WASHINGTON (AP):Amid partisan sparring, a House panel has advanced a sweeping United States auto-safety bill that critics contend is too tough on the industry.The legislation, approved 31-21 by the House Energy and Commerce...
SMYRNA, Tennessee (AP):Nissan North America Inc broke ground Wednesday for a lithium-ion battery plant as part of a plan to build a five-passenger all-electric car, the Leaf, and create up to 1,300 jobs in Tennessee.
Despite withdrawing part of its fleet from key routes last week due to hostilities in sections of Kingston, management at the Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) do not expect to suffer a major financial loss.
WASHINGTON (AP):Looking to a day when cars and trucks use far less gasolene or none at all, President Barack Obama plans to order the government to prepare fuel efficiency standards for many...
LOS ANGELES (AP):The heads of Tesla Motors Inc and Toyota Motors Corp surprised the auto world last Thursday by announcing a partnership to develop and build electric cars at a recently shuttered auto plant in the San Francisco Bay area.
Several operators of high-profile car sound systems are expected to battle for supremacy at today's staging of Sound Ruption 5 set for Jarrett Park, Montego Bay.
"It looks alien, eh!" said an onlooker as a Chevy SSR cruised across his path for the first time. This cross between a pickup truck, sports car and a hearse is nothing short of being a multipurpose hot-rod with head-turning capabilities!
There has been a spike in the use of the Portmore leg of Highway 2000 by motorists since a reduction in toll fees took effect last Monday. The Toll Authority, operators of the Portmore to Kingston stretch, announced a 25 per cent cut in fees for the next six months as rehabilitative work is done on the highway.
Motor vehicles are complex packages of many parts and so it demands constant attention, care and monitoring.Unfortunately, like any machine it occasionally beaks down.
A year ago they were beaten street and lane but not disgraced. Now, the Barbadians and Guyanese are scheduled for another grand showdown at the first leg of the Caribbean Motor Racing Championship (CMRC) at Dover Raceway, St Ann, on Labour Day, Monday, May 24.
DESPITE A 27 per cent reduction in child fatalities, the Road Safety Unit (RSU) says there is still a far way to go. "The aim is zero," said Deidra Hudson-Sinclair, statistician at the Road Safety Unit in the Ministry of Transport and Works. "It's progress but not where we want to be. There shouldn't be any."
Today is Mother's Day and the Jamaica Karting Asso-ciation (JKA) will recognise the women who have been playing an important role at the Palisadoes International Raceway in Kingston."We will be recognising people...
TWO YEARS after restrictions were imposed on the importation of damaged vehicles, some sections of the auto industry are still feeling the effects."Is a stunt to cut out di poor man," said a body repairman who only gave his...
BEIJING (AP):The first Chinese-made car to hit the United States market might be an all-electric minivan that skips over gasolene technology and gets a head start on the auto industry's next era.BYD Inc, part-owned by billionaire investor Warren...
TOKYO (AP):Honda posted a 72 billion yen (US$774 million) profit for the January-March quarter in a reversal from red ink a year earlier as booming demand in China and India combined with a fledgling United States recovery to boost car sales.Honda Motor...
Jamaica Karting Association (JKA) will have a special treat on Mother's Day, May 9, at the Palisadoes International Raceway, Kingston, where the cream of the crop of racers will renew their rivalry.Next Sunday's...
'Hey, beautiful ... any shoes for you today?' This was what 38-year-old sole trader Hugh Williams asked a female passer-by in the hope of making a sale, as he stood by his '96 Toyota Town Ace van which he not only uses as his personal mode of transportation but also as his 'place of business'.
TOKYO (AP):Three electric cabs began a 90-day trial in Tokyo on Monday that officials and the company involved say could eventually lead to the electrification of the city's entire taxi fleet.The cabs run on lithium-ion batteries that can be changed in...
Four months into the start of the Island Traffic Authority's (ITA) Vehicle Weight Enforcement Campaign, truckers are admitting that over the years overloading has dealt a serious blow to the country's roads and bridges.Trucker Byron Palmer noted the...
WASHINGTON (AP):Toyota Motor Corp recalled about 50,000 Sequoia sport utility vehicles from the 2003 model year to fix an unexpected slowing of the vehicle in the latest recall issued by the Japanese automaker.Toyota said Wednesday that the recall would...
