| MTA OKs purchasing new LIRR cars |
Sep 18th, 2013 |
Map: LI traffic and transit The MTA on Wednesday approved a $1.8-billion contract to purchase the next generation of Long Island Rail Road and Metro-North train cars, despite concerns from some commuter advocates about the limited role they've had in the process so far. The contract calls for Kawasaki Rail Car Inc. of Yonkers to build as many as 676 new M9 electric cars. The ...
|
| |
|
| |
| Obama traveling to Kansas City-area auto plant |
Sep 18th, 2013 |
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri's automotive industry will be getting renewed attention this week when President Barack Obama visits a Ford Motor Co. plant near Kansas City.Obama is scheduled to travel Friday to Ford's new stamping plant in Liberty, located next to the auto maker's Claycomo assembly plant, to illustrate the comeback of the nation's auto industry.Democratic ...
|
| |
|
| |
| FMCSA begins efforts to improve truck safety |
Sep 18th, 2013 |
|
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.
|
| |
|
| |
| New Jersey court outlines rule for remote texter liability |
Sep 18th, 2013 |
|
It is no secret that distracted driving is one of the most pressing threats to drivers on our nation's highways. Indeed, many states, including New Jersey, have passed legislation strictly prohibiting the practice of texting or the use of cell phones while behind the wheel.
|
| |
|
| |
| How Cars.com Conducts Car Seat Checks |
Sep 18th, 2013 |
. This year, we're already at 53 installs, and there are plenty of days left in 2013. Jennifer and I are both certified child safety seat technicians. We underwent 40 hours of training and participate in car seat checks events sponsored by the police in the Chicago area -- when time allows. For Cars.com's Car Seat Checks, we install the seats into test cars at Cars.com's Chicago ...
|
| |
|
| |
| Top of the List Luxury auto dealers |
Sep 18th, 2013 |
The top 5 of the List can be found here. For this years list of automotive dealers, the TBBJ received data from Experian that broke down total number of vehicle sales for the seven-county region. I learned two main things from looking at that data. First, there are more than 2,000 car dealers in Tampa Bay. Second, no dealerships have a significant market share. In fact, the highest individual ...
|
| |
|
| |
| New Report Analyzes Opportunities in Indian Market for Automotive Plastics |
Sep 18th, 2013 |
Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "India Automotive Plastics Market Forecast & Opportunities, 2017" report to their ...
|
| |
|
| |
| South Africa auto production hit as strike curbs parts supply |
Sep 18th, 2013 |
Wed Sep 18, 2013 6:00am EDT * Auto industry contributes 6 pct of GDP * Union NUMSA wants double-digit wage hikes * Impact of parts shortage has been "massive" -BMW By Wendell Roelf CAPE TOWN, Sept 18 (Reuters) - South Africa's auto makers are struggling to build cars because a strike in components manufacturing has choked off the supply of parts, industry officials said on Wednesday, ...
|
| |
|
| |
| UPDATE 1-Toyota to make RAV4s in Russia after $181 mln expansion |
Sep 18th, 2013 |
Wed Sep 18, 2013 5:08am EDT * RAV4 popular in Russia, sales rose 43 pct yoy in Jan-Aug * Russia car sales down six months in a row amid econ slowdown * RAV4 assembly starts in 2016 in Russia TOKYO, Sept 18 (Reuters) - Toyota Motor Corp will invest around 18 billion yen ($181 million) to expand capacity at its St. Petersburg plant in Russia where it will start assembling its popular RAV4 SUV in ...
|
| |
|
| |
| Oklahoma police find remains of 5 bodies in 2 cars at a bottom of lake |
Sep 18th, 2013 |
The skeletal remains of the five bodies inside the vehicles have not been identified. Police divers found the mud-covered vehicles during a sonar testing exercise in the lake last ...
|
| |
|
| |
