Seoul shares fall 0.4 pct on China rate hike; autos slide - Reuters (Manchester Airport)

Seoul shares fall 0.4 pct on China rate hike; autos slide - Reuters
SEOUL, Dec 27 (Reuters) - Seoul shares edged lower on Monday amid year-end thin volume and weighed down by a surprise decision by China's central bank to raise interest rates on Christmas day, a move that hurt automakers including Hyundai Motor . The Korea
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Autos get safer because of nanny - Paris Post-Intelligencer
Motor vehicles are safer than ever before, thanks apparently to the federal nanny. An annual report from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety said vehicles from economy cars to top luxury models are rapidly becoming safer to drive. That produces an
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Ford (F) Ready to Expand Start-Stop Technology to Conventional Autos - StreetInsider.com
Shares of Ford (NYSE: F ) are trading modestly lower this afternoon despite news earlier that the automaker will expand its start-stop technology from hybrids to its conventional cars. The Ford-patented Start-Stop feature automatically shuts off the engine
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A.I. Autos: Leave the Driving to Us - Wired News
The 200-mile trip from San Francisco to Lake Tahoe can be a frustrating slog in the wintertime traffic on Interstate 80. Speeds in the fast lane swing from 90 to 30 for no discernible reason. Slow, fast, faster, slow. Hit rush hour in Sacramento—or
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Autos Lead European Stocks Lower - Wall Street Journal
LONDON—Auto stocks drove European stock markets lower as investors fretted about the impact of China's weekend interest-rate increase on vehicle demand. The Stoxx Europe 600 fell 0.8% to 279.18, while the DAX dropped 1.2% to 6970.73, its lowest close
Source: online.wsj.com

Research and Markets: Latvia Autos Report 2011 - Latvian Auto Sales Have Started To Bounce - PR Inside
Research and Markets ( www.researchandmarkets.com/research/47933e/latvia_autos_repor : ) has announced the addition of the " Latvia Autos Report 2011 : " report to their offering. The Latvia Autos Report provides industry professionals and strategists
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Seoul shares slip on Chinese rate hike; autos decline - Reuters UK
Dec 27 (Reuters) - SEOUL Dec 27 (Reuters) - Seoul shares ended lower on Monday on year-end thin volume and weighed by a surprise decision by China's central bank to raise interest rates on Christmas Day. Falls were led by automakers including Hyundai Motor
Source: uk.reuters.com