More Wild & Wacky Street Signs!

More Wild & Wacky Street Signs!

We’ve been overwhelmed with all the wild and wonderful entries readers have submitted for the first Wild, Weird and Wacky Street Signs Contest.  But if you’ve been waiting with a great shot of your own, better get it in now.  We’re getting ready to close down the...
Falling Cows, Asteroid Crossings and Other Wacky Street Signs

Falling Cows, Asteroid Crossings and Other Wacky Street Signs

We’re coming down to the wire! You have just one week to get your entries in for TheDetroitBureau’s Wild, Weird and Wacky Street Signs Contest – and a chance to win some great prizes, including a $500 Bridgestone tire gift certificate and more. The good news is that...
Signs Keep Getting Wackier as Readers Weigh In

Signs Keep Getting Wackier as Readers Weigh In

We’ve had a great time watching the entries roll in for our first Wild, Weird and Wacky Street Signs Contest.  Each day seems to bring a few new ones that are wilder and wackier than before.  So, we’ll continue to share some of the best entries. For those who’ve...
More Wild, Weird and Wacky Street Signs From Our Reader Mailbox

More Wild, Weird and Wacky Street Signs From Our Reader Mailbox

The entries keep rolling in for TheDetroitBureau.com’s first annual some Wild, Weird and Wacky Street Signs.  So, we thought it was time to share some more of the best. For those who’ve somehow missed the news, we’re running a contest asking readers to share the crazy...
Readers Respond With Some Wild, Weird and Wacky Street Signs

Readers Respond With Some Wild, Weird and Wacky Street Signs

We expected nothing less.  When we announced TheDetroitBureau.com’s new Wild, Weird and Wacky Street Signs Contest we anticipated receiving a fair number of entries from readers around the world.  And we haven’t been disappointed.  We don’t expect you will be, either....
The Wild, Weird and Wacky Street Signs Contest!

The Wild, Weird and Wacky Street Signs Contest!

Whether you’re heading off for a cross-country family retreat or just joining friends at the beach and a BBQ, you might want to keep your eyes out this Independence Day Holiday. You never know when or where you might run into some odd things along the way – notably...
Coming Monday: The Wild, Weird and Wacky Street Signs Contest!

Coming Monday: The Wild, Weird and Wacky Street Signs Contest!

Paying attention while driving has its rewards – like helping to avoid a crash or not getting lost – but now the payoff for paying attention could be prizes including a set of new tires, a digital camera and more in the “Wild, Weird and Wacky Street Signs Contest”...
Breaking News: GM Finally Files For IPO

Breaking News: GM Finally Files For IPO

Just moments before Wall Street called it a day, Wednesday afternoon, General Motors announced it was filing its much-anticipated and unexpectedly delayed IPO. The move, which must still be formally approved by the Securities and Exchange Commission, as well as...
Chrysler Watching, Waiting On IPO

Chrysler Watching, Waiting On IPO

Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne says he’s keeping a close eye on rival General Motors’ planned IPO but likely won’t take his own company public again until at least 2011. GM’s success could be a critical factor in Chrysler’s timing, said Marchionne, who also serves as...
Ford Posts Best Quarterly Profit In Six Years

Ford Posts Best Quarterly Profit In Six Years

Ford Motor Co. has delivered another big surprise, a $2.6 billion profit for the April-June quarter that’s not just the maker’s best quarterly profit in six years, but handily above analysts’ expectations. Arguably even more significant is Ford’s promise that by...
Who’s The World’s Fastest? Bentley and Bugatti Lay Claims

Who’s The World’s Fastest? Bentley and Bugatti Lay Claims

In a world going green – while trying, anyway – speed still seems to matter, as well.  But who’s the fastest?  Bugatti and Bentley are both laying claims. Anyone who has seen the record books from the Bonneville Salt Flats knows that the record book can be carved up...
Market Snaps Up Tesla Shares

Market Snaps Up Tesla Shares

The first new automotive IPO in a half-century was greeted by the sort of exuberance seldom seen on Wall Street, these days, as investors charged in to grab shares of the California electric-vehicle manufacturer, Tesla Motors. Despite a last-minute move to raise the...