What is a Tuning Chip?, 2007-06-29 19:35:12 technology, cars, car, car-tuning, tuned, chip-tuning72 Lexus cultivates elite work force9 hours ago - Seeded by BozzorSource: Ever wondered how Lexus can build cars which have more in common with a Swiss watch than other cars in terms of assembly standards? Here is the answer: a workforce continually trained in both doing and thinking, continually tested, continually inspired and continually breakign ne … ...Bookmark tags: business, japan, cars, quality, training, toyota, automobiles, workers, Lexus 'Top Gear' Burns! Props Destroyed., 2007-08-16 12:31:19 Yesterday a fire destroyed a barn at Hill End Farm in High Street, Sandridge in which props were stored for our favorite auto show from the UK, Top Gear. ...Bookmark tags: entertainment, top-gear, arson, bbc, england, uk, television, cars, automobiles Norway cracks down on car ads: cannot be called clean or green, 2007-09-08 12:30:33 No car can be "green," "clean" or "environmentally friendly" according to some of the world's strictest advertising guidelines set to enter into force in Norway next month. ...Bookmark tags: world-news, norway, environment, cars, automobiles, advertising, green, clean, environmentally-friendly The Indians are Coming! Tata on the hunt for Jaguar..., 2007-10-01 19:00:42 Whilst not well known in the US, the Indian Tata group is one of the world's most well managed diversified companies and is now on the prowl for more acquisitions. ...Bookmark tags: cars, acquisition, automobiles, automotive, business, india, land-rover, jd-powers, tata, tata-motors 2008 NIssan Skyline GT-R is Superfast, MegaCool, 2007-10-21 15:01:06 It beat the Corvette, Mercedes, and a Porsche. Now it's shooting for the record books through a key indicator in the production model speed race. ...Bookmark tags: travel, cars, automotive, car, autos, automobiles, nissan, vehicles, concept-cars, skyline Leave the Driving to Smart Cars, 2007-12-21 16:30:29 Today's automobiles are equipped with computers that give you directions and diagnose onboard problems. But that's just the beginning. Vehicles will soon be able to sense other cars, keep you from breaking the law, and more. ...Bookmark tags: technology, cars, driving, automobiles Germans tighten car exhaust rules, 2008-01-01 13:00:56 Three German cities - Berlin, Cologne and Hanover - have introduced "environmental zones" to reduce fine particle emissions from traffic. ...Bookmark tags: world-news, environmental-zones, fine-particle, emissions, cars, automobiles, traffic, vehicle, sticker, stickers Nano Hypocrisy?, 2008-01-17 11:30:36 "One car gets 46 miles per gallon, features fancy accessories, and sports two engines with a combined 145 horsepower. The other car reportedly gets 54 miles per gallon, runs on a diminutive 30-horsepower engine, and is positively spartan in its interior trimmings. ...Bookmark tags: cars, ecology, automobiles, nano Skeptics Doubt We'll See ZAP's $30K Electric Sports Car in 2009, 2008-02-05 09:31:49 ZAP says it will begin producing the Alias by the middle of next year, a timeline that many say is exceedingly optimistic -- if not impossible -- given that the company only recently invited suppliers to design components for the $30,000 car. ...Bookmark tags: business, global-warming, cars, automobiles, production, manufacturing, electric, alias, agw |