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With the Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) firmly establishing itself coming to the turn of the millennium, On October 21, 1999, The Gleaner reported that 14,000 persons had...

Ever since he made his debut six years ago at the Palisadoes International Raceway, Kingston, 14-year-old Collin Daley has been nurturing the dream of racing Formula One cars. Today, that dream is almost a reality.

The BATTLE for sub-compact supremacy has heated up with the introduction of the 2012 Suzuki Swift GLX T. And, Chris Callen, Suzuki brand manager at Stewart's Auto Sales, believes that this vehicle is a sure winner.

DETROIT (AP):Carmakers were forced to pay more for auto parts because a group of suppliers conspired to raise prices for more than a decade, the Justice Department said Thursday.

BRIEFSGrant for auto researchGREENVILLE, SC (AP):Clemson University's automotive-engineering programme has received a US$1 million federal grant to fund research on building vehicles that are more reliable and environmentally friendly.University...

TOKYO (AP):Toyota Motor Corporation said Wednesday its global production rose for the first time in a year in August as Japanese automakers continued to recover from the March 11 earthquake and tsunami.

Downtown Kingston is one of the busiest shopping districts in the Corporate Area and parking is a big problem. Business leaders complain that the dearth of parking spaces is keeping shoppers away and stifling plans to breathe new life into the commercial district...

General Electric and General Motors Company agreed last Thursday on a pilot installation of electric vehicle charging stations in Shanghai, the latest step in the automaker's plan to develop infrastructure in China to support sales of its Chevrolet Volt electric car.

MOVE OVER cane cutters. A group of skilled Jamaican workers have caught the eyes of Canadian employers. They are heavy-duty mechanics and auto-service technicians.

Kent LaCroix has been returned unopposed as chairman of the new-car umbrella group - Auto Dealers' Association (ADA). LaCroix, now is in his eighth year at the helm, and the entire board of directors were re-elected at a meeting held at Jamaica Employers' Federation on Ruthven Road on July 13.

Garth Kitson, general manager of Guardsman Alarms Limited, said the recent spike in motor vehicle theft is attributed to the earthquake and tsunami which hit Japan in March.

The BMW Group has once again been named the automotive industry's sector leader in the ranking published recently by the SAM Group for the Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes (DJSI).