Stolen car claims top $100 million Motorists are paying more than $60 extra on their insurance premiums each year to cover stolen car claims topping $100 million.Police figures show 20,000 cars are stolen each year – insurance estimates are double that – with 67… Read more on The New Zealand Herald Honda car factories in [...]
Car Hackers Can Kill Brakes, Engine, and More University researchers have taken a close look at the computer systems used to run today’s cars and discovered new ways to hack into them, sometimes with frightening results. Read more on PC World via Yahoo! News Gaza’s car industry: A tale in four parts – Feature Gaza [...]
Car Show Calendar The South Carolina Region Sports Car Club of America (SCCA) is putting on an S.C. Autocross Championship event at the North Charleston Coliseum parking lot. Read more on The Post and Courier Meals on wheels: Vultures in Everglades feast on visitors’ rubber car parts Meals on wheels: Vultures in Everglades feast on [...]
Proton Edar aims for 50 parts stockists by 2013 PROTON Edar Sdn Bhd, aims to establish 50 exclusive Proton Parts stockists in each state by 2013. Proton Edar Sdn Bhd is the local marketing arm of Proton Holdings Bhd. Read more on Business Times (Malaysia)
Man suspected of trying to sell stolen car parts One man is in custody and could face criminal charges after allegedly trying to sell catalytic converters stolen from Oronoco Auto Parts. Read more on Post-Bulletin
Napa Auto Parts Sings a New Tune Taking a page from Subway and FreeCreditReport.com, which feature catchy original music in their ads, auto parts brand Napa is rolling out a tuneful new campaign. Read more on BrandWeek
Bristol MP visits growing car parts supplier A new car parts warehouse and headquarters in Bedminster has been opened by Bristol South MP Dawn Primarolo. Read more on This is Bristol
BMW Installs Top-End 7-Series’s Parts in Cheaper Car (Update2) Feb. 12 (Bloomberg) — Bayerische Motoren Werke AG , the world’s largest luxury-vehicle maker, is using its top-end 7- Series car to supply most parts in a lower-priced new sedan as it pushes a component-sharing strategy for saving money. Read more on Bloomberg