July 3 (Bloomberg) -- General Motors Corp. , which popularized the 7,800-pound Hummer, may begin selling a mini-car more than a foot shorter than anything else it markets in the U.S. to win back buyers deterred by record fuel prices. GM may bring the ...

Consumer Reports: Smart car - gas saving solution? - Katu.com

In this era of high gas prices, the Smart ForTwo is creating quite a stir. It made its debut in the U.S. this spring, although it has been buzzing around Europe for 10 years. It’s made by Daimler Benz. The Smart ForTwo looks like no other car on ...

Car buyers revisit an old question: Why be fuelish? - HamptonRoads.com

If you're hoping to buy a hybrid or Smart Car, forget about heading to a dealership and driving one home. Waiting lists for those cars range from a few months to as much as a year as consumers look for fuel-efficient rides to combat $4-a-gallon gas ...

Parade for 4th canceled - Vindicator

YOUNGSTOWN — A Fourth of July parade planned for noon today for downtown has been canceled. Parade organizer the Rev. Cecil Monroe said Wednesday was the final day for potential parade sponsors to respond, and they did not. “The financial costs ...

The Think City: In Norway, they're building your first electric car - Newsday

ON THE WAY: Norway-based Think plans to sell its City electric car in the U.S. in 2009 and has an eye toward the Southern California market. ( Dan Neil/Los Angeles Times ) OSLO, NORWAY - Ingvil Ladehaug is battery challenged. Her laptop is running ...