Ford to increase hybrid car production (The Economic Times) US

Ford to increase hybrid car production (The Economic Times)
US automobile giant Ford Motor Company on Wednesday said it was seriously considering expanding production of its fuel-efficient hybrid car to tide over problems related to fuel crisis.

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.

Automobiles conquered Maine wilds in 1905 (Bangor Daily News)
The only evidence you'll find of Ezra H. Fitch in eastern Maine these days is the line of "distressed" jeans for teenagers that bears his name at the Abercrombie & Fitch store in the Bangor Mall. Fitch left a much bigger - some would say distressing - legacy for Mainers to ponder, however.

LiveDeal.com Offers Perspective on Google Base News; Provides Market-Share Strategies for Newspapers (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Today's announcement that Google is testing a new service called Google Base, which could be used for classified advertising, promises to intensify the already heated battle for online classifieds market share between traditional print newspapers and online players.