Dodge Viper SRT10 Will Live On - All Eleven Fans are Ecstatic*
AUBURN HILLS - July 10, 2009: Chrysler Group announced today that production will continue for the legendary Dodge Viper SRT10. Originally slated to cease production in December 2009, the Chrysler Group Connor Avenue Assembly Plant â the exclusive home of Dodge Viper production since 1995 â will continue to b ... Continue reading
Connecticut born Scott Sharp returns as defending race champion
Line Rock, July 10, 2009: The champagne flowed freely last year at Lime Rock for Scott Sharp and Patrón Highcroft team. Click here for Hi-Res Patrón Highcroft Racingâs Scott Sharp literally grew up watching racing at Lime Rock Park. Maybe thatâs why last yearâs victory there with David Brabham and ... Continue reading
Firestone Indy Lights Qualifying - Toronto - July 10, 2009
TORONTO - Qualifying Friday for the Grand Prix of Toronto Firestone Indy Lights event on the 1.755-mile Streets of Toronto, with starting position, car number in parentheses, driver, time and speed in parentheses: 1. (27) Sebastian Saavedra, 1:04.6068 (97.792) 2. (7) James Hinchcliffe, 1:04.8889 (97.366) 3. (21) James ... Continue reading
IndyCar Series Practice Results - Toronto - July 10, 2009
TORONTO - Practice Friday for the Honda Indy Toronto IndyCar Series event on the 1.755-mile Streets of Toronto, with position, car number in parentheses, driver, chassis-engine, time and speed in parentheses: 1. (2) Raphael Matos, Dallara-Honda, 1:01.4739 (102.775) 2. (18) Justin Wilson, Dallara-Honda, 1:01.7627 (102.2 ... Continue reading
Brawn GP Practice - Nurburgring - July 10, 2009
Brawn GP began the team's on-track preparations for Round nine of the 2009 championship, the German Grand Prix, at the Nürburgring circuit located in Germany's Eifel Mountains today. With air temperatures dropping as low as just 10 degrees and a strengthening wind in the afternoon, it was an unseasonably chilly first ... Continue reading
London, July 10, 2009: It may be the middle of the A1GP World Cup of Motorsport off-season but A1GP teams and drivers are still keeping themselves busy and gaining more experience in other series ahead of Season Five, which kicks off this coming October in Australia. A1 Team Malaysia is embarking on one of its most amb ... Continue reading
St. Lake, July 10, 2009: One of Americaâs signature marks for animal welfareâthe logo of Best Friends Animal Societyâwill be on Andersen Racing Teamâs race cars during July. Display of the logo will be Andersen Racingâs salute to Best Friends, which celebrates its 25th anniversary during the mo ... Continue reading
Blackdog Speed Shop to Sponsor World Challenge GT at Autobahn
TOPEKA, July 10, 2009: Veteran SCCA Pro Racing SPEED World Challenge GT competitor Blackdog Speed Shop has been announced as the presenting sponsor for Round Six of the Championship. The SPEED World Challenge GT Grand Prix at Autobahn Country Club Presented by Blackdog Speed Shop will be held July 24 â 26, as part ... Continue reading
NYC Bagel Deli to Sponsor Nemechek's Cars at Chicagoland
JOLIET, July 10, 2009: Joe Nemechek has secured sponsorship for both his Sprint Cup and Nationwide entries at this weekend's NASCAR races at Chicagoland Speedway. NYC Bagel Deli, a Chicago-based deli/restaurant known for its kettle-boiled bagels, cream cheeses, smoked fish and Boarâs Head premium meats and cheeses ... Continue reading
STP - A Winning Tradition Continues
INDIANAPOLIS, July 10, 2009: Tony Stewart Racing (TSR) announced today that three-time and defending Knoxville (Iowa) Nationals champion Donny Schatz will drive an STP-branded tribute car in this yearâs 49th running of Winged Sprint car racingâs premiere event, the Knoxville Nationals. The specially schemed c ... Continue reading
LOUDON, July 10, 2009: Thanks to the overwhelming fan response that made the Speed Zone seating such a success at the LENOX Industrial Tools 301, New Hampshire Motor Speedway has announced the creation of the SYLVANIA Speed Zone, a special seating section that offers a $39 ticket for the SYLVANIA 300 on Sunday, Septemb ... Continue reading
New GM Emerges From Bankruptcy; TheAutoChannel.com Comments - VIDEO ENHANCED
Moving Forward with Same Old Products and Old Values By Marc J. Rauch Exec. Vice President/Co-Publisher The Auto Channel General Motorsâ President and CEO Fritz Henderson hosted a news conference this morning to announce that General Motors has emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy. The press conference with a Q&A se ... Continue reading
The New General Motors Company Launches Today - COMPLETE PRESS CONFERENCE VIDEO
New GM to Focus on Customers, Cars and Culture GM gets back to the business of building great cars and trucks, serving customer needs New company created from GM's strongest assets Four core brands backed by the nation's largest and strongest dealer network Streamlined organization on a global basis for faster decision ... Continue reading
Jay Leno Hosts Global Unveil of the All New Jaguar XJ - COMPLETE VIDEO
