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Car Makers Turning North Africa into Auto Hub

9/30/2018, 4:26:46 PM
In a rare industrialization success story for the continent, some of the largest car makers have been transforming North Africa into the world’s newest car-manufacturing cluster. ✔ In Morocco, Renault, which has a more-than 40% market share in the region, has built two assembly plants in the past five years that produce more than 200,000 cars a year ✔ The last hurdles blocking development of a local auto industry are being cleared


Godzilla Italiano: Driving Nissan’s $1.5-million Italdesign GT-R50 concept car

9/30/2018, 4:50:25 PM
Nissan and Italdesign celebrate 50 years of GT-R with a one-off concept that's both totally unique and wonderfully familiar. ✔ Not many things have enough draw to get me out of bed at 4:15 a.m.  on a Sunday ✔ Remember, these are hand-built prototypes largely designed to drive on and off stages, and in and out of transport trucks ✔ Judging by the Woodland Hills cars-and-coffee crowd, there's certainly interest


Porsche plays to its base as it preps for a major shift ahead 

9/30/2018, 1:30:45 PM
Think of Rennsport Reunion VI as a Woodstock for the Porsche faithful. ✔ Porsche opens Rennsport reunion in California    8:58 AM ET Thu, 27 Sept 2018 | 01:36 The roar on the track is a siren call for Porsche owners and fans ✔ She said Porsche has among the highest brand loyalty rates in the auto business, even as it has expanded the line-up to include SUVs


FTA revision fails to reassure carmakers

9/30/2018, 3:15:53 PM
undefined ✔ However, the review of the request does not guarantee the exemption, so Washington can still rely on auto tariffs as its bargaining chip to have an advantage on Seoul ✔ Import quotas are limitations on the quantity of products that can be imported into a country during a specified period of time


Red Dead Redemption 2: HUGE news for PS4,Xbox fans before Rockstar's next big release date

9/30/2018, 1:14:22 PM
ROCKSTAR's Red Dead Redemption 2 is likely to be one of the biggest games of the year and a new gameplay trailer will drop later today. Here's everything you need to know about the world's next favourite Rockstar game. ✔ You’ll have a limited amount of time to revive your teammates before they are eliminated ✔ It could also mean that Red Dead Redemption 2 - which will have an online component but probably doesn't lend itself towards the huge money-making potential of GTA Online - could also feature some post-launch story DLC


Carpooling service Klaxit partners with Uber for last-minute changes

9/30/2018, 4:20:24 PM
French startup Klaxit connects drivers with riders so that you don’t have to take your car to work every day. And the company recently announced a new feature with the help of Uber. If your driver cancels your ride home, Klaxit will book an Uber for you. Klaxit is a ride-sharing startup that focuse… ✔ Promoting Klaxit instantly fosters supply and demand from and to this office ✔ MAIF is the insurance company behind this insurance feature, and also one of Klaxit’s investors ✔ Klaxit competes with other French startups on this market, such as Karos and BlaBlaCar’s BlaBlaLines


Mercedes-Benz 1st in after-sales service for 3 straight years

9/30/2018, 3:19:49 PM
undefined ✔ Mercedes-Benz Korea Vice President of Customer Services Kim Jee-seop, left, poses with Korea Standards Association CEO Lee Sang-jin during an award ceremony for the Korean Standard Quality Excellence Index at the Lotte Hotel in Jung-gu, Seoul, Tuesday ✔ The company attributed the recognition to its investment in providing customers with satisfaction after purchase, by reinforcing the quality of its after-sales service, and the expansion of its infrastructure


[Test drive] Mercedes-AMG E63 brings back joy of driving

9/30/2018, 3:18:49 PM
undefined ✔ The new Mercedes-AMG E63 4MATIC+ / Courtesy of Mercedes-Benz Korea By Nam Hyun-woo Along with the trend of electrification and automation among carmakers, a part of the industry is still pursuing the fun of driving by releasing high-performance fuel-consuming sports sedans ✔ With the engine being coupled with the AMG Speedshift nine-speed sports transmission boasting short shift times, the E63 provided immediate and sensitive response to the driver's accelerator pedal input


NEW Sony PS4 Pro Console: Red Dead Redemption 2 Release date comes with new PlayStation 4

9/30/2018, 11:16:43 AM
SONY has revealed an upgraded version of the PS4 Pro is on the way - but what's been upgraded, and how can you get it? Here's everything we know so far. ✔ However, the PS4 Pro is unlike models that have been released previously - this one features upgraded hardware ✔ This bundle will be available across the U.S. and Canada for $399.99 (MSRP) / $499.99 CAD (MSRP) ✔ You can read everything we know so far about Red Dead Redemption 2 so far here


