| Australian car making has a future but exports must improve Abbott |
Sep 17th, 2013 |
Incoming prime minister Tony Abbott and Ian Macfarlane, the industry minister-to-be, have both backed the future of Australian car making. Abbott has said that assistance to the auto sector would continue, but the performance of car makers must improve. "I want the car industry in this country to have a long-term, viable ...
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| Peugeot 308 GTI hot-hatch spotted |
Sep 17th, 2013 |
Peugeot would re-create the bigger brother to the 208 GTi and now our spies have snapped the Volkswagen Golf GTI rival testing. As with the 208 hot-hatch, the prototype suggests the Peugeot 308 GTi will opt for subtle rather than overt sporty ...
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| Anti-”Speed Kills” video goes viral |
Sep 17th, 2013 |
A detailed and comprehensive video against speeding laws in Canada has gone viral online. The video title ';Speed Kills – Your Pocketbook'; has received more than 1 million views in just a week and continues to gain momentum. Although specifically made for Canadian audiences, much of the video implicitly applies to Australian road conditions and speeding laws as ...
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| FMCSA begins efforts to improve truck safety |
Sep 16th, 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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| New Jersey court outlines rule for remote texter liability |
Sep 16th, 2013 |
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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.
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| Hankook Teases Airless Tire |
Sep 16th, 2013 |
Makers of Fix-a-Flat beware: South Korean tire manufacturer Hankook has conceived of a product that could deflate your entire business model -- the airless tire. The company was set to unveil the concept this week at the Frankfurt Motor Show in Germany, which opened to the public on Saturday and runs through Sunday. The i-Flex, the latest incarnation of the "non-pneumatic" tire, is ...
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| GM vice chair Girsky re-elected to head Opel board |
Sep 16th, 2013 |
New representatives on the Opel supervisory board include Melissa Howell, GM vice president of global human resources; Steve Carlisle, GM vice president of global planning and program management; and John Calabrese, GM vice president of global vehicle engineering. Opel said new employee representatives on the supervisory board are Friedhelm Wenzel, Dirk ...
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| GMs Lansing plant produces 1 millionth vehicle |
Sep 16th, 2013 |
General Motors Co. on Monday produced its 1 millionth vehicle at its Lansing Grand River Assembly ...
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| Popes 30 year old new Renault causes stir on social media |
Sep 16th, 2013 |
Email article As reported by CathNews last week, Pope Francis is now the proud owner of a 1984 Renault 4. Donated by a priest in northern Italy who used it to visit poor parishioners, Associated Press reports he is going to use the 30 year old, manual shift, four-door car, with 300,000 kms on the clock, painted in papal white, to drive himself around the Vatican. The donor, 79-year-old ...
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| UK cars industry wasted by EU rivals |
Sep 16th, 2013 |
(MENAFN - AFP) Britain will seek to sell 6.0 percent of its stake in bailed-out lender Lloyds Banking Group, state banking body UKFI said on Monday. UK Financial Investments (UKFI), which manages ...
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