| Demo derby Americas crash time |
Sep 4th, 2013 |
The Demolition Derby is an American Staple at all County and State Fairs. It is sort of the last hurrah for that fair as it closes down until next year. You see all the crash, bang, smash 'em up action every demolition derby brings from the first car to get smashed up to the last car standing. I have never been to a demolition derby but I have see them on television alot and the action is ...
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| Classic cars to heat up Westport Plaza |
Sep 4th, 2013 |
MARYLAND HEIGHTS, Mo. (KSDK) - With weather as nice as this, it's not difficult to imagine putting the top down for an afternoon drive. If the weather stays pleasant for the weekend, you'll be able to find dozens of cars with their tops down in one place. A classic car show is going on this weekend at Westport Plaza, benefitting the National Children's Cancer Society. The Wheels ...
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| Londons Walkie Talkie skyscraper blamed for melting cars starting small fire |
Sep 4th, 2013 |
The 37-storey 'Walkie Talkie' skyscraper in London's financial district has been renamed the 'Walkie Scorchie' after claims that sunlight reflected from the glass building melted cars parked below. (Oli Scarff/Getty ...
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| Michigan Creates Office to Attract Auto Investment |
Sep 4th, 2013 |
DETROIT -- Michigan's Economic Development Corp has created an Automotive Industry Office to help coordinate the state's auto business development initiatives and strategy and attract more investment, a top state official said ...
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| This London skyscraper can melt cars and set buildings on fire |
Sep 4th, 2013 |
The curved exterior facade of 20 Fenchurch, aka "the Walkie-Talkie," during construction. London isn't famous for hot weather, but that may change soon, and not because of global warming: The design of a new skyscraper in the city is melting cars and setting buildings on fire."It's absolutely ruined," Martin Lindsay told ...
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| Puerto Rico airport to bring rental cars closer |
Sep 4th, 2013 |
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) People traveling to Puerto Rico will no longer have to stand in line at the island's main international airport to take a bus and pick up their rental car. The company that manages the Luis Munoz Marin Airport says several rental car agencies will move their operations to the main parking lot's first floor. Aerostar Airport Holdings said Tuesday that Alamo Rent a Car, ...
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| Federal Trade Commission reaches settlement with Cockeysville auto dealer |
Sep 4th, 2013 |
Timonium Chrysler Inc. of Cockeysville, over charges of deceptive ads on the cost of vehicles or available discounts. The agency said that the Cockeysville dealer, which does business under the name of Don White's Timonium Jeep Chrysler Dodge, promoted discounts and "Internet prices," but allegedly failed to tell consumers that they needed to qualify for rebates generally not ...
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| GM sees auto industry slowing in turbulent Middle East markets |
Sep 3rd, 2013 |
DUBAI: General Motors (GM) said it expected the automobile industry in the Middle East to show growth that is sustainable, but at a slower rate than in the last few years, hurt by uncertainty and political crisis in markets such as Egypt and Syria.The US automaker temporarily closed its Egyptian assembly plant outside of Cairo last month, and shut its local office, after deadly clashes between ...
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| First cars cross San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridges new span |
Sep 3rd, 2013 |
San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge opened to the public as vehicles began crossing it after more than a decade of construction delays.Part old and part new, part permanent and part temporary, the hybridized bridge opened late Monday night in time for Tuesday’s morning commute. The opening followed a five-day closure for the entire bridge.Drivers began lining up their cars hours earlier in an ...
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| Did London skyscraper’s reflection melt parts of a Jaguar |
Sep 3rd, 2013 |
Joining the countless other vehicles making their respective debuts at this year's Frankfurt Motor Show is the Jaguar C-X17 concept, the British brand's first crack at the red-hot luxury compact ...
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