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'Worl Boss' eyes victory
THE island's most skilled 'drifters' will put their talents and reputation to the test come Saturday, February 18, at ATL Bogue City Centre in Montego Bay, St James. The event, hosted by The Jamaica Millennium Motoring Club, is dubbed Wet n' Slide and is the first of 10 rounds of the 2012 National Dexterity Champions ...more
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VIDEO: George Chung's Austin Cambridge
Friday, February 17, 2012
MONTHS before Jamaica became an independent nation, George Chung, then 45, made a decision to buy a motorcar for the convenience of both his wife and himself. Fifty years on, Chung — now a widower — still drives his white, British-made 1 ...more
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PHOTO FINISH: ROUGH & READY
Friday, February 17, 2012
It was down and dirty for some competitors at The Jamaica Millennium Motoring Club (JMMC) second sprint at Badda Badda Raceway in Priory, St Ann two Sundays ago. Here are a few scenes on and off the track. more
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EVOQUE is NA Truck of the Year
Friday, February 17, 2012
THE new 2012 Range Rover Evoque has been named the 2012 North American Truck of the Year. The announcement was made on January 9th, 2012 at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit. The 2012 Range Rover Evoque was selected over two other ...more
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EVENTS IN OVERDRIVE
Friday, February 17, 2012
FEBRUARY TOMORROW FEB 18 Dexterity Meet The Jamaica Millennium Motoring Club will have Dexterity #1 the ATL Plaza, Bogue City, Montego Bay. FEB 26 SPRINT RACING Drag racing returns to Jamwest in Westmoreland. MARCH MAR 4 The first rally of ...more
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GASOLINE PRICES
Friday, February 17, 2012
87 $ 100.79 +$0. 51 per litre 90 $ 102.44 +$0. 51 per litre Diesel $104.33 +$0.40 per litre Marketing companies and service stations will add their respective markup to the prices which became effective yesterday. — Petrojam Limited GA ...more
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Traffic changes for Sigma Run
Friday, February 17, 2012
COME Sunday, more than 15,000 participants are expected to fill the streets of the city's financial district for this year's PanCaribbean Sigma Corporate Run. The organisers of the 5.6-kilometre (three-and-half mile) run — now in its 15th year ...more
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'Classics' for Manchester this Sunday
Friday, February 10, 2012
THE Jamaica Classic Car Club will make its way to the cools climes of the Manchester Golf Club in that parish on Sunday. And, according to the club's president Nigel McFarlane, the move is part of the thrust to keep the organisation's members inform ...more
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The Electrogen, a rear-view glance
Friday, February 10, 2012
(Italic)The following is some feedback to our lead story Fast & Fumeless about Montegonian Paul Hurlock's creation, the Electrogen. I'm excited Okay. I'm really excited about your green car. That's like everyones' dream car — fast, sexy, ...more
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Cleaner diesel next four months
Friday, February 10, 2012
JAMAICAN motorists may soon be able to purchase low-sulphur diesel within the next few months, according to the state-run oil refinery Petrojam. "It is a work in progress, but hopefully, we should begin to import the low-sulphur diesel and make it a ...more
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Three-peat for Powell
Friday, February 10, 2012
MONTEGONIAN Jordan Powell walked away with an incredible hat-trick of wins at the second Jamaica Millennium Motoring Club (JMMC) sprint event at Badda Badda Raceway in Richmond, Priory, St Ann on Sunday. The event saw 15 national championship conten ...more
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VIDEO: Key Motors displays new models
Friday, February 10, 2012
KEY Motors — local exclusive dealer of Hyundai vehicles — showcased their newest offerings to public at the Liguanea branch of the Bank of Nova Scotia last Friday. "Today [Friday], we're having a promotion displaying our 2012 vehicles which will ...more
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PHOTO FINISH: Full Throttle
Friday, February 10, 2012
Used-car dealers across the Corporate Area turned the throttle up for the Jamaica Motor Show at the Police Officers Club on Sunday, January 22, 2012. Our photographer caught a few moments. more
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Celine Dion with the Stewart family
Friday, February 10, 2012
Canadian songstress Celine Dion (centre) was the toast of the recently concluded Jamaica Jazz and Blues Festival at the Trelawny Multi-purpose Stadium. Here the singer poses with members of the Stewart family, principal of the Stewart Automotive Grou ...more
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Nissan profit rises
Friday, February 10, 2012
TOKYO, Japan (AP) — Nissan's quarterly profit rose 3.2 per cent on healthier sales that offset production damage from flooding in Thailand and a battering from the strong yen. Yokohama-based Nissan Motor Co. on Wednesday reported October-Decem ...more
