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• Cars sold for scrap metal came from Springs Transmission & Automotive Play Video

  September 15, 2012 1:49 AM

  Imagine taking your car to an auto body shop for repairs then finding out it's actually at a scrap metal yard, crushed to a block of warped metal. That's what Colorado Springs Police say happened to at least one customer of Springs Transmission & Automotive, the business already under investigation... more »

• Boulder looking for hybrid vehicles

  January 23, 2012 7:06 AM

  BOULDER, Colo. (AP) - Residents in Boulder appear to have some kind of drive to buy hybrid vehicles. The Daily Camera reports statistics from the Boulder County Clerk and Recorder's Office show 4.8 percent of all vehicles registered in the city of Boulder are hybrids. National statistics are... more »

• Arson suspected in Pueblo vehicle fire

  August 7, 2011 1:05 PM

  Arson investigators and detectives with the Pueblo County Sheriff's Office suspect a car fire that burned three vehicles Sunday morning was intentionally started. The blaze apparently began around 9:30 a.m. inside a Cadillac Escalade that was parked at the northwest corner of the intersection of N. Pueblo Boulevard and 11th... more »

• Three cars burnt in fire at 11th and Pueblo Blvd.

  August 7, 2011 12:13 PM

  Pueblo Fire Department is knocking out a fire that has engulfed three cars parked in an open area on the northwest corner of Pueblo Boulevard and 11th Street. Pueblo County Sheriff's Deputies are also on scene to control traffic in the area and to ensure the safety of by-standers. It... more »

• Fire chars 3 vehicles at Pueblo car pool lot

  August 7, 2011 12:00 PM

  Firefighters and sheriff's deputies are trying to contain a fire that has burned at least 3 vehicles at a car pool parking lot in Pueblo. more »

• GM to add or keep 4,000 jobs in US

  May 10, 2011 2:02 PM

  TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) - General Motors says it will add or keep 4,000 jobs in the U.S. over the next year and a half. GM CEO Dan Akerson says that jobs will be added at 17 plants in eight states. He's making the announcement at a plant in Toledo, where... more »

• Trade-ins bring big savings to car buyers

  May 4, 2011 11:00 PM

  As gas prices seem to get higher and higher everyday there's another market emerging in the consumers favor, trading in your used car. To find out what's behind the trend, we went to Bob Penkhus, one of the largest car dealers in Colorado Springs. "It's kind of a perfect... more »

• Gas prices at highest springtime price ever

  May 3, 2011 5:50 PM

  On Monday the U.S. Department of Energy reported that gas prices were around $3.96 a gallon nationwide at the pump. That's up about 8 cents from a week ago. AAA says they expect gas prices to go up to about $4 a gallon by the end of the week. We'll... more »

• Legislature may not lower fees for auto registration

  March 23, 2011 2:41 PM

  DENVER (AP) - Colorado Republicans have long complained about higher car registration fees and late tag registration fines. But the final GOP attempt to roll back some of those fees faces a gloomy future in a Democratic Senate committee known for rejecting GOP ideas. The bill up for consideration... more »

• Egypt conflict affecting oil prices

  January 31, 2011 7:48 PM

  Any trip to the pump lately likely hasn't been cheap. Oil prices are once again going up. "The market showed that it went up substantially on Friday, about $3.70 a barrel." explains Harlan Ochs, President of Acorn Petroleum in Colorado Springs. Part of that rise can be attributed to... more »

• Man chasing cars ends up bitten and arrested

  November 7, 2010 10:18 AM

  In a strange turn of events Colorado Springs Police were called to the intersection of Cache La Poudre and N. Nevada Ave, where a man was reported to be chasing after and jumping on moving vehicles. A CSPD employee who had just gotten off work was at the intersection... more »

• Volvo recalling vehicles over air bag problems

  October 20, 2010 12:45 PM

  Volvo Cars of America is recalling almost 10,000 vehicles to fix front air bag systems that may not deploy in a crash. Volvo says the recall affects certain S80 sedans and XC70 crossover vehicles from the 2010-2011 model year and model year 2010 V70 wagons. The automaker says... more »

• Cars burned at CSU-Pueblo

  October 14, 2010 4:00 PM

  Pueblo County Sheriff's Office is asking for help in finding the person responsible for burning several cars at CSU-Pueblo on Sunday, October 3. One vehicle was destroyed and three others sustained damage. It happened between 4 and 5 a.m. on October 3 in one of the university parking... more »

