TOKYO (AP):NISSANMOTOR Co is investing 237 billion yen (US$2.2 billion) to take a 34 per cent stake in scandal-ridden Mitsubishi Motors Corp in what Nissan chief Carlos Ghosn said is a win-win deal intended to repeat the success of his Nissan-...
Honda Motor Co is reporting a •93.4 billion (US$860 million) loss for January-March as the Japanese automaker is hit by costs for a massive airbag recall and an unfavourable shift in exchange rates.Tokyo-based Honda reported an 81.9 billion yen...
Jamaica will make another attempt to take back the regional circuit racing title, when they host Guyana, Barbados, Trinidad and the Cayman Islands in the first leg of the Caribbean Motor Racing Championship (CMRC). It gets under way next weekend at...
On Tuesday morning the Stewart's Automotive Group presented the Mercedes-Benz GLS at its South Camp Road, Kingston, offices. The latest addition to the Silver Star Motors showroom, the GLS is also the roomiest vehicle with the famed Mercedes-Benz...
WINDSOR, Ontario (AP)Fiat Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne says working with Google convinced him that self-driving technology is closer than he thought and could be on the road in five years."I don't find it that unsettling," Marchionne said Friday...
When he won the Rotax Mini Max title five years ago Jonathan Law was in the midst of preparing to sit the GSAT examination. At that time, the sweet victory was a dream come true. Now enrolled...
Published:Friday | May 6, 2016 | 12:00 AMMel Cooke
Close to two weeks ago, Magna Motors Dealership Ltd opened its new showroom at 27 Old Hope Road, St Andrew. The location has a long-standing connection with the automobile business, as a gas station was once there.Physically, the Hyundai motor...
SALT LAKE CITY (AP):Tesla is fighting to sell its sleek electronic cars in Utah, arguing before the state supreme court that laws regulating traditional car dealers don't apply to it because its business model is fundamentally different.The company...
Some go-kart stars of yesteryear are back, and so, too, are diehard motorsport fans who have begun packing the grandstand at the Palisadoes International Raceway, Kingston, once again.For some competitors, last Sunday's race meet was a memorable...
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP)Volkswagen's CEO says he apologised in person to US President Barack Obama for the carmaker's emissions scandal, in which it rigged its cars to cheat on diesel engine pollution tests. CEO...
Published:Friday | April 29, 2016 | 5:26 PMMel Cooke
In matters of real estate, a corner lot is prized property, and on Wednesday night, Magna Motors Dealership Jamaica Limited used the L-shaped frontage of its new premises to good effect.So a Hyundai Santa Fe and Hyundai Creta were on the Old Hope...
BOSTON (AP):First the 2024 Olympics. Now an IndyCar race is pulling out of Boston before it even began.Organisers of the Grand Prix of Boston, which had been planned for Labor Day weekend this year and again each year through 2020, told the open...
These are the official results of last weekend's race meet at the Palisadoes International Raceway, Kingston.Comer 80 cc Class (Round 1)1. Brandon Finzi-Smith2. Zachary Sirgany3. Paul MoodieRotax Junior Class (Round 1)1. Senna Summerbell2. Marc...
Published:Friday | April 22, 2016 | 1:19 PMMel Cooke
Before the all-new Jaguar XF diesel was uncovered at Stewarts Automotive, South Camp Road, Kingston, on Tuesday morning, it was on the move on screen. A short visual presentation gave the audience a further introduction to the luxury vehicle, the...
He flew into the island yesterday morning, quietly full of confidence and ready to renew rivalry at the Palisadoes International Raceway, Kingston, today.It has been seven years since Andrew Simmons raced at the go-kart track and he is not in...
It is a tale of two toll roads in Jamaica - one East-West and the other North-South. Both offer an alternative to the potholes, hairpin bends, and garbage which are a fact of life for pedestrians and drivers using roadways across much of Jamaica....
With more than 40 participating high schools across the island, the Jamaica Automobile Association (JAA) Junior Club programme is aiming to build on the lessons learned since its inception in September 2013.The clubs' objective is to increase the...
After his record breaking performance at last month's drag race meet held at Vernamfield, Clarendon, Xavier Murray seems to be on his way to greater success/Seen as one of the country's rising stars on the drag racing circuit, Murray said "my aim is...
Kelly Tomblin is leading the charge - literally - to bring Jamaicans up to speed on the efficiency of electric/hybrid vehicles as a practical motoring option.For years, the Jamaican Public Service (JPS) chief executive officer drove an electric/...
For many persons who turned up at Expo 2016 at the National Arena and Indoor Sports Complex, which ends today, the two-litre, 16-valve, in-line four-cylinder Mitsubishi Outlander proved a major drawing card and it wasn't for any of the...
Petroleum marketing company RUBiS Energy Jamaica has introduced a new high-tech method of fuel testing to the Jamaican gasolene retail market to further strengthen the integrity of its products. The international marketing...
Published:Friday | April 8, 2016 | 12:10 PMMel Cooke
Tarik Kiddoe, who hopes to generate more traction for the Back to Basics Motorcycle Safety Workshop series that he has started, is all too aware of the spike in fatalities from crashes involving motorcyclists. Although Kiddoe can claim no deaths...
American poet Mattie Stepanek once said that unity is strength and when there is teamwork and collaboration, wonderful things can be achieved. This is the approach that newly-elected president of the Jamaica Millennium Motoring Club (JMMC). John...
