Hybrids Are HotAutomakers that used to downplay the viability of

Hybrids Are Hot
Automakers that used to downplay the viability of gasoline-electric hybrids are now embracing them.
Ann Job

Video Games Go to the Movies (BusinessWeek Online via Yahoo! News)
Machinima? Don't be embarrassed if you've never heard of it. A month ago, Alex Chan hadn't either. But that was before Chan, a 27-year-old French designer, made a hot underground film that's introducing mass audiences to machinima -- a technique that involves using video game software to make movies (see BW, 12/19/05, "France: Thousands of Young Spielbergs").

Linden children go holiday shopping (Home News Tribune)
LINDEN Erich Rotter, 9, picked out Hot Wheels cars and Transformers as holiday gifts at the Linden Wal-Mart store Wednesday, while Aleksandra Borowa, 9, picked out dolls.

Blowing the Lid Off a Hot Commodity (Los Angeles Times)
China's insatiable appetite for cardboard boxes has resourceful entrepreneurs scouring L.A.'s toy district for empty containers.

New Jeep Concepts
Two concept vehicles, unveiled at Europe's largest auto show, provide a peek into the future of DaimlerChrysler's Jeep brand.
Editors of MSN Autos

Video Games Go to the Movies (BusinessWeek Online via Yahoo!

Video Games Go to the Movies (BusinessWeek Online via Yahoo! News)
Machinima? Don't be embarrassed if you've never heard of it. A month ago, Alex Chan hadn't either. But that was before Chan, a 27-year-old French designer, made a hot underground film that's introducing mass audiences to machinima -- a technique that involves using video game software to make movies (see BW, 12/19/05, "France: Thousands of Young Spielbergs").

Jetliner Slides Off Chicago Runways, Hits Cars, Kills Boy, 6 (Fox News)
Southwest Airlines flight landing at Midway International Airport crashes through runway fence and into streets, crushing two cars, leaving a 6-year-old boy dead.

New Jeep Concepts
Two concept vehicles, unveiled at Europe's largest auto show, provide a peek into the future of DaimlerChrysler's Jeep brand.
Editors of MSN Autos

Car dealer sells off rides from one of nation's best collections (Myrtle Beach Online)
RALEIGH, N.C. - Mike Leith built an empire, and a fortune, on car dealerships. But it's collecting classic cars that now fuels his passion. He owns so many that he doesn't get a chance to drive all of em, Leith says.

Garriga wins a new car with Hot Button Sweepstakes (Port Arthur News)
Christmas came early for Bridge City resident Rebecca Garriga Wednesday. Garriga drove a brand new 2006 Chevy Aveo off the J.K. Chevrolet Airport lot - a winner of the GM Hot Button Sweepstakes.

Motor Trader - Hot News (Motor Trader) No Banners found

Motor Trader - Hot News (Motor Trader)
No Banners found for this page! MG Rover dealers holding new cars have been given extra time to sell off their remaining stock of Euro 3 compliant new Rovers and MGs before new Euro 4 emissions regulations come into force next year.

Garriga wins a new car with Hot Button Sweepstakes (Port Arthur News)
Christmas came early for Bridge City resident Rebecca Garriga Wednesday. Garriga drove a brand new 2006 Chevy Aveo off the J.K. Chevrolet Airport lot - a winner of the GM Hot Button Sweepstakes.

Hot Ticket 12.8 (Free Lance)
From 5pm to 10 pm Dec. 10 and 11, the Guglielmo family continues their 80th anniversary celebration with the 17th annual Holiday Gift Faire at the Winery in Morgan Hill. Choose from dozens of professionally designed Holiday gift baskets - or be creative and put together your own unique basket from the large selection of tempting delights available.

Frankfurt Motor Show FavoritesPublic days for this huge auto show

Frankfurt Motor Show Favorites
Public days for this huge auto show run through September 25, and concept cars continue to be a big draw. Our editors pick their ten favorites.
Editors of MSN Autos

Garriga wins a new car with Hot Button Sweepstakes (Port Arthur News)
Christmas came early for Bridge City resident Rebecca Garriga Wednesday. Garriga drove a brand new 2006 Chevy Aveo off the J.K. Chevrolet Airport lot - a winner of the GM Hot Button Sweepstakes.

Technology talkers 'add more hot air' to emissions debate (The Age)
Paul Gilding, former Greenpeace International chief and now consultant to business on sustainability, has some ideas that sound downright heretical for a man with 30 years of environmentalism behind him. -

New Jeep Concepts
Two concept vehicles, unveiled at Europe's largest auto show, provide a peek into the future of DaimlerChrysler's Jeep brand.
Editors of MSN Autos

Know Cars: Reviews & News (drive.com.au)
This week Michael looked at the return of the Chrysler V8 muscle car, while Allison and Toby compared performance utes. We also Hot Lapped the Audi TT V6, jumped behind the wheel of a Ferrari and found novel uses for the VW Touareg.

