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Audi of America Reports Increased June 2008 Sales and Market Share

Audi of America Reports Increased June 2008 Sales and Market Share

- Updated info - Audi the only luxury brand with year over year sales increase - Updated info - segment market share increases 1.8% - Audi posts sales increase of 5.3% - Audi A4 sales up HERNDON, Va., July 1 -- New data added below Audi's "Total Sales" on table -- Audi of America, Inc. announced today auto sales for th ... Continue reading

Nissan North America Announces June 2008 Sales

Nissan North America Announces June 2008 Sales

NASHVILLE, Tenn., July 1 -- Nissan North America, Inc. (NNA) today reported sales for June of 75,847 units versus 92,213 units a year ago, a decrease of 17.7 percent. Sales of Nissan Division vehicles decreased 18.5 percent, while sales of Infiniti vehicles decreased by 11.9 percent. NNA in the first quarter of the fis ... Continue reading

Ford Motor Company Names Ken Czubay Head of U.S. Sales and Marketing

Ford Motor Company Names Ken Czubay Head of U.S. Sales and Marketing

DEARBORN, Mich., July 1 -- Ford Motor Company today announced the appointment of veteran auto industry executive and retailer Ken Czubay as vice president of U.S. Sales and Marketing. Czubay, who has 38 years of automotive experience and served in a variety of management and executive roles at Ford from 1970 to 1983, r ... Continue reading

TriMas Announces Brian McGuire as President of Monogram Aerospace Fasteners; Jerad Van Auken Promoted to President of Norris Cylinder

TriMas Announces Brian McGuire as President of Monogram Aerospace Fasteners; Jerad Van Auken Promoted to President of Norris Cylinder

BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Mich., July 1 -- TriMas Corporation -- a diversified growth company of specialty niche businesses -- today announced that Brian McGuire has been appointed President of Monogram Aerospace Fasteners, effective immediately. Mr. McGuire, who most recently held the role of president of the Norris Cylinder ... Continue reading

European Drive Train Integrator Selects Maxwell Technologies to Supply Ultracapacitor Modules for Emission-Free Electric Buses for Milan

European Drive Train Integrator Selects Maxwell Technologies to Supply Ultracapacitor Modules for Emission-Free Electric Buses for Milan

Ultracapacitors Provide Efficient, Low-Maintenance, Energy Storage for Electric and Hybrid Vehicles SAN DIEGO, July 1 -- Maxwell Technologies Inc. announced today that Vossloh Kiepe GmbH, a leading producer of heavy vehicle drive systems, has selected Maxwell's 125-volt BOOSTCAP(R) ultracapacitor modules for braking en ... Continue reading

Ford Honors the Legacy and Impact of the Model T at 2008 Centennial 'T Party'

Ford Honors the Legacy and Impact of the Model T at 2008 Centennial 'T Party'

DEARBORN, Mich., July 1 -- -- Ford Motor Company will mark the 100th anniversary of Henry Ford's groundbreaking Model T with a special presentation and collection of automotive masterpieces for 2008 Centennial "T Party" -- the world's largest gathering of Model Ts since they left the factory -- July 21-26 in Richmond, ... Continue reading

Mazda Reports June 2008 Sales

Mazda Reports June 2008 Sales

MAZDA5 Sales up 29 Percent, MAZDA3 Reports Best June Ever IRVINE, Calif., July 1 -- Mazda North American Operations (MNAO) today reported June 2008 sales of 23,771 vehicles, a 7.7 percent decrease over last year, but an increase of 3.7 percent on a Daily Selling Rate (DSR) basis. There were 24 selling days in June 2008 ... Continue reading

BMW Group USA Reports June 2008 Sales

BMW Group USA Reports June 2008 Sales

BMW Group US sales (BMW and MINI combined) down 11 percent in June. MINI sales continue to thrive WOODCLIFF LAKE, N.J., July 1 -- The BMW Group in the U.S. (BMW and MINI combined) today reported June vehicle sales of 26,155, a decline of 11 percent from the 29,394 vehicles sold in the same month of 2007. For the first ... Continue reading

Mitsubishi Motors Reports June 2008 Sales

Mitsubishi Motors Reports June 2008 Sales

CYPRESS, Calif., July 1 -- Mitsubishi Motors today announced total June 2008 sales of 7,494. -- The fuel-efficient Lancer continues to lead the way for Mitsubishi in the U.S. with 2,688 sales, making June the second best month of the year for Lancer. May 2008 was Lancer's best month with 3,318 sales. -- Lancer Evolutio ... Continue reading

