Nearly 15K mine-resistant vehicles to be built (AP via Yahoo! News)
NUMBERS: About 7,000 of the mine-resistant, ambush-protected vehicles are in use in Iraq and Afghanistan. At least that many more are being built at a total cost of more than $22 billion.
Armored vehicles lift General Dynamics 2Q profit (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
Feeding the Pentagon's demand for armored vehicles helped drive up General Dynamics Corp.'s second quarter profit by 25 percent, lifting shares of the defense contractor, which also raised its outlook for the year on Wednesday.
3 vehicles hit, kill black bear in Shawano County (Green Bay Press-Gazette)
LEOPOLIS A black bear was killed Friday night when it was hit by three vehicles on Wisconsin 29 about two miles north of Leopolis in western Shawano County.
Nearly 15K mine-resistant vehicles to be built (AP via Yahoo! Malaysia News)
NUMBERS: About 7,000 of the mine-resistant, ambush-protected vehicles are in use in Iraq and Afghanistan.
China Cabinet: To Hike Tax On High-Emission Vehicles (Nasdaq)
BEIJING -(Dow Jones)- China's Cabinet said Wednesday it plans to raise the consumption tax on high-emission vehicles and introduce favorable tax rates for energy-efficient autos.
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