US new-vehicle sales rose only 0.1% in the second quarter despite discounts, as buyers balked at still-high prices
DETROIT (AP) — US new-vehicle sales rose only 0.1% in the second quarter despite discounts, as buyers balked at still-high prices.
DETROIT (AP) — US new-vehicle sales rose only 0.1% in the second quarter despite discounts, as buyers balked at still-high prices.
On July 2, passengers were forced to leap from an out-of-control bus while traveling on a mountain highway in Jammu and Kashmir, India. Terrifying footage captured the moment the vehicle's brakes failed, sending it flying down the road. The passengers were left with no choice but to flee for their lives.
A bizarre incident unfolded on June 19 in central Phoenix, Arizona, after a police officer attempted to pull over a Waymo self-driving car that was wildly swerving between lanes and into oncoming traffic. But when the car eventually complied, the officer found the vehicle was completely empty, leaving him in a peculiar predicament.
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Dozens of passengers were injured after a flight from Spain to Uruguay experienced severe turbulence on Monday, July 1, reports said.Spanish airline Air Europa said on Monday that the flight, which flew from Madrid and was bound for Montevideo, was diverted to an airport in northeastern Brazil due to “strong turbulence,” adding that minor injuries were reported.Footage filmed by passenger Natalia Gimeno shows the damaged aircraft, injured people being treated in the plane’s aisle, and a man being helped down from an overhead compartment.Passengers who didn’t require medical attention were transferred to a separate aircraft and continued their journey to Montevideo on Tuesday, Air Europa wrote.“We are sorry for what happened and the inconvenience caused and hope for a speedy recovery of the passengers,” the airline wrote. Credit: Natalia Gimeno via Storyful
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Chinese brands MG and Nio suggested on Thursday they might raise prices of their cars in Europe later this year, following the European Union's decision to confirm tariffs on Chinese-imported EVs. The EU will impose tariffs of up to 37.6% from Friday on imports of electric vehicles made in China, EU officials said, ratcheting up tensions with Beijing in Brussels' largest trade case yet. Chinese automaker Nio said in a statement it might adjust prices of its cars in Europe as a result of the EU's decision on tariffs.
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Cable car, urban rail link or ring road -- Kinshasa has big plans for alleviating its traffic chaos but for now, travelling into the megacity remains a daily headache for millions of people.The cable car could provide a "small solution" to the city's traffic woes, Ndaka added -- but there is still one problem with the idea.
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