Category Archives: General Talk

Detroit Diesel “Virtual Technician” developed by Zonar named Edison Awards finalist


Detroit Virtual Technician developed by Zonar has been named a 2013 Award Finalist by the internationally renowned Edison Awards. These distinguished awards recognize and honor recipients for innovation, creativity and ingenuity in the global economy. Virtual Technician is a Finalist in Applied Technology, one of twelve categories honored by the Edison Awards.

Porsche hopes to match last year’s 2.4 billion euro profit in 2013

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Porsche AG is aiming to match last year’s profit in 2013, the company said. In 2012, Porsche posted an operating profit of 2.44 billion euros ($3.17 billion), an increase of 19 percent from the year before. Porsche’s revenue rose 27 percent to 13.9 billion euros.

Electric Version of the VW up! Unveiled

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As if the Volkswagen Up! wasn’t frugal enough, the engineers at VW have decided to create an all-electric version of the tiny city car: the e-up! This will in fact be Volkswagen’s very first production electric vehicle, and while it’s unlikely to make it to the states, it is a large step forward for the German manufacturer.

General Motors recalls 27,000 Buicks and Cadillacs for automatic transmission issues

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General Motors is recalling nearly 27,000 Buicks and Cadillacs in the U.S. to fix a problem with the automatic transmissions.

Under Skilled Driver Crashes then leaves Lamborghini


Police in California  are searching for a man and a woman who crashed a new black Lamborghini on Monday, hours after it was purchased.