Sunday 28 November 2010

Longtime Dallas auto dealer Bradley Barrett finds new life with used cars - Dallas Morning News (Ruscombe)

Longtime Dallas auto dealer Bradley Barrett finds new life with used cars - Dallas Morning News
As the general manager of Big Billy Barrett Chrysler-Jeep in Dallas, Barrett oversaw a dealership that covered 12.5 acres off LBJ Freeway, sold hundreds of vehicles a month and operated under the staggering weight of a $20 million loan. Today, he can walk
Source: www.dallasnews.com

Market for muscle cars gains traction after skid - San Francisco Gate
Prices of vintage American muscle cars peaked, along with real estate values, in early 2008 or late 2007 - the year when a 1971 Plymouth Hemi 'Cuda convertible sold for an astounding $2.4 million at auction. But by 2009, prices of rowdy big-engine cars had
Source: www.sfgate.com

Three free NFS:HP cars if 1m people watch a trailer - DESTRUCTOID
Criterion is going to release a free pack of three fancy new supercars convertibles if the above trailer gets 1 million hits by December 12th 2010. Basically their "contest" is to spam everyone with a trailer to get free stuff for yourself. The cars in
Source: www.destructoid.com

Amping Up the Drive to Reduce Gasoline Consumption and Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Cars - Huffingtonpost.com
Electric vehicles (EVs) got all the buzz at the L.A. Auto Show -- and rightly so. The Chevy volt won the Green Car of the Year Award, the Nissan Leaf was second, and four of the top five cars being considered for the award were electrics. But, the real
Source: www.huffingtonpost.com

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Gov't to review repairs of recalled rental cars - Fresno Bee
WASHINGTON -- The government is reviewing how quickly rental car companies are moving to fix recalled vehicles included in rental fleets. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says it wants to know whether many rental car fleets get repaired
Source: www.fresnobee.com

Fort Worth sets town-hall meeting on desirability of street cars - Dallas Morning News
FORT WORTH – The city of Fort Worth will have a town hall meeting this week to gather input on whether the city should have a streetcar system. Attendance is expected to be so high that the event will be at the Fort Worth Convention Center. The meeting
Source: www.dallasnews.com

What mileage do electric cars get? - San Diego Union-Tribune
Automakers are preparing window stickers for two mass-market electric cars to go on sale next month, and they'll have eye-popping mileage numbers. Chevrolet said Wednesday that the Volt will get 93 mpg equivalent in electric mode, and then 37 mpg when its
Source: www.signonsandiego.com

Major automakers zipping electric cars into showrooms soon - Washington Post
LOS ANGELES - Stalled for nearly a century, electric cars are poised to enter a new era when the first of a new generation of vehicles reaches dealer showrooms next month. Every major automaker plans some sort of electric or plug-in hybrid offering over
Source: www.washingtonpost.com

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