Archive for January, 2009

FirstChoiceAutoFinder - AEBTRI supplies mineral water to drivers blocked at Bulgarian - Focus Infomation

Sunday, January 25th, 2009

Kulata. The Association of Bulgarian Enterprises for International Road Transports and the Roads (AEBTRI) sends two vehicles loaded with bottles of mineral water for the drivers blocked at the Bulgarian – Greek border checkpoints, Association told FirstChoiceAutoFinder

A firefighter was injured when he was whacked with a hose during a late Saturday afternoon incident in Oakwood Hills in McHenry County. No other injuries resulted from the small fire that was reported at 5:44 p.m. at the house of Jason Howes, 5403 FirstChoiceAutoFinder

See some of the biggest names in music and who their unlikely twins are - it’s like looking into a mirror! See the strange pics. AS NEIL Young arrived in Melbourne — via private jet — staff were putting the finishing touches last night on the FirstChoiceAutoFinder

Andy Roddick has laughed off a 16-year-old loss to Serena Williams, saying he was just a skinny 10-year-old while she was “bench-pressing dump trucks.” Williams says on her website her triumph over Roddick when they were preteens training together in FirstChoiceAutoFinder

Your Minneapolis and St. Paul resource to buy and research new cars, used cars, trucks, SUVs and vans sold by auto dealers and private sellers, plus get a dealer quote, find a dealer, get auto coupons, read vehicle reviews and sell your car FirstChoiceAutoFinder

The focus at this year’s National Automobile Dealers Association convention is less on profits than on sheer survival. Thousands of dealers from across the U.S. are in New Orleans for the gathering. This year is expected to be among the toughest ever FirstChoiceAutoFinder

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

FirstChoiceAutoFinder - Pakistan reopens NATO supply route - Newsweek

Thursday, January 15th, 2009

Pakistan reopens NATO supply route - Newsweek
Pakistan reopened a supply route for NATO and U.S. forces in Afghanistan on Wednesday after tribesmen ended a three-day blockade. The road through the frontier town of Chaman is one of two main routes into Afghanistan for trucks carrying fuel and

Dana Motors takes over Island Ford - Staten Island Advance
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Dana Motors has added a new brand under its roof: Ford. “We are now Staten Island’s Ford dealership in addition to Lincoln Mercury — so now all the Ford brands are all under one roof,” said Jim Cognetta, owner and operator of

Builder hopes to rack up sales with new invention - Charlotte Business Journal
Ben Collins couldn’t find the right storage rack to handle the needs of his construction business. So he invented his own. Ben Collins grew sick of hauling cargo too big to fit in today’s pickup trucks. And bigger, gas-guzzling trucks weren’t a

Crackdown on trucks urged as cyclist crushed by cement mixer - Independent
The cordoned-off scene at Harold?s Cross Bridge in Dublin yesterday after a cyclist was killed following a collision with a cement truck CAMPAIGNERS last night called for city restrictions to be imposed on heavy goods lorries following the death of a

NATO supply route in SW Pakistan reopens - Tehran Times
CHAMAN, Pakistan (AFP) – A key route for NATO supply trucks through southwest Pakistan into Afghanistan reopened Wednesday five days after tribesmen blocked it over the killing of a man in a drugs raid, police said. Hundreds of trucks and tankers

Bundle up: Wind chill values of 30-below expected - Chicago Sun-Times
The National Weather Service has issued a wind chill warning, meaning the combination of very cold air and strong winds will create dangerously low wind chill values. The temperatures will result in frost bite and could lead to hypothermia or death

Schools closed, traffic delayed around Minn. due to cold - Minnesota Public Radio
That’s the latest advice from the National Weather Service on Thursday, as Minnesota remains trapped in a bitter cold spell. Nearly all of the state is under a wind chill warning, and schools in nearly 200 communities statewide are closing or

Some trucks from Ind. Toll Road because of storm - WHAS 11
The Indiana State Police is banning some large trucks from the Indiana Toll Road because of hazardous weather. Police say oversized steel-haulers and triple-trailer trucks will not be allowed on the highway that crosses northern Indiana until at

Canadian union riled at U.S. truck deal - United Press International
CHATHAM, Ontario, Jan. 15 (UPI) — The Canadian Auto Workers union is upset the federal government awarded a contract for military trucks to a U.S. manufacturer in Texas. Earlier this week, the Conservative government announced it had awarded a $274

FirstChoiceAutoFinder - Dana Motors takes over Island Ford - Staten Island Advance

Thursday, January 15th, 2009

Dana Motors takes over Island Ford - Staten Island Advance
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Dana Motors has added a new brand under its roof: Ford. “We are now Staten Island’s Ford dealership in addition to Lincoln Mercury — so now all the Ford brands are all under one roof,” said Jim Cognetta, owner and operator of

