- Dodge brand is first in the automotive industry to utilize Yahoo! Smart Ads to support a major new vehicle launch - New "Grab Life" tagline expands the appeal of Dodge to a broader audience and builds on equity established with previous Dodge tagline - All-new Dodge brand campaign airs Sept. 16 AUBURN HILLS, Mich., S ... Continue reading
2008 Honda CR-V EX-L 4WD Review
DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH CAREY RUSS 2008 Honda CR-V EX-L 4WD with Navigation In the decade since the first Honda CR-V was introduced, crossover SUVs have gone from an interesting new idea to mainstream transportation. And, although crossovers are the fastest-growing vehicle segment in the U.S., and are seen as an Ame ... Continue reading
VIDEO von Medialink und Ford: Ford enthüllt Zukunftsvision
NEW YORK, September 13 -- Nach dem beispiellosen Erfolg des Unternehmens im Jahr 2006 werden auf der diesjährigen Internationalen Automobil-Ausstellung in Frankfurt alle Augen auf Ford gerichtet sein, wo es drei völlig neue Modelle präsentieren wird. (Siehe Video der Ford Motor Co. unter: http://media.medialink.com/ ... Continue reading
Autoliv: Investor and Analyst Conference - Web Cast Invitation
STOCKHOLM, Sweden--Regulatory News: Autoliv Inc. (STO:ALIV) will host a web cast to broadcast Autoliv’s Investor and Analyst Conference being held at the Autoliv Test facility in Germany – Friday, September 14, 2007 at 8.45 am CET (7:45 am GMT and 2:45 am EST). At the conclusion of the event, a web cast will be ava ... Continue reading
Brett Hudson Excited About Salem Return
Brett Hudson Excited About Salem Return SALEM, Indiana (September 13, 2007) - - Fresh off a impressive eighth place finish last Saturday afternoon at Chicagoland Speedway, Kentucky’s Brett Hudson is back and ready for more. Returning to his normal grass roots of short track racing, Hudson will strap in behind hi ... Continue reading
Ibuyeco Green Car Insurance Reaches 18,000 Tonnes of CO2 Offsets Since June Launch
LONDON, September 13 -- - 100% Offsetting Plus Competitive Pricing a Hit With Consumers Since its launch on World Environment Day in June, ibuyeco customers have now offset over 18,000 tonnes of CO2 as part of their car insurance policies. ibuyeco combines a competitive insurance quote and 100% offsetting of a car's CO ... Continue reading
Tim Sauter Looking for Luck at Loudon
Tim Sauter Looking for Luck at Loudon Tim Sauter needs a little luck this weekend. The Wisconsin driver has been snake bit over the summer months having several good finishes wiped out with a myriad of misfortunes. Untimely cautions, mechanical failures, electrical gremlins and a malfunctioning air-wrench have all slow ... Continue reading
New 2008 Vehicles Pique Consumer Interest on Cars.com
CHICAGO, Sept. 13 -- Several cars that were redesigned for 2008 have generated interest among consumers shopping at Cars.com, according to the latest Cars.com Consumer Search Index. The 2008 Saturn Vue, Toyota Highlander and Subaru Impreza, all which were redesigned for the 2008 model year, top the list of new cars exp ... Continue reading
Co-op America Aims to Help 15,000 Americans Send A Message to Nation's Largest Automakers; Rankings of Vehicle Fuel Sources Featured in Co-op America Quarterly. WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- America's two biggest car makers -- General Motors Corporation (GM) and the Ford Motor Company -- are the focus ... Continue reading
SUV sales grow fastest in the first 8 months, up 49.78 % year-on-year
SUV sales grow fastest in the first 8 months, up 49.78 % year-on-year http://www.gasgoo.com/autobiz/3288/SUV-sales-grow-fastest-in-the-first- 8-months-up-49-78-year-on-year.html Shanghai. September 13 (Gasgoo.com) China¡¯s sales of SUV vehicles grew fastest both in August and in the first eight months of this year, a ... Continue reading
Vehicle Research, Configuration and Comparison Tool for Automotive Website Development
Chrome Construct pairs raw automotive data with a comprehensive web service interface to enable faster development of complete vehicle configuration and comparison tools PORTLAND, Ore., Sept. 13 -- Chrome Systems Inc., an industry leader in collecting, enhancing, and distributing best-in-class automotive data, today in ... Continue reading
