SPECIAL EVENT (DETROIT, MI.) - NAIAS 2008 Volkswagen Press Conference Satellite Coordinates
DETROIT -- Volkswagen of America, Inc. has announced satellite coordinates for their press conference at the 2008 North-American International Auto Show (NAIAS 2008) from Detroit, USA. USA Date: January 13, 2008 Time: Feed will start at approximately 12.35 ET (17.35 GMT) with Volkswagen press conference including foota ... Continue reading
Much like the opening weekend of deer season holds a special place in the minds of hunters, so does the second weekend in February hold a special place in the minds of wild game cooks. This year the third annual Chevrolet/Alabama Wildlife Federation (AWF) Wild Game Cook-Off at Talladega Superspeedway is set for Saturda ... Continue reading
2008 Volkswagen GTI Named Among Car and Driver's 10 Best Cars for 2008
Fifth time GTI has held this prestigious honor AUBURN HILLS, Mich., Jan. 10 -- Volkswagen of America, Inc. announced that the GTI has been named one of Car and Driver magazine's 10Best cars in its 26th annual competition. This is the fifth time the GTI has earned this distinction, including a back-to-back 10Best nomina ... Continue reading
Infiniti SUV Earns Top IIHS Safety Award
ARLINGTON, Va., Jan. 10 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The new Infiniti EX35, a luxury SUV, earns the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety's Top Safety Pick award for 2008. The EX35 is the first Infiniti to earn this award. Top Safety Pick winners afford superior overall crash protection among the vehicles in their class ... Continue reading
Ford of Europe Sales Roar to a New Record in 2007
- Ford of Europe's 2007 sales rise 5.4 per cent to a record 1,833,600 - Car sales up 4.1 per cent and commercial vehicles 10.9 per cent COLOGNE, Germany, Jan. 10 -- With demand increasing for its stylish new models, Ford of Europe's sales soared by an impressive 93,500 units in 2007 to a record 1,833,600, a rise of 5.4 ... Continue reading
Numerous camping options are available for Atlanta Motor Speedwayâs March 7-9 Kobalt Tools 500 NASCAR Sprint Cup race weekend, including a limited number of infield camping spaces. Tent camping spaces remain, in small quantity, on the infield in the High Speed Corral between Turns Three and Four. Located between T ... Continue reading
INDYCAR (INDIANAPOLIS, IN.) - DAILY SERIES NOTES
1. IndyCar Series telecasts elevated to High Definition on ESPN and ABC in 2008: Fans of the IndyCar Series will be treated to a new look for event telecasts in 2008 as ESPN will televise all 16 events of the series in high definition for the first time. ESPN on ABCâs coverage of the 2007 Indianapolis 500 was the ... Continue reading
VAN BUREN TWP., Mich., Jan. 10 -- Ricardo UK Ltd. will be the exclusive supplier of transmissions to California-based Swift Engineering Inc. for a new chassis that will see action starting in the 2009 season of Formula Nippon, Japan's premier open-wheel racing series. Ricardo already supplies transmissions for Japan's ... Continue reading
LIVONIA, Mich., Jan. 10 -- TRW Automotive Holdings Corp. will simultaneously webcast its upcoming presentation at the 2008 Auto Analyst of New York Conference in Dearborn, Michigan on Thursday, January 17, 2008. The conference is being hosted by Credit Suisse. The presentation is scheduled to begin at approximately 9:3 ... Continue reading
SOUTHFIELD, Mich., Jan. 10 -- Lear Corporation will webcast its management presentation at the 2008 Auto Analysts of New York Detroit Auto Show Conference on Thursday, January 17, 2008. The webcast will begin at 3:30 p.m. EST and run for approximately 45 minutes. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20070503/CLTH ... Continue reading
Honda Sets U.S. and North American Automobile Production Records in 2007
- Third Straight Record Year for Honda U.S. and North American Auto Production - - U.S. Auto Production Tops One-Million Units for First Time Ever - TORRANCE, Calif., Jan. 10 -- Honda (http://www.honda.com/) automobile plants produced* a record number of vehicles in 2007 in the U.S. (1,015,462 units) and in North Ameri ... Continue reading
2008 North American International Auto Show Offers Travel Tips to Canadian Visitors
DETROIT, Jan. 10 -- Once again the 2008 North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) at Cobo Center in Detroit will welcome Canadian visitors to its Public Show Jan. 19 - 27, to enjoy world-class exhibits, dazzling production and concept vehicles, exciting celebrity guests along with several fun, family-friendly attr ... Continue reading
DETROIT, Jan. 10 -- The 2008 North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) will work together with Click and Park, an online parking and management system and the Detroit Zoo and The Henry Ford to provide convenient, efficient parking and transportation options for attendees of the NAIAS Public Show Jan. 19 - 27 at Co ... Continue reading
2008 Detroit Auto Show Notebook
Detroit MI January 10, 2008; The AIADA newsletter reported that the North American International Auto Show, held each year in Detroit, is a chance for automakers to show off their goods. It opens to the public Jan. 19; the media get an early look starting Sunday, but many automakers could not wait for the show and rele ... Continue reading