• Deadly storm rips through New York City

  September 17, 2010 8:38 AM

  The National Weather Service is dispatching investigators to New York City to determine whether a tornado touched down during a fierce storm that tore through the city and left one person dead. Thursday's storm toppled trees, ripped roofs off homes and knocked out power for thousands. It also... more »

• Former Colorado Mormon bishop sent to prison

  September 15, 2010 8:22 AM

  A former stockbroker accused of running a $21 million Ponzi scheme from his suburban Denver home for 15 years has been sentenced to 12½ years in federal prison. Victims packed the courtroom Tuesday when U.S. District Judge Marcia Krieger sentenced Shawn Merriman. He had pleaded guilty to defrauding at... more »

• Toyota recalls Corollas, Matrixes

  August 26, 2010 12:56 PM

  Toyota is recalling more than a million Corolla sedans and Matrix hatchbacks with engines that may stall. Toyota said Thursday that the recalls affect vehicles sold in North America from the 2005-2008 model years. Three accidents and one injury have been reported due to the problem. Federal... more »

• Hundreds rampage in Fort Collins riot

  August 23, 2010 9:09 AM

  Fort Collins police say a crowd of about 400 threw bottles at officers, damaged cars and set trash cans on fire after a festival in Old Town. Authorities say two people were thrown through a window and were taken to a hospital early Sunday, but their conditions and the... more »

• BP logos removed from company cars in Colorado

  August 19, 2010 10:24 PM

  The BP office covering southwest Colorado has removed company logos from about 200 vehicles after employees complained of harassment. Spokesman Curtis Thomas told the Durango Herald that employees have been reporting routine abuse from the public, at traffic lights, gas stations and the grocery store. Thomas says employees have noticed... more »

• Toyota hit with another vehicle recall

  July 29, 2010 12:01 PM

  Toyota is recalling 412,000 passenger cars, mostly the Avalon model, in the U.S. for steering problems in which three accidents have been reported, the automaker said Thursday. The 373,000 Avalons being recalled range from the 2000 model year through to 2004 and have improper casting of the steering lock... more »

• Alleged 'Barefoot Bandit' to face charges in US

  July 14, 2010 8:16 AM

  The American teenager who authorities call the "Barefoot Bandit" is now in the U.S. to face charges after being deported from the Bahamas. An initial court appearance for Colton Harris-Moore is scheduled for today in Miami. It's likely he'll eventually be taken to Seattle, where he was indicted. ... more »

• Alleged 'Barefoot Bandit' to face Bahamas judge

  July 13, 2010 8:24 AM

  A resourceful teenage fugitive who police have called the "Barefoot Bandit" is expected to make his first court appearance today in the Bahamas. Police say Colton Harris-Moore faces a "litany" of charges, including suspicion of illegal weapons possession stemming from the week he spent in the Bahamas trying to... more »

• Street Rods - with a twist

  June 24, 2010 5:59 PM

  The Rocky Mountain Street Rod Nationals are back in Pueblo this weekend, and thanks to a rule change, the event is growing. Up until last year the customized cars had to be manufactured in 1949 or before. This year they've added another three decades. So while most cars are... more »

• End of the road for Ford's Mercury vehicles

  June 2, 2010 7:41 PM

  It's been predicted for years, now Ford confirms it is killing off its Mercury division. The Mercury brand has survived for 72-years. During a conference call to dealers, Ford executives said that winding down Mercury will allow the automaker to focus more attention on its mainstream Ford vehicles and especially... more »

• GM: May sales rose 10 percent

  June 2, 2010 12:24 PM

  General Motors Co. says its May sales rose 17 percent on strong new product sales and a big government fleet contract. The improvement came over a dismal May of last year as GM was heading into bankruptcy protection. GM says sales from its four brands - Chevrolet, Buick, GMC... more »

• Ford: May car and truck sales rise 22 percent

  June 2, 2010 12:22 PM

  Ford Motor Co. says its May U.S. sales rose 22 percent from a year earlier, boosted by strong demand for the F-Series pickup and new Ford Mustang. Ford says this is the sixth straight month that sales have increased more than 20 percent over the previous year, when the... more »

