China seeks boost from biofuels (International Herald Tribune) China is

China seeks boost from biofuels (International Herald Tribune)
China is turning to crops including cassava roots and molasses to make auto fuel as the world's second-biggest oil user struggles to meet demand from a growing fleet of private cars.

Red hot rods (Newport News-Times)
Cars of all makes and models are lined up and on view through the hood-scoop hole in a 1971 Plymouth Barracuda, right. Although the color is traditionally called "Hemi Orange," on Plymouths like this one the color is called "Torred."

Rental cars difficult to find (Arkansas News Bureau)
LITTLE ROCK - The hurricanes that flooded the Gulf Coast have apparently dried up the number of rental cars in central Arkansas.

A Salisbury hot rod specialist gets recognition for years of building cars (The Daily Times)
ost custom hot rod makers have greasy hands, but Tinker Gladden's hands are immaculate. He wears rubber gloves when he creates his custom-made cars. "I don't get too dirty," said Gladden.

World's Most Expensive Cars 2005 (Forbes)
How expensive are these cars? Put it this way: No Ferrari, Bentley or Lamborghini make the list.

Motor Trader - Hot News (Motor Trader)
Lotus Cars has appointed Trevor Houghton-Berry as its new head of commercial operations. Houghton-Berry is best known in the UK automotive sector as the BMW board director who launched Mini during the summer of 2000. Prior to that he held senior corporate sales positions at Rover and Mazda.