The News Review:
- Foreign Firms Pass Detroit in US Auto Sales For First Time
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- India’s Bajaj Auto targets Triumph as takeover target – report
- Auto sales plunge in July: Makers observers differ on reason.
- Auto Racing Roundup: Ganassi stalls Montoya’s Busch team
- Kolkata girl molested in auto
- Teen auto class teaches about more than driving
Foreign Firms Pass Detroit in US Auto Sales For First Time
Washington Post – Aug 2, 2007
Auto Sales For First Time – washingtonpost. vehicle market in July — yet another bitter milestone for Detroit’s beleaguered auto giants.
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SportingNews.com – Aug 2, 2007
240: Penalties assessed in the first 20 Nextel Cup races for pit roadviolations (175 for pitting before pit road is open 24 for too fast entering pit road 41 for too fast exiting pit road). 46: ther penalties assessed during the first 20 Nextel Cup races. This story was produced by the Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service a free content provider for newspapers. For information on how to subscribe please e-mail NASCARWire@sportingnews.
India’s Bajaj Auto targets Triumph as takeover target – report
Forbes – Aug 2, 2007
The paper quoted unnamed sources as saying Bajaj Auto was earlier looking at Triumph and Italy-based Ducati Motor Holding SpA but has now decided to focus only on Triumph. Bajaj Auto managing director Rajiv Bajaj refused to comment the paper said. According to the sources Bajaj is looking to acquire a cult top-end European brand to compliment its product line-up in India and position itself as a global player in the motorcycle market. The sources also told the paper that Ducati’s high valuations and history of labour trouble could have tilted the scale in Triumph’s favour.
Auto sales plunge in July: Makers observers differ on reason.
Free with registration – Chicago Tribune – AccessMyLibrary.com – Aug 2, 2007
(02-AUG-07) Chicago Tribune (Chicago IL). 2–Automakers blame high gas prices and sagging housing prices for a 12 percent decline in new-vehicle sales in July that encompassed most major manufacturers.
Auto Racing Roundup: Ganassi stalls Montoya’s Busch team
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette – Pittsburgh Post Gazette – Aug 2, 2007
htm –>Auto Racing Roundup: Ganassi stalls Montoya’s Busch teamThursday August 02 2007The Associated PressJuan Pablo Montoya will race in his final Busch Series event next week at Watkins Glen then the team will stop competing. Chip Ganassi Racing officials said yesterday the No. 42 Busch program was formed only to help Montoya adjust to NASCAR after six seasons in Formula ne. He drove the car to a win in March on the road course in Mexico City and will try for another one Aug. 11 in Watkins Glen N.
Kolkata girl molested in auto
Times of India – Aug 2, 2007
The eve-teaserbrazenly tugged at the 20-year-old and tried to drag her out of the auto eventhough she was travelling with her father. All this happened in broad daylighton a busy road ? much like the July 15 incident where six youths groped agirl on a bus at Karunamoyee and beat up a youngster who came to herrescue. According to thecomplaint the accused 25-year-old Sanjoy Soni boarded the auto at Baguiatialong with the victim an English Honours student of a Bagbazar college and herfather. All three sat on the back seat with the girl sandwiched between herfather and Soni.
Teen auto class teaches about more than driving
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette – Pittsburgh Post Gazette – Aug 2, 2007
htm –>Teen auto class teaches about more thandrivingThursday August 02 2007By Laurie BaileyIn today’s world most high school students have some sort ofsummer homework to prepare for the upcoming school year. LastSaturday 10 teenagers from the Murrysville area got up early totake a course that will help to prepare them for their future livesbehind the wheel. “What About That car?” was sponsored by the MurrysvilleDepartment of Parks and Recreation and is a program for new andupcoming drivers to make them aware there is much more to drivingthan asking for the keys. Their classroom for the three- hour class was at MurrysvilleAuto Clinic the garage of professional mechanics and owners BruceDownes and his son Cody. “They’re all at that age where they’re into cars” said BruceDownes of the teens clustered around an orange Mitsubishi Eclipse.