Davos Choked by Audis as Ski Resort Draws Lincoln Tunnel Traffic
Chauffeured black Audis, armored limousines and a fleet of shuttle vans crunched to a halt in the streets of Davos as a record number of financiers, corporate bosses and politicians struggled to navigate through five feet of Swiss Alpine snow last week, the second-most in 66 years.
Budget cutters' eyes on Govt limousines
The Government is reviewing the cost of the chauffeur-driven BMW service for ministers as part of its savings drive, briefings to incoming ministers revealed yesterday.The briefing to Prime Minister John Key on Ministerial Services...
Jimmy Dimora's gambling trip to Windsor: limousines, women and meals, testimony shows
The 2003 trip to Windsor, Ontario was the second criminal scheme involving a gambling junket that federal prosecutors have introduced to jurors during the first two weeks of Dimora's racketeering trial in U.S. District Court. The first trip was to Las Vegas in 2008, and involved $25,000 that prosecutors said was bankrolled by Berea contractor Ferris Kleem.
President Obama's Sedan on eBay
Before he traveled in limousines and motorcades, President Obama shuttled himself to and from work at the Springfield, Ill., state house in a 2005 grey Chrysler sedan. The owner of the car is now offering the ultimate piece of Obama memorabilia on eBay. The starting...
Limo Companies Cashing In On Super Bowl
Companies are lining up to cash in on about 150,000 tourists who will flood into Indiana for Super Bowl XLVI.
London mayor tells VIPs to take train at Olympics
LONDON (Reuters) - Mayor Boris Johnson urged Olympic dignitaries on Monday to take public transport during this summer's Games rather than chauffeur-driven limousines on specially designated lanes, to help avoid raising the ire of log-jammed Britons. The Olympic Route Network (ORN), introduced after some athletes failed to arrive for their events in Atlanta 1996, is shaping up as one of the ...
China's ten most powerful 'black collar class' unmasked
London, Jan.30 (ANI): They dress in dark suits, drive black limousines and have rumored links to 'black societies' from the underworld, and are known as the 'black collar class'.
Italy cuts public officials' use of limos
ROME, Jan. 13 (UPI) -- Italy will cut back use of limousines by national and local government officials as a cost-cutting move, Prime Minister Mario Monti said Friday.
Obama’s Old Chrysler 300 on Sale at eBay for $1 Mil
*(Via ABC News) – Before he traveled in limousines and motorcades, President Obama shuttled himself to and from work at the Springfield, Ill., state house in a 2005 grey Chrysler sedan. The owner of the car is now offering the ultimate piece of Obama memorabilia on eBay. The starting bid? A cool $1 million. “How [...]
Ford unveils new sedan in effort to revive Lincoln
Lincoln was once the pinnacle of luxury. Continental limousines carried presidents from Franklin Roosevelt to Ronald Reagan. Town Cars ferried executives through Manhattan. Athletes and rappers cruised around in Navigator SUVs.