| North American car battery sales rise in Aug on auto recovery |
Oct 2nd, 2013 |
NEW YORK, Oct 1 (Reuters) - Continued recovery in car and truck sales bolstered shipments of new and replacement automotive batteries in North America in August, fuelling optimism about demand for lead metal, according to data the Battery Council International released on Tuesday. Lead is the main ingredient in automobile batteries. Shipments of original equipment batteries rose 31 percent to 1.6 ...
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| September Numbers Show U.S. Auto Sales Falter Rebound in Sight |
Oct 2nd, 2013 |
DETROIT | Automakers expect little impact from the federal government shutdown, and they predict a fourth-quarter rebound after a rare sales decline in ...
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| Students claim EV acceleration world record 2.15sec 0-100kmh |
Oct 2nd, 2013 |
in The Netherlands has broken the electric vehicle acceleration world record in a self-built single-seat open-wheeler. Dubbed the DUT12, the DUT Racing team’s racing car accelerated from standstill to 100km/h in 2.15 seconds, beating the previous 2.68sec record by more than half a second. Weighing 145kg and powered by four electric motors, the pint-sized racer has a total output of 99kW. ...
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| Women not attracted to men in sports cars study |
Oct 2nd, 2013 |
Bad news for single males driving around in expensive sports cars: women aren’t attracted to you. A poll by UK website Motors found more than half the women surveyed are not attracted to men in expensive sports cars, assuming they are arrogant, while significantly more women are attracted to men who drive ‘green cars’ rather than gas-guzzlers. Fifty-three per cent of women ...
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| Seoul shares on hold ahead of public holiday autos drop |
Oct 2nd, 2013 |
Tue Oct 1, 2013 11:10pm EDT * Foreign buying poised for 26th consecutive net buying day * SK Hynix, Samsung Elec up on DRAM price rise * Hyundai Motor, Kia Motors drop on disappointing Sept sales SEOUL, Oct 2 (Reuters) - Seoul shares gave up initial gains to move within a narrow range on Wednesday morning, as robust U.S. manufacturing data and strong foreign inflows helped to offset investor ...
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| ‘GTA 5’ Online Problems ‘Grand Theft Auto 5’ Twitter Users React |
Oct 2nd, 2013 |
"Grand Theft Auto 5" fans were generally disappointed after the online release went live Tuesday morning and wasn't up to snuff. "GTA 5" users took ...
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| GTA 5 Grand Theft Auto 5 Story Mode Patch Fixes Revealed And Released |
Oct 2nd, 2013 |
Since the game's release, graphical glitches and other bugs were reported by multiple "GTA 5" players. Rockstar claims to have addressed multiple issues found within the game's singleplayer mode, which were included in the same update that officially launched "GTA 5" Online. You can read the changes that apply to "GTA 5" story mode below, courtesy of ...
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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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| Mercedes Benz World’s Oldest Car Brand Still Beating Sales Records |
Oct 2nd, 2013 |
What does Mercedes Benz have that other vehicle brands don’t? First, an unmatched automotive pedigree that began with the founding of the automobile itself. Second, a rare ability to be the leader at the cutting edge of design and technology that has made the Benz name synonymous with engineering excellence, German precision and vault like safety. Third, creating an aura of wealth, power ...
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| Chrysler has slim 1 sales gain for September |
Oct 1st, 2013 |
Influential Consumer Reports magazine gave the 2014 Chevrolet Impala very high scores, helping it get a solid sales start. The 2.5L model with four-cylinder engine is ...
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