Vehicle Retriever suits city towing and recovery. (ThomasNet) Providing access

Vehicle Retriever suits city towing and recovery. (ThomasNet)
Providing access to tightly parked cars, Jerr-Dan Side Loading Vehicle Retriever never blocks more than one lane during towing operations. Boom and mast assembly with lift arms allows pick up on both sides of retriever, and lifts and slides vehicle onto retriever's platform. Arms are hydraulically operated to open and close around vehicle's tires and accommodate wheelbases from 88-145 in.

You Drive A What? (BusinessWeek)
Few U.S. and European drivers have heard of Geely. But the Chinese carmaker plans to change that fast

State record: $312 mil land sale (The Arizona Republic)
Two home builders and a mall developer are planning what amounts to a small city on a vast piece of West Valley land used to test cars.

Tax breaks await buyers of hybrid vehicles in early 2006 (Monterey County Herald)
WASHINGTON - Hybrid cars are a good bet for tax breaks in 2006. The new year will bring more savings for buyers of at least 13 gas-electric vehicles, with those showing the biggest improvements in fuel efficiency getting the bigger tax breaks.

Spirited Lucerne helps fast-forward Buick (Seattle Times)
There's a simple way to convince consumers your product is no longer locked in the past: Replace the car and its name. That's what Buick did...

Salisbury native 'fast tracks' career WCU's Sara Kepley learns of life in broadcast business (Salisbury Post)
CULLOWHEE Have you ever wondered what life on the road as part of a broadcast crew videotaping some of the world's fastest race cars would be like? Just ask Sara Kepley, a junior at Western Carolina University.

Mysterious accident haunts used car's past (San Jose Mercury News)
Q When my single daughter wanted to buy a car two years ago, I advised her to buy a manufacturer's certified used car, as she didn't know much about cars. She bought a 2003 Toyota RAV4 from a Toyota dealer in Maryland.

News: Charitable donation changes (WNDU 16)
Time is running out fast if you plan on making some charitable donations before the end of the year, and receiving tax deductions. However, before you pack up those old clothes, or write that check, there are a few changes you'll need to know about this year.

IIHS's Top 10 Safety Picks
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety picks the ten safest cars of the 2006 model year.
Perry Stern