Archive for October, 2009

Swedish carmaker Saab clears hurdle with EIB decision - Earthtimes

Swedish carmaker Saab clears hurdle with EIB decision - EarthtimesStockholm - Swedish carmaker Saab Automobile cleared a hurdle Wednesday when the European Investment Bank (EIB) board approved a 600-million-dollar loan. The loss-making carmaker however also needs approval from the Swedish government - that has to
Pakistan, Somalia world’s deadliest places for press - Newstrack [...]

GM has ‘plan B’ if Opel sale falls through: report - Big Hollywood

GM has ‘plan B’ if Opel sale falls through: report - Big HollywoodThe logos of German carmaker Opel and US automaker General Motors. GM has a US automaker General Motors has an alternative plan up its sleeve if the EU blocks the planned sale of its European unit Opel/Vauxhall, a press report said on [...]

Volkswagen Fuel Cell Vehicles - Future Shock - Eurotuner

Volkswagen Fuel Cell Vehicles - Future Shock - EurotunerThe world is changing and it’s happening fast. So fast, in fact, it’s difficult to predict the future. Just as one new technology comes along, its replacement is already waiting in the wings. We often take this for granted. Yet in our lifetime we’ve
Steelweld opens [...]

A charter lesson for 13-year-old boys: Part II - Nation - Thailand

A charter lesson for 13-year-old boys: Part II - Nation - ThailandSon: Maybe he no longer needs PlayStation. Is it possible that he wants to go to university now, metaphorically speaking? People can change. Dad: But some things never change. He simply may want to be seen as wanting to go to university. It’s like [...]

Same old theory - Bangkok Post

Same old theory - Bangkok PostAfter nearly a year since the latest C-class was launched in the Thai market, Mercedes-Benz has added a diesel version to the lineup complementing the C200K and C230 2.5 petrol variants. The 2.2-litre inline-four turbo-diesel remains the same as

A cruel joke - Nation

A cruel joke - NationTHESE are tough days for the CNG industry. The government has plans to suspend gas supply to the CNG pumps for three months across the country in the coming winter season. The reason it cites is to ensure regular supply to the domestic and the

Fleet of LPG-converted taxis triples to 15,000 - Manila Bulleting Online

Fleet of LPG-converted taxis triples to 15,000 - Manila Bulleting OnlineThe volatilities in oil prices continue to stimulate public transport taxicabs into shifting their fuel use, with those powered by auto-liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) having tripled to 15,000 fleets from 4,200 when it was first introduced three years
New Study Shows Fleets Can Spur [...]

Equity market records highest return in a quarter since 2002 - Daily Times

Equity market records highest return in a quarter since 2002 - Daily TimesKARACHI: Pakistan’s equity market recorded the highest return in a single quarter during July-September 2009-10 since the calendar year 2002—thanks to bullish sentiment triggered by IMF funding and flocking of foreign portfolio investment. During

NK Minda and Emer spa form JV for alternate fuel systems and - Machinist.in

NK Minda and Emer spa form JV for alternate fuel systems and - Machinist.inNew Delhi: Auto components major, the Rs.1,350 crore NK Minda Group has entered into a joint venture with EMER spa, Italy to design, produce and sell alternate fuel systems and components for Indian and global requirements. EMER will support the [...]

Vasco Data Security Digipass CertiID - Securecomputing.net.au

Vasco Data Security Digipass CertiID - Securecomputing.net.auAs a desktop app, we were very pleased with its capabilities to manage our tokens/smartcards. Digipass CertiID is a middleware solution to provide user applications access to cryptographic operations based on hardware tokens. It provides three
India: A billion aspirations - Reuters BlogsWhile travelling to work in an [...]