The BMW Group has once again been named the automotive industry's sector leader in the ranking published recently by the SAM Group for the Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes (DJSI).
On September 1, road fatalities islandwide was 200. This is six fewer than the similar period in 2010. This decline has prompted the Jamaica Automobile Association (JAA) to consolidate its road-safety educational programme.
A small contingent of Jamaican karters, who participated in today's club event at the Homestead track in Florida, United States, is expected to return to the island tonight.
While the controversy rages on about the recently concluded Caribbean Motor Racing Championship (CMRC) meet in Barbados, Automotives has learnt that Jamaica has not ruled out the possibility of not taking any further part in the series.
Major Hugh Blake recalls watching television in disbelief as the second aeroplane crashed into the World Trade Center in the United States (US) a decade ago today. Blake, general manager of Kingston Industrial Garage (KIG) - Jamaica's dealers of Ford, Subaru and Yahama motorcycles - and a former Jamaica Defence Force officer, said he immediately summed up the situation.
With the rigorous demands and high costs associated with the new school year, Reginald Allen, corporate communications manager at the Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC), is assuring parents that a safe and courteous bus service will be in place.
Downtown Kingston-based Scotiabank Centre and exclusive Mazda dealers, Executive Motors, recently partnered to host a two-day car show at the corner of Duke and Port Royal streets - Mazda Car Show.
In a bid to modernise its operations, state-run bus company, Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC), will be revamping its bus-ticketing system by the end of September.
German carmaker BMW AG and a European carbon manufacturing company celebrated the opening of a new plant to produce carbon fibres for the automotive industry last Thursday.
By now, most Jamaican athletes are looking forward to next year's summer Olympics in London. Similarly, the country's top circuit racers are gearing up for a big championship engagement - not in London, but in Guyana on November 6.
United States automakers are gearing up to make more compact cars this year. It's another bet on a part of the car market that has thrived this year as consumers fret about the economy but still want a new set of wheels.
Rental car company Hertz Global Holdings and General Electric plan to partner in offering electric vehicles in China and expanding the charging networks needed to run them.
Immediately after Jonathan Law crossed the finish line ahead of Joshua Sirgany in one of the Rotax Mini Max events on Sunday, his driving coach, Peter Moodie, pressed the button on his stop watch, then grinned broadly.
FOR the third year in a row, the new-car umbrella group Automobile Dealers' Association (ADA) has cancelled its annual car show. "We're not having a show this year," Kent LaCroix, chairman of ADA, told Automotives. "Instead, we've rescheduled it for March next year."
It's the latest marketing rage: the square-shaped, black matrix of the Quick Response (QR) code. By using a smartphone to scan the 'mobile-friendly patch', consumers can access information on a product or service from a company's website, text, video or any other digital content.
After yesterday's spills and thrills at the Palisadoes Raceway in Kingston, the two-day international karting carnival climaxes today with an action-packed 17-race programme.
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IT IS here. Three months after making its Latin American and Caribbean debut in the high altitude of Colombia, the 2012 BMW 1-Series M coupe made its way to the tropical paradise of Jamaica.
Tropical Battery Company Ltd, distributor of automotive consumer products and batteries in Jamaica, has introduced an array of high-performance engine oils to the local market.
The Pines Plaza in Junction, St Elizabeth, will come alive with adrenaline-filled fun on August 21,with the staging of Slippery Wen Wett - Gymkhana Edition, starting at 1 p.m.
Mark Davis, 19, has been driving for four years. No turn is too deep or no hill is too steep for him to navigate. However, Davis is yet to prove his skills in passing the driving test.
Irie Racing hosted its second of four off-road races in the Caymanas flat lands of Mandela Highway recently much to the delight of the patrons on hand. The motocross events saw dirt bikes, SUVs, ATVs, trucks and jeeps all having their go on the rugged track.