LONDON - July 9, 2009: Jaguar Cars tonight officially unveiled the all-new XJ car at the Saatchi Gallery in Chelsea, London. Hosted by Jay Leno, one of the world's best-known chat show hosts and a renowned car enthusiast, the launch of the new Jaguar flagship was attended by an invited audience that included public fig ... Continue reading
Hyundai's Cash For Clunkers Comprises Seven Percent of Sales in First Week
Hyundai Elantra Accounts for 41 Percent of CARS Deals; Ford Tops List of Clunkers, Comprising 32 Percent of Trade-ins FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., July 10 -- Hyundai became the first automaker to honor the government's "Car Allowance Rebate System" (CARS) incentives on July 2 and the novel consumer incentive program, also ... Continue reading
Specific Media, the world's largest independent media platform, today announced an online advertising partnership with leading automotive group, MileOne Automotive. The MileOne Automotive agreement marks another key Specific Media partnership in the automotive sector, further advancing the organizationâs leadershi ... Continue reading
"New GM" Out of Bankruptcy Sans "Bad" Assets
DETROIT July 10, 2009; Kevin Krolicki and David Bailey writing for Reuters reported that a new General Motors emerged from bankruptcy protection on Friday -- far more quickly than most industry-watchers had expected -- as a leaner automaker pledging to win back American consumers and pay back taxpayers. A whirlwind 40- ... Continue reading
GM and eBay Partner in California
DETROIT, Jul 10, 2009; (Reuters) - General Motors (GMGMQ.PK) and its dealers will test a partnership with eBay Inc (EBAY.O) in California that allows customers to bid on new vehicles or buy them at a predetermined price online, the automaker said on Friday. "We'll be testing this and other ideas with our dealers over t ... Continue reading
Nissan to Launch Electric Vehicles in China in 2011 - VIDEO ENHANCED
Nissan to launch electric vehicles in China in '11 Shanghai, July 10 (Gasgoo.com) Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. plans to launch its lithium ion battery-driven vehicles in the Chinese market in 2011, according to Yasuaki Hashimoto, president of Nissan (China) Investment Co., Ltd., China Youth Daily reported today. The Renault- ... Continue reading
Impact of unemployment and gas prices on vehicle fuel economy
ANN ARBOR, Mich. July 1, 2009; Since late 2007, average fuel economy of new vehicles purchased has increased by more than 5 percent, thanks in large part to unemployment and gas prices, a University of Michigan study suggests. The average fuel economy of purchased new light-duty vehicles (cars, pickup trucks, minivans ... Continue reading
NADA Statement on GM's Emergence From Bankruptcy
MCLEAN, Va., July 10 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following is a statement from John McEleney, chairman of the National Automobile Dealers Association, on General Motor's emergence from bankruptcy: "This has been a difficult and wrenching process for everyone involved. Obviously, for GM to get out of bankruptcy so qu ... Continue reading
New GM Emerges From Bankruptcy; Edmunds.com Comments
SANTA MONICA, Calif.--A new General Motors emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy today as what is promised to be a leaner, greener car company. In addition to announcing the formation of the new, government controlled GM, it announced a plan for how the company expects to become profitable, focusing on customers, cars and ... Continue reading
Washington DC July 10, 2009; The AIADA newsletter reported that General Motors Co. completed the paperwork, and its good assets exited bankruptcy at 6:30 a.m. this morning. According to the Detroit News, the new company also announced a shake-up of its management team, eliminating its North American president position ... Continue reading
Nissan Announces Management Changes
Scott Becker Named SVP for Administration and Finance Dominique Thormann Returning to Renault Nissan North America, Inc., today announced that Scott Becker, currently vice president of Legal and Government Affairs, and general counsel, will become senior vice president, Administration and Finance on Aug. 15. In his new ... Continue reading
Doors Open at the Nissan Sportscars Shop
When you go looking for mystical motor sports sites, you are sure to wind up in the volcanic landscape of the Eifel mountain range sooner or later. This is where you find the Nürburgring Nordschleife, still the ultimate when it comes to putting those who participate in the different races held here as well as the mate ... Continue reading
Mazda Takes to the Road With Murco Petroleum
Motorworld Oxford has delivered its final consignment of Mazda BT-50s to the Murco Petroleum Ltd fleet in Milford Haven, meaning that the Mazda dealer in Botley Road is now supplying almost half the vehicles operated by the oil company. ... Continue reading
'Inspirational' Mazda Dealer Wins Top Award
Mazda Romford dealer principal Amarjit Shokar has won the coveted Motor Trader Dealer Principal of the Year Award. Described by the leading dealer newspaper as 'clearly the inspirational figurehead' Amarjit took control of the business in early 2007. ... Continue reading
