Lexus Claims 'World's Best Car'The luxury carmaker claims to have the world?s best car in an all-new flagship.
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BUSINESS NOTES (Lexington Herald-Leader) Dealers of new and used autos generated the most complaints to the Better Business Bureau of Central and Eastern Kentucky last year. Auto dealers ranked third on the list in 2004. Cell phone companies and home repair contractors ranked second and third, respectively, in 2005. Other industries among the top 10 were home builders, online shopping services, auto repair, furniture sales, cable and
Police: Trooper funded lifestyle (phillyburbs.com) State Trooper James Harney s annual salary is $75,400, but when police searched his home in Evesham they found late-model automobiles, pricey watches and nine plasma televisions.
Correction: Feb. 2 Bush Story (AP via Yahoo! Asia News) In a Feb. 2 story about President Bush's visit to 3M Corp. to promote American competitiveness, The Associated Press erroneously described the nanotechnology used in a diamond turning machine seen by the president.
Rell Calls for $300 Million in Tax Cuts, Including End to Car Levy (New York Times) HARTFORD, Feb. 8 Flush with a $500 million surplus and facing a November election, Gov. M. Jodi Rell on Wednesday proposed almost $300 million in tax cuts on automobiles, utility bills, estates and corporations. She also promised to create jobs by reorganizing economic development efforts and creating a commuter rail service that would run north-south through the center of the state.
Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group Board Authorizes $300 Million Share Repurchase Program (The Auto Channel) TULSA, Okla., Feb. 9, 2006 -- Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Inc. today announced its Board of Directors has completed a review of strategic alternatives and has determined that a significant increase in its share repurchase program is an appropriate action toward increasing shareholder value.
BBB name used to scam online buyers (Hispania News) The Council of Better Business Bureaus (CBBB) have issued an international alert to warn about individuals misusing the BBB and BBBOnLine trademarks to extort money from online shoppers seeking to purchase automobiles.
High-Tech Sieve Sifts For Hydrogen (PollutionOnline) Whether it's used in chemical laboratories or the fuel tanks of advanced automobiles, hydrogen is mostly produced from natural gas and other fossil fuels. However, to isolate the tiny hydrogen molecules, engineers must first remove impurities, and the currently available methods can require substantial equipment or toxic chemicals
Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year Earnings (The Auto Channel) TULSA, Okla., Feb. 9 -- Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Inc. today reported results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2005. Total revenue for the fourth quarter was a record $355.2 million, up 1.7 percent from the comparable 2004 quarter.