As car enthusiasts converge on the annual Guangzhou auto show, few have anything except a shiny new set of wheels in mind. But explosive growth that transformed China into the world's largest auto market is also giving life to a new industry - used cars.
Fidelity Motors treated customers to its second yard sale for the year yesterday, following a first staging in February. Held at its Hanover Street head office, parts for both newer and older Nissan models were made available at discounted prices.
Some vehicle manufacturers have placed greater emphasis on seating comfort with the introduction of the memory seat (or seats with memory) function. Branded as multicontour seat packages by some, the technology allows a driver to save a seating position and recall it if it is subsequently adjusted.
After yesterday's qualifying session, the Jamaican contingent is again ready to take to the track this morning at the South Dakota Circuit, Guyana, where they will be battling the region's best for the top titles in the 2013 Caribbean Motor Racing Championship (CMRC).
Last Tuesday, the 2014 Range Rover Sport was officially launched on the east lawn of Devon House, St Andrew. Weeks after Automotives was invited to a private viewing of the SUV at ATL Automotive's headquarters on Oxford Road, New Kingston, the much storied British-made SUV was unveiled to the public.
This year's staging of Rally Jamaica will not end in downtown Kingston as previous stagings had done which provided onlookers with the thrills of high-powered cars doing tyre-smoking manoeuvres on the city's streets.
Access to the hatch of some Sports Utility Vehicles has been made easier with hands-free power tailgate/lift gate technology. The feature allows the tailgate to be operated with the touch of a button on the vehicle's smart key.
Principals Leighton Christie of Papine High School and Maureen Simmonds of Danny Williams School for the Deaf are satisfied with the work being done on a sidewalk along Gordon Town Road, in an area which has been unsafe for the many students who use it.
Safari enthusiast Cecil Beharry has secured sponsorship from ELARC Welding Products Limited ahead of his trek through the rough terrain of Guyana as part of the South Rupununi Savannah Safari. The safari will begin on November 27 and end on December 1, covering thousands of miles along the Brazil-Guyana border.
Following the death of a 14-year-old Merl Grove High School student in 2004, and a number of motor-vehicle accidents on Constant Spring Road in front of the institution, principal Carol Alexander has called for plans to construct an overhead bridge near the school to be revisited.
It's not the usual car for a well-known entertainer to drive, but Tanya Stephens loves her 2013 Tata Nano, nicknamed 'The Bubble', which is her daily ride.
Today, Automotives closes off its series on school crossing guards with a trip to Constant Spring Road, where the ladies of Merl Grove High have to deal with a challenging traffic situation.
TOKYO (AP):Toyota's quarterly profit soared 70 per cent and the world's top-selling automaker raised its earnings forecast as cost cuts and the weaker Japanese yen compensated for slightly weaker vehicle sales.
After two dry runs of a designated Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) lane along the Mandela Highway, a few days into a three-month trial period, starting November 1, the state-owned company's marketing and communications manager, Clinton Clarke, is reporting smooth progress.
Preparations have been completed and it is time for the pair of Jamaican drivers to execute their strategy at the World Karting Championship, which gets underway in New Orleans, United States, on Wednesday.
Peter 'Zoom Zoom' Rae's hiccups with his RX7 Mazda at the most recent Dover race meet have been sorted out and he is now ready to take on his regional rivals for the Carib-bean Motor Racing Champion-ship (CMRC) title.
On Thursday afternoon, Project Rev, the collegiate car show, kicked off at the University of the West Indies, Mona Campus. Here are some of the rides which were on show.
At first, he was worried that the marriage between himself and his dearly beloved Audi TT was about to crash. But Doug Gore would not allow the prestigious race car to slip out of his hands.
Automotives continues its series on those who literally hold the road safety of pedestrians, especially students, in their hands. They are the traffic wardens.
With one race meet remaining in the 2013 Jamaica Karting Association (JKA) championship, Thomas Issa is now under intense pressure to produce his best if he is to win the Abe Ziadie Memoral Trophy and Driver of the Year title locally.
Automotives has learnt that eestablishments across the island are selling substandard used tyres, especially to taxi operators, but also to private motorists.
