New York Auto Show: Mercedes-Benz Launche Three Diesel Powered Sport Utilities
by Marty Bernstein, Marketing & Advertising Editor With the price of oil reaching $111 a barrel and gasoline headed for the unthinkable $4 per gallon, the best answer to the fuel and environmental issues is diesel. And one of the first auto companies to respond to the changing dynamics of the marketplace is Mercedes Be ... Continue reading
Qualifying Rained Out At Bristol Motor Speedway
Wood Brothers Racing and the #21 Team spent the week tapping every available resource looking for answers on how to get the car to perform better and make races. They were excited about their findings and were looking forward to qualifying for this Sunday's Food City 500. Earlier in the week, the decision was made to a ... Continue reading
Solid Start Bodes Well for Canada
A1 Team Canada enjoyed a solid start to the eighth round of the 2007-08 A1GP World Cup of Motorsport with Markham's Daniel Morad sixth quickest in Friday morning's 'Rookie-Only' session before he handed over to Toronto's Robert Wickens, who was subsequently eleventh fastest of the 22 competitors on-track in the afterno ... Continue reading
Pobst Goes First To Last to First To Win Wet Sebring SPEED GT
Former Floridian Randy Pobstâs local weather pattern knowledge helped make the pivotal decision to pit early for rain tires, as he came back through the field to win the SCCA Pro Racing SPEED World Challenge GT Championship season opener, part of the Mobil 1 12 Hours of Sebring Presented by Fresh From Florida at S ... Continue reading
A1 Team Great Britain topped the time sheets in the second of today's two free practice sessions in Mexico City, as the eighth round of the 2007/08 A1GP World Cup of Motorsport got underway at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez in warm and sunny weather conditions. Great Britain's Oliver Jarvis, who took the British team ... Continue reading
Anxiety Building as Grand-Am Rolex Series Race at Homestead-Miami Speedway Only Two Weeks Away
A staggering 66 machines from the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal Cask No. 16, including a number of one-off entries, took the green flag at the Rolex 24 At Daytona a few weeks ago in North Americaâs premier endurance race. Over 40 of those entrants are anxious to return to the track in j ... Continue reading
SERIES TAKES CENTER STAGE AT MIA CONFERENCE ON ENERGY EFFICIENCY
Scott Atherton: The Series' green initiatives "are putting the auto back into auto racing." With the American Le Mans Series assuming the global leadership role in green racing, it was only natural that the Motorsports Industry Association would hold a seminar entitled "Developing Energy Efficiency Through Motorsport" ... Continue reading
http://www.1800radiator.com BENICIA, Calif., March 13 -- 1-800-Radiator, an auto-parts distribution franchise and the largest independent auto parts distributor in the nation, today announced its second purchase in a week of an automotive cooling parts business with the acquisition of AAA Radiator Warehouse, in San Die ... Continue reading
TOLEDO, Ohio, March 13 -- Dana Holding Corporation will announce its 2007 fourth-quarter and full year 2007 financial results on Wednesday, March 19, 2008. At 10 a.m. EDT, on that date, Executive Chairman and Acting Chief Executive Officer John Devine and Chief Financial Officer Ken Hiltz will host a conference call an ... Continue reading
Bosch Acquires Accu Industries Inc. in the U.S.
- Accu Industries: roughly $16 million sales, 45 associates - Addition to the Diagnostics business unit of the Bosch Automotive Aftermarket division - Broader distribution base strengthens workshop equipment business in North America STUTTGART, Germany, March 13 -- The Bosch Group is acquiring the operating assets of A ... Continue reading
CTS Corporation Announces Acquisition of Orion Manufacturing, Inc.
ELKHART, Ind.--CTS Corporation today announced the acquisition of Orion Manufacturing, Inc., a privately held company, for approximately $10 million in cash. Under the terms of the agreement, CTS may pay a contingent earn out of up to $1.75 million in cash, based on the achievement of certain financial targets in 2008 ... Continue reading
Bridgestone Brand Named The Official Tire Of The NHL, NHLPA And HHOF
NEW YORK & TORONTO & NASHVILLE, Tenn.--The National Hockey League (NHL) and the National Hockey League Playersâ Association (NHLPA) today announced a new global multi-year partnership with Bridgestone Firestone North American Tire, LLC (BFNT) and Bridgestone Firestone Canada Inc. (BFCA) in which the Bridgestone br ... Continue reading
The Henry Ford Honored with Four Best of Industry Awards by Michigan's Meetings + Events Magazine
DEARBORN, Mich.--The Henry Ford was awarded four Best of Industry awards by Michiganâs Meetings + Events magazine in a ceremony held in Detroit on March 5. The Henry Ford, Americaâs greatest history attraction, was named Most Unique Venue for the second consecutive year; Best Holiday Venue; Best Meeting Space ... Continue reading
LOS ANGELES, March 14 -- As part of a company-wide expansion strategy, Fox Rent A Car has opened a corporate location in the Seattle Airport and is planning to open an additional corporate location in Salt Lake City on April 1st 2008. In August 2007, Fox opened the corporate location in Seattle, eventually looking to m ... Continue reading
GE Money and Michelin Move Forward with Consumer Finance Program
KETTERING, Ohio--GE Money and Michelin today announced an agreement to provide consumer financing through CarCareOne, a private label credit program managed by GE Moneyâs Sales Finance unit. Car owners can choose from 90-day, 6-month or 12-month no interest programs on their Michelin purchases. The program include ... Continue reading
Can't Pinch Me ... I'm in a Zipcar!
Zipcar Donates Funds and a Flotilla of Cars to St. Patrick's Day Parade CHICAGO, March 14 -- This St. Patrick's Day, Zipcar goes "greener" by participating in the 2008 Chicago St. Patrick's Day Parade on Saturday, March 15, both with its own entry and a sponsorship of the Illinois Chapter of the Leukemia and Lymphoma S ... Continue reading
DUBLIN, Ireland--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c85999) has announced the addition of Snapshots UK Commercial Vehicles 2008 to their offering. Snapdataâs Snapshots UK Commercial Vehicles 2008 provides 2007 year-end market size data, with 2008 estimates, 5 years of historical data a ... Continue reading
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