Archive for April, 2009

FirstChoiceAutoFinder - Snow hits Oakland County - Oakland Press

Monday, April 6th, 2009

The Road Commission for Oakland County has plenty of salt and trucks, but they may have to shuffle some drivers around for a late winter storm forecast that arrived early this morning. Many areas in northern Oakland County saw at least three inches FirstChoiceAutoFinder

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The Greenbrier Resort has filed financial statements with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court that lists assets ranging from its real estate in the Allegheny Mountains to art works, kitchen equipment, two fire trucks and 22 horses. The FirstChoiceAutoFinder

Proponents of the ambitious $1 billion plan to build a tunnel connecting the Port of Miami to the MacArthur Causeway envision an engineering masterpiece that would loosen up the bottleneck of truck traffic plaguing downtown Miami. Opponents say it’s FirstChoiceAutoFinder

At least 15 patients were allowed back into Gaza through the Rafah border crossing on Monday. Trucks carrying medical aid were also allowed through. humanitarian cargo waiting at the Gaza/Egyptian border - Picture courtesy Ekram Elhuni (WFP-World FirstChoiceAutoFinder

FirstChoiceAutoFinder - UPDATE 1-A123 to make batteries for Chrysler electric cars - Reuters

Monday, April 6th, 2009

UPDATE 1-A123 to make batteries for Chrysler electric cars - Reuters
DETROIT, April 6 (Reuters) - Chrysler LLC on Monday named U.S.-based A123 Systems as the supplier of batteries for its first electric vehicles slated for debut in showrooms 2010. A123 will supply next-generation lithium-ion vehicles for a range of

A123 to make batteries for Chrysler electric cars - Reuters - Guardian Unlimited
DETROIT, April 6 (Reuters) - Chrysler LLC on Monday named U.S.-based A123 Systems as the supplier of batteries for its first electric vehicles slated for debut in showrooms 2010. A123 will supply next-generation lithium-ion vehicles for a range of

Beijing extends restrictions on cars for another year for cleaner air - Los Angeles Times
BEIJING (AP) — China’s capital announced a year’s extension for traffic restrictions aimed at reducing congestion and improving air quality — a lighter version of rules launched to clean up Beijing for the Olympics. The measures take a fifth of

FirstChoiceAutoFinder - Penske Truck Leasing to Host One-Day Used Vehicle Sales Event in - CNW Group

Monday, April 6th, 2009

Penske Truck Leasing to Host One-Day Used Vehicle Sales Event in - CNW Group
READING, Pa., April 6 /CNW/ — >> What: Used Vehicles Retail Sales Event >> When: April 8, 2009, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. >> Where: Penske Truck Leasing 1610 Enterprise Road Mississauga, ON L4W 4L4 >> Among the inventory of items may include: daycab and

Snow expected to hit Oakland - Oakland Press
The Road Commission for Oakland County has plenty of salt and trucks, but they may have to shuffle some drivers around for a late winter storm forecast for today. The National Weather Service in White Lake Township issued a winter storm warning

Patients and medicine reach Gaza via Rafah crossing - Imemc.org
At least 15 patients were allowed back into Gaza through the Rafah border crossing on Monday. Trucks carrying medical aid were also allowed through. humanitarian cargo waiting at the Gaza/Egyptian border - Picture courtesy Ekram Elhuni (WFP-World

Greenbrier Resort assets include real estate, horses - Charleston Daily Mail
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The Greenbrier Resort has filed financial statements with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court that lists assets ranging from its real estate in the Allegheny Mountains to art works, kitchen equipment, two fire trucks and 22 horses. The

Cab fleet wary of 2015 hybrid law - Boston Globe
Boston’s requirement for taxis to go green is rigid: All 1,825 licensed taxis must be powered by hybrid engines by 2015. But the city approach to its own fleet of 3,300 cars, buses, and trucks is more relaxed, with no timetable in place. The city’s

TOYOTA SPEEDWAY AT IRWINDALE - Racing West
IRWINDALE, California — Twin 25-lap features for NASCAR AC Delco Super Late Models topped three hours of Toyota Speedway at Irwindale features Saturday in a five division, six main event evening. Scott Dodd , 21, and Nick Joanides , 38, won twin

Snow hits Oakland County - Oakland Press
The Road Commission for Oakland County has plenty of salt and trucks, but they may have to shuffle some drivers around for a late winter storm forecast that arrived early this morning. Many areas in northern Oakland County saw at least three inches

Road to Harford incinerator on hold - Baltimore Sun
Neighbors who fear that a plan to expand an energy-producing incinerator in Harford County will cause them traffic headaches won’t know until later this year if their concerns will be addressed. The Harford County Council recently chose not to

Magid: Now you can browse as well as cruise in some Ford trucks and - Silicon Valley
Ford Motor and Opera Software have announced a collaboration to add Web browsing to the Internet-enabled in-dash computers that Ford is installing in some of its trucks and vans. The built-in Ford Work Solutions computer, which is being marketed to

Critics, backers disagree on Port of Miami tunnel plans - Miami Herald
Proponents of the ambitious $1 billion plan to build a tunnel connecting the Port of Miami to the MacArthur Causeway envision an engineering masterpiece that would loosen up the bottleneck of truck traffic plaguing downtown Miami. Opponents say it’s

FirstChoiceAutoFinder - Hyundai to supply Santro for city’s taxi fleet - Mid Day.com

Monday, April 6th, 2009

Hyundai to supply Santro for city’s taxi fleet - Mid Day.com
Hyundai’s compact car Santro is set to be launched as taxis after the state government ordered the phasing-out of nearly 7,500 ageing cabs. The company on Monday shipped 30 Santro cars to the Mumbai taxi union, saying it would supply 1,250 vehicles

Around 20 buyers interested in GM’s Swedish unit Saab, sale planned - Chicago Tribune
STOCKHOLM (AP) — Saab Automobile, the troubled Swedish unit of General Motors Corp. , has been contacted by some 20 potential buyers, with a sale planned in June, the car maker’s lawyer said Monday. Lawyer Guy Lofalk, in charge of restructuring