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New US. Auto tariffs would raise prices, cost jobs – Experts

by Tola Ojobo - June 19, 2018June 19, 2018 01967

If President Donald Trump delivers on threats to slap 25 percent tariffs on imported automobiles and parts, experts say it will cut auto sales and cost jobs in the U.S., Canada and Mexico. Trump has asked the Commerce Department to study the tariffs on national security grounds, hoping to bring back

Egypt increases fuel prices, as part of austerity measures

by Tola Ojobo - June 16, 2018June 16, 2018 01867

Egypt announced Saturday steep increases in fuel and cooking gas prices as part of the country’s economic reforms and austerity measures designed to overhaul the country’s ailing economy. The new prices went into effect Saturday morning, the Ministry of Oil said in a statement. Prices for cooking gas increased from 60 to

This Is How You Jump-Start Your Car With Just A Rope

by Tola Ojobo - June 15, 2018June 15, 2018 02619

If you’ve ever been stranded on the side of the road with a dead car battery, this trick could change your life. According to Instructables user and DIY pro-ShakeTheFuture, all you need to jump-start your car (given that it’s a manual) is a rope and a jack. That’s right, no jumper cables

Rolls-Royce cuts 4,600 jobs at ‘pivotal moment’ for business

by Tola Ojobo - June 15, 2018June 14, 2018 02195

London - Rolls-Royce is to cut 4,600 jobs over two years in the latest attempt by boss Warren East to reduce costs and complexity and make Britain’s best-known engineering company more profitable and dynamic. East, a softly-spoken former tech boss, has overhauled the 134-year-old Rolls since he took charge in 2015 but

European shippers protest bunker surcharges

by Tola Ojobo - June 15, 2018June 14, 2018 01800

ANTWERP, BELGIUM: Oil tanker moored near an oil silo in Port of Antwerp July 9,2013 in Antwerp, Belgium. The Port of Antwerp is the Europe's second largest sea port after Rotterdam. Council’s letter asserts “unjustified” fees violate agreement to end price signaling. The European Shippers’ Council has sent a letter to European

Highway Crash Mangles Truck, Stops Traffic in Cape Town

by Tola Ojobo - June 13, 2018June 12, 2018 01618

Cape Town - Traffic on the N1 just outside Cape Town was heavily backed up on Tuesday morning after a truck driver lost control of his vehicle and crashed into the central barriers of the highway, IOL reports. "The truck driver lost control and the truck went into the centre island barrier,"

BMW says May sales of BMW, Mini vehicles dip due to China tariffs

by Tola Ojobo - June 12, 2018June 12, 2018 01483

FILE PHOTO: A BMW logo is seen at the 2017 New York International Auto Show in New York City, U.S. April 13, 2017. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson Frankfurt (Reuters) - BMW said vehicle sales fell 2.1 percent in May, weighed down by China tariffs, the launch of a new model, and a 13.6 percent

VW’s Skoda Auto May deliveries rise 13%

by Tola Ojobo - June 12, 2018June 12, 2018 01568

FILE PHOTO: The Skoda Vision X car is presented during an event at the 88th International Motor Show at Palexpo in Geneva, Switzerland, March 5, 2018. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/File Photo Prague (Reuters) - Global deliveries by Volkswagen’s Czech carmaker Skoda Auto rose 13.4 percent year-on-year in May, posting the best-ever result for the

Land Rover Discovery model moved to Slovakia from the UK

by Tola Ojobo - June 12, 2018June 11, 2018 01535

Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) has said it will move production of its Land Rover Discovery SUV from the West Midlands to Slovakia from next year. The Solihull factory, where the Discovery is manufactured, will be used to build a new generation of Range Rover models, the firm said. The company warned that

Daimler forced to recall Mercedes with defeat devices

by Tola Ojobo - June 12, 2018June 12, 2018 01567

FILE PHOTO: The Mercedes-Benz logo is seen before the company's annual news conference in Stuttgart, Germany, February 4, 2016. REUTERS/Michaela Rehle/File Photo The German government has ordered carmaker Daimler to recall 238,000 vehicles in Germany after they were found to be fitted with illegal software that masks diesel emissions. Across Europe, a