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Ford CEO stays put
Friday, February 10, 2012
DETROIT, Michigan, (AFP) — Ford chief executive Alan Mulally said yesterday that he has no plans to leave the automaker as he announced the retirement of two top executives. "I have no plans to retire," Mulally, 66, told journalists, adding th ...more
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ADA motor show for March
Friday, February 03, 2012
KENT LaCroix, chairman of the new-car umbrella group Automobile Dealers Association (ADA), said plans for this year's annual motor show are in high gear. According to the chairman, the show is scheduled for the weekend of March 23 to March 26 at the ...more
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VIDEO: MIDDAY INTRO FOR NEW HONDA CR-V AND CIVIC
Friday, February 03, 2012
A group of specially invited media personnel were on-hand for the midday launch of the 2012 Honda CR-V and 2012 Honda Civic on Wednesday at the Pavilion Gardens, Hope Gardens, in St Andrew. Chris DaCosta, Honda brand manager at ATL Automotive Limite ...more
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LOVE BUG MOVEMENTS
Friday, February 03, 2012
AMERICAN disc jockey Patti Zagranis is a 'Love Bug' lover like no other. During her lifetime, she has owned no fewer than 10 VWs. Now, retiring in Jamaica, she is seeking another. "I've loved them since I was a kid. My mother and uncle owned one so ...more
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Photo Finish - AUDI EXTENDED
Friday, February 03, 2012
Even though the dust has settled from the recent launch of the 2012 Audi A6 at the Sandals Hangar at Tinson Pen Aerodrome, here are a few moments our photographer captured. Photo Finish - AUDI EXTENDED --> more
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Drivers gear up Sunday sprint
Friday, February 03, 2012
JAMAICA's top-tier Dirt Sprint Racers are gearing up for some high-speed action this Sunday at the Badda Badda Raceway in Priory, St Ann. The location, known for its smooth, compressed dirt track will host the second event of the six-part Jamaica Na ...more
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GASOLINE PRICES
Friday, February 03, 2012
87 $ 99.31 +$0. 23 per litre 90 $ 100.96 +$0. 23 per litre Diesel $102.88 +$0.94 per litre Marketing companies and service stations will add their respective markup to the prices which became effective yesterday. — Petrojam Limited EVE ...more
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Kyle crowned king
Friday, January 27, 2012
CHAMPIONS of Motorsports in Jamaica gathered in the second city recently to celebrate a successful 2011 at the annual Jamaica Millenium Motoring Club (JMMC) awards ceremony at the Wexford Court Hotel in Montego Bay. The prize-giving ceremony saw ...more
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FAST & FUMELESS
Friday, January 27, 2012
KNOWN in Montego Bay as a top entertainer and businessman. Paul Hurlock is quietly carving out a name for himself as an inventor. But, he insists music is his first love. "I'm a musician by profession... I have performed extensively on the North Co ...more
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Lyn upbeat about show
Friday, January 27, 2012
IF the enthusiastic crowd for last Sunday's Jamaica Motor Show at the Police Officers Club was a yardstick, things may be looking up for the used-car industry this year. Ian Lyn, principal of the newly-formed Car Max Jamaica dealership, was one of t ...more
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Whittingham wins 'Race of Champions'
Friday, January 27, 2012
COMPETING in his second dirt sprint event, Spencer Whittingham won the first event in The Jamaica Millennium Motoring Club's (JMMC) 2012 season at Jamwest Speedway in Westmoreland on Sunday, January 15. The event was dubbed 'Race of Champions'. The ...more
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TRUCK TALES
Friday, January 27, 2012
OF the scores of vehicles which were on display at the Jamaica Motor Show at the Police Officer's Club, Hope Road last Sunday, one vehicle stood alone. It was not from any of the Corporate Area-based used-car dealerships on. And, it was definitely n ...more
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Photo Finish - AUDI ENCORE
Friday, January 27, 2012
It was an elegant evening when the 2012 Audi A6 made its Jamaican debut at the Sandals Hangar, Tinson Pen Aerodrome, last Wednesday. Here are a few more snapshots from that event. more
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GASOLINE PRICES
Friday, January 27, 2012
87 $ 99.08 +$0. 96 per litre 90 $ 100.73 +$0. 96 per litre Diesel $101.94 +$0.50 per litre Marketing companies and service stations will add their respective markup to the prices which became effective yesterday. — Petrojam Limited GA ...more
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Pedestrians take spotlight
Friday, January 20, 2012
AT the end of December 2011, the death toll on the island's road way stood at 303. A few weeks into the New Year, and there's an uptick. "The toll now stands at 304," Kenute Hare, director of the Road Safety Unit in the Ministry of Transport told Au ...more
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STILL SCRAPPED!
