More and more Austrians are buying second-hand cars. Statistik Austria announced today (Tues) 67,814 used cars were sold last month, 1.8 per cent more than in August 2010. The share of diesel-powered vehicles inched back by 0.5 per cent to 54.4 per cent. The number of registrations of second-hand trucks improved by 1.9 per cent […]
Police in Vienna have cracked a group of boys and young men accused of crimes in five districts.Officials announced today (Fri) the 23 youths aged between 13 and 20 are suspected of dozens of break-ins, thefts and bodily harm offences in the districts of Innere Stadt, Mariahilf, Neubau, Meidling and Liesing. The alleged criminals were […]
More than 6,000 trucks were banned from Austrian roads so far this year, according to the federal traffic ministry.The ministry, which is headed by Social Democrat (SPÖ) Doris Bures, announced today (Tues) its Federal Traffic Authority (BAV) stopped and examined 27,600 lorries of all types and sizes since last January. It added 6,100 of them […]
Fire-fighting equipment producer Rosenbauer International AG had a good first half of the year as business figures presented today (Fri) show.The company headquartered in Leonding, Upper Austria, managed to increase turnover by 14 per cent to 274.5 million Euros year on year, while earnings before interest and taxes (Ebit) rose by 33 per cent to […]
Two Bulgarian truck drivers were arrested after they stole goods worth 30,000 Euros during a weekend lorry drive ban in Styria.Police in Trieben said today (Tues) the pair were informed about the weekend drive ban for trucks and ordered to stop their journey on Friday.The men aged 37 and 38 were arrested on […]