| Alcoa Beats On Strong Demand From Aerospace And Auto Sectors |
Apr 8th, 2013 |
delivering a bottom-line beat on the back of solid demand from the aerospace and auto markets. The self-proclaimed leading aluminum producer saw adjusted net income nearly double to $121 million in the first quarter. At 11 cents per share, Alcoa's earnings ...
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| Detroit Electric SP01 First Look |
Apr 8th, 2013 |
Mid-mounted 201-horsepower electric motor, 37-kwh lithium-ion battery pack; choice of four- or five-speed manual or two-speed automatic ...
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| Mercedes moving to AWD with AMG |
Apr 8th, 2013 |
Mercedes-Benz will begin a dramatic shift at its AMG brand-within-a-brand. Going forward, virtually all of the performance division's products will come with standard all-wheel-drive.The strategy should help expand the appeal of models like the 2014 E63 AMG and new CLA45 AMG in snowy northern regions where all-wheel drive has become a virtual must for buyers.Mercedes is betting it will also ...
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| Japans Mitsubishi UFJ to purchase United States realty loan business |
Apr 8th, 2013 |
TOKYO--A U.S. unit of Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG) said Monday it has reached an agreement to buy a real-estate lending business run by PB Capital Corporation, a Deutsche Bank Group ...
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| Qatars $200bn investment strategy Fast cars football finance and fashion |
Apr 8th, 2013 |
Bankers and politicians touting their countries' wares have to work hard to get the attention of Qatar's sovereign wealth fund, such is the range of its interests, from banks to cars to soccer clubs, and its exacting requirement for ...
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| Cars.com Reviews the 2013 BMW 3 Series |
Apr 8th, 2013 |
It's simply the best, better than all the rest -- better than any car, any car put to the test. That's the sentiment Cars.com reviewer Joe Wiesenfelder expressed toward ...
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| Toyota going for looks lean output |
Apr 8th, 2013 |
New launch: Toyota Motor Corp. President Akio Toyoda celebrates the start of Crown sedan production at the Motomachi plant in Toyota, Aichi Prefecture, on Jan. 17. | ...
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| Cars.com Reviews the 2013 Mercedes-Benz C-Class |
Apr 8th, 2013 |
ride is comfortable. Very comfortable. And quiet too -- don't forget quiet. But if Cars.com reviewer Kelsey Mays were to stop there out of respect for the virtue of "If you don't have anything nice to say ... ," he wouldn't be saying much at all about the C-Class, which curiously remains a top seller despite superior sport-sedan competitors. In nearly every other category ...
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| Fisker Lays Off 75 of Workforce as Bankruptcy Looms |
Apr 8th, 2013 |
, but the California automaker is listing like the Titanic. Less than a month after founder Henrik Fisker quit, the boutique car company laid off some 160 ...
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| California Outlaws In-Car Smartphone Navigation Systems |
Apr 8th, 2013 |
If you don't have an in-car navigation system or are annoyed by the one you do have, what do you do? Pull out your smartphone and enable its GPS function, right? Not in California. It's now illegal to use while driving. The state is broadening what it considers distracted driving to include using a GPS-enabled phone for navigation. Techcrunch.com is reporting that a federal appeals ...
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