursday in which payment for care beyond $1 million would shift to accident victims' ...
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| Toyota sells five-millionth hybrid plans 18 new models by 2015 |
Apr 19th, 2013 |
(TMC) has celebrated its global hybrid sales surpassing five million units, while announcing plans to introduce 18 new hybrid models by the end of ...
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| Fiat-Chrysler CEO wants more freedom in choosing fuel alternatives for vehicles |
Apr 19th, 2013 |
Detroit - Fiat-Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne said Thursday night that his company will lose $10,000 on every Fiat 500e electric car it sells - even with government subsidies - and he called on governments in this country and around the world to let automakers figure out the future themselves."Regulators are rushing precipitously toward embracing (electric vehicles) as the only ...
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| Automakers woo Chinese middle class at Shanghai auto show |
Apr 19th, 2013 |
Workers prepare Thursday for Auto Shanghai 2013 at the Shanghai International Exhibition Center. GM will show more than 50 vehicles, Ford will reveal a new concept and Chrysler plans the international debut of its 2014 Jeep Cherokee. The show opens to the public Sunday. (Eugene Hoshiko / Associated ...
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| Daniel Howes For GM exec key to trust is a better product |
Apr 19th, 2013 |
Mark Reuss should be a happy man.General Motors Co.'s Chevrolet brand is on a tear, booking 10 straight quarters of record global sales. Production of the Cruze compact, launched in 2009, is passing the 2 million-unit mark. The new Cadillac ATS is picking up car-of-the-year honors, a sharp distinction from Ford Motor Co.'s troubled debut of its Lincoln MKZ.A slew of new GM launches, ...
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| Study finds some trucks to be gross emitters |
Apr 19th, 2013 |
Emissions testing of trucks and buses by Metro Vancouver show that more than 1,000 older heavy-duty diesel vehicles are emitting harmful toxins into the region's air at a rate four times greater than that of similar, newer vehicles with better emission-control ...
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