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Sync adds audible navigation, information services

Ford Motor Co. and Microsoft Corp. are adding navigation and information features to their Sync system in an effort to stay ahead of rivals' telematics offerings.

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Ka Tam EC.25 CityRapid Ka Tam's EC.25 (Electric Cruiser 2025) 'CityRapid' is a project which targets the transportation atmosphere in 2025, providing an alternative solution for commuting within a city. The project is a proposal for a new dimension of personal mobility vehicle, which is a mutation of a scooter, motorcycle and human transporter. Aiming at early adopters, the experimental leading group of society, it is equipped with advanced technologies, materials and manufacturing techniques.

Ssangyong relaunches brand with Giugiaro-designed Korando

Korean brand Ssangyong is back from the dead. After looking odds-on favorite to become another automotive casualty of the global recession after Chinese owner SAIC put it into receivership in early 2009, the 4x4 specialist has found a new owner in 2010 – signing a memorandum of understanding with Indian company Mahindra & Mahindra in August – and has just re-launched its brand with a new car designed by Giugiaro. The fourth-generation Korando mid-sized crossover – prefaced by the C200 concept shown at the April 2009 Seoul motorshow – is due on sale in January 2011 pending the expected completion of the Mahindra deal in November this year.