Detroit, Far South   21 Jul 2006 04:00 GMT
Automotive production in Mexico is expected to hit record levels this year as automakers pour in billions of dollars of new investment.
Source: NY Times

Minnesota Has a Warning for Tailgaters, Every 225 Feet   21 Jul 2006 04:00 GMT
In a pilot project, the state has painted a highway with dots that are spaced three seconds apart at the speed limit.
Source: NY Times

Toyota’s Leader Expresses No Interest in Forming Alliance With G.M.   21 Jul 2006 04:00 GMT
Katsuaki Watanabe denied reports that Toyota might make an alliance offer to compete with one from Renault-Nissan.
Source: NY Times

BMW Selects Production Head as Next Chief   21 Jul 2006 04:00 GMT
Norbert Reithofer will succeed Helmut Panke, the chief executive who had directed the company’s successful expansion into the U.S.
Source: NY Times

Improving Customer Service And Pickup Sales Are High On Agenda For Toyota   20 Jul 2006 14:32 GMT
While much of the industry is struggling with losses and declining sales, Toyota is a juggernaut. But Jim Lentz, the new executive vice president of Toyota Motor Sales U.S.A. Inc., still has plenty to worry about. Toyota's rapid growth is straining dealers' ability to provide customer
Source: CarKB

Cost of Parking on the Rise for Third Consecutive Year   20 Jul 2006 14:29 GMT
Parking costs have increased nationwide for the third year in a row, mirroring rising demand for office space and adding stress for commuters in the U.S., Canada and around the world, according to the sixth annual North American Parking Rate survey from Colliers International, a global
Source: CarKB

GM Certified Used Vehicles Rolls Out Summer Rate Incentives on Select Vehicles   20 Jul 2006 14:27 GMT
GM Certified Used Vehicles today announced a nationwide summer rate incentive program on select GM vehicles. The summer rate incentive offer, effective July 19 to October 2, 2006, provides well-qualified buyers with GMAC 4.5%, 5.5% or 6.5% APR financing on select GM Certified Used
Source: CarKB

Smart Car Goes Electric   19 Jul 2006 22:16 GMT
DaimlerChrysler unveils an electric version of its tiny two-seater. In Autopia.
Source: wired.com

Gallery: Tesla's Rad Roadster   19 Jul 2006 17:00 GMT
See exclusive photos of Tesla Motors' new battery-powered speed demon, which goes zero to 60 in four seconds. By Mark Robinson from Wired magazine.
Source: wired.com

Toyota Plugs In   19 Jul 2006 11:15 GMT
The automaker wants to cut the gas-electric vehicle premium by half -- it says it will build a plug-in hybrid. In Autopia.
Source: wired.com