2006 British International Motor Show: a huge success!
<p> Andrew Frankl<br> European Bureau Chief<br> The Auto Channel<p> It took the Motor Show 30 years to get back to London, where it belongs. The manufacturers tired very hard over the years to make it work in Birmingham, nearer to the middle of England but it never really took off. So, after a great deal of trepidation ... Continue reading
Lexus Ranks Highest in Customer Satisfaction With Dealer Service WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif., July 20 -- Customer satisfaction with the overall experience within the dealership can considerably impact a dealer's revenue gain per customer, according to the J.D. Power and Associates 2006 Customer Service Index (CSI) Study(S ... Continue reading
Fiat Panda To Make Cross-Channel Swim
LONDON - July 20, 2006: Tomorrow morning, weather permitting, at around 8.30am, (Friday 21 July), a new breed of nautical Panda will be clambering into the sea at Folkestone, Kent; not merely to escape our heatwave by cooling off in the water, but with every intention of reaching the French coast and then driving all t ... Continue reading
2006 Hyundai Azera Limited Review
DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH CAREY RUSS 2006 Hyundai Azera Limited Hyundai is serious about competing with the established players in the automotive world, and none of its products show this intent better than its flagship Azera sedan. All new for the 2006 model year, the Azera could be seen as a replacement for Hyundai' ... Continue reading
VW Touareg's Little Brother Is Called "Tiguan"
WOLFSBURG - July 20, 2006: Volkswagen will call its new compact SUV Tiguan. Not only the vehicle, but also the decision on the name is a brave journey into new terrain: the name was chosen by the readers of the AutoBild group. More than 350,000 votes were made from ten countries. The clear winner was Tiguan. The Touare ... Continue reading
GM Foundation Donates 3 Vans to SE Michigan United Way
Saturn Relays equipped with Sit-N-Lift Technology and OnStar DETROIT - For the third year, General Motors Foundation has donated three Sit-N-Lift equipped Saturn Relay sport vans to United Way for Southeastern Michigan. GM's exclusive Sit-N-Lift feature provides a fully motorized lift-and-lower passenger seat to help p ... Continue reading
Incumbent MMB Wins $25 Million Jiffy Lube International Account
HOUSTON, July 20 -- Boston-based advertising agency MMB successfully defended the $25 million Jiffy Lube International account and will continue its relationship as agency of record for the leader in the fast lube category. MMB has handled the Jiffy Lube advertising program since 2001 but the account was put up for rev ... Continue reading
BMW's Reithofer New CEO Will Replace Panke - VIDEO ENHANCED STORY
FRANKFURT, July 20, 2006; Reuters reported that BMW, the world's biggest premium car maker, has appointed Norbert Reithofer, 50, as its chief executive, with effect from Sept. 1, the company's supervisory board said on Thursday. Reithofer will succeed Helmut Panke, whose contract expires in May 2007. Panke turns 60 in ... Continue reading
Motorcycle and Scooter Sales Get Pumped Up in First Half of 2006
IRVINE, Calif.--July 20, 2006--Motorcycle and scooter sales continued climbing for the first half of this year, putting two-wheelers on the road to 14 straight years of increasing popularity. Compared to the first half of 2005, among the 15 leading brands, bike sales jumped 10.9 percent through the second quarter, acco ... Continue reading
Lockheed Martin's Skunk Works Reveals Unmanned High Altitude System
FARNBOROUGH, England, July 19, 2006 -- Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] today unveiled the existence of a new high altitude, unmanned aerial demonstrator to reporters attending the Farnborough International Air Show. The announcement was part of a review of several Skunk Works projects highlighting technologies the company ... Continue reading
Lockheed Martin to Design Nano Air Vehicle to Monitor the Urban Battlefield
CHERRY HILL, N.J., July 20 -- The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) awarded Lockheed Martin a $1.7-million, 10-month contract to design a revolutionary remote-controlled nano air vehicle (NAV) that will collect military intelligence indoors and outdoors on the urban battlefield. Lockheed Martin Advanced ... Continue reading
Ford Reports Second Quarter 2006 Financial Results
- Net loss of 7 cents per share, or $123 million, for the second quarter of 2006. - Loss from continuing operations, excluding special items, of 3 cents per share, or $48 million.* - Strong liquidity with total automotive cash, including cash equivalents, marketable securities and loaned securities, at $23.6 billion. - ... Continue reading
GM Certified Used Vehicles Rolls Out Summer Rate Incentives on Select GM Vehicles
Industry's Top-Selling Certified Brand Offers Affordable GMAC Financing Rates as Low as 4.5% APR DETROIT â GM Certified Used Vehicles, the industryâs top-selling manufacturer-certified used vehicle brand according to Autodata Corp., today announced a nationwide summer rate incentive program on select GM vehic ... Continue reading
See It, Feel It, Drive It - Citroën C6 At The British Motor Show
LONDON - July 20, 2006: The Citroën C6 makes its British International Motor Show debut and visitors to the show will not only get the chance to see the car alongside the entire Citroën range, but will actually have the opportunity to drive it on a specially developed route around ExCel throughout the show, which ... Continue reading
Lazydays Achieves The Winnebago Circle Of Excellence Award
