Mark Eskeldson, author of What Car Dealers Don't Want You to Know, says Holbrook almost fell for a classic.

FORBES: Dealers 1 Internet 0

Advocate depute Iain McSporran asked the officer if he could tell anything from the distance of the first impact mark with the wall and the final resting place of the car.

BBC: Fatal car hit wall 'like a bomb' in Aberdeenshire

If the yet-to-be-named car is a success when it goes on sale next year, it would herald the emergence of Tata Motors on the global auto scene, mark the advent of India as a global center for small-car production and represent a victory for those who advocate making cheap goods for potential customers at the "bottom of the pyramid" in emerging markets.

FORBES: The Next People's Car

The car, retail and farming announcements mark the start of the next chapter: efforts by industrial giants to extend their buying- or selling-power online.

ECONOMIST: Seller beware

If you are the type who will spend as much on a bottle of Scotch as a high-end sports car, mark your calendar for the event.

FORBES: Record-Breaking Single Malt Whisky Auction December 11

While that logic may serve investors well in biofuels, it misses the mark in the field of energy storage (with the possible exception of car batteries).

FORBES: Energy Storage: Why Scale is for Suckers

The 54-year-old became the second-oldest driver to start on the pole in a Sprint Cup car, a few months short of Harry Gant's mark.

NPR: Edwards Ends Long Drought At Phoenix

Mark Hasse, an assistant district attorney in Kaufman County, was shot to death while getting out of his car Thursday morning, sheriff's spokeswoman Pat Laney told CNN.

CNN: Prosecutor gunned down outside Texas courthouse

Three times this season, a Red Bull car has been undone by a faulty alternator, including last weekend when it forced Mark Webber out of the race.

WSJ: Vettel Leaves Nothing to Chance