France’s power grid, already under strain at peak periods, could struggle to cope if growing numbers of electric car owners all recharge their batteries when they sit down for dinner, power sector executives say.
Daily Archives: April 2, 2013
Nostalgia Day at Oxford MINI Factory – 100 years of car making – oxford
28th March 2013, marked the centenary of car building at the Morris factory at Cowley near Oxford.
Now, of course, it’s ‘MINI Plant, Oxford’, producing 275,000 MINIs a year, 220,000 of which are exported via the plant’s own rail terminal.
WPP India unit sacks employees after sexist Ford ads
An Indian unit of advertising group WPP has sacked employees over a series of ads, including one showing women tied up in the trunk of a Ford driven by ex-Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi.
Suzuki Authentics concept teased for Shanghai debut
Suzuki has released two teasers images for a new C-segment saloon concept called AUTHENTICS, that will make its world debut at the 15th Shanghai Auto Show later this months.
SsangYong LIV-1 concept debuts at the Seoul Motor Show
SsangYong has unveiled another new concept car at the Seoul Motor Show. The LIV-1 (Limitless Interface Vehicle) is a large SUV with a robust and sporty look, featuring large bumpers, slim A and B pillars, a glasshouse silhouette and full length glass roof.
