In 2012, production in the overall Mexican vehicle industry rose 12.8 percent compared to 2011, amounting to 2,884,869 units, mainly due to the 23.6 percent year-on-year increase in light vehicle production, according to the Mexican ...
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The technological increases that smartphones and tablets are making coupled with the never ending surge in popularity of social media is beginning to show in slower to change car manufacturers. Car manufacturers like Chevrolet, BMW, ...
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EU car sales dropped significantly in 2012, due to the ongoing debt crisis and the economic crisis, falling to the lowest level in 17 years. Newly registered vehicles in 2012 were 12,053,904 units in 2012, down 8.2% over 2011. It’s ...
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SAN DIEGO, CA (BRAIN) — Multisport website Slowtwitch.com has released its list of the top 50 multisport retailers in the U.S., the Slowtwitch 50. "It’s a list of the top 50 retailers in the United States who, during 2012, ...
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BLOOMINGTON, MN (BRAIN) — Retailer Penn Cycling is offering free bike repair and maintenance classes to all participants in the Minnesota High School Cycling League. The League, sanctioned by the National Interscholastic Cycling ...
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Editor's note: The following article appeared in the January 2013 issue of Bicycle Retailer & Industry News. WASHINGTON, D.C. (BRAIN) — While the industry’s three prominent advocacy groups decided to continue to work ...
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Turbine Parts Supplier Speeds Reverse Engineering Turbine parts supplier Power Plant Services is using an NVision HandHeld laser scanner to reduce by 60% the time required to reverse engineer turbine blades. In the past it took the ...
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Development of the McLaren P1 is accelerating ahead of the highly anticipated British hypercar’s production debut later this year. The latest video released by McLaren shows a P1 prototype being put through its paces around a racing ...
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Reportedly, the Brazilian government plans to auction an investment of new railways worth BRR 91 billion in April and June. According to the top official at Brazil’s steel planning company, Vale SA, MRS Logistica and ALL America ...
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The Iraqi Ministry of Communications says a submarine cable project linking Iraq with other countries has been completed. The deputy minister of communications, Ameer al-Bayyati, told Al-Shorfa that the two-year, $36-million project, was ...
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The Rolls-Royce Wraith has been teased ahead of the car’s confirmed unveiling and launch at the upcoming Geneva motor show in March. Coming just days after announcing the name ‘Wraith’ as the new two-door version of the ...
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The original 1966 Batmobile from the live action Batman television series, starring Adam West as the caped crusader, has been sold for the first time, going under the hammer at a US auction for $4.4 million (US$4.62 million). Put up for ...
The Roads and Maritime Services (RMS) says a freight company has been found guilty of tampering with a heavy vehicle speed limiter and fined $8,000. “In July 2012 Roads and Maritime Services (RMS) inspectors discovered the company ...
The dates have been set for the fourteenth annual Queensland Supply Chain and Logistics Conference for 2013. To be held on 29 and 30 August 2013 at the Sofitel Hotel Brisbane, the Queensland Supply Chain & Logistics Conference is the ...
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Global fleet management system revenues are expected to reach $27.61bn by 2018 from $9.08bn in 2013, according to the Commercial Telematics report by the ABI Research. According to the report, the increase in the number and importance of ...
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