Mahapanchayat demands CBI probe into Maruti violence
July 23rd, 2012 - 8:26 pm ICT by IANS
Gurgaon, July 23 (IANS) A 'mahapanchayat' of more than 70 villages Monday demanded a CBI probe into the violence at the Maruti-Suzuki factory in Manesar and said it supported the ... Read more...
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DiCaprio partners with electric car company
July 5th, 2012 - 5:18 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 5 (IANS) Actor and eco-warrior Leonardo Di Caprio has become an equity investor in electric car company Fisker Automotive.Lasy year, the 37-year-old became the first recipient of ... Read more...
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Fiat sales take a hit in Europe
June 16th, 2012 - 3:34 pm ICT by IANS
Rome, June 16 (IANS/AKI) Fiat's sales in Europe have plummeted over the weak economy and a saturated market demand for vehicles from Italy's biggest carmaker.Sales fell 12.1 percent compared to ... Read more...
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‘Ferrari Ki Sawaari’ irks Ferrari bosses?
June 12th, 2012 - 5:54 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 12 (IANS) While Vidhu Vinod Chopra's "Ferrari Ki Sawaari" is creating a lot of buzz with people praising the film for its simplicity, there is one section ... Read more...
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Chinese firm told to pay up for selling old car
March 3rd, 2012 - 4:02 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, March 3 (IANS) A court in China has ordered a car firm to compensate a customer who found out his "brand-new" car was in fact an old one and ... Read more...
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Fiat profit more than doubled in fourth quarter
February 3rd, 2012 - 4:08 pm ICT by IANS
Turin (Italy), Feb 3 (IANS/AKI) Fiat, Italy's largest carmaker, said its profit from the last three months of 2011 more than doubled on the strength of American car giant Chrysler, ... Read more...
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Bhutia signs off with an Audi Q8
January 10th, 2012 - 9:13 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 10 (IANS) Former India captain Bhaichung Bhutia signed off with an Audi Q8 in his farewell match against Bayern Munich at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium here ... Read more...
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BMW India to focus on small cities, towns
June 8th, 2011 - 7:16 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, June 8 (IANS) BMW India will focus on small cities and tier-two towns to beef up its market position in the country, a top company official said Wednesday.Speaking to ... Read more...
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Honda Element To Be Discontinued After 2011
December 5th, 2010 - 8:42 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
Dec 5, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The compact crossover SUV Honda Element would be discontinued after the 2011 production year, automaker American Honda Motor Co. revealed earlier this week. The car company ... Read more...
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GM Stock Price Rises, No Good for Older Stock Holders
November 19th, 2010 - 3:25 am ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
Nov 18 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The reports are out; GM stock prices have passed thirty five dollars and could net over twenty billion dollars. A report from the Washington Post states that the ... Read more...
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Luxury car maker considers moving out of Britain
October 1st, 2010 - 1:19 pm ICT by IANS
London, Oct 1 (IANS) Luxury car firm Lotus is considering to move its car production out of Britain, a step that could threaten 1,200 new British jobs.The Sun Friday reported that the ... Read more...
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Daniel F. Akerson To Succeed GM CEO Ed Whitacre
August 13th, 2010 - 8:33 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
Detroit, Aug 13, (THAINDIAN NEWS) In what has come as a major surprise, Ed Whitacre has revealed that he would be stepping down as the chief executive officer of the ... Read more...
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Ford Reveals New Redesigned Explorer
July 26th, 2010 - 7:26 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
July 26, (THAINDIAN NEWS) American automaker Ford Motor Co. has unveiled its 2011 Ford Explorer today which is likely to take the automobile industry by storm. The new fuel-efficient SUV ... Read more...
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Hands-free technology for twiteratti while driving
July 26th, 2010 - 1:54 am ICT by IANS
London, July 26 (IANS) British motorists would soon be able to use online blogging network Twitter while driving with new hands-free technology from car company Ford.
The system, called AppLink, allows applications on ... Read more...
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Now, tweet hands-free while driving!
July 24th, 2010 - 6:13 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 24 (ANI): British motorists may soon be able to tweet while driving with new hands-free technology from car company Ford.A new voice-controlled application on iPhones and BlackBerries, called AppLink, will ... Read more...
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Jennifer Hawkins lands lucrative footwear deal
July 9th, 2010 - 5:26 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, July 9 (ANI): Jennifer Hawkins has reportedly added another feather to her cap by signing a deal to design shoes for Siren.The former Miss Universe is believed to have signed on ... Read more...
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Elon Musk, Paypal Co-founder & Tesla Head is Broke
June 23rd, 2010 - 10:01 pm ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
June 23 (THAINDIAN NEWS) During his divorce proceedings from novelist Justine Musk in May, Elon Musk made the very surprising claim that he is broke, a revelation which surprised many ... Read more...
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PayPal co-founder & Tesla co-owner Elon Musk claims that he is broke
June 23rd, 2010 - 7:33 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New York, Jun 23 (THAINDIAN NEWS) PayPal co-founder Elon Musk has claimed that he is broke. He says that he has run out of cash, and asking people to help him ... Read more...
