WASHINGTON (AP)The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) said Friday that it will launch sweeping changes to the way it tests for diesel emissions, after getting duped by clandestine software in Volkswagen cars for seven years.In a letter to car...
Published:Friday | September 25, 2015 | 3:31 PMMel Cooke
In giving details on next Sunday's Jamaica Off-Road Navigation Rally and Obstacle Course, Jamaica Off-Road Challenge (JORC) executive Craig Powell made it clear that the four-wheel-drive event is for fun.He was speaking at the official launch of the...
Published:Friday | September 25, 2015 | 12:57 PMGlenroy Sinclair
Less than a month before the 2015 circuit season racing climaxes, 17-year-old Fraser McConnell looks set to become the youngest-ever competitor to win the Driver of the Year title. The final race meet is scheduledfor Heroes Day - Monday, October 19...
Published:Friday | September 25, 2015 | 1:22 PMKawain Fearon
Last week, the state-owned Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) announced that it will be selling 60 of its scrapped buses to scrap-metal dealers. The sale is would provide some much-needed revenue for the cash-strapped entity.However, according to...
BERLIN (AP)Volkswagen's board appointed Matthias Mueller, the head of the group's Porsche unit, as CEO on Friday, handing a long-time company insider the task of trying to lead the world's top-selling automaker past a growing emissions rigging...
If you are looking for a multipurpose ride then it wouldn't hurt to consider the 2016 Toyota Hilux. The redesigned pickup has strong characteristics that will allow it to look good in a corporate parking lot, as well as on a farm somewhere.
Published:Friday | September 18, 2015 | 12:00 AMMel Cooke
It is that time of year when the new car dealers present their 2016 models. Naturally, then, it is time for Automotives to get behind the steering wheels of the freshly introduced, upgraded and redesigned models and have a whale of a time tootling...
Published:Sunday | September 6, 2015 | 10:38 AMKawain Fearon
When buying a car, parts availability is always a consideration if you plan to have it up and running instead of up on four blocks. While some parts are hard to get locally, based on the brand vehicle and year it was made, some are readily available...
Automotives continues its series on the persons for whom some of Jamaica's many roads are named. So far, there have been the achievements of runners Arthur Wint and Herb McKenley, whose names are on roads close to the National Stadium. Today, it is...
Published:Friday | September 11, 2015 | 1:29 PMKawain Fearon
With Magna Motors Limited taking over the dealership for Hyundai from Key Motors, the focus will be on satisfying the needs of customers. Since its takeover, the company has invested approximately US$6 million into its new service centre located at...
Published:Friday | September 11, 2015 | 5:30 PMMel Cooke
There was a 2016 Q7 just inside the entrance, four on the showroom floor, and for good measure, one upstairs at the Audi Santa Maria dealership, Panama City, Panama, on Wednesday night, as the fully redesigned large luxury SUV was introduced to...
Published:Friday | September 4, 2015 | 12:00 AMKawain Fearon
When the state-owned Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) rolled out its 2015 summer promotion as the school year wound down, it had hoped to gain an additional 40,000 riders and increase revenue to $4 million daily. Fast-forward to the end of the...
The conspicuously branded Jamaica Automobile Association (JAA) Chauffeur Services vehicles were present at a number of entertainment events held over the 'Emancipendence' holiday period, shuttling partygoers to and from events.For those who hoped to...
EAST PALO ALTO, Calif (AP):Toyota is investing US$50 million with Stanford University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in hopes of gaining an edge in an accelerating race to phase out human drivers.The financial commitment...
SAN FRANCISCO (AP): It's no secret that technology is changing the car industry. The major automakers, as well as tech giants such as Google and possibly Apple, are laying the groundwork for the first driverless cars.Meanwhile, a number of engineers...
Published:Friday | August 28, 2015 | 12:00 AMMel Cooke
Today, Automotives continues its series about the achievements of the persons after whom some of the country's roads are named. In this season of world-class track and field, we began last week with Herb McKenley Drive and now move on to a road with...
Published:Friday | August 28, 2015 | 12:00 AMKawain Fearon
Despite the promise - which has been delivered on - of shorter travel time between St Catherine and St Ann, the Linstead to Moneague leg of Highway 2000 has come under a lot of criticism, mostly related to its eight per cent grade.Immediately after...
Published:Friday | August 28, 2015 | 12:00 AMKawain Fearon
So it's 2015 and there are all these cars with sophisticated features, some so futuristic they tend to make people give you that stare of 're you OK?'. And there is the other kind of 'How did you do that?' look.There are feature in cars these days...
MoviesSee the thriller No Escape, showing at the cinemas this weekend.Do RoadGuinness Sounds of Greatness comes to Junction, St Elizabeth, tomorrow. Showtime: 9 p.m. to 2 a.m. Gates open at 6 p.m. Featuring Iceberg Million, Thrillaz, International...
PALO ALTO, California (AP):The office has all the trappings of a high-tech start-up. There's a giant beanbag in the foyer and erasable whiteboard walls for brainstorming. Someone's pet dog lounges happily on the sunny balcony.Welcome to the Palo...
HAGERSTOWN, Md. (AP):A Maryland man who delighted thousands of children by impersonating Batman at hospitals and charity events died when he was hit by a car while standing in the fast lane of Interstate 70, checking the engine of his custom-made...
Published:Friday | August 21, 2015 | 12:00 AMKawain Fearon
Although the recent shortage in private motor vehicle plates has been rectified by Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ), the organisation is unable to say what led to the unexpected excess demand which led to the situation.Leighton Beckles, communication...
Today, Automotives starts a series about some of the persons for whom roads are named in Jamaica. Some may have been forgotten while, in other cases, a reminder about the achievements of the person whose name is on the street sign is appropriate....
A tentative agreement has been reached for circuit racing to return to the 1.7-mile-long track at Dover Raceway in St Ann. The arrangement was made following a meeting last week between the top brass of the Jamaica Race Drivers' Club (JRDC) and the...
Published:Friday | August 14, 2015 | 12:00 AMKawain Fearon
In purchasing a motor vehicle, especially with the currently weak state of the Jamaican economy, there are a number of factors to consider, including fuel cost, maintenance and loan repayment. While crossovers are the new rage, offering a balance...
