| Skoda to be repositioned models to become cheaper in Oz |
Oct 3rd, 2013 |
Volkswagen 's positioning in this market. "I acknowledge that any downward movement on the pricing and positioning of Volkswagen will put the squeeze on Skoda," began the local boss (below). "I think that the challenge is to move Skoda rather than Volkswagen. "It's something I need to look at for the next generation of models, and to take a model-by-model look at ...
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| Nigeria Nigeria Spent U.S.$4.2 Billion On Importation of Cars in 2010 - Maku |
Oct 3rd, 2013 |
Abuja - The Federal Executive Council (FEC) on Wednesday in Abuja approved the Automotive Industry Development Plan for the development of the nation's automotive industry. The Minister of Information, Mr Labaran Maku, told State House correspondents after the weekly FEC meeting, presided over by President Goodluck Jonathan, that the plan was expected to attract investment to the sector. ...
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| Australian government meets General Motors executives amid closure threat |
Oct 3rd, 2013 |
General Motors Holden executives and trade union bureaucrats held a closed-door discussion in South Australia yesterday with Ian Macfarlane, industry minister in the recently elected Liberal-National government. The talks formed part of negotiations over public subsidies to the company, which is threatening to follow Ford Australia in shutting down all production operations unless it receives ...
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| HGST Shipping New Endurastar Automotive Hard Drive |
Oct 3rd, 2013 |
announced that it is shipping its new Endurastar J4K320 family, a single-platter hard disk drive (HDD) specifically designed for the automotive infotainment and telematics markets. According to a release, the new Endurastar J4K320 family is based ...
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| Mercedes-Benz sales jump 16 percent to all-time high in September paper |
Oct 3rd, 2013 |
The carmaker sold over 142,000 cars last month, a rise of 15.9 percent, driven by demand in China and the United States, the paper said in an advance copy of an article to be published on ...
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| DC food trucks endure contrasting shutdown experiences |
Oct 3rd, 2013 |
Leeland Morris of Washington D.C. food truck Red Hook Lobster Pound is anxious for the government shutdown to end after attracting only a fraction of his usual customers on Tuesday. But, one mile away, Christopher Lee of Cirque Cuisine said it was business as ...
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| Tulsa man hospitalized after auto-pedestrian accident |
Oct 3rd, 2013 |
A terrible accident between a pedestrian and a pickup truck in Tulsa, Oklahoma left a 62-year-old man with non-life threatening injuries. The older man was hospitalized with injuries that were likely very serious. The driver of the pickup truck was not arrested, nor was he charged with any traffic violations; so it appears this was just an accident. However, this is an all too familiar outcome ...
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| Greenwood Village Man tries to steal 2 cop cars Tasered arrested |
Oct 3rd, 2013 |
A driver suspected of crashing a pickup truck twice in Greenwood Village, and then fleeing on foot, tried to steal two police cars and eventually had to be subdued by Taser, police said. The incidents unfolded about 11:20 a.m. Wednesday when a 1997 Dodge Ram crashed into a fence in the 5900 block of South Race Street, according to a Greenwood Village Police Department media release. The driver of ...
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| Operation BBQ Relief turns to Toyota competition to boost its fleet |
Oct 3rd, 2013 |
If Operation BBQ Relief wins a nationwide competition, it could add another truck to its fleet. Operation BBQ Relief, a Kansas City-based nonprofit that brings food to disaster-stricken areas throughout the country, is vying for a chance to add a truck to its fleet to bring barbecue to victims of tornadoes, floods, earthquakes, hurricanes and wildfires. It's part of a competition by Toyota ...
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| Gods Pantry among 15 Kentucky groups hoping to be winners in Toyotas 100 Cars for Good contest |
Oct 3rd, 2013 |
Toyota's 100 Cars for Good program for 2013 is off and running, with 15 Kentucky nonprofit organizations among the finalists hoping to win new vehicles. One of them is God's Pantry Food Bank in Lexington, which is hoping to receive a Toyota Highlander.The third annual contest will give away 100 new Toyota vehicles to needy groups over 50 days. Two winners will be selected each day, ...
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