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(RTTNews) - Thursday, Tokyo shares were trading in a range, amid volatility, as financial issues continued to be impacted by the U.S. subprime mortgage market concerns.

The last 12 months have been an amazing year for Mazda concepts. This is the fourth in the 'Nagare' series that explore the idea of 'flow' and the Mazda stand here was notable for showing all of them together for the first time - a most impressive display and one of the highlights of this show.

CHIBA — Mazda Motor Corp will begin supplying environmentally friendly hydrogen-fueled cars next year for Norway's "hydrogen highway" project, the carmaker's president said Wednesday.

1. Castroneves remains on Dancing With The Stars: Despite getting his lowest scores of the competition from the judges, Indy Racing League driver Helio Castroneves is moving on to next week on “Dancing with the Stars.”

NEW YORK – Police are searching for a motorist who drove off after fatally hitting a veteran stage and film actor as he crossed a Manhattan street. Allan Stevenson, 89, was killed at about 2:30 a.m. Wednesday while walking across First Avenue about a block from his home.

An 89-year-old former Broadway performer was struck and killed by a hit-and-run driver as he tried to cross 1st Avenue at E. 73rd Street in Manhattan on Wednesday.

Hybrid rotary ideas on the road tomorrow? (Tokyo Auto Show)

2007 Mazda Premacy Concept (High-Res Photos)

Corvette Racing won its seventh straight GT1 team championship in the American Le Mans Series.

A 17-year-old Salida girl is dead after a two vehicle crash in Chaffee County.

How long does it take to get a stolen car removed in Winnipeg? For an Atlantic Avenue resident it's six days and counting. The resident noticed the stolen car on his way to work early last Thursday morning, but as of this afternoon the silver Mazda Protege was still sitting in a lot near his home.

After watching Corvette Racing finish off a sweep of the American Le Mans Series’ GT1 class on Saturday at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, GM Racing program manager Doug Fehan explained the reasoning for fielding a two-car team in a class that more often than not provided no other competition.

Mazda revealed the Taiki Concept at the 2007 Tokyo Motor Show earlier today. Mazda says that the two-seater Taiki concept shows one possible direction for a future green Mazda sports car.

Police in New York are looking for the motorist who fatally hit veteran Broadway and film actor Alan Stevenson and then took off, WPIX-TV reported.

A retired Broadway actor was struck and killed by a hit-and-run driver today as he walked along a Manhattan street to buy a cup of coffee for a doorman, police said.

TOKYO - October 24, 2007: The Mazda Taiki makes its debut appearance at the Tokyo Motor Show 2007. The fourth concept car in the Nagare (flow) design theme series, Mazda Taiki continues the evolution from the Mazda Nagare, Mazda Ryuga, and Mazda Hakaze by further advancing and refining the theme through a fusion of Nagare design with real-world technologies such as aerodynamic performance.

Police were on the hunt Wednesday for a motorist who fatally struck veteran Broadway and film actor Alan Stevenson on the Upper East Side, then fled the scene.

Some of the most striking images from around the world on 24 October 2007.

A Chilliwack man appeared in provincial court yesterday to face three charges in connection with a fatal hit-and-run last weekend. Jason A. Coombes, 25, is charged with dangerous driving causing death, hit-and-run and possession of stolen property over $5,000. He was remanded in custody.

A MAN who caused the death of a young sales consultant while test-driving a sports car two years ago was jailed seven months and banned from driving for 10 years on Wednesday.

A retired Broadway actor died on the Upper East Side after being struck by a hit-and-run driver early Wednesday morning, police say.

Zany concept vehicles, fuel efficient hybrids and muscular supercars vied for attention as the Tokyo Motor Show opened Wednesday with Japanese automakers eager to put some vroom vroom back into flagging domestic sales.

An 89-year-old man was struck and killed by a hit and run driver as tried to cross First Avenue by East 73rd in Manhattan. New York City Police say the accident happened at 2:36 this morning.

SINGAPORE: Regan Lee Da Wen, 26, was initially charged with causing the death of a salesperson while test—driving a Mazda MX—5 sports car. But he has since pleaded guilty to a lesser charge of committing a rash act.

A 17-year-old Locust Grove boy is facing a felony hit and run charge after a school bus accident in Madison County Monday afternoon.

Zany concept vehicles, fuel efficient hybrids and muscular supercars vied for attention as the Tokyo auto show opened today with Japanese manufacturers eager to revive falling domestic sales.

