Kris Alingod – AHN News Contributor Washington, D.C., United States (AHN) – Highway deaths last year dropped to the lowest level in more than 60 years, the National Highway and Traffic Safety Administration said on Friday. An estimate 32,788 people died in vehicle accidents during the year, down 3 percent from 2009 despite a double-digit [...]
Vittorio Hernandez – AHN News Brussels, Belgium (AHN) – The European Union released Monday a new transport plan for the 27-member bloc that would improve mobility through road, rail, air and water networks, reduce dependence on imported oil and cut greenhouse gas emissions. The plan, which would encourage major infrastructure investment, features the banning of [...]
U.S. auto sales rose more than 20 percent in February as the lure of discounts from automakers led by General Motors Co (NYSE: GM) outweighed concerns about higher oil prices. View full post on All Stories
The Media Line Staff Jerusalem, Israel David Rosenberg – It’s the Israeli driver versus the global economy and his government – and the guy behind the wheel is losing. Motorists pulling into their local filling stations Tuesday morning were greeted with a pump price of 7.26 shekels a liter for the benchmark 95 octane fuel [...]
Ayinde O. Chase – AHN News Editor Dearborn, MI, United States (AHN) – Automaker Ford has announced sales that total 1.935 million vehicles sold, marking a 19 percent increase for the carmaker over last year’s figures. The company’s market share is also up for the second year in a row and is the first back-to-back [...]
Kris Alingod – AHN News Contributor Washington, DC, United States (AHN) – The world’s largest furniture retailer stopped selling incandescent lights in the United States on Tuesday, a year before a federal law banning such energy inefficient bulbs takes effect. IKEA has removed incandescent lights from its shelves but will continue to offer 25-watt chandelier [...]
Ayinde O. Chase – AHN News Editor Dallas, TX, United States (AHN) – More than 90 percent of decisions and reactions made behind the wheel depend on good vision. However a new survey found that 20 percent of eyeglass wearers sometimes drive without their prescription glasses and instead wear non-prescription sunglasses. A recent survey commissioned [...]
David Goodhue – AHN News Reporter Washington, D.C., United States (AHN) – In not-so-encouraging news as we approach the holiday driving season, a new federal survey reveals 30 million Americans drive drunk and 10 million drive under the influence of illicit drugs. The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration survey showed the states with [...]
Vittorio Hernandez – AHN News Manila, Metro Manila, Philippines (AHN) – Car sales in the Philippines went up 29 percent in the first 11 months of 2010. According to the Chamber of Automotive Manufacturers of the Philippines, 153,163 units were sold from January to November. For the same period last year, only 118,848 vehicles were [...]
Premiums for employer-sponsored family health insurance increased an average of 41 percent from 2003 to 2009, more than three times faster than median incomes, according to a report released Thursday by the Commonwealth Fund. View full post on All Stories
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