Lexus Claims 'World's Best Car'The luxury carmaker claims to have

Lexus Claims 'World's Best Car'
The luxury carmaker claims to have the world?s best car in an all-new flagship.
Editors of MSN Autos

Motor Trader - Hot News (Motor Trader)
Production at the mothballed site in Longbridge could resume with the assembly of smaller sports cars.

LAPD to test new way to chase cars (UPI)
LOS ANGELES, Feb. 3 (UPI) -- The Los Angeles Police Department's latest plan to avoid high-speed car chases is a test of a high-tech version of darts used by Stone Age hunters.

ASA Announces CARS 2006 Dates, Location (Automotive Service Association)
ASA has announced that the 2006 Congress of Automotive Repair and Service (CARS) will be held Nov. 2-4 at The Mirage in Las Vegas. CARS is sponsored by ASA's Mechanical Division and is an official event of Automotive Aftermarket Industry Week (AAIW), held annually in Las Vegas.

Sin City or not, Windsor is hot (Detroit News)
WINDSOR -- Paris Hilton ate sushi here. Red-hot actor Vince Vaughn dropped by a liquor store. John Travolta and Ben Affleck were seen downtown, too.

Alabama-made cars are hot sellers for manufacturers (Birmingham Business Journal)
On the heels of a strong sales year in 2005, Alabama's carmakers reported continued gains in January fueled, in large part, by sales of Alabama-made models.

How can the office hothead be such a hot commodity? (The Indianapolis Star)
Cars are high- maintenance. Weedy lawns are high- maintenance. The cat, with his constant need for Meow Mix and clean litter, is high-maintenance.

Volvo to Offer New Small CarThe Swedish automaker unveils a

Volvo to Offer New Small Car
The Swedish automaker unveils a small car intended for young professionals in urban areas.
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Alabama-made cars are hot sellers for manufacturers (Birmingham Business Journal)
On the heels of a strong sales year in 2005, Alabama's carmakers reported continued gains in January fueled, in large part, by sales of Alabama-made models.

Feb 02, 2006 Print E-mail this to a friend (Monroe Evening News)
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High-End Luxury Vehicles Without Rival
Luxury automobiles priced above $100,000.
Editors of MSN Autos

More autos getting that touch of personality (USATODAY.com via Yahoo!

More autos getting that touch of personality (USATODAY.com via Yahoo! News)
Like hamburgers and personal computers, more cars are built to specification at the factory or the dock for buyers who ordered them in advance and are willing to wait.

Volvo to Offer New Small Car
The Swedish automaker unveils a small car intended for young professionals in urban areas.
Editors of MSN Autos

Sanitary teams cull birds in Kurdish hot zone (AFP via Yahoo! News)
In the picturesque town of Dukan, next to a beautiful alpine lake in Iraq's Kurdish region, checkpoints blocking the roads mark the beginning of a buffer zone to halt the spread of the deadly bird flu.

Preview: 2007 Toyota CamryWith sleeker styling, a more powerful engine

Preview: 2007 Toyota Camry
With sleeker styling, a more powerful engine and a new hybrid version, America's best-selling car sets a new benchmark.
Ann Job

Preview: 2007 Toyota CamryWith sleeker styling, a more powerful engine

Preview: 2007 Toyota Camry
With sleeker styling, a more powerful engine and a new hybrid version, America's best-selling car sets a new benchmark.
Ann Job

Cheap and hot: Battle of the low-priced roadsters (CNN Money)
The Mazda MX-5 (formerly known as the Miata) has been tops on my list of affordable sports cars since it arrived in 1989. Now serious competition has emerged in the swaggering Pontiac Solstice.

Slide Show: Vintage Hot Wheels (rediff.com)
The Vintage and Classic Car Club of India and the Nehru Science Centre, Mumbai, have organised a vintage car exhibition. Many of the cars on show belonged to royal families and industrialists in the early 1900s.

