Thursday Jun 25 | The Tennessean
Nashville's bike culture embraces the extreme
Yes, the trusty, hunk-of-junk car had eked out 150,000 miles before Freddie O'Connell's girlfriend left it in his care, but when the hand-me-down '95 Mercury Sable threatened to empty O'Connell's thinly padded wallet, he decided it was time to rethink his approach to urban transportation.
Ford Brand Quality Improves for the 8th Straight Year in 2009 J.D....
The Ford brand, which continues to outpace the overall industry's quality improvement, now has posted eight consecutive years of gains in the closely watched quality study based on consumer evaluations after the first three months of new-vehicle ownership.
Cadillac scores high on quality
New vehicles sold by Chrysler, Ford and GM's domestic brands have improved in initial quality by an average of 10% compared with 2008, but Toyota Motor Corp.
The Consumer Memo, 6/22: Harry Potter, Paul...
Harry Potter, the teen wizard whose films have generated billions of dollars and become one of Hollywood's biggest franchises, is known for battling the evil Lord Voldemort.
How to safeguard a car that will be sitting unused for several months
Q: I have a 1995 Mercury Sable with 105,000 miles. It sits in a garage in Florida, sometimes for several months.
As the Big Three flirt with the prospect of collapse, some diehards recommend buying nothing but U.S. cars.
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14-Year-Old Student Wins A Car
Nevada high school student Perla Cervantes is driven to read. And now she's got a new ride, too.
Sparks High student reads way to a new ride
A Sparks High School student has read her way to a new ride. She just can't drive it yet.
Old enough to read, too young to drive
Tribune/Debra Reid - A friend congratulates Perla Cervantes, 14, after the Sparks High student won a 1990 Mercury Sable in the "Read for the Ride" contest.
Mercury Still Part of Ford's Plan
Despite rumors that the Mercury brand may follow Plymouth , Pontiac , and Oldsmobile into the dust bin of history, Ford officials told me that the company has no such plans, and, in fact, that new Mercury product will be unveiled at some point in the not-too-distant future.
General Motors is planning for bankruptcy, and a source close to the company says a quick sale of the company's healthy assets are in the works.
Mercury Sable production to end Thursday
Production of the Mercury Sable will on Thursday for the second time ever, leaving the Ford division with just four models.
Two wanted for shoplifting hundreds of dollars of stuff from Target
On Wednesday, April 29, the man and woman pictured went to Target on State Road 7 and Lantana Road in Lake Worth.
Commissioners to consider age limits for bar patrons
Jasper County Commissioners today directed Blake Wolf, the attorney for the commission, and Tony Moehr, health director, to begin work on a new county ordinance to set age restrictions for people going into bars.
I am sickened to read that certain right-wing political figures and U. S. senators, including the right-wing senator from Missouri, liken investigating and holding accountable those at the top who ordered torturing people in U.S. custody to "banana republic" type of action.
Ford makes young drivers behave
If you have teenage drivers, the Ford Motor Company is hoping you will like their new option designed to rein in the worst of their behavior.
Bank asks for help in finding robber
The St Clair County Sheriffs Department has yet to find the man who robbed a branch of Citizens State Bank Dec.
Look for an especially sleek BMW Z4 Roadster for 2010. As Car and Driver reports, a heavily revised Z4 will lose its cloth top and get a retractable hardtop to go with all-new sheet metal.
Aiken Waffle House Robbery Suspects Sought
According to Captain Troy Elwell, the Aiken County Sheriff's Office is investigating an armed robbery that occurred around midnight at the Waffle House located at 105 Frontage Road, in Aiken, SC.
2011 Ford Explorer reportedly to be built in Chicago on Taurus X platform
At the 2008 Detroit Auto Show , Ford unveiled the Explorer America concept. It was a car-based crossover concept that, in theory, would improve efficiency versus the once popular body-on-frame Explorer SUV.