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While many sports personalities worldwide are in the process of applying the finishing touches to their New Year's resolution, Jamaica's motorsport fraternity already have set their sights on major goals when the new season begins later this month.

IT'S A NEW year, and as motorists there are things we would like to change. For some, it may be driving habits. For others, it may be a desire to see a transformation of the deplorable road conditions or even the erecting of more road signs to help travellers find unfamilar places.

DO YOU consider buying a car based on how safe it is? Well, according to a few car dealers, most car shoppers don't. Tariq Malik, owner of the Old Hope Road-based Carland ...

WASHINGTON (AP):South Korean automakers Hyundai and Kia and German car maker Volkswagen lead the insurance industry's annual list of the safest new vehicles, used by safety-minded consumers looking to buy a new car.The Insurance Institute for Highway...

GREENVILLE, SC (AP):The first electric bus built by a Colorado firm at a South Carolina plant is ready to roll off the assembly line and be introduced to the community, a company official said recently."It's a 12-week process, and production time will...

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP): German carmaker Volkswagen AG will make its new Passat and Jetta cars in Malaysia by late 2011 in a 1-billion ringgit (US$318 million) venture inked Tuesday with local auto group DRB-Hicom Berhad as it seeks to expand ...

When the starter waves the green flag to send them on their way this morning, Jamaica's go karters Thomas Issa, Jonathan Law, Matthew Williams, Justin Sirgany and Collin Daley Jr are expected to battle their overseas rivals to the wire for the chequered flag.

Recent acts of courage and quick-thinking on the part of female bus drivers at the state-run bus company, Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) have painted a beautiful picture of professional grace.

BERLIN (AP):Volkswagen AG says its global deliveries were up 16 per cent in year-on-year terms last month - and sales for this year's first 11 months exceeded those for the whole of 2009.The company said Friday the Volkswagen group - which includes...

While there might be those lurking in the dark and plotting to rob some motorists of their Christmas cheer, private-security companies have devised creative ways to help vehicle owners stay peaceful during the festive season, by offering special packages to new and existing customers who wish to secure their properties.

Deputy Superintendent of Police Wayne Cameron, of the Police Traffic Division, is warning motorists to be extra careful during this Yuletide season.