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Fuso Global Reaches an Increase of 41.3% 41.3% During January to September 2012

Dec 3, 2012

Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus (MFTBC) has reported global sales of 135,994 units from January to September 2012 an increase of 41.3% compared to 96,247 units for the same period in 2011. The company's sales in Japan increased 52.7% to ...

Tags: Mitsubishi, MFTBC, sales up, 2012

Sainsbury's Introduces The First Norfolk Black Chicken

Dec 3, 2012

UK-based supermarket chain Sainsbury's is launching the first Norfolk Black Chicken,a brand new breed for customers across the UK. Bred from two heritage breeds,the chicken has distinguished black legs and feathers with specks of bronze ...

Tags: Norfolk Black Chicken, turkeys, charity

Halewood International Announces Further Activity

Dec 3, 2012

UK-based Halewood International has announced further activity ahead of the Christmas period with a limited edition Lambrini winter bottle and on pack offer. After the three-week TV campaign, Lambrini has announced it will launch festive ...

Tags: Winter Bottle, promotional bottles, Lambrini winter bottle

RFM Enters Into an Agreement to Sell Its Canned Meat Business

Dec 3, 2012

RFM,a leading food and beverage firm based in the Philippines,has entered into an agreement to sell its canned meat business,Swift brand,to a subsidiary of Century Canning for about PHP850m($20.49m). In a disclosure to the Philippine ...

Tags: food, beverage, agreement, canned meat business

RS 5 Cabriolet Convertible Ia Launched by Audi

Dec 3, 2012

German carmaker Audi has unveiled the new RS 5 Cabriolet four-seat convertible prior to its debut at the upcoming 2012 Paris Motor Show to be held in France. The new convertible is powered by a 4.2litre FSI engine which is mated to a ...

Tags: Audi, RS 5 Cabriolet, FSI engine

Krinos Foods Recalls Cheese Product

Dec 3, 2012

Krinos Foods is voluntarily recalling Krinos brand cheese product in Canada as the product may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes,according to the Canadian Food Inspection Agency(CFIA). The affected product,Krinos brand Mini ...

Tags: cheese, Listeria monocytogenes, CFIA

Futian Is Planning to Build New Utility Vehicle Assembly Plant in Cameroon

Dec 3, 2012

Chinese automkaer Futian Automobile is planning to build a new utility vehicle assembly plant in Cameroon, west Central Africa. About $500m will be invested in the construction of the new plant, which will be located at Kirbi that include ...

Tags: Futian, Assembly Plant, Cameroon

Operations Are Started by Gac Mitsubishi Motors in China

Dec 3, 2012

GAC Mitsubishi Motors (GMMC), the joint venture formed by Guangzhou Automobile (GAC), Mitsubishi Motors (MMC) and Mitsubishi Corporation (MC), has started operations in Changsha, Hunan Province, China. Guangzhou Automobile Group owns 50% ...

Tags: Gac, Mitsubishi, China

UMTRI Is Planning to Test Connected-Vehicle Technologies

Dec 3, 2012

The University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute (UMTRI) is planning to equip vehicles with connected-vehicle technologies, which will facilitate the vehicles to send and receive wireless messages preventing crashes. Under the ...

Tags: connected-vehicle, UMTRI, wireless messages, motor-vehicle

Amerisourcebergen Pursues The Sale

Dec 3, 2012

Drug wholesale company in the US AmerisourceBergen has announced that it is pursuing the sale of its contract pharmaceutical packaging business AndersonBrecon in Rockford, Illinois. By selling its business, the company aims to concentrate ...

Tags: Pharma Packaging, pharmaceutical distribution, manufacturer services

General Dynamics Has Received a $133.5m Contract to Upgrade 66 More LAV III Vehicles

Dec 3, 2012

General Dynamics Land Systems has received a $133.5m contract from Government of Canada to upgrade an additional 66 LAV III vehicles. The new contract is an add on to $1bn LAV III Upgrade Project that was previously announced in October ...

Tags: general dynamics, LAV III, HMS

TTX-Datalogger Technology Is Launched by Tttech Automotive

Dec 3, 2012

TTTech Automotive, a subsidiary of TTTech, along with AUDI, has unveiled a new recording tool, TTX-DataLogger that offers enhanced security and troubleshooting in the automobile. The device having a large onboard memory for recording, ...

Tags: TTTech Automotive, new recording tool, onboard memory, bus systems

Diamler, GAZ Are Planning to Start Production of Mercedes-Benz Vans in Russia

Dec 3, 2012

Daimler AG and Russian commercial vehicle manufacturer GAZ Group, a part of Russia's Basic Element, have planned to start the production Mercedes-Benz Sprinter in 2013 at Gorky Automobile Plant in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia. Daimler is ...

Tags: Diamler, Mercedes-Benz, Russia

485,000 Escape SUVs Are Recalled by Ford Over Sticking Pedal Issue

Dec 3, 2012

US carmaker Ford Motor is recalling about 485,000 of its Escapes and Maverick SUVs over sticking pedal issue that could cause crashes. Ford's recall include nearly 423,634 vehicles in the US, about 35,000 in Canada, 19,000 in Mexico, ...

Tags: Ford, recall, SUV

a Charity Ban on Chemical BPA

Dec 3, 2012

Breast Cancer UK, a charity has launched a petition calling the government for a ban of the use of the chemical Bisphenol A (BPA) in food and drinks packaging. According to the charity, the hormone-disrupting chemical BPA has been linked ...

Tags: Packaging Chemical, Breast Cancer, consumer products