High-End Luxury Vehicles Without Rival
Luxury automobiles priced above $100,000.
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Highlights From the 2006 NAIASMSN Autos highlights the eight things

Highlights From the 2006 NAIAS
MSN Autos highlights the eight things you should know about this year's show in Detroit.
Ann Job

Hot Wheels, Barbie sales slide worldwide (The Monterey County Herald)
Fourth-quarter profit slid 2 percent at Mattel Inc., the world's largest toy maker, as sales of its Barbie and Hot Wheels brands slumped, the company said Monday.

Buick Enclave Debut
This luxury crossover SUV with high-tech features, which debuted at the auto show in Detroit, should be in production during 2007.
Editors of MSN Autos

High-End Luxury Vehicles Without Rival
Luxury automobiles priced above $100,000.
Editors of MSN Autos

Lexus Claims 'World's Best Car'
The luxury carmaker claims to have the world?s best car in an all-new flagship.
Editors of MSN Autos

Volvo to Offer New Small Car
The Swedish automaker unveils a small car intended for young professionals in urban areas.
Editors of MSN Autos

Cars, Trucks and SUVs: What's in Store for 2006? (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Mark Perleberg, lead auto expert at NADAguides.com -- a leading vehicle information website -- today published his predictions for 2006 for new and used cars, trucks and SUVs. Here's what he had to say.

2006 Rolex 24 at Daytona
Coverage of the world's toughest sports car endurance race.
Editors of MSN Autos

Camry to Get Hybrid Version Soon
The best-selling passenger car in the U.S. will soon get a hybrid version.
Editors of MSN Autos

Vote for Your Favorite!
Vote now for the best concept car of the NAIAS 2006 in Detroit.
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Report: Chery to produce cars in Russia (BusinessWeek) JAN. 31

Report: Chery to produce cars in Russia (BusinessWeek)
JAN. 31 5:43 A.M. ET China's state-owned Chery Automobile Co. will assemble its cars in Russia under an agreement with the Avtotor automaker, the Kommersant business daily reported Tuesday.

Hot Wheels, Barbie sales slide worldwide (The Monterey County Herald)
Fourth-quarter profit slid 2 percent at Mattel Inc., the world's largest toy maker, as sales of its Barbie and Hot Wheels brands slumped, the company said Monday.

Volvo to Offer New Small Car
The Swedish automaker unveils a small car intended for young professionals in urban areas.
Editors of MSN Autos

Mattel earnings slide as sales of Barbie, Hot Wheels slump

Mattel earnings slide as sales of Barbie, Hot Wheels slump (San Francisco Chronicle)
Fourth-quarter profit slid 2 percent at Mattel Inc., the world's largest toy maker, as sales of its Barbie and Hot Wheels brands slumped, the company said Monday. Worldwide gross sales for Barbie and Hot Wheels declined 11 percent each. Two brands did...

Report: Chery to produce cars in Russia (BusinessWeek)
JAN. 31 5:43 A.M. ET China's state-owned Chery Automobile Co. will assemble its cars in Russia under an agreement with the Avtotor automaker, the Kommersant business daily reported Tuesday.

How the US fell out of love with its cars (Mail and Guardian)
For John McVeigh, making cars was not just a job; it was his shot at the American Dream. He had left Glasgow a young, wide-eyed man at 21 and ended up in Detroit, lured by the huge factories churning out the cars that defined 20th century United States life.

2006 Rolex 24 at Daytona
Coverage of the world's toughest sports car endurance race.
Editors of MSN Autos

Unwanted cars take their final journey (Wairarapa Times-Age)
Masterton District Council's first car amnesty of the year finished on Sunday, with 108 unwanted cars dropped off at the Masterton tip in nine days.

Warmed-up vehicles turn into hot cars (Antelope Valley Press)
This story appeared in the Antelope Valley Press on Monday, January 30, 2006. LANCASTER A cold car is better than a stolen car. That's why it's a good idea to stay inside a vehicle while warming it up.