A 17-year-old Locust Grove boy is facing a felony hit and run charge after a school bus accident in Madison County Monday afternoon. Sgt. Les Tyler of the Virginia State Police said a Madison County school bus carrying 30 children was traveling northbound on Route 607 and had stopped to let students off. A 1993 Mazda four-door, driven by the 17-year-old boy, came up behind the bus and hit it, ...

Joel Feinberg, the outspoken owner of AM sports talk station 790 The Ticket, has been released from jail in California after charges of beating up his fiancé, authorities said Tuesday.

Oct. 24 (Bloomberg) -- Nissan Motor Co. will unleash a more powerful version of its GT-R sports car in Japan to take on Porsche AG, and Fiat SpA's Ferrari and Maserati.

It will be a leaner and hungrier Brian Nash competing in this week's ReMax World Long Drive Championship.

Zany concept vehicles, fuel efficient hybrids and muscular supercars vied for attention as the Tokyo Motor Show opened Wednesday with Japanese automakers eager to revive moribund domestic sales.

CHIBA, Japan (AFP) - Zany concept vehicles, fuel efficient hybrids and muscular supercars vied for attention as the Tokyo Motor Show opened Wednesday with Japanese automakers eager to revive moribund domestic sales.

Surfing the Internet to research your new vehicle purchase is a terrific idea but it does have one big potential drawback: information overload.

CHIBA, Japan : Zany concept vehicles, fuel efficient hybrids and muscular supercars vied for attention as the Tokyo Motor Show opened Wednesday with Japanese automakers eager to revive moribund domestic sales.

According to Edwin Merner, president of Atlantis Investment Research in Tokyo, the automakers "are trying to improve mileage with lighter materials or thinner pieces of metal."

Four vehicles driven by Gurdon High School students were involved in an automobile accident on U.S. 67 on Friday, Oct. 19, shortly after the students left school for the day.

The Burlington Detachment of the OPP is investigating a fatal crash on Hwy. 6 that claimed the life of a Kilbride resident last Friday. At approximately 3:30 p.m., a Ford Taurus, driven by a 21-year-old man from Burlington, was travelling south on Hwy. 6 when he drifted onto the gravel shoulder.

(RTTNews) - Wednesday, Tokyo shares were trading higher, tracking continued gains on Wall Street where encouraging corporate earnings eased economic concerns.

(RTTNews) - Tokyo share traders are expected to follow Wall Street's lead to post a higher opening on Wednesday. Tuesday, Japanese shares finished higher, although giving up many of the early day's gains in late session trading.

BY DAVID OVALLE dovalle@MiamiHerald.com Joel Feinberg, the outspoken owner of AM sports talk station 790 The Ticket, has been released from jail in California after charges of beating up his fiancé, authorities said Tuesday.

BY DAVID OVALLE dovalle@MiamiHerald.com Joel Feinberg, the outspoken owner of AM sports talk station 790 The Ticket, has been released from jail in California after charges of beating up his fiancé, authorities said Tuesday.

TOKYO -- At the Tokyo Motor Show this week, conversations on the sidelines of the formal news conferences will once again gravitate toward China. Talking about the possibilities in China tends to excite executives from Europe and the United States. But it usually creates a strange alchemy of hope and anguish among Japanese executives.

TOKYO -- At the Tokyo Motor Show this week, conversations on the sidelines of the formal news conferences will once again gravitate toward China. Talking about the possibilities in China tends to excite executives from Europe and the United States. But it usually creates a strange alchemy of hope and anguish among Japanese executives.

PUNE: Did the police escort carrying actor Sanjay Dutt risk their lives on the Mumbai-Pune Expressway by over-speeding on Monday night?

Senior police officials admitted the escort party was under pressure from the electronic media who chased the actor all the way from Mumbai to Pune.

Campbell County deputies are asking for help finding a woman who disappeared while driving from Gillette to Kentucky a month ago, Sheriff Bill Pownall said.

LAFAYETTE -- A three-car accident that had blocked multiple lanes on westbound Highway 24 has been cleared, the California Highway Patrol said. Just after 10:20 a.

The 2007 season of Snap-on Stars of Karting competition came to an exciting close on Sunday with the running of two main event finals that would wrap up the national championship battle in all five of the series’ classes.

Mazda took a record 3.8 percent share of the market in Scotland in September and has already sold almost as many cars north of the border this year as in the whole of last year.

CHEF Brian Drysdale chatted about football to his mother barely an hour before driving his car in front of a high-speed train, the Ufton Nervet inquest has been told.

Cadillac's SCCA Speed World Challenge racing program is finished. The team's appearance this weekend at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca-where it can claim both the drivers' and manufacturers' titles-will be its last, at least for the near future.