TEAM REPORTS (DELAWARE, OH.) - Rising NASCAR star Logano visits Cagnazzi Racing shop
Seventeen-year-old racing sensation Joey Logano, the most highly-touted driver to hit the NASCAR ranks in a decade, is dying for a chance to take a spin in Jeg Coughlin Jr.'s JEGS.com Chevrolet Cobalt after a visit to Victor Cagnazzi's race shop in Mooresville, N.C. Logano and Coughlin met at last weekend's Geoff Bodin ... Continue reading
TEAM REPORTS (BRACKLEY, UK.) - ALEX WURZ JOINS HONDA AS TEST & RESERVE DRIVER
---BRACKLEY, UK 10 JANUARY 2008 ALEX WURZ JOINS HONDA AS TEST & RESERVE DRIVER The Honda Racing F1 Team is pleased to announce that Alex Wurz has joined the team in the position of Test and Reserve Driver. Alex brings significant depth of experience to Honda, having competed in 69 Grands Prix from 1997 to 2007. The 33 ... Continue reading
ALMS (BRASELTON, GA.) - DRAYSON-BARWELL CONFIRMS 2008 AMERICAN LE MANS SERIES PROGRAM
Drayson-Barwell will campaign the first Aston Martin Vantage in the American Le Mans Series' GT2 class for 2008. Aston Martin is returning to the American Le Mans Series grid on a full-time basis in 2008 with a pioneering GT2 effort that enhances the Series' platform of alternative energy usage. Drayson-Barwell is a pa ... Continue reading
TEAM REPORTS (DAYTONA, FLA.) - HAMLIN TO CREW CHIEF #83 IN 2008
Red Bull Racing Team formally announces Kevin Hamlin to crew chief the No. 83 Red Bull Toyota Camry piloted by Brian Vickers for the 2008 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season. Although the aforementioned Kevin Hamlin shares the same name as a NASCAR development driver, we can assure you that our Hamlin has prior crew chief ... Continue reading
NASCAR (DAYTONA, FLA.) - Green Flag Ahead: 2008 NASCAR Preseason Thunder At Daytona
Ron Hornaday Jr. had 55 days to savor his third NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series championship but Friday itâs back to work for the Kevin Harvick Inc. No. 33 Camping World Chevrolet team along with Hornadayâs fellow competitors. The 2008 NASCAR Craftsman Truckâs 14th campaign âunofficiallyâ begins ... Continue reading
Tata Nano - Peoples Car Revealed in India
A comfortable, safe, all-weather car, high on fuel efficiency & low on emissions Mr. Ratan N. Tata, Chairman of the Tata Group and Tata Motors, today unveiled the Tata âNANOâ, the Peopleâs Car from Tata Motors that India and the world have been looking forward to. A development, which signifies a first f ... Continue reading
NASCAR SCS (DAYTONA, FLA.) - Casey Mears And Crew Chief Alan Gustafson Ready For Close-Ups
As the quiet stars in the Hendrick Motorsports constellation, Casey Mears (No. 5 Kelloggâs/CARQUEST Chevrolet) and his crew chief, Alan Gustafson, relish their current role of radar avoidance. So much so, that during a Wednesday lunch break session in Daytona International Speedwayâs media center, Mears glean ... Continue reading
India's Tata Unveils the Nano; World's Cheapest Car
NEW DELHI, Jan 10, 2008; Rina Chandran writing for Reuters reported that India's Tata Motors Ltd (TAMO.BO: Quote, Profile, Research) (TTM.N: Quote, Profile, Research) unveiled the world's cheapest car on Thursday, bringing car ownership closer to millions of consumers in emerging markets. The 4-seater Nano, with an eng ... Continue reading
GM Records Highest 2007 Volume Growth in European Auto Industry
DETROIT - January 10, 2008: GM sets all-time record with sales of 2,182,000 units in Europe, market share up to 9.5 percent GM records highest volume gain in European auto industry, with 179,000 units above 2006 GM doubles sales in Russia, with market share up to 9.6 percent Opel/Vauxhall sales up 4.3 percent, Chevrole ... Continue reading
Cold Weather Costs Brits $4.3 Million In Fuel Every Day
LONDON - January 10, 2008: Winter weather and rising fuel costs mean that British motorists are wasting £2.2 million* on fuel each day, simply because they havenât checked their tyre pressures as temperatures drop. The problem is made worse in winter because of cold weather, as the average tyre loses roughly 1p ... Continue reading
Nissan, Dongfeng Establish Auto Financing Firm in China
TOKYO January 10, 2008; Japan Today reported that Nisan Motor Co and Dongfeng Motor Group Co of China said Wednesday they have jointly established an auto financing company in Shanghai to provide auto loans for Nissan and Infiniti customers as well as inventory financing for dealers of both brands in China. The newly i ... Continue reading
China's Top Ten Automakers for 2007 Unveiled: GM #1
SHANGHAI - January 10, 2008: General Motors has maintained a leading position as the top selling automaker in the Chinese market for the full year of 2007, according to a report released by National Association of Passenger Manufacturers yesterday. In 2007, Shanghai GM sold 500,308 vehicles, leading car sales in Chines ... Continue reading
Chris Gubbey to Lead General Motors Russia and CIS
GM Chairman and CEO Rick Wagoner announced today that Chris Gubbey, currently chairman and managing director, GM Holden Ltd., will be appointed GM Europe vice president and managing director, GM Russia and CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), effective February 1. Gubbey, 51, succeeds Warren P. Browne, 56, who ass ... Continue reading
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