• Insurers bracing for Colorado storm claims

  May 28, 2010 8:09 AM

  Colorado residents and insurance companies are just starting to assess the damage from Wednesday's blast of tornados and thunderstorms, but the bill likely will be big. Carole Walker of the Rocky Mountain Insurance Information Association said Thursday that the larger insurance companies expect the damages to run into the... more »

• Colorado National Monument getting more congested

  May 24, 2010 8:28 AM

  Bicyclists are flocking to Colorado National Monument. But officials are worried that so many bikers are touring the western Colorado landmark that they're in danger. Monument officials say cyclists are up 31 percent since 2008. Car traffic is up, too. Superintendent Joan Anzelmo tells The Daily Sentinel newspaper... more »

• Highway safety group sees growing saftey risk from golf cart cars

  May 20, 2010 12:12 PM

  Golf cart cars are "a disaster waiting to happen" on public roads, according to a highway safety group. The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety says more states are allowing low-speed vehicles, or LSVs, on the highway. But crash tests it conducted found a mix of low-speed vehicles -- or... more »

• Colorado school tests fuel made from beetle-kill trees

  April 27, 2010 11:02 AM

  Colorado State University is getting ready to test a California company's technology that converts trees killed by bark beetles into fuel for cars. CSU's Engines and Energy Conversion Lab will measure the power and pollution from the fuel developed by Cobalt Technologies Inc. of Mountain View, Calif. Cobalt's process turns... more »

• Toyota to continue sales incentives through April

  April 6, 2010 11:06 AM

  Toyota says it will keep up most of its heavy incentives through April after the deals helped lift sales more than 40 percent last month. Toyota Motor Corp. says it will continue offering discounted leases on up to eight models, including the Camry, Corolla and RAV4. It will also offer... more »

• UPDATE: Drivers want light at dangerous intersection

  March 31, 2010 6:32 PM

  A dangerous intersection in Rocky Ford is getting more attention these days. There have been multiple accidents recently, leaving several people hurt. One driver says she's scared for her family to drive through it. Improvements to the intersection could be making the problem worse. There was a bad wreck Tuesday... more »

• Denver discusses replacing buses with streetcars

  March 20, 2010 9:22 AM

  Denver city officials are studying the possibility of replacing bus lines on Colfax Avenue with streetcars within the next 10 years. Department of Public Works officials say the streetcars could reduce congestion because they can carry twice the number of passengers as some buses. City Council President Jeanne Robb says... more »

• Gas prices beginning to climb again

  March 8, 2010 8:47 PM

  On your last trip to the gas pump you may have noticed something. Over the weekend, Colorado and the rest of the nation saw a big increase in gas prices. State wide there's been about a 5 cent increase. But in Southern Colorado we saw even more. "In the last... more »

• Springs P.D. cutting down on vehicles

  March 3, 2010 5:31 PM

  Colorado Springs Police say the size of their fleet of vehicles is coming down. They started looking into the size and management of their fleet after questions from the media. Results from the findings are prompting the force to cut about 70 vehicles by the end of 2010... more »

• Toyota's US president apologizes for failures

  February 23, 2010 10:18 AM

  The president of Toyota's U.S. operations is apologizing for the company's slow handling of sudden acceleration problems in its vehicles. James Lentz says Toyota took too long to confront the issue. He says Toyota had poor communications within the company, with government regulators and with its customers. Lentz's written apology... more »

• Honda adds 437,000 cars to global air bag recall

  February 10, 2010 9:24 AM

  A recall over air bags that started with a few thousand vehicles 15 months ago has ballooned to include nearly 1 million Hondas. The Japanese automaker says it has taken more than a year to expand the recall because the company "had to do many tests." Honda will replace the... more »

• More Prius complaints; Japanese media criticize Toyota chief for response

  February 6, 2010 9:57 AM

  A published report in Japan says that Japan's transport ministry has received nearly 80 complaints of Toyota Prius brake problems in the last 4 days. They include reports of five accidents but no injuries. The newspaper reports the ministry will urge Toyota to investigate the accidents. Meanwhile, Japanese media is... more »

• Grapevine section of California I-5 closed again by snow

  January 21, 2010 2:13 PM

  The California Highway Patrol says it has closed the Grapevine section of Interstate 5 because of heavy snow for the second time in as many days. CHP Officer John Lutz says a 30-mile stretch of the main freeway between Northern and Southern California was shut down Thursday. There's no... more »