Auto Europe Pays for Your Gasoline in Europe!
PORTLAND, Maine, July 7 -- Auto Europe, a leader in European car rental services, has extended their cost cutting program for travel to Europe by offering a $30 coupon towards your gasoline with any car rental reservation in Austria, Croatia, France, Germany, Italy and Portugal. Simply reserve your car rental now throu ... Continue reading
VAN BUREN TOWNSHIP, Mich., July 7, 2008 -- Visteon Corporation has completed the sale of its Swansea, United Kingdom, operation to Linamar Corporation, a Canadian-based auto parts manufacturer. The Swansea sale represents a significant milestone in Visteon's effort to address non-core facilities and improve its financi ... Continue reading
Juice Energy Helps Watkins Glen International Race Towards Greener, Lower-Priced Electricity
WHITE PLAINS, NY - July 7, 2008: Watkins Glen International, one of the nation's most historic racetracks, will soon be leading the way towards reducing their carbon footprint with the help of Juice Energy. The 60 year old raceway, known worldwide as âThe Glen,â has signed a new contract with Juice in an effo ... Continue reading
Dixon and Wheldon 11th and 24th at Watkins Glen
WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. (July 7, 2008)-With Target Chip Ganassi Racingâs Scott Dixon in second position and eyeing Darren Manning for the lead with 10 laps to go, the Kiwi spun warming up his tires and collected Ryan Briscoe, ending hopes of extending his streak of three straight wins at Watkins Glen on Sunday. Target ... Continue reading
ROUSH NOW OFFERING COMPLETE CRATE ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION PACKAGES FOR SEAMLESS INSTALLATION
LIVONIA, Mich. (July 7, 2008) - Street rod enthusiasts and car builders have traditionally had their share of issues mating the transmission to the engine in a project car; either one or the other would install smoothly, but rarely both would work in tandem without a lot of additional work. ROUSH® Performance has so ... Continue reading
A1GP car covers half a season's distance in testing
London, Great Britain - A total of 3,500 kilometres, the equivalent of over half a season's mileage, is the distance covered to date by the new A1GP World Cup of Motorsport Powered by Ferrari car. The latest series of tests for the car were in Spain with five days at the Guadix Circuit near Granada followed by three da ... Continue reading
HUNTER-REAY CLAIMS FIRST INDYCAR SERIES VICTORY AT WATKINS GLEN
WATKINS GLEN, N.Y., Sunday, July 6, 2008 â Ryan Hunter-Reay claimed his first IndyCar Series victory, winning the Camping World Grand Prix at The Glen by 2.4009 seconds over Darren Manning. In a race where favorites Scott Dixon of Target Chip Ganassi Racing and Ryan Briscoe of Team Penske looked like the drivers t ... Continue reading
WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. - Results Sunday of the Camping World Grand Prix at The Glen IndyCar Series event July 6 at the 3.37-mile Watkins Glen International, with order of finish, starting position in parentheses, driver, chassis-engine, laps completed and reason out (if any): <P> 1. (3) Ryan Hunter-Reay, Dallara-Honda, 60, ... Continue reading
Danica Patrick, #7 Motorola Dallara/Honda/Firestone "The Motorola car was strong all day. We were able to get up front after on pit strategy. Unfortunately, during the final pit stop of the day I hit a tire leaving the pit and then locked the car up which then caused me to it the #9 pit. Fortunately I made no contact w ... Continue reading
CHICAGO, July 7 -- TransUnion.com (http://www.transunion.com/) released today the results of its analysis of trends in the auto lending industry for the first quarter of 2008. The report is part of an ongoing series of quarterly consumer lending sector analyses focusing on credit card, auto loan and mortgage data that ... Continue reading
T.25 program reduces cost, weight and environmental footprint MENLO PARK, Calif. and SHALFORD, England, July 7 -- Gordon Murray Design announced today that it has completed work on a new manufacturing process that promises to revolutionize the future of automotive production and the impact that personal transportation ... Continue reading
First U.S.-Spec Nissan GT-R Supercar Delivered to California Customer at 12:01 A.M.
