People are Buying the Chevrolet Cruze -- 22,771 Sold In May
For the first time in five years, an American car is the best selling compact car in the United States. The Chevrolet Cruze recorded 22,711 segment-topping sales in May, and achieved its second consecutive appearance on the Top 10 across all U.S. auto segments. The Cruze also has helped Chevrolet gain share in the comp ... Continue reading
Continental Tire Series - Gleason Brothers Finish 12th At Lime Rock
JOHNSTOWN, June 2, 2011: The Gleason brothers recorded their best qualifying result to date and led their first laps in Grand-Am Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge competition in a race last Saturday at Lime Rock Park in Lakeville, Conn. A black flag for a broken window net dropped the brothersâ APR Motorsport ... Continue reading
Sprint Cup - Edwards Looking For A Home Track Win At Kansas
CONCORD, June 2, 2011: Since Carl Edwards began racing in NASCAR he has considered Kansas Speedway his âhome track.â� He was born and still resides in Columbia, Mo., located 130 miles from the track. To date his only win there has been in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series when he took the checkered f ... Continue reading
New Safety Belt Enforcement Efforts Needed
With the latest Click It or Ticket (CIOT) mobilization underway, the Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers joins the National Safety Council in asking Congress to support the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's request for funding to conduct a second national safety belt enforcement mobilization in the upco ... Continue reading
NADAguides Car of the Month for June 2011: Mini Countryman
NADAguides names the 2011 MINI Countryman the NADAguides Car of the Month for June. The 2011 MINI Countryman was selected as the NADAguides Car of the Month for June 2011 based on the vehicle's fuel efficiency, coupled with ample space, sporty performance, attractive European styling and safety features that scored a " ... Continue reading
Meritor Pledges $100,000 to The Henry Ford Education Pilot Program
Chip McClure, chairman, CEO and president at Meritor, Inc. today announced a $100,000 contribution to The Henry Ford's Innovation Education Incubator (IEI) to launch a pilot program that brings digital education resources into classrooms and helps teachers meet Michigan and national education standards. "Partnering wit ... Continue reading
High Gas Prices Are Affecting Consumer Choices
Half of Americans who own a vehicle (51%) say they have cut back on products and/or services in order to pay the increased price of gasoline. As might be expected, those with lower household income are more impacted. ... Continue reading
Chevrolet is this Year's Sponsor of the Woodward Dream Cruise
Woodward Dream Cruise is world's largest one-day automotive event 1.5 million fans and 50,000 cars participate in grassroots celebration Chevrolet will be the presenting sponsor for the 2011 Woodward Dream Cruise, a grassroots event that each August draws some 1.5 million car enthusiasts to Michigan's legendary Woodwar ... Continue reading
Insurance Auto Auctions Announces John W. Kett Named President, Tom C. O'Brien Continues as CEO
Insurance Auto Auctions, Inc. (IAA) the leading live and live-online salvage auto auction company and wholly owned subsidiary of KAR Auction Services, Inc. , today announced executive leadership changes. I am pleased to announce that John Kett has been named President," stated Tom O'Brien, CEO. John will also conti ... Continue reading
POWRi Series - Down Under Star To Run At Fayette, Peoria
Fayette County, June 2, 2011: Australasia star Michael Pickens will challenge the drivers from the POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget Series and Badger Midget Auto Racing Association at Fayette County Speedway in Brownstown, Ill., Friday (June 3) and Peoria (Ill.) Speedway on Saturday (June 4). Pickens, a 28-year-old from ... Continue reading
Ford's New 3-Cylinder Engine Will Match 4-Cylinders
Newest EcoBoost engine, Ford's first three-cylinder, to be launched globally in Ford small cars New engine will deliver performance of a larger four-cylinder with even higher fuel economy Ford announces first eight-speed automatic transmission for future vehicles The first Ford-designed, Ford-engineered and Ford-built ... Continue reading
AutoNation, Inc., America's largest automotive retailer, today announced that it has entered into a long-term marketing agreement with the Museum of Art | Fort Lauderdale, a division of Nova Southeastern University, to name the Museum's Studio School and its educational and community programming, the "AutoNation Academ ... Continue reading
BROOKLYN, June 2, 2011: Ââ Whether it is the strengthening of a family bond, or friendships coming together to pay tribute to a fallen member of their community, camping at Michigan International Speedway isnât just about the racing, but about the relationships that are made along the way. Every June and A ... Continue reading
Lessons Learned Before, During and After Recovery in Michigan
