TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's No.3 bank joined larger rivals seeking to raise funds to counter growing bad loans, deepening the economic gloom in Asia on Wednesday, as markets fretted over the fate of the sinking U.S. car industry. The head of Nomura ...

Smart Fortwo hits cult status as Batmobile - Monsters and Critics

A specialty auto fitter gave a Smart Fortwo a kind of celebrity makeover at a Las Vegas trade show earlier this month, transforming the subcompact car into a mini-Batmobile, complete with a black airbrush paint job and tailfins. A specialty auto ...

$11,000 Possible as Car Smart Auto Sales Adds $3,300 Bonus for ... - Who Won

CLEVELAND, Tenn. -- Car Smart Auto Sales of Cleveland, Tennessee has posted a $3,300 bonus for the Super Late Model Southern All-Star racers if one driver wins both the Joe Lee Johnson Memorial on Friday night and the 20th Gobbler on Saturday night ...

Motoring: Audi R8 - Belfast Telegraph

Years ago Car magazine (still the best read) used to run a section at the back called "the Good, the Bad and the Ugly", or GBU to the cognoscenti, a witty, idiosyncratic way of reviewing every new car on the market. It came to mind as I was trying to ...

BorgWarner Supplies All Five Vehicles in Green Car Journal's "Top 5 ... - The Auto Chanel

AUBURN HILLS, Mich., Nov. 19 -- BorgWarner's advanced technologies drive all five vehicles in the Green Car Journal's Top 5 for 2009(TM), including the BMW 335d, Ford Fusion Hybrid, Saturn Vue 2 Mode Hybrid, smart fortwo and Volkswagen Jetta TDI ...