Pain spreads: Car repos rise (The Cincinnati Enquirer)
Car loans are the latest casualty of the pinch on the pocketbooks. A faltering economy, inflation, high gas prices and home mortgage problems are blamed.
Woman dies in 3-car crash near S.J. airport (San Jose Mercury News)
Witnesses said the driver of a speeding purple Thunderbird lost control of his car and smashed into a car on the off-ramp from Interstate 880 to Coleman Avenue on Monday morning in a crash that police said killed another motorist.
IndyCar begins transition with Champ Car (USA Today)
Now comes the hard part: making the merger between America’s two major open-wheel series work. "It’ll be long and tedious and expensive and a lot of work to put it all together," car owner Derrick Walker said Monday after an orientation meeting for the Champ Car teams that are expected to make the switch to the Indy Racing League’s IndyCar Series this season.
Three-car crash injures Phila. officer, three others (The Philadelphia Inquirer)
A three-car crash injured four people in the city’s Logan section yesterday, including a Philadelphia police officer who was responding to a request for help from another officer.
Port of Seattle to start up rental-car center? (Seattle Times)
The Port of Seattle Commission is expected to decide today whether to move ahead with a $413 million rental-car center near Seattle-Tacoma…
Commissioner reimburses Deerfield for car repairs (Sun-Sentinel)
Vehicle damaged in public parking lot Commissioner Martin Popelsky has reimbursed the city for repairs made to his personal car last summer that he said was damaged in a public parking lot behind City Hall.
Police find, seize car (Rocky Mountain News)
Boulder police said Monday they have located the car they suspect was involved in a hit- and-run accident that injured a 16-year-old boy over the weekend.
$4,625 worth of items are taken in car theft (The Buffalo News)
A City of Tonawanda woman’s car was stolen, along with about $4,625 worth of belongings inside, while she was parked in the 700 block of Main Street over the weekend, Buffalo police reported.
Schumacher loves Ferrari’s new car (Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News)
MILAN (Reuters) - Retired seven times world champion Michael Schumacher believes Ferrari’s new F2008 car gives them a good chance of retaining their constructors’ title.
The do’s and don’ts of car-battery maintenance (Market Watch)
Replacing a car battery can be a hassle so it is important to know how to keep this essential power source in top-notch condition.