| Amtrak adds cars to long-distance service to Tampa |
Oct 25th, 2013 |
Passengers board an Amtrak train in Washington, D.C. Amtrak is adding new cars to its New York-Tampa-Miami rail service. The new additions will be sleeping cars, dining cars and baggage/dormitory cars, the Tampa Tribune said. In total, Amtrak placed a $298.1 million order with manufacturer CAF USA for 130 rail cars that will be added to its trains operating along Eastern U.S. routes. The train ...
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| Auto demand lifts BASF quarterly profit |
Oct 25th, 2013 |
squeezed out faster than expected quarterly profit growth on Friday after carmakers' demand for catalytic converters and high-tech plastics helped offset weak overseas currencies for the world's biggest chemicals company.BASF, a weather vane for the business cycle as it serves auto, construction, electronics and consumer goods industries, sought to dampen any hopes of a swift global ...
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| War memories surface in Greece as German auto makers feel anti-austerity blow |
Oct 25th, 2013 |
Protesters throw stones at riot police during clashes in front of the parliament in Athens on Tuesday Oct. 9, 2012. German Chancellor Angela Merkel got a hostile reception from Greeks Tuesday when she flew into Athens on her first visit to the country since its debt crisis erupted three years ago. (Nikolas ...
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| Update-Moodys assigns definitive ratings to ABS notes issued by Auto ABS German Lease Master |
Oct 25th, 2013 |
Fri Oct 25, 2013 7:16am EDT Auto ABS German Lease Master For the full text of this story please click the following ...
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| Truck maker Volvo to slash 2000 jobs |
Oct 25th, 2013 |
STOCKHOLM (AP) Truck maker AB Volvo says its earnings dipped on lower sales in the third quarter and that it will slash 2,000 jobs as part of a cost-cutting program. Volvo's net profit was 1.38 billion kronor ($217 million), down from 1.40 billion kronor in the third quarter of 2012. The company on Friday said sales dropped by 5 percent to 64.9 billion kronor, partly due to shifts in currency ...
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| Slide Show America’s best-selling cars |
Oct 25th, 2013 |
Based on U.S. model sales from January through September 2013, provided by car data site TrueCar.com, 24/7 Wall St. reviewed the best-selling cars of the year. ...
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| Okla. jury to mull punitive damages in Toyota case |
Oct 25th, 2013 |
OKLAHOMA CITY -; An Oklahoma County jury is expected to consider punitive damages against Toyota Motor Corp. for a 2007 crash that left one woman dead and another seriously injured after a Camry suddenly ...
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| Picosun Brings ALD Into Pacemakers and Electric Cars |
Oct 25th, 2013 |
ESPOO, Finland, October 24, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Picosun Oy, the leading Atomic Layer Deposition (ALD) equipment manufacturer, provides novel batch ALD processes for fast, cost-efficient mass production of next generation 3D capacitors. High power density 3D capacitor technology, which is suitable for storing and handling large quantities of energy, is utilized for example in pacemakers and ...
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| US golfer Luke Guthrie leading in windy Shanghai BMW Masters with 7-under-65 |
Oct 25th, 2013 |
American golfer Luke Guthrie has shot a seven-under 65 to grab the lead in the opening day of the BMW Masters in Shanghai on Thursday, leaving a quartet of former world number ones trailing in his wake. Guthrie, who turned professional last year, was one of just 13 players to shoot under par as an extremely windy weather made the scoring tough at the Lake Malaren golf course. According to ...
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| Naza World laments lack of provisions for auto industry in budget |
Oct 25th, 2013 |
PETALING JAYA (Oct 25, 2013): Naza World, which is run by Datuk SM Faisal SM Nasimuddin, expressed surprise at having the automobile sector left out for two years in a row, in a statement released after the Budget 2014 announcement today. "The hybrid tax break would have given car makers and importers a chance to reach that critical mass of energy efficient vehicle (EEV) sales to trigger ...
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