2nd December, 2007
Nearly 150 Cars Towed On First Day Of Winter Parking Ban
Nearly 150 cars were towed from city streets Saturday morning on the first day of Chicago's winter overnight parking ban.
The winter parking ban went into effect 3 a.m. Saturday. From 3-7 a.m. every night until April 1, parking is banned on 107 miles of critical arterial streets, in the event ......
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2nd December, 2007
Protest planned against change to right hand drive cars in Samoa
More than one thousand car owners in Samoa have decided to march in protest against the government’s plans to introduce right hand driving.
The protest plans emerged after a public meeting held over the weekend organized by lawyer, Tole’afoa Solomona To’ailoa.
The meeting was attended by members of the public and organizations ......
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1st December, 2007
Jianghuai Automobile: Approved to Make Cargo Vehicles
Anhui Jianghuai Automobile Co., Ltd. (SHSE: 600418), a Hefei-based automaker, announces on November 29, 2007 that it has been approved by the National Development and Reform Commission to manufacture medium-and heavy-duty cargo vehicles.
The project with annual production capacity of 40,000 vehicles is invested with CNY 837 million in total, ......
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1st December, 2007
Book recounts Iowa's role in early automobile history
Bill Jepsen of Boone has accomplished something no Iowan has ever done, or probably even tried. He's compiled a 325-page history of automobiles made in Iowa.
His new coffee-table book contains long-forgotten tales, like the story of what is believed to be the first electric car in America, created by a ......
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30th November, 2007
SAIC to build its own cars, competing with partners
SAIC Motor, China's largest automaker, will increase spending to make cars of its own design, heightening competition with its partners, General Motors and Volkswagen.
The company will spend at least 20 billion yuan, or $2.7 billion, to develop between 20 and 30 new models by 2012, President Chen Hong said at ......
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30th November, 2007
The Year Concept Cars Came On Small
Concept cars in 2007 signaled two important trends: increased fuel-efficiency and a shift of focus to overseas markets
We have seen the future, and it is small. At least it is if today's concept cars are anything to go by.
That future holds more gasoline-electric hybrids, even more crossovers, and ......
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29th November, 2007
All-new, completely redesigned Honda Fit.
Honda Motor Co., Ltd. new honda Fit has gained popularity as a small car that features outstanding packaging, excellent fuel economy, and advanced styling.
The second-generation Fit was developed following the tradition of Honda's man maximum, machine minimum[1] concept with the goal of creating the ideal small car for a new ......
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29th November, 2007
Toyota Recalls Lexus, Other Luxury
Toyota began recalling 264,000 luxury passenger vehicles over faulty fuel pipes Thursday, including 49,000 flagship Lexus cars sold overseas, the company said.
Included in the recall are Lexus models produced in Japan in 2005 and sold overseas, and Lexus, Mark X, and Crown models sold in Japan, according to Toyota Motor ......
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29th November, 2007
N.M. Adopts Tougher Car Emission Rules
New Mexico is joining California and a dozen other states in trying to require tougher vehicle emissions standards for new cars, light trucks and sport utility vehicles.
The standards mandate cleaner-burning cars and trucks to help fight global warming.
The New Mexico Environmental Improvement Board and the Albuquerque-Bernalillo County Air Quality Control ......
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