Nissan North American delivered its first all-electric Leaf (also formatted “LEAF” as a backronym for Leading, Environmentally friendly, Affordable, Family car) to Olivier Chalouhi (31) of Redwood City at a dealership in Petaluma, California
Saturday 11th December 2010 Nissan North American delivered its first all-electric Leaf (also formatted “LEAF” as a backronym for Leading, Environmentally friendly, Affordable, Family car) to Olivier Chalouhi (31) of Redwood City at a dealership in Petaluma, California. The Leaf uses an 80 kW (110 hp) and 280 N·m (210 ft·lb) front-mounted synchronous electric motor…
Mike Edwards (62), cellist with ELO was killed on the A381 road between Harbertonford and Halwell near where he lived in Totnes in Devon, when a cylindrical hay bale weighing 1,300 pounds (590 kg) rolled down a hillside and collided with the van he was driving
Friday 3rd September 2010 Mike Edwards (62), cellist with ELO was killed on the A381 road between Harbertonford and Halwell near where he lived in Totnes in Devon, when a cylindrical hay bale weighing 1,300 pounds (590 kg) rolled down a hillside and collided with the van he was driving. A court case on 19…
The US Export-Import Bank unveiled a loan guarantee for Ford Motor Co that would finance $3
Thursday 5th August 2010 The US Export-Import Bank unveiled a loan guarantee for Ford Motor Co that would finance $3.1 billion in exports of cars and trucks to customers in Canada and Mexico.
China’s Geely Holding Group received final government approval to acquire Volvo Cars from Ford Motor Co
Monday 26th July 2010 China’s Geely Holding Group received final government approval to acquire Volvo Cars from Ford Motor Co. in a $1.8 billion deal.
Zhejiang Geely Holding Group signed a binding deal to buy Ford Motor Co
Sunday 28th March 2010 Zhejiang Geely Holding Group signed a binding deal to buy Ford Motor Co.’s Volvo Cars unit for $1.8 billion, representing a coup for the independent Chinese automaker which was aiming to expand in Europe.
US auto giant Ford said it had agreed the main terms for selling its Swedish brand Volvo Cars to Chinese carmaker Geely
Wednesday 23rd December 2009 US auto giant Ford said it had agreed the main terms for selling its Swedish brand Volvo Cars to Chinese carmaker Geely.
The Ford Motor Co
Thursday 3rd September 2009 The Ford Motor Co. settled a lawsuit filed by residents of a northern New Jersey town over toxic waste dumped there in the 1960s and ’70s. Thousands of tons of paint sludge and other toxic material from Ford’s old Mahwah factory were dumped in Ringwood, and residents sued in 2006 claiming…
The second-generation Honda Insight, billed as “the world’s first affordable hybrid,” went on sale in the United States
Tuesday 24th February 2009 The second-generation Honda Insight, billed as “the world’s first affordable hybrid,” went on sale in the United States. The Insight, a five-door hatchback, carried a price tag of just under $20,000. In 1999, a three-door hatchback version of the Insight became the first-ever gas-electric hybrid vehicle sold in the U.S. The…
The Honda Insight, billed as “the world’s first affordable hybrid,” went on sale in Japan
Friday 6th February 2009 The Honda Insight, billed as “the world’s first affordable hybrid,” went on sale in Japan. Honda took some 18,000 orders for the car within the first three weeks, pushing Toyota’s Prius, known as the world’s first mass-produced hybrid vehicle, out of the top-10-selling cars for that month, according to a March…
Road Chef, the Watford Gap UK Motorway services operator, paid £1,000 at an auction for a collection of celebrity signatures, which were collected by former employee, Beatrice England
Tuesday 27th January 2009 Road Chef, the Watford Gap UK Motorway services operator, paid £1,000 at an auction for a collection of celebrity signatures, which were collected by former employee, Beatrice England. The book included signatures of Sir Paul McCartney, Sir Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Brian Jones, The Eagles and Dusty Springfield. The Blue Boar…