Tuesday, 11 January 2011

2011 CES turns spotlight on cars, tablets to rival Apple’s iPad - Boston Herald (Pentewan)

2011 CES turns spotlight on cars, tablets to rival Apple’s iPad - Boston Herald
L AS VEGAS — Automotive technologies are set to take center stage at the International Consumer Electronics Show — traditionally a venue for the latest must-have smartphone, television or other consumer gadget. But executives from Ford and Audi are set
Source: www.bostonherald.com

Metra to run 'quiet cars' starting Monday - Charleston Daily Mail
CHICAGO (AP) - Riders on Chicago's Metra commuter train service will soon have the opportunity to experience "quiet cars" free of cell phones and music. Metra said Friday that starting Monday it will begin a 3-month test of "quiet cars" on its Rock Island
Source: dailymail.com

Virginia legislature launches iPad experiment - Sacramento Bee
WASHINGTON -- A few years ago, the Virginia House of Delegates gave Del. Lionell Spruill a laptop computer to help him keep track of legislation. "I never touched the damn thing," says Spruill, who preferred carrying around stacks of paper. "I'm 64 years
Source: www.sacbee.com

Toyota's Biggest Problem: Ho Hum Cars - Huffingtonpost.com
DETROIT — It would be easy to think Toyota's biggest problem is its damaged reputation caused by sudden acceleration recalls, millions in government fines and massive lawsuits and settlements. But what's hurting the company most is an aging lineup of
Source: www.huffingtonpost.com

UPDATE 4-China car sales growth set to slow after record 2010 - Reuters UK
The Beijing city government's recent move to impose quotas on new car registrations and possible similar moves by other big cities to tackle traffic gridlock as well as further hikes in fuel prices will also apply the brakes to the market, industry
Source: uk.reuters.com

U.S. lawmakers get an eyeful of cars - Detroit Free Press
Volts and Veranos and Explorers, oh my! A congressional delegation led by House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer, D-Md., spent three hours on the auto show floor this afternoon oohing and aaahing over the efficient, the expensive and the American-made vehicles
Source: www.freep.com

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UPDATE: Rolls-Royce Cars CEO Upbeat On Prospects For 2011 - Wall Street Journal
LONDON (Dow Jones)--Rolls-Royce Motor Cars Ltd. Monday reported sales in 2010 more than doubled from 2009 as the global economy recovered from a withering downturn, and the company's chief executive said the maker of ultra-luxury vehicles in 2011 will at
Source: online.wsj.com

NJ Transit finds disputes on what 'quiet' means - Philadelphia Daily News
MATAWAN, N.J. - Conductors are finding a big question in New Jersey Transit's expanded quiet car program: How quiet is quiet enough? The New York Times reports disputes have been breaking out in designated quiet cars over the past week. Some passengers are
Source: www.philly.com

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