By https://www.ghanaweb.com/ Photo: Yofi Grant, CEO of GIPC “This is the first, and there will be many more to come”. These were the words of the President Nana Addo Danquah Akufo Addo when the German car maker Volkswagen officially unveiled its first ever range of locally assembled cars. The VW […]
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NASCAR’s Only African-American Driver Bubba Wallace Addresses Kyle Larson’s Racial Slur
Photo Credit: Katelyn Mulcahy/Getty Images The stock car racer emphasized it’s ‘NOT just a word.’ Written by Madison J. Gray Bubba Wallace, the lone African-American driver in NASCAR racing has responded in length to his fellow driver, Kyle Larson after he was ousted from the sport after using the N-word. NASCAR suspended […]
The Nautilus is Lincoln’s Mid-Size Luxury SUV: The MKX is Renamed and Upgraded
By Randi Payton – March 23, 2020 The 2019 Lincoln Nautilus received widespread attention from the broadcast commercial featuring Oscar-winning actor Matthew McConaughey. The midsize, five-passenger luxury crossover SUV that was previously named the MKX when it was first introduced in 2007, is now Lincoln’s top-selling vehicle. The 2019 mid-year redesign and […]
Let’s make a deal, before workers and economy suffer more
DETROIT — General Motors did almost everything wrong last fall when it announced a plan to close five North American plants. The automaker came across as callous and greedy, and it inexplicably looked unprepared for the widespread backlash that followed. GM’s strategy throughout the UAW’s strike, in contrast, has seemed […]
Working-poor drivers struggle to find affordable old used cars
Hollis Heyward shows off the 2005 Pontiac Grand Prix that he bought for $1,300 cash two months ago in Freeport, Ill.
Fewer Super Bowl auto ads leaves brands with more room to shine
Auto brands had plenty of room to shine during the Super Bowl. After automakers ran 11 spots in 2018, including five from Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, that total dropped to just six this year(including two from Toyota). That left Audi, Hyundai, Kia, Mercedes-Benz and Toyota to dominate the search activity on third-party […]
Meet the First African-American Driver to Race in the Daytona 500 in Nearly 50 Years
Last Sunday, Darrell Bubba Wallace Jr. hit the tracks in Daytona as the ‘first black driver’ since 1969. But that is just one of the many records he set in history that day. Source: Meet the First African-American Driver to Race in the Daytona 500 in Nearly 50 Years
Black Entrepreneur Launches Online Service to Help Car Buyers Find the Best Deals
CarMarshal.com brokers optimal car deals, and gives customers up to $3,000 in discounts Photo: Tracey Watts, founder of CarMarshal.com Dallas, TX — Car buyers can expect the best value for their money when they use CarMarshal.com. With an inventory of over 100,000 new and used vehicles at dealerships across the U.S., […]
The World’s First African-American Rolls Royce Car Dealer
Thomas Moorehead is not only the first African American Rolls Royce car dealer but the only Rolls Royce dealership in greater Washington, D.C. He is thriving in one of the wealthiest communities in the country, but he is also one of the most humble business owners you’ll ever meet who […]
Rookie Alexander Rossi Wins 100th Running Indy 500 Race
Chris Jenkins/USA Today-INDIANAPOLIS — Running on fumes on the final laps of the race, rookie Alexander Rossi ran out of fuel coming out of Turn 4 — and still managed to win the 100th running of the Indianapolis 500 on Sunday. Rossi, a 24-year-old native of California, coasted to the […]