A glance at Mississippi House and Senate action (Picayune Item)

A glance at Mississippi House and Senate action (Picayune Item)
Cars: Allow antique vehicles to be equipped with blue or violet rear lights to resemble equipment on American automobiles in the 1940s and 1950s. Deer: Delete provision of state law that currently bans out-of-state residents from killing antlerless deer in Mississippi.

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

Through the years (The Herald News)
MORRIS Where horses used to pull carriages on dirt roads now are jammed parking spaces on a paved Liberty Street in downtown Morris.

A Gas-Electic Hybrid Camry for Middle America (NPR)
Toyota has added a gas-electric hybrid Camry to its fleet of automobiles. The price is reasonable and the gas mileage good at an estimated 43 mph in the city. Madeleine Brand speaks with Pulitzer Prize-winning Los Angeles Times automotive critic Dan Neil about the new Camry, and whether the best-selling car model in the United States will convert a hybrid-averse middle American market.

Around Town (Bradenton Herald)
Enterprise Flea Market 2408 U.S. 301, Palmetto Indoor flea market featuring new and used items, collectibles, antiques, videos, furniture and household. Merchandise added daily. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. daily. Information: 723-9424.

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

New Kias and 'secret' concept for Geneva (Independent Online)
Kia will showcase two new production models and a concept car at the 76th Salon de l'Automobiles, which opens at the end of February in Geneva, Switzerland.

Christie's Selects Zymol To Be Its Official Car Care Products (The Auto Channel)
New York Feb. 2, 2006; The anticipation is over for owners of fine automobiles who have been waiting for Christie s, the renowned and world s most experienced auction house, to choose a car care product they can rely on.

Ad Maiora Presents C.O.S.A., the First Ever Study on How Automobiles Brands are Searched for on Search Engines (PR Web)
Ad Maiora SpA, online marketing and advertising agency, has presented C.O.S.A. (Cars Online Search Analysis), the first ever market research to reveal how automobiles brands and models are searched for on search engines. [PRWEB Feb 1, 2006]

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

Around Town (Bradenton Herald)
Enterprise Flea Market 2408 U.S. 301, Palmetto Indoor flea market featuring new and used items, collectibles, antiques, videos, furniture and household. Merchandise added daily. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. daily. Information: 723-9424.

New Kias and 'secret' concept for Geneva (Independent Online)
Kia will showcase two new production models and a concept car at the 76th Salon de l'Automobiles, which opens at the end of February in Geneva, Switzerland.

Ad Maiora Presents C.O.S.A., the First Ever Study on How Automobiles Brands are Searched for on Search Engines (PR Web)
Ad Maiora SpA, online marketing and advertising agency, has presented C.O.S.A. (Cars Online Search Analysis), the first ever market research to reveal how automobiles brands and models are searched for on search engines. [PRWEB Feb 1, 2006]

Christie's Selects Zymol To Be Its Official Car Care Products (The Auto Channel)
New York Feb. 2, 2006; The anticipation is over for owners of fine automobiles who have been waiting for Christie s, the renowned and world s most experienced auction house, to choose a car care product they can rely on.

Through the years (The Herald News)
MORRIS Where horses used to pull carriages on dirt roads now are jammed parking spaces on a paved Liberty Street in downtown Morris.

Lincoln's New Luxury CUV
Lincoln unveils a feature-rich crossover-utility vehicle with advanced safety features.
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

Greenfield: Bush plays to his strengths (CNN.com) Forget the proposal

Greenfield: Bush plays to his strengths (CNN.com)
Forget the proposal -- a repeat of one he made three years ago -- to move toward hydrogen-powered automobiles, an idea that might blossom into reality around 2020 and does nothing before then to reduce America's junkie-like addiction to fossil fuel.

A Gas-Electic Hybrid Camry for Middle America (NPR)
Toyota has added a gas-electric hybrid Camry to its fleet of automobiles. The price is reasonable and the gas mileage good at an estimated 43 mph in the city. Madeleine Brand speaks with Pulitzer Prize-winning Los Angeles Times automotive critic Dan Neil about the new Camry, and whether the best-selling car model in the United States will convert a hybrid-averse middle American market.

Ad Maiora Presents C.O.S.A., the First Ever Study on How Automobiles Brands are Searched for on Search Engines (PR Web)
Ad Maiora SpA, online marketing and advertising agency, has presented C.O.S.A. (Cars Online Search Analysis), the first ever market research to reveal how automobiles brands and models are searched for on search engines. [PRWEB Feb 1, 2006]

Duesenberg Rises Again (BusinessWeek)
It has been nearly 70 years since the last Duesenberg rolled off the assembly line, but the super-stylish king of American luxury automobiles is about to be resurrected.

