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May 2008 Archives
11:58 AM Fri, May 30, 2008 | Permalink |
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If you want to be happy, collect something. I was reminded of this during a visit the other day to Ray Chevalier who lives in......
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11:06 AM Fri, May 30, 2008 | Permalink |
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I have no idea. Gas prices traditionally spike upward ahead of the summer driving season as refineries shift their production runs from heating oil to......
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11:04 AM Fri, May 30, 2008 | Permalink |
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PROVIDENCE — Warren Graves allows that his Ford Focus gets good mileage — about 31 miles a gallon — but he grimaced into the setting......
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3:02 PM Thu, May 29, 2008 | Permalink |
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NEW YORK -- Oil prices fell sharply Thursday after the Energy Department reported unexpected declines in crude oil and gasoline supplies last week, but said......
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2:59 PM Thu, May 29, 2008 | Permalink |
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DETROIT -- General Motors Corp. said Thursday that a quarter of its U.S. hourly workers will take the company's latest buyout and early retirement offers,......
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1:00 PM Wed, May 28, 2008 | Permalink |
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DETROIT -- General Motors' top managers are working on additional restructuring measures, including production cuts, to deal with a declining U.S. auto market and an......
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10:21 AM Wed, May 28, 2008 | Permalink |
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Lamborghini Gallardo Dick Tuck writes to my blog about the discrepancy between my comments printed in last Sunday’s projoCars section on the decision by......
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9:40 AM Wed, May 28, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Peter C. T. Elsworth Email
Gasoline prices in Rhode Island continued to surge higher this week, and now are at the cusp of crossing the $4-a-gallon mark, according to The......
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9:38 AM Wed, May 28, 2008 | Permalink |
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DETROIT -- Luxury brands once again dominated an annual U.S. automobile quality survey by a California research company, but total quality dropped for the first......
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9:42 AM Tue, May 27, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Peter C. T. Elsworth Email
NEW YORK — As consumers began hitting the road Friday for the Memorial Day weekend, they faced the sobering reality that it costs $72 to......
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4:13 PM Thu, May 22, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Peter C. T. Elsworth Email
The fortunes of the polar bear could well become the ultimate symbol of our thirst for oil. With the Bush administration, which is not known......
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3:15 PM Thu, May 22, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Peter C. T. Elsworth Email
Sounds incredible, doesn’t it? But given the way gas prices are ratcheting up on an almost daily basis, it is not out of the realm......
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10:16 AM Thu, May 22, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Peter C. T. Elsworth Email
Oil prices rose above $135 a barrel for the first time Thursday, with supply worries, global demand and an ever weakening U.S dollar driving crude......
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10:15 AM Thu, May 22, 2008 | Permalink |
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DETROIT -- Ford Motor Co. no longer expects to return to profitability by 2009 and is cutting North American production of pickups and SUVs for......
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8:08 AM Thu, May 22, 2008 | Permalink |
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AP Photo NASCAR drivers Casey Mears, Jimmie Johnson, Brian Vickers and David Ragan look ahead to Sunday's 600-mile race at Lowe's Motor Speedway in......
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11:29 AM Tue, May 20, 2008 | Permalink |
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Gollee! I just filled up my car with regular at $3.96 a gallon. And by the way, that includes that 9/10ths of a cent the......
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11:26 AM Mon, May 19, 2008 | Permalink |
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Volkswagen says it will be the first to market with diesels clean enough to pass muster in every state. Jetta TDI sedans and wagons......
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11:02 AM Mon, May 19, 2008 | Permalink |
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BRISTOL, Tenn. – It just wasn’t Bob Tasca III’s day at Bristol Dragway on Sunday as the rookie driver fell to Ron Capps in the......
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10:41 AM Mon, May 19, 2008 | Permalink |
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NEW YORK -- Oil futures crept higher Monday while retail gas and diesel prices reached new records, adding to the pressure on drivers planning road......
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1:50 PM Fri, May 16, 2008 | Permalink |
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Oil prices are now over $127 a barrel, gas prices are fast approaching $4.00 a gallon ($2.79 in Jamestown Thursday evening) but George W. Bush......
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10:32 AM Fri, May 16, 2008 | Permalink |
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Oil prices soared more than $3 a barrel, surpassing $127 for the first time Friday and putting more pressure on already lofty gasoline and diesel......
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10:16 AM Thu, May 15, 2008 | Permalink |
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Hybrids may be mostly Plain Janes but any car that gets good gas mileage is selling right now. And that usually means small and not......
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9:40 AM Thu, May 15, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Peter C. T. Elsworth Email
Some of the nerdiest-looking cars in recent automotive history are making a comeback, at least in resale value, as a growing number of value-driven drivers......
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10:38 AM Wed, May 14, 2008 | Permalink |
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Smart got the highest rating of 'Good' for front crash protection. The tiniest car sold in the USA posted some of the best crash-test......
