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Last week, the Sol Group, premiere supplier of petroleum products in the Caribbean basin, officially welcomed Sol Petroleum Jamaica Limited to its group of companies. Sol Petroleum Jamaica Limited is the newly appointed authorised macro distributor for Shell lubricants in the island.

Long before it arrived in Jamaica last Wednesday to much fanfare, the 2014 Range Rover Sport had been garnering a lot of attention worldwide. It was no different when it was unveiled at ATL Automotive Ltd, Oxford Road, New Kingston, only a few hours after a private viewing to Automotives.

Meet director Dean Corrodus has promised die-hard circuit racing fans a treat at tomorrow's Heroes of Speed race meet. It is one which will provide excitement, rivalry and mounting tension, which is expected to reach fever pitch at the Dover Raceway, St Ann.

Described as 'The Boss', the all-new 2014 BMW X5 was introduced to Automotives at a private viewing by Stewart Motors Ltd last week. Fourteen years after its debut, the Sport Activity Vehicle (SAV), now in its third generation, is a standout.

On September 11, the Jonathan Grant High School, Spanish Town, St Catherine, became the first school in Jamaica to launch a Jamaica Automobile Association (JAA) Junior Club, with an inaugural meeting and pinning ceremony for some of its 36 members.The...

The Transport Authority and St Catherine Bus Association have partnered to launch an authorised school-bus programme in the parish.

A frenetic showdown between Doug 'Hollywood' Gore and David 'The King' Summerbell is expected in the final circuit race meet of the year, the Heroes of Speed event at Dover Raceway, St Ann, on October 21.

At least 12 deaf motorists have been granted a driver's licence recently. However Rian Gayle, research/advocacy officer in the Social Services Department of the Jamaica Association for the Deaf (JAD), pointed out that there could be more, as persons in the rural areas have not been accounted for.

WASHINGTON (AP):Nine Japanese auto parts manufacturers and two of their executives will plead guilty, and pay US$740 million in criminal fines for conspiring to fix the prices of more than 30 products sold to many of the world's largest automakers...

With traffic fatalities climbing, the Road Safety Unit (RSU) in the Ministry of Transport, Housing and Works is putting on a road tour geared at sensitising the public on the importance of safety.

DETROIT (AP):Ford says it will sink Can$700 million (US$680 million) into an assembly plant near Toronto, Canada, to add models and meet increased demand for vehicles around the world.The investment...

For some persons, driving a motor vehicle is a nerve-racking experience which they try to avoid at all costs. Persons who fear driving may create excuses not to drive and depend on others to chauffeur them about, or travel by public transportation...