Archive for March, 2009

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Thursday, March 26th, 2009

The latest in the onslaught of local prosecutions of mortgage fraud today comes from Seattle where a grand jury has returned a 40-count indictment against seven people alleging they conspired to commit mortgage, bank and wire fraud totaling more than FirstChoiceAutoFinder

Trolley car tracks dating back to the turn of the 20th century are being cut and removed from the corner of North Main and Walnut streets as workers prepare the roadways for resurfacing. According to Fall River Historical Society documents, the FirstChoiceAutoFinder

The economic downturn hasn’t affected plans for Jordan Smith’s forthcoming 17th birthday one iota. Despite being a plain old carpentry student, the teenager is anticipating a lavish celebration in May, with his doting mother Suzanne Dickenson proudly FirstChoiceAutoFinder

PROTESTS by Ferrari, Renault and Red Bull about what they claim is illegal bodywork on the cars of rivals Williams, Toyota and Brawn, were rejected by the FIA yesterday. Motorsport’s governing body ruled that the three teams’ cars were all legal FirstChoiceAutoFinder

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Tuesday, March 24th, 2009

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MUMBAI — Tata Motors Ltd. will sell the world’s cheapest car through a lottery, as production in India gears up for anticipated demand at home and overseas. Executives at Tata Motors, India’s largest automobile company, said they would start

Unitrin To Exit Auto Finance Business, Suspend Auto Lending - Wall Street Journal
Unitrin Inc. (UTR) said its Fireside Bank unit will suspend all new lending as part of the company’s plan to exit the automobile-finance business. The financial-services company said Fireside is solvent, and that its decision to exit the business was

VW, Toyota Eye 25% Of China ‘09 PV Market - The Auto Chanel
Shanghai, March 24, 2009: (Gasgoo.com) Volkswagen Group and Toyota Motor Corp together plan to sell 1.7 million passenger vehicles in China in 2009, accounting for one fourth of the 6.5 million passenger cars estimated to sell in the Chinese market

FirstChoiceAutoFinder - Platinum Drops in N.Y. as Falling Equities Dim Demand Outlook - Bloomberg

Tuesday, March 24th, 2009

March 24 (Bloomberg) — Platinum fell the most in three weeks in New York as U.S. equities pulled back, signaling industrial demand for the metal may take longer to revive. Palladium prices also declined. The Standard & Poor’s 500 Index slipped as FirstChoiceAutoFinder

A recent study, which followed roughly 450,000 Americans in 96 metropolitan areas for two decades, released information that ground-level ozone has become increasingly harmful. Ground-level ozone makes asthma worse and according to the study, ozone FirstChoiceAutoFinder

FRANKFURT — German car and commercial vehicle maker Daimler AG says its EvoBus division received an order for 260 Mercedes-Benz Citaro city buses from the Emirate of Dubai, but didn’t release financial details. Stuttgart-based Daimler, which also FirstChoiceAutoFinder

FirstChoiceAutoFinder - Speak No Evil About the EviLightTruck - Wired

Tuesday, March 24th, 2009

A California truck manufacturer is hoping that federal stimulus incentives and the promise of streamlined accounting will attract buyers for two new all-electric trucks. Electric Vehicles International (EVI) introduced the eviLightTruck, capable of FirstChoiceAutoFinder

A recent study, which followed roughly 450,000 Americans in 96 metropolitan areas for two decades, released information that ground-level ozone has become increasingly harmful. Ground-level ozone makes asthma worse and according to the study, ozone FirstChoiceAutoFinder

A key House panel has dealt a devastating blow to efforts to require adults in pickup trucks to buckle their seat belts. The House Consumer Affairs subcommittee voted 4-3 against the measure. It was the first time in at least three years a House FirstChoiceAutoFinder

Oak Ridge National Lab’s four-year study compares Michelin(R) X One(R) tires to duals GREENVILLE, S.C., March 24 /PRNewswire/ — A 383-page report made available last week by the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory confirms that wide FirstChoiceAutoFinder

Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said a new program to allow Mexican truckers to cross the border will be unveiled “soon,” a move that could spur Mexico to rescind tariffs on $2.4 billion of American products. Mr. LaHood is on his way to Capitol FirstChoiceAutoFinder

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama’s administration hopes to assemble a proposal to resolve a trucking dispute with Mexico before he visits the country in mid-April, an official said on Tuesday. U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray FirstChoiceAutoFinder

FRANKFURT — German car and commercial vehicle maker Daimler AG says its EvoBus division received an order for 260 Mercedes-Benz Citaro city buses from the Emirate of Dubai, but didn’t release financial details. Stuttgart-based Daimler, which also FirstChoiceAutoFinder