14th June, 2006
Two new large automobile projects launched in Petersburg
Two new large automobile projects will be launched in the course of the 10th Petersburg Economic Forum, which opens here on Tuesday. The foundation will be laid on Tuesday for a General Motors plant, which is to be put up near the city, and an agreement on the construction there ......
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12th June, 2006
McLEOD, Kirt - Suddenly, as a result of an automobile
McLEOD, Kirt - Suddenly, as a result of an automobile accident, on Sunday June 11, 2006, of Ayr, in his 28th year. Kirt was a partner in B.N.K. Transport, he was a avid outdoors enthusiast, and had a great sense of humour. Cherished son of Bill and Peggy McLeod of ......
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12th June, 2006
Automobile sector riding high in Tiruchy
The recent hike in prices of petrol and diesel which came into effect last week across the nation had not affected the sales of new vehicles in any way in Tiruchy and its peripheries.
Leading automobile dealers here claim though the rise has come as a big blow, it will not ......
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12th June, 2006
Auto parts firms seek exports
The soaring prices of raw materials and stiff competition in China's auto parts market have prompted a growing number of car components makers to export their products.
"We are looking for more overseas buyers as the rising prices of raw materials and intensified market competition squeezed our profits a lot," ......
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10th June, 2006
Toyota Will be Presenting Sponsor of Monterey Historic Automobile Races
Steven J. Earle, president of General Racing LTD and founder of the annual Rolex Monterey Historic, announced this week that Toyota will be the new presenting sponsor of the Rolex Monterey Historic Automobile Races. Now in its 33rd year, this year’s Historic will be held from Friday, August 18 through ......
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10th June, 2006
MG Rover up and running again
Nanjing Automobile (Group) Corp (Nanjing Auto), which acquired British carmaker MG Rover last year, has begun to export auto parts to Europe.
Zhang Xin, who is leading the project that aims to make cars under the MG Rover brand in China, said on Friday that it was Nanjing Auto's first ......
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9th June, 2006
Siemens VDO Presents Speech Recognition for the Automobile
Humans engage in dialogue very early on and the spoken language is considered the most natural means of communication. With speech recognition, Siemens VDO is making a contribution towards using this form of communication as the interface between man and machine (Human Machine Interface, HMI) in the automobile, as well, ......
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9th June, 2006
SA's demand for new cars growing - manufacturers
In a statement on Friday the association said that May aggregate new vehicle sales at 52 534 units had registered an improvement of 6 671 vehicles or 14.5% compared to the 45 863 new vehicles sold during the corresponding month last year.
Sales in all the segments had recorded good gains ......
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8th June, 2006
Automobile sales in Vietnam down in first 5 months
Automakers in Vietnam sold a total of 12,156 vehicles in the first five months of this year, down 18.6 percent over the same period last year, according to the Vietnam Automobile Manufacturers Association (VAMA) on Thursday.
In May, the automakers posted combined sales of 3,499 vehicles, including 1,316 sport utility ......
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8th June, 2006
Cherkessk DERWAYS Automobile Plant Makes New AURORA Off-roader
CHERKESSK, June 8. /FIS/. The novelty from Derways is the Derwyas-313150 (AURORA) off-roader, which came from the plant's conveyer in May this year. This is a rigid frame off-roader with the wheel formula 4x4 and attached front axle. This 5-seat universal off-roader is equipped with a Japanese engine (Mitsubishi 4G64S4) ......
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7th June, 2006
Auto: Small-engine cars popular
The climbing oil prices pushed up the sales of small-engine sedans in the first five months of this year, and Xiali posted the highest with 81,300 cars sold, Xinhua news agency reported today, citing China Association of Automobile Manufacturers.
The sales of Elantra ranked second with 73,900, followed by Excelle ......
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7th June, 2006
Importer Delays Rollout of Chinese Cars in U.S.
Chinese cars from Chery Automobile Co. may not go on sale in the U.S. until 2008, the investor who is bringing the cars to the U.S. market said.
Visionary Vehicles founder Malcolm Bricklin had planned for Chery sales to begin in late 2007. He said his target of selling 250,000 units ......
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7th June, 2006
Toyota Announces Presenting Sponsorship for the Rolex Monterey Historic Automobile Races
Toyota Motor Sales (TMS), U.S.A. today announced its three-year presenting sponsorship agreement with General Racing Ltd. for the Rolex Monterey Historic Automobile Races at Laguna Seca. Beginning with the August 18-20, 2006 event, Toyota will utilize its sponsorship to showcase its nearly 50 year history of selling automobiles and 40 ......
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6th June, 2006
Oil patch natural setting for autos
Automobiles came early to Oil City and Franklin, natural settings for machinery that required the fruits of the twin cities' premier industry - petroleum.
The ability to travel, quickly and efficiently, was paramount to oil, banking, steel, glass and other industry leaders busy revving up the world's first industrialized oil ......
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6th June, 2006
Riding Along in my Automobile
What more fitting symbol of America exists than a car on the open road? The automobile is so inextricably intertwined with the American identity, it's no wonder car collecting is such a widespread phenomenon. Classic cars especially hold value, not only for their beauty and rarity, but also for the ......
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5th June, 2006
Vehicle sales continue to grow
Vehicle sales continue to rise, the National Association of Automobile Manufacturers of SA (Naamsa) said on Friday.
In May 2006, 52 534 vehicles were sold, a 14.5 percent improvement on the 45 863 cars sold in the same month last year.
New car sales, despite stock shortages experienced by some motor ......
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5th June, 2006
Kazakh Premier and KamAZ management: Joint venture on automobile hardware
Within the framework of his recent visit to Tatarstan Daniyal Akhmetov met June 3 deputy director general of KamAZ OJSC Irek Gumerov. During the talk the issues concerned creation of Kazakh-Russian enterprise to produce automobile units and components of a new generation. In particular, discussed were technical and technological aspects ......
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5th June, 2006
SA new passenger car sales show strongest growth yet
SOUTH Africa‘s May aggregate new vehicle sales rose by 14,5% on last year to 52 534 units, with passenger cars still leading the pack, the National Association of Automobile Manufacturers of South Africa has said.
With sales at 52 534, all the segments had recorded good gains compared with the same ......
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4th June, 2006
Car show's 50th edition in Hornell today
The number "50" figures prominently in this event today.
The 50th Anniversary Antique & Classic Car Show will hand out 50 trophies today when it takes place at Shawmut Park in Hornell. The event is sponsored by the Chemung Valley Region of the Antique Automobile Club of America.
Gates open at 10 ......
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