A Volkswagen logo is seen at Serramonte Volkswagen in Colma, California, U.S., October 3, 2017. REUTERS/Stephen Lam GUANGZHOU/BEIJING (Reuters) - Volkswagen Group said on Thursday it plans to spend 10 billion euros ($11.8 billion) by 2025 to develop and manufacture all-electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles as it seeks to comply with
Year: 2017
Women Buy More Fuel Than Men – Study in Uganda
A study of more than 1,000 motorists across Uganda, found that women buy twice as much fuel as men. The study was commissioned to find out driving habits in relation to lifestyle, leisure and attitude to fuel efficiency. While releasing the findings of the study, Mr. Marx Rukundo, the Ipsos Uganda managing
First look at October cargo shows continued demand, but slowing growth
Airbus lands £38bn deal for record 430 budget airline planes
Photograph: A logo of Airbus is pictured on their booth during the European Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition (EBACE) in Geneva, Switzerland, May 22, 2017. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse Airbus has announced it is to sell 430 models of its A320neo aircraft in a deal worth £38bn. Dubai (The Guardian) - Order signed
EU set to fine seatbelt, airbag cartel in coming weeks
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The EU is set to fine a group of car seatbelt and airbag makers in the coming weeks, three people familiar with the matter said on Wednesday, the latest regulatory crackdown on price-fixing in the sector. The decision by the European Commission follows a six-year-long investigation which began
DHL expands Hong Kong hub as China market heats up
DHL’s new Central Asia regional Hub for express cargo sorting and handling facility with a total area of 18,000 square metres. With last week’s 11/11 e-commerce holiday just the latest in a series of broken records for e-commerce volumes, companies are re-evaluating the scope of China’s market and positioning themselves for
Coast, Nairobi, Central Take Largest Share of Kenya’s Roads Budget
A rural county road in Kenya Nairobi (Daily Nation) - Top 10 counties with the best access to paved roads were allocated 60 percent of the road budget, while those in the bottom 10 had only 13 percent, a report by the International Budget Partnership has shown. This, the non-governmental organization said,
Amtrak’s lax safety culture led to crash that killed
On April 3, 2016, Amtrak investigators inspect the deadly train crash in Chester Says Federal investigators at the U.S National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Federal investigators said Tuesday they found major lapses in how Amtrak deals with safety, including more than two dozen hazardous conditions at the work zone near
South African Train Driver Comes Under Attack for Refusing to Jump Red Signal
Train driver comes under attack for refusing to jump red signal. 2017-11-14 14:59. Jenni Evans. Metrorail train. (Duncan Alfreds, News24) Johannesburg (News24) - Angry train passengers rounded on a female train driver who refused to jump a red signal in KwaZulu-Natal on Tuesday morning, the United National Transport Union (UNTU) said on
Boeing to sell four 777 freighters worth $1.3 billion to Ethiopian Airlines
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Boeing Co. inked a $1.3 billion deal on Tuesday to sell four 777 freighters to Ethiopian Airlines as an aircraft provider to a Kuwaiti carrier resuming operations tentatively agreed to buy 25 Airbus A320neos. Chicago-based Boeing and Ethiopian, Africa’s largest cargo operator, made the announcement