Drivers not using handsets: Almost two in three Irish drivers admit to using their hand-held mobile phone while driving, according to a survey released this week.
The snapshot surveyshowed that 66 per cent of the 350 drivers surveyed said they had used their mobile phone while driving. Almost half of those who had used the phone said they did not believe it affected their ability to drive.
Over one-third of those surveyed said they had already used their mobile phone handset while driving that day. The survey is part of a joint campaign, 'Make Safety Your First Call', by AA Ireland and Vodafone.
GM sells stake in finance arm: General Motors has agreed to sell a controlling stake in its finance arm to an investment consortium for $7.4bn, securing the troubled car-maker a cash inflow of $14bn over the next three years. GM secured the sale of 51 per cent of GM Acceptance Corp to Cerberus, Aozora, a Japanese bank owned by Cerberus, and Citigroup's private equity arm.