High-performance US car maker Saleen is developing its first electric vehicle, with plans to reveal scale models of the car in early 2014. In a statement, company founder Steve Saleen said the brand’s first EV will be ...
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Shadow industry minister Kim Carr says the Federal Government has documents that reveal it would cost $300 million extra per year to secure the local manufacturing futures of Holden, Toyota and 160 parts makers to 2025, and less than half ...
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Volvo Trucks North America is constructing a road course and vocational track at its New River Valley Truck Plant, where customers can put new vehicles through their paces with or without a commercial driver's licence (CDL). Work on the ...
Canadian carriers are getting different requirements from one shipper to another for exactly the same food products because there’s no uniformity in preventive control plans (PCPs) for transportation. Food safety and transportation ...
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The convertible version of the new Ford Mustang was unveiled in Sydney last night as part of a multi-city, multi-continent for the first ‘pony car’ to be sold globally. Ford initially issued only official pictures of the ...
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General Motors will pull Chevrolet from Europe by the end of 2015 as the US-based automotive giant attempts to turn around its embattled European operations. GM confirmed its decision to axe Chevrolet as a mainstream brand in Western and ...
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A Formula One-inspired Infiniti Q50 concept car will make its world premiere at next month’s Detroit auto show. Dubbed the ‘Eau Rouge’, after a famous corner of the Belgian Spa-Francorchamps Formula One circuit, Infiniti ...
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Prime Minister Tony Abbott has demanded Holden make its intentions clear about its manufacturing future following reports and speculation that it has decided to cease production from 2016. The ABC and The Australian both quote senior ...
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McLaren has released a video claiming its P1 hypercar has successfully completed a sub-seven-minute lap of Germany’s famed Nurburgring. Showing the 673kW/900Nm hybrid-powered McLaren P1 attacking the circuit with all the aural and ...
A Mazda CX-5 has joined the CarAdvice long-term test fleet, though this one will be around longer than usual: I’ve bought one. If you had been keeping up to date with our Santa Fe long-term reviews, you’ll know the Mazda CX-5 ...
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The Proton Exora has launched in Australia priced from $25,990 driveway, confirming its status as the country’s cheapest seven-seater. Available in two trim specifications, the entry-level Exora GX and the Exora GXR priced at ...
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The upcoming Mercedes-Benz CLA Shooting Brake has been spied for the second time in little over a week as the German car maker continues development of what will become its most compact wagon. Spotted for the first time last week while ...
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Holden has decided it will cease vehicle production as early as 2016, according to sources quoting senior government ministers. The ABC and The Australian both report that the car maker was poised to announce its decision to close its ...
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Starting Jan. 1, 2014, heavy-duty engine and truck makers must offer new models of diesel engines to comply with the new standards for lower emissions of carbon dioxide and minimum fuel economy levels, as required by EPA and the U.S. ...
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Grandweld Shipyards has completed the delivery of Bourbon Gannet, the third Hybrid Seismic Support Vessel in a series of six for Bourbon Offshore. The vessel was handed over in a delivery ceremony held on Saturday November 23, 2013 at ...
Tags: transportation