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National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's Five-Star Composite Rating for All-New 2012 Camry

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's Five-Star Composite Rating for All-New 2012 Camry

We are very pleased that the all-new 2012 Camry has earned a five-star composite safety rating from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). The fact that the Camry earned this five-star overall score after enduring a more rigorous NHTSA testing procedure targeted at raising the bar for overall vehic ... Continue reading

Hyundai Motor Group's Investment Plans for 2012

Hyundai Motor Group's Investment Plans for 2012

Group to invest 14 trillion won, largest investment plan for Group - Group to focus on R&D for future cars, secure competitiveness ... Continue reading

Polaris Introduces RANGER RZR XP 900

Polaris Introduces RANGER RZR XP 900

To ring in the New Year, the RANGER RZR family welcomes a whole new class of Side x Side, introducing the RANGER RZR XP 900! The RANGER RZR has the only family of Sport Side x Sides with Razor Sharp Performance for all types of recreation. For 2012, the family adds the RANGER RZR XP 900, a whole new class of Side x Sid ... Continue reading

Mazda to Display Mazda CX-5 at Tokyo Auto Salon 2012

Mazda to Display Mazda CX-5 at Tokyo Auto Salon 2012

Mazda to Display Mazda CX-5 at Tokyo Auto Salon 2012 Demio, Axela and Roadster-based customized models also to be exhibited - ... Continue reading

Ford Brand Sales Top 2 Million for 1st Time Since 2007

Ford Brand Sales Top 2 Million for 1st Time Since 2007

Ford Brand Sales Top 2 Million for 1st Time Since 2007 ... Continue reading

Nutson's Nuggets: Last Week's (December 26-31, 2011) Automotive News Recap - In Case You Were Sleeping

Nutson's Nuggets: Last Week's (December 26-31, 2011) Automotive News Recap - In Case You Were Sleeping

* The last week in December is typically a slow news week with so many folks occupied with family gatherings and holiday celebrations. We wish you all a Happy Holiday season and best wishes for a prosperous and exciting 2012. * The North American International Auto Show will be opening its doors in a couple weeks to th ... Continue reading

2011 Editors Picks - Bye Bye Miss American Pie - Obama Manages To Murder America's Space Industry

2011 Editors Picks - Bye Bye Miss American Pie - Obama Manages To Murder America's Space Industry

<b>Commentary By Rick Carlton</b> <i>Originally published July 2011</i> I just watched the final Space Shuttle launch. Along with the tears and a clear sense of lost youth, there was a good deal of anger directed at the current White House tenant, and how he has handled NASA and the space program in general, since he a ... Continue reading

2011 Editors Picks - Automotive Selling Is More Than Just Pushing Buttons

2011 Editors Picks - Automotive Selling Is More Than Just Pushing Buttons

On-Line <b>Commentary by Rick Carlton</b> <i>Originally published January 2011</i> A recent article by Susan Harris at Automotive News got me thinking about the processes necessary to market, promote and create a car sales transaction in today's virtual environment. While Ms. Harris rightly asserts that “...the vo ... Continue reading

2011 Editors Picks - From Chaos Comes Opportunity

2011 Editors Picks - From Chaos Comes Opportunity

<b>Commentary by Rick Carlton</b> <i>Originally published December 2008</i> <i>“Chaos is a friend of mine.â€&#65533; - Bob Dylan</i> The domestic economy is in the tank. American auto companies are about to founder like the Titanic. Company layoffs and bankruptcies are picking up speed across the nation. States ... Continue reading

2011 Editors Picks - On Supporting The Future Of Transportation, Obama Offers Nothing But An Empty Suit....

2011 Editors Picks - On Supporting The Future Of Transportation, Obama Offers Nothing But An Empty Suit....

<center><b>"This is bullshit folks and it's bad for 'ya..." - George Carlin - </b></center> <b>Commentary by Rick Carlton</b> <i>Originally published July 2010</i> In his last 2009 show, and just before leaving the temporal world, George Carlin offered a straight-forward assessment of the sorry state of the human condi ... Continue reading

2011 Editors Picks - Who's Wagging The Dog Here?

2011 Editors Picks - Who's Wagging The Dog Here?

<b>Commentary By Rick Carlton</b> <i>Originally published May 2011</i> After watching back-to-back weekend coverage of Indy on Versus, I have concluded that either the diminutive "three guys and a dog" cable network is trying to create something akin to a tabloid social network experience, or simply attempting to illus ... Continue reading

Research and Markets: Two-wheeler Market in India

Research and Markets: Two-wheeler Market in India

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Two-wheeler Market in India" report to their offering. Automobile, being the leader in product and process technologies of the manufacturing sector, has been recognized as one of the major drivers of economic growth. The Indian economy has been growing around 8% f ... Continue reading

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