SHANGHAI (AP):China's passenger car sales rose 84 per cent in January from a year earlier as buyers took advantage of tax breaks and other incentives ahead of the Chinese New Year, a research group said Friday.Passenger car sales totaled 1.22 million...
TOKYO (AP):Honda's quarterly profit soared sixfold on cost cuts and strong sales of green vehicles, boosting the Japanese automaker's full-year forecast as the global car market gradually recovers.Tokyo-based Honda Motor Co...
SEOUL, South Korea (AP):Hyundai Motor's net profit nearly quadrupled in the fourth quarter on higher sales following a strong performance during 2009 in the fast-growing Chinese and Indian auto markets.South Korea's largest automaker and a growing force...
AS Toyota's reputation careens following a massive US, Europe and China recall, Toyota Jamaica Limited is assuring customers in the land of sun, sand and sea that its vehicles have no problem.
DENNIS ECKART has found a way of turning trash into beautiful works of art. He has been 'sculpting' old tyres into planters and 'Grecian' urns; things of beauty for plants.
Toyota Motor Corp built its reputation in the United States as a maker of safe and dependable vehicles, but the quality of the Japanese automaker's fleet continues to be tarnished by serious safety recalls.
DETROIT (AP):The world's cheapest car is being readied for sale in the United States (US), but by the time India's Tata Nano is retrofitted to meet emissions and safety standards, it won't be that cheap.Tata Technologies Ltd, the global engineering arm...
SAN JOSE, California (AP):Police in California say a car dealer who repossessed a San Jose woman's car left with something a bit more valuable: her two-year-old son.The child was sleeping in the back seat Tuesday night when the car was taken away...
To many motorists, time is what we want most, but what we use worst. "Every minute counts," advises Beverly Anderson Manley, talk show host. "Time misspent is not lived but lost."
DETROIT (AP):Automakers in the United States (US) ended their worst year in almost three decades with hints of a recovery in December.Many, especially those selling small or inexpensive vehicles, reported improvements last month and expressed hope for a...
Patty maker, Tastee Limited, has revved up its campaign to maintain increased visibility in the Corporate Area. The company, which was established in 1966, has branded 100 taxi-cabs in the capital city with illuminated roof top signs...
Just when he should still be basking in his major motorsport achievement, newly-crowned Jamaica Karting Association's (JKA) champion driver Sheldon Morgan has decided to close this aspect of his career.
TOKYO (AP):The Toyota Prius was the top-selling car in Japan last year - the first time a gas-electric hybrid has clinched that spot. The Japan Automobile Dealers Association said Friday that Toyota Motor Corp's Prius was No 1 in its ranking of sales by...
The curtains have come down on 2009 - a year defined by challenges posed by global economic recession.It was a year of planes, trains and automobiles.American Airlines flight 331 crashed at Norman Manley International Airport; Government gives stimulus...
IN AN effort to jump-start an ailing auto sector, the Government announced on September 9, a six-month reduction in the Special Consumption Tax (SCT) on new imported motor vehicles by 20 percentage points.
E10-based fuel left many Jamaican motorists fuming last year.The all-island roll-out on November 1 meant that both the 87 and 90 octane gasolene available to motorists would contain 10 per cent ethanol.
Travelling on Jamaican roads continues to be a challenge with more than 300 deaths recorded in 2009, the ninth straight year fatalities have soared past that number.
