No viable auto industry bailout plan
Democrats in Congress put off a vote on a bailout for crisis-hit "Big Three" auto makers until at least December, and ordered industry chiefs...
Green Icing on the Cake
ONCE, after I had enthusiastically recommended some cars capable of flaunting speed limits, The San Diego Police Gazette took me to task for “encouraging...
Paulson rules out aid to carmakers under rescue plan
US Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson on Wednesday ruled out the possibility of using part of the 700-billion-dollar rescue plan to help the struggling auto...
Oil prices fall by $2 a barrel
Oil futures plunged by more than $2 a barrel Friday after news that Cyclone Gonu had spared major oil installations in the Gulf of...
Tennessee Wildfire Started by Motorcycle Crash
A fire blazing in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park was started by a motorcycle crash.
National Park Service spokesman Bob Miller said the fire...
Saturn plans to start selling a version of the Opel Astra in US
The best small car General Motors has ever sold in North America should begin rolling out of Saturn dealerships in just over a year.
That's...
Russia unveils package for crisis-hit auto industry
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin unveiled a lavish package on Friday to encourage Russians to buy only Russian-made vehicles, in a bid to help struggling...
Alfa Romeo may pave U.S. return with sale of high dollar sports cars
Alfa Romeo is coming back to the United States in late 2008 with big-sticker cars.
The Italian brand wants the $200,000-plus sports cars to pave...
Foreign automakers capture half of US market
The Big Three US automakers lost control of their home field...
Car plates fetch 9.8 mln dlrs in UAE auction
An auction for 57 special car registration plates fetched some 9.8 million dollars Friday, with the double-digit plate 50 G being sold for some...
