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Bajaj launches new ultra-low-cost car

Fri, 06 Jan 2012 08:41:00 +0200

NEW DELHI, INDIA: Indian manufacturer Bajaj Auto unveiled an ultra-low-cost car on Tuesday 3 January, its first foray into the four-wheel market, pitching the vehicle as a solution to urban pollution and congestion.
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Shared battery technology may up demand for electric cars

Wed, 02 Nov 2011 07:05:00 +0200

The McGill Daily reports that Hydro-Québec, a Montreal-based, government-owned public utility that is responsible for the generation, transmission and distribution of electricity across Quebec, and Technifin, a subsidiary of the South African Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), have agreed to share the intellectual property (IP) rights to their respective lithium-based technologies.
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Electric cars for short hops in new scheme

Tue, 26 Apr 2011 06:00:00 +0200

LONDON, UK: Electric cars becoming an economically rational choice for short hop journeys and now 100% electric vehicles to be made available in pioneering pilot scheme for PwC.
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Demand for higher quality sat navs and car radios

Fri, 15 Apr 2011 11:04:00 +0200

NUREMBERG, GERMANY: When it comes to equipping their cars with radios and satellite navigation devices, German motorists are gearing up. Demand is increasingly for devices that can play music directly from USB sticks or MP3 players.
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Emerging auto insurance and aggregator sites attracting meaningful market share

Tue, 08 Mar 2011 09:58:00 +0200

RESTON, US: comScore, Inc, a leader in measuring the digital world, has announced the availability of an expanded competitive set of insurers and aggregator sites for its online auto insurance benchmarker. In Q4 2010, these additional sites accounted for 724 000 submitted quotes, making up 8% of quotes submitted online.
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Vodafone Global wants your BIG IDEA

Tue, 08 Mar 2011 09:02:00 +0200

LONDON, UK: Idea Bounty, the South-African-based online crowd sourcing community, has loaded a cracker of a brief with a sizeable reward in the form of a brief for international telecommunications giant Vodafone Global - and the winning idea will be worth US$10 000 - that's about R70 000.
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Hassle-free sales environment revs vehicle purchases

Fri, 11 Feb 2011 10:58:00 +0200

CHICAGO, US: Black or silver? Sedan or coupe? Compact or hatchback? Consumers have much to consider when they're on the hunt for a new car. But, according to Mintel research, it's a hassle-free sales environment that really gets shoppers' motors running, as 27% of consumers who have bought a new vehicle in the past three years say they were influenced by the stress-free sales floor.
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Tendulkar bats for Castrol

Tue, 01 Feb 2011 10:25:00 +0200

MUMBAI, INDIA: Castrol, the world's leading lubrication company, recently announced the signing of cricketing legend Sachin Tendulkar as their global brand ambassador for the next two years.
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Renault to launch first iAd in Europe

Thu, 02 Dec 2010 09:55:00 +0200

BOULOGNE-BILLANCOURT, FRANCE: Renault, reputed to be the only carmaker in the world to offer a complete range of affordable electric vehicles beginning in 2011, will launch what is claimed to be Europe's first iAd today, Thursday, December 2 with a campaign for Renault Twizy, its new 100% electric tandem-style city car. iAd is Apple's new mobile advertising network.
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Land Rover takes to the road with RWC 2011 and RWC 2015

Thu, 25 Nov 2010 09:44:00 +0200

GAYDON, UK: Land Rover announced yesterday, 24 November 2010, its sponsorship of Rugby World Cup 2011 in New Zealand and Rugby World Cup 2015 in England. As part of the deal for both tournaments the company will supply vehicles to support the organisers, teams and officials. It is the first time that the leading car manufacturer has been involved with rugby's showcase tournament.
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