Archive for February, 2010

Southlake woman killed in early-morning traffic accident (Fort Worth Star-Telegram)

Sunday, February 28th, 2010
Waynoka Ricord, 77, lost control of her Toyota Corolla, veered off the road and hit a tree, police said.

Bright sparks to steer clear of our shores (Brisbane Times)

Sunday, February 28th, 2010
Lack of government support means Australia's electric vehicle market is at a disadvantage.

U.S. Auto-Sales Recovery May Hit ‘Speed Bump’ on Snow, Toyota (Bloomberg)

Sunday, February 28th, 2010
March 1 (Bloomberg) -- Toyota Motor Corp. ’s recalls and snowstorms across the U.S. may have slowed the rebound in auto sales in February, keeping some shoppers out of showrooms and dashing the industry’s hopes for bigger gains.

Crumbling: The bumpy bottom line (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)

Sunday, February 28th, 2010
A hubcap leaned against a tree near the intersection of Shady Avenue and Monitor Street in southern Squirrel Hill, as cars and trucks bounced over dozens of holes, cracks and mounds of black patchwork. That's the slalom through which Jim Skees navigates his 13-year-old Toyota Corolla several times a week.

Car shop goes the extra mile (Modesto Bee)

Sunday, February 28th, 2010
Anne Anderson of Denair said her 1997 Toyota Corolla needed major repairs recently, so she took it t

Reward offered in downtown graffiti (Savannah Morning News)

Sunday, February 28th, 2010
Los Angeles resident Justine Knight snapped frames of Oglethorpe Avenue with her high-end, single-lens camera Saturday morning and admired downtown's beauty - despite remnants of a graffiti attack that occurred about two weeks ago.

Three men arrested over teen death (BigPond News)

Sunday, February 28th, 2010
Four men have been charged with manslaughter in connection with the death of a teenager.

Car left burnt out in Burnley street (Burnley Today)

Sunday, February 28th, 2010
A TOYOTA Corolla was left burnt out in a Burnley street early this morning after it was set on fire by yobs. (28/02/2010 09:41:32)

Toyota president to brief media in China (Malaysian Mirror)

Sunday, February 28th, 2010
TOKYO -The president of Toyota will hold a news conference in Beijing on Monday over the troubled company's car recalls, a company spokesman said. Akio Toyoda will face the press at 1000 GMT at a Beijing hotel "over the recent quality issues" affecting Toyota vehicles, the spokesman said Sunday.

The Gloucester County Times (Gloucester County Times)

Sunday, February 28th, 2010
Christina Paciolla gives today's top stories in the Gloucester County Times. GLOUCESTER TWP. A Sewell man was charged with driving while under the influence following a two-vehicle, head-on collision at the intersection of Almonesson Road and Marino Avenue, police said Saturday.