Lincoln's New Luxury CUV
Lincoln unveils a feature-rich crossover-utility vehicle with advanced safety features.
Editors of MSN Autos

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

DMV warns consumers about possible sales of hurricane damaged cars (Albany Business Journal)
There have been no widespread instances in New York where automobiles damaged by Hurricane Katrina have appeared for resale, but the state Department of Motor Vehicles and the state Consumer Protection Board warned New Yorkers Thursday to be wary.

San Jose State University receives $10 million gift, largest in history (San Jose Mercury News)
San Jose State University has received the largest gift in its history -- $10 million -- from longtime Bay Area auto dealer Donald Lucas and his wife, Sally, who both attended the university. The donation, announced Thursday morning, will be used to strengthen the Graduate School of Business, which will be named after the Saratoga couple.

Duesenberg Rises Again (BusinessWeek Online via Yahoo! News)
It has been nearly 70 years since the last Duesenberg rolled off the assembly line, but the super-stylish king of American luxury automobiles is about to be resurrected. Duesenberg, the Maple Plain (Minn.) company that bought the trademark in 1996, has announced that next year its sister company, Duesenberg Custom Coach, plans to unveil the Duesenberg Torpedo Coupe.

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

Bush spotlights tax cuts and health care (CNN Money) Following

Bush spotlights tax cuts and health care (CNN Money)
Following the roughest year of his presidency, President Bush on Tuesday evening used his State of the Union address to reiterate some of his key economic proposals: making tax-cuts permanent and making healthcare coverage more affordable and portable.

New Jersey Sues Animal Welfare Charity (1010wins.com)
Feb 2, 2006 10:15 am US/Eastern (1010 WINS) (NEWARK) The New Jersey Attorney General's Office is suing a Union Township-based animal welfare charity and its principal charging that it misled supporters about how donations would be used.

Greenfield: Bush plays to his strengths (CNN.com) Forget the proposal

Greenfield: Bush plays to his strengths (CNN.com)
Forget the proposal -- a repeat of one he made three years ago -- to move toward hydrogen-powered automobiles, an idea that might blossom into reality around 2020 and does nothing before then to reduce America's junkie-like addiction to fossil fuel.

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

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

South County Beat: Help needed to jump-start local nonprofit (The San Luis Obispo Tribune)
Wheels for Hope, a local nonprofit group, has helped dozens of county residents over the past few years to better understand the inner workings of their automobiles.

Bush Will Use Address to Focus on Alternative Fuels and Nuclear Plants (New York Times)
President Bush will renew a call for the development of alternative fuel for automobiles and promote the construction of new nuclear power plants in his State of the Union address.

Lincoln's New Luxury CUV
Lincoln unveils a feature-rich crossover-utility vehicle with advanced safety features.
Editors of MSN Autos

Ad Maiora Presents C.O.S.A., the First Ever Study on How Automobiles Brands are Searched for on Search Engines (PR Web)
Ad Maiora SpA, online marketing and advertising agency, has presented C.O.S.A. (Cars Online Search Analysis), the first ever market research to reveal how automobiles brands and models are searched for on search engines. [PRWEB Feb 1, 2006]

Bush Will Use Address to Focus on Alternative Fuels and

Bush Will Use Address to Focus on Alternative Fuels and Nuclear Plants (New York Times)
President Bush will renew a call for the development of alternative fuel for automobiles and promote the construction of new nuclear power plants in his State of the Union address.

Lincoln's New Luxury CUV
Lincoln unveils a feature-rich crossover-utility vehicle with advanced safety features.
Editors of MSN Autos

DuPont forms Russian joint venture (The Auto Channel)
YAROSLAVL, RUSSIA, Jan. 30, 2006 - DuPont and Russkie Kraski Corp. have created a joint venture aimed at supplying automotive coatings to manufacturers of automobiles and commercial vehicles in Russia and former Soviet republics in Eastern Europe.

Ad Maiora Presents C.O.S.A., the First Ever Study on How Automobiles Brands are Searched for on Search Engines (PR Web)
Ad Maiora SpA, online marketing and advertising agency, has presented C.O.S.A. (Cars Online Search Analysis), the first ever market research to reveal how automobiles brands and models are searched for on search engines. [PRWEB Feb 1, 2006]

Bush spotlights tax cuts and health care (CNN Money)
Following the roughest year of his presidency, President Bush on Tuesday evening used his State of the Union address to reiterate some of his key economic proposals: making tax-cuts permanent and making healthcare coverage more affordable and portable.

