Don't discard that French-fry oil if you own a diesel

Don't discard that French-fry oil if you own a diesel car (This Ithaca Journal)
Question: Why is vegetable oil able to be used as a power source for automobiles? Answer: Actually vegetable oil is not a power source for all automotive vehicles, only those that operate on diesel fuel.

The Specter Haunting Alaska (New York Review of Books)
An article by Peter Canby from The New York Review of Books, November 17, 2005

Fitch Issues Presale Report on HSBC Automotive Trust 2005-3 (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
Fitch Ratings has issued a presale report today on HSBC Automotive Trust 2005-3 discussing the rating analysis behind Fitch Ratings' expected ratings on the offered notes. The collateral securing the notes consists of simple interest retail installment sales contracts secured by new and used automobiles, light duty trucks, and vans, to subprime borrowers.

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

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

Drivers coping with gas crunch (Palm Beach Daily news)
With power out across much of the county Wednesday following Hurricane Wilma's hours-long rampage Monday, there is a high demand for gasoline for generators and automobiles but very limited access.

Goodyear earnings more than triple (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. on Thursday said quarterly earnings more than tripled as sales of more expensive tires and price increases offset rising raw materials costs, and company shares jumped over 15 percent.

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

Goodyear not tired; profits triple (CNN Money)
Company claims it had best quarter in seven years thanks to sales of premium tires and price hikes.

CONTENDER OR PRETENDER? Matt Kenseth (Speed TV)
WHY HE LL BE 2005 NASCAR NEXTEL CUP CHAMPION: Used to making late charges; has been through title wars before; last tracks favor Roush cars. WHY HE WON T: Too far back already, too many cars in front of him.