Infoworld - If you're searching for a fountain of youth, the easiest way to get that feeling of continual rebirth is to hang around a few tech product launches. Every new rollout comes with the fresh, unabashed feeling that this has never ...
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Toyota presented an autonomous safety car today in Las Vegas, based on the Lexus LS, that demonstrates how today's technology can advance safety. While dubbed an "autonomous" car, Toyota explains that its approach is to enhance safety, ...
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The United Kingdom has posted its highest full year new car sales result since 2007, with 2,044,699 registrations recorded in 2012. That promising figure shows a 5.3 per cent rise year on year, pushing the market past two million units ...
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Smartphones have had a massive impact on the driving world in the past few years,from saving drivers money on GPS navigation to monitoring their fuel output.Pretty soon,cars will be able to do all this on their own. Jake Sigal,founder and ...
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The US new vehicle market rose to 14.5 million units in 2012 on the back of rising demand for mid-sized and small cars in a nation famous for its ‘bigger is better’ buying philosophy. The 2012 result – which saw ...
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Japanese carmaker Toyota and German car manufacturer Audi are planning to unveil their respective driverless cars at the upcoming 2013 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) to be held in Las Vegas, US, during 08-11 January 2013. ...
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Korean sister brands Hyundai and Kia are predicting a slowing of sales growth for 2013, on par with figures from 2006. Bloomberg reports that Chung Mong Koo, chairman for both Hyundai and Kia, told employees at a new year address in Seoul ...
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IDG News Service - Lenovo is reorganizing its operations into two business groups, in an apparent move to leverage the company's ThinkPad brand to better compete in the market. The reorganization, which will be completed on April 1, seeks ...
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IDG News Service - Move over, big-screen TVs, cell phones and tablets, because cars might steal the show at next week's International CES. As preparations for the annual electronics show approach their climax here, two of the most awaited ...
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PTI reported that Toyota Kirloskar Motor has 24.31% decrease in its car sales at 12,071 units in December 2012. Toyota Kirloskar Motor in a statement said that the company had sold 15,948 units in the corresponding month previous year. ...
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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 a US judge gave preliminary approval to a USD 1 billion plus settlement with Toyota Motor Corp in cases involving problems of sudden, unintended acceleration by its vehicles. Attorney Mr Steve Berman in a statement said ...
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China's sudden cuts to rare earth export quotas and domestic production marked the beginning of a Rare Earth Economic War, proposes Jacob Securities' Senior Mining and Metals Analyst Luisa Moreno. The good news is that partnerships between ...
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“The most valuable commodity I know of is information.” (Gordon Gecko in “Wall Street” by Oliver Stone) Commodities have experienced a renaissance after the bursting of the internet bubble at the end of the ...
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The 2012 Australian new car sales figures in total are listed below with a segment breakdown following. 2012 Light Car Segment Winners: Toyota Yaris (18,808 – 13.9%) Mazda2 (17,574 – 13%) Hyundai i20 (13,339 – ...
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