For 48 hours Kurt Busch has bragging rights in the Busch family household as he and 17 other drivers shattered the track record in qualifying for the 400 mile Las Vegas NASCAR Sprint Cup race.
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Ontario is supporting the next phase of the transformation of the Ford Essex engine plant, which is expected to create and retain up to 757 new jobs over five years.
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Sometimes the job is more difficult than it looks or needs to be. My youngest son's girl friend has an older Magentis. She bought it used and so far it has been reliable, but she just hasn't had the money to spend on maintenance. This year's bonus was to go repairs, one high beam, one low beam, an oil change, and an air filter.
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Stefan GP on Saturday continued its feisty push to race in formula one in 2010. Amid rumours the Serbian outfit may not have sent containers of equipment to Bahrain for the first race as it earlier claimed, copies of the actual transport orders were published on Stefan GP's official website.
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As the headlines talk about the failing USF1 team, Campos' push to get two cars to Bahrain, and the hopeful and feisty Stefan GP, Australian driver Mark Webber admitted he sees the sport's situation as "totally mad". "I've always been a massive believer that you need quality, not quantity," said the Red Bull driver.
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Michael Schumacher apologised for taking the race seat he was hoping to occupy in 2010, Nick Heidfeld has revealed. With Schumacher returning to F1 this year, the German pair are united this year at Mercedes GP, with 32-year-old Heidfeld in the reserve role.
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If the mid-size Lexus ES 350 has a particular mission, it's to deliver maximum driving pleasure for minimum financial hardship - provided that your concept of "driving pleasure" includes being heavily insulated against the harshness inherent in riding within a mechanized container.
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As the headlines talk about the failing USF1 team, Campos' push to get two cars to Bahrain, and the hopeful and feisty Stefan GP, Australian driver Mark Webber admitted he sees the sport's situation as "totally mad". "I've always been a massive believer that you need quality, not quantity," said the Red Bull driver.
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Former Formula 1 World Champion Jacques Villeneuve is ready to travel to Cologne in Germany to have his seat made at Stefan GP.
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Jeep dealers face a shortage of Wrangler hardtops in the next several months because of a and#8220;supplier constraint,and#8221; the company said in a memo to dealers yesterday. The memo advised dealers to order softtop Wranglers during the period.
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Stronger fourth-quarter sales and earlier cost-cutting efforts helped wheel supplier Superior Industries International Inc. cut its loss in the fourth quarter. The company reported today that its full-year 2009 net loss was $94.
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Internet lead generator Autobytel Inc., which hasn't turned an annual profit since 2004, continued its drought in 2009 after reporting a net loss in the fourth quarter.
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Toyota Motor Corp. and#8220;deliberately withheld relevant electronic recordsand#8221; that it was legally required to produce in lawsuits over SUV rollover accidents, the chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee said today. Rep.
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Supplier Visteon Corp. in 2009 posted full-year net profits for the first time in its history, boosted by a $195 million gain from terminated retiree benefits.
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General Motors Co.'s is extending the franchise agreement by 60 days for the remaining 153 U.S. Hummer dealers while the automaker continues to look for a buyer.
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Ford Motor Co. said today it is spending $155 million on its Cleveland Engine Plant No. 1 to build the upgraded V-6 engine for the 2011 Mustang. The investment creates 60 jobs at the plant. With this investment, Ford said, the company has spent $1.
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In News Brake: The Lexus CT 200h will break cover at the Geneva auto show, U.S. F1 eyes a merger, and the BMW Concept 5-series ActiveHybrid is also on tap for Geneva . . . But Wait, There's More!
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An antitrust investigation into automotive wiring harnesses has spread across three continents and involves at least seven international auto suppliers.Investigators from the FBI this week raided the U.S. headquarters of Denso Corp.
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