Skoda OCtavia Cars

Skoda OCtavia Skoda will be launching a new Octavia in January 2009 with an extensive exterior and interior facelift, bringing the hugely successful model up to date with the brand’s current range. Prices of the new, improved Octavia represent an average increase of £473 for the Octavia Hatch and £478 for the Octavia Estate over the outgoing model. The new Octavia has undergone a series of significant design changes which include dynamic, sweeping headlights and complimentary front fog lights, new foldable door mirrors and body colored bumpers and side moldings. Improvements go well beyond a traditional facelift with the new Octavia benefiting...

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FPV Ute Car Reviews And News Ud Upates

Ford's supercharged V8 ute is a beast… But one that needs tamingFord Performance Vehicles (FPV) today launched an exciting new model Series aimed at broadening its appeal to Australia's automotive enthusiasts.Named in tribute to a fondly-remembered Ford from the late '60s, the new GS sedan and GS Ute are unique limited-edition models offering buyers entry to the FPV family at a very competitive price point.FPV's GS sedan and Ute are individually-speced to provide a combination of GT-based 302kW V8 engine performance, FPV chassis enhancements, bespoke GS graphics and FPV driver comfort features.Available in limited numbers, the new FPV...

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Wiesmann Roadster MF3 Review,Specs,And Wallpapers

The Wiesmann Roadster MF3 : Official PR There are plenty of sporty cars, but sports cars for individualists are a rarity. There is a particular scarcity of sports cars of the sort that can boast not only a great deal of driving pleasure but also exclusive craftsmanship and a classic design. This exclusive group certainly includes the Roadster from Wiesmann. The body of the Wiesmann Roadster has captivatingly distinct, curved lines and an unmistakeable face. The reason for that is certainly because design at Wiesmann is not created in the wind tunnel, but in the hearts and minds of genuine enthusiasts. The Roadster's fabric...

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TRAILER MAKERS * Europe - Germany's Kögel delivers its first LongPlex

Burtenbach,Germany -Truck Europe (Belgium), by Michel Buckinx -24 Jan 2011: -- Trailer manufacturer Kögel has delivered its first LongPlex semi-trailer. This is capable of carrying two C745 boxes. This semi-trailer can be extended by 1.3 m at the rear to achieve the length required to transport these boxes. According to the manufacturer, this solution enables transport costs to be reduced, along with CO2 emissions, and transport efficiency to be improved. The LongPlex is particularly suited to combined transport...

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TRUCKING INDUSTRY * Europe / Holland - TNT sells part of its post activities

The Halle,The Netherlands -Truck Europe (Belgium), by Michel Buckinx -13 Jan 2011: -- TNT has announced that it is now going to concentrate its European ‘post’ activities on addressed post in countries in which it has a strong presence. TNT holds strong market positioning in Germany, the UK and Italy. In the other countries, the emphasis will be on partnerships or sale. Within this context, TNT says it has reached agreements to sell its ‘post’ activities in Belgium (Belgique Diffusion) and its ‘non-addressed post’ activities in Italy to its management and NPM Capital NV, a private investment company in the Benelux...

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TRUCKMAKERS NEWS * Europe - Sergio Marchionne might be interested by MAN and Scania

Detroit,MICH,USA -Truck Europe (Belgium), by Claude Yvens -12 Jan 2011: -- During a press conference he held at the Detroit show, Sergio Marchionne, the CEO of Fiat, indicated that he might be interested in taking over MAN and Scania “if Volkswagen wished to withdraw from its trucks activities”. This statement reverberated very widely because it came at precisely the moment when the Fiat group was splitting into two, and when Iveco, its branch specialising in trucks, finds itself within the new Fiat Industrial division which had a good debut on the stock market on January 3rd...* Italy - Fiat’s profit up on trucks and Brazil salesTorino,Italy -FT.com (London,UK) by John Reed -January 27 2011: -- Fiat reported stronger fourth-quarter earnings and a full-year net profit of €600m, beating...

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ALTERNATIVE FUELS * UK - Breakthrough promises $1.50 per gallon synthetic gasoline with no carbon emissions

Didcot,Oxfordshire,UK -Gizmag, by Mike Hanlon -January 26, 2011: -- UK-based Cella Energy has developed a synthetic fuel that could lead to US$1.50 per gallon gasoline. Apart from promising a future transportation fuel with a stable price regardless of oil prices, the fuel is hydrogen based and produces no carbon emissions when burned. The technology is based on complex hydrides, and has been developed over a four year top secret program at the prestigious Rutherford Appleton Laboratory near Oxford. Early indications are that the fuel can be used in existing internal combustion engined vehicles without engine modification...  According...