Chrysler LLC Reports June 2008 Sales; Let's Refuel America $2.99 Gas Guarantee Plus Cash Extended Through July 31

Chrysler LLC Reports June 2008 Sales; Let's Refuel America $2.99 Gas Guarantee Plus Cash Extended Through July 31

- Let's Refuel America extended through July 31; continues to help drive showroom traffic, sales of most fuel-efficient vehicles - New Dodge Journey becoming a hit in the crossover market - Dodge Grand Caravan and Chrysler Town & Country minivan sales increase in June - New fuel-efficient vehicles see increased year-to ... Continue reading

SunTrust RACING - Brumos Porsche 250 Preview

SunTrust RACING - Brumos Porsche 250 Preview

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (July 1, 2008) – A brand new race car signals a new beginning for the No 10 SunTrust Pontiac Dallara team of Wayne Taylor Racing (WTR) as it kicks off the second half of the 2008 Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series season with Thursday night’s Brumos Porsche 250 at Daytona (Fla.) Internationa ... Continue reading

INDYCAR SERIES NOTES

INDYCAR SERIES NOTES

1. Dominant Dixon knows race for title is anything but over: Scott Dixon need only look at the second half of the 2007 IndyCar Series season to make him alternately smile and shudder as it relates to this year’s championship race. He was 65 points behind Franchitti exiting the Richmond race, but rattled off four v ... Continue reading

Kia Motors America Announces Best June 2008 and Best Quarter Ever

Kia Motors America Announces Best June 2008 and Best Quarter Ever

IRVINE, Calif., July 1 -- Kia Motors America (KMA) today announced its best June ever with record sales of 28,292 units, an increase of 7.6 percent over the same period last year, and year-to-date sales of 157,619 units, an increase of 2.1 percent over the same period last year. For the just completed quarter, the comp ... Continue reading

Harker's Consistency Reaches Final Round at Norwalk

Harker's Consistency Reaches Final Round at Norwalk

Norwalk, OH - For the third time this season, Steve Harker and the OMS Graphics Top Alcohol Funny Car Team made it to another national event final round appearance and this time walked away with a runner-up finish at this past weekends NHRA Summit Racing Equipment Nationals held in Norwalk, OH. After Qualifying in the ... Continue reading

Toyota Reports June 2008, Second-Quarter and First-Half Sales

Toyota Reports June 2008, Second-Quarter and First-Half Sales

TORRANCE, Calif., July 1 -- Toyota Motor Sales (TMS), U.S.A., Inc., today reported half-year sales of 1,240,086 vehicles. For the month of June, TMS recorded sales of 193,234 units, a decrease of 11.5 percent from last June, on a daily selling rate basis. The Toyota Division posted June sales of 172,981, down 10.3 perc ... Continue reading

Acura Announces June 2008 Sales Results

Acura Announces June 2008 Sales Results

TSX posts best-ever June sales TORRANCE, Calif., July 1 -- The TSX sports sedan posted best-ever June sales, making it Acura's top-selling vehicle for the month as the luxury division posted June sales of 12,456 units, down 16.4 percent* based on the daily-selling-rate. Acura year-to-date sales of 77,914 are down 14.3 ... Continue reading

American Honda Reports Record Sales in June 2008

American Honda Reports Record Sales in June 2008

Fuel-efficient Fit sets all-time record; Civic and Acura TSX set June records TORRANCE, Calif., July 1 -- American Honda Motor Co., Inc., today announced total June sales of 142,539, up 13.8 percent on a daily-selling-rate basis(1), setting a new record for the month. Reflecting a shifting automotive marketplace, total ... Continue reading

Mercedes-Benz Reports 19,576 New Vehicle Sales for June 2008

Mercedes-Benz Reports 19,576 New Vehicle Sales for June 2008

MBUSA Records Best First Half-Year Sales on Record MONTVALE, N.J., July 1 -- Mercedes-Benz USA (MBUSA) today reported sales of 19,576 new vehicles for June 2008, bringing the year-to-date total to 119,279 units, marking the best sales for the first half of any year company's history. Highlights for the month include a ... Continue reading

Subaru Reports Increased June 2008 Sales

Subaru Reports Increased June 2008 Sales

The Company Reports Another Month of Increased Sales CHERRY HILL, N.J., July 1 -- Subaru of America, Inc. today reported June sales of 18,007 total units resulting in the company having another month of increased sales. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20080325/SUBARULOGO ) The 2009 Subaru Forester continues ... Continue reading