Greenfield: Bush plays to his strengths (CNN.com) Forget the proposal

Greenfield: Bush plays to his strengths (CNN.com)
Forget the proposal -- a repeat of one he made three years ago -- to move toward hydrogen-powered automobiles, an idea that might blossom into reality around 2020 and does nothing before then to reduce America's junkie-like addiction to fossil fuel.

DuPont forms Russian joint venture (The Auto Channel)
YAROSLAVL, RUSSIA, Jan. 30, 2006 - DuPont and Russkie Kraski Corp. have created a joint venture aimed at supplying automotive coatings to manufacturers of automobiles and commercial vehicles in Russia and former Soviet republics in Eastern Europe.

Researchers Collaborate To Understand Phenomena Controlling PEM Fuel Cell Performance,

Researchers Collaborate To Understand Phenomena Controlling PEM Fuel Cell Performance, Durability (Science Daily)
Two Sandia researchers are studying key phenomena that control hydrogen-fueled PEM (proton exchange membrane or polymer electrolyte membrane) fuel cells. Before PEM fuel cells can be used to routinely power automobiles and homes, improved durability, as well as techniques for managing the water generated as a byproduct of electricity production in fuel cells, must be achieved. The research

Bush urging development of alternative energy sources (International Herald Tribune)
President George W.

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

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

Bush Will Use Address to Focus on Alternative Fuels and Nuclear Plants (New York Times)
President Bush will renew a call for the development of alternative fuel for automobiles and promote the construction of new nuclear power plants in his State of the Union address.

DuPont Enters Joint Venture with Largest Russian Auto Finishes Supplier

DuPont Enters Joint Venture with Largest Russian Auto Finishes Supplier to Meet Growing Demand in Russia and Former (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
DuPont and Russkie Kraski Corp. have created a joint venture aimed at supplying automotive coatings to manufacturers of automobiles and commercial vehicles in Russia and former Soviet republics in Eastern Europe.

Moscow press review for January 31, 2006 (Interfax)
MOSCOW. Jan 31 (Interfax) - The following is a digest of Moscow newspapers published on January 31. Interfax does not accept liability for information in these stories.

Camry to Get Hybrid Version SoonThe best-selling passenger car in

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

DuPont Enters Joint Venture with Largest Russian Auto Finishes Supplier to Meet Growing Demand in Russia and Former (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
DuPont and Russkie Kraski Corp. have created a joint venture aimed at supplying automotive coatings to manufacturers of automobiles and commercial vehicles in Russia and former Soviet republics in Eastern Europe.

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

Sports sneaker wars are going international (International Herald Tribune)
The sneaker wars are increasingly being waged on the track ovals of China, the volleyball courts of Brazil and the soccer fields of Mexico, long overlooked markets filled with the fan base that footwear companies thrive on.

After Oil Boomtown's Bust, Nature Added Its Blows (Los Angeles Times)
Decades before there were automobiles, there was Mentryville: California's first oil boomtown, not far from Los Angeles. Its first gusher kept producing for 114 years.

The Frick stresses relationship between mansion, motorcars and art (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Leaders of the Frick Art & Historical Center, a Gilded Age compound with collections of old master paintings, automobiles and a Victorian mansion, are determined to maintain the enclave's genteel atmosphere even as they add some modern underpinnings over the next decade.

Man busted for ID theft in Suffolk (Newsday)
Suffolk County Police Identity Theft Unit Detectives, assisted by Port Authority Police, arrested a New Jersey man for allegedly stealing five Suffolk County residents' personal identifiers.

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

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

Hybrids a nice way to go (Nevada Appeal)
I don't know how many of you readers remember the Mobil Economy Run that used to be staged every year by the Mobil Oil company.

Hybrids a nice way to go (Nevada Appeal) I don't

Hybrids a nice way to go (Nevada Appeal)
I don't know how many of you readers remember the Mobil Economy Run that used to be staged every year by the Mobil Oil company.

Understand Phenomena Controlling PEM Fuel Cell Performance (Newswise)
Two Sandia researchers are studying key phenomena that control hydrogen-fueled PEM fuel cells. Before PEM fuel cells can be used to routinely power automobiles and homes, improved durability, as well as techniques for managing the water generated as a byproduct of electricity production in fuel cells, must be achieved.

VIRTUALLY BACK (Bangkok Post)
Pete Bodharamik, whose last name might ring a bell, has kept a low profile for five years, after a slump in the country's dot.com industry felled his Jasmine Cyberworks, the Internet incubator of Jasmine International Plc.

