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The rise of the $50,000 minivan
2015-02-19 23:40:39| Automakers - Topix.net
The news was little noticed outside Detroit, but it marks a shift in the future of a certain kind of vehicle -- one that became established as suitable for one class of buyers but is morphing into something else entirely. On Valentine's Day, Chrysler FCA began a 14-week shutdown of the Windsor, Ontario, plant where it builds all its minivans.
New York City Set for Major Sea Level Rise By 2050s, Report Concludes
2015-02-19 20:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Yale Environment 360: The waters surrounding New York City are on track to rise 11 to 21 inches by the 2050s, according to an analysis based on NASA climate change models. The city's average temperature, which has increased by 3.4 degrees F since 1900, is set to rise another 5 degrees F by the 2050s, the report says, and annual precipitation is also likely to rise significantly over that period. New York City has already seen sea levels rise by over 1 foot since 1900 nearly twice the average global rate, according to...
Millions at risk from rapid sea rise in swampy Sundarbans
2015-02-19 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: The tiny hut sculpted out of mud at the edge of the sea is barely large enough for Bokul Mondol and his family to lie down. The water has taken everything else from them, and one day it almost certainly will take this, too. Saltwater long ago engulfed the 5 acres where Mondol once grew rice and tended fish ponds, as his ancestors had on Bali Island for some 200 years. His thatch-covered hut, built on public land, is the fifth he has had to build in the last five years as the sea creeps in. "Every...
Chinese demand drive rise in UK car sales
2015-02-19 11:01:11| Auto Dealers - Topix.net
Sales of British-made cars to China have increased sevenfold since 2009 amid booming demand across Asia for luxury brands such as Aston Martin and Rolls-Royce. Figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders show 137,410 UK-built cars were exported to China in 2014 - up 14.5 per cent on 2013 and from 19,417 in 2009.
Porsche leads rise of Canada's luxury auto sector
2015-02-19 06:51:39| Auto Dealers - Topix.net
Porsche posted the best year-over-year percentage increase of any auto maker in Canada, topping off a four-year run that has doubled sales. "The Canadian economy has created quite a tailwind for us," Alexander Pollich, Porsche Canada president, said in an interview at Downtown Porsche, one of three dealerships the Germany-based auto maker has in the Greater Toronto Area.
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