The advertisement for the car lists an attractive purchase price, which you cannot come up with all at once, but then there is always financing, with any number of banks and credit unions offering automotive loans. Suddenly, the purchase price has increased.
Go-kart racing fans are in for an exciting showdown among a group of under-10 year-old drivers at today's race meet, which is scheduled for the Palisadoes International Raceway, Kingston.
China's auto sales growth tumbled to 3.7 per cent in August, further deepening an economic slowdown, data showed Monday. Customers bought 1.23 million cars, according to a government-authorised industry group, the China Association of Auto Manufacturers. The lower growth extended a steady decline from July's 11 per cent rate and June's 15.8 per cent.
The Land Rover Discovery 4 might not be too easy on the eyes but it carries a very important feature - room, and lots of it. There's lots of headroom, lots of legroom, lots of cargo space when all the seats are down and its adequate when they are up.
If you believe Bob Lutz, one of the auto industry's best-known executives, come mid-century we'll all be driving around in lightweight electric cars that can go hundreds of miles between charges.
There was a time when an automatic transmission was the luxury option on a non-commercial motor vehicle, with 'stick shift' the standard - in more ways than one.
Immediately after he crossed the finish line last Sunday, Najee Scott's parents erupted in loud cheers then rushed to the paddock area, where they hugged and congratulated him. It was Scott's first taste of victory at the Rotax Senior Class, go-kart championship, held at the Palisadoes International Raceway in Kingston.
GAs the current exchange between the Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica (Petrojam) and the Micro, Small and Medium-Sized Enterprise (MSME) Alliance continues, fuel prices keep going up. The MSME is the latest organisation to complain publicly about high gas prices.
Taking time to familiarise yourself with the controls of a vehicle you are about to drive for the first time has always made sense. And it also makes sense to ask questions to avoid embarrassing yourself if you are not on top of the latest safety features - such as the need to keep both the clutch and brake pedals depressed while starting the 2012 Volkswagen Amarok.
In a harsh economic climate where several businesses have struggled to stay afloat, gasolene retailers are now methodically moving to implement a number of cost-cutting strategies. Recently, the Jamaica Gasolene...
Not many people may realise it, but tailgating is the leading cause of crashes in Jamaica.This finding was made by the Mona GeoInformatics Institute from...
About two years ago, I did a series on the old train stations, going from the turntable in Port Antonio where the engines were turned around at the end of the line to Catadupa in St James where tales of the...
Following on the heels of Jamaica's success at the recently concluded Olympic games in London, England, Campion College schoolboy Thomas Issa is gearing up to show the world...
After almost pulling the Ford Focus apart and still not being able to find the bonnet release, having looked in all the logical places, I was more than a little startled when sales representative Andrew Channer pointed it out on the other side of the vehicle, where it is out of reach of the driver, yet close at hand for the front-seat passenger.
The ripple effect of the March 2011 tsunami which slammed into Japan leaving close to 19,000 people dead did not take long to rattle Jamaica's used-car...
Circuit racing at the Dover Raceway, St Ann, has long been the domain of men. A few women have tried to break through as race drivers, but recently one female has surfaced at the track who, instead of competing, is providing a service which is creating waves and contributing to the success of motorsports.
The Auto Data service offered by attorney-at-law and software consultant Randolph Cheeks Jr will be available from Wednesday at the Manor Park, Mona, New Kingston, Portmore Pines, Stanton Terrace and Liguanea Total service stations.
Though she may not be one of the female drivers at Dover Raceway, off the track 69-year-old Joyce Harris is being celebrated as the darling of circuit racing.
It was by no means the usual engine-revving, muffler-roaring, crowd-cheering type of bike show, but it was a spectacle that managed to create a similar awe.