An intoxicated driver caught speeding around the Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca track Sunday told officers he was lost and trying to get to his hotel.

The Nov. 6 election for the Spreckels Union School District board, features a battle between incumbents and challengers for two open seats.

(RTTNews) - Tuesday, Tokyo shares closed flat ahead of earnings announcements by major companies.

Automaker is prepared to scale back plans to close six plants already targeted for closure in exchange for more favorable contract terms from the UAW.

Triggering new excitement in the UAE's sports car market, Galadari Automobiles today launched world's favourite lightweight two-seater convertible roadster - Mazda MX-5, officially introducing it to the GCC market for the first time ever since the arrival of the motoring icon on the world auto scene in 1989.

Though their homes were burned, they still have their loved ones. CANYON COUNTRY - Tracy Michaelis stood in front of her charred Santa Clarita Valley home Monday morning clutching a yellow box of tissues as neighbors gave their condolences in hushed tones.

DUBAI — UAE's major vehicle distributor Galadari Automobiles Co Ltd is expecting to sell up to 100 units of the latest Mazda MX-5 sports car over the next 12 months, as it targets the younger market of car lovers.

(RTTNews) - Tuesday, Tokyo shares were trading higher on a positive lead from Wall Street. However, the markets were witnessing volatility in early trades. The U.S. stocks gained on the back of encouraging earnings reported by Apple Inc.

An Ocean County man remains hospitalized in critical condition following a three-vehicle crash on the Garden State Parkway early Saturday morning, State Police said today. Julio Omar Rodriguez, 27, of Beach Haven, was in critical condition this morning at Jersey Shore University Medical Center in Neptune, said State Police Sgt. Jeanne Hengemuhle. He was a passenger in a 1996 Mazda pickup truck, ...

A two-car accident Saturday sent a Moberly man to the hospital with minor injuries.

MISSOULA — A 52-year-old Frenchtown man was killed in a one-vehicle crash over the weekend. The Montana Highway Patrol says the man was traveling west on Mullan Road Saturday night when his vehicle swerved off the road, crossed a driveway and hit some trash cans.

TOKYO - Researchers at Japanese carmaker Mazda think cars will in future run on a water component -- hydrogen.

MISSOULA - Police say speed and alcohol were factors in a crash that killed a man near Frenchtown.

MISSOULA - A 52-year-old Frenchtown man was killed in a one-vehicle crash over the weekend.

Mazda took a record 3.8 percent share of the market in Scotland in September 2007 and has already sold almost as many cars north of the border this year as in the whole of last year.

Jane Ziergiebel stepped foot on a field hockey pitch six weeks ago and started "look(ing) like a kid who found the path she's going to be on for the rest of her life," John Ziergiebel said yesterday.

Researchers at Japanese carmaker Mazda think cars will in future run on a water component -- hydrogen. "We have to prepare for sustainable zoom-zoom," Mazda executive Nobuhiro Hayama said on Monday.

Dubai, October 22 2007: Triggering new excitement in the UAE's sports car market, Galadari Automobiles today launched world's favourite lightweight two-seater convertible roadster - Mazda MX-5, officially introducing it to the GCC market for the first time ever since the arrival of the motoring icon on the world auto scene in 1989.

  Police say that both speed and alcohol were factors in a Saturday night crash which killed a man near Frenchtown The victim was transported to St. Patrick Hospital in Missoula where he was pronounced dead

SAN DIEGO--Reaction Design, the clean technology chemistry leader, today announced that two of the world ’ s premier energy companies, Petrobras and Saudi Aramco, are the latest additions to the membership of the Model Fuels Consortium (MFC). Through their membership, the companies will support the consortium ’ s charter to develop, validate and apply advanced simulation methods that can improve ...

Mazda reported 164 cars sold in September, with sales this year up to now up by 138%, from 248 units last year to 591 units this year. One of the products contributing to this result is the Mazda CX-7, with over 100 orders this year.

TOKYO, Oct 22 - Researchers at Japanese carmaker Mazda think cars will in future run on a water component -- hydrogen.

TOKYO, Oct 22 - Researchers at Japanese carmaker Mazda think cars will in future run on a water component -- hydrogen.

The appeal of diesel engines has yet to really infiltrate the supermini sector, but Mazda bosses believe that will happen if more UK cities adopt congestion charging.

So this is me in the parking lot of Concord Pavilion after the Lyle Lovett/k.d. lang concert. As you might imagine, the demographics of such an event are pretty mixed, so there are a lot of boxy, midsize, sensible cars, many of them of foreign manufacture,...