Zhengzhou Nissan to Launch 4 New Models in Next Three Years
SHANGHAI - September 13, 2007: Zhengzhou Nissan, a 50/50 joint venture between Dongfeng Automobile Co and Nissan Diesel, plans to launch four new vehicle models in the next three years, Chinese media reported today. The Beijing-based Jinghua News says Zhengzhou Nissan will launch two new models, a redesigned Paladin an ... Continue reading
Grand-Am Jeff Segal and Jep Thornton have been consistent all season long in their No. 09 Automatic Racing Fresh >From Florida/Imported Car Store BMW M3 in Grand-Am KONI Challenge Series Grand Sport (GS) competition, and a solid finish in Fridayâs race at Miller Motorsports Park in Tooele, Utah could wrap up the d ... Continue reading
NHRA (GLENDORA) - NEWS NUGGETS
NEWS NUGGETS · ASHLEY FORCE DELIVERS FOR NHRA ON LENO: Funny Car rookie Ashley Force looked like a seasoned veteran during her appearance with car enthusiast Jay Leno on The Tonight Show Monday night. The daughter of NHRA icon John Force â who was back at the Tonight Show studios 11 years after his own appearan ... Continue reading
ALMS (BRASELTON) - LE PETIT ELEGANCE' TO BENEFIT EMORY UNIVERSITY BREAST CANCER RESEARCH
"Le Petit Elegance" will raise money for Emory University's Department of Surgery and its Program for Breast Cancer Research at Petit Le Mans. Panoz Motor Sports Group and the American Le Mans Series are partnering with Emory University School of Medicine, one of the world's leading health care providers, to raise mone ... Continue reading
NASCAR NNCS (LOUDON) - IN THE LOOP
Cream Rises At NHIS Statistically speaking, when the checkered flag waves at New Hampshire International Speedway late Sunday afternoon, the championship outlook should look as tight as it does now. Only 60 points separate 12th place from first, and figuring how well practically all the Chase drivers perform at New Ham ... Continue reading
INDYCAR (INDIANAPOLIS) - SERIES NOTES
1. Franchitti conquered diverse schedule<P> 2. Indy Pro Series enjoyed record growth<P> 3. Franchitti on âLate Late Show with Craig Fergusonâ<P> <P> 1. Franchitti conquered diverse schedule: To win the 2007 IndyCar Series championship, Dario Franchitti had to conquer one of the most diverse schedules in motor ... Continue reading
NHRA (MEMPHIS) - Line hopes to get back on track at Memphis...
Jason Line, a Minnesota native who now calls Charlotte home, dug himself a hole at the recently completed Mac Tools U.S. Nationals, albeit a shallow hole that he feel he can get out of at this weekend's 20th annual NHRA O'Reilly Mid-South Nationals. At the U.S. Nationals over Labor Day weekend in Indianapolis, the firs ... Continue reading
SCCA (UTAH) - Malkhassain tops charts in first session at Toole........
Ara Malkhassain, of Sonoma, Calif., topped the time sheets in the first practice session for Round Eight of the SCCA Pro Racing SIRIUS Satellite Radio Mazda MX-5 Cup at Miller Motorsports Park, part of the Sunchaser 1000 weekend. His teammate Jesse Combs, of Houston, Texas, and new MX-5 Cup Champion Jason Saini, of For ... Continue reading
SPECIAL EVENT (SAN DIEGO) - ARNC ISSUES STOCK VALUE INFORMATION...
American Racing Capital Inc., (OTCBB: ANRC), a company specializing in the motorsports industry, commented today on the recent volatility in its stock price. The Company knows of no business condition or other reason to explain the recent decline in the price of its stock. </p> <p> Bob Koveleski, the President of Ameri ... Continue reading
SPECIAL EVENT (DOVER) - TARGET, XBOX 360 AND CHIP GANASSI RACING TO FEATURE HALO 3 PAINT SCHEME
Target, Microsoft and Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates (CGRFS) announced today that the No. 40 car will feature an exclusive "Halo 3"-themed paint scheme during the Dover 400 Nextel Cup Series race at Dover International Speedway on Sunday, Sept. 23. As fans throughout the world line up for the blockbuster Xbox 3 ... Continue reading
NHRA (GLENDORA) - O'REILLY JR. DRAG RACING LEAGUE DRIVER GETS PROPS FROM CARTOON CHANNEL....