A new Driving Skills Academy at the world-class Porsche Experience Centre at Silverstone, Northamptonshire aims to boost the confidence of young drivers by allowing them to take to the tracks in their own car and hone their skills behind the wheel. ... Continue reading
Continental Receives the Innovation Prize For Series Production Of The Lithium-Ion Battery
Continental, the international automotive supplier was yesterday awarded the "Intelligence for Traffic and Logistics" innovation prize for developing and starting the world's first series production of a lithium-ion battery for use in hybrid vehicles. This innovation prize is awarded by the Nuremberg-based Center for T ... Continue reading
New Mégane Hatchback Tomtom Edition... The First Limited Edition Version
Seven months after its launch, the New Mégane Hatchback line-up has been extended to include a first, extensively-equipped limited edition. Based on the Expression equipment level, it comes with the new, integrated Carminat TomTom navigation system and handsfree ignition, as well as 16-inch alloy wheels and a dark, ch ... Continue reading
GM Sells 471,823 Vehicles in Europe in Second Quarter 2009
General Motors (GM) sales in Europe reached a volume of 471,823* vehicles in the second quarter of 2009, with a market share of 9.2 percent. Due to the deepest economic crisis since the Great Depression, which strongly impacted the automotive business, GM sales were down 20 percent in the region, compared to a decline ... Continue reading
New Entry-Level Engines for Audi Q5 and A4 allroad
Effective immediately, two new entry-level engines are available for the Audi Q5: the 2.0 TDI and the 2.0-liter TFSI, both in conjunction with the 6-speed manual transmission. The diesel version is now also available in the A4 allroad quattro. These powerplant options expand the Audi product line with fuel-efficient mo ... Continue reading
Audi Annual Report Takes Gold for the Second Consecutive Time
In the largest corporate publications competition in Europe, Audi showcased an annual report of the next generation. A winning concept: Under the auspices of the German Economics Minister Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg, the Forum Corporate Publishing e.V. recognized the Audi publication as the Annual Report of 2008. In doi ... Continue reading
Ford Dagenham Hero Honoured in Anniversary Year
Celebrations marking 80 years of manufacturing at Ford Dagenham have included a dedication to the estate's best-known hero. On 3 July 2009, 58 years to the day since the quick actions of boilerhand Sidney Tillman avoided a major incident, his grandchildren gathered in the boiler control room of London's largest industr ... Continue reading
Aston Martin Launches 'Assured' Seal of Approval
Aston Martin is to launch an exclusive 'Assured' seal of approval to endorse official products and services for its customers. The first products receiving this endorsement will be Aston Martin's Pre-Owned and Extended Warranty programmes, both of which have undergone recent refreshments. ... Continue reading
Ford Econetic Models Support BP's Efficient Driving Challenge
The most frugal Ford Focus models have gone on tour as part of BP's Fuel Efficiency Challenge in the UK. ... Continue reading
Renault CEO Ghosn: 2010 As Difficult as 2009
Fri Jul 10, 2009 3:17am EDT Email | Print | Share| Reprints | Single Page[-] Text [+] Market News U.S. stock futures signal losses; Chevron in focus Japan shares at 7-week low, dollar steady Nikkei hits 7-week low, eighth straight day of decline More Business & Investing News... * Renault, Nissan CEO says braced for tw ... Continue reading
Patent No. DBP 854 157: The "Crumple Zone", Life-Saver of Thousands
Almost 60 years ago Mercedes-Benz presented what would become a common life-saving fixture on cars: the crumple zone. ... Continue reading
Hyundai Launches World's First LPI Hybrid Electric Vehicle
Hyundai Motor Company launched its first Hybrid Electric Vehicle (HEV), the Elantra LPI Hybrid, in the South Korean market at a press event attended by President Yang Woong-Chul, head of Hyundai's Corporate Research & Development Division, and members of the Korean and international press. ... Continue reading
GM Prepares to Exit Bankruptcy Today
NEW YORK/DETROIT July 10, 2009; Caroline Humer and Kevin Krolicki writing for Reuters reported that General Motors Corp (Other OTC:GMGMQ.PK - News) prepared to announce its exit from bankruptcy on Friday after a 40-day reorganization under U.S. government backing that wiped away most of the debt and recurring costs tha ... Continue reading
Commercial Vehicle Group Selected as Development Partner for Nissan Diesel
- CVG Products to be Used on Multiple Nissan Vehicles - Primary Markets will be Japan, South America, Asia, Australia and the U.S. NEW ALBANY, OHIO, July 9 -- Commercial Vehicle Group, Inc. announced today that it has been selected as the Development Source Partner for a new seat and suspension program with Nissan Dies ... Continue reading
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