Electric vehicles gain traction in region
Indianapolis has one of the highest concentrations of plug-in electric vehicle drivers in the nation, an industry official says.
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Ener1 stock takes beating after Think write-down
The battery maker has been hurt by slow sales of electric car manufactured in Elkhart.
Indiana State Fairgrounds to host collector car auction billed as world’s largest
Last year’s Mecum auction at Indianapolis reported gross sales of $41.7 million and drew more than 30,000 people.
Auto auctioneer KAR sees quarterly profit surge
Carmel-based KAR Auction Services Inc. announced Wednesday that it pulled in profit of $7.3 million in the three months ended Dec. 31, a 38-percent jump from the $5.3 million earned in the same quarter the prior year.
Wrecker business emerges from sad circumstances
After Tammy and Tony Hanna each lost a parent to cancer, the couple took $175,000 from their parents’ life-insurance policies to start Hanna’s Wrecker Service. It opened in October 2008 with five trucks and 13 employees, and now has seven trucks and 17 workers, and plans to move to a larger site that will allow for additional growth.
Measure would allow photo radar cameras in school and construction zones
Legislature considering use of same technology used to nab those who disregard traffic signals.
Bill would force owners of electric cars to pay fee
Special charge would help offset lost gas-tax revenue.
Pearson Ford buys wholesale car-parts business
Owner John Pearson recently purchased the parts business of Paul Harvey Ford, which is ceasing operations after more than 44 years.
Shareholders approve FinishMaster deal
FinishMaster Inc.’s shareholders this week approved a deal to sell the Indianapolis-based company to a subsidiary of Uni-Select Inc. for $172 million.
FinishMaster to be acquired in $172M deal
Indianapolis-based FinishMaster Inc. announced late Thursday it will be acquired by a unit of Uni-Select Inc. of Canada for $172 million.
Research panel calls for more rigorous traffic safety
National group led by Indiana University professor says U.S. progress doesn’t stack up well against European counterparts.
Fiat dealerships rolling back to metro area
After a three-decade absence from the market, Fiat is coming back to the Indianapolis area with new dealerships in Carmel and Greenwood.
FinishMaster reports higher quarterly sales, profit
The Indianapolis-based distributor of automotive paints and accessories said its third-quarter profit climbed nearly 16 percent, to $3.5 million. Revenue increased 3 percent, to $108.8 million.
Designated driver service coming to Indianapolis
Leave it to a couple of recent college grads to make money off of driving home the liquored-up.
Upgrades planned for Auburn classic auto auction
The new owner of a long-running classic car auction in northern Indiana has announced plans to finish $1.5 million in improvements
to the facility before running its traditional Labor Day weekend sale for the first time.
Wishard Health Services rewards carpoolers
Landing the best parking spot doesn’t always require getting a big promotion.
Building demolition to begin along Interstate 69
Bulldozers await an office complex that previously served as headquarters to August Mack Environmental. It’ll be the first
building demolished along Interstate 69 to make way for highway expansion.
Smart plug-in is audibly different from conventional model
The future of electric-powered automotive transportation is already sitting in the showroom of the Indianapolis Smart car
dealership at 4000 E. 96th St. It’s a European version of the plug-in Smart.
Central Indiana aims to become electric vehicle powerhouse
Central Indiana might be in line to tap hundreds of millions of dollars in federal grants and loan guarantees to energize
the rollout of plug-in electric cars and trucks. Both chambers of Congress are considering measures that would require the
Department of Energy to select up to 15 cities nationwide to participate in a national electric vehicle deployment program.
Canadian company buying Kruse auto auction
A long-running classic car auction in northern Indiana will continue under a Canadian company that is taking it over from
its founder who has faced financial troubles.