| Seoul shares slide on N.Korea risk auto shares hit by U.S. recall |
Apr 4th, 2013 |
Wed Apr 3, 2013 11:29pm EDT * N.Korea blocks S.Korean access to industrial zone for 2nd day * Hyundai Motor down 5 pct on U.S. recall * Defense stocks up as tensions rise on Korean peninsula SEOUL, April 4 (Reuters) - South Korean shares fell 1.8 percent on Thursday on mounting tensions with North Korea, with auto stocks dropping even more steeply after a recall of cars and SUVs in the United ...
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| Battery Fires Fail to Frighten Auto Makers |
Apr 4th, 2013 |
Two incidents last month of lithium-ion batteries in Japanese cars burning or melting ended a multiyear streak of safe operation for the technology's use in cars, but not auto makers' support for the power ...
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| Hyundai Kia recall more than 1.6m US cars with electrical fault |
Apr 4th, 2013 |
are recalling more than 1.6 million vehicles in the US due to a fault with the cars’ brake light switch. According to a report from The Detroit ...
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| 2013 Porsche Panamera long wheelbase and plug-in hybrid debut |
Apr 4th, 2013 |
Porsche Panamera S E-Hybrid, compared with the outgoing hybrid model, slashes fuel consumption by more than half (from 7.1L/100km to 3.1L/100km combined) and for the first time gets an electric-only driving range of ...
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| Outsider picked as CEO of Auto Trader |
Apr 4th, 2013 |
The company behind Auto Trader, Britain's biggest second-hand car classifieds website, has snubbed the leading internal candidate for the chief executive's job, appointing an outsider after a seven-month ...
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| Mitsubishi Heavy Lands Turkey Nuclear Plant Deal |
Apr 4th, 2013 |
Turkey has decided to hire a team led by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. (7011.TO) and France's Areva to build a nuclear power plant at a cost of $22 billion, the Nikkei reported in its Thursday morning ...
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| Detroit Electric unveils $135000 sports car |
Apr 4th, 2013 |
Detroit - Resurrected automaker Detroit Electric "put the stake in the ground" Wednesday night with the debut of its first vehicle at new headquarters inside the Fisher Building: an all-electric, carbon fiber and aluminum SP:01 sports car.The vehicle introduction was an important mile-marker in a five-year journey for Albert Lam, former CEO of the Lotus Engineering Group and now chief ...
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| 2014 Kia Forte First drive review |
Apr 4th, 2013 |
It's tough to stand out in the crowded compact sedan market, but Kia is making a name for itself with quality cars at reasonable prices. The all-new Forte has unusually good streamlining to aid fuel economy. In ...
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| 2013 Skoda Superb revised styling better efficiency |
Apr 4th, 2013 |
has been given its first major update, with revised front and rear styling and fuel efficiency improvements of up to 19 per cent. Volkswagen’s Czech brand has redesigned the entire front end of the Superb up to the A-pillar, though the changes are still subtle. Most obvious are the new, straighter-edged headlights and extended lower bumper section that now incorporates the fog lights. The ...
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| Laura Trott takes best young rider jersey for Wiggle Honda in Netherlands |
Apr 4th, 2013 |
Cycling 's double Olympic champion, ended the day in the best young rider jersey after a chaotic first stage of the Energiewacht Tour in the north-eastern Netherlands.The 20-year-old was one of three Wiggle Honda riders to make it into the 22-rider leading group as the peloton split in the strong Dutch crosswinds. The Olympic champion Dani King was the best finisher of the three, in 10th ...
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