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Last Monday, Silver Star Motors, a member of the Stewart's Automotive Group, launched their 2014 E-Class Mercedes-Benz line. Three vehicles were put on display - the E200, E300 and the E-Class Coupe - at their South Camp Road, Kingston, headquarters.

The all-new Ford Kuga Titanium was launched in the courtyard of the Spanish Court Hotel, New Kingston, last Wednesday.

As the Automotives series on mobile offices heads to a close, today, the Jamaica National Building Society (JNBS) facility takes the spotlight.

During her time at Holy Trinity High School, it was clear to Taneka Logan that she wanted to pursue a profession in the automotive sector. Now, she is intent on spending the rest of her working life in the industry, as she hones plans that she hopes will come to fruition in the not-too-distant future.

The Kingston and St Andrew Division (Area 1) of The Jamaica Fire Brigade recently had its lifesaving capabilities boosted with the donation of a Hurst hydraulics rescue tools system - more popularly known as Jaws of Life. It is used to extricate persons who are trapped in vehicles after crashes.

For the US auto industry, the recession is now clearly in the rear-view mirror. New car sales jumped 17 per cent to 1.5 million in August, their highest level in more than six years.

Several motorists who live in Redlight District, Gordon Town and Irish Town in rural St Andrew have been the victims of a recent spate of peculiar motor vehicle related theft.

With the 2013/14 academic year set to begin tomorrow Dr O'Neil Ankle, principal of Jonathan Grant High School in St Catherine, is lamenting the lack of proper sidewalks close to the White Church Street, Spanish Town, school. He is adamant that the situation is a disaster waiting to happen, as the school's students are endangered.

The Transport Authority is granting a 75 per cent waiver on storage fees for impounded vehicles following on a directive from Transport Minister Dr Omar Davies, recently.

Before purchasing a used car, it is advisable that the potential buyer enquire if the vehicle has a history of being smoked in. This is to prevent potential exposure to third-hand smoke (the residue from second-hand smoke that clings to surfaces), which can accumulate and linger inside vehicles.

Last week, Automotives started a feature on the mobile units which are used by a number of companies to take their services to the customer, without sacrificing the quality a fixed office provides. After starting with JPSCo, today it is the turn of a company famed for its patty product - Tastee.