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Urban congestion * USA - D.C. area co-leads nation in traffic congestion

Search nation's largest urban areas to see commuters' yearly delays, excess fuel and congestion costsWashington,DC,USA -The Washington Post, by Ashley Halsey III -January 20, 2011: ... The number of drivers in the Washington region who say they frequently feel uncontrollable anger toward another driver has doubled in the past five years, according to a Washington Post poll taken last year. Almost a third of drivers said they're overcome with that wild rage from time to time... One reason for that boiling frustration is contained in a report released Thursday, which found that Washington ranks first in the nation when it comes to hours wasted...

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TRUCK SALES * Europe - ACEA: Recovery continues in December

New commercial vehicle sales rose 12.5 percent in December in the European Union... Paris,France -Reuters, by Helen Massy-Beresford -Jan 26, 2011: ...   ACEA said on Wednesday, as the recovery continued and the sector finished 2010 on a positive note...  Highly cyclical demand for heavy trucks has powered ahead in the last few months, as the industry recovers after the worst downturn in decades...  Strong growth in emerging markets like Asia and South America has helped truckmakers that were hit hard by the crisis...  Demand has also picked up in Europe, although there are concerns that eurozone economic woes could destabilise...

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TECHNONEWS * USA - ‘Talking’ Cars that Could Save Your Life

It's called Intellidrive (Video from CNBC: Covering the auto industry I've seen some amazing technology over the years, but the latest crash avoidance system I tested in Detroit last week ranks among the most fascinating)Detroit,MICH,USA -CNBC, by Phil LeBeau -25 Jan 2011: -- Using technology developed over the last nine years by a dozen major automakers working in conjunction with the federal government, Intellidrive basically revolves around cars "talking" to each other... Cars using GPS receivers and WiFi signals are constantly sending out data about their location and speed. As those signals bounce off other cars on the road or traffic...

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STRIKE * France - Dockers to Stage Third Weekend

Work stoppage scheduled to begin Friday at Marseille and Le HarveMarseille,France -The Journal of Commerce Online, by Bruce Barnard -Jan 26, 2011: -- French dockers and port workers will stage a four-day nationwide strike on Friday, Jan. 28, in a major escalation of a long-running row over pensions and working conditions...  The Communist-led CGT, the biggest docker union, today called for a third successive weekend stoppage as leading ports struggle to clear up a backlog of cargo built up during the previous strikes...  The strikes are expected to completely or partially close down France’s major ports, including Marseille and Le Havre, the nation’s biggest container hub...  The union said the strike, like previous stoppages, would not affect oil traffic and passenger ships,...

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SALES HYBRID TRUCKS * USA - Effort to drive hybrid truck sales powers up

Long-term process to build acceptance and demand for hybrid technology within the U.S. fleet communit Baltimore,MAR,USA -Fleet Owner, by Sean Kilcarr -Jan 26, 2011:  --  The official deployment of 143 hybrid commercial vehicles manufactured by Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) under the auspices of the Maryland Hybrid Truck Initiative (MHTI) here this week is being characterized as but the first step of a long-term three-stage process to build acceptance and then demand for hybrid technology within the U.S. fleet community...  MHTI is using $5.9 million in grant funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA, also known as the “stimulus bill”) through the Dept. of Energy to help offset the incremental costs of these 143 vehicles – diesel-electric hybrid Freightliner...

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Obama * USA - Pitches highway infrastructure spending

“With more research and incentives, we can break our dependence on oil with biofuels, and become the first country to have a million electric vehicles on the road by 2015 ... ” (Photo Credit:The White House)Washington,DC,USA -Fleet Owner, by David Cullen  -Jan 26, 2011: -- In his State of the Union address last night, President Obama laid out an expansive blueprint for how the United States can “outbuild” other nations and so expand-- and strengthen-- its economy well beyond the ongoing recovery from the Great Recession... The biggest take-aways for trucking were bold proposals on R&D and infrastructure investments: “We’ll put...

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Porsche Panamera Marbella Cars

Porsche HistoryPorsche was founded in 1931 by Dr.Eng. Ferdinand Porsche, who was elected as the engineer of international century, creator of the Volkswagen Beetle and connected to other very important projects in automobile history, including the first hybrid vehicle developed in the 1901 which was studied by NASA years later to build a lunar vehicle.The Porshe is famous for its sporty models, but keeping the features that make everyday use, such as reliability and durability of their equipment.In August 2009 VW bought 49% of the shares of Porsche AG, aiming to make a merger between two manufacturers that iminiente is being expected for...

