British sports car manufacturer McLaren Automotive will unveil its 12C Spider sports car at the ongoing 37th Bologna Motor Show, being held between 05 and 09 December 2012, in Italy. The mid-engine open-top sports car is powered by the ...
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Scania has been awarded a contract to supply 231 K 230 4X2 city buses to the Chilean capital Santiago’s Transantiago transport system. The sale will facilitate Scania to start its operations in the Transantiago, linking bus lines ...
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Ireland based bus maker, Wrightbus, has won GBP41m contract from Singapore’s SBS Transit for the supply of 550 double-decker buses over the next three years. The 40ft Gemini 2 Double Deck buses will be manufactured as kits in the ...
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Viper Powersports has completed the acquisition of the assets of Minnesota-based Precision Metal Fab Racing (PMFR). PMFR, which has been operating for 36 years, will manufacture performance racing bikes and components. Viper Powersports ...
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German carmaker Opel has unveiled the new Corsa All Black/All White color edition featuring the 1.4 litre turbo ecoFLEX gasoline engine. According to the carmaker, the new engine is mated to a five-speed manual transmission and ...
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Volkswagen and its Chinese joint-venture partner SAIC Motor have signed a contract to build a new EUR170m vehicle manufacturing plant in Urumqi, Western China. According to the company the new plant will be capable of producing 50,000 ...
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French vehicle manufacturer Renault has introduced Mégane Estate GT 220, which will be sold as a limited run performance edition. Mégane Estate GT 220 comes equipped with a turbocharged 2.0-litre petrol engine that develops ...
The peculiar economics of China's aluminium industry and its effect on the global cost curve were highlights of the morning session of the final day of Arab International Aluminium Conference ARABAL 2012. On the other hand, the discussions ...
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German carmaker Opel has unveiled the new Astra OPC car, which is claimed to be the new high-performance member in the Astra family. The new model in the Opel Performance Center (OPC) family is powered by a 2.0litre four-cylinder ...
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Swedish truck and bus manufacturer Scania has broken ground on a new vehicle assembly plant in Narasapura, Bangalore, India. Scania is planning to invest INR 2.5bn ($45.2m) in the new facility over the next three year period and the ...
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British automotive manufacturer McLaren Automotive has unveiled the new 2013 12C Spider convertible version at 2012 Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance in US. The convertible sports car is powered by a twin-turbo 3.8litre V8, mated to a ...
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Swedish truck and bus manufacturer Scania has reduced its production of fully-built buses in the Omni range in Poland due to slump in demand for these vehicles. Due to the decline in demand, the company is also cutting 142 employees in ...
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Swedish carmaker Volvo has launched V40 hatchback in Romania which it had debuted at the 2012 Geneva Motor Show. The company said that the V40 will be offered with five engine options with the base model featuring the standard 1.6 litre ...
German luxury automaker Porsche is planning to unveil the 2013 Cayenne GTS SUV at the 2012 Beijing auto show in China. The new Cayenne GTS will be powered by 4.8 litre V8 engine which will generate 414hp mated to an eight-speed Tiptronic ...
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UK-based vehicle manufacturer MINI has unveiled the production version of new Paceman sports activity coupé ahead of its world premiere at 2012 Paris motor show in France. The new coupe will be offered with two petrol and two ...