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Published:Sunday | November 20, 2011 | 12:00 AM

An oil surge problem with the Mitsubishi Evolution 8 cost Jamaica's David Summerbell the regional drivers' title for this year's Caribbean Motor Racing Championship (CMRC), which concluded in Guyana last Sunday.

Published:Sunday | November 20, 2011 | 12:00 AM

The Red Stripe Beer Patrol-branded Toyota FJ Cruiser stands tall on black rubber tyres in its glistening predominantly red paint with chrome trimmings glory.

Published:Sunday | November 20, 2011 | 12:00 AM

An intense battle is expected at today's go-kart meet at the Palisadoes International Raceway, Kingston, where 11-year-old Jonathan Law and his old rival, Joshua Sirgany, also 11, clash in the Rotax Mini Max Class to determine who will be the 2011...

Published:Sunday | November 20, 2011 | 12:00 AM

While not divulging the total cost of staging the inaugural Wealth Auto Show, slated for next weekend at the National Arena, Wealth brand co-owner Garth Walker has told Automotives that decor for the two days will cost $2.5 million.

Published:Sunday | November 13, 2011 | 12:00 AM

The intense battle on the track between Barbados and Jamaica continues today in Guyana, when the Seaboard Marine Caribbean Motor Racing Championship (CMRC) climaxes at the South Dakota race circuit.

Published:Sunday | November 13, 2011 | 12:00 AM

Last week's lead story 'Right car, wrong year', about a customer purchasing a Toyota Corolla Altis after being told it was a 2007 vehicle then finding out that it is actually 2004, sparked strong responses. Here are some of them, with the dealers' names omitted.

Published:Sunday | November 13, 2011 | 12:00 AM

Garth Walker of the Wealth brand, which makes its auto-show debut at the National Arena on November 26 and 27, said that "it is not cheap".

Published:Sunday | November 13, 2011 | 12:00 AM

The drivers of London's black cabs are asking city transportation authorities to let them increase fares by about 20 per cent during the Olympics next year.

Published:Sunday | November 13, 2011 | 12:00 AM

With just over 33,000 miles on the clock, Beresford Hay has driven his 22-year-old Lada 2107 sedan, bought new in 1989, an average of about 1,500 miles a year. The farthest Hay has driven it out of Kingston is to the old capital, Spanish Town. And that was not very often.

Published:Sunday | November 6, 2011 | 12:00 AM

In January this year, Arthur Spencer decided to surprise his wife by changing her 1998 Honda Civic for a newer model car.

Published:Sunday | November 6, 2011 | 12:00 AM

Last week's story about Davina Robinson, the 22-year-old who makes souvenir cars from discarded items, struck a chord with readers.

Published:Sunday | November 6, 2011 | 12:00 AM

HURON, South Dakota (AP):Three workers at a Huron Chevy dealer have been honoured by General Motors for their honesty after they found US$15,000 in a newly acquired sport utility vehicle and turned it over to authorities.

Published:Sunday | November 6, 2011 | 12:00 AM

Motorcycle policing can be an exciting, adrenaline-charged undertaking.Despite the challenges, two recent graduates of the Motorised Patrol Quick Response Unit, Woman Corporal Sherine Chambers and Woman District...

Published:Sunday | October 30, 2011 | 12:00 AM

Where others see trash, Davina Robinson sees toy cars with engines controlled by remote.The 22 year-old makes the vehicles from what would generally be considered garbage.

Published:Sunday | October 30, 2011 | 12:00 AM

If everything goes according to plan then Red Bull driver, Jamaica's 14-year-old Collin Daley Jr, could soon be racing competitively in Europe.

Published:Sunday | October 30, 2011 | 12:00 AM

Twenty years after her sixth or seventh driving lesson, which ended in her first - and only - major car accident, Valerie Turnbull can laugh at the memory of sitting behind...

Published:Sunday | October 30, 2011 | 12:00 AM

As the end of the slated nine-month closure of Fern Gully, St Ann, to facilitate repairs approaches, superintendent of the Public Gardens Division of the Ministry of Agriculture, Raymond Ramdon, said the ferns have not been badly affected by the project.

Published:Sunday | October 30, 2011 | 12:00 AM

BRISTOL, Ind. (AP): Seven people in a minivan full of relatives were killed when their vehicle hit a deer on an Indiana, USA, highway and slowed down or stopped just before a semi-trailer slammed into them from behind, state police said Friday.

Published:Sunday | October 23, 2011 | 12:00 AM

Champion Driver of the Year - Kyle Gregg....

Published:Sunday | October 23, 2011 | 12:00 AM

The moment he saw David Summerbell's Mitsubishi Evolution 8 run off the track and plunge into the bushes near the Total corner at Dover Raceway last Monday, 10-year-old Daniel Buchanan did not hesitate to get moving. He was among the scores of die-hard fans who invaded the track, trying to see how seriously injured Summerbell was.

Published:Sunday | October 23, 2011 | 12:00 AM

While Kyle Gregg has accomplished his dream of becoming one of the country's youngest circuit-racing champion, Doug Gore and arch-rival David Summerbell have proposed to take their fierce rivalry on the track to another level next year.

Published:Sunday | October 23, 2011 | 12:00 AM

Ten states from Massachusetts to Maryland in the United States are joining forces to promote electric vehicles. The Northeast Electric Vehicle Network announced late last week it will work to help plan and install charging stations throughout the region as well as attract private investment in clean-vehicle infrastructure.

Published:Sunday | October 23, 2011 | 12:00 AM

Ripton Wedderburn can easily lay claim to having the hottest ride in Jamaica and, chances are, for many a direct plane flight to any compass point from the country. He does not miss a cooked meal anywhere he drives to, not with a stove that slides out from underneath his 1997 Toyota Hilux Surf with the flick of a switch - or by pressing button on his alarm remote.

Published:Sunday | October 16, 2011 | 12:00 AM

Presidents visit auto plant - ORION TOWNSHIP, Michigan (AP)President Barack Obama and South Korea's President Lee Myung-bak promoted a new trade deal on Friday by visiting an auto plant in Michigan, a state battered by Asian car imports...

Published:Sunday | October 16, 2011 | 12:00 AM

While all eyes will be glued to the epic battle on the track between the Mitsubishi Evolution 8 and Audi TT, driven by David Summerbell and Doug Gore respectively, 22-year-old Kyle Gregg is expected to rewrite the annals of Dover when the Heroes' Day...

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