SEFFNER, Fla.--July 20, 2006--Lazydays RV SuperCenter(R) ("Lazydays"), the nation's number one recreational vehicle ("RV") dealer, has been recognized by Winnebago Industries as having earned its prestigious "Circle of Excellence" award for the 2006 model year, which is based solely on customer sales and service satisf ... Continue reading
Sheer Driving Pleasure - CLK-Class with new V8 engine and attractive equipment package
STUTTGART - July 20, 2006: Bolstered by a new V8 engine developing 285 kW/388 hp, the CLK 500 Coupé and Cabriolet models now serve up sports car-esque driving pleasure. The newly developed 5.5-litre V8 engine boasts a peak torque of 530 Nm (outgoing model: 460 Nm), allowing the CLK-Class to deliver a virtuoso perfor ... Continue reading
Dodge Charger Flexes Its Modern Muscle in the Upcoming Comedy 'My Super Ex-Girlfriend'
* Dodge Brand Delivers Superior Performance in Upcoming Ivan Reitman-Directed Film * Stars Uma Thurman and Luke Wilson Joined by the Red-Hot 2006 Dodge Charger AUBURN HILLS - July 20, 2006: Driving into theaters tomorrow, "My Super Ex-Girlfriend" features a 2006 Dodge Charger in the film's storyline. The Dodge Charger ... Continue reading
Timeless Volvo Classic Celebrates 40 Years
GOTHENBURG - July 20, 2006: Volvo's dilemma of not being able to offer a completely new model during the first half of the 1960s was effectively eliminated in the middle of August 1966 when the new Volvo 144 was first shown. The car was nothing less than a small sensation. It had a new design language featuring clean a ... Continue reading
UK: BMW eyes US launch for diesel-powered cars
BMW already has a vast range of diesels in Europe from the entry level 1-series hatchback to the luxury 7-series sedan pictured view image BMW is looking to launch diesel-powered cars in the US by 2008, according to a report in the UK. The Financial Times, reporting from the British International Motor Show, said the c ... Continue reading
OBVIO! Announces Export of Electric Cars to ZAP for North America - VIDEO ENHANCED STORY
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brasil--July 19, 2006--Brasilian automotive company OBVIO ! announced that it will introduce electric cars based on its 828 and 012 microsport car designs for export to North America. OBVIO ! has a strategic partnership with publicly-owned California automobile distributor ZAP (http://www.zapworld.com), ... Continue reading
Tenneco Announces Executive Appointments
LAKE FOREST, Ill., July 19 -- Tenneco Inc. announced today the appointment of Paul Novas as vice president and controller for the company. Mr. Novas will replace James Perkins, who announced his resignation from Tenneco on June 27, 2006, effective July 20, 2006, to take another controller position outside the industry. ... Continue reading
USAC REGIONAL MIDGET CAR SERIES RACE RESULTS: July 19, 2006 - New Castle, Indiana - Mount Lawn Speedway - "Wednesday Night Thunder" FIRST HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Bobby Smith (#8 Epperson), 2. Joe Liguori (#6rr Liguori), 3. Adam Schuyler (#56 Schuyler), 4. Kevin Studley (#57 Studley), 5. ... Continue reading
AutoZone West Series race at Irwindale Speedway
Saturday's (July 22) King Taco 200 NASCAR Grand National Division, AutoZone West Series race at Irwindale Speedway is part of King Taco Night Presented by ACDelco and H & H Automotive in which youngsters 12 and under get in for free. The event includes an Auto Club Late Model race. Gates open at 4 p.m. and the King ... Continue reading
USAC KENYON MIDGET CAR SERIES RACE RESULTS: July 19, 2006 - New Castle, Indiana - Mount Lawn Speedway - "Wednesday Night Thunder" FIRST HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Jordan Pennington (#8 Pennington), 2. Sammy Imel (35 Imel), 3. Jacob Thompson (#48 Thompson), 4. Drew Charlson (#21 Charlson), 5. ... Continue reading
Bandag, Incorporated Reports 2nd Quarter 2006 EPS
Bandag, Inc. Flash Results (Numbers in Millions, Except Per Share Data) Q2 2006 Q2 2005 6 Months 6 Months 2006 2005 Net sales $247.3 $227.3 $459.7 $417.0 Earnings from continuing operations $10.5 $12.7 $16.2* $18.7 Diluted EPS from continuing operations $0.54 $0.65 $0.83* $0.95 *Before loss from discontinued operations ... Continue reading
Navistar Reaffirms 2006 Guidance
WARRENVILLE, Ill.--July 19, 2006--Navistar International Corporation , the nation's largest combined commercial truck and mid-range diesel engine producer, today reaffirmed its earlier guidance that the company expects diluted earnings per share for fiscal year 2006 will exceed $5.38 per share. Navistar International C ... Continue reading
Tower Automotive Reaches Tentative Agreements with Unions
Agreements with UAW, USW are subject to union ratification and Bankruptcy Court approval NOVI, Mich., July 19 -- Tower Automotive (BULLETIN BOARD: TWRAQ.PK) today announced tentative contract agreements with the United Auto Workers union (UAW) and the United Steelworkers union (USW) covering approximately 2,100 Tower e ... Continue reading
GM's Lutz Says Automaker Must Have Hybrids Despite Expense and Doubtful Benefit
London UK July 19, 2006; The <a href="/link.html?http://www.just-auto.com"> Just-Auto interviewed GM's Bob Lutz at the London Auto Show: Hybrids are technologically of doubtful benefit, and expensive, but necessary from a political and public relations point of view, according to General Motors vice president, global p ... Continue reading
The Auto Channel content library (since 1996) has grown to become the world’s most extensive and complete interactive archive of automotive centric news, articles, reviews and intense event coverage, presented to viewers as Text, Video and Images.
Vehicle manufacturers and alt fuels.
