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Volkswagen & Siemens launch joint electric mobility pilot project in Rwanda

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The services are offered on the Move App, an innovative IT mobility solution which was developed by a local IT start-up company, Awesomity Lab. Ghana and Ethiopia are planned as the next locations. Volkswagen Mobility Solutions Rwanda offers mobility solutions services such as ride-hailing and corporate car sharing.

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Geely exports more than 100,000 vehicles in 2012; 164% year-on-year growth

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Zhejiang Geely Holding Group set a new export sales record in December with 11,000 cars being exported during the month, which also helped the company increase its export sales over the course of 2012 by 164%. In addition, plans for new production facilities in Ethiopia and Brazil are well under way.

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‘Shortcuts Everywhere’: How Boeing Favored Speed Over Quality

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Such reports, and interviews with aviation safety experts and more than two dozen current and former Boeing employees, paint a worrying picture about a company long considered to be at the pinnacle of American engineering. The agency has given the company three months , or until about late May, to address quality-control issues.

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F.A.A. Investigating Whether Boeing 737 Max 9 Conformed to Approved Design

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The Federal Aviation Administration said on Thursday that it had opened an investigation into whether Boeing failed to ensure that its 737 Max 9 plane was safe and manufactured to match the design approved by the agency. Dave Calhoun, Boeing’s chief executive, on Tuesday promised transparency in the company’s response to the incident.

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Boeing Again Under Scrutiny After Latest 737 Max Problem

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It is not clear whether Boeing is to blame for what happened, but the episode raises new questions for the manufacturer. Last month, the company urged airlines to inspect the more than 1,300 delivered Max planes for a possible loose bolt in the rudder-control system. “We agree with and fully support the F.A.A.’s

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Boeing Max 9 Jets Remain Grounded as Airlines Await Inspection Instructions

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oversight, Boeing’s manufacturing process and installation or maintenance work done on the plane. It is not clear whether Boeing is to blame for what happened to the Alaska Airlines plane, but the episode raises new questions for the manufacturer and puts additional pressure on it.

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