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Smoot hurt in car accident
Sports Illustrated - EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. (AP) -- Minnesota Vikings cornerback Fred Smoot will miss the last game of the season because of a jaw broken in five places in a recent car accident. The single-vehicle crash, revealed by coach Brad Childress at his Wednesday ...
Read moreAutomobile Magazine names VW GTI 2007 car of year
Reuters - DETROIT, Dec 27 (Reuters) - Automobile Magazine on Wednesday named the Volkswagen AG (VOWG.DE: Quote , Profile , Research ) GTI as its 2007 car of the year, one of a series of year-end industry awards that automakers use to support their marketing ...
Read morePolice: Father had heroin in car with infant
Boston Globe - A 31-year-old father is scheduled to be arraigned in New Bedford District Court today after police say they found over 15 grams of heroin in a car with his infant son. Police arrested Brent Bramwell on Tuesday night on charges that included ...
Read moreGM 'car czar' is force behind push to abandon old ways of building ...
USA Today - DETROIT Since becoming General Motors' (GM) "car czar" last year, Bob Lutz has delivered a consistent message to engineers and designers: abandon business as usual. With GM staring down bankruptcy fears in 2005, Lutz, 74, was the catalyst behind a ...
Read moreTata to go ahead with plans for car factory in western India
Detroit News - NEW DELHI, India -- The chief of India's Tata Group said Wednesday his company has no intention of scaling back its plans for a new car factory in eastern India, despite widespread local opposition and a prolonged hunger strike by a politician ...
Read moreFEATURE-GM 'car czar' rolls into spotlight in reform drive
Reuters - DETROIT, Dec 27 (Reuters) - Since becoming General Motors Corp.'s (GM.N: Quote , Profile , Research ) "car czar" last year, Bob Lutz has delivered a consistent message to engineers and designers: abandon business as usual. With GM staring down ...
Read moreWoman survives after car plunges 20-feet
Miami Herald - OPELIKA, Ala. - A Waverly woman survived when her car plunged nearly 20 feet over a bridge into a creek. State trooper Eric Dowdell said Lorraine Carrier, 28, was in her 1998 Saturn four-door car when she drove into a creek below a bridge off Wire ...
Read more2 Teens Killed In Car Crash After Attending Party; Parents Charged ...
CBS News - (AP) A couple have been charged with allowing their son to have an underage drinking party in their home, after which two teenage partygoers were killed in a car crash. Jeffrey Hutsell, 53, and Sara Hutsell, 52, were charged with five misdemeanors ...
Read moreEnterprise Rent-A-Car Enters Caribbean
MSN MoneyCentral - SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) - Enterprise Rent-A-Car, the largest U.S. auto rental agency, has made its first foray into the Caribbean with branches in Puerto Rico, the company said Wednesday. The company quietly opened four branches in the San Juan ...
Read moreSurprise! Your car's been 'washed'
CNN - NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- When a vehicle suffers significant damage, a state Department of Motor Vehicles will usually "brand" its title with a word like "Totaled," "Flood," or "Salvage." Most car buyers would steer clear of such markings. And those ...
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