Rockland: Ban smoking in cars?
journalnews.com - RAMAPO - Add automobiles to the growing list of places where smokers might soon be banned from lighting up. The Rockland Board of Health today passed a resolution recommending that the county "study the possibility of prohibiting smoking in
At Cobo, cars aren't only things to enjoy
Detroit Free Press - Being an auto show, there are plenty of automobiles on the premises. And there's even a scattering of motorcycles. But credit the folks at Volkswagen for displaying one real, old-fashioned, human-powered bicycle. This ride is an industriefahrrad -- a
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Medical pot shop debate still burning
Tri-Valley Herald - Jan 05 3:12 AM
TRACY From start to finish, the hearing to decide whether or not a cannabis club is allowed under the city code was an emotional, combative and insightful reflection of the debate surroundingSave
Sponsored results for Car Accessories:
The Shenandoah Valley-Herald - Jan 16 5:25 AM
Shop for Automotive Accessories Online Shop for great deals on automotive accessories and millions of other products at MonsterMarketplace.com. We offer fast shipping and secure shopping on all our orders.Save
Drugstore war: Walgreens vs. Longs
Honolulu Advertiser - Jan 14 5:10 AM
Over the past two decades, retail titans at the top of their industries Wal-Mart, Home Depot, Best Buy, Costco and Macy's opened their first stores in Hawai'i and drastically changed what long had been a more provincial shopping landscape in the Islands.Save |
Riyadh Police Detain Suspect in Rash of Car Thefts
Arab News - Jan 09 4:19 PM
RIYADH, 10 January 2007 A 23-year-old Saudi man involved in more than 26 car thefts has been arrested in the capital city after receiving a rash of complaints of cars going missing in the middle of the night.Save
Dubai dreams, then and now
Khaleej Times - Jan 05 6:45 PM
DUBAI This small emirate in the Gulf was an unknown and insignificant place on the world map when he came to Dubai two decades ago. Dubai is now a pulsating, vibrant city and the most happening place on earth.Save
Lino Cayetano now seeing KC Concepcion
INQ7.net - Jan 03 6:47 AM
Dolly Anne Carvajal - BIANCA GONZALES and Direk Lino Cayetano tried to save their relationship after she got too close for comfort with Zanjoe Marudo inside the PBB house. But just like a broken vase, its hard to put back the pieces together again cause the crack remains.Save
shop talk
The Daily Star - Dec 25 3:08 AM
Shop Talk is a weekly column featuring locally owned and operated businesses. This week, we talk to Ron and Matt Greene of Greenies Auto World Inc. in Wells Bridge.Save |
Auxiliary cops' car hits woman
NorthJersey.com - Jan 17 3:29 AM
FAIR LAWN -- A 60-year-old pedestrian was recovering Tuesday after being struck by an Auxiliary Police car, authorities said.Save
Champ Car to race in Holland, Belgium
AP via Yahoo! News - Jan 16 1:21 PM
The Champ Car World Series will return to Europe for the first time in five years with races this season in the Netherlands and Belgium.Save
Looser rules for car wash deferred
Tennessean - Jan 17 12:05 AM
A controversial Metro bill to loosen zoning restrictions on car washes was deferred Tuesday because the councilwoman who proposed the rule was not present.Save
Man drowns while wading from car on flooded road
Louisville Courier-Journal - Jan 17 3:00 AM
WORTHINGTON, Ind. -- A 77-year-old man lost control of his car on a flooded Southern Indiana road and drowned while apparently trying to wade through the frigid water to safety, police said.Save |
Fiat CEO sees strong Jan sales, confirms div plans
Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News - Jan 16 4:21 AM
MONTE CARLO, Monaco, Jan 16 (Reuters) - Fiat Chief Executive Sergio Marchionne said on Tuesday new government tax breaks for replacing old polluting cars had sharply boosted January car sales, and confirmed a dividend payout this year.Save
GM seeks alliance with Malaysian car maker
Detroit News - Jan 15 6:33 AM
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia -- General Motors Corp. is seeking an alliance with Malaysia's struggling national car maker Proton, the third foreign manufacturer to express interest, a government minister confirmed today.Save
BMW'S 2006 China car sales up 51.3%
drive.com.au - Jan 11 9:01 PM
German luxury carmaker BMW said it sold 51.3 per cent more cars in mainland China in 2006 compared with a year earlier. Total sales came to 36,357 cars, up from 24,025 in 2005, it said in a statement. Sales of BMW brands rose 49.6 percent to 35,300 units, with Minis up 145.8 percent to 1,057 units.Save |
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Lino Cayetano now seeing KC Concepcion
INQ7.net - Jan 03 6:47 AM
Dolly Anne Carvajal - BIANCA GONZALES and Direk Lino Cayetano tried to save their relationship after she got too close for comfort with Zanjoe Marudo inside the PBB house. But just like a broken vase, its hard to put back the pieces together again cause the crack remains.Save