Cherene Clarke and her fiance, Tommy Hill Jr., had just gone to bed, shortly before 7 a.m. Sunday, after watching a movie.

By AMANDA CHRISTMAN Staff Writer A woman was flown to a local trauma unit with head trauma after a violent car accident in Foster Township Sunday night.

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Oct. 22 (Bloomberg) -- Toyota Motor Corp., Japan's biggest carmaker, fell to a 52-week low as the country's automakers declined after the yen rose to a six-week high against the dollar.

Oct. 22 (Bloomberg) -- Toyota Motor Corp., Japan's biggest carmaker, fell to a 52-week low as the country's automakers declined after the yen rose to a six-week high against the dollar.

Cobb police are investigating the death of an Atlanta woman killed in a pedestrian-car collision in Austell. The victim, whom police identified as Virginia Thomas, 50, was struck by a 1999 Mazda Protege driven by Lamont Coy of Clarkdale, Ga., just after 4 a.m. Sunday on I-20 near Six Flags Parkway, said Officer Cassie Reece, a Cobb police spokeswoman. Thomas was walking in the eastbound travel ...

AIM Autosport capped the 2007 Star Mazda Championship season with two top finishes in the season finale at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca in Monterey, Calif.

MONTEREY, Calif (October 20, 2007) -- As a young man growing up in the Midwest, Bobby Rahal satisfied his growing racing affinity by reading the great automotive magazines of the day, and learning about the fabled tracks on the West Coast -- tracks like Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca and Riverside International Raceway - that seemed a world away to a nine-year-old boy.

MONTEREY, Calif. (October 18, 2007) -- A new face will be exploring the SCCA Pro Racing SPEED World Challenge paddock at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca this weekend.

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Zytek driver Darren Manning is third fastest qualifier in the LMP1 class for tomorrow's American Le Mans Series race at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca. In a session during which lap records tumbled, Darren's Arena Racing Zytek 07S was both the fastest gasoline powered and non-factory car in its category.

MARTINSVILLE, Va. — The good news for the drivers chasing Jeff Gordon and Jimmie Johnson in the Nextel Cup Series championship is that five opportunities remain to cut into their lead and ruin

Following through on a threat he’s been making for the last half of the season, Louisiana hotshoe Alex Ardoin won his first victory in the season finale Round Twelve of the 2007 Star Mazda Championship at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca on October 20.

A college student from Gloucester and a math teacher from Chicopee were killed in separate crashes on the Massachusetts Turnpike that occurred within hours of each other early yesterday morning.

Kids say the darndest things, like the little girl who didn't want to pray with non-Christians on "Kid Nation": "I don't want to be with Jewish people or atheist people, or anything like that."

A Stafford man is facing several charges, including driving while intoxicated — as well as possible deportation — following an accident on the Garden State Parkway Saturday morning, police said.

DrugsJonathan Edward Burns, 22, of Burns Lane in Hubert, was charged Friday by the Onslow County Sheriff’s Department with conspiring to sell cocaine, conspiring to deliver cocaine, possession with intent to manufacture, sell and deliver cocaine, manufacturing cocaine, possession of drug paraphernalia, selling cocaine, delivering cocaine and maintaining a vehicle/dwelling/place for a controlled ...

Police arrested one man and are still searching for another after an early morning car chase yesterday that ended on Route 101 by the Kilton Road off ramp.

•American Airlines increased most of its U.S. fares by $10 roundtrip to help offset rising fuel costs. The increase follows a 13 percent jump since Aug. 10 in the cost of jet fuel.

A new face is exploring the SCCA Pro Racing SPEED World Challenge paddock at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca this weekend. SCCA Pro Racing SIRIUS Satellite Radio Mazda MX-5 Cup Champion Jason Saini, of Fort Worth, Texas, will get his first glimpse at his next step on the Mazda ladder program.

A Manahawkin man is facing several charges, including driving while intoxicated, as well as possible deportation, following an accident on the Garden State Parkway this morning, police said. At 5:08 a.m., Joseph DeDios-Lopez, 19, of Manahawkin was driving a 1996 Mazda pickup truck near mile-marker 115.8 in the southbound local lanes when he lost control of his vehicle, and struck a guard rail on ...

Oct. 21 (Bloomberg) -- Thai Finance Minister Chalongphob Sussangkarn said the country's economy will pick up next year after the government increased spending and foreign investment recovered.

Dane Cameron, who already clinched the 2007 Star Mazda Championship presented by Goodyear in Round 11 at Road Atlanta, this morning added an exclamation point to his season with his sixth pole position of the year.

