Archive for June, 2009



Car bomb kills at least 15 people in Iraqi city (AP via Yahoo! News)

Tuesday 30 June 2009 @ 11:06 am

Iraqi police say a car bomb has exploded in the northern city of Kirkuk, killing at least 15 people and wounding dozens.

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Daimler launches first German hybrid car (AFP via Yahoo! News)

Tuesday 30 June 2009 @ 10:06 am

German luxury car maker Daimler launched its first hybrid model last week, almost 10 years after the market leader, Toyota.

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First aid father ‘discovered car crash victim was his son’ (Daily Telegraph)

Tuesday 30 June 2009 @ 10:06 am

A father stopped to give first aid at a road crash only to discover that the dying victim was his teenage son.

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Car bomb kills at least 24 people in Iraqi city (AP via Yahoo! News)

Tuesday 30 June 2009 @ 9:06 am

A car bomb exploded in a crowded outdoor market in the northern city of Kirkuk on Tuesday, killing at least 24 people, police said, a deadly reminder of the challenges facing the Iraqi government even as it celebrated the withdrawal of U.S. combat troops from cities.

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GP3 car makes debut (Pitpass)

Tuesday 30 June 2009 @ 9:06 am

The first official shakedown of the new GP3 car took place on Monday at Le Castellet in the South of France.

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New York City area car washes agree to pay employees $3.4 million in back wages and damages to resolve U.S. Labor … (U.S. Department of Labor)

Tuesday 30 June 2009 @ 9:06 am

Atlantic Auto Care Center Inc. of Brooklyn; 109th and First Avenue Corp. of Manhattan; 3808 Boston Road Car Wash Inc., 2434 CW Corp. and Boulevard Car Wash of N.Y. Inc., all of the Bronx; Michael’s Car Wash Inc. and Howard Beach Car Wash Corp., both of Queens; 613 Car Wash Corp. of New Rochelle; Lage Management Corp., the parent corporation located in Pelham Manor, N.Y.; and corporate president …

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Car loans paid on time in ND, SD (AP via Yahoo! Finance)

Tuesday 30 June 2009 @ 9:06 am

Add car loans to the list of payments that South Dakota and North Dakota consumers are making on time. Credit reporting agency TransUnion said the 60-day auto delinquency rate nationally in the first quarter of the year rose to 0.83 percent, up from 0.65 percent in the same period last year.

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The Big Money Tackles The Serious Subject Of Cup Holders [Car Gadgets] (Jalopnik)

Tuesday 30 June 2009 @ 9:06 am

Cup holders: the basis of practical car interior design or the first step down the slippery slope of automotive decadence? One thing’s for sure, they save you from frozen testicles. [The Big Money]

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Lawmakers look at car-title lending (The Washington Times)

Tuesday 30 June 2009 @ 8:06 am

RICHMOND | Only about 5 percent of borrowers who fall behind in repaying their car-title loans lose their vehicles, a lawyer representing several of the high-interest lenders told a legislative panel studying the industry Monday. It was the panel’s first meeting, but because the lenders are unregulated in Virginia, legislators must rely on attorney Dewey Morris and other industry representatives …

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Vintage car racers receive proper Carthage welcome (The Carthage Press)

Friday 26 June 2009 @ 11:06 am

A red and cream-colored 1935 Ford Phaeton was the first vintage racing car to crest the hill and make a beeline for the Precious Moments front entrance Wednesday afternoon.

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