Family Of 16 Make Crime Their Business
Bernama - Jan 05 8:21 AM
KLUANG, Jan 6 (Bernama) -- Sixteen members of an extended family, with one as young as 13 years, have been nabbed by police for suspected involvement in robberies and housebreaking activities in Batu Pahat, here and Johor Baharu the last three months.Save
Sponsored results for Car Accessories:
Financial Express - Jan 10 7:11 PM
Auto & Truck Accessories Order custom car and truck accessories and more from Starlite Customs. www.starlitecustoms.comSave
Dubai dreams, then and now
Khaleej Times - Jan 05 6:45 PM
DUBAI This small emirate in the Gulf was an unknown and insignificant place on the world map when he came to Dubai two decades ago. Dubai is now a pulsating, vibrant city and the most happening place on earth.Save
Jan. 16th, 2007 @ 02:27 pm
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Profile: Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva
People's Daily - Jan 01 7:11 PM
Brazil's incumbent president Luis Inacio Lula da Silva was sworn in as president Monday before the congress for a second four year term after winning re-election on Oct. 29.Save
Once a GE pillar, interest in plastics now melting
Bradenton Herald - Jan 14 12:08 AM
Forty years ago, the future seemed to belong to plastics, as captured in the one-word career advice offered to the young Benjamin Braddock in "The Graduate." Plastic was replacing glass, metal, and wood in products ranging from milk cartons to furniture to automobile parts.Save
GE Enters into Agreement to Sell Hydro Business to Pescarmona Group of Companies (PGC)
FinanzNachrichten - Dec 20 10:12 AM
GE ( Nachrichten / Aktienkurs ) (NYSE: GE) today announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to sell GE Energy ' s hydro business to Pescarmona Group of Companies (PGC), a multinational, privately held group with a strong focus on the hydro industry, in which it has been operating for 100 years through its company, IMPSA.Save
Out of Our Past
Battle Creek Enquirer - Dec 29 1:41 AM
25 years ago today, 1981: Defiant Polish workers are producing automobile parts that don't fit together and engaging in other acts of industrial sabotage, according to uncensored reports reaching the West. But Poland's military government claims work is returning to normal as the last strikes against martial law are dropped.Save
Jan. 16th, 2007 @ 12:45 pm
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EU wants carmakers to cut emissions by a quarter
MSNBC - Ivan Hodac, secretary-general of ACEA, the European Automobile Manufacturers' Association, was "surprised" by Mr Dimas's proposals. "The costs would be absolutely prohibitive. We are already reducing emissions: we're very aware of how important this is
Taylor's look at tucson's future
Arizona Daily Star - • Increased access to needed goods and services by means other than the automobile. Mobility cannot be reserved for the wealthy. • Preservation and revitalization of older portions of the community —reinvestment, infill and rehabilitation. We
Three Key Governmental Contracts Amounted 10 Million USD are
MSN MoneyCentral - In November 2006, Brosea won three key government contracts named 'Shenzhen Immigration Check Information System', 'Hong Kong & Macao Residents I.D. Card Auto Check System' and 'Immigration Automobile Auto Check Information System' offered by
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Riyadh Police Detain Suspect in Rash of Car Thefts
Arab News - Jan 09 4:19 PM
RIYADH, 10 January 2007 A 23-year-old Saudi man involved in more than 26 car thefts has been arrested in the capital city after receiving a rash of complaints of cars going missing in the middle of the night.Save
Family Of 16 Make Crime Their Business
Bernama - Jan 05 8:21 AM
KLUANG, Jan 6 (Bernama) -- Sixteen members of an extended family, with one as young as 13 years, have been nabbed by police for suspected involvement in robberies and housebreaking activities in Batu Pahat, here and Johor Baharu the last three months.Save
Ocoee Police Caught Two Vandals Red Handed
WFTV 9 Orlando - Dec 31 7:29 PM
Ocoee police arrested a pair of accused vandals Friday night.Save
Jan. 15th, 2007 @ 09:27 pm
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China Trip by Paulson Lifts Stakes
New York Times - subsidies of goods like steel and auto parts, in violation of its trade commitments, and has failed to prosecute cases of counterfeit or pirated models of designer accessories, DVD’s and CD’s, pharmaceuticals, airplane parts and automobile parts.
Strauss Gets 90 More Days to File Plan
Forbes - Bankruptcy Court in Newark, N.J., extended through March 8 the automobile-parts retailer's exclusive right to file a plan. The order, signed Tuesday, also extends the company's exclusive right to solicit creditors' support for the plan through May 7.
