Fisker Automotive named Valmet in Uusikaupunki, Finland, to build its $80,000 Fisker Karma sports car, a plug-in hybrid. With just over a year to go before the Karma is supposed to go on sale, there's not much time. In other words, with apologies to John Lennon, it better be an...
While much of the automotive world is obsessed with trimming and toning for the sake of saving fuel these days, a faction remains that's loyal to the concept of getting ripped to generate maximum muscle. Such is the case with the new ZRI version of the venerable Chevrolet Corvette, which...
WASHINGTON -- Dozens of new cars and trucks, led by Ford Motor Co. and its Volvo subsidiary, made the insurance industry's annual list of the safest vehicles, helped by the growing adoption of anti- rollover technology. For the 2009 model year, Ford and Volvo have 16 vehicles...
Q: A few days ago on Redmond Avenue in San Jose, there was what looked like an unmarked car with blue and red lights flashing that pulled over a sport utility vehicle. Its headlights were also flashing. If it were me coming home late at night from baby-sitting my grandchildren,...
They're corrupt and over-complicated - but if the President- elect thinks he can shake-up America's college football leagues, he's picking a fight he can't win. Rupert Cornwell on a multi- billion-dollar minefield Make Hillary Secretary of State? Rescue the American car industry? Bail out the national...
Worldwide Debut in Spring 2009 ATLANTA, Nov. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Three-quarters of a year prior to market launch, Porsche has released the first official photos of the new Panamera. Porsche's unique four-seater was conceived and designed as a four-door grand touring sports car, combining numerous talents in...
Ronn Motor Company, Inc.'s (PINKSHEETS: RNNM)ScorpionTM Hydrogen eco-exotic sports car was the featured car on thefront page of the Business section of the Las Vegas Review Journal incoverage of the Specialty Equipment Market Association SEMA show at theLas Vegas Convention Center. The newspaper reported, "With fuel technology at the forefront...
CAN I just say that I am "profoundly sorry" about "the position I have reached". My recent acquisition of a Bugatti Veyron EB 16.4 at GBP850,000, even when I was writing in this newspaper that difficult times lay ahead, increased - how can I put this - "my short-term vulnerability"....
.. BY THE SON KILROY ABANDONED AT BIRTH Model Danny tells of anger EXCLUSIVE: PAGES 4&5 Carly & Nicola get down to basics I'M A CELEBRITY Get Me Out Of Here! ...
A tall off-road vehicle that can convince you it's a sleek, sporting saloon ... Audi deserves an award Hmm ... SUVs. As a newspaper we are not keen on cars so overspecified for the tasks they are usually asked to carry out, nor on the way...
ONE of the few genuinely crowdstopping debuts at this week's LA show was Honda's new FC Sport Concept below. The Japanese auto-maker claims its hydrogen-powered zero- emission three-seater is the ultimate green sports car, using the FCX Clarity's fuel cell stack and a battery pack between...
ASTON Martin Racing has launched the new Vantage GT4. Sporting a new 4.7-litre V8 engine, it is 300kg lighter than the standard car. A six-speed manual gearbox is standard with the six-speed sequential paddle shifter an optional extra. ...
A four-vehicle collision killed at least two people and kept all lanes of westbound Interstate Highway 80 in Richmond blocked for about two hours this morning, according to the California Highway Patrol. The collision was reported at about 3:50 a.m. just west of Hilltop Drive on Highway...
By Steve Fry THE CAPITAL-JOURNAL Michel W. Horton likes the driving rock sound of the band Bon Jovi. But music from the band The Cars also would be appropriate for his vehicle's compact disc player. In a span of 10 days,...
By Steve Fry THE CAPITAL-JOURNAL Michel W. Horton likes the driving rock sound of the band Bon Jovi. But music from the band The Cars also would be appropriate for his vehicle's compact disc player. In a span of 10 days,...
DETROIT, Nov. 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings, Inc. AAM, which is traded as AXL on the NYSE, today announced a cash dividend of $0.02 per share payable on December 29, 2008 to stockholders of record on all of the Company's issued and outstanding common stock as...
Byline: By ALAN OLIVER Chief Sports Writer JOE KINNEAR will look at the three candidates for the problem left-back jersey at Chelsea tomorrow and tell his squad: "It might be you." The Newcastle United interim boss takes his side to London today knowing that it will...
Year over Year Quarterly Sales Increase 24.7% HONG KONG, Nov. 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- China Premium Lifestyle Enterprise, Inc. (BULLETIN BOARD: CPLY) today reported its 2008 fiscal third quarter results for the quarter ended September 30, 2008. For the quarter ended September 30, 2008,...
Byline: By IAN LAYBOURN Sports Correspondent TOMORROW'S World Cup final will go ahead as planned, despite the worst storms to hit south-east Queensland for more than 20 years. Tournament organisers consulted with Suncorp Stadium officials last night to assess the damage caused by the cyclonic tropical...
Byline: ANDY RICHARDS THERE are a dozen vehicles in the UK cee'd range, including a five-door hatchback and a sporty SW estate, which come with a mixture of engines that incorporate 1.4 and 1.6- litre petrol units and 1.6 and 2.0-litre diesels. The 2.0 CRDi Sport...
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