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Calling the auto industry a "dinosaur," two Republican senators said a bailout would only postpone its demise.

The intersection of 57th Street and Broadway was once the crossroads of American internal combustion, with the automobile and businesses sprinkled around.

WENDY KNOWLER has received another two reports of Corsa Lite back windows - "backlites" as they're known in the industry - shattering for no apparent reason.

The Democratic Alliance has called for the dismissal of kwaZulu-Natal social development MEC Meshack Radebe after one of his VIP guards shot out a car's tyre on a busy highway.

An electrically powered car designed by an ex-Formula One car designer will compete in the 2009 British Speed Hill Climb Championship.

POMPANO BEACH, FL (MARKET WIRE) Cyclone Power Technologies Inc. (PINKSHEETS: CYPW) announced today that it has signed a purchase agreement with Bent Glass design of Hatboro, PA for a Waste Heat Engine (WHE) cogeneration system. This is Cyclone's first sale and commercial installation of its award-winning WHE.

LOS ANGELES, CA (MARKET WIRE) We see them on our nation's highways, byways and neighborhood roads. They haul, transport, deliver and race to many destinations providing services and supplies needed every day. They are America's trucks. Now, in the engaging new DVD series "How'd They Build That?," vehicle enthusiasts learn all about how these important motorized tools of society are created from the frame up. The first two titles, "Fire Truck" and "Big Truck," deliver into stores november 18th from Marvelous Media.

Some NASCAR watchers expect as many as 1,000 crewmen to lose their jobs in the next few weeks as Cup, Nationwide and Craftsman teams trim their payrolls. One longtime owner predicted cuts will affect every team.

The outcome of the 2008 Formula VW Challenge will be decided in court after a controversial end to the season at last weekend's meeting in Cape Town.

New Jersey is almost there. All the bill needs no is State Senate approval and the people of New Jersey have made a giant leap in repair rights. If you...