The video shows a Ford Galaxy swerving violently into the path of a heavy goods vehicle. Following the collision the occupants of the Galaxy tried to blame the driver of the HGV for the accident.
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Win €100,000 in Valeo innovation challenge
Valeo is inviting engineering students to take part in the global Valeo Innovation Challenge. The goal is to design equipment that, between now and 2030, will make the car more intelligent and intuitive. Participants can sign up now at https://valeoinnovationchallenge.valeo.com.
Audi CVT settlement approved, covers 64,000 cars
Volkswagen Group of America’s settlement of a class-action lawsuit over alleged defects in the continuously variable transmissions in thousands of Audi vehicles has received final approval in U.S. District Court in Los Angeles.
Americans eyeing cheap home refueling for CNG cars
Home refueling units, which tap into a house natural gas main and compress the fuel so it can fill a vehicle tank overnight, have been available for years. With natural gas at $1.40 per equivalent gallon, it costs Connie and Travis Jones $30 to drive their Honda Civic GX 1,200 miles (1,930 km) each month, about $130 less than an average gasoline car covering the same distance.
USA Truck Buyout Bidder Knight Ups Stock Ownership
Knight Transportation Inc. of Phoenix now owns 11.3 percent of USA Truck Inc.’s shares, four days after the Van Buren-based long-haul trucking company rejected an unsolicited $242 million buyout bid at $9 a share.
Claiming support from “several of USA Truck’s largest shareholders” in an acquisition attempt that first dates to Sept. 6, Knight Transportation said Monday it was “disappointed that USA Truck has once again rejected Knight’s all-cash, premium proposal.”
