2 cars torched in auto repair lot
Salt Lake arson investigators were looking Monday for the person who torched a car inside an auto-repair yard over the weekend.

Aviva to sell RAC Auto Windscreens
Insurance giant Aviva is to sell its RAC Auto Windscreens business as part of a plan to focus on its core operations. German restructuring specialist Arques Industries is to buy the windscreen repair and replacement specialist for an undisclosed sum.

GE Provides $79.5 Million Credit Facility to Market Leader in Franchised Auto Body Repair and Painting
NORWALK, Conn. December 1, 2008: GE Antares Capital today announced it served as administrative agent for a $79.5 million senior secured credit facility to support the acquisition of Maaco Franchising by Driven Brands, the parent company of Meineke Car Care Centers, Econo Lube N? Tune, AutoQual, Aero Colours, Drive N Style, and Tortal.net.

Midtown Auto to move
Midtown Auto Service is moving from its location at 1401 S. Minnesota Ave. The company's move to 3911 S. West Ave. will be official Dec. 8. Owner Kevin Evans said the move was necessary because his lot recently was purchased. But he's also been operating in a space that his business grew out of several years back.

Repair Shops See Boom
The solution has been easy when a toaster, a computer or a TV starts to go bad: Get a new one.

Pep Boys' 2008 Third Quarter Results Conference Call to Be Broadcast on Investorcalendar.com
PHILADELPHIA December 1, 2008: The Pep Boys ? Manny, Moe & Jack , the nation?s leading automotive aftermarket retail and service chain, will broadcast its third quarter earnings conference call live on Tuesday, December 9 at 8:30 a.m. ET . The conference call will be broadcast over the Internet at http://www.investorcalendar.com.

Repair shop marks 100 years of labor
Name: Jeff Stehman

Manitoba/National News
HEADINGLEY ? The Winnipeg Police Service unclaimed goods auction was the place to get hot deals yesterday, especially if you were looking for crowbars.

Auto repair shops see big business as consumer confidence dwindles
While some businesses are struggling, business is revving up for car repair shops. Some people can't afford to buy a new car these days, but they also can't afford to...

Automobile engineering course at Changzamtog
1 December, 2008 - The newly inaugurated Institute for Automobile Engineering at Changzamtog, Thimphu, is expected to absorb Class X dropouts, while also offering quality auto repairs.

GMAC Puts Individuals After Institutions in Bond Plan (Update2)
Dec. 1 (Bloomberg) -- GMAC LLC , the financing unit of General Motors Corp., is placing individual investors who loaned the company $14.6 billion behind institutions should the company file for bankruptcy.

GMAC Puts Individuals After Institutions in Bond Exchange Plan
Dec. 1 (Bloomberg) -- GMAC LLC , the financing unit of General Motors Corp., is placing individual investors who loaned the company $14.6 billion behind institutions should the company be forced to file for bankruptcy.

Opposition agrees to coalition with Dion as PM
In a historic political move, the leaders of the Liberals, NDP and the Bloc Quebecois signed a formal agreement Monday to topple the Tories and co-operate as a coalition government for at least 18 months.

The Gloom of the Après-bubble World
*** Madness on the way up, and madness on the way down?geegaws from China sell better than new boats?and more!

InterBike'08: Last Savory Treats From Showtime
They also keep black alive in a way that Cervelo?s Gerard Vroomen spent some time oogling the new hoops.

WP business owner dies in motorcycle accident
Norma Engelberg Woodland Park business owner Rick Cunningham, 50, died Nov. 23 from injuries he received in a motorcycle accident in Manitou Springs on Nov. 22. He died at Penrose Hospital Main where he and a passenger were taken by ambulance.

New businesses
Here's a list of new businesses to open their doors recently.

The Windsor Times News
As the ?not so special? Special Session of the California Legislature remains in partisan gridlock this Thanksgiving, some participants are beginning to speak of the ?mother of all bailouts? if the once-golden state runs out of cash next February as predicted.

Big 3 bankruptcy talk worries consumers
NEW YORK -- Cash-strapped General Motors insists declaring bankruptcy would be disastrous because it would scare away customers.

After two latest deaths, anglers reflect on dangers of Pillar Point Harbor
The fishermen at Pillar Point Harbor know all too well the blinding fog and crashing swells that capsized David Tien's boat, killing him and his cousin over the weekend.