E-TYPE JAG IS A REAL HOT ROD (Daily Record)
THIS is the disastrous moment a classic Jaguar E-Type goes up in smoke - as its prospective buyer was taking it for a test drive. The man was driving the red 1971 coupe down a country lane when sparks started shooting out from underneath the chassis.

Mustang Pedal Cars: The hot new collectible (MobileMag)
Nostalgia runs deep in the collectable and automotive industries and doubly so when the two are combined. Such is the case with the Ford Mustang Pedal Cars, which are making a roaring comeback thanks to a California businessman named Mark Luzaich.

Volvo to Offer New Small Car
The Swedish automaker unveils a small car intended for young professionals in urban areas.
Editors of MSN Autos

How the US fell out of love with its cars

How the US fell out of love with its cars (Mail and Guardian)
For John McVeigh, making cars was not just a job; it was his shot at the American Dream. He had left Glasgow a young, wide-eyed man at 21 and ended up in Detroit, lured by the huge factories churning out the cars that defined 20th century United States life.

Volvo to Offer New Small Car
The Swedish automaker unveils a small car intended for young professionals in urban areas.
Editors of MSN Autos

Motor Trader - Hot News (Motor Trader)
Sales of new diesel cars in Europe will this year outstrip petrol sales for the first time, industry analysts are predicting.

Hot Wheels, Barbie sales slide worldwide (The Monterey County Herald)
Fourth-quarter profit slid 2 percent at Mattel Inc., the world's largest toy maker, as sales of its Barbie and Hot Wheels brands slumped, the company said Monday.

Unwanted cars take their final journey (Wairarapa Times-Age)
Masterton District Council's first car amnesty of the year finished on Sunday, with 108 unwanted cars dropped off at the Masterton tip in nine days.

China feels pressure over its links with Iran (San Jose

China feels pressure over its links with Iran (San Jose Mercury News)
Chinese companies operating in Iran churn out new cars, build highways and oil pipelines, and toil underground to build subway lines under the capital. Iran, for its part, ships supertankers filled with crude oil back to China. Trade and commerce between the nations is soaring.

Mustang Pedal Cars: The hot new collectible (MobileMag)
Nostalgia runs deep in the collectable and automotive industries and doubly so when the two are combined. Such is the case with the Ford Mustang Pedal Cars, which are making a roaring comeback thanks to a California businessman named Mark Luzaich.

Buick Enclave DebutThis luxury crossover SUV with high-tech features, which

Buick Enclave Debut
This luxury crossover SUV with high-tech features, which debuted at the auto show in Detroit, should be in production during 2007.
Editors of MSN Autos

Vote for Your Favorite!
Vote now for the best concept car of the NAIAS 2006 in Detroit.
Editors of MSN Autos

CANOE -- SLAM! Sports - Columnists - Brennan: Sens blueliner real hot shot (Slam! Sports)
As far as franchise marks go, never has there been a hot potato like Christoph Schubert had his fingers on yesterday. One minute, the rookie defenceman was setting a new Senators standard by rifling a slap shot at 102.1 m.p.h. during yesterday's SuperSkills competition at Scotiabank Place.

CARkeys - Hot Rods At Wimbledon (CARkeys)
Some of the fastest short oval racing action in the country will take place during the Hot Rod Open Championship at Wimbledon Stadium this Sunday (February 5). The Championship is open to drivers of two different types of car - National and Outlaw Hot Rods - but the performance levels are very similar and, with over 200bhp in cars weighing 700kg, very high.

49ers rocked Detroit / Tracing a dynasty's beginnings (San Francisco Chronicle)
This is where it all began, 24 seasons ago. It was the only time, before now, that a Super Bowl was played in Michigan, and it's one that 49ers fans never will forget, a week that was memorable for a goal-line stand, a hot water shortage at the team's hotel,...

Highlights From the 2006 NAIAS
MSN Autos highlights the eight things you should know about this year's show in Detroit.
Ann Job

How the US fell out of love with its cars (Mail and Guardian)
For John McVeigh, making cars was not just a job; it was his shot at the American Dream. He had left Glasgow a young, wide-eyed man at 21 and ended up in Detroit, lured by the huge factories churning out the cars that defined 20th century United States life.