Crackdown on trucks urged as cyclist crushed by cement mixer - Independent
The cordoned-off scene at Harold?s Cross Bridge in Dublin yesterday after a cyclist was killed following a collision with a cement truck CAMPAIGNERS last night called for city restrictions to be imposed on heavy goods lorries following the death of a

Pakistan reopens NATO supply route - Newsweek
Pakistan reopened a supply route for NATO and U.S. forces in Afghanistan on Wednesday after tribesmen ended a three-day blockade. The road through the frontier town of Chaman is one of two main routes into Afghanistan for trucks carrying fuel and

Canadian union riled at U.S. truck deal - United Press International
CHATHAM, Ontario, Jan. 15 (UPI) — The Canadian Auto Workers union is upset the federal government awarded a contract for military trucks to a U.S. manufacturer in Texas. Earlier this week, the Conservative government announced it had awarded a $274

NATO supply route in SW Pakistan reopens - Tehran Times
CHAMAN, Pakistan (AFP) – A key route for NATO supply trucks through southwest Pakistan into Afghanistan reopened Wednesday five days after tribesmen blocked it over the killing of a man in a drugs raid, police said. Hundreds of trucks and tankers

Bundle up: Wind chill values of 30-below expected - Chicago Sun-Times
The National Weather Service has issued a wind chill warning, meaning the combination of very cold air and strong winds will create dangerously low wind chill values. The temperatures will result in frost bite and could lead to hypothermia or death

Some trucks from Ind. Toll Road because of storm - WHAS 11
The Indiana State Police is banning some large trucks from the Indiana Toll Road because of hazardous weather. Police say oversized steel-haulers and triple-trailer trucks will not be allowed on the highway that crosses northern Indiana until at

Builder hopes to rack up sales with new invention - Charlotte Business Journal
Ben Collins couldn’t find the right storage rack to handle the needs of his construction business. So he invented his own. Ben Collins grew sick of hauling cargo too big to fit in today’s pickup trucks. And bigger, gas-guzzling trucks weren’t a

Schools closed, traffic delayed around Minn. due to cold - Minnesota Public Radio
That’s the latest advice from the National Weather Service on Thursday, as Minnesota remains trapped in a bitter cold spell. Nearly all of the state is under a wind chill warning, and schools in nearly 200 communities statewide are closing or

FirstChoiceAutoFinder - UPDATE: European Car Sales Drop The Most In 15 Years (Nasdaq)

Thursday, January 15th, 2009

LONDON (Dow Jones) — Last year was the worst for European car sales in 15 years, with 2008 sales falling by 8%, a trade group said Thursday. The European Automobile Manufacturers Association, known by its French acronym ACEA, said new passenger car registrations dropped by 8% to 14.7 million units. 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

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

FAW Group Corp., one of China’s three largest domestic auto manufacturers, has begun selling new cars for as little as $6,550 in Mexico in what is believed to be the first foray by a Chinese automaker into North America. FirstChoiceAutoFinder

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

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

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

An US record-holding movie American stuntman, who defied doctors’ predictions that he would never walk again following a horrific crash during a mid-air stunt, is to debut his new high-octane, precision-driving spectacular at Al Ain Aerobatic Show 2009 later this month. FirstChoiceAutoFinder

FirstChoiceAutoFinder - Fiat Indian New Year Awards (The Auto Channel)

Thursday, January 15th, 2009

RANJANGAON, India – January 15, 2009: Fiat India Automobile Limited turned a new leaf with the much awaited Linea winning the ‘Car of the year’ award by Autocar and ‘Midsize car of the year’ award by Autocar and Overdrive along with the Fiat 500 procuring the title of ‘Import of the year’ award by Overdrive. FirstChoiceAutoFinder

FAW Group Corp., one of China’s three largest domestic auto manufacturers, has begun selling new cars for as little as $6,550 in Mexico in what is believed to be the first foray by a Chinese automaker into North America. 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

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

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

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

LONDON (Dow Jones) — Last year was the worst for European car sales in 15 years, with 2008 sales falling by 8%, a trade group said Thursday. The European Automobile Manufacturers Association, known by its French acronym ACEA, said new passenger car registrations dropped by 8% to 14.7 million units. FirstChoiceAutoFinder

Electric cars have a big role to play in reducing the world’s greenhouse gas emissions, but it’s going to cost a lot, according to a new report. It could even push automakers into further trouble. FirstChoiceAutoFinder

An US record-holding movie American stuntman, who defied doctors’ predictions that he would never walk again following a horrific crash during a mid-air stunt, is to debut his new high-octane, precision-driving spectacular at Al Ain Aerobatic Show 2009 later this month. FirstChoiceAutoFinder

Brilliance brand of automobiles, one of China’s fastest-growing automobile brands, is gradually becoming the toast of Nigerian business executives. FirstChoiceAutoFinder