After Oil Boomtown's Bust, Nature Added Its Blows (Los Angeles Times)
Decades before there were automobiles, there was Mentryville: California's first oil boomtown, not far from Los Angeles. Its first gusher kept producing for 114 years.

NASCAR ready to fill-er up at the pump and go

NASCAR ready to fill-er up at the pump and go racin (Kansas City Star)
NASCAR will use unleaded fuel for its racecars and trucks beginning in 2008, making the switch from the high-octane leaded fuel that it has used for decades.

Performance Transportation Services, Inc. Receives Court Approval on 'First-Day Motions' in its Voluntary Chapter 11 (The Auto Channel)
DETROIT, Jan. 26 -- Performance Transportation Services, Inc., ("PTS") the second largest transporter of new automobiles, sport-utility vehicles and light trucks in North America announced it has received interim court approval on its $60 million debtor in possession (DIP) financing facility, which is ultimately expected to provide approximately $10 million of additional liquidity.

ALPA Pledges $10 Million To Fund NWA Pilots' Contingency Preparations (The Aero-News Network)
To Be Used If Pilots Strike After Judge's Decision Pilots for Northwest Airlines are taking steps to insure they're ready in case a US Bankruptcy Court judge grants Northwest's request to override its current contract with them.

Understand Phenomena Controlling PEM Fuel Cell Performance (Newswise)
Two Sandia researchers are studying key phenomena that control hydrogen-fueled PEM fuel cells. Before PEM fuel cells can be used to routinely power automobiles and homes, improved durability, as well as techniques for managing the water generated as a byproduct of electricity production in fuel cells, must be achieved.

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

The Frick stresses relationship between mansion, motorcars and art (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Leaders of the Frick Art & Historical Center, a Gilded Age compound with collections of old master paintings, automobiles and a Victorian mansion, are determined to maintain the enclave's genteel atmosphere even as they add some modern underpinnings over the next decade.

Hybrids a nice way to go (Nevada Appeal)
I don't know how many of you readers remember the Mobil Economy Run that used to be staged every year by the Mobil Oil company.

Police still seeking clues to two recent hit-and-runs (The Philadelphia Inquirer)
It has been nearly three weeks since a hit-and-run driver killed a 61-year-old nun as she crossed Cottman Avenue in Northeast Philadelphia.

Thinning deer herds without making noise (The Plain Dealer)
The hiring of sharpshooters to thin the deer herd in Solon has drawn much public attention and protests, but in neighboring towns throughout the eastern end of Cuyahoga County, deer killing occurs every day, though less conspicuously.

Lincoln's New Luxury CUV
Lincoln unveils a feature-rich crossover-utility vehicle with advanced safety features.
Editors of MSN Autos

Cricket Anyone? Sneaker Makers on Fresh Turf (New York Times)

Cricket Anyone? Sneaker Makers on Fresh Turf (New York Times)
The sneaker wars, once fought on the basketball courts and football fields of the United States, are increasingly being waged in long overlooked markets.

NASCAR ready to fill-er up at the pump and go racin (Kansas City Star)
NASCAR will use unleaded fuel for its racecars and trucks beginning in 2008, making the switch from the high-octane leaded fuel that it has used for decades.

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

Understand Phenomena Controlling PEM Fuel Cell Performance (Newswise)
Two Sandia researchers are studying key phenomena that control hydrogen-fueled PEM fuel cells. Before PEM fuel cells can be used to routinely power automobiles and homes, improved durability, as well as techniques for managing the water generated as a byproduct of electricity production in fuel cells, must be achieved.

VIETNAM GOVT MAY ALLOW IMPORT OF USED CARS (Asia Pulse via Yahoo! Australia & NZ Finance)
Transport The Government is planning to allow dealers to import used cars in its draft on the management of imports and exports in the 2006-10 period, according to a source close to the Government office.

ALPA Pledges $10 Million To Fund NWA Pilots' Contingency Preparations (The Aero-News Network)
To Be Used If Pilots Strike After Judge's Decision Pilots for Northwest Airlines are taking steps to insure they're ready in case a US Bankruptcy Court judge grants Northwest's request to override its current contract with them.

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

Vietnam Govt May Allow Import of Used Cars (Asia Pulse via Yahoo! Asia News)
HANOI, Jan 26 Asia Pulse - The Government is planning to allow dealers to import used cars in its draft on the management of imports and exports in the 2006-10 period, according to a source close to the Government office.