Heels on Wheels: 2012 Suzuki Grand Vitara Review
HEELS ON WHEELS By Katrina Ramser San Francisco Bureau The Auto Channel INTRO TO THE GRAND VITARA VEHICLE For a company that started out as a weaving loom manufacturer back in 1909, Suzuki proves its ability to diversity with the Suzuki Grand Vitara, a light-duty compact utility vehicle with handsome SUV styling. Stron ... Continue reading
Nutson's Nuggets: Last Week's (May 7 -12, 2012) Automotive NewsI In Case You Were Sleeping
* One of the most iconic personalities in the racing and automobile enthusiast worlds died Thursday night at Baylor Hospital in his native Texas - Carroll Shelby, age 89. Though the cause of death was not immediately released he had been suffering for the past few months with pneumonia. In addition to creating the Cobr ... Continue reading
2013 Scion FR-S Review By Steve Purdy
2013 SCION FR-S More fun for the Scion crowd By Steve Purdy TheAutoChannel.com Michigan Bureau [0535] Less than five years ago Akio Toyoda asked his people the simple question, âWhere is the passion in our lineup?â� When they found none he followed up with, âI want to build a sports car.â� ... Continue reading
ALMS P2 - Dempsey Racing Qualifies P3 At Laguna Seca
MONTEREY, May 12, 2012: Dempsey Racing, with team drivers Patrick Dempsey, Joe Foster and Jonny Cocker, will start third in the P2 class â and fifth overall in the field â in the debut race of the teamâs No. 27 Trina Solar/GNC Beverages/Motegi Racing/Dempsey Racing Judd-powered Lola B12-80 Coupe in Satur ... Continue reading
Nationwide - Toyota Post-Race Comments
Darlington, May 12, 2012: Joey Logano won Friday night's NASCAR Nationwide Series (NNS) race at South Carolina's Darlington Raceway. Camry drivers Denny Hamlin (second), Brian Scott (seventh) and Kurt Busch (eighth) also earned top-10 finishes. Toyota drivers led 110-combined laps (of 151) at Darlington with Hamlin lea ... Continue reading
Indy Lights - Teams Produce Race Simulation At Indy
Indianapolis, May 12, 2012: A one-day Firestone Indy Lights test at Indianapolis Motor Speedway designed to offer rookie drivers more experience on the famed 2.5-mile oval offered up a preview of what to expect on Freedom 100 Race Day on May 25. As the five-hour session wound down, the field staged a fairly race-realis ... Continue reading
MyDealerLot (MDL) announced today that it has been selected to participate in the Mercedes-Benz USA (MBUSA) Preferred Vendor Status Program to provide Automated Customer Recognition, Targeted Messaging and Asset Tracking Systems utilizing RFID technologies. Now, Mercedes-Benz dealerships will be able to access preferre ... Continue reading
Chrysler to Host SAE 2013 World Congress; ZF will be Tier One Strategic Supplier
SAE International announces that Chrysler will serve as Host Company for the SAE 2013 World Congress and ZF will serve as Tier One Strategic Supplier for the event. Theme for the SAE 2013 World Congress will be "Achieving Efficiency." The three-day event will be held April 16-18, 2013 at Cobo Center in Detroit. Mircea ... Continue reading
VOXX International To Bring Bongiovi Digital Power Station Technology To The Car
VOXX International Corporation announced today that it has finalized its agreement with AVG (OEAM) Inc., an AVG Group company, to become the exclusive U.S. distributor of the Bongiovi Digital Power Station (DPS) technology for applications in the automotive aftermarket and the PPO Market (automotive accessorization pos ... Continue reading
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