Archive for May, 2006

Alonso Wins Monaco Grand Prix

Renault Team driver Fernando Alonso, Formula 1 classification leader, won the season’s seventh race, the Monaco Grand Prix; his forth win of the season. Juan Pablo Montoya finished the race in second place and David Coulthard finished in third. The Spanish driver easily reached the finish line in the first place when Kimi Raikkonen, who [...]

Wednesday, May 31st, 2006

BMW to offer UK customers credit cards and insurance

German luxury car maker BMW is to expand its financial services offering to UK customers by entering the credit card, insurance and savings sectors. Like most modern car makers BMW already operates a vehicle finance arm in the UK, however the German auto outfit now intends to dramatically increase its financial sector offering to British [...]

Wednesday, May 31st, 2006

McLaren, Toyota, to lose F1 votes

McLaren and Toyota are to lose their votes on the ‘F1 Commission’ of 2008, according to media reports. Speed TV claims that the body, which approves the teams’ recommendations for things like rule changes, will no longer grant a vote to every team. Instead, there will be just six team votes, along with a vote [...]

Wednesday, May 31st, 2006

S’thorne Auto Group to be revamped

The Silverthorne Auto Group dealership on West 9th Street in Silverthorne is getting revamped. Company owners plan to demolish the existing building on the 4-acre lot and replace it with a larger updated structure with a service shop and a deli inside. The automotive dealership is located on Highway 9 between Annie Road and 9th [...]

Wednesday, May 31st, 2006

Auto production in Japan rises in April

Japanese auto production in April rose 3.9 percent from a year ago, marking the sixth straight month of gains, an industry group said Tuesday. Vehicle output increased to 904,821 vehicles in April, the Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association said. Exports of cars, trucks and buses jumped 10.6 percent from on year in April, climbing for the [...]

Wednesday, May 31st, 2006