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Last Thursday, the Mona GeoInformatics Institute (MGI), in collaboration with the Traffic Division of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) and the National Road Safety Council (NRSC), launched an online fatal-crash map showing the distribution of...

WASHINGTON (AP) On Friday the Obama administration proposed tough new standards to reduce pollution from carbon-emitting trucks and vans, the latest move by President Barack Obama to address global warming. The new rules from the Environmental...

Today, Automotives begins a series on careers in the automotive sector. There are many ways to make a living out of a passion for motor vehicles, and over the next few weeks, we will speak with people who are doing just that. They will speak about...

Many unsuspecting consumers purchase used vehicles fitted with winter (or snow) tyres not knowing of the grave dangers that they may face.Marlene Lambert is one of them. She bought a used motor car fitted with winter...

XENIA, Ohio (AP):Federal officials aresetting traps for any piglets that may still be in the area after a semitrailer carrying 2,200 of them overturned on an Ohio highway.The Dayton Daily News has reported that the US Department of Agriculture (USDA...

Executive chairman of the National Road Safety Council (NRSC), Paula Fletcher, is optimistic that the new road traffic bill will be passed by August this year."It should be going back to the House (Parliament) very shortly for what we hope will be...

There are various fees attached to accessing a car loan, which the borrower may not be aware of until going into the financial institution. In helping you to be more prepared to make the very significant step of acquiring a motor vehicle, today,...

ST JOHNS, Mich. (AP)A woman accused of being distracted by her cell phone when her car struck and killed a bicyclist has been barred from using any portable communication device for two years."I don't think she has a right to have a cell phone,"...

DENVER (AP):They're ubiquitous in Asia, swarming the bustling streets of Bangkok, New Delhi and Beijing.Now, a company that manufactures tuk-tuks the three-wheeled motorised rickshaws that have moved the masses for more than a century and go by many...

Driving the 2016 Honda Renaissance Vehicle (HR-V) is what every driver dreams about - at least the ones who are plagued by stop-and-go traffic or those who are adventurous and like to be part of the happenings.Let's just say the car is your servant...

It is likely to become increasingly difficult for Jamaican owners of the Tata Nano to service their motor vehicles, given the uncertainty of an authorised distributor to supply parts and services.The Nano, made in India and once heralded as the...

TOKYO (AP) Toyota has vowed to help pinpoint the cause of a defect in air bags used in more than 50 million vehicles worldwide, saying the auto industry risks losing the trust of car buyers if the problem drags on unresolved. The air bags,...