Car Show Calendar

The 20th annual “Winter Warm Up” indoor car show will be held 10 a.m.-5 p.m. at Gaillard Auditorium Exhibition Hall in Charleston. The event will include participant judging and People’s Choice award. It is open to all pre-1990 cars and trucks and to any special-interest vehicle or motorcycle. Read More

Boat names, trucking hire highlight wheels and waves enterprises

Looking to buy a big rig, or name a big boat? Well, you've come to the right place. A local trucking dealership has hired a new chief, and one of the country’s largest boating organizations has unveiled its list of top vessel monickers. Read More

Up the Road

Dealer group “stoked” about new Kia outlet in Goose Creek

The physical move for Stokes Kia was hardly a mile north, but the strategic shift has been much more extensive. Stokes Kia relocated to Goose Creek five months ago. Once overshadowed by the Honda outlet next door on Rivers Avenue, the Kia dealership moved to a new 20,000-square-foot center on close to four acres of high ground along well-traveled U.S. Highway 52. Read More

Sudden Unintended Acceleration cases hit close to home

At latest count, there are now 9.5 million vehicles being recalled by the Toyota Corp. for “Sudden Unintended Acceleration” defects. Your columnist is just one of the 9.5 million. Your logical question could be, “How can a former General Motors Corp. employee be affected by a Toyota recall?” The GM-Toyota relationship began in the early 1970s when the Japanese carmaker came to General Motors seeking an alliance in building automobiles in the United States. Read More