| Train Derails Near Paris Killing Passengers |
Jul 12th, 2013 |
The train veered off track Friday and crashed into the platform at Bretigny-sur-Orge station, about 20 kilometers south of the French capital. It had been traveling from Paris to the city of Limoges. Dozens of people were reported injured in the crash, which caused some of the train's cars to topple over. Many passengers were believed to be trapped inside the wrecked cars. Interior ...
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| Former Electric-car Engineer Electric Cars Pollute More Than Gas |
Jul 12th, 2013 |
Is the only "green" aspect of electric cars the money some companies make off them? If former plug-in advocate and General Motors engineer Ozzie Zehner (shown) is correct, this is exactly the case. Author of the ...
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| Rolls-Royce Wraith to Join Supercar Run at Goodwood Festival of Speed |
Jul 12th, 2013 |
Rolls-Royce Wraith The newest model of the Rolls-Royce Wraith will be cruising through the leafy estate at Goodwood for the Festival of Speed this week. The Wraith will join a host of other Supercars up the hillclimb as part of a parade around the Goodwood estate. The Wraith has 624 bhp/465kW, 800 Nm from 1,500 rpm: 0-60 mph in 4.4 seconds (0-62 mph in 4.6 ...
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| Jaguar Project 7 to be Unveiled at Goodwood Festival of Speed |
Jul 12th, 2013 |
Jaguar's Project 7 concept will make a dynamic debut at the 2013 Goodwood Festival of Speed on 12th July. Project 7 is based on Jaguar's acclaimed F-TYPE, its all-new, two-seater, convertible sports car and winner of the World Car Design of the Year 2013 award. Ian Callum, Director of Design at Jaguar, ...
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| GM focused on completing Peugeot programs vice chairman says |
Jul 12th, 2013 |
General Motors Co. Vice Chairman Steve Girsky reiterated that the automaker ...
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| Toyota RAV4 Latest Small SUV To Flunk New Crash Test |
Jul 12th, 2013 |
Image courtesy IIHS. Back in May we reported that only two small SUVs of 13 tested - the Subaru Forester and Mitsubishi Outlander Sport - garnered passing grades in the recently added "small overlap" frontal crash test conducted by ...
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| The Parisian treasures of African tyrants French government may seize mansions and luxury cars of corrupt regimes |
Jul 12th, 2013 |
Paris has traditionally been a haven for the ill-gotten gains of corrupt dictators. Now, the luxury apartments and million-dollar car collections of three African leaders could be taken ...
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| Dealer Marks Anniversary with SUV Giveaway |
Jul 12th, 2013 |
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 A Sarasota used-car dealership celebrated its 10th anniversary by giving away an SUV.
Sarasota resident Patsy Davis-Miller won a 2002 Ford Explorer from AutoMaxx of Florida on July 6, the final day of the store's month-long 10th Anniversary Celebration.
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| Electric Car Maker Joins NASDAQ |
Jul 12th, 2013 |
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 Tesla Motors Inc. will become a component of the NASDAQ-100 Index and the NASDAQ-100 Equal Weighted Index prior to the market opening on July 15.
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| Debt Collector Settles with FTC |
Jul 12th, 2013 |
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 The world's largest debt collection operation, Expert Global Solutions and its subsidiaries, has agreed to stop harassing consumers with allegedly illegal debt collection calls and to pay a $3.2 million civil penalty - the largest ever obtained by the Federal Trade Commission against a third-party debt collector.
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