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Our Daily Saab: Antonov Wanted In Europe, Was Saab “Rescued” With Embezzled...
If GM needed another reason to let Saab die on the vine, it just arrived: Vladimir Antonov, the Russian banking scion, longtime partner with Victor Muller in Spyker, and erstwhile Saab rescuer is...
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Kill Switch Thwarts Denver Civic Thieves Once Again, Junkyard Parts To the...
I love my beater 1992 Honda Civic, and living near downtown Denver is great, but the combination of fifth-gen Civic and urban living means that thieves are going to try to steal my street-parked car on...
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Vengeful Scam On Legit Repo Man or Crooked Repo Man Selling Stolen Car? You...
The world of towed-away cars can be a harsh one, as our very own Steven Lang often points out. Today I heard the latest in a long series of tales from the often-penumbral world of towing and...
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Question: What Car Is Most Favored By Murderers?
Back when I was looking for a cheap suspension-donor Lexus SC400, I had a couple of friends tell me to be careful when I went to go look at clapped-out Americanized Soarers with three-digit price tags:...
View ArticleThe Truth About Caroline: Carjacked!
Video contains NSFW language “We can do this the easy way, or the hard way.” My mind couldn’t comprehend the precipitant, nor the severity, of the situation. Psychologists often refer to this...
View ArticleQOTD: Does Anyone Ever Leave a Note After Hitting a Parked Car?
I’ve lived in urban areas for most of my life. When you do that, your street-parked vehicles will get hit. You walk up to the car and the fender is mashed in or the bumper is bent… and there’s no note...
View ArticleJulie Hamp No. 10 in PR Week’s “Power List”, No. 1 in Badly Timed Awards
Resigned Toyota PR chief Julie Hamp was named to PR Week’s “Power List” two weeks after being busted for allegedly importing illegal prescription painkillers into Japan last month. Hamp allegedly...
View ArticleEditorial: BP’s Settlement and a Pound of Flesh
Last week’s news of BP’s $18.7 billion settlement with federal and state governments brought to close the second act of one of the worst environmental tragedies of all time. There’s no promise that the...
View ArticlePolice Releasing Former Toyota Executive Jailed for Pain Pills
Former Toyota communications chief Julie Hamp will be released from jail Wednesday, according to Bloomberg News (via Kyodo News). Hamp was jailed June 18 for allegedly mailing herself 57 Oxycodone...
View ArticleDrivers Hogging Electric Spaces in Illinois May Get Ticketed
An Illinois bill that would make it illegal to park a gasoline-powered car in an electric car charging spot is awaiting the governor’s signature, Green Car Reports writes. The practice, also called...
View Article“I Really Do Think This Is Going To Be The DUI Of The Future”
I am utterly convinced that our descendants will look on the aggressive prosecution of “distracted driving” the way hipster kids today look at the “Reefer Madness” scare of the Thirties. As police...
View ArticleUber in Finland? Cops Say Hail No
Police in Helsinki are asking residents to skip the fare and call the cops if they spot an Uber driver within city limits. Cops sent out a tweet Friday asking people to call emergency services (112 if...
View ArticleMaserati May Have Falsified Monthly Sales Before FCA Went Public
According to a report by Automotive News, Maserati North America may have falsified nearly half their sales in December 2014 and an undisclosed amount for other months through a demonstration car...
View ArticlePhotographer Charged with Trespassing, Battery Near Tesla ‘Gigafactory’
Police say a photographer with the Reno Gazette-Journal on Oct. 9 trespassed at Tesla’s battery factory in Nevada and struck security guards there with a car. According to Storey County Chief Deputy...
View ArticleBurglary Suspects Take Time to do Leisurely Donuts During L.A. Chase
Two suspects in a non-violent Los Angeles burglary decided yesterday that if you’re being watched on TVs everywhere, you should at least entertain your audience. The two men, who were pursued by police...
View ArticleConstruction Rivals Cause Big Trouble in Little China
Idle hands are the Devil’s workshop, as the saying goes. Now imagine those hands are on the throttles and control levers of heavy, wheeled machinery. A street battle broke out in China’s Hebei province...
View ArticleCalifornia Car Thieves Still Doing Their Part to Encourage Walking
Where is a parked car not a parked car? The answer is California, where your vehicle will magically transform into an empty spot with a scattering of window glass on the pavement. The National...
View ArticleAll in the Family: F1 Boss Ecclestone’s Mom-in-Law Rescued
Rarely does a high-profile hostage-taking resolve itself in such a nice, PG-13 film manner. Aparecida Schunck, the 67-year-old mother-in-law of Formula One chief Bernie Ecclestone, was found tied up in...
View ArticleDealership Wheel Theft Turns Deadly in Ohio
Opportunistic thieves are making off with high-end wheels from dealer lots more than ever, but one Ohio man’s nighttime excursion at a General Motors dealer just cost him his life. Employees at Ron...
View ArticleThe Pilot Did It: Ecclestone’s Helicopter Chauffeur Arrested in Kidnapping of...
In old mystery novels, it’s usually the butler, gardener or maid that police nab for committing a dastardly crime. In 21st Century São Paulo, Brazil, it’s the helicopter pilot. After rescuing Formula...
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