Electric carmaker Tesla Motors has started operations at its new vehicle assembly plant located at Tilburg in Netherlands. The new plant will offer services as an assembly as well as distribution point for the Model S vehicles for the ...
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During the first half of 2013, total deliveries increased by 19 percent to 37,980 (32,032) vehicles, compared to the same period of 2012. Net sales rose by 7 percent to SEK 42,139 m. (39,338). Currency rate effects had a negative impact of ...
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Africa based automobile distributor Svani Motors will open a new vehicle assembly plant in Ghana, that will assemble vehicles for Indian vehicle manufacturer Mahindra. Under the construction plan, the distributor has acquired a 9.6acre ...
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Ian Hunt has been appointed as the new chief executive officer of the Moorebank Intermodal Company following an international executive search. Mr Hunt brings 30 years of infrastructure experience to the Moorebank project, having worked ...
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The all-new Volvo XC90 will feature three innovative new safety systems – including two claimed world firsts – when launches at the end of 2014. All three utilise Volvo's latest camera and radar technology to pre-empt ...
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The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has blocked Woolworths’s purchase of a supermarket site in Sydney. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission will oppose the proposed acquisition by Woolworths Limited ...
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NSW Premier Barry O’Farrell and Minister for Roads Duncan Gay have announced the proposed motorway linking the F3 with the M2 had progressed to Stage 3 under the NSW Government’s unsolicited proposals assessment process. The ...
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Automotive supplier Continental has unveiled its 'Simplify your Drive for Electric Vehicles (EV)' concept vehicle technology. The technology acts a navigation device, fuel gauge and displays the range to be travelled by the remaining ...
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Infrastructure developers’ lobby group Infrastructure Partnerships Australia says the 2013 Federal Budget has made some important project funding commitments, but with around half of the money beyond the forward estimates, it did too ...
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The future of Germany's derestricted autobahns could be at risk, with the leader of the country's opposition party in support of a 120km/h limit across the high-speed motorway network. SPD party leader Sigmar Gabriel cites crash ...
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Common engine problems If you’re having a problem with your engine, it’s often helpful to know where to start when it comes to getting the engine fixed. My engine won’t start! Electric problem: spark plug, ignition, ...
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West Midlands Fire Service said more than 15 fire engines were at the Smurfit Kappa plant, a mill that packaging papers, in Nechells. About 100 firefighters remain at the scene of the blaze in Mount Street, which broke out shortly after ...
Reportedly, Swedish steelmaker SSAB planned to invest new value-added services along with a cutting line at its distribution center in Zorawina near Wroclaw, southwest Poland. The new project will be able to offer plasma with oxy ...
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German carmaker BMW and automotive supplier Continental have collaborated to work on the development and introduction of freeway-grade highly automated driving system on European freeways. In January 2013, both firms have signed an ...
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The Mercedes-Benz E-Class has controversially trumped its all-new S-Class larger sibling by introducing pioneering safety technology six months before the larger new S-Class makes its debut. While Mercedes-Benz is aware that the S-Class ...
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