Today at the Mackinac Policy Conference, Charles "Chip" McClure, chairman, CEO and president, Meritor, Inc.; Richard E. "Dick" Dauch, co-founder, chairman and CEO, American Axle & Manufacturing (AAM); and Michael E. Duggan, president and CEO, Detroit Medical Center (DMC) led a discussion titled "Improving Michigan's Ec ... Continue reading
Pro Racing - New Camaros Turn Heads In Trans-Am TA2 Class
TOPEKA, June 2, 2011: While there has certainly been a wide variety of machinery used throughout the 45-year history of the Trans-Am Series, most followers tend to equate American muscle cars with the series. Thatâs definitely the case in the 2011 SCCA Pro Racing Trans-Am Series, with the Chevrolet Corvette and Fo ... Continue reading
2011 Volvo XC60 T6 R-Design Road Test - VIDEO ENHANCED
DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH CAREY RUSS Volvo's press events are always noteworthy for the amount of seat time involved. Some other manufacturers may have as little as an hour or two of drive time, and four or five is typical, with a couple hundred miles of mostly back roads covered. Volvo's recent "2011 XC Adventure" wa ... Continue reading
Sprint Cup - Affliction Clothing Sponsor's Kenseth's Ford For Two 2011 Events
CONCORD, June 2, 2011: Roush Fenway Racing announces a new primary sponsorship for 2003 Cup Series Champion, Matt Kenseth and his No. 17 team from Affliction Clothing. Affliction Clothing will serve as the primary sponsor for Kensethâs team for the Sprint Cup Series race weekends in June at Kansas Speedway for the ... Continue reading
JEGS Open Bracket Series - Big Bucks Available At US Open Bracket Championship
BOWLING GREEN, June 2, 2011: The seventh annual JEGS U.S. Open Bracket Championship takes center stage in the world of Sportsman drag racing this Thursday through Sunday at historic Beech Bend Raceway Park. With big dollars on the line for four straight days, including first-prize paychecks of $10,000 on Thursday and S ... Continue reading
Continental Tire Series - Kinetic BMW Team Working To Produce Another Top 10
Burford, June 2, 2011: After suffering an impact on the first lap of the race at Lime Rock Park last weekend, the #33 BMW M3 E92 of Jade Buford and Bryan Sellers was unable to continue racing, having not even completed one lap. Although the team was disappointed in the result, they are optimistic for a good finish at t ... Continue reading
Nationwide Series - Bayne To Drive No. 16 Avnet/BMA Ford at Chicago
CONCORD, June 2, 2011: Daytona 500 winner Trevor Bayne will return to action this weekend in the Nationwide Series STP 300 at Chicagoland Speedway. Bayne's Ford Mustang will feature a customized paint scheme that spotlights the single-race alliance between Avnet, the Business Marketing Association (BMA) and Roush Fenwa ... Continue reading
Sanctioning Bodies - NASCAR Foundation Launches Betty Jane France Humanitarian Award
CHARLOTTE, June 2, 2011: The NASCAR Foundation will recognize the outstanding charitable and volunteer efforts of NASCAR fans by awarding the first annual Betty Jane France Humanitarian Award, which includes a $100,000 donation from The NASCAR Foundation to the childrenâs charity of the recipientâs choice. Th ... Continue reading
Universal Lubricants Motor Oil Receives GM's High Quality Certification
Universal Lubricants announced today that its Super XHD Synthetic 5W30 has received the distinguished General Motors (GM) dexos1 certification.The company's motor oil is a dexos1 full synthetic that is both API-SN and ILSAC-GF5 approved. ... Continue reading
IRVINE, Calif.--With the busy summer riding season upon us, the ATV Safety Institute (ASI) encourages kids to enter the Do the Ride Thing" Video Contest (click here to see a video about the contest). Sponsored by the ASI, the contest, in its second year, runs June 1 to September 6, 2011 and offers 10 prizes totaling ... Continue reading
DRI Corporation Announces Mobitec Order in Western Europe
DRI Corporation , a digital communications technology leader in the global surface transportation and transit security markets, announced today that the Company's Mobitec AB subsidiary in Herrljunga, Sweden, has received an order for Mobitec electronic information display systems from an original equipment manufacturer ... Continue reading
AutoNation Announces May 2011 Retail New Vehicle Unit Sales
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., June 2, 2011 -- AutoNation, Inc. , America's largest automotive retailer, today announced that its retail new vehicle unit sales in May 2011, as reported to the applicable automotive manufacturers, totaled 16,347, a decrease of 15% as compared to May 2010. Retail new vehicle unit sales in May 201 ... Continue reading
AAA Auto Club Group (ACG) goes live with policy administration and billing software from CodeObjects , a provider of flexible service-oriented architecture-based (SOA) insurance solutions. CodeObjects PolicyEnterprise and BillingEnterprise, support various personal lines insurance products at ACG, by streamlining polic ... Continue reading
Are Your Tires Gasping for Air?