Hyundai Motor America Reports June 2008 Sales

Hyundai Motor America Reports June 2008 Sales

Tops 50,000 sales for the first time ever Best sales month in its history Genesis begins arriving in dealerships FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., July 1 -- Hyundai Motor America today announced sales of 50,033 for the month of June, a 1.3 percent increase over the same record-setting period last year and best sales month ever. ... Continue reading

AAA and Hertz Announce Campaign to Help Keep Vacationing Children in Car and Booster Seats

AAA and Hertz Announce Campaign to Help Keep Vacationing Children in Car and Booster Seats

WASHINGTON, July 1 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- AAA, America's leading advocate for child passenger safety, and Hertz, the world's largest car rental company, have joined forces to help keep America's youngest passengers safe and secure while traveling. The campaign, called "Don't Take a Vacation from Your Car Seat," is ... Continue reading

AGR PRE-RACE QUOTES - THE GLEN

AGR PRE-RACE QUOTES - THE GLEN

Danica Patrick, #7 Motorola Dallara/Honda/Firestone "I like going to Watkins Glen. It is a challenging course to drive, and has helped me evolve as a road course driver. I think this is going to be a very competitive race. I hope the Motorola car gets some good practice laps in and we do well in qualifying." Tony Kanaa ... Continue reading

Speedier Parts Deliveries Get Ford Customers On the Road Quicker

Speedier Parts Deliveries Get Ford Customers On the Road Quicker

Ford customers can pick their vehicles up from dealerships sooner following the launch of new parts delivery services. New systems developed by Ford's customer service team ensure that virtually all urgent parts can be delivered to dealers either the same day, or by 08.00 the next morning. By minimising the delivery ti ... Continue reading

Two Great New Models From Overfinch

Two Great New Models From Overfinch

Making their UK debut at the prestigious Salon Privé Luxury and Supercar Show on 2nd July at the Hurlingham Club in London are two new vehicles from the world's leading Range Rover specialist. ... Continue reading

BUSINESS HONORS FOR TEAM OWNERS McMURRY, PAPPAS

BUSINESS HONORS FOR TEAM OWNERS McMURRY, PAPPAS

McMurry, with Autocon's Chris McMurry as CEO, was named America's top 25 "Best Small Companies to Work For" in America. Two American Le Mans Series drivers - Autocon Motorsports' Chris McMurry and Black Swan Racing's Tim Pappas - recently received national recognition for their work off the track in their respective bu ... Continue reading

A LITTLE OFF IN ONTARIO

A LITTLE OFF IN ONTARIO

In the ARCA RE/MAX Series only race north of the U.S. border, Red Bull's Scott Speed came from five laps down to finish eighth in Sunday's event at Cayuga Motor Speedway. It was Scott's eighth top-10 finish in 10 starts this season. He anticipated a long afternoon north of the border. Eddie Sharp Racing recently held a ... Continue reading

GAINSCO/Bob Stallings Racing Rides Momentum Back to Daytona

GAINSCO/Bob Stallings Racing Rides Momentum Back to Daytona

DAYTONA BEACH, Florida (July 1, 2008) — Hot on the heels of their first 2008 victory two weeks ago, reigning Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series Champions Alex Gurney, Jon Fogarty and GAINSCO/Bob Stallings Racing will be looking for consecutive victories in both the Rolex Series and the Brumos Porsche 250 when the se ... Continue reading

Chrysler LLC and Operation Gratitude Deliver Customized Vehicle to Soldier Returning from Iraq Deployment

Chrysler LLC and Operation Gratitude Deliver Customized Vehicle to Soldier Returning from Iraq Deployment

- Specialist Michael Gallagher received keys to an all-new 2008 Jeep(R) Liberty in the 300,000th package from Operation Gratitude while in Iraq - Vehicle includes a special painted mural that pays homage to fallen unit solders - Entire 4th Stryker Brigade returns home to Ft. Lewis, Wash. from extended Iraq deployment F ... Continue reading

Volkswagen Reports June 2008 Sales

Volkswagen Reports June 2008 Sales

Best Overall Sales Month Since August 2006 HERNDON, Va., July 1 -- Volkswagen of America, Inc. today announced June 2008 sales of 23,208 units, a 0.3 percent increase over the June 2007 sales of 23,137 vehicles. On a year-to-date basis, 2008 Volkswagen sales remain 0.6 percent ahead of 2007 sales through June. June ref ... Continue reading

Daimler AG Reports a 13 Percent Increase for the Mercedes-Benz Cars Division in the U.S. for June 2008