If watching four different classes race all at once with sunset on the Monterey Bay serving as a backdrop isn't a racing fan's paradise, then what is?

FLORIANA, Malta (di-ve news)--October 20, 2007 -- 1100CEST-- A migrant died after falling one storey in the open centre in Marsa early this morning. The incident happened when a Somali man was found unconscious laying on the ground. He was hospitalised and died later.

What things have gone wrong with the car? Bough the car when it is 14 years old with 75k miles.

If watching four different classes race all at once with sunset on the Monterey Bay serving as a backdrop isn’t a racing fan’s paradise, then what is?

DEARBORN, Mich. - U.S. automakers pretty much ceded the small-car market to the Japanese during the past decade. Now, with consumers shifting toward more gas-thrifty models and the realization that a strong compact brings buyers to their brand, Detroit is trying to make yet another comeback.

At the end of the 20th century, there were only a few sporty two-seat roadsters.

A conference on teen drinking and drug use draws 450 people to Warwick, where a father describes the lasting pain of losing his teenage daughter.

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I helped my daughter buy a Mazda 626 about 10 months ago. In the past few months the OD Off light has been flashing and the engine light comes on. The OD Off light will clear when you turn off the engine. The engine light will go off if you remove the negative cable from your battery.

18th October, 2007 - Zytek's rapid 07S LMP2 car follows up its impressive Petit Le Mans performance with an entry for this Saturday's American Le Mans Series race at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca. A change in the driver line-up from a fortnight ago sees the young Japanese driver, Hayanari Shimoda back behind the wheel of a Zytek.

The Snap-on Stars of Karting presented by IndyCar Series will wrap up its 2007 championship season with the Desert MINI of Las Vegas National Finals event October 19-21 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.

LANCASTER — Two vehicles were stolen in Lancaster between Wednesday and Thursday. A 1985 Toyota pickup was stolen between 5 p.m. Wednesday and 12:10 a.m. Thursday while parked in the 100 block of Mt. Ida Avenue.

The driver of a train that hit a car could have done nothing to prevent the crash, an inquest hears.

Team USA Scholarship winners Patrick Barrett and Joel Miller should be a little more prepared to tackle the Formula Palmer Audis they’ll drive in Europe later this fall after successfully completing tests in Andersen Racing Star Mazda cars at VIRginia International Raceway (VIR) last week.

Word traveled fast by text message and cell phone: Ryan Vigil was dead.

By DEANNA BOYD and ALEX BRANCH FORT WORTH -- Little is known about what happened to Glenda Gail Furch after she clocked out at work at the General Motors plant in Arlington shortly after midnight Sept. 28. The 51-year-old Fort Worth woman apparently stopped at a Chevron station at 1051 Bridgewood Drive, not far from her Woodhaven apartment, about 25 minutes later to fill her car with gas. ...

Paramedic Jimmy Perkins was headed home about 10 p.m. Wednesday when he noticed two men dressed in black entering a CVS in East Lincoln. Perkins called 911, saying he believed the CVS was being robbed. He stopped behind the men's vehicle to write down the license plate number. Then, the men came out of store, confronting Perkins. "They came out (of the store) actually crouched down and ...

Things are heating up Down Under, as Mazda has revealed the fastest hatchback it has ever made. Visitors to the Syd ney show got a glimpse of this thrilling 3 MPS Extreme.

Its display will feature a next-generation gasoline direct-injection four-cylinder engine, a next-generation "clean diesel" engine and a next-generation Renesis rotary engine, as well as a new Smart Idle Stop System.

a late model Mazda driven by a 67 year old female from Cootamundra collided with a 1992 model white ford falcon driven by a 49 year old female from Harden landing in a residential hedge at 3.50pm on Wednesday, October 17.The falcon was travelling along Adams Street heading west at approximately 40 kilometres per hour when it failed to give way at the Adams and Crown Street intersection, ...

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana (October 18, 2007) -- Champ Car officials announced today that both the Champ Car World Series and the Cooper Tires Presents The Champ Car Atlantic Championship Powered by Mazda will return to Sebring International Raceway and Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca for preseason test sessions in preparation for their respective 2008 seasons.

Zoom-Zoom, a new magazine for Mazda customers worldwide. The publication is produced in five languages and is being distributed to eight countries from late September through the end of October 2007.

Dane Cameron, winner of the 2007 Star Mazda Championship presented by Goodyear and a former Team USA Scholarship winner, has signed to race for the championship-winning Sierra Sierra/ProWorks team in the 2008 Cooper Tires Presents the Champ Car Atlantic Championship Powered by Mazda.

