Sunday, June 17, 2012

Nutson's Nuggets: Last Week's (June 11-17, 2012) Automotive News In Case You Were Dozing

* Exhibiting substantial optimism for auto sales in Europe, Chrysler announced three new Jeep models for that market and a goal of selling 125,000 units by 2015. That represents more than five times the current rate of sale. To begin that push the new, designed-for-Europe Jeep Grand Cherokee S Limited will enter the ma ... Continue reading

ARCA - Buescher Conserves Tires Wins RainEater Wiper Blades 200

BROOKLYN, June 16, 2012: On a day of record speeds on Michigan International Speedway's new pavement, tire conservation became the key element in the RainEater Wiper Blades 200. Chris Buescher played the game better than anyone, leading the final 14 laps to score his seventh ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards vict ... Continue reading

Automotive Performance Brands - Yokohama Tire Corporation To Raise Prices On All Off-The-Road (OTR) Tires July 1

FULLERTON, Jun. 16, 2012: Yokohama Tire Corporation has announced it will implement a price increase of up to 5% on all of its off-the-road (OTR) tires in the U.S., effective July 1. There will be in-line adjustments as well, which will be announced at a later date. Gary Nash, Yokohama vice president, OTR Sales, attrib ... Continue reading

Indy Lights - Vautier Takes Win At Milwaukee

West Allis, Jun 16, 2012: Tristan Vautier, who earlier in the day earned the pole position for the Firestone Indy Lights 100, held off Sebastian Saavedra of Team AFS by 0.3370 of a second to provide Sam Schmidt Motorsports its 50th victory in the series. The team has been in the series since its inception in 2002. It w ... Continue reading

Sprint Cup - Goodyear Makes Compound Change For Michigan

DAYTONA BEACH, June 16, 2012: Goodyear will make a tire change for Sunday’s Quicken Loans 400 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Michigan International Speedway. The decision was made Friday evening after teams had tires that were blistering following Friday’s practice sessions at the newly-repaved 2.0-mile tra ... Continue reading

Atlas Disposal Receives CEC Grant for Nation's First Renewable Natural Gas Fueling Station

The California Energy Commission today awarded Sacramento-based Atlas Disposal Industries a $300,000 grant to support construction of the nation's first anaerobic digestion-based Renewable Natural Gas Fueling Station. 'We are pleased that the California Energy Commission sees the importance of moving forward on this gr ... Continue reading

Flux Power Holdings Completes Reverse Acquisition

Flux Power Holdings, Inc. (OTCQB: FLUX) and its operating subsidiary Flux Power, Inc. are pleased to announce the completion of the reverse acquisition of Flux Power Holdings, Inc. (formerly known as Lone Pine Holdings, Inc.), a Nevada corporation, and initiation of trading on the OTCQB exchange under the new symbol “ ... Continue reading

Mazda Announces SKYACTIV-D CLEAN DIESEL Engine For 2013 24 Hours of Le Mans

Mazda Motorsports today announced that it will sell racing versions of its new SKYACTIV-D CLEAN DIESEL engines to teams competing in the Le Mans Prototype 2 (LMP2) class of racing's greatest endurance challenge -- the 24 Hours of Le Mans.‚ The Le Mans engine program will make its debut at the 2013 running of the race. ... Continue reading