2011 Honda CR-Z Hybrid Sports Coupe - Tip-Toe Through The Tulips, First Drive
Being Green Can Be Fun...! By Henny Hemmes Senior European Editor Amsterdam Bureau The Auto Channel AMSTERDAM, April 28. It is an exception when a car manufacturer chooses The Netherlands for an international launch of a new model. But Honda Motor Europe made the move and offered international journalist the best of th ... Continue reading
KENTUCKY SPEEDWAY ALERT - May 4, 2010
IZOD IndyCar Series testing has been canceled today at Kentucky Speedway due to the lingering affect of rain showers which moved through the area overnight. The test will not be rescheduled. Brian Barnhart, President of Competition and Racing Operations, Indy Racing League: âItâs a difficult decision to cance ... Continue reading
NADAguides.com Awards 2010 Chevrolet Equinox 'Car of the Month' for May
- Second Generation Crossover SUV Offers More Bang for the Buck - COSTA MESA, Calif., May 4 -- NADAguides.com, the leading provider of vehicle pricing and information, today announced that the 2010 Chevrolet Equinox received the NADAguides.com "Car of the Month" award for May. Selecting the Chevrolet Equinox was an eas ... Continue reading
CHICAGO, May 4 -- -- Ford is delivering on its 2006 pledge to double the number of flexible-fuel vehicles produced in the U.S. by the end of 2010. Ford produced nearly 185,000 2006 model year flexible-fuel vehicles. -- The development and use of renewable fuels helps reduce America's dependence on imported oil. More et ... Continue reading
Consumers Still Unsure About Electric Vehicles, According to Cars.com Survey
Even More Consumers are Unsure of Clean Diesel Cars CHICAGO, May 4 -- With the Chevy Volt and Nissan Leaf set to hit dealer lots, 40 percent of consumers still feel they don't know enough about the technology to consider an electric vehicle for their next purchase. While the bulk of consumers are still unsure of the te ... Continue reading
Chrysler Group Announces May 2010 U.S. Incentives
Auburn Hills, Mich., May 4, 2010: Chrysler Group LLC today announced 0 percent financing on most 2010 model year Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep� and Ram truck vehicles when financed through GMAC Financial Services. Chrysler Brand May 2010 Sales Incentives Consumers purchasing 2010 model year Chrysler brand vehicles can cho ... Continue reading
Too Early to Declare the Auto Recession Over? Two year Purchase Intention Down
TUSTIN, May 4, 2010: AutoPacific, an authoritative automotive research and insight company, regularly tracks the impact of fuel prices on the type of vehicles Americans will consider buying. The results for the just completed Fuel Price Impact Survey show some surprising results, and are summarized below. While there a ... Continue reading
Tickets Still Available For NASCAR'S Oldest Tradition
DARLINGTON, May 3, 2010: The 2010 SHOWTIME Southern 500 is only days away and time is dwindling for fans who have not yet purchased their tickets to see NASCARâs oldest tradition live. Tickets remain available for the event which has hosted a capacity crowd four of the last five years. During the offseason Darling ... Continue reading
Walter P. Chrysler Museum Spotlights Dodge Viper Racing Heritage With Born to Race Exhibition
AUBURN HILLS, Mich., May 3 -- The Walter P. Chrysler Museum proudly presents Born to Race: Dodge Viper Racing Heritage May 4 - Aug. 29 in Boss Chrysler's Garage. The special exhibition showcases eight concept and production models that played a pivotal role in the vehicle's storied history. Complete with an historical ... Continue reading
Unser Gives Rookies High Overall Marks On First Oval
Indianapolis, May 4, 2010: Four drivers competed in their first IZOD IndyCar Series oval race -- the Road Runner Turbo Indy 300 at Kansas Speedway -- on May 1. Three were running at the finish, while the fourth - KV Racing Technology's Takuma Sato - was challenging for a top-10 finish until being involved in a two-car ... Continue reading
IZOD IndyCar Series Drivers Test At Kentucky Speedway On May 4
Kentucky Speedway, May 3, 2010: For the past three years, Davey Hamilton's routine in May has been to practice, qualify and race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. This year, he'll get some preliminary seat time. Hamilton will join Luczo Dragon Racing/de Ferran Motorsports' regular driver Raphael Matos and other IZOD ... Continue reading
TRACK CHIC's Woman behind the Wheels - Cody Unser l Cody Unser First Step Foundation
Atlanta, May 4, 2010: The Unser family is known for producing champions, and Cody Unser is no exception. Track Chic, the social phenomenon for motorsports forgotten female fans, features her story this month as our Woman behind the Wheels. Codyâs generous spirit and the amazing work of the Cody Unser First Step Fo ... Continue reading
Chevrolet To Launch New Ad Campaign
DETROIT â General Motors is reportedly about to launch a new advertising push for Chevrolet that will tout "excellence for all" as its main slogan. The Wall Street Journal, citing "people familiar with the plan," said Monday that the ad campaign will have a separate focus for trucks with an as-yet-undecided catch ... Continue reading
Top-20 Selling Vehicles in U.S. Through April 2010 Scorecard
May 3, 2010; Reuters compiled a list of the 20 top-selling vehicles in the United States through April of 2010 as reported by the automakers. Total sales of the top 20 vehicles rose 22.8 percent or 257,500 units to 1,386,404. Following is a list of the top-20 selling vehicles, ranked by total units. ... Continue reading
M&M auto sales up a tad, tractors on a roll