Geely Automobile Holdings Ltd. Announces Formation Of JV With Shanghai
Reuters - The JV will be principally engaged in the manufacture, sales and distribution of automobile parts, components and sub-assembles. Geely Automobile Holdings Ltd. Confirms Deal with Manganese Bronze Holdings Plc-Reuters 2006 Nov 10 12:00 AM Reuters
Jan. 15th, 2007 @ 11:36 am
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DC electromotor controlled by computer
China.Org - General Situation: Yantai Aolin Precise Machine Co., Ltd. is registered in YEDA. Its registered capital is RMB 2 million yuan. It is mainly engaged in production sales and the development of R & D of precise bearing and automobile accessory. Project
Marketing Worldwide Corporation Moves to Large New Headquarters
MSN MoneyCentral - MWW-manufactured automobile accessory products are delivered to and installed directly at the domestic port-of-entry locations and vehicle processing centers without the use of an intermediary or wholesaler. From these centers, the fully
Jan. 15th, 2007 @ 10:22 am
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Gas leak forces evacuations on Oak Avenue
Half Moon Bay Review - Jan 14 10:56 AM
Mandatory evacuations are underway for residences on Oak Avenue in Half Moon Bay following reports of a broken gas main. Police and fire units responded along with trucks from PG&E at 1:11 p.m. today.Save
Residents do not back lifting truck ban
Gazette.Net - 2 hours, 5 minutes ago
In response to the article, Whetstone told to reconsider ban on pickup trucks (Dec. 20), it should be noted that the Groffs do not have a capped truck.Save
Jan. 15th, 2007 @ 05:30 am
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Commercial Bank International marks its presence at Abu Dhabi Motorshow
AME Info - Dec 19 12:08 AM
CBI, Commercial Bank International made its presence felt in a big way with its attractive stall and a variety of retail products aimed at customers who thronged the Abu Dhabi International Motorshow being held in Abu Dhabi.Save
Greatly Exaggerated
Time Magazine - Jan 12 11:15 AM
Readers of the New York Herald Tribune paused, with forkfuls of breakfast bacon poised, to read a story in that newspaper, and to wonder. The Herald Tribune had made a grievous error, and was eating printed words.Save
ENOC Lubricants lends support to Abu Dhabi International Motor Show
AME Info - Dec 26 3:39 AM
EPPCO Lubricants, the marketing arm of ENOC Lubricants a subsidiary of Emirates National Oil Company (ENOC), recently sponsored the Abu Dhabi International Motor Show (ADIMS).Save
Jan. 14th, 2007 @ 08:27 pm
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Today in History - Jan. 11
MSNBC - In 1913, the first sedan-type automobile, a Hudson, went on display at the 13th Automobile Show in New York. In 1935, aviator Amelia Earhart began a trip from Honolulu to Oakland, Calif., that made her the first woman to fly solo across the Pacific
Thailand's automobile sales down in 2006
Bangkok Post - Bangkok (dpa) - Automobile sales in Thailand reached 682,500 units last year, down 3 per cent, but are expected to hit 700,000 units in 2007 despite growing political instability in the kingdom, Toyota executives said Thursday. "If the government can
Jan. 14th, 2007 @ 10:48 am
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Lino Cayetano now seeing KC Concepcion
INQ7.net - Jan 03 6:47 AM
Dolly Anne Carvajal - BIANCA GONZALES and Direk Lino Cayetano tried to save their relationship after she got too close for comfort with Zanjoe Marudo inside the PBB house. But just like a broken vase, its hard to put back the pieces together again cause the crack remains.Save
Riyadh Police Detain Suspect in Rash of Car Thefts
Arab News - Jan 09 4:19 PM
RIYADH, 10 January 2007 A 23-year-old Saudi man involved in more than 26 car thefts has been arrested in the capital city after receiving a rash of complaints of cars going missing in the middle of the night.Save
Give car a space alongside clutter
Belleville News-Democrat - Jan 13 3:20 AM
Fill in the blank: Garages were built for ...? Most everyone knows the answer is cars (or whatever other vehicle you're driving). Yet across America, cars are relegated to the driveway.Save
Movie theatres badly hit by militancy in Kashmir valley
New Kerala - Jan 03 10:02 PM
M I Jehangir, Srinagar, Jan 4: It is the Kashmir Valley's only theatre where people can satiate their desire for Bollywood's pot-boilers, but a trip to Neelam Cinema here can be deadly as it has for long been on the hit list of militants.Save
Jan. 14th, 2007 @ 07:54 am
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WRAPUP 1-Healthy U.S. econ outlook dims Fed rate-cut hopes
Reuters - If you take out housing and if you take out autos right now too, the rest of the economy seems to be running pretty much at full capacity," Fed Governor Susan Bies said after a speech on risk management at a conference. Helping cement an
Forex - Dollar ends week on firmer note after solid Dec US retail
