| Local firm wins Rolls-Royce engine part bid |
Mar 29th, 2013 |
TAIPEI -- Aerospace Industrial Development Corp. (AIDC), the largest aircraft maker in Taiwan, has won a NT$3.2 billion (US$107 million) contract to manufacture parts and components for Rolls-Royce airplane engines, according to an AIDC ...
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| Infiniti small car to stir up local sales from 2015 |
Mar 29th, 2013 |
will go on sale in Australia from 2015 is evidence that Japanese luxury brand is committed long-term to our market, says the company’s global ...
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| Auto industry rebound drives UAW union membership growth |
Mar 29th, 2013 |
Union workers at a G.M. plant in Kansas City, Kan., learn about the automaker's expansion plans earlier this year. The auto industry rebound is pushing membership growth at the ...
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| Because of the economy people are maintaining and keeping cars longer |
Mar 29th, 2013 |
BILOXI, MS (WLOX) - You're hearing the sound of air drills a lot more these days in car repair shops. It's a trend that's growing. "We don't see hardly as many new cars as we did, say six or seven years ago," repair shop owner Dan Nord said. "Right now, mostly what we're seeing are customers with the same vehicle they've had for many years, trying ...
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| Lawsuit claims Ford design defect can cause sudden acceleration |
Mar 29th, 2013 |
A new lawsuit claims that nearly a decade's worth of vehicles produced by the Ford Motor Co. suffer from a "design defect" that can make them susceptible to suddenly and unexpectedly racing out of control. The lawsuit, filed in West Virginia federal court on behalf of 20 different owners in 14 states, is seeking class-action status that could, if approved, come to involve the ...
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| 2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray Convertible Up Close |
Mar 29th, 2013 |
The Corvette Convertible looks like it was designed specifically as a convertible. It was, in fact, co-developed with the coupe and looks that way with nearly perfect body lines and flow that don't detract from the Corvette's overall aggressiveness. Forget about the coupe all ...
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| Automakers praise EPA clean gasoline rules |
Mar 29th, 2013 |
Washington - Major automakers praised the Environmental Protection Agency's announcement Friday that it wants to cut the amount of sulfur in fuel by two thirds by 2017 - a move that will boost public health and improve vehicle performance."Our cleaner cars will need even cleaner fuels like those already sold across Europe and Asia, so we are pleased EPA is proposing lower sulfur fuels. ...
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| Mitsubishi Motors suffers fresh lithium battery setback |
Mar 29th, 2013 |
TOKYO (AFP) - Mitsubishi Motors said Friday it had detected a new problem with lithium batteries used in its plug-in hybrid vehicle, the latest battery issue to affect the Japanese automaker in the past few days, media reports said.The troubled batteries are made by a joint venture formed by Mitsubishi Motors, Mitsubishi Corp. and GS Yuasa. The latter is also the manufacturer of problem lithium ...
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| Ford sued over unintended acceleration claims |
Mar 29th, 2013 |
Ford Motor Company vehicles in 14 states - are seeking compensation for loss of vehicle value, contending that Ford failed to fit certain cars with a brake override system to counter alleged instances of unintended acceleration supposedly caused by the vehicles' electronic throttle system. The plaintiffs have accused Ford of knowing about the alleged defect in over 30 different models - ...
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| US Unveils New Auto Emission Rules |
Mar 29th, 2013 |
WASHINGTON, March 29 (RIA Novosti) - In an effort to reduce pollution, US President Barack Obama's administration proposed new rules Friday it says will make gasoline and automobile emissions cleaner, but which the oil and gas industry said will hit drivers hard at the pump.The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) said in a statement Friday that it is proposing "sensible standards ...
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