Hot Ticket 12.8 (Free Lance)
From 5pm to 10 pm Dec. 10 and 11, the Guglielmo family continues their 80th anniversary celebration with the 17th annual Holiday Gift Faire at the Winery in Morgan Hill. Choose from dozens of professionally designed Holiday gift baskets - or be creative and put together your own unique basket from the large selection of tempting delights available.

Police ID driver crushed on I-44 (St. Louis Post-Dispatch) Officials

Police ID driver crushed on I-44 (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Officials identified motorist who died in the dangerous hot spot crash as Jemma Dant, of St. Jacob.

Hot Toys for Kids (KTRE-TV East Texas)
Christmas is only three weeks away, and there is one thing that most kids want, if not demand: That's toys, and the market is flush with them. Family Fun Magazine contributing editor Lee Woodruff compiled a list of hot items for the season.

Muscle car mania (San Jose Mercury News)
In the sizzling '60s, rude, crude muscle cars snarled, burning rubber and spewing raw horsepower. Today some of those rough old outlaws -- Chevelle Super Sports, GTOs, Mustangs, Camaros and Road Runners -- grace museum floors. Moreover, they've become the unlikely new stars of classic car auctions.

Kilroy's pizza opens on Grant St (Chesterton Tribune)
Kilroy s, a pizzaria/restaurant, in the old South Shore Railroad cars at 301 Grant Ave. in Chesterton, welcomes the lunch crowd as well as dinner and pizza crowd.

Motor Trader - Hot News (Motor Trader)
Bentley and Aston Martin owners may have money but they have little road sense, the findings of a new study have revealed. Drivers of the luxury cars were found to have the lowest motoring IQ in a test by Mensa and ebay motors.

HK Hot Stocks: Dongfeng shines on debut, PetroChina up (Reuters

HK Hot Stocks: Dongfeng shines on debut, PetroChina up (Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News)
HONG KONG, Dec 7 (Reuters) - Here are some of the stocks on the move in Hong Kong on Wednesday:

Autoblog Gift Guide: 1965 Mustang Pedal Car (Autoblog)
Remember the old steel pedal cars that dealerships used to sell in the 1960s for $25 as a promotion? I can t say I do, but I know some of you out there remember. The 1965 Ford Mustang Pedal car was so hot that it sold 93,000 units before Christmas, its very first year on the market. Most of these original pedal cars are gone with plastic replacing steel as the construction material of

Mahindra puts pieces together for strategic fit (FT.com via Yahoo! News)
Conglomerates may be out of favour because their mix of businesses often clouds the true value of their assets - witness how investors rewarded the recent de-merger of Indian petrochemicals-to-telecoms group Reliance Industries with red hot share revaluations.

Police warn of hijack hot spots (Independent Online)
As Christmas approaches, incidents of hijackings, cash heists and smash-and-grab incidents are rising in Gauteng. Police are warning drivers in the Tshwane area that all intersections must be regarded as hot spots of crime.

Tops in Vehicle Satisfaction
Nissan models are big winners in this annual vehicle satisfaction study.
Editors of MSN Autos

America's Most Loved New Vehicles
Discover which new cars and trucks Americans love the most . . .
Editors of MSN Autos

Motor show a sign of blacks' rising clout (Boston Globe)
SOWETO, South Africa -- Some people whistled in admiration. Some made revving sounds. Some just gazed at the metallic-blue Chrysler Crossfire displayed one recent afternoon -- its hood open, hot-rod style -- in the Protea Gardens mall, here in South Africa's largest and most historic township.

New Jeep Concepts
Two concept vehicles, unveiled at Europe's largest auto show, provide a peek into the future of DaimlerChrysler's Jeep brand.
Editors of MSN Autos

Police warn of hijack hot spots (Independent Online)
As Christmas approaches, reports of hijackings, cash heists and smash-and-grab incidents are rising in Gauteng. Police are warning drivers in the Tshwane area that all intersections must be regarded as "hot spots"of crime.

Japan Hot Stocks-Fuji Heavy, Ibiden, Delica Foods, Risa Partners (Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News)
TOKYO, Dec 6 (Reuters) - The following stocks are on the move on Tuesday: **FUJI HEAVY HITS 3-YR HIGH, WILL BUILD TOYOTA CARS**

JR Shikoku builds up steam by helping track down local

JR Shikoku builds up steam by helping track down local culinary treats (Asahi.com)
TAKAMATSU--Feel like a feast in the country? JR Shikoku has just the ticket. Day trips to visit hot springs and to enjoy delicious local Shikoku specialties are becoming increasingly popular thanks to mini package tours put together by Shikoku Railway Co. (JR Shikoku).

