A turtle the size of a small car once roamed what is now South America 60 million years ago, suggests its fossilized remains.
(Reuters) - The Preakness Stakes will be run for the 137th time on Saturday. Following are some key facts about the race: * The Preakness Stakes is a race for three-year-olds over a mile-and-three-sixteenths, held annually on the third Saturday of May at Pimlico in Baltimore, Maryland. * The race was first run in 1873 and this year's edition will be the 137th. The race was not held from 1891 ...
The new Vauxhall Astra is to be built at Ellesmere Port, saving thousands of jobs and creating hundreds more, the company has confirmed.
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Lucintel forecasts good growth opportunities for global automotive seat industry players during 2012-17.Irving, TX (PRWEB) May 17, 2012 The global automotive seat industry is expected to reach an estimated US $66.5 billion in 2017 with a CAGR of 4% over the next five years. Growth in Asia Pacific and the BRIC nations is anticipated to drive the industry during the forecast period. ...
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Schools can enter competition to name best technician training program in country at http://www.ttschooloftheyear.com(PRWEB) May 17, 2012 WIX® Filters and O’Reilly Auto Parts have partnered with Tomorrow’s Technician as title sponsors for the “2012 School of the Year” competition, a national contest to find and name the best technician training school in the country. Schools can nominate their ...
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May 17 (Reuters) - Pastor Maldonado spoke on Thursday of howhe had feared a tragic ending to his astonishing Spanish GrandPrix success in Barcelona last weekend. The Williams garage caught fire at the Circuit de Catalunyaas members of the Formula One team, including wheelchair-boundprincipal and founder Frank Williams, had gathered for a victoryphotograph. "At that moment I was so scared for all ...
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The UK economy has received a major boost with news of a £125 million investment in Vauxhall's car plant, creating thousands of new jobs.
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Opel Astra cars are lined up at Vauxhall's production plant in Ellesmere Port, Cheshire, north-west England, in 2009. Vauxhall, the British division of US carmaker General Motors, said Thursday it would ...
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LONDON (Reuters) - British car production rose by 9.3 percent on the year in April, boosted by strong export demand, and suggesting the industry can provide some support to Britain's flagging economy, data showed on Thursday. The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Car Traders said car production totalled 94,352 units in April, with exports accounting for 80,936 of the total, up almost 10 percent ...
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KUANTAN, May 17 (Bernama) -- Former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamadwas today conferred an honorary doctorate in automotive engineering byUniversiti Malaysia Pahang (UMP) for his contributions to the nationalautomotive industry. The conferment was made by Tengku Mahkota Pahang Tengku Abdullah SultanAhmad Shah, who is also Chancellor of UMP, at a special convocation, here. Tengku Abdullah ...
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