| Mercedes sales boost Daimler profits |
Oct 24th, 2013 |
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) German automaker Daimler AG says net profit rose 53 percent in the third quarter, helped by stronger performance from its luxury brand, Mercedes-Benz. Net income rose to 1.90 billion euros ($2.6 billion) from 1.24 billion euros in the same period a year ago. Revenue rose 5 percent to 30.1 billion euros. The company on Thursday credited an expanded range of compact cars ...
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| Renault sales decline on currency headwinds |
Oct 24th, 2013 |
said third-quarter revenue fell 3.2 percent as negative currency effects more than offset increasing global sales volumes.Revenue fell to 8 billion euros (6.82 billion pounds) in the three months ended September 30 from 8.26 billion in the year-earlier period, Renault said in a statement on Thursday.The carmaker reiterated its full-year goal of an increase in global sales volumes combined with a ...
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| House Committee Says It Rejected NCAA Budget Proposal To Buy Armored BMW Cars For N70 Million Each |
Oct 24th, 2013 |
By SaharaReporters, New York The House of Representatives Committee on Aviation has ordered Aviation Minister Stella Oduah to appear before it by next Tuesday when its investigation into the armoured car scandal in the Ministry will come to an end. The order came after the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry said Mrs. Oduah had left for Israel to sign a bilateral air agreement and would not ...
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| Ford Motor Co. Sees Total 2013 New Vehicle Sales Up 14.2 In China Up 7.4 In U.S. Down 2.9 in Europe |
Oct 24th, 2013 |
third-quarter report to provide a window into the company's Chinese operations, offering upbeat estimates of present and future market share plus unusually detailed sales figures for its activities in the world's most populous ...
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| Could driverless cars do wonders for the economy |
Oct 24th, 2013 |
(MoneyWatch) Want to save lives and improve the economy? Then get people out from behind the wheel of their cars. That's the conclusion of a new study of the possible impact of autonomous vehicles -- cars and trucks that are run entirely by computers. The study by ...
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| Maryland other states vow to boost plug-in car sales |
Oct 24th, 2013 |
Aiming to boost the fledgling market for plug-in vehicles, Maryland joined seven other states in pledging to use their governments' tax and spending powers to get 3.3 million "zero-emission" cars, trucks and vans on the road in the next dozen years Besides Gov. Martin O'Malley, the governors of California, Connecticut, Massachusetts, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island and Vermont ...
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| Fords Mulally dodges question about Microsoft |
Oct 24th, 2013 |
Ford Motor Co. CEO Alan Mulally did little during a conference call Thursday morning to quell rumors that he may leave the Dearborn automaker for Microsoft ...
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| Tesla cars go Android |
Oct 24th, 2013 |
Google Chrome web browser and Android emulating operating system (OS) could surprise some.The company's CEO made the announcement at a special Tesla event in Munich, Germany this week, but pointed out that the changes will not happen overnight. So, from late next year Tesla customers will be able to access the internet in-car via Google's Chrome, and the informatics platform will be ...
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| Nordson EFD Release Guide to Fluid Dispensing Technology for the Automotive Industry |
Oct 24th, 2013 |
Nordson EFD , a Nordson company (NASDAQ: NDSN), the world's leading precision fluid dispensing systems manufacturer, has released a new guide to dispensing fluids for automotive ...
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| States seek more plug-in cars |
Oct 24th, 2013 |
Christopher Carranza of Auto Smart plugs in one of the Car2Go Smart Cars parked at charging stations in front of the San Diego Air and Space Museum in Balboa Park. Seven states will roll out plans to make electric cars more feasible from increased public charging stations to rebate incentives for car purchase to help for private multi-family residences to install charge ...
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