Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton won the Styrian Grand Prix from pole position on Sunday in Spielberg, Austria, to clinch an 85th career win and move within six of Michael Schumacher’s Formula One record. Most of Schumacher’s wins were during a dominant spell with Ferrari, but his old team is struggling badly. For the second time […]
KINGSTON, Jamaica – The emerging peer-to-peer car rental sector is projected to grow at 10 per cent annually, and it has finally reached the Caribbean. The region’s first peer-to-peer car rental platform, Rent Yuh Ride™ (RYR), was launched recently and will connect thousands of travellers to private car owners to facilitate car renting in a […]
By Claudette de la Haye Detroit – Genesis G70 won the NACTOY Car of the Year Award at the recent 2019 North American International Auto Show (NAIAS). The new sport sedan beat two strong competitors: the Honda Insight and Volvo S60. Receiving the award on behalf of Genesis was Dominica-born, Erwin Raphael, General Manager of […]
A “retired” Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) bus, now out of service for several months, is expected to be ” soon back on the road.” But it will not be picking up regular passengers. Instead, it will become a mobile shower for the homeless. Dominica-born Deborah Daniel, a program manager with a Toronto organization of women […]
Toronto Mayor John Tory has announced a plan to implement road tolls on two major highways in the city -the Don Valley Parkway and the Gardiner Expressway. Should the road tolls be implemented? Ebony Narpatty Journalist People have to understand that public policy is a balancing act. If you want development in your society, you’re […]
DETROIT, Michigan – The journey of Ralph Gilles and myself began on a cold winter’s day in 2004 at Autonews World Congress and 2004 North American International Auto Show where a nervous journalist and a reserved car designer met for the first time in an impromtu interview. Twelve years later Gilles is head of Global […]
DETROIT, Michigan – The launch of The Ultimate Caribbean Driving Experience in the Motor City Capital of the world brings a fresh focus to Detroit’s 2016 North American International Auto Show (NAIAS). Jan. 11kicks off with 1,800 foreign members of the media then the world’s largest black tie and children’s charity fundraiser on Jan. 15 […]
By Claudette de la Haye The North American International Auto Show has an economic impact of US$402 million in Detroit with over UD$5 million raised for charity – the largest fundraiser in the world. This event is equivalent to the city having its own SuperBowl. Activities started swiftly with awards for Car and Truck of […]
By Herman Silochan When Kevin Williams was made President and Managing Director of GM Canada in 2010, North American consumer confidence was at its lowest in a generation, perhaps the lowest since the Great Depression of the 1930s. Auto sales were so slow, overcapacity and redundant models filled Oshawa’s massive lots and nearby train yards. […]
Efficient filtration solutions exist to clean air and protect people but few are aware of the benefits of clean air for productivity or controlling costs. Protecting people from tthe health impact of air pollution costs money, but it is also a long-term investment that can reduce the cost of higher sick leave rates at workplaces […]
