A sporty Ford Kuga ST could join the new mid-sized SUV’s line-up if the vehicle’s lead engineers get their way. The second-generation Ford Kuga was this week launched in Australia ahead of its official on-sale date of May 1st. ...
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A Washington State University research team this month will begin quantifying methane leaks on natural gas lines and use the information to estimate a national methane emissions rate for US gas-distribution systems, WSU said Wednesday. ...
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A distribution centre for Tesco at Middlewich, Cheshire – operated by CEVA Logistics – faces closure with the potential loss of 130 jobs. Tesco is reviewing its online grocery distribution network This follows Tesco’s ...
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A brand-new hybrid-powered compact SUV from Lexus is to be unveiled at next year’s Geneva motor show, according to a report. Industry journal Automotive News reports that the new compact hybrid Lexus will be based on the recently ...
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The existing road funding and planning system is broken, despite the serious efforts of the Australian Government to fix it, the chairman of the Australian Trucking Association, David Simon, said today. Mr Simon was launching an ...
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Victorian premier Denis Napthine has released $110 million towards the Port of Hastings development. Visiting Hastings with Minister for Ports David Hodgett, Dr Napthine said the money reaffirmed the Victorian Government's belief in the ...
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The Dodge Charger could be introduced to Australia from the beginning of 2014 if the business case that is currently under assessment stacks up. Chrysler Group senior vice president of design Ralph Gilles told CarAdvice at the New York ...
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Food packaging manufacturer Seda UK said that it is investing £18m over the next five years in a major expansion at its Blackwood facility and creating 70 new jobs The Welsh firm also said that it was safeguarding more than 170 ...
Kia Australia has ruled out importing any more variants from the European-focused Kia Cee’d range beyond the Pro_Cee’d GT hot-hatch it has recently confirmed for the local market. The Kia Cee’d has been a successful ...
The Canadian Apprenticeship Forum (CAF) announced a new project to investigate the participation rates and ROI for employers who invest in Essential Skills training, and is seeking Working Group members who will provide expertise and ...
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AltaLink is a fully independent transmission company, responsible for the maintenance and operation of approximately 11,600 kilometres of transmission lines and 260 substations in Alberta. AltaLink is seeking to hire a: Lifecycle Engineer ...
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16.2%: that’s the size of the gender pay gap, or the average difference between women and men’s hourly earnings across the EU, according to the latest figures released today by the European Commission. The news comes ahead of ...
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ERP (enterprise resource planning) software project schedule overruns got even worse in 2012, according to newly released data from Panorama Consulting. Some 172 respondents replied to Panorama's online survey between September and ...
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An MP has slammed Whitehall officials for not attending the Fibre to the Home (FTTH) Council's Conference 2013, claiming that the government "does not know enough". Chi Onwurah, Labour MP for Newcastle Central and shadow minister for the ...
The boss of Opel Australia says he would dearly like to add the Opel Adam to the local line-up, but admits the high level of customisation available to the city car complicates its business case. Opel Australia managing director BIll Mott ...
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