RMA, AAA, NHTSA Continue Effort to Educate Motorists about Proper Tire Care The Rubber Manufacturers Association (RMA), AAA, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and Fairfax County, Va. police teamed up today at the Fairfax County Police Emergency Vehicle Operations Center to demonstrate the hazar ... Continue reading
U.S. Department of Defense Gives Ford Freedom Award
Ford Motor Company is being honored with the 2011 Secretary of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award. Sponsored by the National Committee for Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR), the Freedom Award is the highest honor bestowed upon America's employers who provide exceptional support to their employees ser ... Continue reading
Kia Motors Manufacturing Georgia, Inc. (KMMG) has begun a series of expansion projects in each of the plant's four main shops --stamping, welding, paint and general assembly -- to raise annual capacity to 360,000 vehicles starting in 2012. The growth follows Kia Motors' announcement at the 2011 New York International A ... Continue reading
Run With Dodge, the Sponsor of the Rock 'n' Roll San Diego Marathon & 1/2 Marathon
Dodge is the title sponsor of the Rock 'n' Roll San Diego Marathon & 1/2 marathon Dodge brand serves as the official auto sponsor for 2011 Rock 'n' Roll marathon series Runners and attendees will be immersed in the Dodge brand through test drives for charity, on-site vehicle displays and sweepstake opportunities Desire ... Continue reading
Contential Tire Series - Kinetic Motorsports And Kia Continue Quest At The Glen
Burford, June 1, 2011: After the Kinetic Motorsports Infinity Audio Kia Forte Koup earned another Top 5 finish last weekend at Lime Rock Park, the team is looking for yet another strong finish at Watkins Glen International this weekend. Historic Watkins Glen is a track that they say has always been good for the cars, e ... Continue reading
Motorsports Venues - Seven NSCS Drivers Sail Through Kentucky Speedway Tire Test
Sparta, June 1, 2011: NASCAR drivers Greg Biffle, Kevin Harvick, Brad Keselowski, Travis Kvapil, Joey Logano, Mark Martin and David Reutimann became acquainted with the race conditions at Kentucky Speedway today during a Goodyear tire test held just 36 days before the 107,000-seat venue makes its Sprint Cup Series debu ... Continue reading
NHRA Funny Car - Tasca Comes Home To E-Ttown
Englishtown, June 1, 2011: Life has a funny way of getting us where we need to be. Bob Tasca III was 12 years old when he attended his first professional drag race. It was an NHRA national event at â where else? His âhometown track,â� Old Bridge Township Raceway Park, known to most as âEnglisht ... Continue reading
Sprint Cup - Clorox Back With Labonte And JTG Daugherty At Kansas Speedway
KANSAS CITY, June 1, 2011: A longstanding team partner of JTG Daugherty Racing, Clorox® launched their first of six primary races at Phoenix International Raceway in February. Clorox returns as a prominent sponsor of Bobby Labonteâs No. 47 Toyota Camry at the 1.5-mile Kansas Speedway tri-oval for the STP 400 on ... Continue reading
Robots Will Keep Ford's Manufacturing Accurate and Quiet
Ford plans to invest $100 million globally in robotic plant laser inspection technology to help make parts fit more accurately and reduce wind noise --a top industry quality issue -- beginning with the highly acclaimed 2012 Ford Focus and Ford Explorer Chicago Assembly Plant, Michigan Assembly Plant and the Saarlouis, ... Continue reading
Vauxhall Beefs Up Movano Range
Vauxhall has added three new factory-built derivatives to its award-winning Movano range with the addition of a 17-seater Minibus and 6- and 9-seater Combis. ... Continue reading
Toyota Auris Hybrid Drives Into Evoenergy Pool
Toyota Auris Hybrid hatchbacks are expected to shine in their latest fleet role, as pool cars for field staff employed by nationwide solar-power specialist EvoEnergy. Seven of the British built T4 models emitting just 89g/km of CO2 have already been delivered, with another five expected to follow. ... Continue reading
Mazda Launches New 'Business Line' For Fleets
