| Three people hurt as two cars collide at Mareeba near Cairns |
Mar 30th, 2013 |
THREE people have been hurt in a serious car accident at Mareeba, in Queensland's north. Ambulance crews rushed to the accident on the Kennedy Highway near Emerald Creek, west of Cairns, about 7.45pm. A Department of Community Safety spokeswoman said early reports suggested two cars collided, leaving one person trapped. A 19-year-old woman was taken to Mareeba hospital with serious head and ...
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| Top convertibles for 2013 |
Mar 30th, 2013 |
Of all automotive indulgences, convertibles are the sweetest. Although they're typically more expensive, heavier and more impractical than their sedan counterparts, drop-tops offer more smiles per gallon. Even as automakers strive to meet increasing governmental and consumer demand for more efficient sedans and crossovers, they still save their most expressive efforts for convertibles, which ...
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| Luxury cars run out of stock ahead of 25 price hike from April 1 |
Mar 30th, 2013 |
The budget decision to increase import duty on fully built cars costing more than $40,000 (approx Rs 22 lakh) to 100% from 75% has made affluent Indians line up for their dream ...
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| Toyota not credited as innovator |
Mar 30th, 2013 |
The thought occurred to me at the media introduction for the 2013 Toyota RAV4 crossover SUV. When Toyota officials mentioned that the RAV4 is now in its fourth generation, I was stunned. Have there really been four versions? Well, ...
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| Great Lakes drought has ripple effect on auto industry |
Mar 30th, 2013 |
(CBS News) CHICAGO - The government reported this week the ongoing drought is getting worse. More than half the country - and virtually all of Texas - is experiencing drought. The 2013 shipping season opened this week on the Great Lakes, with enormous freighters passing through the locks at Sioux St. Marie, Mich. This year, however, the industry is awash in ...
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| Trucks that burn alternative fuels on display |
Mar 30th, 2013 |
Three trucks, each powered by different fuels other than straight gasoline, were on display Friday in the parking lot in front of Tractor Supply Co., 2900 E. Meighan Blvd., and will remain there through ...
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| Two cars fall into sinkhole at Montreals Trudeau airport |
Mar 30th, 2013 |
MONTREAL - Two cars fell into a sinkhole that opened up Friday in a parking lot near Montreal's Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport. The cars didn't completely disappear -- the nose of one of the cars slipped into the hole while the side of the other car was partially submerged. A spokesman for Montreal's airport authority says the hole is just under a metre deep and ...
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| Jaguar XS to rival 3 Series for powertrain diversity |
Mar 30th, 2013 |
Jaguar global brand director Adrian Hallmark told a small group of Australia’s automotive media including CarAdvice the XS (the name is unofficial at the stage) would benefit enormously from Jaguar Land Rover's in-house four-cylinder petrol and diesel engine family that's due to roll out of the factory in 2015. "In that segment the engine sizes, the fuel consumption and the ...
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| Wheels of fortune Jaguar has updated its iconic E-Type with the launch of the F-Type sports car |
Mar 30th, 2013 |
As a young boy, Ian Callum remembers sitting in a neighbour's Bentley Silver Cloud and staring in amazement at the simplicity and beauty of its huge Connolly-leather door ...
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| Millennials poised to redefine the auto market |
Mar 30th, 2013 |
For most automakers, baby boomers are the proverbial 800-pound gorilla that still drives the industry, the biggest buying group in terms of raw vehicle sales and, in particular, the generation spending the most for each of the cars they buy.But manufacturers are preparing for the arrival of a new group that could soon not only outnumber the boomers but also demand some big changes in the type and ...
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