On Wednesday, May 6, during United Nations Global Road Safety Week, the Jamaica Automobile Association (JAA) paid special attention to the Staceyville Primary School in Clarendon, where there have been a number of crashes involving students. The...
On Saturday, May 9, the Jamaica Gasolene Retailers' Association (JGRA) and the National Blood Transfusion Service (NBTS), which is widely known as the Blood Bank, hosted a blood drive at the Petcom Service Station, Ocho Rios, St Ann. A fairly...
Mark Thompson and Sean Maloney headed into the second round of the Suzuki Challenge Series at Bushy Park, Barbados, this weekend, looking to extend their early-season advantage in the Swift Cup and SR3 Cup respectively.However, they could not have...
BRIDGEPORT, Connecticut (AP): A Connecticut man has pleaded guilty to stealing a car from a grocery store, then driving away as the owner leaped on to the roof in a frantic effort to stop him.The Connecticut Post recently reported that Carlos Vidal...
NEW ORLEANS (AP):New Orleans police say an alligator crossing Interstate 10 caused a recent fatal two-vehicle crash.Police say a van was eastbound near an exit when the driver tried to avoid the alligator. Investigators say a car rear-ended the van....
The Honda division of ATL Automotive, located on Hagley Park Road, St Andrew, has reported that the first 20 units of the 2015 Honda HR-V motor vehicle have already been sold. Among them was the one on display at the vehicle's official launch on...
At the recently held launch of the third United Nations Global Road Safety Week, held at the ATL office in New Kingston, it was noted that the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) prosecuted 3,147 motorcyclists this year for not wearing a helmet...
Published:Friday | May 8, 2015 | 12:00 AMChad Bryan
Starting today, each week Automotives will be getting an expert explanation of a term related to automobile expenditure. We hope it will assist you in your quest for the automobile best suited to your needs at an optimal cost.Balloon financing,...
The Transport Authority has signed a $38.2-million contract with Black Brothers Incorporated Limited for the construction of the Linstead Transportation Centre at 23 King Street in the St Catherine town.The construction work for the centre includes the...
The Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) has acquired 26 additional buses, to bring its complement to 469.In a handover ceremony at the Twickenham Park Depot, St Catherine, on Thursday, the state bus company's managing director, Colin Campbell,...
DETROIT (AP):Fiat Chrysler has asked a Georgia, USA, judge for a new trial, a month after a jury awarded US$150 million to the family of a four year-old Georgia boy killed in a crash and fire involving a Jeep.The company, which makes Jeeps, says the...
LAS VEGAS (AP):Travelling about 55 miles per hour on a Nevada highway, the big rig's driver looked like The Thinker, with his elbow on the arm rest and his hand on his chin. No hands on the steering wheel, no feet on the pedals.Mark Alvick was in "...
TOKYO (AP):Toyota zoomed to a record 2.17 trillion yen (US$18.1 billion) profit for the fiscal year through March, up 19 per cent from the previous year, buoyed by sales growth in the US and a perk from the cheap yen.Toyota Motor Corporation...
Published:Friday | May 1, 2015 | 12:00 AMChad Bryan
Jamaica's road-safety advocates are making an especially emphatic call to protect the lives of children, as the United Nations recognises May 4 - 10 as the third Global Road Safety Week. The Jamaican schedule of events was launched at the ATL...
Published:Friday | May 1, 2015 | 12:00 AMChad Bryan
A cable crash barrier system is to be implemented on the Palisadoes main road, popularly called the airport road.The National Works Agency (NWA) is implementing the road-safety measure for the first time in Jamaica in an effort to improve road...
True to the motto of his alma mater, 'The Brave May Fall But Never Yield', Noel 'Kawesi' Golding Jr never gives up. Each time he gets behind the wheel of his yellow 'banana' Honda Civic at the Dover Raceway, he vows to do battle down to the wire.The...
Published:Thursday | April 23, 2015 | 12:00 AMChad Bryan
On April 13, black smoke blanketed a section of Spanish Town Road, St Andrew, close to the Riverton City dump. Added to that a plume of smoke went high in the air, spreading harmful substances from the burning tyres even further.According to...
SHANGHAI (AP):Ford showed off its new Taurus and Nissan unveiled a midsize sedan designed for China last week, at a Shanghai Auto Show that highlighted the commercial resurgence of lower-priced Chinese auto brands....
Just like how they turned out in droves to support Daryl King during his lifetime when he competed in some of the Jamaica Millennium Motoring Club's (JMMC) top-flight rally events, motorsport enthusiasts came out in large numbers to say farewell to...
When spectators spotted a green Mazda RX-7 with May Pen Ice markings blazing around the Dover Raceway track, St Ann last Sunday, as soon as they got a chance, like detectives approaching a crime scene, they drew closer to investigate who...
Ford Motor Co said last Thursday it is laying off 700 workers at a Michigan assembly plant because of slow sales of the small cars and hybrids it makes.The Michigan Assembly Plant, in the Detroit suburb of Wayne, will move from three shifts to two...
CHENGDU, China (AP):On the verge of exporting the first 'Made in China' cars to the United States, Volvo is determined to show they are as good as vehicles it produces in Europe.In contrast to its European factories that check a few completed cars...
Published:Thursday | April 23, 2015 | 12:00 AMKawain Fearon
A LUV you will love! As branded by its maker, the seven-seater 2015 Suzuki Ertiga LUV (Lifestyle Utility Vehicle) can best be described as functional. At best, it is for the mom and...
Published:Friday | April 17, 2015 | 12:00 AMChad Bryan
The style and sophistication of midsize sports utility vehicles (SUV) have created an enduring appeal which in turn stimulates high demand in both the new- and used-car markets.Vehicles such as the Honda CR-V, Toyota RAV4, Mitsubishi ASX, Hyundai...
Girls dressed in white uniforms are not immediately associated with motorsport and the auto industry. However, students at the all-girls Immaculate Conception High School on Constant Spring Road, St Andrew, have embraced the Jamaica Automobile...
