Archive for January, 2009

FirstChoiceAutoFinder - Suspect held after shots fired at cars - Raleigh News & Observer

Sunday, January 25th, 2009

RALEIGH — A man was arrested Friday and charged with shooting at two vehicles while driving on a highway. Charlie Moon Lytle, 27, of Darwin Court is charged with three counts of assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill, and two counts of FirstChoiceAutoFinder

MATTOON, Ill. — A central Illinois police force is harnessing the power of e-Bay. The Mattoon Police Department recently put an out-of-service detective car and two squad cars up for sale on the online auction site. And Police Chief Dave Griffith FirstChoiceAutoFinder

FirstChoiceAutoFinder - Emergency responders bid farewell to boy who dreamed of being a - Blueridgenow.com

Sunday, January 25th, 2009

Emergency responders bid farewell to boy who dreamed of being a - Blueridgenow.com
It was a river of lights streaming for what looked like a mile, yet the procession was silent save for the hum of the fire trucks, cars and ambulances joining the final journey of Garrett Sheehan. The six-year-old son of a firefighter died Monday

FirstChoiceAutoFinder - Toyota sees market contracting 15% in 2009 (The Nation - Thailand’s English news)

Thursday, January 15th, 2009

Toyota sees market contracting 15% in 2009 (The Nation - Thailand’s English news)
The Thai automobile market is expected to plunge by 15 per cent this year, according to Toyota Motor Thailand, which has already announced that it will indefinitely delay its Bt5.4-billion pickup-truck diesel engine plant, which was originally scheduled to come on stream in 2010. Speaking at a press conference yesterday, TMT president Mitsuhiro Sonoda said construction of the plant had …

Gun, ammunition stolen from two police cars (Baltimore Sun)
Howard County police are investigating the theft of a gun, ammunition and other property taken from two marked police cars parked three streets apart in Elkridge.

FirstChoiceAutoFinder - Toyota unveils 2009 F1 car online - Webuser.co.uk

Thursday, January 15th, 2009

Toyota has taken the unusual step of launching its 2009 Formula One car online. The TF109 was launched online as a cost-cutting measure, rather than having an expensive press conference, and allowed fans to be among the first to see the new car as FirstChoiceAutoFinder

Pascal Vasselon - Toyota’s senior general manager chassis: It is hard to make a clear prediction of how we will perform before we have been able to measure the car’s performance against our rivals on track. However, our obvious intention is to fight FirstChoiceAutoFinder

Over the years I’ve hung graduation tassles from high school and college, a crystal that I took down quickly because it became annoying, and probably one or two of those air fresheners shaped like a leaf or a tree. But I gave that up. It’s not FirstChoiceAutoFinder

BUTLER COUNTY, Pa. — State police at the Butler barracks said road conditions on a snowy Wednesday evening contributed to a crash that sent a 10-year-old girl to a Pittsburgh hospital. A semi truck heading east on Route 422 in Franklin Township FirstChoiceAutoFinder

FAYETTEVILLE - A marksman and former Olympic rifleman who is now an Arkansas legislator wants to amend state law so holders of concealed-carry gun permits can stash weapons in their cars while parking on college campuses. Rep. Randy Stewart, a FirstChoiceAutoFinder

PARIS - Eurotunnel’s revenue fell 24 percent in the fourth quarter after a fire earlier in the year caused a steep drop in traffic through the tunnel under the English Channel. Eurotunnel reported revenue of euro129 million ($169.8 million) for the FirstChoiceAutoFinder

FirstChoiceAutoFinder - Toyota sees market contracting 15% in 2009 (The Nation - Thailand’s English news)

Thursday, January 15th, 2009

The Thai automobile market is expected to plunge by 15 per cent this year, according to Toyota Motor Thailand, which has already announced that it will indefinitely delay its Bt5.4-billion pickup-truck diesel engine plant, which was originally scheduled to come on stream in 2010. Speaking at a press conference yesterday, TMT president Mitsuhiro Sonoda said construction of the plant had … FirstChoiceAutoFinder

Sales of new cars in Northern Ireland fall by 30% while the use of public transport is on the increase. FirstChoiceAutoFinder

Howard County police are investigating the theft of a gun, ammunition and other property taken from two marked police cars parked three streets apart in Elkridge. FirstChoiceAutoFinder

Sales of new cars in Northern Ireland fall by 30% while more people use public transport. FirstChoiceAutoFinder

Residents trapped, houses threatened Cars, shed already destroyed Speed of fire left it too late to evacuate FirstChoiceAutoFinder

A town committee is urging the town to cut back on the number of cars it lets employees take home, saying the practice is more expensive than simply reimbursing workers for miles driven in their own cars. Discuss the take-home car policy on the Brookline TAB Blog . FirstChoiceAutoFinder

NEW ORLEANS — Councilwoman Shelley Midura says she hopes to open the dialogue between the mayor’s administration and the council in hopes of determining what the city can do to reduce the amount of take home cars. FirstChoiceAutoFinder

TORONTO — Ontario is taking its first baby steps to position itself for the coming revolution in electric cars by backing a California high-tech company that plans to build battery recharging stations. FirstChoiceAutoFinder

BUSHFIRES are still threatening houses, having already destroyed sheds and cars and trapped residents in their homes. FirstChoiceAutoFinder

It has been announced that a set of tax cuts aimed at encouraging the growth of the Chinese automobile market has been approved by the country’s State Council. FirstChoiceAutoFinder