| Cheap cars to form a new segment in Indonesia |
Sep 30th, 2013 |
The presence of more affordable and fuel efficient cars will help create a new segment in Southeast Asia's second largest auto market, experts say. Dushyant Sinha, Frost&Sullivan associate director of the automotive and transportation division for Asia Pacific, said that the government-backed "low-cost green car" (LCGC) programme aimed at middle to low income customers would ...
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| Kia K900 to top $70000 in the US |
Sep 30th, 2013 |
sedan in the US in 2014. The range-topping model is expected to wear a price tag of between US$50,000 and US$70,000 ($54,000-$75,000), making it the most expensive nameplate ever sold by the South Korean car maker in North America. It will also be the first rear-wheel-drive Kia sedan to be offered stateside. Kia will draw on the immense audience engagement of next year's Super Bowl as its ...
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| Kiwi kids exposed to second-hand smoke in cars |
Sep 30th, 2013 |
Calls for a smoking ban in cars have been reignited by new research showing nearly a quarter of Kiwi youngsters are being exposed to second-hand smoke in vehicles. The Otago University research, led by department of public health professor Richard Edwards, found 23 per cent of 14 and 15-year-olds were affected by second-hand smoke in vehicles during a given week. According to the research, which ...
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| Girls go for men with green cars |
Sep 30th, 2013 |
Girls go for men with "green" cars rather than those with gas-guzzlers, according to a British survey.More than half of women reckon drivers of expensive sports cars are arrogant, the poll from Motors.co.uk found.But many women, and men too, found drivers of eco-friendly cars such as the Nissan Leaf and Toyota Prius to be conscientious, intelligent and safe motorists.The survey of 2000 ...
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| Grand Theft Auto Franchise Playfully Flicks Mud at Its Birthplace Scotland |
Sep 30th, 2013 |
Grand Theft Auto has been set in some of the most recognizable cities in the United States. There were New York, Miami and San Francisco, and in the fifth installment, released to great fanfare this month, Los ...
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| Auto special BMW tries to seize luxury market with 5 Series Li |
Sep 30th, 2013 |
/enpproperty--> BMW recently launched the new 5 Series Li in China, a Life Cycle Impulse model of the premium executive sedan, which is now in its sixth generation. Made at the local joint venture between BMW and Brilliance Auto, the model has an extended wheelbase compared to analogous models in other markets, which is why it is called the Li. The car has a new front look, with additional ...
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| Setting the top benchmark for auto engineering |
Sep 30th, 2013 |
Well it stands in China for the same things it stands for in the rest of the world. I mean the icon for the automotive industry - it's the benchmark for what automotive engineering can produce. It always has been that way, for Mercedes-Benz, a very innovative brand and company. Always it's been the car with which we've presented the public with the innovations the people now take ...
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| Audi R8 next-gen supercar production confirmed for mid 2014 |
Sep 30th, 2013 |
R8 supercar will start rolling off the assembly line of its new production facility at Bollinger Hofe from mid 2014. In addition to housing body manufacturing and assembly facilities, the new 23-hectare facility, which the German car maker says comprises roughly one quarter of its entire Neckarsulm site, includes a 325m-long, 115m-wide logistics hall. Scheduled to begin operation in early 2014, ...
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| Consumer Federation of America Leaders Confront Flawed Auto Rule Analysis Poll |
Sep 30th, 2013 |
Dramatic Shift To Fuel Efficient Vehicles Began In 2005 New Auto Sales Analysis Reveals Market Reality Missed by Automakers & NHTSA Resulting Rule and Enviro Impact Analysis Flawed New Consumer Poll Shows Greater Demand for Fuel Economy than Available WASHINGTON - August 4 - The Consumer Federation of America (CFA) released an analysis of the impact of fuel economy on auto sales ...
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| Ventura may regulate food trucks downtown |
Sep 30th, 2013 |
CARMEN SMYTH/SPECIAL TO THE STAR Ernesto Escobar, father of Aaron Escobar, the owner of the Tacos Aaron food truck, gives Ron Blunt his dinner order Thursday in Ventura. Downtown Ventura restaurant owners, with the support of Councilman Brian Brennan, are exploring the creation of a food trucks ordinance. It would primarily regulate food trucks in the downtown ...
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