Motor Vehicle

Mazda to build small car for Toyota for sales in North America Los Angeles Times Pursuing a strategy of working with other automakers, Toyota Motor Corp. said Friday that it will have Mazda Motor Corp. build a small car for the Toyota brand. The sub-compact, which will be sold in the U.S., will be based on Mazda's tiny Mazda2, a ... See all stories on this topic »

Superstorm Sandy will raise used-car prices nationwide Los Angeles Times The supply shortage comes on the heels of an already tightened used-car market in the wake of the recession, when new car sales dried up. Some experts say prices could rise $700 to $1,000 on the typical used car in the short term. Although those ... See all stories on this topic »

And Plug-In Makes Four: Prius's Expanding Family New York Times These emotional responses helped Toyota establish its original hybrid caras a niche vehicle with a devoted following. But there is now an entire line of Priuses designed to be less polarizing and more attuned to the needs of middle-of-the-road Americans. See all stories on this topic » New York Times

30 die a day in alcohol-related crashes UPI.com 9 (UPI) -- An average of about 30 people a day in 2010 in U.S. motor vehicle crashes involving an alcohol-impaired driver, federal health officials say. Officials at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta said this amounts to one ... See all stories on this topic »

Car tax, registration systems to merge Shelby Star Starting in 2013, residents in Cleveland County and across the state will pay for their vehicle's property tax and registration simultaneously, merging the payments into one bill. The North Carolina Division of Motor Vehicles will oversee the payments ... See all stories on this topic »

Clemson students build clever six-seat hybrid sports car Fox News About the size of a Mazda RX-8 sports car, the vehicle's aluminum chassis was built at the school using a patented technology known as Industrial Origami, which involves folding and riveting laser cut sheets of aluminum. Chris D'Amico, one of the ... See all stories on this topic »

Police Log: Milford Man Arrested on Motor Vehicle Charges Patch.com Police charged Carlos Roberto DeSousa, 42, of 27 South Bow St., Apt. 1, Milford with operating a motor vehicle without a license, operating after revocation of registration, operating an uninsured motor vehicle, speeding, and on a straight warrant ... See all stories on this topic »

Double whammy for Kozhikode motor vehicles department Times of India KOZHIKODE: The functioning of the motor vehicles department in the city could go haywire with the government abruptly transferring two motor vehicle inspectors (MVIs) from the regional transport office (RTO). The office, which is already reeling under ... See all stories on this topic »

Allston teenager allegedly stole car from Watertown's Super Fitness, charged ... Boston.com An Allston teenager has been arrested for allegedly stealing a car from the Super Fitness parking lot on Arlington Street in Watertown. By Jaclyn Reiss, Town Correspondent. An Allston teenager has been arrested after she allegedly stole a 2006 Honda ... See all stories on this topic »

Car dealers sue Tesla, citing state franchise laws 89.3 KPCC Tesla Motors usually makes headlines for its technology. Its new Model S is the first entirely electric vehicle to be named car of the year by Automobile Magazine. Friday's news is less flattering: A judge in New York will take up a lawsuit against the ... See all stories on this topic » 89.3 KPCC

Flemington Motor Vehicle Agency reports largest number of organ ... The greatest percentage of registered organ and tissue donors in New Jersey are coming from the motor vehicle agency in Flemington according to a study for ... www.nj.com/...ssf/.../flemington_motor_vehicle_agenc.html

Motor vehicle accident closes on-ramp to H1 freeway | KHON2 ... Honolulu police closed the Waialae on-ramp to the H1 freeway in the west bound direction briefly Saturday afternoon because of a motor vehicle accident. www.khon2.com/...on.../r9Ss4DDIcEqKk9gTrKjfmg.cspx

Man arrested for threatening Motor Vehicle Commission workers ... EGG HARBOR TWP. -- Police say a man who threatened to shoot workers at a localMotor Vehicle Commission in June is now in custody. www.nbc40.net/news/24778/

Magnolia man arrested in motor vehicle deaths of two - Your ... A young Magnolia man allegedly driving a vehicle went out of control, overturned and went airborne into a tree, killing two of his occupants, is now held in the ... www.yourhoustonnews.com/.../article_3d880acc-b14a-5761-a...

UPDATE 1-China's Great Wall Motor to double annual vehicle sales by 2015 Vehicle sales to rise to 1.3 mln a yr by 2015 from 0.6 mlnexpected this yr* Exports to rise to 0.3 mln by 2015 from 0.1 mln this yrBy Hui Li and Norihiko ... www.reuters.com/.../china-congress-greatwall-idUSL3E8M91...