A frenetic showdown between Doug 'Hollywood' Gore and David 'The King' Summerbell is expected in the final circuit race meet of the year, the Heroes of Speed event at Dover Raceway, St Ann, on October 21.
Australian Debbie Kennewell, who was born deaf, has been living in Jamaica for the past five years. Although licensed to drive in her home country when she was 18 years old, Kennewell is yet to hold a Jamaican driver's licence.
At least 12 deaf motorists have been granted a driver's licence recently. However Rian Gayle, research/advocacy officer in the Social Services Department of the Jamaica Association for the Deaf (JAD), pointed out that there could be more, as persons in the rural areas have not been accounted for.
Samantha Summerbell's dream to one day race in the Formula One series, competing against some of the world's top-notch drivers, is inching closer to reality.
WASHINGTON (AP):Nine Japanese auto parts manufacturers and two of their executives will plead guilty, and pay US$740 million in criminal fines for conspiring to fix the prices of more than 30 products sold to many of the world's largest automakers...
Despite efforts by new- and used-car dealerships to hold strain as the Jamaican currency steadily weakens, both sectors have had to increase motor-vehicle prices.
With traffic fatalities climbing, the Road Safety Unit (RSU) in the Ministry of Transport, Housing and Works is putting on a road tour geared at sensitising the public on the importance of safety.
Usually an E indicates a failing grade, reflecting a woeful performance. But not so for the newly redesigned E-Class Mercedes-Benz line, of a pedigree worth bragging about.
DETROIT (AP):Ford says it will sink Can$700 million (US$680 million) into an assembly plant near Toronto, Canada, to add models and meet increased demand for vehicles around the world.The investment...
For some persons, driving a motor vehicle is a nerve-racking experience which they try to avoid at all costs. Persons who fear driving may create excuses not to drive and depend on others to chauffeur them about, or travel by public transportation...
Despite fires on two Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) buses in recent weeks, the state transport company's Marketing and Communication Manager Clinton Clarke, said there is no indication of a fall off in passengers on the affected routes....
Some motorists are accustomed to the warning, 'Speed Kills', being used as a slogan in road-safety advocacy initiatives.The World Health Organisation (WHO) has identified speed as a key risk factor in road traffic...
Last Monday, Silver Star Motors, a member of the Stewart's Automotive Group, launched their 2014 E-Class Mercedes-Benz line. Three vehicles were put on display - the E200, E300 and the E-Class Coupe - at their South Camp Road, Kingston, headquarters.
The traffic lights recently installed in Papine, St Andrew, at the end of Hope Road close to the main gate of the University of Technology, Jamaica, have been in operation to deal with the increased traffic now schools have been reopened.
Thomas Issa, Jonathan Law and William Myers recently demonstrated Jamaica's potential in go-karting, turning in strong performances at meets in France and on the Florida, USA, circuit.
Prolonged exposure to music at high volumes from vehicle stereos will inevitably put consistent listeners' hearing at risk and can lead to permanent noise-induced hearing loss.
During her time at Holy Trinity High School, it was clear to Taneka Logan that she wanted to pursue a profession in the automotive sector. Now, she is intent on spending the rest of her working life in the industry, as she hones plans that she hopes will come to fruition in the not-too-distant future.
In late July, ATL Automotive announced its certified pre-owned vehicle service. This enables the company to provide a used-car dealership service of sorts, facilitating the resale of vehicles originally bought new from ATL Automotive.
The Kingston and St Andrew Division (Area 1) of The Jamaica Fire Brigade recently had its lifesaving capabilities boosted with the donation of a Hurst hydraulics rescue tools system - more popularly known as Jaws of Life. It is used to extricate persons who are trapped in vehicles after crashes.
When his former place of employment closed down, Homerdee Nicholas, a recent graduate of the Jamaica-German Automotive School (JAGAS), was forced to seek employment elsewhere.
For the US auto industry, the recession is now clearly in the rear-view mirror. New car sales jumped 17 per cent to 1.5 million in August, their highest level in more than six years.
