GM Will Build An All-New Chevrolet Camaro - Auto Buyers Have Spoken: VIDEO ENHANCED STORY
Next generation of classic sport coupe goes into production in late 2008, on sale in 2009; will be almost identical to wildly popular concept unveiled at NAIAS TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. August 10, 2006; Dear sports car fans: General Motors heard you loud and clear. GM Chairman and CEO Rick Wagoner announced today that GM wi ... Continue reading
MADD Pennsylvania to Launch Unprecedented Crackdown on Drunk Driving This Labor Day
MADD Joins National Effort With Tens of Thousands of Law Enforcement Officers Warning Drivers: If You Drive Drunk, You Will Be Arrested What: Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) Pennsylvania will hold a news conference to kick off a statewide drunk driving crackdown that aims to keep our streets safe at a historically ... Continue reading
Cunningham Leads Opening SPEED Touring Car Practice in Denver
For Immediate Release Cunningham Leads Opening SPEED Touring Car Denver Practice DENVER (Aug. 11, 2006) - Peter Cunningham, of Grafton, Wis., led the opening of two practice sessions for this weekend's SCCA Pro Racing SPEED World Challenge Touring Car Championship Round Six race, part of the Grand Prix of Denver. Teamm ... Continue reading
-- Subaru driver Travis Pastrana wins gold in inaugural X Games Rally -- LOS ANGELES, Aug. 11 -- Subaru Rally USA driver Travis Pastrana and co-driver Christian Edstrom took the gold medal in the inaugural X Games Rally event held August 2-5, clinching a sweep of the podium by Subaru rally cars. Pastrana edged out a wi ... Continue reading
Automotive Technology Center To Host Aug. 21 Open House at Tri-C's Western Campus
Tour the automotive facility and meet with faculty PARMA, Ohio, Aug. 11 -- The Advanced Automotive Technology Center will host an open house from 5:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m., Monday, August 21 at Cuyahoga Community College's Western Campus located at 11000 Pleasant Valley Road, Parma. Visitors will have the opportunity to tour ... Continue reading
Autobytel Inc. Announces Inducement Options Grants to Certain Employees
IRVINE, Calif.--Aug. 11, 2006--Autobytel Inc. , a leading Internet automotive marketing services company, announced today, in accordance with NASDAQ rules, that between June 16, 2006 and August 1, 2006, it made stock option inducement grants under the 2006 Inducement Stock Option Plan to purchase 836,500 shares of comm ... Continue reading
Volvo Ties Into a Winning Movie: 7 Consumers Win New Vehicle
By Marty Bernstein AIADA Contributing Editor There are movie tie-ins and there are tie-ins to movies â the subtle difference in terminology can make a big difference in the results. Fast food chains use characters to sell food. Volvo used it to drive traffic to dealersâ showrooms. And, as they say in Hollywoo ... Continue reading
Rutherford Named Grand Marshal of Indy Grand Prix of Sonoma
Contact: John Cardinale (707) 933-3907 Three-Time Indy 500 Winner Rutherford Named Grand Marshal of Indy Grand Prix of Sonoma SONOMA, Calif. (IMMEDIATE RELEASE) - Legendary open-wheel driver Johnny Rutherford has been named Grand Marshal of the Indy Grand Prix of Sonoma race weekend, Aug. 25-27, at Infineon Raceway. Ru ... Continue reading
ROLLING MEADOWS, Ill.--Aug. 11, 2006--Methode Network Bus Products and Cableco Technologies, both divisions of Methode Electronics, Inc., announced the successful completion of full EIA testing on the PowerRail 2000A pluggable power distribution system. The PowerRail 2000A is the 2000 amp version of Methode's PowerRail ... Continue reading
Affinia Group Announces Second Quarter Results
ANN ARBOR, Mich., Aug. 11 -- Affinia Group Inc. today announced second quarter financial results for 2006. For the quarter ended June 30, 2006 revenue was $562 million, representing a $4 million decrease compared to the second quarter of 2005. The decrease was primarily attributed to the discontinuation of certain comm ... Continue reading
SORL Auto Parts Reports 2006 Second Quarter Results
- Demonstrated strong growth across all divisions, export hit historical high - ZHEJIANG, China, Aug. 11 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- SORL Auto Parts, Inc. , a leading manufacturer and distributor of commercial vehicle air brake valves as well as other auto parts in China, today announced its financial results for the second ... Continue reading
ACDelco Adds Its Name to IHRA Norwalk Race