New Jeep Concepts
Two concept vehicles, unveiled at Europe's largest auto show, provide a peek into the future of DaimlerChrysler's Jeep brand.
Editors of MSN Autos

Preview: 2006 Ford Fusion
Ford's most important sedan launch since the Taurus.
Perry Stern

Online mapping is hot, and so is the competition (Wisconsin State Journal)
Associated PressDENVER - Initially, the great thing about Internet mapping programs was their swiftness and ease for obtaining directions, printing them and driving the course you plotted.

Police warn of hijack hot spots (Independent Online)
As Christmas approaches, reports of hijackings, cash heists and smash-and-grab incidents are rising in Gauteng. Police are warning drivers in the Tshwane area that all intersections must be regarded as "hot spots"of crime.

2005 Frankfurt Motor ShowMSN Autos brings you highlights from one

2005 Frankfurt Motor Show
MSN Autos brings you highlights from one of Europe's major shows.
Editors of MSN Autos

Home tour features unusual Norwegian-style architecture (Winona Daily News)
FOUNTAIN CITY, Wis. John Campbell is accustomed to using spare parts, making something new from something old. The Fountain City resident has been collecting and building hot rods and classic cars for years; in 1998, he started building with wood.

Police warn of hijack hot spots (Independent Online)
As Christmas approaches, incidents of hijackings, cash heists and smash-and-grab incidents are rising in Gauteng. Police are warning drivers in the Tshwane area that all intersections must be regarded as hot spots of crime.

America's Most Loved New Vehicles
Discover which new cars and trucks Americans love the most . . .
Editors of MSN Autos

Hot Toys for Kids (ABC News) Magazine Editor Considers Toys

Hot Toys for Kids (ABC News)
Magazine Editor Considers Toys from Wholesome to Educational to Just Plain Decadent

Hot markets in cold weather (Investors.com)
NORWALK, Conn. (MarketWatch) -- The calendar says it's December but the temperatures outside haven't seemed that way, at least not yet. All that will change shortly and when it does, many commodity markets will kick into high gear as they always do when weather rules the day.

Hot markets in cold weather (Market Watch)
NORWALK, Conn. (MarketWatch) -- The calendar says it's December but the temperatures outside haven't seemed that way, at least not yet.

Suspected car thief a victim? (INQ7.net)
THE LAWYER of a car theft suspect who was arrested during a buy-bust operation last Nov. 17 that led to the recovery of five hot cars in Quezon City has turned the tables on the police.

New Jeep Concepts
Two concept vehicles, unveiled at Europe's largest auto show, provide a peek into the future of DaimlerChrysler's Jeep brand.
Editors of MSN Autos

Porsche Cayman S Premieres
The largest show in Europe, the Frankfurt show featured worldwide premieres of 80 concept and production vehicles.
Editors of MSN Autos

Johnny Lightning, Mopar Muscle series cars worth a look (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Anyone who is an aficionado of muscle and classic cars will tell you that just about anything made by the old Chrysler Corp. -- now known as DaimlerChrysler -- is hot, hot, hot.

Tops in Vehicle Satisfaction
Nissan models are big winners in this annual vehicle satisfaction study.
Editors of MSN Autos

Indio councilmen stir up controversy at Tamale Festival (KESQ) It

Indio councilmen stir up controversy at Tamale Festival (KESQ)
It seems controversy at the Indio Tamale Festival is too hot to handle tonight. All because cars in the parade are provided by an out of town dealer. Councilmen Michael Wilson and Ben Godfrey call it a slap in the face to local business people.

Video game reviews for Friday, October 14: "The Incredible Hulk:

Video game reviews for Friday, October 14: "The Incredible Hulk: Ultimate Destruction"; "Marvel Nemesis: Rise of the (The Davis Enterprise)
Published Oct 14, 2005 - 15:41:12 CDT. Oh, brother ... are we out of the summer drought, or what? I'm not referring to another ridiculously hot summer here in the Valley, but rather the dearth of quality games made available during those sweltering months.

Christmas sets Hope Mills all aglow (Fayetteville Observer)
HOPE MILLS Residents and town leaders kicked off the Christmas season Saturday with a flurry of activities. A parade with 65 entries including glittering marching bands, loud firetrucks and flashy cars with smiling debutantes halted traffic.

Warm welcom (Albuquerque Tribune Online)
It was the third time Richard Pettis had stopped by the new Popeyes Chicken and Biscuits fast-food restaurant on the West Side. Before Tuesday, Pettis would drive by, filled with fried-chicken yearnings, only to be greeted by a line of cars that stretched down Coors Boulevard Northwest.

Night lights (San Jose Mercury News)
The rotund little fellow in the flashy red suit and his reindeer pals aren't the only ones who map out neighborhoods this time of year. For many of us, seeking out the brightest, the cheeriest and the most ostentatious Christmas light displays is a tradition and something of a sport. We prowl near and far in cars, buses and even limos, just to gawk, to honk and to wonder at just what the