Mahindra & Mahindra has reported a marginal increase in April auto numbers to 26,043 units from 23,004 units in the previous year. Of these, exports increased substantially to 1,006 units from 387 units in April 2009. While the company's core utility-vehicle sales slipped marginally to 17,998 units (18,447 units), the ... Continue reading
Hindustan Motors will seek BIFR cover as net worth erodes substantially
Hindustan Motors Ltd has informed the stock exchanges that the company would report to the Board for Industrial and Financial Reconstruction (BIFR) about substantial erosion (over 50 per cent) of its peak net worth in the past five financial years. âThe reporting is a legal requirement (Section 23 of the Sick Indu ... Continue reading
Hindustan Motors to report to BIF
NEW DELHI: Hindustan Motors, the CK Birla group-owned maker of the Ambassador , said on Monday that the company will shortly report to the Board for Industrial and Financial Reconstruction as its net worth has eroded by 50% from the peak in the preceding four years. Hindustan Motors chairman CK Birla told ET that the f ... Continue reading
Acura MDX Tops Consumer Reports' Tests of Luxury Three-Row SUVs
MDX bests Audi Q7, Land Rover LR4, and Lincoln MKT YONKERS, N.Y., May 4 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The freshened Acura MDX posted an "Excellent" overall score topping Consumer Reports tests' of four luxury SUVs for the June 2010 issue. The Acura MDX earned an overall road-test scores of 85, outperforming the Land Rover ... Continue reading
The All-New Mitsubishi ASX Crossover
Mitsubishi Motors (UK) is pleased to announce the pricing and specification of its all-new urban crossover vehicle, the ASX. ... Continue reading
Ford, University of Michigan Reveal Students' Vision for Future of In-car Cloud Computing Apps
ANN ARBOR, Mich., May 4 -- -- As part of the research course, Cloud Computing in the Commute, six University of Michigan teams developed apps for in-car use; a panel of judges from U-M, Ford and Microsoft selected the winner based on relevance and usability -- The winning app, Caravan Track, will run in a Ford Fiesta r ... Continue reading
Mercedes-Benz Announces Its Corporate Sales Person Of The Year
Mercedes-Benz has announced its Corporate Sales Person of the Year using the most stringent criteria ever, and setting a real benchmark across the industry. The programme has been running for three years, and for the first time this year even the candidates customers were asked to provide feedback, demonstrating the co ... Continue reading
Audi Steps up the Pace With Even More Extreme 560PS R8 GT
Performance is even more acutely of the essence in the new Audi R8 GT, a distillation of the celebrated R8 V10 formula into an even more concentrated and potent form ... Continue reading
Golf Blue-E-Motion: The Future Of Volkswagen E-Mobility
To coincide with the foundation event held in Berlin for a National Platform for Electric Mobility and in the presence of German Chancellor Dr. Angela Merkel, Volkswagen has unveiled the Golf blue-e-motion and has outlined its future programme for electric and hybrid production vehicles. ... Continue reading
Prepare For the Big Match With Volkswagen's Latest Tiguan Model
Volkswagen is set to launch a new model into the Tiguan range â the Match. ... Continue reading
New Chevrolet Captiva Comes With Specs Appeal...
Large, luxury SUVs aren't normally synonymous with value for money - spacious, sumptuous and stylish, they're often the preserve of the seriously well-heeled. ... Continue reading
Australian Automotive Announces New Sales Representation
Australia's most influential Automotive Industry magazine, Australian Automotive, has confirmed that Hyde Media has been appointed its sole national advertising representative. ... Continue reading
Audi a Member of the "National Electric Mobility Platform"
Federal Chancellor Angela Merkel has given the starting signal for the "National Electric Mobility Platform" (NEMP), in which AUDI AG is also actively participating. ... Continue reading
ISUZU UTE: D-MAX Adds Auto, Features, New LS Look
Isuzu UTE Australia now offers an automatic transmission option in its D-MAX SX mid-spec 4x4 and 4x2 crew utes, while adding standard cruise control to all SX variants, freshening up its top LS crew utes and introducing a crimson red mica finish to the range. ... Continue reading
BMW Group Supports "National Platform for E-Mobility"
Reithofer: our goal is to be a global leader in e-mobility Draeger to co-chair "surrounding conditions" working group ... Continue reading
Chrysler Group: NHTSA Investigating Concerns Regarding 2007 Dodge Caliber
National Highway Traffic Safety Authority (NHTSA) has notified Chrysler Group LLC that it is investigating a potential condition with Dodge Caliber accelerator pedals. ... Continue reading
Audi Group Substantially Increases Operating Profit in First Quarter
The Audi Group has underlined its strength in the premium segment with an increase in operating profit well above its rise in revenue. The models of the brand with the four rings achieved double-digit growth rates in all regions in the first quarter. Total deliveries of 264,100 units were 25.9 percent up on the previou ... Continue reading
Chrysler Group LLC Reports April 2010 U.S. Sales Increase of 25 Percent
Chrysler Group LLC today reported a U.S. sales increase of 25 percent, the best year-over-year percentage sales improvement for the company in almost five years. In addition, the company continued its trend of month-over-month sales increases in 2010, up 3 percent versus March 2010. ... Continue reading
New Renault Koleos MY10: More Value for Less
Renault Australia has announced the release of the 2010 specification Renault Koleos. ... Continue reading
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