Its display will feature a next-generation gasoline direct-injection four-cylinder engine, a next-generation "clean diesel" engine and a next-generation Renesis rotary engine, as well as a new Smart Idle Stop System.

Bell Microproducts Inc. , one of the world's largest value-added distributors of storage and computing technology, is taking the wheel in support of America's injured military heroes on Oct. 20 at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca in Monterey, California.

Bell Microproducts Inc. , one of the world's largest value-added distributors of storage and computing technology, is taking the wheel in support of America's injured military heroes on Oct. 20 at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca in Monterey, California.

Champ Car officials announced today that both the Champ Car World Series and the Cooper Tires Presents The Champ Car Atlantic Championship Powered by Mazda will return to Sebring International Raceway and Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca for preseason test sessions in preparation for their respective 2008 seasons.

Mazda Motor Corporation has announced the launch of Zoom-Zoom, a new magazine for Mazda customers worldwide. The publication is produced in five languages and is being distributed to eight countries from late September through the end of October 2007. In late October, Zoom-Zoom magazine will be launched in stages to dealers in Japan to be enjoyed by customers who are waiting for vehicle ...

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Hiroshima, Japan, Oct 18, 2007 - (JCN Newswire) - Mazda Motor Corporation has announced the launch of Zoom-Zoom, a new magazine for Mazda customers worldwide.

Fans of the popular comic strip "MUTTS" but not familiar with racing might wonder about the inspiration for today's strip.

The state Board of Education and Department of Education will honor its District Teachers of the Year and announce its State Teacher of the Year for 2008 at the BOE meeting set for 3:30 this afternoon at Kailua Intermediate School.

If you've ever seen a car at an auto show and thought, "I could do better than that" -- or even if you weren't there when GM unveiled the Pontiac Aztek -- now you can help choose the design for a concept car Mazda will have at the Los Angeles Auto Show next month. It's part of an online contest to create a concept for the 2018 Mazda 3 concept car.

A man was is in police custody after he allegedly opened fire at motorists during rush hour traffic in Port Elizabeth.

The California Highway Patrol is asking people to get involved to help find the vehicle that may have caused a fatal accident along Winding Way.

Mazda has announced managerial changes which includes a new senior vice president and CFO for its North American operations and a new vice president of finance.

California Highway Patrol officers are looking for a white pick-up truck that was driving near a car carrying three teenage girls that crashed into a power pole early Saturday in Carmichael, killing one of the girls.

The CHP has new information in a devastating car crash that killed one Del Campo High student and injured two others. More Local News

The California Highway Patrol is putting out a call to help find a white pickup truck possibly connected to a fatal crash Saturday that killed one Del Campo High School teen and injured two others.

Panoz Team PTG's Joey Hand will compete for the second time at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca as part of the American Le Mans Series paddock.

MAZDA are reaching for the stars with this outlandish concept to be revealed at the Tokyo Motor Show later this month. Read SKODA are set to unveil the new Fabia Scout in Jan Palach Square in Prague's old town.

With the Round 12 season finale scheduled to take the green flag at 12:30 p.m. Saturday afternoon at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, this is the last chance to shine this season for the rising open-wheel racing stars of the 2007 Star Mazda Championship presented by Goodyear.

October 17, 2007 - The Mazda Taiki concept car, equipped with a next-generation rotary engine, the new Mazda Premacy (Mazda5) Hydrogen RE Hybrid, new Mazda Atenza (Mazda6) soon to be introduced in Japan, a series of future-oriented powertrains, and a variety of environmental and safety technologies will all be revealed by Mazda Motor Corporation at the 40th Tokyo Motor Show, October 24.

The Taiki is the fourth in Mazda's 'Nagare' series of design concepts. The Taiki - which means 'atmosphere' in Japanese - further evolves Nagare's 'flow' theme.

A policeman who saw a train plough into a car on a level crossing tells an inquest how he tried to stop the crash.

This truck was a maintenance nightmare. If I did not have the factory service manual and the TSB's it would still be dead on the road. If I did not do the maintenance myself I would be broke.

"Can anyone suggest, what can be done to make the engine quieter / smoother? Should I go ina an engine tune up or engine / belt timing? I believe the timing is computerized."

(RTTNews) - Wednesday, Tokyo shares settled sharply lower as renewed worries about credit markets and the U.S. economy pulled financial stocks down. Sharp losses in the Indian market, triggered by a regulatory proposal to restrict buying by overseas investors, also dampened investor sentiment.

