SYDNEY, Australia (AP) — Australia has approved Aluminum Corp. of China Ltd.'s stake in miner and takeover target Rio Tinto Ltd., Treasurer Wayne Swan said Sunday.
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Britain's West Midland black cab manufacturer Manganese Bronze (MNGS) has been given a major boost by Trade Minister, Lord Jones of Birmingham.
The minister, otherwise known as Digby Jones, has been flying the flag for the Coventry manufacturer while heading a UK trade delegation to Beijing.Ori…

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With portable navigation systems hanging from millions of windshields and the price point of the popular devices diving down to the $99 mark, automakers’ expensive in-dash nav systems are going the way of the car phone. But with mobile-phone based navigation gaining ground — and the new…

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With portable navigation systems hanging from millions of windshields and the price point of the popular devices diving down to the $99 mark, automakers’ expensive in-dash nav systems are going the way of the car phone. But with mobile-phone based navigation gaining ground — and the new…

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I’m on vacation, and not supposed to be doing any of this kind of work stuff. But I did have an automotive experience the other day that I wanted to pass along. I went to an “automotive dismantling facility” for some used parts for my daughters’ cars. Back when I first started wrenching my rides, we…

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A couple of months ago, Land Rover released a blurry shot of what looked like a concept for a Range Rover Coupe SUV. We still haven’t heard a peep more about it, but if you liked it and you want a two-door Rangie a little sooner, LSE Design out of the UK will gladly hook you up with one.

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Evidently not satisfied with having trounced the Bugatti Veyron in Road & Track’s 0-200 mph showdown with its twin-turbo Viper, those tuners on speed over at Hennessey Performance Engineering are preparing a mid-engined supercar of their own. We brought you initial news, coupled with a tea…

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Evidently not satisfied with having trounced the Bugatti Veyron in Road & Track’s 0-200 mph showdown with its twin-turbo Viper, those tuners on speed over at Hennessey Performance Engineering are preparing a mid-engined supercar of their own. We brought you initial news, coupled with a tea…

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The sorcerers at Germany’s Edo Competition have cast their spells on the Ferrari 599 GTB, and as usual, the results are impressive. The Edo Competition GTB comes in two flavors, but let’s cover the common ground, first. The car gets lowered 40mm in back, 40 mm in f…

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Since 1996 all vehicles sold in the United States have been equipped with an OBD-II system, also known as On Board Diagnostics. The reasoning behind requiring the system has a lot to do with the EPA and emissions, but it just so happens to also be a great tool for tuning. You may have noticed th…

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One sports car that really needs more power is the Chevrolet C6 Corvette Z06, right? The LS7 engine puts out 505 horsepower in stock form, so it could really use about twice that. Thankfully the folks at APS (Air Power Systems) developed a twin turbocharger kit for the C6 Z06 application. APS cl…

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Nissan’s VQ35DE engine began a rush of aftermarket development when it was thrown into the 350Z in 2003. However, come 2007 Nissan decided that the single throttle body setup of the 3.5L V6 engine did not amount to the best performance (aka they had to beat BMW in the power wars) so they added a…

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Cusco has been bringing the knowledge gleaned from its racing exploits to consumers for more than a decade, and over the past few years, it’s finally offered up its wares to those of us in the States. In particular, the Subaru WRX has been the ma…

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In the late 1960s the ultimate muscle cars were the ZL-1 Camaros and Corvettes. The full racing motor featured an all aluminum block and cylinder heads and could be ordered as an option in 1969 on the Corvette or as a COPO (Central Office Production Order) on the Camaro. Because of the huge pric…

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