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Ford workers seek government intervention
June 18th, 2010 - 8:15 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, June 18 (IANS) The newly-formed employees union at Ford India has sought the government's intervention in making the car company start negotiations with it.
"We have sent a letter to the Deputy ... Read more...
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Maruti Suzuki sells over a million vehicles in 2009-10 (Lead)
April 1st, 2010 - 5:10 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 1 (IANS) India's leading car maker Maruti Suzuki India Thursday said it sold 1,018,365 vehicles in the 2009-10 fiscal of which 870,790 units were sold in the country, the ... Read more...
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Coming soon, cars powered by dirty nappies, food scraps
March 24th, 2010 - 5:59 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, Mar.24 (ANI): Australia's most popular car the General Motors (GM) Holden could soon be seen running on daily household garbage, including dirty nappies and food scraps, as the car company has ... Read more...
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John Lennon’s son defends decision to use father’s footage in car ad
March 6th, 2010 - 12:03 pm ICT by ANI
London, Mar 6 (ANI): John Lennon's son Sean has said there is nothing wrong in the use of his father's footage in a car advert.The late Beatles member features in an advert ... Read more...
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Hyundai Motor to shift part of i20 production to Turkey
February 22nd, 2010 - 8:15 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Feb 22 (IANS) Korean car maker Hyundai Motor, which had earlier announced that India will be the global hub for small cars, has decided to shift part of its compact i20 ... Read more...
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The battery’s dead: Along comes plastic to store power
February 6th, 2010 - 7:35 pm ICT by IANS
London, Feb 6 (IANS) The battery, which has powered our lives for generations, may soon be consigned to the dustbin of history. British scientists say they have created a plastic that can ... Read more...
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Ford Revs Up Mustang GT 5.0 To Rule The Roads
December 29th, 2009 - 6:41 pm ICT by GD
By Ranjan Bhaduri
Dec 29, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Ford, one of the leading car makers of the U.S. has ambitious plans for 2010. It was the only big car company that managed to survive ... Read more...
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Brazilian thieves use tunnel to steal $5.7 million
December 8th, 2009 - 1:26 pm ICT by IANS
Sao Paulo, Dec 8 (EFE) Thieves stole 10 million reais ($5.7 million) from an armoured-car company here in Brazil's largest city using a tunnel they dug over the course of four months, ... Read more...
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Stallone sues car company owner
December 2nd, 2009 - 1:50 pm ICT by IANS
London, Dec 2 (IANS) Action star Sylvester Stallone has sued the owner of a car company over a vehicle that he insists was stolen from him 15 years ago.
Stallone is demanding ... Read more...
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Sly sues company over stolen ‘Cobra’ car
December 2nd, 2009 - 11:40 am ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec 2 (ANI): Sylvester Stallone has filed a lawsuit against the owner of a car company over a vehicle the movie star insists was stolen from him 15 years ago.The ... Read more...
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General Motors to cut about 9,000 jobs in Europe
November 25th, 2009 - 11:41 pm ICT by IANS
Berlin, Nov 25 (DPA) General Motors is to reduce its Opel workforce in Europe by about 9,000, the US car company's new chief executive for Europe, Nick Reilly, said Wednesday in Germany ... Read more...
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Six striking Hyundai workers faint, hospitalised
July 26th, 2009 - 8:07 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, July 26 (IANS) Six workers at India's second largest car company Hyundai Motor India fainted and had to be hospitalised Sunday evening when they were on a sit-in strike for the ... Read more...
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US offers billions for green cars
June 24th, 2009 - 3:26 am ICT by IANS
Washington, June 24 (DPA) The US threw its support behind greener vehicles and electric cars Tuesday, approving $8 billion in loans to carmakers Ford Motor, Nissan and Tesla Motors.
The loans are ... Read more...
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US judge approves Chrysler dealership cuts
June 10th, 2009 - 5:10 am ICT by IANS
New York, June 10 (Xinhua) A US judge Tuesday allowed automaker Chrysler LLC to terminate the franchises of its 789 dealers.
The order issued by Judge Arthur Gonzalez Tuesday afternoon ruled that the ... Read more...
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Will Kate Winslet be lucky at Oscars?
February 14th, 2009 - 9:22 am ICT by IANS
Kate Winslet has the slightly dubious honour of having appeared nude the most for a mainstream actress in non-porn roles. But she has another more worthy honour - the youngest actress to ... Read more...
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Toyota headed for first year in the red: media report
December 19th, 2008 - 5:53 pm ICT by IANS
Tokyo, Dec 19 (DPA) Japan's largest car company Toyota is expected to run into the red for the year, which would be its first annual operating loss yet, Japanese financial newspaper Nikkei ... Read more...
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Brangelina hire six nannies to look after their six kids in Berlin?
October 30th, 2008 - 3:49 pm ICT by ANI
New York, Oct 30 (ANI): Hollywood couple Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt have reportedly hired up to six nannies in Berlin to look after their kids.Besides the nannies, one for each ... Read more...
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