Mazda is broadening its appeal to the UK corporate market with the launch of a new 'Business Line' model giving company car drivers a highly specified vehicle at a competitive price. ... Continue reading
Economy With A Sports Inspired Look Is The Key Choice For Company Motorists Says Volvo Fleet Survey
Fleet managers who spend more time talking about features such as 18 inch alloys, leather seats and satellite navigation in the same breath as low emissions and Benefit in Kind taxation will encourage more drivers into 'greener' company cars. ... Continue reading
Disney / Pixar 'Cars 2' Characters To Cruise Into The 2011 Goodwood Festival Of Speed
In just five weeks time two life-size characters from the brand new movie from Disney / Pixar, Cars 2, will be making their British debut at the Goodwood Festival of Speed and Moving Motor Show (presented by Auto Trader), being held in the spacious park land of Goodwood House from 30 June until 3 July. ... Continue reading
Hyundai's i30 Awarded 'ECOcar Magazine People's Choice Award'
At the Motoring Matters Magazine Group awards, held in Melbourne, ECOcar magazine readers awarded the already highly acclaimed Hyundai i30 hatch 'ECOcar Magazine People's Choice Award'. This makes it a hat-trick for Hyundai having taken out an ECOcar Magazine awards for the third time following the success of i30cw in ... Continue reading
Kia Motors Australia has entered the SPACE race with the completion of the first of a multi-million dollar corporate identity roll-out for the company's 124 dealerships. ... Continue reading
Motoring Matters Magazine Group Awards Announced In Melbourne
The Motoring Matters Magazine Group, publishers of ECOcar Magazine, Delivery Magazine and PowerTorque Magazine, has announced the winners in the annual MMMG Awards. ... Continue reading
Sportage Ads To The Honour Roll
The multi-award winning Kia Sportage has added another accolade to its growing Honour Roll by winning the OzRoamer 4WD & SUV Guide's award for Best Small AWD SUV. ... Continue reading
Holden Volunteers Celebrate At Westgate Park
To celebrate the United Nation's World Environment Day, a group of Holden volunteers, including Holden Chairman and Managing Director Mike Devereux, took part in a planting activity at Westgate Park yesterday. Over 450 shrubs and grasses were planted. ... Continue reading
The New Mercedes-Benz CLS: Australian Pricing Announced
A generation ahead: with the CLS, Mercedes-Benz created a new vehicle category in 2003 which for the first time combined the elegance and dynamism of a coupé with the comfort and functionality of a saloon ... Continue reading
Kia Optima Drives Into Design Finals
Kia's stunning Optima sedan has been given the judges' tick of approval as a finalist for the prestigious Australian International Design Awards. ... Continue reading
Audi Australia Corporate Communications Manager Moves to Consulting Role
Audi Australia has announced the departure of Corporate Communications Manager Nadine Giusti resulting from her desire to move into consulting roles with a wider marketing and communication reach. ... Continue reading
Ooh Baby, Take a Look at My Weiner
By Marc J. Rauch Exec. Vice President/Co-Publisher THE AUTO CHANNEL All this take about pictures of weiners being passed around the Internet has really aroused our national interest. So I thought I'd bare my weiner (my favorite weiner that is, a Nathan's Famous Frankfurter. Just thinking about one makes my mouth water. ... Continue reading
As Ford's fuel-efficient vehicles gain momentum in California, company researchers are showcasing what could be next intelligent vehicles that wirelessly talk to each other to reduce crashes and the billions of gallons of gas wasted in congestion each year. Today, Ford convened a panel of auto industry, transportation ... Continue reading
Daimler AG (stock exchange symbol DAI) today reported U.S. sales of 20,798 Mercedes-Benz and smart vehicles, an improvement of 4.7 Percent compared to May 2010. All sales figures in this release are on an unadjusted basis unless otherwise noted. Mercedes-Benz USA (MBUSA) today reported May sales of 20,306 vehicles, a 5 ... Continue reading
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