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The Retail Motor Industry has called on the Department of Transport to discuss as a matter of urgency an amendment published recently in the Government Gazette regarding sales in South Africa of left-hand drive vehicles.

TORONTO, ONTARIO (MARKET WIRE) Electric Mobility Canada responds to a number of recent news stories concerning the viability of low-speed electric vehicles like the ZENN Motor Company low speed vehicle in mixed use environments.

During the last four to five years, the soil in several parts of Punjab has been regenerated and rejuvenated. Natural farmers are convinced it is working. The movement is led by experienced farmers who believe in Guru Nanak's tenet of Sarbat da bhala (well being of all). Umendra Dutt writes about the transformative work hundreds of farmers are doing.

The Association for India?s Development (AID) celebrated Gandhi Jayanti (2 October) this year with an ?Our Food, Our Farmers? global vigil organised at 18 locations across India and 39 locations in the United States. An IN-PICTURES feature.

In clear disregard for the ongoing multilateral negotiations, the United States is attempting to protect its already heavily fortified agriculture further. The House of Representatives passed the US Farm Bill 2007 in July, proposing 286 billion dollars of support for American farmers over the next five years. Devinder Sharma on the implications.

Distressed US auto major General Motors is mulling the possible elimination of some of its brands including Hummer, Pontiac, Saturn and Saab to present them as cost-saving measures in a restructuring plan meant to convince US lawmakers for $12 billion in low-cost loans.

The UK based Clyde Valley Racing organisation has revealed plans to run a two car team of E85 bioethanol fuelled SEAT Leons in the 2009 British Touring Car Championship.

The 2008 World Motorsport Symposium Awards for the Racecar Aerodynamicist of the Year and the Race Engine Designer of the Year, presented by the UK published Race Tech magazine, have been won by Dialma Zinelli, the head of aerodynamics at Dallara Automobili and Thomas Laudenbach, the head of motorsport powertrain at Porsche AG.

The German competition electronics company Bosch Motorsport has confirmed that is developing a motorsport kinetic energy recovery system (KERS) that will be available on a commercial basis to customers.

Any government help will probably come too late for thousands of dealers whose sales are evaporating along with consumer confidence and credit.