The Stater Bros. Route 66 Rendezvous has just released the official 2008 Route 66 Rendezvous souvenir T-shirt which features local vehicles that participate in the Rendezvous being held September 18 - 21, 2008 on the downtown streets of San Bernardino. Artwork design was done by California Casuals Sportswear, Inc. of San Bernardino. The shirts are [...]
Nick Erondy isn’t taking SUVs or pickups as trade-ins anymore.
The deal-breaker came in April when gas prices hit $3.50 a gallon. That’s when large-vehicle purchases at Crown Motors in Schenectady came to a standstill.
Customers want cars with better fuel efficiency. But Erondy, a used car dealer, can’t afford to take on any more gas-guzzlers.
“I have [...]
Tokyo stocks rose sharply Monday as auto and electronics exporters got a lift from the strengthening dollar, which traded comfortably above 108 yen.
The Nikkei 225 index rose 380.64 points, or 2.7 percent, to 14,354.37.
Traders said investors may chase the market higher. Exporters in particular are benefiting from the dollar’s strength as worries over inflation raise [...]
After fielding upwards of 30 complaints from consumers who bought a car but never saw the vehicle’s title, the Ohio attorney general is suing a used-car dealer in Grove City, alleging it failed to turn over ownership papers and improperly sold new vehicles.
Attorney General Nancy Hardin Rogers this week filed suit in Franklin County Court [...]
May is the month when Maine’s state parks reopen to the public for the camping season, including one of the most popular, Camden Hills State Park. Undoubtedly, among the park’s draws are the views of Penobscot Bay from its six mountaintops. On a clear day, the eastward views from Bald Rock and Megunticook Mountains extend [...]
StubHub is continuing its march beyond the traditional stick-and-ball properties, signing a two-year deal to become the preferred secondary ticket marketplace of International Speedway Corp. and six of its tracks.
Following a recent deal in which the eBay-owned StubHub aligned with Ultimate Fighting Championship, the company will continue its customary sponsorship model, gaining exposure within ISC [...]
The top auto analysts in this year’s Best on the Street survey had to look long and hard to find winners in a struggling industry. Detroit’s Big Three auto makers and many of their suppliers are losing money, and vehicle sales in the U.S. were down last year.
The winning stock pickers trained their sights on [...]
The Dow Jones Industrial average closed higher on Thursday, led by automaker General Motors Corp., after the automaker reached a tentative agreement with the Canadian Auto Workers union.
The blue chip index gained 94.28 points to end at 12,992.66.
Shares of General Motors gained $1.04, or 5.2 percent, to $21.23. On Thursday, the Canadian Auto Workers union [...]
Last race: Kyle Busch won the battle of attrition, overcoming a pit-road penalty and several scrapes with the wall to win at Darlington Raceway. The third Cup victory of the season for NASCAR’s least popular driver hardly thrilled the crowd, which booed him lustily in prerace introductions and hadn’t softened by the time he took [...]
“Grand Theft Auto IV” digs even deeper into the gritty realism that has defined the “GTA” video game series for years. New features include a more advanced combat interface, improved opponent artificial intelligence, and ways of getting around town that don’t involve carjacking — though stealing cars is still an option, of course.
With the long-anticipated [...]
