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Published:Friday | February 26, 2016 | 12:00 AMGlenroy Sinclair

Nine year-old Ryan Lue developed an appetite for motorsport, after watching his father, Craig, competing on the Vernamfield, Clarendon, drag racing circuit.This taste was whetted two years ago when Ryan accompanied his parents to the Palisadoes...

Published:Friday | February 26, 2016 | 1:11 PM

Full results of 2016 go-karting openerFollowing are the results of last Sunday?s opening go-kart race meet at the Palisadoes International Raceway, Kingston.80 cc Class (Race One)1. Brandon Finzi-Smith2. Zachary Sirgany3. Shane Chisholm80 cc Class (...

Published:Friday | February 19, 2016 | 12:00 AMDavion Smith

When Jennifer Allen purchased her 2012 Mazda CX-5 last December, equipped with a push-start keyless ignition system, she expected a more relaxed automotive experience. However, Allen has never missed the jingle of regular car keys more."It (the push...

Published:Friday | February 19, 2016 | 12:00 AM

Technology is constantly advancing and, with that, has come the marvel and immediacy of the Internet, consumer 'tech' such as smartphones and, of course, remote entry and push-button engine start/stop automobiles.A common element is the utilisation...

Published:Friday | February 19, 2016 | 12:00 AMGlenroy Sinclair

If newly elected Jamaica Karting Association (JKA) president David Summerbell and his cabinet implement their plans quickly, 2016 may be an eventful and outstanding go-karting season. Among the team's list of priorities is the proposal of hosting a...

Published:Friday | February 19, 2016 | 12:00 AM

ACCRA, Ghana (AP):A head-on collision between a passenger bus and a truck in central Ghana killed 61 people in the deadliest road accident in recent memory, officials and witnesses said last Thursday.The accident occurred on Wednesday night in the...

Published:Friday | February 19, 2016 | 12:00 AM

WASHINGTON (AP):Us government regulators and the auto industry are taking a more lenient approach than safety advocates like when it comes to phasing in automatic braking systems for passenger cars, according to records of their private...

Published:Friday | February 19, 2016 | 12:00 AMMel Cooke

There was a new smell to the Toyota Jamaica location at 93 Old Hope Road, St Andrew, last Wednesday afternoon and it was not coming from the vehicles on the showroom floor, because their doors were closed.It was the fresh scent of a brand...

Published:Friday | February 19, 2016 | 12:00 AMMel Cooke

After LAST Wednesday's media tour of Toyota Jamaica's Old new Old Hope Road branch, on Thursday evening the vehicles were removed from the showroom floor to make way for the many persons who turned up for the outlet's official opening.They were...

Published:Friday | February 12, 2016 | 1:18 PMMel Cooke

There was Spanish in the air and a line of Audi A4s on the road between Guadalajara and Mexico City, Mexico, two Thursdays ago as the luxury line's totally redesigned flagship sedan was presented to journalists from Latin America and the Caribbean....

Published:Friday | February 5, 2016 | 4:07 PM

An intense advertising campaign for a new hatchback that Indian manufacturer Tata has pinned high hopes on - the model's ambassador is multiple time World Footballer of the Year Lionel Mess - has taken a bow from the Zika virus.Although the mosquito...

Published:Friday | February 5, 2016 | 4:13 PM

Total acquires majority stake in leading Dominican fuel retailerFRANCE-based petroleum company, Total, which has 55 service stations under its brand in Jamaica, has strengthened its presence in the Caribbean by acquiring a majority stake, 70 per...

Published:Friday | February 5, 2016 | 12:00 AM

DETROIT (AP):Bridgestone-Firestone North America is recalling nearly 36,000 heavy truck tires in the US and Canada because the tread can separate from the body and cause the tyres to fail.The recall covers 22.5-inch Firestone FS561 replacement tyres...

Published:Friday | February 5, 2016 | 4:20 PM

AP Another problem has developed with automotive air bags, and this one will bring recalls of up to five million vehicles worldwide. Continental Automotive Systems says in documents filed with the US government that moisture can get inside its air...

Published:Friday | January 29, 2016 | 12:00 AM

The Caribbean Maritime Institute (CMI), in partnership with the National Road Safety Unit of the Ministry of Transport, Works and Housing, will roll out its next Traffic Crash Investigating and Reporting course on Tuesday, February 2.The course...

Published:Friday | January 29, 2016 | 12:00 AM

DETROIT (AP):Another death has been reported in a crash that involved an exploding Takata airbag inflator, but it is unclear whether the inflator killed the person.The driver of a 2007 Honda Civic died last year in India, according to Takata...

Published:Friday | January 29, 2016 | 12:00 AM

On Friday, the Senate debated the new Road Traffic Act, which will have far-reaching impact on the legal framework within which motorists operate on Jamaica's road network. Ahead of the new legislation being signed into law, Automotives reminds the...

Published:Friday | January 29, 2016 | 12:00 AM

It should be business as usual for the sales of large vehicles, such as some SUVs and pickup trucks, which were recently bumped up from class two to class three on TransJamaica Highway's vehicle classification scale. According to president of new...

Published:Friday | January 22, 2016 | 10:09 AM

The Mobile Business Clinic Initiative (MBCI) was launched in September 2014 and is now on its final phase of year one, with three remaining clinics being staged in St Thomas,St Catherine, and Kingston andSt Andrew. The Jamaica Business Development...

Published:Friday | January 22, 2016 | 10:52 AM

SHANGHAI (AP):General Motors Co opened a Cadillac factory in China last Thursday to target the country's growing, but crowded, luxury car market.The 8 billion yuan (US$1.2 billion) factory operated with GM's main Chinese partner, Shanghai Automotive...

Published:Friday | January 22, 2016 | 11:08 AM

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico (AP):New Mexico has become the first US state to sue Volkswagen and other German automakers over an emissions cheating scandal that involves millions of cars worldwide.Attorney General Hector Balderas filed the lawsuit in...

Published:Friday | January 22, 2016 | 12:19 PMPaul Messam

Traffic congestion is common in Jamaica's cities and towns, challenging drivers in Kingston and urban St Andrew, Spanish Town, Montego Bay, May Pen and Mandeville, among other areas.As various users share the road, accommodation to the limited space...

Published:Friday | January 15, 2016 | 12:00 AMMel Cooke

I'm not quite sure that the length of time I was at the steering wheel of a 2016 Hyundai Tucson last Tuesday would qualify it for the exalted status of being called a test drive. From the brand's new Jamaican headquarters on Balmoral Avenue, off...

Published:Friday | January 15, 2016 | 12:00 AMDavion Smith

Toyota Jamaica will open the doors to its Old Hope Road, St Andrew, complex to the public next month. The new location will serve as an addition to the company's Montego Bay, St James, and Spanish Town Road dealerships.Howard Foster, sales and...

Published:Sunday | January 10, 2016 | 7:27 PM

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