That demonstration saw the capsule berth with the ISS - the first commercially designed and built vehicle to do so - and then return safely to Earth.
If this isn't the best-built American vehicle, you'll have to show me one better.
In 2012, the plant produced the 25 millionth Toyota vehicle built in North America.
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This is the first vehicle built with the so-called MQB, which stands for Modularer Querbaukasten, or "modular transverse toolbox, " for small to midsize, front-drive, transverse-engine cars.
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For the uninitiated, this was a tiny (especially for the times) vehicle built in Germany between 1961 and 1968 that was engineered to double as a watercraft.
What a weekend for girl power on the big screen Salt, starring none other than ForbesWoman role model Angelina Jolie was originally built as a vehicle for Mission Impossible star Tom Cruise.
However, the NHTSA said that in later phases it might issue further guidelines on the use of "devices or systems that are not built into the vehicle but are brought into the vehicle and used while driving".
If there is a boom coming, the fuse was lit by the 2004 flight of SpaceShipOne, a reusable space vehicle built by aircraft designer Burt Rutan and funded by Microsoft (nasdaq: MSFT - news - people ) co-founder Paul Allen .
It was founded in 1984 and built its five millionth vehicle in June 2008.
The good news for the program is that it has surmounted earlier reliability problems and now looks to be by far the best amphibious warfighting vehicle ever built.
The vehicle has a built-in safety system that uses lasers and three-dimensional models of its surroundings to navigate obstacle-strewn warehouses.
So Local Motors solicited design ideas on their website, chose the best out of 162 that it received, built and brought this new vehicle here ahead of schedule.
Since 1993, when Mercedes built its first passenger-vehicle plant in the United States in Vance, Alabama, the state has focused on attracting foreign-owned companies, of which it now has over 300.
Instead of heading to Honest Al's Maybach Acres, prospective buyers ago to a "commissioning studio, " where, with the help of virtual reality technology and a Maybach "relationship manager, " they commission a custom vehicle to be built in Germany.
To qualify as a traditional SUV, a vehicle must literally be built like a truck.
This was the version of the iconic military vehicle that would ultimately be built and sold for civilian use.
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The turboprop is used in counter-insurgency fights and as a light attack vehicle and reconnaissance aircraft that is built for various speeds.
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Model S, the first premium sedan to be built from the ground up as an electric vehicle, began deliveries in June 2012.
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SUVs and the like, will be capable of handling three basic platforms (the chassis and underpinning of a vehicle) and nine different model variations built on them.
This video shows Translogic's Bradley Hasemeyer behind the wheel of the track-friendly (but also street legal, licensed as a motorcyle) vehicle and talking to the people who built it.
The car was originally built from aluminium, but became the first mass-production vehicle with a fibreglass body in the 1950s.
His investment vehicle, Cayman Islands-registered Singularis, has built up a 3.1% stake in the biggest company in Britain over the last two months.
Last week, the plant celebrated Spark EV motor production, marking the first time a major U.S. auto manufacturer has designed and built both a complete electric motor and drive unit for a modern electric vehicle in the United States.
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There will likely be a significant drop-off in demand for the munitions that the unit supplies to the Army and Marine Corps, but GD has built up a strong base of support in Congress for protecting its core vehicle franchises.
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Starting this month Saab will offer a new vehicle, called the 9-2X, though it will be built on the other side of the world from Sweden.
The vehicle, which has logged more than 15, 000 miles, is built primarily with equipment that is already available in series production.
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To get around Whatcom County regulations requiring a permit to build their 160-square-foot home with plumbing, the Dehners built their home on a trailer bed, subject to different regulations as a recreational vehicle.
Easy audio system adjustments can be made through the built-in iPersonalize feature, which automatically applies optimal sound field settings to the vehicle based on parameters such as vehicle format, speaker quantity and location, and upholstery type.
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