A PLUME of thick black smoke could be seen across Rochdale as firefighters tackled yet another Sparth inferno. More than 40 officers rushed to Mazda Spares as a fire engulfed a pile of old cars on Saturday afternoon.

New Ford Fiesta driven, plus Mondeo XR5 revealed! Exclusive Which Sat-Nav 2007 supplement, and our verdict on Suzuki Splash, Mazda 6 and more. On sale now.

Houston, TX, 16th October 2007. The Risi Competizione team, together with its Krohn Racing partner, now heads for one of the USA's most challenging road circuits -- the Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca -- for the final round of this year's American Le Mans Series.

"If you decide to buy one of these cars, you have to be careful because they have a lot of problems!" What things have gone wrong with the car?

Tokyo - Mazda is to follow the Nagare design theme with the Taiki concept study aerodynamic design inspired by nature and a new generation Rotary engine at the Tokyo Motor Show from October 27 to November 11. The Taiki will share a podium with the ne...

Unsuspecting carpoolers are returning to their vehicles parked along Interstate 580 near Tracy to find more than car stereos stolen.

The 'Mazda Design Challenge', launched September 27 exclusively through the social networking website Facebook , is enlisting help from Facebook users in the United States to compete to design a future Mazda 3. The winner of the contest will work with Franz von Holzhausen, director of Mazda Design in North America, and his team, to bring the concept to life, live on stage at the 2007 Los Angeles ...

ATLANTA, Oct. 16, 2007; EarthSearch Communications Inc. is launching a new GPS-based vehicle-tracking device that will make auto theft a thing of the past -- and EarthSearch has done so several months before chief competitor OnStar plans to begin offering a similar device in 2009 GM vehicles.

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Chris Dyson is as big a fan of Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca as any driver in the American Le Mans Series paddock. The scenery in Monterey couldn't be more magnificent and the circuit couldn't be more challenging.

TRG has concluded the Grand-Am schedules in both the GT and KONI Challenge series. The crew from California had a busy and successful season combining for six wins.

Popularity-wise, basketball is far behind soccer in Europe. This is especially true in Holland.The game is making strides in the country and UCF's Kenrick Zondervan (Hoofddorp, Holland) hopes to be a part of it.

Chris Dyson and Guy Smith will look to follow up their runner-up P2 finish from Petit Le Mans at the Monterey Sports Car Championships. Chris Dyson is as big a fan of Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca as any driver in the American Le Mans Series paddock.

Darrell Todd Maurina A crash between a semi truck and two passenger cars shortly before midnight Wednesday backed up traffic for more than an hour on Interstate 44.

Mazda North American Operations today announced that Matthew Foulston has been appointed to the position of senior vice president and chief financial officer, replacing Shinji Mizukane, who returned to Mazda Motor Corporation in Japan.

Door seams showing rust after the 2nd winter. Repaired under warranty, but rust has returned on all doors. Wheel wells showing rust after 3 years. Paint chipping/flaking off on trunk shortly after 3 year warranty expired.

Police are trying to trace a driver after a teenage cyclist is injured in a hit-and-run crash in Dorset.

Star Mazda stand-outs get run at Putnam Park.

Moorhead police arrested the driver and passenger of a car for speeding down Main Avenue at 90 mph and leading authorities on a brief chase Monday night.

MOTOR TREND (www.motortrend.com) today announced the Mazda CX-9 is MOTOR TREND's 2008 Sport/Utility of the Year(TM).

From police reports.

(RTTNews) - Tuesday, major markets across the Asia-Pacific region ended in the red after credit worries reemerged in the U.S. on the back of a plan to set up a fund to revive the commercial-backed paper market by Citigroup, JP Morgan and Bank of America.

STAFFORD: A minor accident Friday night in the Dunkin Donuts parking lot on Route 9 ended with a Lacey woman charged with child endangerment and driving while intoxicated, police said.

(RTTNews) - Tuesday, Tokyo shares fell sharply amid renewed worries about the health of the U.S. credit markets. The key index Nikkei 225 opened lower and remained in the red through out the trading session.

Maricopa County prosecutors presented ''misleading testimony'' and withheld evidence that the driver who wiped out a Chandler family last year suffered an epileptic seizure, causing the deadly crash, court records say.

When Mika Salo makes his second American Le Mans Series start at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, there will be considerably more at stake than this time last year.

Three of the six people riding in a van southbound on U.S. 61 near Zachary late Sunday were killed after the driver made a left hand turn into oncoming traffic onto La. 64, State Police said Monday.

