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Big automakers report US sales jump on pre-tariff consumer surge
AFP, Published on 02/07/2025
» NEW YORK - Several leading automakers including Detroit giants General Motors and Ford reported increased US car sales in the second quarter on Tuesday as consumers fast-forwarded purchases ahead of US tariffs.
Nice pick up: Guitars owned by Clapton, Cobain hit auction block
AFP, Published on 11/10/2023
» GARDENA (UNITED STATES) - Guitars played by music legends Eric Clapton and Kurt Cobain are going under the hammer in the United States next month with an estimated price tag of up to $2 million each.
Ford announces $11.4 bn investment for electric vehicle production
AFP, Published on 28/09/2021
» WASHINGTON - US car manufacturer Ford said Monday it plans to invest $11.4 billion in electric vehicle production, building four new plants that will create 11,000 new jobs by 2025.
Horror film 'Conjuring' scares up a NAmerica boxoffice lead
AFP, Published on 07/06/2021
» LOS ANGELES: As if 2020 didn't bring horrors enough, North American moviegoers seem to crave more: Fright film "The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It" earned an estimated $24 million this weekend to top the box office as more and more theaters reopen after a bleak year.
Ford unveils its first all-electric pickup truck
AFP, Published on 20/05/2021
» DEARBORN (UNITED STATES) - Ford officially unveiled the all-electric version of its bestselling F-150 truck on Wednesday, in an eco-friendly reinvention of a flagship American car brand.
Ford to speed up push to electric autos, digitisation
AFP, Published on 05/02/2021
» NEW YORK - Ford announced Thursday a dramatic acceleration of its investment push into electric autos and signaled deepening collaborations with technology giants on the increased digitisation of driving.
Chuck Yeager, first pilot to break sound barrier, dies at 97
AFP, Published on 08/12/2020
» WASHINGTON: Chuck Yeager, a World War II fighter ace who was the first human to travel faster than sound and whose gutsy test pilot exploits were immortalized in the bestselling book "The Right Stuff," died on Monday, his wife said. He was 97.
Ireland can roar back to claim Six Nations title, says Stockdale
AFP, Published on 20/10/2020
» DUBLIN: Jacob Stockdale insists Ireland can win the Six Nations as they prepare to return to action, even though England are firm favourites to claim the title.
First Saudi woman driver to race car in kingdom
AFP, Published on 23/11/2019
» DIRIYAH, Saudi Arabia: Sliding behind the wheel of a sleek electric SUV, Reema Juffali is set to blaze a trail in male-dominated motor sports as the first Saudi woman to race in the kingdom.
Kurt Cobain's cigarette-burned sweater sells for B10m
AFP, Published on 27/10/2019
» NEW YORK: A quarter century after grunge's enigmatic rhapsodist took his own life, Kurt Cobain's iconic cigarette-singed cardigan worn during Nirvana's 1993 "Unplugged" performance has sold for $334,000 (10 million baht).