How the US fell out of love with its cars

How the US fell out of love with its cars (Mail and Guardian)
For John McVeigh, making cars was not just a job; it was his shot at the American Dream. He had left Glasgow a young, wide-eyed man at 21 and ended up in Detroit, lured by the huge factories churning out the cars that defined 20th century United States life.

Hot Item: Gas Cards (Potentials Magazine)
NOVEMBER 01, 2005 - -- Ask your employees where they're hurting right now, and the answer will likely come back, "At the pump." Gas prices rose sharply over the summer, averaging over $3 per gallon in early September according to the AAA's daily fuel gauge report.

Preview: 2007 Toyota Camry
With sleeker styling, a more powerful engine and a new hybrid version, America's best-selling car sets a new benchmark.
Ann Job

How the US fell out of love with its cars (Guardian Unlimited)
With 36,000 jobs cut in a week and foreign vehicles filling the highways, Paul Harris surveys the collapse of an industry.

Closing of Cotton Club end of entertainment era (Chicago Sun-Times)
Come Tuesday, the Cotton Club, which opened in 1986 as a copy of Harlem's original hot Jazz Age spot, will be no more.

Developer hired to make Mexico town a hot spot (The Arizona Republic)
Mexico is tapping a Scottsdale company to turn a Baja California Sur fishing village into the country's next big tourist destination.

China feels pressure over its links with Iran (San Jose Mercury News)
Chinese companies operating in Iran churn out new cars, build highways and oil pipelines, and toil underground to build subway lines under the capital. Iran, for its part, ships supertankers filled with crude oil back to China. Trade and commerce between the nations is soaring.

How the US fell out of love with its cars

How the US fell out of love with its cars (Guardian Unlimited)
United States: Tail fins and chrome grilles were once the symbols of a superpower. Now, with 36,000 jobs cut in a week, Paul Harris surveys the collapse of an industry.

CANOE -- SLAM! Sports - Columnists - Brennan: Sens blueliner real hot shot (Slam! Sports)
As far as franchise marks go, never has there been a hot potato like Christoph Schubert had his fingers on yesterday. One minute, the rookie defenceman was setting a new Senators standard by rifling a slap shot at 102.1 m.p.h. during yesterday's SuperSkills competition at Scotiabank Place.

Cool cars make their debuts at Detroit's big auto show

Cool cars make their debuts at Detroit's big auto show (Fort Wayne News-Sentinel)
Every year, we're wowed by what we see at the North American International Auto Show. And this year was no different. What's fun about the show is the chance to see all the cool cars and concepts in one place. It's a great place to see what you might be driving down the road someday.

How the US fell out of love with its cars (Guardian Unlimited)
With 36,000 jobs cut in a week and foreign vehicles filling the highways, Paul Harris surveys the collapse of an industry.

2006 Rolex 24 at Daytona
Coverage of the world's toughest sports car endurance race.
Editors of MSN Autos

Auto notes: 'Hot Rod' show to film at Autorama (The Sacramento Bee)
Sacramento Autorama, billed as the West Coast's largest annual indoor custom-car and hot-rod show, will feature a live filming of Discovery Channel's "American Hot Rod" show during its Feb. 10-12 run at Cal Expo.

Buick Enclave Debut
This luxury crossover SUV with high-tech features, which debuted at the auto show in Detroit, should be in production during 2007.
Editors of MSN Autos

Task force to focus on crime 'hot spots;' partnership formed between Racine Police, Sheriff's Departments (Journal Times Online)
Journal Times Three days after hosting a community outreach meeting to address public concern over violent crime, the Racine Police Department announced a partnership with the Racine County Sheriff's Department to target the city's most troubled areas.

Volvo to Offer New Small Car
The Swedish automaker unveils a small car intended for young professionals in urban areas.
Editors of MSN Autos