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A bumpy ride for car dealers (Baltimore Sun) As Detroit pleads for aid, Maryland car dealers wait, worry, hope Frank Williams III's family has operated car dealerships in Cecil County since the 1940s. Around Maryland, dealers who sell domestic autos are wondering what the future holds as they watch the big three automakers lobby for financial aid to stave off bankruptcy. Auto CEOs come begging on private jets us.rd.yahoo.com
Neil Young: So You Want A Big Electric Car? (HuffingtonPost) As people discover the many advantages of electric vehicles, their momentum will build. Not only are these cars green and responsible, they also enhance National Security. us.rd.yahoo.com
Nissan GT-R Clinches Motor Trend 2009 Car Of The Year (The Car Connection) Continuing its penchant for pithy one-liners, Motor Trend doles out a parade of them while gushing over its winner of the 2009 Car of The Year contest, the 2009 Nissan GT-R. Here's a brief sampling from Angus MacKenzie, editor-in-chief: "no 2009 contender crushes our criteria like the GT-R...the Nissan GT-R rewrites the .. us.rd.yahoo.com
Perry a golfer in life, a driver at heart (Las Vegas Review-Journal) There's that child in all of us, that part that never seems to disappear, no matter how much a hairline retreats like a Long March into middle age or how many fewer belt holes are needed to support our trousers. us.rd.yahoo.com
Auto dealers given a boost (The Santa Rosa Press Democrat) Three auto dealerships in Healdsburg stand to benefit from $100,000 the city is contributing to an advertising campaign to stoke car sales.For the second year in a row, the city's Redevelopment Agency is spending $100,000, matching the auto dealers dollar per dollar to create a $200,000 economic development campaign. us.rd.yahoo.com
Two College Kids Use Boring, Sarcastic Conversation To Win Pair Of Chevy Aveos [Ad Watch] (Jalopnik) A pair of University of Houston students are now the proud owners of a matching set of 2009 Chevy Aveo5s after their conversation in the back of an Aveo5 cab was voted most popular in a GM-sponsored... us.rd.yahoo.com
By the Numbers: The winners and other notable figures from '08 (Sports Illustrated) 34 laps remaining in the Checker O'Reilly Auto Parts 500 at Phoenix on Nov. 9, the next-to-last race of the season, when ABC switched coverage to ESPN2, leaving those without cable or who were recording the race with an episode of America's Funniest Home Videos. us.rd.yahoo.com
Motorist drowns in lake (The Findlay Courier) ARLINGTON — A rural Arlington man was found dead in a car at the bottom of frigid Whiskey Lake, an old quarry southwest of Arlington, Wednesday afternoon. us.rd.yahoo.com
Ganassi to switch to Chevy, ECR engine program (ESPN) Plans are in place for Chip Ganassi Racing to switch from Dodge to Chevrolet and be a part of the engine program currently used by Dale Earnhardt Inc. and Richard Childress Racing. us.rd.yahoo.com
Pearlstein: The Bailout for Detroit (Washington Post) Washington Post columnist Steven Pearlstein was online to discuss the automotive bailout. us.rd.yahoo.com
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