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Volkswagen of America, Inc. today
announced July 2008 sales of 20,442 units, a 4.0 percent increase over the July 2007 sales of 19,653 vehicles.
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The American Red Cross
is launching a new campaign for canines that will help pet owners keep their furry friends safe during the hottest days of summer.
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has made a final determination not to regulate 11 contaminants on the second drinking water contaminant candidate list (CCL 2).
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DuPont Russian Coatings LLC has opened the largest technical center in Russia dedicated to the development of high-performance automotive coatings.
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Toyota is adding a five-door
Liftback to its popular, fuel-efficient Yaris subcompact model line for
2009.
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Ford Motor Company (NYSE: F) researchers today unveiled one of the first privately funded "smart intersections" in North America, a key step toward leveraging GPS technology and wireless infrastructure-to-vehicle communications to reduce traffic accidents and ease congestion.
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The Dow Chemical Company (Dow) and the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) have renewed their Alliance and will continue to focus on advancing a culture of prevention of safety and health hazards for the nation’s working men and women.
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Research led by a team at the University of Warwick’s Warwick Medical School has found that reducing the hours of junior doctors does not compromise patients’ safety and could even dramatically cut mistakes on wards but, there are some concerns about reduced educational opportunities for junior doctors which it affords.
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The 2008 Ford Explorer is more resistant to damage and less likely to cause damage to other vehicles in low-speed crashes than other midsize sport utility vehicles, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) reported today.
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After three successful years, Mercedes-Benz has overhauled the design and engineering of the Mercedes-Benz B-Class. The facelift programme focused on environmental compatibility, economic efficiency and comfort, with further advances being made in each of these areas.
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20 Greenpeace activists this morning stopped construction of the European Pressurised Reactor (EPR) in Flamanville from restarting today by blocking the entrance to three quarries which supply sand and gravel for the build, as none of the safety problems that shut the construction down in May has been addressed.
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Queen's University and the City of Kingston are continuing to work in partnership on a multi-year plan aimed at bringing an end to the fall Aberdeen street event while at the same time making safety during the Sept. 27 Homecoming weekend a top priority.
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BAE SYSTEMS has selected Rockwell Collins to provide advanced displays to the U.S. Army Future Combat Systems (FCS) Manned Ground Vehicle Program.
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The Nissan Xterra, created as tough, essential gear designed to inspire and facilitate outdoor enthusiasts' activities wherever they go, receives a number of enhancements for the 2009 model year - including a redesigned front end appearance, new Roof-Mounted Off-Road Lights (Off-Road only), new wheel designs, new seat materials and colors.
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Subaru of America, Inc. today announced that the 2009 Subaru Forester earned the highest rating in the U.S. Department of Transportation's National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) New Car Assessment Program (NCAP) crash tests.
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The distinctive, all-new Ford Mondeo introduces new technical features to the Ford range and combines these with further improved driving dynamics and safety enhancements.
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Four hundred-plus employees, thousands of hours of blood, sweat and tears as well as dealer insights are fueling Ford's (NYSE: F) quest to win customers on the strength of its vehicle quality, fuel economy, safety advances and smart technology.
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Stylish, expressive Renault Laguna GT introduces the new Active Drive chassis with four-wheel steering (4WS) and two exclusive high-performance engines in the form of the diesel 2.0 dCi 180hp and the petrol 2.0 turbo 205hp.
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The Boeing Company made KC-767 program history Jan. 26 when one if its aircrews successfully transferred fuel from a KC-767 tanker aircraft.
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Motorola, Inc. (NYSE: MOT) announced today that its subsidiary, MI, Inc., has successfully completed its tender offer to acquire a controlling interest in Vertex Standard.
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