Forbes - Meanwhile, core sales, which exclude autos, rose by 1 pct, double market expectations. However, this increase was tempered by the fact that November's rise was reduced to 0.4 pct from the original 1.1 pct. 'Overall, this is a fairly strong report
A Chinese contender holds its own show
Detroit News - More Chinese autos in U.S. Chamco is the latest in a series of companies, ranging from established global automakers to fledgling ventures, seeking to bring Chinese cars to the U.S. market. A Chinese automaker called Changfeng Group Co. is displaying
Wobbly start on Wall Street
CNN Money - Sales excluding autos rose 1 percent in the month, beating economists' bets for a rise of 0.5 percent. The report confirmed the strength in other recent readings, serving to reassure investors that the economy is slowing, but not heading for recession
Jan. 14th, 2007 @ 07:45 am
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Monorail ridership up, revenues down on Las Vegas Monorail
North County Times - Dec 25 9:08 PM
LAS VEGAS (AP) -- A big convention helped boost ridership on the Las Vegas Monorail in November. But revenues were down and the system expects to run 22 million in the red this year, officials said.Save
Out of Our Past: Swift and Brown
Battle Creek Enquirer - Jan 07 3:27 AM
The year is 1920 in this curbside view of business activity at 195 W. Michigan Ave. On Jan. 24, 1920, George M. Swift and Carleton O. Brown founded Brown & Swift, a tire repair and auto accessory store at 195 W. Michigan Ave.Save
Bankruptcies
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle - Dec 17 1:59 AM
Recent voluntary petitions filed in the Western District of New York United States Bankruptcy Court in Rochester.Save
Smart Energy Solutions Secures New Business With Truck Equipment Hawaii, Inc.
SYS-CON Media - Dec 19 6:57 AM
Smart Energy Solutions, Inc., (OTCBB: SMGY),inventor and manufacturer of Battery Brain(TM), a highly innovativeelectronic auto accessory, announced today that Truck Equipment Hawaii,Inc. has signed a Distributor Agreement and has placed purchase orders forBattery Brain. Truck Equipment Hawaii, Inc. has a long history in themarketplace, having been started in 1985 by Harry T. Ogawa, President. ...Save
Jan. 13th, 2007 @ 11:27 pm
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Prosecutor cites 'gruesome timeline' in slayings of five
The Monterey County Herald - Jan 12 3:09 AM
Two men cold-bloodedly kidnapped and killed five people whose bodies were discovered in a Northern California reservoir, a federal prosecutor told jurors Thursday.Save
Paul Wall Lands Car Deal
ContactMusic - Jan 04 8:12 PM
Rapper PAUL WALL has joined forces with automotive accessory firm Zenetti to create a new line of shiny car bling. The Houston, Texas rapper, who alsSave
Permit for store, garage delayed
The Republican - Jan 08 1:07 AM
WEST SPRINGFIELD - A permit for a car accessory store and garage at 2001 Riverdale St. has been delayed. The Planning Board last week decided to continue the public hearing on the vote because the current owner of the business and the owner of the property are in violation of city zoning ordinances.Save
Jan. 13th, 2007 @ 03:00 pm
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China auto market leaps to No. 2
Louisville Courier-Journal - Jan 12 3:04 AM
China surged past Japan to become the world's No. 2 vehicle market after the United States last year as car purchases by newly affluent drivers jumped 37 percent, the Chinese auto industry association said yesterday.Save
CHINA: Chery 2006 sales up 61%
just-auto - Jan 10 9:15 AM
Chery Automobile 2006 car sales jumped 61% to 305,200 spurred by the launch of new models.Save
Jan. 13th, 2007 @ 01:00 pm
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COLUMN-Who needs a car for a car launch?
Reuters UK - LONDON, Jan 11 (Reuters) - This weekend's Ferrari launch could be one of Formula One's more unusual presentations, given that the new race car may not be finished in time and photographers are not invited. A spokesman billed the gathering at the team
When Dream Cars Are Powered by Pipe Dreams
New York Times - The Detroit News last Monday blared “GM Powers Up” in letters of a size usually reserved for bulletins like “WAR ENDS.” For a day at least, General Motors owned industry bragging rights with its introduction of the Chevrolet Volt electric car
Ex-Saginaw mayor, mother of ex-Piston to be charged in car fire
Detroit Free Press - SAGINAW — Former Mayor Wilmer Jones Ham will face arson and insurance fraud charges in the burning of her Mercedes, a prosecutor says. Ham is the mother of ex-Detroit Pistons player Darvin Ham, who was part of the 2004 NBA championship team. He
Trail Blazers guard hurt in car accident, out of Kings game
San Francisco Gate - Trail Blazers guard Jarrett Jack sustained a concussion in a car accident and was out of action for Friday night's game against the Sacramento Kings. The team said Jack did not have any other injuries, and released no other details about the morning
Jan. 13th, 2007 @ 08:27 am
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