The Latest: Almirola hits wall and is penalized on pit stop

9/30/2018, 7:49:08 PM
CONCORD, N.C. (AP) — The Latest on the NASCAR playoff race at Charlotte Motor Speedway (all times local): 3:30 p.m. Championship contender Aric Almirol ✔ (AP) The Latest on the NASCAR playoff race at Charlotte Motor Speedway (all times local): 3:30 p.m. Championship contender Aric Almirola had a rough close to the second stage on the roval at Charlotte Motor Speedway ✔ Fans watch as drivers race during the NASCAR Xfinity series auto race at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, N.C., Saturday, Sept


The Latest: Larson takes Stage 1 at Charlotte's 'roval'

9/30/2018, 7:03:42 PM
CONCORD, N.C. (AP) — The Latest on the NASCAR playoff race at Charlotte Motor Speedway (all times local): 3 p.m. Kyle Larson has won the first stage on ✔ (AP) The Latest on the NASCAR playoff race at Charlotte Motor Speedway (all times local): 3 p.m. Kyle Larson has won the first stage on the new roval at Charlotte Motor Speedway ✔ (78), Kyle Busch (18) and Kevin Harvick (4) come through the backstretch chicane during practice for Sunday's NASCAR Cup Series auto race at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, N.C., Saturday, Sept


The Latest: 1st NASCAR playoff race on roval underway

9/30/2018, 6:23:47 PM
CONCORD, N.C. (AP) — The Latest on the NASCAR playoff race at Charlotte Motor Speedway (all times local): 2:10 p.m. The first-ever NASCAR playoff race ✔ The 400-mile race features a 17-turn, 2.28-mile course that has a 35-foot change in elevation ✔ Seven-time Cup champion Jimmie Johnson is trying to make it to the next round of the playoffs but is on the outside looking in at the top 12 in the point standings


China manufacturing weakens amid US tariff battle

9/30/2018, 10:02:12 AM
BEIJING (AP) — China's export orders shrank in September as a tariff battle with Washington over technology escalated, adding to downward pressure on the world's No. 2 economy, tw ✔ With no settlement in sight, forecasters say the conflict could trim global economic growth by 0.5 percent through 2020 ✔ That adds to pressure on an economy that already was forecast to cool due to slowing global consumer demand and lending controls imposed to rein in a debt boom


Elon Musk tells Tesla employees the company is 'very close to achieving profitability' after agreeing to pay SEC $20 million

9/30/2018, 5:38:45 PM
Elon Musk, fresh off settling a suit with the SEC, tells Tesla's staff the company is 'very close to profitability and proving the naysayers wrong' as the third quarter comes to a close. ✔ If we go all out tomorrow, we will achieve an epic victory beyond all expectations ✔ (If you are a Tesla employee or customer who has a story to share about a car or experience with the company, give me a shout at llopez@businessinsider.com.) Get the latest Tesla stock price here


Air by sea: The Royal Navy’s Fleet Air Arm Museum

9/30/2018, 4:50:26 PM
From WWI-era biplanes, to carrier-based WWII fighters, to the jets of the late 20th century, the Fleet Air Arm Museum has over 100 years of incredible aircraft. Here’s how they look up close. ✔ The rotors of a helicopter thump menacingly overhead, the first hint this is no ordinary museum ✔ There's also a viewing area here where you can see the apron and runway of RNAS Yeovilton ✔ This was the second Concorde to fly, and the first built in Britain


Daily Deals: NES Classic and SNES Classic In Stock, 8Bitdo Controller Preorders Live

9/30/2018, 6:01:34 PM
NES Classic and SNES Classic in stock, Zelda Encyclopedia for $23, PlayStation Classic back in stock at GameStop, HP OMEN X 34" 1440p GSYNC Monitor for $699.99, and More. ✔ Besides the Joy-Cons, this is the only licensed Switch controller that supports motion controls, HD rumble, and built-in amiibo functionality ✔ I and other people here have used Udemy and would easily recommend one of these hugely informative courses for the same cost as a Switch screen protector


This NASA rocket plane launched the space age, and got left behind

9/30/2018, 4:50:28 PM
The X-15, one of the most powerful aircraft ever built, was flying high back when the space agency was just getting under way. ✔ Glenn Rioux, commanding officer of the US Naval Test Pilot School in Patuxent River, Maryland, one of only a handful such programs in the world ✔ NASA turns 60: And it's reinventing itself for the SpaceX era ✔ It's not just a space agency: How NASA makes your airplane flights better than ever


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