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Plagued by a series of misfortunes, Jamaica's young go-karters bowed out of action on Friday in the preliminary rounds of the World Karting Championship, which concludes in Portugal today.

While there is something reassuringly familiar about the Mercedes-Benz C250 CGI Coupé, it still exudes a distinctive aura of prestige and elegance.

It's a case of ridicule turned to admiration where Michael Archer and his new transportation are concerned. The Top Mountain, St Catherine community's change in attitude revolves around a derelict aeroplane which Archer modified to be driven on six wheels, powered by a Ford V8 engine.

Jamaica's contingent to the Rotax World Karting Championship in Portugal, starting this Wednesday, departed the island last Thursday afternoon. Thomas Issa and Collin Daley Jr will be taking on the world.

DETROIT (AP):Auto companies are betting on a surge in pick-up sales, now that home building is on the rise.

He was standing in the audience in Guyana, busy taking snapshots of some of the patrons, when he heard his name over the sound system. For a moment two Saturdays ago, Robert Samms froze in his tracks. Then came the shocker.

"A group of individuals who own BMW vehicles but also, as the name suggests, our cars are not normal. We have done a little bit of improvements, modifications to make them a little bit more hype or unique." This statement from vice-president Sowande McKenzie was in response to Automotives' question about the BMW Innovation Club

The automobile industry has seen many changes since the 1960s when Stewart's Auto Sales operated on Hanover Street, downtown Kingston. As the business started by Arthur Lionel Stewart evolved into the Stewart's Automotive Group it remains a family business in the truest sense.

Alphonso Grennell, managing director of Grennell's Driving School, is bemoaning the lack of support for his 5K event, scheduled for November 17, in which individuals are invited to "run, walk or roll for the cause".

The recently concluded circuit motor-racing season in Jamaica has witnessed what young hotshot André Anderson described as total domination as the three members of the Total Summerbell team, launched earlier this year, won the three Modified Production (MP) classes that they competed in.

AP:A 28-year-old Northern California man has been charged with first-degree murder in the shooting death of his friend, even though he didn't pull the trigger.

With just under two months remaining in 2012, executive director of the National Road Safety Council (NRSC), Paula Fletcher, is confident that the council's target of under 300 traffic deaths for a calendar year will finally be met. Fletcher said, "At November 1, we are at 205, compared with 250 at the same time last year.