(RTTNews) - Tuesday, Tokyo shares opened lower, tracking overnight losses on Wall Street. The U.S. stocks declined on Monday on renewed worries about bad debt. Financial stocks were weak after Nomura Holdings said Monday that it will exit the residential mortgage-backed securities market in the U.S.

Will Wright is famous as a videogame designer, but long before he created the empire of The Sims , Wright won an illegal, coast-to-coast street car race.

The Mazda CX-9 was named as the Motor Trend 2008 Sport/Utility of the Year.

ORINDA -- Two men suspected of stealing 400 pounds of copper piping from a construction site in Pittsburg were arrested early today by Orinda police. Pete Christopher Brocklesby, 38, of Newark, and 38-year-old Oakland resident Daniel Frazier Kim were booked into County Jail on suspicion of

An OSP trooper discovered that the theft occurred from a former US Air Force radar site near Christmas Valley. The radar site is no longer in operation and property ownership is currently in transition.

LAKEVIEW, Ore. - Oregon State Police stopped a pickup truck on Christmas Valley Highway and found approximately 1,500 pounds of stolen copper wire. Around 1:30 p.m. Sunday, a trooper stopped the Mazda pickup because it was nearly dragging its trailer hitch on the road.

Whangarei police are investigating the aggravated robbery of a young couple in the suburb of Raumanga last night.

GLADBROOK --- A 42-year-old woman died early Sunday, the result of a three-car wreck on Iowa Highway 96 west of her hometown. Five other people were injured.

Motor Trend announces that the Mazda CX-9 is Motor Trend's 2008 Sport/Utility of the Year.

The Mazda CX-9 was named as the Motor Trend 2008 Sport/Utility of the Year.

Motor Trend announced Monday that the Mazda CX-9 is Motor Trend's 2008 Sport/Utility of the Year. The CX-9 was picked from a crowd of 11 contenders, which Motor Trend said was one of the highest-quality fields it has seen since the magazine started evaluating sport/utilities.

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Two people are facing charges after Oregon State Police found a pickup truck with more than 1,000 pounds of suspected stolen copper wire coils on Sunday near Christmas Valley.

A traffic accident in Zachary has left three people dead including a young child, according to State Police. Five people were transported from the scene on Hwy. 61 at Hwy. 64.

MOTOR TREND today named the Mazda CX-9 crossover SUV its 2007 Sport/Utility of the Year.

The top business news from The Associated Press for the morning of Monday, October 15, 2007: Oil Prices Hold Near Record Levels SINGAPORE (AP) - Oil prices were steady Monday after closing at a new record in the previous session on worries that supplies are insufficient for coming winter demand amid reports of declining crude inventories. Light, sweet crude for November delivery added 4 cents to ...

The top business news from The Associated Press for the morning of Monday, October 15, 2007:

SINGAPORE (AP)—Oil prices were steady Monday after closing at a new record in the previous session on worries that supplies are insufficient for coming winter demand amid reports of declining crude inventories.

The top business news from The Associated Press for the morning of Monday, October 15, 2007: Oil Prices Hold Near Record Levels

(RTTNews) - Monday, stock markets across Asia-Pacific region ended mixed. While the Japanese and Australian benchmarks closed flat after recent gains, India, Shanghai and Hong Kong set fresh records. Telecom, mining and property stocks were in focus.

DETROIT — Motor Trend magazine says it has selected the 2008-model Mazda CX-9 as its sport utility vehicle of the year.

(RTTNews) - Tokyo shares closed mixed on Monday, with the benchmark Nikkei index finishing moderately and the broader TOPIX index settling slightly lower. The benchmark Nikkei 225 Stock Average rose 26.98 points or 0.2% to 17,358.15. The broader TOPIX index slipped 2.04 points or 0.1% to 1,657.44.

Two people were arrested in Bindura on allegations of stealing various irrigation pipes worth billions of dollars while another six were separately arrested in Kadoma after they were found with 1 061kg of copper cables worth over $2,6 billion.

SANTA CLARITA, Calif . -- With the workweek fast approaching, authorities scrambled Sunday to move traffic around a major artery out of Los Angeles -- carrying about 225,000 vehicles a day -- that was shut down by a fiery interstate tunnel pileup. The main southbound lanes of Interstate 5 were to reopen this morning, authorities said, helping to alleviate some of the problem.

The final eight Champions were crowned at the 2007 SCCA National Championship Runoffs Presented by AT&T. Despite looming cloud cover, nary a raindrop fell on Heartland Park Topeka, bringing a dry end to the event.