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Porsche Top Luxury Cars

2010 Porsche 911 GT3Porsche PanameraPorsche cayenne gtsPorsche 9112008 Porsche Panamera Marbella2012 Porsche-928 GT Co...

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WEATHER TROUBLES * USA - Truckers beware: More snow heading for the East

Harrisburg,PENN,USA -Fleet Owner, by Brian Straight -Jan 25, 2011: -- While many people along the Eastern seaboard are growing quite tired of snow, there may be plenty more coming in the next few weeks if an Accuweather.com short-range forecast proves correct. And that is not good news for the trucking industry-- or the consumers who rely on trucks to bring virtually everything they need to market...  Many states throughout the Northeast have already seen snowfall totals above their yearly averages. Boston, through Monday, had seen 49.6 in. vs. a yearly average of 41.8; Hartford, CT, is at 57.2 vs. 45.3; New York has seen 36.1 in. vs....

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Pontiac Solstice Car Overview , And Wallpapers

Pontiac Solstice Pontiac Solstice The Pontiac Solstice is a small sports car from the Pontiac division of General Motors. Introduced at the 2004 North American International Auto Show, the Solstice roadster began production in Wilmington, Delaware,starting in mid-2005 for the 2006 model year. The exterior styling of the production Solstice is similar to that of the 2002 Solstice concept that preceded it. Production of the Solstice was to be running before summer 2005, but delays at the Wilmington plant pushed volume production to the fourth quarter.The new hardtop targa 2009 model was announced in mid 2008.The Solstice uses the GM Kappa...

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TRANSPORT & LOGISTIC NEWS * WORLDWIDE

Briefing Weekly News(Video from YouTube, by 2btime -29 Oct 2009: There is always a variety of ships and passenger boats that travel up and down the river)from Contract Logistics* Waitrose awards primary contract to Gist- Gist, the fresh food supply chain specialists, have been awarded a contract by Waitrose to become a key logistics provider for components of its primary transport operations. Read Full News Here* TCI's nine months revenues increase by almost 22%- Transport Corporation of India Ltd. (TCI) has announced its financial results for the quarter ended December 31, 2010, with total revenues increasing by 21.78%. Read Full News Here*...

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Mexican Trucks * USA - Can not meet EPA standards

..."in part because low sulfur diesel fuel is not available in Mexico"Mexico City,DF,MEX -Fleet Owner, by Brian Straight -January 24, 2011: -- While the U.S. has offered up a preliminary document that it says will satisfy its requirements under NAFTA to allow Mexican trucks to operate inside the borders of this country, the head of Mexico’s largest trucking association says not so fast... Speaking to reporters after meeting with Mexico’s transportation secretary, Juan Carlos Muñoz, president of National Chamber of Motor Transport of Freight, said that Mexican trucks would be unable to meet EPA environmental standards ... Oil companies in...

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RECALL * Japan - Toyota shares drop after global vehicle recall

Hong Kong,China -MarketWatch (USA), by Chris Oliver -Jan. 26, 2011:  --  Toyota Motor Corp. announced Wednesday a number of vehicle recalls domestically and overseas, pressuring its shares in late afternoon trading in Tokyo. The recall announcement, reportedly the first by Toyota since October, applied to about 1.2 million vehicles in Japan and 245,000 vehicle in the U.S, as well as a smaller number of vehicles in Europe, for a variety of defects including some relating to fuel systems. Vehicles affected by the recall reportedly include the Noah minivan in Japan manufactured between 2000 to 2008, the IS and GS Lexus models in the U.S. and the Avensis sedan and station wagon in Europe. Toyota shares fell 1.9% in Wednesday's session in Tokyo...

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TRUCKING INDUSTRY * UK - Fleets re-examine funding methods

London,UK -Fleet News -24 Jan 2011: -- A number of fleets have already changed or are looking to change the way they fund their vehicles to ensure they’re still getting the best value for money... The increase in VAT from 17.5% to 20%, a reduction in capital allowances and proposed new accountancy rules are all having an impact... Doubts have already been raised over the future for employee car ownership (ECO) schemes, with mileages, fuel costs and the administrative burden eroding potential savings... However, whether a fleet’s employing an ECO scheme, outright purchase or leasing its vehicles, the continuing backdrop is one of cost reduction...* Wales - Welsh haulier says market conditions are 'uneconomic'Chepstow,Wales,UK -Road Transport, by Simon Jack -24 January 2011: ...  Haulier...

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