Contact: Jon G. Knapp TMG Sports Marketing Ph: (704) 662-3121 jgknapp@tmgsports.net ACDelco Adds Its Name to IHRA Norwalk Race Grand Blanc, MI, August 9, 2006 - Officials from ACDelco today announced that they have agreed to be the presenting sponsor of this month's International Hot Rod Association (IHRA) race in Norw ... Continue reading
Group 1 Automotive Acquires California Nissan Dealership
HOUSTON--Aug. 11, 2006--Group 1 Automotive, Inc. , a Fortune 500 automotive retailer, today announced it has acquired one of the highest volume Nissan dealerships in the country. Performance Nissan, located near Los Angeles in Duarte, Calif., has grown steadily over the last 15 years, ranking 14th for the first six mon ... Continue reading
DEARBORN, Mich., Aug. 11 -- Detroit-area consumers will be the first in America to test drive the 2007 Ford Edge, one of the most eagerly awaited new products from Ford Division, when the new CUV makes its "test- drive" debut at Ford Field, Thursday, Aug. 17. The Ford Racing Drive Zone, with Edge as the feature vehicle ... Continue reading
* Byron Green, Vice President - Assembly; Luis Rivas, Plant Manager; and Dan Henneman, Local 12 Jeep Unit Chairman, UAW hold media tour and roundtable at Toledo Assembly Plant on Wednesday, Aug. 16, 2006 * Dodge Nitro to join production of Jeep(R) Liberty at Toledo North Assembly Plant in August WHAT: Announcement of t ... Continue reading
California's Best-Selling Trucks, Ford F-Series, Take Center Stage at California State Fair
* California Ford Dealers present a hands-on exhibit for truck lovers at the 2006 California State Fair in Sacramento * Ford's 7,000-square-foot display will be visible from all directions with its landmark F-150 on top of a 45-foot tower that dominates the skyline * F-Series has been America's favorite truck for 29 ye ... Continue reading
Fantasy of Flight To Host First Annual Wings & Wheels Event Saturday, October 7, 2006
Polk City, FL - - August 10, 2006 - - Fantasy of Flight will play host to an Oktoberfest themed event âWings & Wheelsâ honoring the best in German engineered vintage aircraft and automobiles. The attraction is home to the Worldâs Greatest Aircraft Collection featuring over 40 vintage aircraft including a ... Continue reading
~ Monro to Explore Purchasing Selected Strauss Assets out of Chapter 11 ~ ROCHESTER, N.Y., Aug. 11 -- Monro Muffler Brake, Inc. , a leading provider of automotive undercar repair and tire services, today announced that it will not exercise its option to purchase the 87% of Strauss Discount Auto ("Strauss") that it curr ... Continue reading
Toyota Dedicated to Successful Launch of Second Generation Tundra
Washington DC August 11, 2006; The AIADA newsletter reported that Toyota officials are taking "exhaustive steps" to ensure the new full-size San Antonio born Tundra, is built to last, reports The Detroit News. As workers-in-training at the automaker's brand new $800 million â not yet open for business â Tundr ... Continue reading
Lazydays is Honored With the Prestigious C.T. Yoder Award
SEFFNER, Fla.--Aug. 11, 2006--Lazydays RV SuperCenter(R) ("Lazydays"), the nation's #1 one recreational vehicle ("RV") dealer, received the prestigious C.T. Yoder Dealer Award at the recent Carriage, Inc. Dealer Congress held in Orlando, FL. This is the fifth consecutive year that Lazydays has achieved the annual award ... Continue reading
Auto2Auto.Com: Used Car Dealership Opens Online
Ben Freeland August 9, 2006 auto2auto President and CEO (239) 825-5665 AUTO2AUTO.COM OPENS HEADQUARTERS AND WAREHOUSE FACILITY; NOW SELLING GUARANTEED USED VEHICLES ONLINE NATIONALLY America's Only True Online Auto Dealership Streamlines Purchase of Vehicles; Delivers To Convenient Locations Nationwide COLUMBIA, Tenn. ... Continue reading
Automakers to Invest $1 Billion in Hybrid Venture
Washington DC August 11, 2006; The AIADA newsletter reported that during an industry trade meeting in Traverse City, MI, representatives from General Motors, BMW AG, and DaimlerChrysler announced plans to invest more than $1 billion into the joint development of next-generation gas-electric hybrid engine technology. Ov ... Continue reading
C.A.R.S. Management Briefing Seminar - Day 4 Report
Weâre winding down here in beautiful Traverse City. Itâs amazingly quiet as I wrap up this coverage on Friday morning. Anyone who has to fly through a major airport on the way home is bummed. Iâm the only one in the press room at 7:45. Last evening our friends at AutoCom, a PR firm with many auto industr ... Continue reading