Friday, January 20, 2012
WHILE the current government has not made a decision on its resumuption, the scrap metal trade — a lucrative business for legitimate and rogue dealers — continued to make headlines for the wrong reasons in 2011. In July, the the Jamaica ...more
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VIDEO: NEW AUDI A6 UNVIELED
Friday, January 20, 2012
THE runway at the Tinson Pen Aerodome on Marcus Garvey Drive, provided the perfect setting for the unveiling of the new Audi 6 on Wednesday evening. ATL-branded 'flight attendants' lined either side of the red carpet leading up to the Sandals hangar ...more
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Stewart eyes Mandeville
Friday, January 20, 2012
HOURS after officially breaking ground for the state-of-the-art facility for Audi and Volkswagen on Oxford Road, New Kingston on Wednesday, ATL Group chairman Gordon 'Butch' Stewart told Auto he has his sights set on expanding that business into cent ...more
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PHOTO FINISH - AUDI UNVEILED
Friday, January 20, 2012
The veils were pulled from the 2012 Audi A6 at the Sandals Hangar, Tinson Pen Aerodrome, on Marcus Garvey Drive on Wednesday night. Here are a few persons who made the guest list. more
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EVENTS IN OVERDRIVE
Friday, January 20, 2012
JANUARY SAT, JAN 22 MOTOR SHOW Scotiabank and Autoinfojam present Motor Show at the Police Officers Club o 34 Hope Road Jamaica Millennium Motoring Club (JMMC) will have its annual award ceremony at Wexford Court Hotel on Saturday, January 14, 2012 ...more
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GASOLINE PRICES
Friday, January 20, 2012
87 $ 98.12 +$0. 46 per litre 90 $ 99.77 +$0. 46 per litre Diesel $102.44 +$0.31 per litre Marketing companies and service stations will add their respective markup to the prices which became effective yesterday. — Petrojam Limited more
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Bond cars on show
Friday, January 20, 2012
LONDON, (AFP) — The largest collection of James Bond vehicles in the world opened to the public on Tuesday in Britain featuring classics such as the Aston Martin DBS from Quantum of Solace. From earlier Bond films, the Phantom III Rolls-Royc ...more
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High hopes for hybrid
Friday, January 13, 2012
HAVING introduced the island to the first hybrid in 2008, Toyota Jamaica is now upping the ante with the 2012 Toyota Camry Hybrid. And, according to Howard Foster, sales and marketing manager, the car has the full package: comfort, safety, reliabili ...more
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EXODUS: Movement of Bob's vehicle
Friday, January 13, 2012
AFTER more than three decades of immobility, reggae icon Bob Marley's 1976 - series III - Land Rover is on the road again. The vehicle, which had been on display for years at Marley's Hope Road address, now turned museum, was moved to the ATL Automo ...more
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GASOLINE PRICES
Friday, January 13, 2012
87 $ 97.66 +$1.67per l 90 $ 99.31 +$1.67per l Diesel $102.75 +$1.80per l Marketing companies and service stations will add their respective markups to the prices which became effective yesterday. - Petrojam Limited EVENTS IN OVERDRIVE JANUARY ...more
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PHOTO FINISH: LAST LAP
Friday, January 13, 2012
You've been asking and we've complied. Now, here are our final set of pictures from Wet and Slide Rebirth: The Go Green Edition held in Whitter Village in Ironshore, Montego Bay on December 27. Next week, turn to Photo Finish, you may be in it. more
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Indians fume on Top Gear
Friday, January 13, 2012
LONDON, (AFP) — Indian diplomats protested on Thursday about a special edition of the BBC’s popular Top Gear motoring show, claiming it had given a “disgusting” portrayal of their country. Top Gear presenter Jeremy Clarkson, ...more
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The proof is in the Passat
Friday, January 06, 2012
With over 15 million cars sold worldwide, the Volkswagen Passat has emerged one of the most successful automobiles in the world since its debut in 1973. Almost 40 years later, boasting a total redesign and a raft of new features, the new seventh gen ...more
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PHOTO FINISH: Mobay All the Way
Friday, January 06, 2012
The curtains came down on the 2011 motor racing season in Montego Bay on December 27, at Whitter Village in Ironshore. The event was billed Wet & Slide Rebirth: The Go Green Edition. Here are a few scenes. more
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303 Road deaths for 2011
Friday, January 06, 2012
IT was another deadly year on Jamaican road. Approximately 303 persons died in auto-related accidents, according to statistics from the Road Safety Unit at the Ministry of Transport and Works. The number was 16 less than the deaths recorded in 2010 ...more
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ATL wins Honda award
Friday, January 06, 2012
