A suspected car vandal has done serious damage to several vehicles parked near the public library in downtown Wilmington, North Carolina, according to a report by local television station WECT. Area resident Steve Hotz told the news station the costs to repair his red sports car after a recent incident topped $3,000. "They cut it [...]
High-tech gadgetry is rapidly becoming a key feature of many modern cars, and automakers are using digital systems to accomplish a variety of design goals and perform many functions, according to news website Headlight.Recent studies, the website's Grant Owens reports, show that electronic devices have surpassed even new safety equipment as the most desirable features [...]
Roughly four out of five motorists surveyed by auto repair information website AutoMD.com say they support prospective legislation which would require automakers to release all the tools and information necessary to repair their vehicles to independent mechanics and the public.AutoMD.com's president, Shane Evangelist, says such legislation would help both drivers who do their own repair [...]
A report released from a special Idaho task force on transportation said the state must be willing to raise $543 million to pay for infrastructure improvements. The imposition of new fees and levies on gasoline, auto and trucking registrations, and car rentals were among the possible methods identified. A one-cent fuel tax was one of [...]
OnStar's remote assistance and emergency aid system provided unique new options to car owners when it was launched over a decade ago. Late last month, however, the service was integrated with Android and iPhone OS mobile devices to provide further new features, according to an announcement from the company.The applications, known as myChevrolet and OnStar [...]
Despite the lack of freezing temperatures like the northern U.S. or the blistering heat of the West, motor vehicle owners in Florida may still face several problems when trying to get their car batteries changed, according to the automotive editor of the South Florida Sun-Sentinel, Steven Cole Smith.The first thing Floridians who suspect a dead [...]
On the same day General Motors returned to the U.S. stock market with the largest initial public offering in the nation's history, the 2011 Chevrolet Volt completed a sweep of three major car design awards.The gas-electric vehicle's design is an important step forward, experts say. The Volt carries two motors, one of each type. The [...]
A proposal which would place the Philadelphia Parking Authority in charge of the city's tow truck companies is being strongly opposed by the drivers, who say it will increase their costs, according to the Philadelphia Inquirer.However, City Council member James Kenney, who sponsored the proposed change, told the paper the current lack of regulation has [...]
A ban on text messaging while behind the wheel of a car in Indiana could be in the works, according to a number of insiders who spoke to the Lafayette Journal and Courier newspaper.The trend toward tougher auto safety laws in the state has been apparent for some time, the Journal Courier reports. Legislators tried [...]
A would-be car thief in Galveston, Texas, decided against keeping his prize after discovering a 2-year-old boy still in the back seat, according to a report from the Galveston County Daily News.Galveston Police Captain Jeff Heyse told the paper that a couple fishing from a rock pier earlier this week had their Mitsubishi Eclipse parked [...]