| Fiat may have to pay top dollar to avoid Chrysler IPO |
Sep 12th, 2013 |
By Deepa Seetharaman, Soyoung Kim and Jennifer Clark DETROIT/NEW YORK/MILAN (Reuters) - A retiree healthcare trust will force Chrysler Group LLC to go public unless Italian automaker Fiat SpA agrees to pay top dollar - more than $5 billion - for ...
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| Florida senator wants lower auto registration fees |
Sep 12th, 2013 |
Florida FreemasonsApproved by the 2013 Florida Legislature. Awaiting Gov. Scott's signature: This specialty tag would raise funds to benefit the Masonic Home of Florida Endowment Fund. It must generate 1,000 preorders within 24 months before it's put into ...
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| Cars.com Reviews the 2014 Jaguar XFR-S |
Sep 12th, 2013 |
Cars.com reviewer Joe Wiesenfelder says the 2014 Jaguar XFR-S aims for maximum road performance yet achieves track readiness. With exterior styling already beefed-up from ...
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| Schlumberger targets equipment reliability on par with autos |
Sep 12th, 2013 |
Sept 12 | Thu Sep 12, 2013 2:06pm EDT Sept 12 (Reuters) - Schlumberger Ltd plans to make better use of its equipment and ensure a performance quality in line with that of the automotive industry, which would mean a dramatic improvement for the world's largest oilfield services company. As part of a broader corporate push by Chief Executive Paal Kibsgaard to achieve annual earnings ...
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| Even People With Auto-Activation Disorder Can Still Dream |
Sep 12th, 2013 |
REM sleep , resulting in the emotional and sensory aspects of dreaming. In the study, 13 participants with AAD recorded their dreams in diaries during the week preceding the primary evaluation. The dreaming behavior of this group was compared with 13 non-medicated, healthy control subjects. All 26 participants were monitored for two consecutive nights. During the first night, participants' ...
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| Green autos to get boost |
Sep 12th, 2013 |
China's efforts to curb air pollution will boost the development of the new energy auto industry, but the country still faces difficulties in being able to meet its target of selling 500,000 green vehicles per year by 2015, experts said Thursday.New energy autos, which includes plug-in hybrid and electric vehicles, should account for more than 60 percent of new buses added annually in major ...
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| Three dead hundreds evacuated cars stranded in Colorado flooding |
Sep 12th, 2013 |
1 of 3. Emergency personnel work to rescue a man trapped in his vehicle during a flooding of Rock Creek in Lafayette, Colorado September 12, 2013, in this photo courtesy of CBS4 Denver. The National Weather Service has issued a flash flood warning for central Boulder County that will remain in effect through at least 10 a.m. local time. Mandatory ...
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| FMCSA begins efforts to improve truck safety |
Sep 12th, 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 12th, 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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| Walkinshaw enhances HSV Gen-F with W375 pack |
Sep 12th, 2013 |
Maloo in both standard and R8 specification, the W375 pack includes a number of mechanical upgrades that boost output from the cars' 6.2-litre V8 to 375kW of power and 676Nm of torque. That represents an increase of 58kW/126kW for standard variants and 50kW/126Nm for R8 ...
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