Daimler AG Reports a 13 Percent Increase for the Mercedes-Benz Cars Division in the U.S. for June 2008

- Total of 22,121 Units of Mercedes-Benz Cars Division Sold in U.S. - Mercedes-Benz USA Records June Sales of 19,576 - smart USA Records 2,545 Sales in June NEW YORK, July 1 -- Daimler AG (stock exchange abbreviation DAI) today reported sales for the Mercedes-Benz Cars division (Mercedes-Benz and smart combined) of 22, ... Continue reading

Krohn Racing Preview - Brumos Porsche 250 at Daytona

Krohn Racing Preview - Brumos Porsche 250 at Daytona

The Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series heads into the second half of the season this week, as the teams return to Daytona International Speedway for Round 8 of 14 races. The return to the site of the inaugural race of the season, the Rolex 24 At Daytona, makes a drastic change as the Grand-Am teams hold a one-day event o ... Continue reading

PENSKE RACE REPORT

PENSKE RACE REPORT

Kurt Busch Wins at New Hampshire To Lead Penske Racing NASCAR Trio LOUDON, N.H. – Penske Racing No. 2 Miller Lite Dodge driver Kurt Busch and his Pat-Tryson led team brought home the checkered flag in Sunday’s rain-shortened LENOX Tools 301 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, while teammates Ryan Newman and Sam ... Continue reading

Bosch: Still Too Few Small Cars With ESP

Bosch: Still Too Few Small Cars With ESP

The number of vehicles equipped with the ESP electronic stability program rose again in 2007. Last year, the share of newly registered passenger cars in Europe equipped with this anti-skid system passed the 50 percent mark for the first time - an increase of seven percentage points. Robert Bosch GmbH, which gathers the ... Continue reading

Ford Reports June 2008, First Half Sales

Ford Reports June 2008, First Half Sales

June - Ford, Lincoln and Mercury June sales totaled 167,090, down 28 percent versus year ago. - Ford Focus' sales to individual retail customers were 9 percent higher than a year ago. - Ford Flex and Lincoln MKS debut. First Half - Ford, Lincoln and Mercury first half sales totaled 1.1 million, down 14 percent. - Cars ... Continue reading

Affinia Expanding Global Manufacturing

Affinia Expanding Global Manufacturing

Acquires One of China's Premier Drum & Rotor Manufacturers ANN ARBOR, Mich., July 1 -- Affinia Group Inc., a global leader in the on- and off-highway replacement products and services industry, has announced plans to acquire 85 percent of HBM Investment Limited, owner of one of the world's largest drum and rotor manufa ... Continue reading

Extreme Motorsports Receives Large Manufacturing Contract & Updates on Progress

Extreme Motorsports Receives Large Manufacturing Contract & Updates on Progress

BAKERSFIELD, Calif., July 1 -- Extreme Motorsports of California, Inc. (Pink Sheets: EMOC) ("Xtreme" or the "Company"), has received a large manufacturing contract from Senatore Trailers LLC. At the beginning of this 2008 year, Extreme Motorsports of California, Inc. began negotiating an agreement for use of the patent ... Continue reading

Land Rover Announces New Range Rover Line-Up at the British International Motor Show 2008

Land Rover Announces New Range Rover Line-Up at the British International Motor Show 2008

A new, high-specification 'Autobiography' model is to make a global debut at the British International Motor Show on July 22nd 2008. The Range Rover model line-up for 2009 will feature the most luxurious top of the range production Range Rover yet. Taking the name 'Autobiography', it replaces the model previously reser ... Continue reading

Parker Breaks Ground on New European Headquarters in Switzerland Reflecting Its Continuing International Growth

Parker Breaks Ground on New European Headquarters in Switzerland Reflecting Its Continuing International Growth

CLEVELAND, July 1 -- Parker Hannifin Corporation , the global leader in motion and control technologies, today held a groundbreaking ceremony as the first step in the construction of its new European headquarters in Etoy in the Canton of Vaud, Switzerland, located approximately 25 miles northeast of Geneva. (Logo: http ... Continue reading

Honda Motor Co., Ltd. Files 2008 Annual Report on Form 20-F

Honda Motor Co., Ltd. Files 2008 Annual Report on Form 20-F

TOKYO, July 1 -- Honda Motor Co., Ltd. has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission its annual report on Form 20-F for the year ended March 31, 2008. ... Continue reading

