| Luxury car firms go small sell big |
Sep 25th, 2013 |
German luxury automakers BMW, Audi and Mercedes-Benz are gaining customers at the expense of mass-market rivals with a flood of small cars that even penny-conscious buyers are willing to pay extra to ...
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| Drivers lack confidence in autonomous vehicles study |
Sep 25th, 2013 |
may be a major challenge, despite many of the world’s leading car makers promising to launch driverless technology by the end of the decade. A survey of 1000 adults conducted by ORC International for the Chubb Group of Insurance Companies revealed that less than one in five people said they would buy an autonomous car. Almost 70 per cent said they would not feel safe being the ...
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| Jaguar Land Rover to build new RD facility for future products |
Sep 25th, 2013 |
has committed to developing future products in the UK, announcing plans to build a new research and development facility in Warwick, England. The facility, to be named the National Automotive Innovation Campus (NAIC), is being constructed ...
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| Peugeot Citroen to continue city car collaboration with Toyota report |
Sep 25th, 2013 |
in the European city car segment, putting to bed speculation to the contrary. According to European reports, PSA CEO Philippe Varin told German motoring publication Auto Motor und Sport that the French manufacturer will again work ...
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| Cars losing grip on Seattle |
Sep 25th, 2013 |
In the war on cars, bikes and pedestrians are winning as Seattle has become one of only five major cities in the nation where more than 50 percent of the commuters don’t drive solo to ...
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| BitTorrent returns to Google searchs auto-complete |
Sep 25th, 2013 |
After striving to rework its image and prove it doesn't deal in piracy, BitTorrent is quietly allowed back into the Web giant's auto-complete search ...
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| Chryslers pitch to investors sends a mixed message |
Sep 25th, 2013 |
In what one industry expert said is a bluff, Fiat and Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne has warned that Fiat may cooperate less with its U.S. partner if Chrysler sells shares to anyone ...
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| Why Honda will hurt Hero MotoCorp more than Bajaj Auto |
Sep 25th, 2013 |
Hero MotoCorp shares (up 7.5%) have underperformed Bajaj Auto shares (up 14%) over the last year. Hero's underperformance is likely to widen in the coming months as global auto major Honda grows at an aggressive pace in a bid to become the country's biggest 2W maker. Global investment bank Espirito Santo Securities (ESS) says Hero will "bear the brunt" because of Honda's ...
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| Hyundai Motor India receives 20000 bookings for Grand |
Sep 25th, 2013 |
Hyundai Motor India Limited (HMIL) on Wednesday said it has got over 10,000 bookings for its newly launched entry level hatchback 'Grand' within 20 days of the vehicle's launch. "With over 10,000 bookings within 20 days, 'Grand' has been well accepted by customers as a value proposition," the company said in a statement. Post the launch of 'Grand' in ...
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| FMCSA begins efforts to improve truck safety |
Sep 25th, 2013 |
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In early 2012, President Obama signed into law the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act, also known as MAP-21. Among other things, this law provided the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration with the authority and the means to continue its efforts to improve highway safety and reduce the incidence of truck accidents across the U.S.
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