On his 75th birthday on December 28th Friday, and the final day as TATA Group chairman, Mr Ratan Tata spent time visiting TATA Motors facilities in Pimpri Chinchwad and interacting with the employees rather that spending the day in Mumbai, ...
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Molycorp (NYSE:MCP) has seen its share price sink to abysmal lows following numerous problems in 2012, leaving the American rare earth producer a highly appealing takeover target. Bloomberg reports that Molycorp, which owns the USA's ...
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British carmaker Jaguar plans to boost its presence and visibility in Bahrain in the next few years through a major campaign that will not only promote the brand as an affordable luxury car but also its heritage. Mr Stephen Harris ...
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Wattayah Motors, the exclusive dealers for Volkswagen in Oman, have appointed Mr Hemant Bhat as general manager. As a part of his new role, Mr Bhat will be looking to grow Volkswagen's business in Oman by strengthening an already ...
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Toyota Motor Corp said that it expects to sell 9.91 million vehicles worldwide in 2013, up 2% from 2012, driven by overseas sales. The Japanese car maker plans to produce 9.94 million vehicles worldwide in 2013, nearly unchanged from 9.92 ...
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PTI reported that Mr Cyrus Mistry, the new chairman of the TATA Group, will formally take charge of his office on December 31st Monday. Mr Mistry, who was appointed chairman to succeed Mr Ratan Tata, is the sixth chairman of the TATA ...
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Traditionally, the copper price is as good a guide as any to the progress of the mining sector. It’s a relationship that has worked in the past and did again this year as well, with copper adding 5% over 12 months while the general UK ...
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PTI reported that General Motors India has posted a 21.82% decline in sales at 7,067 units in December 2012. GM in a statement said that the company had sold 9,039 units in the same month of 2011. Mr P Balendran VP of GM India ...
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TATA Motors' total sales of TATA commercial and passenger vehicles in December 2012 were 65,582 vehicles. The company's domestic sales of TATA commercial and passenger vehicles for December 2012 were 61,700 nos. Cumulative sales for ...
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At London’s Heathrow Airport, training fire crews is an almost constant activity, which is why it has a purpose-designed fire training rig constructed from steel to the same size as a Boeing 747. Packed full of safety sensor ...
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Commercial vehicle maker Ashok Leyland's total sales in December declined 19%YoY to 7,299 units amid continued sluggish demand for medium and heavy trucks. Sales of its small truck Dost accelerated 88%to 2,069 units,last ...
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Hewlett-Packard reduced its workforce last year by 17,800 employees, more than half way to the restructuring goal it announced last year. Most of the departures came via layoffs, though some key IT workers left unexpectedly. The company ...
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Want to use Google Maps when you're in the middle of a road trip? Kia Motors America wants to help you do that. Google and Kia jointly announced Wednesday a deal to integrate Google Maps and Google Places into Kia automobiles. Kia's 2014 ...
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Revolutionary vehicle designer Peter Schreyer has been elevated to the position of president at Kia Motors Corporation. German-born Schreyer is the first foreigner to assume the role at the South Korean company, and becomes one of three ...
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South Korea-based Hyundai Motor and its subsidiary Kia Motors America (KMA) have added the Google Maps application programming interfaces (API) to the Hyundai Blue Link telematics platform to improve car connectivity. Features of the API ...
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