| US car safety body’s role restricted during Government shutdown |
Oct 2nd, 2013 |
announced on Tuesday. In a statement the NHTSA told AOL Autos, it has stopped many of the activities that help keep motorists safe in their vehicles. These include issuing recall notifications, investigating potential automotive defects, evaluating consumer complaints, rulemaking, and assessing new cars' safety, which comprises crash testing and the awarding of star ratings. Citing a ...
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| Sydney is Australia’s worst city for stop-start driving |
Oct 2nd, 2013 |
drivers find themselves in stop-start traffic more frequently than drivers of any other Australian city, but they stop about half as much as drivers in the world’s most congested cities. In a study by sat-nav maker TomTom, cities were ranked for the number of stop-starts drivers experienced in a 12-month period, using data from satellite navigation systems. Istanbul was found the be the ...
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| Force Motors faces investor ire over purchase of costly aircraft to ferry managers |
Oct 2nd, 2013 |
Force Motors has bought an aircraft to ferry managers between Pune, where the company is based, and Indore, where it has its main plant. But some shareholders don't seem too pleased at what they see as an extravagance, especially since the plane was bought for Rs 136.2 crore in FY13, nearly 10 times the year's profit and a little over one-third of the company's current market ...
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| Seoul shares end steady ahead of holidaychipmakers up autos fall |
Oct 2nd, 2013 |
SEOUL | Wed Oct 2, 2013 2:12am EDT SEOUL Oct 2 (Reuters) - Seoul shares ended little changed on Wednesday as foreign buying and a rally in memory chip makers were countered by a cautious mood amid a U.S. government shutdown and ahead of a holiday on Thursday. The Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) was almost flat, up 0.03 percent to close at 1,999.47 points. Local markets will be ...
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| Honda registers 88 growth in September |
Oct 2nd, 2013 |
New Delhi, Oct 1 : Honda Cars India Ltd. (HCIL), leading manufacturer of premium cars in India, reported a sales growth of 88% during September 2013 by selling 10,354 units as against 5,508 units sold during the corresponding month in ...
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| No more lighters in Hyundai cars |
Oct 2nd, 2013 |
Hyundai Motor has recently made an unprecedented decision within the global automotive industry - removing the cigarette lighter jack from all its vehicles. The Korean carmaker said Tuesday that it will replace cigarette jacks with powered USB ports in all Hyundai-brand passenger cars and SUVs sold in Korea from October. The decision is expected to affect vehicles sold only in Korea, said a ...
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| Electric cars roll into Bay Area |
Oct 2nd, 2013 |
/enpproperty--> As China announced a new subsidy plan for electric vehicles (EV), San Francisco policymakers and educators are inviting drivers to get behind the wheel of an electric car and test-drive the EV difference for themselves. The second annual EV Week Expo kicked off on Monday in San Francisco. The five-day event, held in three cities - San Francisco, Palo Alto, and San Jose - aims ...
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| Ford EV hybrid sales juiced up |
Oct 2nd, 2013 |
Ford in the past year has added into its model mix a Fusion Hybrid midsize sedan, above, hybrid-only C-Max compact crossover, a Fusion Hybrid midsize sedan, a Lincoln MKZ Hybrid and plug-in variants of the C-Max and Fusion. It also sells an all-electric Focus compact.2013 Ford Fusion Hybrid: The all-new Ford Fusion Hybrid sedan is expected to deliver at least 47 mpg highway and travel up to 62 ...
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| Jacksonville International Airport reopens after bomb scare |
Oct 2nd, 2013 |
Florida's Jacksonville International Airport was closed for 5 hours Tuesday after two suspicious bags were found, the Jacksonville Aviation Authority said. One suspicious package was found in the terminal, and another was found in the parking garage, CNN reported. The FBI in Jacksonville was involved in the investigation. Police said they contained a device "that had to be rendered ...
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| Hyundai MM Tata Motors and GM slips in Sept but Maruti clocks higher sales |
Oct 2nd, 2013 |
Sales at Suzuki Motor Co’s India unit rose 11.7% to 1,04,964 units. The rise, however, was led by more than a three-fold surge in its exports sales to 14,565 ...
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