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Dynafleet: Volvo Trucks and Securitas launch security system aimed at lowering the risk of theft and hijacking
(15/07/2008)

Truck drivers and the goods they transport live dangerously on Europe’s roads. This is shown in several recent surveys. Every year approximately 200,000 commercial vehicles are stolen, at a value of more than €7 billion (£5.6bn), as revealed in a survey carried out in 2007 on behalf of the European Parliament. At the same time, a survey by the International Road Transport Union (IRU) reveals that one in six truck drivers have been subjected to some form of attack in the past five years, with... [more]

Drive Safe: A significant number of London’s drivers are worryingly unsafe
(19/05/2008)

During a random check of drivers’ eyesight by Specsavers at a recent Drive Safe roadshow at Olympia, one in three London drivers failed a vision screening meaning they are endangering their own lives as well as those of other drivers and pedestrians. Of the 500 people checked, more than one third are falling way short of the legal minimum legal requirements set by the Department of Transport and Police Force. Despite their failing sight, an astonishing 92% of those drivers surveyed thought... [more]

Dynamique diesel coupe cabriolet: Motorpoint removes diesel premium
(31/03/2008)

Motorpoint, the car supermarket group, is selling new diesel cars at a rate more than 25% above the already mushrooming national trend because its pricing policy has broken down a barrier that excludes many drivers - the so-called diesel premium. Car retailing commentators put the extra cost of a diesel car over its petrol equivalent at between £750 and £1,500. According to a new Motorpoint survey, half of British drivers plan to opt for a diesel-engined car next time they buy. But for many ... [more]

D3 and G1 fuel treatment: ChemEcol D3 and G1 fuel treatments reduce fuel consumption, emissions of greenhouse gases and pollutants
(28/02/2008)

Diesel engine particulate emissions are very damaging to human health. In June 2007 the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy made a press release citing 10,000 UK deaths per year are attributable to particulate size of 10 microns or smaller (PM10), with 25% of UK atmospheric PM10 attributable to transport. Also, recent research in Boston, USA, revealed that transport pollutants have an impact on child development. New Scientist magazine reported that pollutant emissions can reduce a child’s IQ sco... [more]

Driver Monitoring System: High Technology Driver Monitoring System on Lexus LS
(21/09/2007)

The new Lexus LS 600h goes on sale on 1 October and will feature the very latest in pre-crash safety technology using a system that keeps an eye - or six eyes to be exact - on the driver and his or her concentration levels. The world's first Driver Monitoring System forms part of the advanced Pre-Crash Safety (PCS) system which brings together a series of features that can recognise a potentially dangerous situation, help the driver take avoiding action and reduce the risk of a collision happ... [more]


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Car sales dive 21% in September: industry body (AFP via Yahoo! News)

New car sales dived 21 percent in September on a 12-month basis, data by an industry organisation showed on Monday amid worsening economic conditions.

Germany's Car Industry Crashes (Time Magazine)

The world's biggest exporter falters as the global financial crisis begins to bite

Super luxury car sales keep momentum (Business Standard India)

The effect of the subprime crisis that began to be felt around early 2007 hasn’t affected domestic sales of super luxury cars priced between Rs 1 and 3 crore.

PRESS RELEASE: Fitch On European RV Sales In Auto Industry (Nasdaq)

Fitch Ratings-London/Paris/Frankfurt-08 October 2008: Fitch Ratings say residual value (RV) risk in European auto loan and lease transactions may be impacted by adverse developments in the auto industry, such as higher fuel prices and falling car sales.

Auto industry slows in dull economy (KXAN 36 Austin)

AUSTIN, Texas (KXAN) -- The auto industry is among the industries hardest hit by the sluggish economy. Sales plunged last month partly because credit is so tight that many potential buyers can no longer get loans. That is having a disastrous effect on this country's car dealers.

Used car sales up despite poor economy (WAOW Wausau)

There used to be a time when a family got excited about buying a new car, truck, or van. But with Wall Street taking record plunges, more people are turning to used cars to save money.

Credit’s Crunch & Car Sales (Fort Worth Star-Telegram)

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Czech car industry to grow despite demand slowdown (Reuters via Yahoo! Malaysia News)

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Downturn is hurting cities' car dealerships (Ventura County Star)

Ventura County auto dealerships are reeling from the spillover of a nationwide economic collapse that is forcing them to consolidate or close. Business has fallen off so severely that cities — the ones that rely heavily on sales taxes generated by new- and used-vehicle purchases — are bracing for reduced revenue. A grim picture emerged last week from the auto dealerships in Thousand Oaks, ...

China's auto sales slump for second month as economy slows (People's Daily)

China's auto sales fell for the second month running affected by the slowing economy, figures released by the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM) showed on Friday. September passenger car sales shrank 1.44 percent from September last year to 552,800 after the August sales contracted 6.24 percent from a year earlier. About 5.1 million passenger cars were sold in the year to ...





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