- 70% of Available GT-Rs Already Spoken For on First Day of Sales - LOS ANGELES, July 7 -- Nissan North America, Inc. saved a few fireworks for the morning after the Independence Day holiday, delivering the first Nissan GT-R supercar in the United States at 12:01 a.m. PDT today to a Southern California customer. The ex ... Continue reading
Home-made hydrogen fuel-cell hybrid to go Olympic
Home-made hydrogen fuel-cell hybrid to go Olympic http://www.gasgoo.com/auto-news/6971/Home-made-hydrogen-fuel-cell-hybri d-to- go-Olympic.html Shanghai, July 7 (Gasgoo.com) 20 hydrogen fuel cell hybrid vehicles based on Passat Lingyu have passed tests and will go to Beijing for the Olympics service, reported Wen Hui D ... Continue reading
Bridgestone to hike China tire prices next month
Bridgestone to hike China tire prices next month http://www.gasgoo.com/auto-news/6975/Bridgestone-to-hike-China-tire-pri ces-n ext-month.html Shanghai, July 7 (Gasgoo.com) Japan's biggest tire-maker Bridgestone Corp said today that it will raise the prices of its tire products in China's market by 10% starting next mon ... Continue reading
Saleen Incorporated Introduces Racecraft Division
TROY, Mich., July 7 -- Today Saleen Incorporated, America's premiere niche vehicle manufacturer, announced the promotion of its newest performance vehicle brand, Racecraft. "The Racecraft moniker has been synonymous with Saleen performance since the first Saleen Mustang," said Saleen Automotive General Manager, Marques ... Continue reading
Kumho Tires to Supply Original Equipment Tires for Ford Focus
RANCHO CUCAMONGA, Calif., July 7 -- Kumho Tires, one of the world's leading tire manufacturers, today announced that they have been selected by Ford Motor Company to supply original equipment tires for the majority of the new 2009 Ford Focus models. Kumho Tires will supply approximately 200,000 of its 215/45R17 Solus K ... Continue reading
Valeo to Equip More Than One Million PSA Peugeot Citroen Vehicles With its StARS Micro-Hybrid System
PARIS, July 7 -- Valeo announced today that it has signed a contract with PSA Peugeot Citroen to equip more than one million vehicles with its Stop-Start technology by 2011. "This is an important contract," declared Thierry Morin, Valeo Chairman & CEO. "The confidence expressed by the PSA Group through this contract sh ... Continue reading
Numerous studies demonstrated the life saving capabilities of ESC - In addition to ESC Continental is taking crash avoidance to the next level with a portfolio of products FRANKFURT AM MAIN, Germany and AUBURN HILLS, Mich., July 7 -- The international automotive supplier Continental today applauded the United Nations a ... Continue reading
Award Recognizes Entrepreneurial Excellence in the Turnaround Category NEW ALBANY, Ohio, July 7 -- Commercial Vehicle Group, Inc. today announced that Mervin Dunn, President and CEO, received the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of The Year(R) 2008 Award in the turnaround category for the South Central Ohio and Kentucky regi ... Continue reading
SOUTHFIELD, Mich., July 7 -- Federal-Mogul Corporation recently produced the first pistons from a state-of-the-art manufacturing line at its new Powertrain Energy business segment facility in Araras, Brazil. The 10,300-square-meter "Greenfield" facility produces pistons, camshafts, and valve seats and guides for severa ... Continue reading
-- Bandimere Speedway will host the debut of the Dodge Challenger Drag Race Package Car at the 29th Annual Mopar(R) Mile-High Nationals on Sunday, July 13 -- The Drag Race Package Car by Mopar(R), race-prepped and based on the Challenger SRT8(R), is designed to thrill a new generation of drag-racing enthusiasts -- This ... Continue reading
Now that more than 5.7 million cars have been made here, the Next Generation of the most successful automobile in South America for the last 21 years is being launched: the Gol by Volkswagen. This compact car, which is manufactured in Brazil, is precisely geared toward the local demands of customers in South America. H ... Continue reading
A Dynamic Upgrade for the Citroën C4
The C4, launched in late 2004 as a hatchback and coupé, has been an immense success for Citroën, selling nearly 900,000 units sold worldwide. ... Continue reading
Exclusive Access Granted to This Year's 'Ultimate Collection' of Supercars
Every visitor to The British International Motor Show, sponsored by Zurich Connect, can expect to view a wide selection of the most expensive and most luxurious vehicles on display in the Heritage Enclosure and Ultimate Collection Public Gallery. For a limited number of Show-goers the experience will be all the more sp ... Continue reading
Maserati at Salon Privé Ladies Day
Maserati GB hosted a very special day for their lady clients last week at London's most exclusive Club: the Hurlingham. ... Continue reading
Alfa Romeo Launches Limited Edition, Alfa 147 Ducati Corse
In celebration of its 2007 MotoGP world championship title win with Australian rider Casey Stoner, Ducati has teamed up with fellow Italian manufacturer, Alfa Romeo, to produce the impressive Alfa 147 Ducati Corse. ... Continue reading
Green Fleet Conference to Help Fleet Professionals Separate Facts from Fiction
New Conference Takes Fleet Professionals Behind the Scenes of Going Green TORRANCE, Calif., July 7 -- Bobit Business Media, a leading business-to-business media company, announced today a new two-day conference for fleet professionals, the Green Fleet Conference. It will be held at the Hyatt Regency Chicago on Septembe ... Continue reading
Vauxhall Insignia: Double Premiere at London Motor Show
Vauxhall will showcase four-door saloon and five-door hatchback versions of the new Insignia for the first time at the British International Motor Show (July 23-August 3). ... Continue reading
It's Party Time as Fiat 500 Celebrates First Birthday
The award-winning Fiat 500, which has received countless honours this year, adds an extra important one this weekend - its first birthday celebrations. ... Continue reading
Fancy Sun Sports Cars: ABT AS3 Cabrio, ABT Eos and ABT TT Roadster
At the moment, the Kempten designers indeed are working on the perfect body parts for the convertible AS3 at full speed, but already now it becomes apparent that the compact vehicle will become a feast for the eyes. The performance data of the engine versions stand for open-air driving pleasure: with ABT Power the 2.0 ... Continue reading
The New Audi Q5: The Performance SUV for the Active Lifestyle
INGOLSTADT - July 7, 2008: Audi is creating a new market segment: the Audi Q5, the new performance SUV, combines the dynamism of a sports sedan with an impressively versatile interior and multiple talents aimed at leisure and family use. Three powerful, efficient engines, quattro permanent all-wheel drive and an agile ... Continue reading
Geeley Panda 'Eagle' Set to Hit Chinese Showrooms in September
SHANGHAI - July 7, 2008: Geely Auto recently announced that its all-new Panda model will carry the new "Geely Eagle" logo when the mini-car goes on sales in September. Last week, Geely Auto began to set up an independent sales network, according to sina.com.cn. The Panda minicar of the Geely Eagle series will sell for ... Continue reading
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