PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla.—A Florida man says he jumped from a stolen car seconds before it was hit by a train and sent flying into a nearby home. The sleeping residents were unharmed and the man was later arrested, authorities said. Police said the man claimed he stole the car in a “good faith effort”…
Toyota Remains World’s Biggest Car Seller, Widens Lead on Volkswagen
January 28, 2022
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TOKYO—Japan’s Toyota Motor Co. said on Friday its vehicle sales rose by 10.1 percent last year, making it the world’s biggest carmaker for a second straight year and putting it further ahead of its nearest rival, Germany’s Volkswagen AG. The carmaker said sales were 10.5 million vehicles in 2021, including those by affiliates Daihatsu Motors…
European New Car Sales Down 1.5 Percent in 2021: ACEA
BERLIN—New car registrations in Europe fell 1.5 percent in 2021, even further below the previous record low of 2020 sales, industry data showed on Tuesday. A global semiconductor shortage and other supply chain issues have dampened deliveries of cars globally, with many carmakers sitting on half-finished goods and unable to meet demand. Germany was hardest…
EU Court Rejects Cities’ Bid to Curb Car Emissions
BRUSSELS—The European Union’s top court dismissed a complaint on Thursday brought by the cities of Brussels, Madrid, and Paris against the European Commission in which they accused it of setting car emissions limits for nitrogen oxides too high. The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) thereby overruled an earlier judgment in favor of…
Car Bomb Hits Outside Mogadishu Airport in Somalia; 8 Killed
MOGADISHU, Somalia—A car bomb exploded Wednesday outside the international airport in Somalia’s capital, Mogadishu, killing at least eight people and wounding nine others, a local doctor said. The al-Shabab extremist group claimed responsibility for the attack, saying it was targeting “white officials” passing by. Dr. Abdulkadir Adam with the Medina hospital told The Associated Press…
Man Tracks Down His Late Mother’s Car From 1971 and Buys It, Finds Her Sunglasses Inside
Saddened by having very few collectibles to remember his late mother by, a Kentucky man embarked on a quest to find, and buy back, her beloved 1971 convertible. Twenty years on, he finally succeeded, only to find a nostalgic surprise in the glove box. “In the late summer of 1971, my father purchased a lime-mist-green…
2 Killed When Train Hits Car Going Around Crossing Gate
AVENTURA, Fla.—Two people died when a higher speed commuter train hit their car as the driver tried to make it around the crossing gate, police said. The crossing gate’s lights were flashing and bells were ringing to signal an approaching train on Thursday morning when the car tried to make it through, police and Brightline…
UK Car Production Sees ‘Worst November Performance Since 1984’
UK car production saw the worst November performance since 1984 last month despite a surge in demand for battery electric vehicles. The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) said November UK car production was the fifth consecutive month of decline, dropping 28.7 percent to 75,756 units, the worst figure seen in 37 years, as…
Woman Receives Surprise Gift From Stranger Whose Car Rear-Ended Hers: ‘Just Be Kind’
A woman rear-ended at a roundabout in Canberra, Australia, drove away from the ordeal feeling reassured by the kind conversation she’d shared with the other driver. A week later, she was shocked seeing a surprise gift at her doorstep. Bek Pearson was on her way to work when she joined a queue of cars approaching…
Auto Auctions: Going Once, Going Twice, Sold!
The great thing about getting older, or winning the lottery, is that you can now afford the things you dreamed of as a kid but couldn’t afford on a paperboy or babysitter salary. Cars certainly top this list, but that raises the question: How do you find that 1976 Ford GT500? The internet offers several…
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