Valvoline Instant Oil Change Revs Up Savings with Mobile Coupons

Valvoline Instant Oil Change Revs Up Savings with Mobile Coupons

Quick-lube chain delivers instant discounts through cell phones with Cellfire SAN JOSE, Calif., July 1 -- Cellfire Inc. announced today that its mobile coupons will be accepted at all 107 Valvoline Instant Oil Change centers in Cleveland, Minneapolis, and St. Louis. Mobile phone users can save money with exclusive offe ... Continue reading

European Automobile Manufacturers Welcome Progress Made With ESC Safety Technology

European Automobile Manufacturers Welcome Progress Made With ESC Safety Technology

The European automobile manufacturers welcome the progress made in increasing consumer awareness and market take-up of ESC (electronic stability control), as highlighted today at the "Choose ESC" campaign evaluation event in Brussels. Improving road safety is one of the automotive manufacturers' key priorities and the ... Continue reading

U.S. City Interest High in the Progressive Automotive X PRIZE for Super Fuel Efficient Vehicles

U.S. City Interest High in the Progressive Automotive X PRIZE for Super Fuel Efficient Vehicles

Multi-Million Dollar Competition Narrowing Search for U.S. Cities Interested in Hosting Stages of the Cross Country Race SANTA MONICA, Calif., July 1 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- As American consumers face record-breaking prices at the gas pump and rethink their driving habits, the Progressive Insurance Automotive X PRIZ ... Continue reading

Wonder Auto Technology Today Announces Preliminary 2008 Second Quarter Financial Results

Wonder Auto Technology Today Announces Preliminary 2008 Second Quarter Financial Results

- Sales Revenues to Reach Over US$36 Million with Net Income of Over US$5.0 Million - JINZHOU CITY, Liaoning, China, July 1 /Xinhua-PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Wonder Auto Technology, Inc. ("Wonder Auto" or the "Company"), a leading manufacturer of automotive electrical and suspension parts in China, today announced its p ... Continue reading

BorgWarner All-Wheel-Drive System Enhances Performance and Fuel Economy on the New 2009 Chrysler 300 and Dodge Charger

BorgWarner All-Wheel-Drive System Enhances Performance and Fuel Economy on the New 2009 Chrysler 300 and Dodge Charger

AUBURN HILLS, Mich., July 1 -- The Chrysler 300 and Dodge Charger will offer BorgWarner's new InterActive Torque Management(R) Transfer Case (ITM(R) tc) all-wheel-drive (AWD) technology as optional equipment for the 2009 model year. ITM(R) tc offers enhanced response and controllability with reduced noise, vibration an ... Continue reading

Visteon's Innovative In-Dash Entertainment/GPS System Now Available

Visteon's Innovative In-Dash Entertainment/GPS System Now Available

Company's new Navigation Radio System provides seamless integration of radio, GPS, iPod/MP3 player, Bluetooth(R) phone, CD/DVD entertainment, and more VAN BUREN TOWNSHIP, Mich., July 1, 2008 -- The Visteon Navigation Radio System -- a fully integrated replacement in-dash entertainment system featuring GPS navigation, i ... Continue reading

Esc One Year On: Carmakers Still Slipping on Standard Fit

Esc One Year On: Carmakers Still Slipping on Standard Fit

Euro NCAP today releases the updated results of its EU-wide1 ESC availability survey that uncovers the disparities in which ESC is offered to car-buyers across the European Union. ... Continue reading

GMAC Financial Services to Promote Financial Literacy for Community Service 2008

GMAC Financial Services to Promote Financial Literacy for Community Service 2008

GMAC to Participate in 16 Events Across the United States DETROIT, July 1 -- In an effort to provide Americans with a better understanding of money management and financial literacy, GMAC Financial Services is proud to announce its participation in the financial services industry's Community Service 2008 by hosting GMA ... Continue reading

LDV Forges Global Union with Supplier Awards

LDV Forges Global Union with Supplier Awards

The suppliers have all recently been awarded contracts by LDV and its Russian parent company GAZ Group to supply parts for the entire life of the MAXUS range of light commercial vehicles. The range is currently built in Birmingham, with Russia beginning production in 2010. ... Continue reading

Citroen UK Accelerates Onto the InFormation Superhighway With the Launch of Its Press Website

Citroen UK Accelerates Onto the InFormation Superhighway With the Launch of Its Press Website

Citroën UK has today launched its official press website, www.citroenpress.co.uk, the number one destination for the UK's media to discover all things Citroën. ... Continue reading

