General Motors earnings strong despite obstacles |
May 4th, 2012 |
General Motors reported strong first-quarter earnings on good results in its home market Thursday, but its bottom line took a hit from rising losses and special charges in ...
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Rolls-Royce buoyed by demand |
May 4th, 2012 |
British aero enginemaker Rolls-Royce expects profits to rise again in 2012 as it continues to benefit from airlines' need for more fuel-efficient planes and the relentless demand for travel to ...
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Fire destroys $1M in cars, parts at Parra's Auto Electric |
May 4th, 2012 |
A fire that erupted in Parra's Auto Electric in Phoenix yesterday destroyed up to $1 million worth of cars and car parts. The cause of the fire still is under investigation, AZCentral.com ...
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What should you really wear when it comes to occasion dressing |
May 4th, 2012 |
Internet porn sites could be automatically blocked as part of a plan to protect children from graphic images online. As part of an attempt by the Prime Minister to move on from weeks of ...
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We Hear: Aston Martin Readying Special Car for 100th Anniversary |
May 3rd, 2012 |
Aston Martin will next year celebrate its 100th anniversary, and so the company will launch some sort of special-edition centenary car. According to Auto Express, the car could be a limited-run version of the existing Aston Martin DBS. “This will be an entirely new model,” Aston Martin CEO Dr. Ulrich Bez told Auto Express. “We [...]
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Boomers buying food for parents, cars for kids |
May 3rd, 2012 |
By Eve Tahmincioglu Baby Boomers have a lot of bills to pay these days. Most those bills aren’t theirs.They’re helping to pay medical and utility bills for their aging parents, and even ...
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Automakers Feel Pinch as Shoppers Wait for Newer Models |
May 3rd, 2012 |
Dead may be too strong a word. The Ford Escape, Nissan Altima and Chevrolet Impala, among others, are far from dead. In fact, before long they'll be breathing crisp mountain air. But in April ...
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VW Beetle love-in draws 3,500 cars |
May 3rd, 2012 |
A child passes a row of Beetle cars during the 29th annual ';MaiKaeferTreffen'; (May Beetle meeting) meeting in Hanover May 1, 2012. Around 3500 air-cooled Volkswagen vehicles took part in ...
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GM showroom deal marks shift in Canadian auto industry policy |
May 3rd, 2012 |
ACQ-T , will purchase a stake of Nicholson Chevrolet in Sherwood Park, Alta., a transaction that gives the largest publicly traded auto dealership company in Canada its first ownership stake in a ...
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Score: 2012 Scion iQ Includes Free PlayStation Vita for Early Buyers |
May 2nd, 2012 |
Scion is launching a unique offer for early buyers of its 2012 iQ hatchback: buy or lease the iQ between May 1 and July 31, and Scion will throw in a free PlayStation Vita handheld video game system. The tie-up between the world’s smallest four-seater car and the gaming device comes about in part because [...]
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