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NHTSA proposes mandatory stability control on big rigs, busses
Filed under: Truck , Government/Legal , Safety Stability control was made mandatory on passenger vehicles for this current model year, but it's still not a requirement for semis and busses . But that could soon be changing, as the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has proposed requiring the technology on all new large commercial trucks, motorcoaches, and other large buses
Continue reading...Chery requests Chinese approval of $1.9B joint venture with Jaguar Land Rover
16. May 2012
Filed under: China , Government/Legal , Plants/Manufacturing , Jaguar , Land Rover , Luxury A month ago, Jaguar Land Rover signed a joint-venture agreement with China's Chery Automobile Company . JLR's 12.1 billion yuan ($1.9 billion U.S.) investment, if approved, will pay for a plant in Changsu to build Jaguars, Land Rovers, engines and joint-venture models. The facility will also house a research and development center.
Continue reading...Great Britain set to introduce laws making "drug driving" a criminal offense
16. May 2012
Filed under: Government/Legal , UK It's taken three years but the Great Britain is finally ready to introduce laws to make driving while impaired by illegal and legal drugs against the law. While Britain's Home Office waitied for approval of a mobile drug-testing unit - currently drug testing is done at the police station - ministers have been working on the details of the law to fall under the Crime, Communications and Court Bill
Continue reading...Saab union asks Obama to pressure GM for licensing deal
15. May 2012
Filed under: China , Europe , Government/Legal , Plants/Manufacturing , GM , Saab , UAW/Unions The door has not yet closed on Saab . Hoping for yet another 11th hour stay of execution, the defunct carmaker's chief union, IF Metall, has written directly to President Obama , asking him to intervene, according to Just-Auto. While on the surface, this may seem silly, it's actually rather clever, even if it has little likelihood of working
Continue reading...Why you should call 911 if you get pulled over in Mississippi w/video
15. May 2012
Filed under: Etc. , Government/Legal , Safety , Videos It sounds like an urban legend: A serial killer posing as a police officer pulling over motorists and then murdering them in their vehicles on the side of the highway.
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16. May 2012
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