SMALL CARS PUMP SALES: GM, DCX improve; Ford declines amid rising gasoline prices (Detroit Free Press)
Every major automaker except Ford Motor Co. sold more vehicles in the United States last month than in the previous May, as American consumers stepped into the peak summer sales season apparently thinking about high gas prices and choosing to buy small cars, car-based utility vehicles and more Toyotas than ever....more...Fast Cars & Tennis Stars (WTA Tour)
BOSTON, MA, USA ? Celebrities including Jewel, Tony Hawk, Serena Williams and William Shatner are dreaming of life in the fast lane, as they race to the finish in the new reality show, "Fast Cars & Superstars - Gillette Young Guns Celebrity Race," a seven-episode series to air on ABC prime time beginning Thursday, June 7 (8?830pm ET). Twelve celebrity drivers will partner with the Gillette Young ......more... NASCAR 101: For the uninitiated, a weekend among the faithful (Boston Globe)
In order to experience NASCAR, to watch men race stock cars at speeds approaching 200 mph, you have to crawl along the jammed roads leading up to the track at 1 or 2 mph, if you can move at all....more... Mandarin Oriental, New York's Gotham Dream Cars Father's Day Packages (PR Web)
New York's Five-Star Mandarin Oriental hotel announces two fabulously fun Father's Day packages in partnership with Gotham Dream Cars. The packages feature luxurious accommodations in a room or suite overlooking Central Park or the Hudson River, and Dad's choice of an adrenaline-pumping Dream Car Tour (customized test drives of six high-performance automobiles) or private use of a Ferrari or ......more... NASCAR 101: For the uninitiated, a weekend among the faithful (Seattle Times)
In order to experience NASCAR, to watch men race stock cars at speeds approaching 200 mph, you have to crawl along the jammed roads leading......more... Sports wrap (The Star Press)
10 a.m. -- NASCAR, Nextel Cup, practice for Dover 400, at Dover, Del. (SPEED) ... 11 a.m. -- NASCAR, Busch Series, qualifying for Dover 200, at Dover, Del. (ESPN2) ......more... Top 20 vehicles for May (Detroit Free Press)
Consumers stared into the glare of a sunny summer of high gas prices and decided to buy cars -- all kinds of cars....more... Saturday's Best Bets: Hot wheels on display at Stewart (Middletown Times Herald-Record)
American muscle...more... Dream cars go to work for charity (The Salt Lake Tribune)
LOGAN - Carpet cleaning, combined with a healthy dose of hard work, gave Robert Harris the financial freedom to be a tad eccentric. The 57-year-old entrepreneur is as well-known for his eclectic assortment of collectibles as he is for his invention of the Chem-Dry...more... |