Preview: 2006 Ford FusionFord's most important sedan launch since the

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

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.

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.

Lowest-Priced New Vehicles for 2006
Low price doesn't mean skimping on safety equipment anymore; some lowest-priced new cars include six standard airbags.
Ann Job

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

Iran Press: Article Reviews Trade, Energy Cooperation With UK (RedNova)
Text of article by the Fars News Agency under the headline: "How much will England come to harm because of Iran's sanctions?" by Iranian newspaper Iran on 27 October A comprehensive review of the extensive and active presence of Britain in different sectors of the Iranian economy, together with the volume of the two countries' bilateral interactions in the areas of trade, banking and finance all

Top Sport Utilities on MSN Autos
The most popular sport-utility vehicles on MSN Autos, based on visits to the site's vehicle research pages during the third quarter of 2005.
compiled by MSN Autos

A Virtual Holiday in the Virtual Sun (New York Times)

A Virtual Holiday in the Virtual Sun (New York Times)
More than 10 million people around the world travel to imaginary destinations regularly, using online games like Second Life.

Top Sport Utilities on MSN Autos
The most popular sport-utility vehicles on MSN Autos, based on visits to the site's vehicle research pages during the third quarter of 2005.
compiled by MSN Autos

European Stocks Decline, Led by Peugeot, ASM on Growth Concerns

European Stocks Decline, Led by Peugeot, ASM on Growth Concerns (Bloomberg.com)
Oct. 28 (Bloomberg) -- European stocks fell, sending benchmarks toward their longest weekly losses in more than a year, after earnings from PSA Peugeot Citroen and ASM International NV deepened concern profit growth is slowing.

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

Goodyear earnings more than triple (Reuters via Yahoo! News) Goodyear

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.

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

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.

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

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

Senate may blow cap off car tax (The State)
The $300 cap on auto sales taxes one of the most sacred cows of S.C. politics could be a casualty of the Senate s efforts to lower property taxes by 50 percent, but not without a fight.

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.

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

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.

Porsche Cayman S PremieresThe largest show in Europe, the Frankfurt

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

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.

(AFX UK Focus) 2005-10-26 06:28 GMT: STMicro Q3 profit falls on memory chips, restructuring costs (Interactive Investor)
SAN FRANCISCO (AFX) -- STMicroelectronics after Tuesday's closing bell said third-quarter net income fell to $89 million, or 10 cents a share, from $189 million, or 20 cents a share, in the same quarter last year. Revenue was flat at $2.2 billion.

PETE LYONS TO VISIT AUTOBOOKS ... LIVING HISTORY LESSONS ON TAP (The Auto Channel)
RENOWN AUTHOR/PHOTOGRAPHER PETE LYONS TO APPEAR AT AUTOBOOKS SATURDAY, OCT 29 Veteran Motorsports Writer Will Sign Copies of His Newly-Reissued Can-Am Book Burbank, Calif.

2-cent sales tax hike pitched to slash S.C. property taxes (The State)
Property taxes on most homes and cars would be cut in half by adding 2 cents to the state sales tax under a plan endorsed by a Senate panel Tuesday.The mammoth $906 million tax shift would make the state s sales tax among the highest in the nation at 7 percent and its property taxes among the lowest.

Micron Technology, Inc., Introduces Intuitive Automotive Image Sensor to Promote Safer, Smarter Driving (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
Micron Technology, Inc., a leading worldwide provider of image sensor and advanced memory solutions, today introduced a new image sensor designed to promote safer, smarter driving. As technically advanced automobiles continue to hit the roadways, imaging technology is a key feature that provides drivers with an intuitive look at the drive ahead or the view behind.

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

Micron Technology Introduces Intuitive Automotive Image Sensor (Asia Pulse via

Micron Technology Introduces Intuitive Automotive Image Sensor (Asia Pulse via Yahoo! Australia & NZ News)
(Full text of statement. Contact details below.) BOISE, Idaho--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 25, 2005--Micron Technology, Inc., (NYSE:MU) a leading worldwide provider of image sensor and advanced memory solutions, today introduced a new image sensor designed to promote safer, smarter driving. As technically advanced automobiles continue to hit the roadways, imaging technology is a key feature that

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.

Micron Technology, Inc., Introduces Intuitive Automotive Image Sensor to Promote Safer, Smarter Driving (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
Micron Technology, Inc., a leading worldwide provider of image sensor and advanced memory solutions, today introduced a new image sensor designed to promote safer, smarter driving. As technically advanced automobiles continue to hit the roadways, imaging technology is a key feature that provides drivers with an intuitive look at the drive ahead or the view behind.

National Science Foundation Grant to The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Bridges Academic Research and Child Safety (RedNova)
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 25 /PRNewswire/ -- Auto safety researchers at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and the University of Pennsylvania (Penn) are working to make automobiles safer for children and young drivers by quickly turning new discoveries into new and safer products.

