Franklin is home to one of the
nation’s foremost sellers of antique car components, but co-owners Fred Bruner and Max
Merritt fear the ride might be slowing.
Founder Steve Tolen started out to make an electric car and wound up with a device to blend and regulate power among different
types of electric batteries.
Shares of KAR Auction Services Inc. Friday inched above prices set by the vehicle auctioneer in its initial public offering.
Stock in Carmel-based KAR Auction Services Inc. on Friday morning traded below prices set by the vehicle auctioneer in its
initial public offering.
Chris Burd still unsure why husband, Rich Burd, owner of Burd Ford, committed suicide. Burd was an auto dealer in Lawrence.
The Carmel-based auctioneer had expected to raise $340.9 million through its IPO, but the company said it would sell 25 million common shares at $12 each for total proceeds of $300 million.
A complex system of signs along Indianapolis’ interstate highway system was pressed into action after a propane tanker exploded
in October near I-465 and I-69.
Carmel-based KAR Auction Services Inc. on Monday said the company turned a profit in the third quarter, although revenue decreased
slightly.
The next time you’re tooling along Interstate 465 on the west side, take notice of the girders supporting the new 21st Street bridge. You might see more of them in the future. The experimental concrete beams are bigger than normal and shaped like a “U” instead of the traditional “I.” Think of an elongated, Paul-Bunyan-class […]
Counties wanting to speed traffic among suburbs are building highways to avoid having to travel into Indianapolis. The result,
a 100-mile outer loop beyond Interstate 465, won’t be completed for years, and it won’t be built to consistent standards,
but it might help ease congestion.
Ford, the only Detroit automaker to dodge direct government aid and bankruptcy court, surprised investors with a profit of
nearly $1 billion in the third quarter.
The ramp from southbound I-69 onto I-465 to the city’s east side is expected to reopen before Tuesday’s morning commute.
The left eastbound lane over the eastbound bridge and the Interstate 69 southbound ramp to I-465 southbound will remain closed
through midweek as crews continue repair work.
The westbound lane of Interstate 465 reopened Friday afternoon on the city’s northeast side following the tanker explosion Thursday that closed parts of the expressway in both directions.
Of all the inappropriate postmarks for the largest distributor of plug-in electric vehicles in Indiana,
Gas City, about an hour north of Indianapolis, takes the prize. But Steve Mitchell, proprietor of Electric Cars
and Carts, figures he’s in the right place as far as business prospects go. Despite a stalled economy, Mitchell’s
electric vehicle sales are up 35 percent over the same month last year.
Hummer, the off-road vehicle that once epitomized America’s love for hulking trucks, is now in the hands of a Chinese heavy
equipment maker.
Pendleton-based Remy International today formally unveiled its ‘off the shelf’ electric motors for hybrid vehicles.
Workers at a Subaru plant in central Indiana cheered as its 3 millionth vehicle reached the end of the production line.
An urban advocacy group is trying to bring a big-city concept to Indianapolis: car sharing. People for Urban
Progress cites environmental benefits as well as cost savings for urban dwellers who might find it practical to ditch their
seldom-used vehicles.
KAR Holdings Inc., parent of the Carmel-based auto-auction firm Adesa Inc., has announced its intentions to become a publicly
traded company. KAR filed its registration statement for the initial public offering yesterday with the Securities
and Exchange Commission.
