Details of the new additions to Lexus Australia’s showroom in 2014. Lexus CT200h facelift (first half) Bringing the premium hybrid hatchback into line with the luxury Japanese car maker’s ‘L-Finesse’-styled ...
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To the eyes of those driving on Sydney’s upper north shore, the dark blue Hyundai Elantra with the number plates BU-31-YC appears just like any other cookie-cutter small sedan doing the suburban rounds. This middle-grade Hyundai ...
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Details of the new additions to Lotus Australia’s showroom in 2014. Lotus Exige S Roadster (March) Sharing its coupe twin’s mid-transverse-mounted 3.5 litre V6 engine, complete with Harrop HTV 1320 (Eaton-type) supercharger, ...
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Details of the new additions to Toyota Australia’s showroom in 2014. Toyota Kluger (February/March) At least in Australia, this is the third-generation Toyota Kluger, the new large SUV that will compete with the Ford Territory and ...
Details of the new additions to Porsche Australia’s showroom in 2014. Porsche 911 Turbo Cabriolet (April) The Porsche 911 Turbo and Turbo S cabriolet models will arrive in April, joining their hardtop counterparts that launched in ...
Details of the new additions to Renault Australia’s showroom in 2014. Renault Megane facelift (Q2) The entire Renault Megane range will be updated with the French brand’s new family face, already seen on the Clio, Koleos and ...
Details of the new additions to Kia Australia’s showroom in 2014. Kia Soul (February) The second-generation Kia Soul retains the funky, youthful styling of the original yet promises a more mature, rounded package when it launches ...
Details of the new additions to Honda Australia’s showroom in 2014. Honda CR-V diesel (January) A long-awaited diesel engine option joins the Honda CR-V range in January, as the Japanese brand belatedly attempts to cash in on SUV ...
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Descartes Systems Group, a Waterloo, Ontario-based logistics software provider, has acquired Impatex Freight Software Limited, a freight forwarding company based in the United Kingdom, and Compudata, a supply chain integration provider in ...
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The Women in Trucking Association and Navistar International Corp. are seeking candidates for the 2014 Influential Woman in Trucking award. The award recognizes women who make or influence key decisions in a corporate, manufacturing, ...
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Bruce Harmon/Trans Pix Congress went home for the year without extending a tax deduction that is credited with helping boost truck sales during choppy economic times. Bonus depreciation, as the provision is known, allowed fleet owners ...
Home prices in 20 major U.S. cities rose in October by the most in 20 years, according to Standard & Poor's. S&P's Case-Shiller index said property prices rose 13.6% from October 2012 in the 20 cities, the most since February 2006, after ...
Tom Biery/Trans Pixs Tolls on the Pennsylvania Turnpike will increase Jan. 5 by 2% for those paying with E-ZPass and by 12% for those paying cash. The annual increase means that the toll to run the 356 miles of highway that stretches ...
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Carlyle Group Inc. said it has invested $55.2 million in connection with YRC Worldwide Inc.'s recently announced agreement to reduce its debt load. The investment company, one of the carrier's five largest investors, disclosed that it has ...
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Tom Biery/Trans Pixs The average U.S. retail diesel price rose 3 cents to end the year at $3.903 a gallon, the Department of Energy reported Dec. 30. The increase followed a 0.2-cent uptick in the previous week and left diesel 1.5 cents ...
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