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News•September 25, 2008

Volvo Cars Turns to Locust Swarms for Future Safety Solutions

GOTHENBURG, SWEDEN – For Volvo Cars, nature is a wonderful laboratory. The manufacturer recently learned of Dr. Claire Rind´s, Newcastle University, UK, studies into the migratory locust, the African Locust, which tend to avoid bumping into each other during flights.

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News•September 24, 2008

Honda to Begin Using New Pedestrian Dummy in Crash Tests

TOKYO, Japan --- Honda Motor Co. Ltd. announced it will begin using its new third-generation pedestrian dummy, POLAR III, in vehicle-to-pedestrian crash tests before the end of this year.

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News•September 24, 2008

Coach & Equipment Recalls Nearly 600 Phoenix Paratransit Buses

Coach & Equipment Manufacturing Corp., a bus manufacturer based in Penn Yan, N.Y., is recalling 594 MY 2005-2007 Phoenix paratransit buses equipped with Ricon platform-style wheelchair lifts.

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News•September 24, 2008

Copart Adds Fourth Facility in Kentucky

FAIRFIELD, CA --- Copart announced the opening of a new 10-acre facility in Louisville, Kentucky.

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News•September 24, 2008

Sanyo Introduces Ultra-Thin Navigation System With Large Screen

CHATSWORTH, CA --- Sanyo has introduced the Easy Street NVM-4370, a navigation system featuring one of the thinnest bodies on the market (at less than .72 inch).

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News•September 24, 2008

70 North American Models Now Offer NAVTEQ Traffic

CHICAGO --- NAVTEQ, a leading provider of digital map data for vehicle navigation, announced that with the new model year introductions, nearly 70 North American vehicle models now offer NAVTEQ Traffic systems, almost doubling the number available just a year ago.

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News•September 22, 2008

Collision on Wheels Takes New Approach to Collision Repair

WARREN, MI – Collision on Wheels' mobile approach is designed to reduce downtime from the collision process and keep fleets at full capacity.

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News•September 22, 2008

Hertz Helping Out Houston

HOUSTON – Hertz is moving in fleet from all over the country to meet the demands of the Hurricane recovery efforts to assist all customers.

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News•September 18, 2008

'09 Chrysler Town & Country Adds Safety Features

AUBURN HILLS, MI --- The 2009 Chrysler Town & Country adds two new safety features -- Blind Spot Monitoring and Rear Cross Path advance safety systems -- to the more than 30 safety features available already, the automaker said.

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News•September 18, 2008

AIG Auto Insurance Subsidiaries Are Solvent

KANSAS CITY, MO — National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) President Sandy Praeger yesterday sought to reassure customers of AIG subsidiaries, some of which offer business fleet insurance, that their coverage is intact.

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