19th February, 2007
Honda’s compact car coming to India in 2009
Japanese automaker’s Indian unit Honda Siel Cars India has plans to launch their first compact car in the Indian market by 2009.
Honda is aiming to sell 40,000 units of this planned car each year. This was revealed by sources from the auto component makers who have been approached for bids ......
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18th February, 2007
The Week in Sustainable Mobility
Two more US governors announced targets for greenhouse gas reductions. Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich today announced a statewide goal to slash GHG emissions to 1990 levels by 2020 and 60% below 1990 levels by 2050. (More...) New Jersey Governor Jon Corzine issued an Executive Order calling for the reduction of ......
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17th February, 2007
Chicago Auto Show: Larry Burns Interview
As part of an effort to reach out to new media, General Motors invited the Worldchanging Chicago team to attend the Chicago Auto Show as their special guests last week. We saw it as an important opportunity to engage in a meaningful dialogue with GM about crucial issues: global market ......
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16th February, 2007
Acura RDX Wins 'Canadian Utility Vehicle Of The Year'
Acura RDX Wins 'Canadian Utility Vehicle Of The Year' Award
All-New Turbocharged Crossover Utility Vehicle Top Pick by Auto Journalists
Acura’s all-new RDX Technology Package, a luxury-performance crossover utility vehicle (CUV), was voted “Canadian Utility Vehicle of the Year” by the Automobile Journalists Association of Canada (AJAC).
“With Acura RDX being voted ......
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15th February, 2007
Nanotechnology steps into automobile accessories segment
Nanotechnology has reached the automobile accessories segment. Huper Optik International Pvt Ltd Singapore is bringing to India its nano ceramic technology in its sun control films.This patented technology developed on Germany is being positioned as an alternative to conventional dyed, metallic and powder coated window films available in the market. ......
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13th February, 2007
Automobile volume growth expected to remain strong
In the four-wheeler segment the results were mixed but more or less in line with street expectations. The increase net sales of auto majors was led by volume growth and growth in the realisations. There is good growth visibility in some of these companies aided by overall buoyancy in the ......
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12th February, 2007
Guangzhou Honda Automobile Co. produces one millionth vehicle
The Guangzhou Honda Automobile Co. has become the fourth largest car company in China - after Shanghai Volkswagen, FAW Volkswagen and Shanghai General Motors - on producing its millionth vehicle, the company’s office in Beijing said Sunday.
The Chinese-Japanese manufacturer, set up in 1998, increased its yearly production from 10,000 cars ......
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11th February, 2007
Century's Tracy Jones nation's top dealer
Tracy Shields Jones knew very early in life what she wanted to do when she grew up. She loved cars. So she wanted to be an automobile dealer, just like her dad.
"A lot of people have a hard time getting their business going, and they want to protect their ......
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10th February, 2007
Five arrested for attempting to steal automobile
Five unknown men threatened Turkan settlement resident Akif Anvari with knife in Nasimi district Tbilisi Avenue and attempted to steal his car, Interior Ministry press service told the APA.
Yasamal district police detained two of them, Baku resident previously detained, Ismayil Sahatzadeh and Sumgayit resident Bakhtiyar Dadashov.
Interior Ministry riot ......
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9th February, 2007
Mazda’s CX-7 packs a powerful turbo punch - and a firm ride
The CX-7 can tow up to 2,000 pounds when properly equipped, Mazda says.
The second-row seatback in the five-passenger CX-7 folds down in the conventional 60-40 split to increase cargo space. With the seatbacks down, items as long as 70 inches will fit inside with the tailgate closed.
The lockable center console ......
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5th February, 2007
European Stocks Fall; GlaxoSmithKline, Credit Suisse Decline
European stocks fell before earnings reports this week from GlaxoSmithKline Plc, the region's biggest drugmaker, and ABN Amro Holding NV, the largest Dutch bank.
Credit Suisse Group slid after ING Groep NV downgraded the shares following a ``good run.'' Ryanair Holdings Plc rose the most in two years after Europe's ......
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3rd February, 2007
Mile One to take automobile showroom to Web
Mile One Automotive Group plans to begin online sales in the next two months.
The Baltimore car dealership chain is launching an online buying program it says is similar to eBay, the massive online marketplace where customers can haggle over sticker prices virtually rather than standing on a showroom floor. ......
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1st February, 2007
A grand plan for Indian automobiles
India's automobile industry is set to shift to high gear. The government has unveiled an Automotive Mission Plan (AMP) that aims to transform the country into a global center for automobiles and auto spare parts in the coming decade.
The plan is ambitious. It proposes to make India the manufacturing ......
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31st January, 2007
Vietnam's automobile import surges this month
Vietnam spent 62 million U.S. dollars in importing automobiles, components and spare parts in January, a year-on-year rise of 44.4 percent, according to the country's General Statistics Office on Wednesday.
In January, Vietnam imported 1,000 completely-built automobiles worth 17 million dollars, posting respective increases of 11.5 percent and 6 percent. ......
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29th January, 2007
Toyota jumps 10% from last year 2006 to 2007
| Month by month, year by year, Toyota has been closing in on GM's position as the world's top automaker.
What was once a chasm has become a sliver of a gap, soon set to close.
On Friday Toyota Motor Corp., maker of best-sellers like the Camry and the Corolla, said global ......
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29th January, 2007
High-tech maintenance introducet o remote General Motors
Good news for those who think driving is a chore and maintaining cars ranks with emptying the dishwasher: General Motors soon will introduce a remote control that does a lot more than unlock doors and allow pickpockets to find the car that goes with the keys they've boosted.
The high-tech key ......
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29th January, 2007
Ice flats Florida car
WTVT-TV in Tampa, Fla., reported that area residents were at a loss after local police said that no aircraft had been in the area when the ice chunk fell early Sunday on the Ford Mustang.
Tampa resident Carlos Javage, whose son's car was the victim in the event, said the ......
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29th January, 2007
Toyota : Hope for growth without qualitative improvement
Interview Katsuaki Watanabe in the company's new glass-clad office tower in the Japanese city of Nagoya, two men in dark suits quietly appear with a stepladder to correct a wall clock before the Toyota president enters the room.
It is a good thing the incident escaped Mr Watanabe's notice.
Toyota's ......
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