KINGSTON: ATL Motors, a division of ATL Automotive and distributors of Honda automobiles, has earned Honda America's coveted 'Best in Customer Service' award for the Caribbean region for 2011 — 2012. The award, presented to David Rosen, presid ...more
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Rallying Yen's a big factor
Friday, January 06, 2012
MOTHER nature and the resurgent Yen combined to make 2011 a tough year for members of the Auto Dealers Association (ADA), president Kent LaCroix told Auto. A 9.0 magnitude Tsunami devastated sections of east Japan in March, resulting in massive floo ...more
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Heaven seeks talks with Gov't
Friday, January 06, 2012
TREVOR Heaven, president of the Jamaica Gasolene Retailers Association (JGRA) and prinicipal of Heaven's Texaco Service Station , said this year he's hoping to resolve some issues that were unresolved. "I'm looking forward to an exciting year," Heav ...more
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Happy for lifeline
Friday, January 06, 2012
A natural disaster and demanding economic conditions put the local used-car industry under pressure in 2011, threatening to send it crashing into oblivion. An end-of-year gesture by the government, however, may have given dealers a lifeline. Lynvall ...more
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New dealer principal takes the helm at ATL Automotive West
Thursday, January 05, 2012
MONTEGO BAY, St James — ATL Automotive, the motor vehicle division of the ATL Group, has appointed Sam McKenzie as dealer principal to steer the Montego Bay arm of its operations. McKenzie is no stranger to western Jamaica and has ...more
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VIDEO: Sun sets on MoBay - Wet & Slide Rebirth
Friday, December 30, 2011
AS the sun set in Montego Bay on Tuesday, the island's dexterity giants came out for the final battle of the year - Wet & Slide Rebirth: The Go Green Edition in Whitter Village, Ironshore. The highly anticipated event, a collaboration between th ...more
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MAY PEN gets wet
Friday, December 30, 2011
IT was a wet and wild extravaganza at ‘Drifting in May Pen’ on Regency Strip, Mineral Heights in Clarendon on Monday. Travelling at high speeds, cars slipped and careened around cones, much to the delight of the sea of spectators on hand ...more
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PHOTO FINISH - December 30
Friday, December 30, 2011
1. BIKERS LINKUP: Rush Riders and Crazy Bikers (L-R) Marlon “Cutta” Fletcher, Romond Gichie, Thalica Grossett, Elvis ‘Mad Dog’ Stewart, Kadisha Garcia, Orane “West Best” Porteous, Dwight Bryan, Stephen Chin, Halqui ...more
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GASOLINE PRICES
Friday, December 30, 2011
87 $94.69 +$0.96 per litre 90 $96.34 +$0.96 per litre Diesel $99.66 +$0.75 per litre Marketing companies and service stations will add their respective markup to the prices which became effective yesterday. — Petrojam Limited EVENTS IN ...more
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Last Ranger rolls out of St Paul plant
Friday, December 30, 2011
ST PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The last Ranger small pickup truck rolled off the line Friday morning, closing out an 86-year history of turning out Fords at the assembly plant along the Mississippi River and putting about 800 people out of work. A crow ...more
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Ferrari to unveil 2012 car in early February
Friday, December 30, 2011
FIORANO, ITALY (AP) — Ferrari plans to introduce its completely revised 2012 car in early February. Coming off a miserable season in which it won only one race, Ferrari President Luca Cordero di Montezemolo announced the team's plans late Wedn ...more
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Road users urged to take care as year nears end
Thursday, December 29, 2011
THE Road Safety Unit in the Ministry of Transport and Works is imploring motorists and other road users to exercise care on the nation's roads. Education and information officer with the unit, Julian Thompson said that even though Jamaica has again ...more
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General Auto Spares to pull down shutters
Friday, December 23, 2011
GENERAL Auto Spares Ltd, a stalwart of the local automobile industry, closes its doors at Half-Way Tree Road today after nearly 50 years in the business. Gary Fong Yee, a director at the company, admitted that sales had sagged recently but said the ...more
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ATL AUTO IN OVERDRIVE
Friday, December 23, 2011
THIRTEEN months after officially opening its US$4.25-million state-of-the-art Autohaus in Montego Bay, St James, ATL Automotives Limited has broken ground for its latest project in the financial district of Jamaica's capital. "We broke ground two we ...more
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VIDEO: BIKERS’ FEST A BURNOUT
Friday, December 23, 2011
BUCCANEER Jerk Centre, in Llandrumney Square, Port Maria was transformed into a stage to showcase a scorching two- and four-wheel excitement last Sunday at the 3rd annual 'Bikers Burnout'. The track was a mixture of gravel, dirt and concrete which ...more
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