Gunnar Boelman is already a local celebrity. Heâs been praised by his middle school principal, heâs on a first-name basis with two professional drivers, and he can even do a pretty smooth interview with media. Heâs just short of signing autographs at the lunch table. Boelman, an NHRA OâReilly Auto P ... Continue reading
ALMS (BRASELTON) - AMERICAN LE MANS SERIES NAMES TRIOLO VP OF MARKETING & BRAND DEVELOPMENT
Ed Triolo has been named VP of Marketing and Brand Development for the American Le Mans Series. The American Le Mans Series today announced the appointment of Edward Triolo to the newly created position of Vice President of Marketing and Brand Development. Triolo has been associated with the Series in various capacitie ... Continue reading
GRAND AM (DAYTONA) - GT Title Battles Come Down To Wire in Saturday's Sunchaser at Miller
With only Saturdayâs Sunchaser 1000k at Miller Motorsports Park remaining in Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal Special Reserve competition, both the Daytona Prototype and GT driver and team championships remain up for grabs. The 1000k, seven-and-a-half hour race is scheduled to start at 11 ... Continue reading
In China, 86% of gasoline consumption is burned to power automobiles
In China, 86% of gasoline consumption is burned to power automobiles http://www.gasgoo.com/autobiz/3287/In-China-86-of-gasoline-consumption- is-burned-to-power-automobiles.html Shanghai. September 13 (Gasgoo.com) ¨C Automobiles burn one third of China¡¯s total oil consumption and 86 percent of China¡¯s total gasol ... Continue reading
Clean Energy Begins Construction on LNG Plant in California
SEAL BEACH, Calif.--Clean Energy Fuels Corp. has begun construction on Californiaâs first, large-scale LNG (liquefied natural gas) production plant in the Mojave Desert, approximately 75 miles northeast of Los Angeles. The plant is scheduled to begin commercial shipments in the second half of 2008. âThis plan ... Continue reading
Delphi Seeks to Pay Up to $37.6M in Executive Bonuses
WASHINGTON September 12, 2007; The AP reported that auto-parts supplier Delphi Corp. is seeking approval from the bankruptcy court to pay up to $37.6 million in bonuses to more than 400 executives for the second half of 2007. Delphi said the bonus plan, which covers most executive-level employees, brings compensation i ... Continue reading
GPS Operations in China: Where They Are now? Where the Road Lies?
BEIJING, Sept. 13 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- CCID Consulting, China's leading research, consulting and IT outsourcing service provider, and the first Chinese consulting firm listed in Hong Kong (Hong Kong Stock Exchange: HK08235), releases its article on China's GPS operations. In recent years, one of the most dynamic semi ... Continue reading
CAMPBELL, Calif.--IntelliChoice.com (www.intellichoice.com), the leading source for automotive ownership cost and value analysis, today announced its âBest Deals of the Monthâ for cars, trucks, and SUVâs for September 2007. The list reveals the continuing competition between the all-new Chevrolet Silvera ... Continue reading
Increased flexible working is changing the role of the office
Flexible working is increasingly becoming the norm, as today¡¦s professionals are demanding a new deal from their employers, seeking more control over how and where they work. The 2007 Flexible Working Survey, sponsored by Johnson Controls Global WorkPlace Solutions, shows the latest changes to traditional working pr ... Continue reading
Johnson Controls Demonstrates Freedom in Cockpit Design
BURSCHEID, Germany, September 13 -- - Driver Information System of Tomorrow How might cockpits look in the near future? The answer can be found in a prototype from Johnson Controls, one of the world's leading suppliers of automotive interior systems, electronics and batteries. It will be presented at the International ... Continue reading
GMAC-SAIC Celebrates Third Anniversary
Announces Growth in Retail Credit Business of 125 percent SHANGHAI, China, Sept. 13 -- GMAC-SAIC Automotive Finance Co., Ltd. (GMAC-SAIC), which is celebrating the third anniversary of its founding, announced today that its retail credit business grew 125 percent on an annual basis through August 2007, and the operatio ... Continue reading
ATLANTA--AutoTrader.com (www.autotrader.com), the ultimate automotive marketplace, ranks highest in satisfying dealers among new-vehicle lead services and, for the fourth consecutive year, used-vehicle lead services according to results from the 2007 J.D. Power and Associates Dealer Satisfaction with Online Buying Serv ... Continue reading
Michelin Sweeps J.D. Power and Associates Original Equipment Awards Again
GREENVILLE, S.C., Sept. 12 -- Another Michelin sweep as the tire maker is ranked highest in customer satisfaction in every segment of the prestigious J.D. Power and Associates 2007 Original Equipment Tire Customer Satisfaction Study. "Receiving awards is never boring and we never rest on our laurels," said Tom Chubb, v ... Continue reading
Cadillac CTS Features Microheat's HotShot(R)
GM continues to include hot washer fluid cleaning and de-icing system on platforms FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich., Sept. 12 -- Microheat, Inc., a Tier-1 supplier to the automotive industry, announced that the Cadillac CTS features HotShot(R), the company's revolutionary hot washer fluid windshield cleaning and de-icing system ... Continue reading
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