Audi A4 2.0 TDI Achieves CO2 Emissions of 88 Grams Per Kilometer

Audi A4 2.0 TDI Achieves CO2 Emissions of 88 Grams Per Kilometer

The second part of the efficiency drive through Austria and Switzerland, like the first, was thoroughly successful: 20 randomly selected readers of a motoring magazine and a team of two from Audi once again fully exploited the efficiency potential of the new Audi A4 2.0 TDI with an output of 88 kW (120 hp) in order to ... Continue reading

Audi Annual Report Takes the Gold

Audi Annual Report Takes the Gold

Audi participated in Europe’s largest corporate communications competition with an innovative annual report format. This very same annual report has now been voted the best of the year by Forum Corporate Publishing e.V. Audi is thus once again setting new standards, this time in corporate communications. ... Continue reading

Frederique Le Greves Is Appointed Vice President Corporate Information for Renault Group

Frederique Le Greves Is Appointed Vice President Corporate Information for Renault Group

Frederique Le Greves, currently VP Communications for Nissan Americas, joined Renault on July 1, 2008. She will be appointed Vice President Corporate Information for the Renault Group on August 1st, as a successor to Claire Martin. ... Continue reading

New Dacia Logan: Better Than Ever

New Dacia Logan: Better Than Ever

Four years after the release of the first Logan, Dacia introduces 'New Logan'. The latest version of this celebrated three-volume saloon builds on the same strengths that forged the success of its predecessor, including unbeatable value for money in terms of performance and equipment, plus outstanding cabin space and e ... Continue reading

Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group Reports on Difficult Operating Trends

Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group Reports on Difficult Operating Trends

TULSA, Okla., July 1 -- Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Inc. today commented on recent operating trends. "Our second quarter was below our expectations with challenges primarily in the areas of revenue per day and vehicle depreciation costs. In addition, the balance of the year looks less robust than we had forecasted ... Continue reading

First 50 Chery Hybrid Taxis Run on Beijing Streets

First 50 Chery Hybrid Taxis Run on Beijing Streets

First-50-Chery-hybrid-taxis-run-on -Beij ing-streets.html Shanghai, July 1 (Gasgoo.com) In the days when fuel prices are soaring, a small number of gas-electric hybrid taxis running on the Beijing streets have arrested the attention of passengers and pedestrians alike, reported Beijing Evening News today. These hybrid ... Continue reading

Panasonic Toyota Racing Prepares for the British Grand Prix - VIDEO FEATURE

Panasonic Toyota Racing Prepares for the British Grand Prix - VIDEO FEATURE

LONDON - July 1, 2008: Silverstone is the original Formula 1 circuit, the place where the World Championship was born in 1950, but history is just one aspect; for Panasonic Toyota Racing drivers Jarno Trulli and Timo Glock, speed is king. After Monza, Silverstone is the fastest track on the calendar, with an average sp ... Continue reading

Redesigned Subaru Forester Becomes Consumer Reports' Top-Rated Small Sport-Utility Vehicle

Redesigned Subaru Forester Becomes Consumer Reports' Top-Rated Small Sport-Utility Vehicle

Forester outpoints Toyota RAV4 in CR's tests; Mitsubishi Outlander & Nissan Rogue rated "Very Good" YONKERS, N.Y., June 30 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The redesigned Subaru Forester emerged as Consumer Reports' new top-rated small sport-utility vehicle, following testing of seven SUVs for the August issue. The Toyota RA ... Continue reading

Hyundai-Kia Automotive Group Joins Ranks of Global Top 5 Automakers

Hyundai-Kia Automotive Group Joins Ranks of Global Top 5 Automakers

Hyundai-Kia Automotive Group joins ranks of Global Top 5 Automakers - Rapid climb from 11th in 1999 global rankings to 5th place in 2007 - Kia Motors to continue improvements in quality, design, eco-friendliness and brand innovation (SEOUL) July 1, 2008 -- With global sales of 3,961,629 units in 2007 the Hyundai-Kia Au ... Continue reading

2009 Ford Escape Delivers Best-in-Class Fuel Economy Among 4-Cylinder Compact SUVs

2009 Ford Escape Delivers Best-in-Class Fuel Economy Among 4-Cylinder Compact SUVs

- The 2009 Ford Escape, equipped with a new 2.5-liter four-cylinder engine, six-speed automatic transmission and front-wheel drive, delivers best-in-class fuel economy in the small SUV segment with 28 highway/20 city mpg. - The 2009 Escape Hybrid remains the most fuel-efficient SUV on the planet, delivering 34 city mpg ... Continue reading

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