Cars
Downsizing food to fit smaller budgets - CNN
NEW YORK (AP) -- Shoppers have been lugging ever-larger products to their ever-bigger cars for years. Now, more of them are feeling so pinched by the sagging economy that they are embracing a new behavior: buying a little at a time. New 3/4 gallon ... (more...)
More Than 1 Million Prius Hybrid Cars Sold - ABC News
Toyota's Prius started out a decade ago as a risky experiment in green technology. Today, it's the world's first mass-produced gas-electric hybrid vehicle to hit the one million mark in sales. The Prius, which went on sale in Japan in 1997, has been ... (more...)
Auto dealers consolidate as trend shifts to gas-thrifty, used cars - Modesto Bee
http://www.sacbee.com/ The nation's car-selling industry is going through what amounts to a natural selection process. Evidence of this evolutionary process can be seen at spots in California, the auto industry's No. 1 market. This week, after more ... (more...)
Tiny car fares well in crash test - Baltimore Sun
WASHINGTON - Unlike most cars on the road, the pint-sized 2008 Smart Fortwo evokes a simple question at first glance: "How safe is it?" The micro car, the smallest car for sale in the U.S. market, offers a good level of safety, according to crash ... (more...)
Utah agency places $277M light-rail car order - MSN MoneyCentral
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - The Utah Transit Authority is placing its largest order of light-rail cars. Siemens Transportation Systems will supply 77 rail cars for $277 million. The Germany-based company builds the cars in Sacramento, Calif. The order will ... (more...)
Illinois: Schools make switch to 'green' cleaners - Dubuque Telegraph Herald
LOCKPORT (AP) -- There was a time when custodians at Lockport Township High School pushed cleaning cars packed with an array of spray bottles, spritzers and aerosol cans. Today, they use just four spray bottles, filled with cleaners low on irritating ... (more...)
MARK PHELAN: Saturn has sharp cars, low profile - Modesto Bee
Modesto pub offers brews, English take on old favorites Patterson man accused of stealing $418,000 from almond association Oakdale woman killed as car flips during police pursuit in Sonora Wind fans flames at Ceres recycling plant Two Modesto men ... (more...)
Strapped for cash, IndyCar driver Fisher finally lands sponsor - CBS Sportsline
INDIANAPOLIS -- Sarah Fisher thought she had survived racing's toughest hardships -- the crashes, driving second-tier cars and finding work when few jobs were available. The past two weeks have changed her perspective. After starting her own team ... (more...)
Interstate 94 reopened following fatal crash - Chicago Tribune
ROMULUS, Mich. - One person has been killed after an eastbound pickup truck on Interstate 94 lost control, crossed the median and crashed into three other cars. Michigan State Police tell The Detroit News the driver of the pickup tried to flee after ... (more...)
GM eyes Korea as fertile ground for Chevy sales - Houston Chronicle
SEOUL, South Korea ? General Motors is considering launching its Chevrolet brand in South Korea to capture a larger share of the country's growing market for imported cars, a company executive said today. The U.S. automaker will make a decision on ... (more...)