ACLU appeals two Vermont civil rights cases (The Times Argus)
MONTPELIER The Vermont Chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union will go to federal appeals court this week, trying to reverse a lower-court ruling allowing officials at a Vermont school ban images of drugs or alcohol on student clothing.

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

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

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

Micron Technology Introduces Intuitive Automotive Image Sensor (Asia Pulse via

Micron Technology Introduces Intuitive Automotive Image Sensor (Asia Pulse via Yahoo! Australia & NZ News)
(Full text of statement. Contact details below.) BOISE, Idaho--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 25, 2005--Micron Technology, Inc., (NYSE:MU) a leading worldwide provider of image sensor and advanced memory solutions, today introduced a new image sensor designed to promote safer, smarter driving. As technically advanced automobiles continue to hit the roadways, imaging technology is a key feature that

Top Sport Utilities on MSN Autos
The most popular sport-utility vehicles on MSN Autos, based on visits to the site's vehicle research pages during the third quarter of 2005.
compiled by MSN Autos

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

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

Daily Digest 10.25 (Provo Daily Herald)
COUNTYWIDE Utah will be holding its sixth annual Collaboration for Suicide Prevention conference Friday. It will be in the Conference Center of Brigham Young University, 770 E. University Parkway. The conference is comprised of breakout sessions with different topics, such as working with children, involving students in suicide prevention, and support for survivors.

MICRON TECHNOLOGY INTRODUCES INTUITIVE AUTOMOTIVE IMAGE SENSOR (Asia Pulse via Yahoo! Australia & NZ Finance)
Transport

Lowest-Priced New Vehicles for 2006
Low price doesn't mean skimping on safety equipment anymore; some lowest-priced new cars include six standard airbags.
Ann Job

Top Sport Utilities on MSN AutosThe most popular sport-utility vehicles

Top Sport Utilities on MSN Autos
The most popular sport-utility vehicles on MSN Autos, based on visits to the site's vehicle research pages during the third quarter of 2005.
compiled by MSN Autos

In China's dash to develop, environment suffers severely (Macon Telegraph)
HUAXI, China - China's environmental woes are so large that they've begun to generate social instability. Choking on vile air, sickened by toxic water, citizens in some corners of this vast nation are rising up to protest the high environmental cost of China's economic boom.

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

Johnson Controls Reports Record Sales, Earnings for Fourth Quarter 2005 (The Auto Channel)
MILWAUKEE, Oct. 24, 2005 -- Johnson Controls, Inc. (JCI) today reported that its fourth quarter 2005 earnings from continuing operations rose 15% on a sales increase of 7%.

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.

Tech incubators (ZDNet India) In the finely landscaped institute campus

Tech incubators (ZDNet India)
In the finely landscaped institute campus of the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi (IITD), sits the technology business incubation unit amidst its departments, centres, laboratories and workshop.

French president pays homage to Franco-American sculptor Arman (AFP via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)
French President Jacques Chirac has paid homage to the French-born American sculptor Arman, who died of cancer on Saturday in New York aged 76, describing him as "a major figure of contemporary art".

Why Georgia can be a bad place to buy a car (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
After Rickie and Ronda Coleman purchased a Pontiac Grand Prix from a car dealer who turned out to be a crook, they discovered why Georgia is among the worst places in the country to buy a car.

Who's got the vision thing? (Colorado Daily)
There are virtually no limits on the strategies a local government can create to tackle problems or opportunities, but plans generally fall into one of two categories - proactive or reactive.

Lowest-Priced New Vehicles for 2006
Low price doesn't mean skimping on safety equipment anymore; some lowest-priced new cars include six standard airbags.
Ann Job

Stanley J. Woods (Chicago Tribune)
Family was what mattered most to Stanley J. Woods, a businessman and entrepreneur whose large manufacturing company in Chicago employed many of his relatives.

Top Sport Utilities on MSN AutosThe most popular sport-utility vehicles

Top Sport Utilities on MSN Autos
The most popular sport-utility vehicles on MSN Autos, based on visits to the site's vehicle research pages during the third quarter of 2005.
compiled by MSN Autos

Tops in Vehicle SatisfactionNissan models are big winners in this

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

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

Economic on-ramp or slippery precipice? (The Beacon News)
or slippery slope? YORKVILLE Before plans are set in concrete, the battle lines over the proposed Prairie Parkway are beginning to shift.

FRANCO-AMERICAN SCULPTOR ARMAN DIES IN NEW YORK (The Tocqueville Connection)
PARIS, Oct 22 (AFP) - French-born American sculptor Arman died late on Saturday in New York aged 76 of cancer, his family said.