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• Ogle Design
  ...itish design consultancy company, founded in 1954 by [[David Ogle]], based in Letchworth, Hertfordshire. * 1959 The company became involved in transport design and small scale car production.
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• MOT test
  [[Image:MOTsmall.png|right|frame|The blue 'three triangles' logo, which stations have to display, identifies app ...es over three years old in the United Kingdom if they are used on [[public road]]s.
  12 KB (1,972 words) - 16:02, 21 August 2009
• Iveco
  ...ines annually, and for the year ended 2007 the company had €11,196 million in sales (revenues). The name is an acronym for '''I'''ndustrial '''Ve'''hicle '''Co'''rporation, an
  8 KB (1,142 words) - 09:33, 18 September 2008
• RAC plc
  ...(better known as just the '''RAC''') is a breakdown company in the United Kingdom supplying products and services for motorists. The '''RAC''' was formed in 1897 as the associate section of the [[Royal Automobile Club]] to assist members with roadside assistance and to
  8 KB (1,295 words) - 22:00, 20 August 2009
• Fuel tax
  ...duty''') is a sales tax imposed on the sale of [[fuel]]. In most countries the fuel tax is imposed on fuels which are intended for transportation. Fuels u ...so that the fuel tax is considered by many a user fee. In other countries, the fuel tax is a source of general revenue.
  15 KB (2,197 words) - 16:21, 27 December 2009
• Carsharing
  ...ive, ''ad hoc'' grouping. Today there are more than one thousand cities in the world where people can carshare.<ref>{{cite web | title = World Carshare Ci ...term '''carsharing''' is also used for [[carpooling]] or [[ride sharing]] in some places.
  12 KB (1,828 words) - 07:59, 21 August 2009
• Citroën Berlingo Electrique
  |Image = '''place image here in 300 pixels''' |Weight = '''Weight - you get the point'''
  8 KB (1,101 words) - 06:33, 29 July 2009
• Traffic sign
  ...ually a result of international standards. Such signs were first developed in Europe, and have been adopted by most countries to varying degrees. ...ed into several types. For example, Annexe 1 of the [[Vienna Convention on Road Signs and Signals]] (1968), which at 30 June 2004 had 52 signatory countrie
  34 KB (5,212 words) - 13:10, 18 May 2010
• State Limousines
  ...eror of Japan uses a [[Lexus]], the British monarch uses a [[Bentley]] and the Prime Minister of Italy uses a [[Maserati]]. * [[State Limousines of the Bahamas|Bahamas]]
  12 KB (1,593 words) - 11:27, 13 September 2009
• Ariel (vehicle)
  ...}}:''This article is about the Ariel motorcycle and motor car company, for the modern sports car manufacturer see [[Ariel Ltd]].'' ...duction moved to Coventry in 1911. The company name was reused in 1999 for the formation of [[Ariel Ltd]], a sports car producer.
  9 KB (1,340 words) - 02:32, 18 December 2010
• Driver's license
  ...t varies considerably between jurisdictions, as do factors such as age and the required level of practice. ...dom, the Republic of Ireland, Malta, in European Union official usage, and in former British colonies such as Hong Kong, India, Pakistan and Singapore.
  30 KB (4,691 words) - 17:46, 23 May 2010
• Top Gear Race to the North
  ...race was filmed in secret on 25 April 2009, to be shown on 21 June 2009 on the UK's top rated motoring programme, [[Top Gear (2002 TV series)|''Top Gear'' ...motorbike, both being restricted to using the A1 primary road, rather than the modern day M1 Motorway.
  28 KB (4,429 words) - 19:19, 1 May 2010
• Gottlieb Daimler
  ...bile]] development. He invented the first high-speed [[petrol engine]] and the first four-wheel [[automobile]]. ...e and, in the next year, to a stagecoach, and a boat. They are renowned as the designers of this ''Grandfather Clock'' engine.
  16 KB (2,424 words) - 12:03, 21 February 2009
• Automotive industry
  ...develops, manufactures, markets, and sells the world's [[motor vehicle]]s. In 2008, more than 70 million motor vehicles, including [[car]]s and [[commerc ...] grew strongly. Of the major markets, China, Russia, Brazil and India saw the most rapid growth.
  50 KB (6,757 words) - 15:11, 15 February 2010
• Pickup truck
  In North America, the word ''pickup'' generally refers to a small or medium sized [[truck]]. This ...ck (a.k.a. '''flatbed'''). Others may have a specialty body mounted behind the cabin.
  33 KB (5,205 words) - 17:13, 31 May 2010
• Amphibious vehicle
  ...(or simply '''amphibian'''), is a [[vehicle]] or craft, that is a means of transport, viable on land as well as on water – just like an amphibian. ...m the surface, like an fixed-wing aircraft) will probably crash on all but the flattest of landmasses.
  27 KB (4,252 words) - 07:44, 14 March 2010
• Automotive lighting
  ...increase the conspicuity of the vehicle, and to display information about the vehicle's presence, position, size, direction of travel and intended travel ...h American [[Society of Automotive Engineers|SAE]] beam standard contained in [[Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 108|FMVSS / CMVSS 108]].
  29 KB (4,459 words) - 06:50, 14 October 2010
• Car body style
  ...cially relating to four-wheel drive / SUV models and minivan / MPV models, the distinction between body style and classification is particularly narrow. ...definition, in common usage such definitions are often blurred. Over time, the common usage of each term evolves. For example, people often call 4-passeng
  28 KB (4,458 words) - 17:48, 31 March 2010
• Citroën DS
  ...Citroën sold nearly 1.5 million D-series during its 20 years of production.The DS is well-known for its futuristic, aerodynamic body design, and for its i ...ery unusual in 1955, public tastes appear to have caught up with the DS in the post-[[Ford Taurus]]/[[Audi 100]] era.
  31 KB (4,913 words) - 09:44, 12 December 2010
• Wilhelm Maybach
  ...890s he was hailed in France, then the world centre for car production, as the "King of constructors". ...a new automobile introduced in late 1902, the ''Mercedes'' model, built to the specifications of [[Emil Jellinek]].
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