DETROIT, Aug. 11 -- Clarion Corporation of America, a global leader in the mobile electronics industry, received the industry's highest quality award by J.D. Power and Associates for the AM/FM/ Multi CD Changer radio segment of the 2006 Vehicle Multimedia Quality and Satisfaction Study. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cg ... Continue reading
Clean Diesel Technologies Reports 2006 Second Quarter Results
STAMFORD, Conn.--Aug. 11, 2006--Clean Diesel Technologies, Inc. ("Clean Diesel" or "The Company") (EBB: CDTI, AIM: CDT/CDTS & XETRA: CDI), a developer of technological solutions to reduce harmful engine emissions, today announces its results for the 2006 second quarter. Clean Diesel's Platinum Plus fuel borne catalyst ... Continue reading
GOTHENBURG - August 11, 2006: The Volvo Car Corporation has built a mini-Volvo that takes care of very special transport requirements during the European Athletics Championships in Gothenburg. The car, which is a 1:5 scale model of a Volvo XC90, was developed to be able to, quickly and smoothly, transport javelins, ham ... Continue reading
The All New 2007 BMW 3 Series Coupe
Continuing a Tradition of Elegance & Performance SAN FRANCISCO â August 11, 2006: Since the earliest days of the company, BMW Coupes have been elegant expressions of individual style and passion for driving. By the 1930's, a coupe was widely appreciated as a special automobile for people who regarded automobiles a ... Continue reading
Audi Announces U.S. Pricing for 2007 A4 and S4 Cabriolet Models
AUBURN HILLS, Mich., Aug. 10 -- Audi of America, Inc. today announced pricing for their new 2007 A4 and S4 Cabriolet models. The turbocharged four-cylinder A4 2.0 T Cabriolet starts at $39,100 for FrontTrak models and $41,200 for quattro models. The V6 equipped A4 3.2 Cabriolet starts at $46,950, and the S4 Cabriolet i ... Continue reading
Suzuki Motor Corporation Announces Further Global Expansion Plans And New Current Year Sales Targets
MILTON KEYNES, England - August 11, 2006: Suzuki Motor Corporation has announced that it will aim to achieve consolidated net sales of 3 trillion Yen [approximately Euro 20 billion] in the current financial year ending March, 2007, following favourable financial results in the first quarter and steadily growing demand ... Continue reading
For those who may not have reveived these, here they are again. USAC REGIONAL MIDGET CAR SERIES RACE RESULTS: August 9, 2006 - New Castle, Indiana - Mount Lawn Speedway - "Wednesday Night Thunder" FIRST FEATURE: (30 laps) 1. Brian Olson (#71x Olson), 2. Bryan Clauson (#7 C & A), 3. Scott Thoman (#88 Thoman), 4. ... Continue reading
Finalists Chosen in U.S. Champion Auto Glass Technician Competition
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: NGA Marketing marketing@glass.org FINALISTS CHOSEN IN U.S. CHAMPION AUTO GLASS TECHNICIAN COMPETITION Champion to Represent U.S. in International Master Fitter Competition in Germany WASHINGTON, DC, August 10, 2006--The National Glass Association (NGA) has announced the three finalists to ... Continue reading
Racing Legends Team Up to Lead Detroit Muscle
HOLLY, Mich., Aug. 10 -- Racing legends and pioneers Rick Dyer, Pro-Street World Champion, and Danny Scott, NMCA and NSCA Champion, have teamed up to lead Detroit Muscle's custom car design and manufacturing studios. Until today, no other company has been successful pairing the strength and accuracy of a Tier 1 supplie ... Continue reading
China Automotive Systems Reports 2006 Second Quarter Results
Second Quarter 2006 Highlights: - Total net sales for the period increased to US$24.7 million, reflecting a 47% year-over-year growth; - Net sales from steering components for passenger and light-duty vehicles increased to US$15.8 million, reflecting a 31% year-over-year growth; - Net sales from steering components for ... Continue reading
"This New Car" explores the pros and cons of Fuel-Cell Vehicles
*This New Car* *Promoting Clean, Mean Driving Machines* <http://www.wicn.org/programs/thisnewcar/schedule.htm> ** <http://www.wicn.org/programs/thisnewcar/schedule.htm> * **August 13 - Pros and Cons of Electric & Plug-In Vehicles* * Worcester, MA --* On Sunday, August 13 at 10:00 p.m. (EST), WICN/90.5 FM, the NPR affil ... Continue reading
Terapeak Launches First Research Tool for Motors Parts and Accessories Buyers and Sellers on eBay
VICTORIA, British Columbia--Aug. 10, 2006--Terapeak, a member of the eBay Developers Program and an eBay Certified Solution Provider, today announced the launch of a research tool specifically designed for eBay Motors Parts and Accessories (P&A) sellers. Terapeak's Motors P&A Research will provide sellers with access t ... Continue reading
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