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City of Szczecin buying 8 Solaris Urbino 18 articulated electric buses

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Representatives of the City of Szczecin and of Solaris Bus & Coach have signed a contract for the purchase of 8 Urbino 18 electric buses. An electric axle with two integrated electric motors will provide a comfortable, smooth ride. Solaris has been collaborating with Szczecin since 2004.

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Junkyard Find: 2001 Oldsmobile Alero Sedan With Manual Transmission

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General Motors built cars on the N Platform and its derivatives from the 1985 through 2005 model years, and five-speed manual transmissions were available on various N-based machines throughout that time. You could get a new Alero with a Getrag five-on-the-floor all the way through the demise of Oldsmobile in 2004.

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Opposed-piston engine company Achates Power raises $35.2M in Series C Financing; new industry advisory board

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The Series C financing follows a $19-million Series B round in 2009 and brings the total raised by Achates Power to nearly $90 million since its 2004 founding. Daniel Hancock, retired vice president, global powertrain engineering, who spent more than four decades at General Motors Co.

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Remy to acquire 100% of its Remy Hubei Electric JV in China

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has signed a definitive share purchase agreement with its Chinese joint venture partner, Hubei Super Electric Auto Motor Co. In 2004, Remy acquired a 51% ownership of REH as part of Remy’s purchase of Delphi’s light duty alternator business. Remy International, Inc. REH) joint venture. with Hubei in 1994.

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Honda President Ito steps down, Takahiro Hachigo to replace him

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Honda Motor Co., Takanobu Ito, the current President, Chief Operating Officer and Representative Director, will remain on the board and assume the post of Director and Advisor to Honda Motor. From April 2004 to March 2006, Hachigo was stationed in the US as Senior Vice President of Honda R&D Americas, Inc.,

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Ford: boomers leading trend to compact utility vehicles

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Industry data supplied by Ford Motor Company and Del Webb, part of the multi-brand homebuilder PulteGroup, show that the baby boomer segment (ages 55 to 64), which comprised the growing market for large homes and made minivans and big SUVs vogue are now shifting to still lavish, but smaller homes and utility vehicles.

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What Kind of Cars Do Women Actually Want?

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Most of the relevant studies are several years old, frequently rope in the European market, and typically list high-volume models that are purchased by just as many men (e.g. However, assuming their purchasing trends have remained consistent since roughly 2018, there are a few obvious takeaways. Honda Civic).