Auto rebates, cash-back coupons don t stop tax bite (Fort Wayne

Auto rebates, cash-back coupons don t stop tax bite (Fort Wayne Journal Gazette)
WASHINGTON The recent explosion of cash-back coupons and rebates on the sale of cars and trucks has done great things for automobile manufacturers, for consumers, and largely unnoticed for many state tax collectors.

Advance Auto Parts Announces Acquisition of Autopart International, Inc. (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
Advance Auto Parts, Inc. , a leading automotive aftermarket retailer of parts, accessories, batteries, and maintenance items, announced that it has acquired all the stock of Sharon, Mass.-based Autopart International, Inc. in an all-cash transaction that closed today.

GST collection: 'VIN chip' made mandatory for new cars SOHAIL SARFRAZISLAMABAD (September 15 2005): The Central Board (Business Recorder)
ISLAMABAD (September 15 2005): The Central Board of Revenue (CBR) has made mandatory the installation of 'vehicle identification number' (VIN) chip in the newly manufactured cars to ensure proper GST collection.

Buying used? Beware car from flood (Cincinnati Enquirer)
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. - In the market for a good used car? Watch out for vehicles that sat submerged for days in Gulf Coast cities ravaged by Hurricane Katrina.

More massive auto recalls likely (The State)
CONSUMER WATCHCHICAGO As auto manufacturers share parts and designs across more vehicles, they run greater risks of having safety recalls that cover millions of vehicles, such as the one Ford Motor Co. announced last week.