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3:09 PM Tue, May 13, 2008 | Permalink |
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NEW YORK -- Oil prices shot to a new record near $127 a barrel Tuesday on concerns that Iran may consider cutting crude oil production,......
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11:33 AM Mon, May 12, 2008 | Permalink |
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Oh for the days of yore when gas was affordable! Was it just over a fortnight ago that I wrote about getting sticker shock at......
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10:36 AM Mon, May 12, 2008 | Permalink |
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TOKYO — A senior Toyota executive said Monday that plans for a new auto assembly plant in Mississippi are being delayed by worries about slumping......
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10:33 AM Mon, May 12, 2008 | Permalink |
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Rising fuel prices and competition among a proliferation of gasoline-electric hybrids have sliced the payback period for hybrids to two or three years in some......
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10:21 AM Mon, May 12, 2008 | Permalink |
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Gas prices in Rhode Island have increased another ten cents in the past week to reach another record high, according to AAA Southern New England......
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2:02 PM Fri, May 09, 2008 | Permalink |
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NEW YORK -- Oil rose above $126 a barrel for the first time Friday, bringing its advance this week to nearly $10, as investors questioned......
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9:43 AM Fri, May 09, 2008 | Permalink |
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Oil prices neared $126 per barrel Friday on the eve of the U.S. driving season as a weakening U.S. dollar drove investors to snap up......
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9:39 AM Fri, May 09, 2008 | Permalink |
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High fuel prices are causing the value of used SUVs to plummet, often below what's listed in the buying guides many shoppers use to negotiate......
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12:11 PM Thu, May 08, 2008 | Permalink |
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DETROIT — Ford has redesigned the midsection of child-size crash-test dummies to help carmakers invent seat belts that could protect children against abdominal injuries,......
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12:03 PM Thu, May 08, 2008 | Permalink |
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NEW YORK -- Gas prices jumped nearly 3 cents overnight to a new national record of nearly $3.65 a gallon Thursday, while oil prices paused......
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11:51 AM Thu, May 08, 2008 | Permalink |
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So we all dressed up last Sunday for a Kentucky Derby party and placed our bets based more on sentiment (the ladies favored the one......
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11:07 AM Thu, May 08, 2008 | Permalink |
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Reflecting the dismal state of the current auto market, Toyota is projecting its sales will be down 27 percent this year, according to the Associated......
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11:39 AM Wed, May 07, 2008 | Permalink |
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ALBANY, N.Y. -- As other cars zipped by at 70 mph or more, Mike Papin and his wife, Joann, kept rolling along just below the......
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10:59 AM Wed, May 07, 2008 | Permalink |
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TOKYO -- Toyota is raising its prices on some U.S. models later this month amid increased worries about its profit growth in the American market.......
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4:47 PM Tue, May 06, 2008 | Permalink |
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The United Auto Workers' trike against General Motors' Fairfax plant near Kansas City could not come at worse time for the company because it affects......
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1:51 PM Tue, May 06, 2008 | Permalink |
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Chrysler's "Let's Refuel America" program which guarantees anyone buying one of its vehicles in the next few weeks gas at $2.99 a gallon for 12,000......
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9:58 AM Tue, May 06, 2008 | Permalink |
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As presidential candidates spar over how to roll back gasoline prices, Chrysler on Monday said that it has come up with its own plan to......
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9:55 AM Tue, May 06, 2008 | Permalink |
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VIENNA, Austria -- Oil futures rose to an all-time high near $121 a barrel Tuesday with new concerns about a threat to supply and a......
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3:46 PM Mon, May 05, 2008 | Permalink |
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NEW YORK -- Oil futures surged to a new record over $120 a barrel Monday, raising concerns about higher prices for gasoline and goods and......
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3:42 PM Mon, May 05, 2008 | Permalink |
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MADISON, Ill. – Following two days of career-best runs at Gateway International Raceway, Bob Tasca III was defeated by Del Worsham in the first round......
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3:13 PM Fri, May 02, 2008 | Permalink |
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The writing is off the wall and on the page. I just hope presidential hopefuls Senators Hillary Clinton and John McCain get to read it.......
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11:03 AM Fri, May 02, 2008 | Permalink |
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DETROIT -- Small cars were the big winners in April, as high gas prices accelerated U.S. consumers' rush away from trucks and sport utility vehicles......
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10:28 AM Fri, May 02, 2008 | Permalink |
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Less than a week after stressing that billionaire Kirk Kerkorian's Tracinda Corp. would remain a passive investor in Ford Motor Co., a top adviser for......
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1:43 PM Thu, May 01, 2008 | Permalink |
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DETROIT -- Ford's U.S. sales dropped 12 percent but Toyota's sales edged up 3 percent in April as high gas prices accelerated consumers' rush away......
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