Australian new car sales are again tipped to reach record levels this year, though the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries (FCAI) is predicting only modest growth over 2013′s benchmark. FCAI CEO Tony Weber expects 1.145 million ...
Tags: passenger cars, SUVs, commercial vehicles
The six-year-old Mazda 2 has defied its age to claim Australia’s light car class crown in 2013. Rather than being a big winner last year, the Mazda 2’s segment win was a matter of being the smaller of two losers. Sales of the ...
Sports car sales increased by 3900 units over 2012, largely on the back of the hugely successful Toyota 86 and Subaru BRZ that notched up 6706 and 1411 sales respectively in their first full year on-sale. They helped mark 18 per cent ...
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Trends continued in the small car class in 2013, with almost a quarter of all new vehicle sales in Australia going to that segment, and its station maintained as the top-selling segment for the year with a 266,413 tally rising by 5.6 per ...
Tags: Small Car, Toyota, Corolla, Mercedes-Benz, B-Class
U.S. intermodal rail traffic rose 4.6% last year from 2012 to just over 12.8 million units, the Association of American Railroads reported Jan. 2. Intermodal volume for the week ended Dec. 28 jumped 10.6% from a year ago to 172,396 units, ...
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More than half of carriers said in a recent survey they are getting an "adequate rate of return," according to trucking consulting firm Transport Capital Partners. The fourth-quarter industry survey showed that 54% of carriers said they ...
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The Green Bay,Wis.,bridge closed for more than three months after sagging will reopen Jan.5. The opening of the Leo Frigo Bridge will come 12 days earlier than state officials expected and just in time for the NFL playoff game Jan.5 ...
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The Detroit Three automakers posted sales gains during 2013, even as sales waned toward the year's end. For the year, General Motors Co. saw sales rise 7% to 2.8 million vehicles, even as December fleet sales declined 9% and retail sales ...
Tags: Detroit, automakers, sales gains, General Motors, Ford Motor
The last few months of campaigning for the 18 Wheels of Christmas have proved to be a success for Rosenau Transport and the Calgary communities it endeavors to serve. The campaign's official launch was on October 1, 2013 and food and cash ...
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An updated Audi Sport quattro concept will be unveiled at next week’s Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, suggesting the hybrid sports car is another step closer to becoming a production reality. Barring its new dual laser ...
Nissan has released a first teaser image of what will likely be the next-generation Maxima, ahead of its world premiere at January’s Detroit auto show. Said to preview “a future production sports sedan”, Nissan is giving ...
Tags: Nissan, Sport Sedan, US Maxima
The first full image of the Formula One-inspired Infiniti Q50 Eau Rouge concept has been released ahead of its world premiere at January’s Detroit auto show. Teased early last month, the Infiniti Q50 Eau Rouge is expected to preview ...
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The Kia GT4 Stinger concept has been teased for the second time in two weeks ahead of its Detroit auto show unveiling later this month, with a 235kW turbocharged engine and rear-wheel drive now confirmed for the sports car. First teased ...
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Daimler Trucks is about to reach its sales target for 2013 and to deliver more trucks than in any year since 2006. Despite having to contend with a comparatively difficult market environment, the world’s leading commercial vehicle ...
Tags: transportation
In 2013, Sinotruk Wangpai (Chengdu) Commercial Vehicle Co., Ltd. sells 34,000 units of all commercial vehicles up by more than 30% over last year. This is the best sales result for the company after incorporating with Sinotruk and also the ...
Tags: transportation, vehicle