Ford is suspending production of its F-150 trucks after a fire at a supplier's facility caused it to run out of parts for the nation's best-selling vehicle. Ford will temporarily stop making the F-150 at its plant in Dearborn, Michigan, on Wednesday night. The company had already suspended truck production at
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Lagos-Ibadan speed rail December completion date, conclusive
Lagos - The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, says the Dec. 2018 date for the completion of the Lagos-Ibadan speed rail project “is non-negotiable’’. The minister said this on Tuesday at the project site in Papalanto, near Abeokuta in Ogun state. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that
Dar es Salam Port to Link Systems With New Installed Scanners
Dar es Salaam port Dar es Salaam - Works and Communications Minister Makame Mbarawa has directed all institutions providing logistics services at the Dar es Salaam port to harmonize their systems in linking them with the new scanners under installation. "I want you to hand over to me your work plan on how
Week Four – Striking Bus Drivers in south Africa Feel the Pain With No Work, No Pay
Texas becomes the latest state to get a self-driving car service
Texas will become the latest state to host a self-driving car service on public roads when Drive.ai — a Mountain View, Calif.-based start-up — launches a six-month pilot program in Frisco, Tex. this summer. Unlike Waymo or Uber, whose self-driving programs typically cover vast urban spaces, Drive.ai will begin testing its
Nissan to gradually withdraw from diesel vehicle market in Europe
The logo of Nissan Motor Co is pictured at a showroom at the carmaker's headquarters in Yokohama, Japan May 11, 2017. REUTERS/Toru Hanai PARIS (Reuters) - Japanese carmaker Nissan will gradually stop selling diesel cars in Europe, in a further sign of weakening demand for those cars as customers worry about
Sudan Fuel Crisis ‘Has Reached Its Limit’
The fuel crisis that has been plaguing Sudan since March has led to an almost entire stop of traffic and public transport, especially in the periphery of the country. Officials attribute the scarcity of fuel to the corruption in the country. "The Sudanese call the ongoing fuel scarcity 'katma' [suppression, stifling],
UK-EU customs partnership ‘still on table’
A new "customs partnership" with the EU - which is fiercely opposed by some Tory Brexiteers - is still on the table, the business secretary says. Greg Clark warned about the effect of border checks on manufacturing jobs, saying whatever replaces the customs union was of "huge importance". He added whichever option
U.S. issues arrest warrant for former Volkswagen CEO but unlikely to face charges
Ex-Volkswagen CEO Martin Winterkorn charged in the US over the carmaker's diesel emissions scandal - The Financial Express Washington (Reuters) -The U.S. Justice Department said on Friday that former Volkswagen Chief Executive Martin Winterkorn, indicted on four felony charges in Detroit in the company’s diesel emissions scandal, is a fugitive who faces
