Monday, September 1, 2008

Fastest Car Doesn't Deliver A Win For Coughlin

INDIANAPOLIS Sept. 1, 2008 - Of the eight Pro Stock cars racing in the quarterfinal round of the 54th annual U.S. Nationals, none was quicker than reigning world champion Jeg Coughlin Jr.'s JEGS.com Chevrolet Cobalt. But drag racing is a strange sport at times and having the best car doesn't always equate to a win ligh ... Continue reading

ANDRETTI-GREEN NOTES - POST DETROIT

Danica Patrick, #7 Motorola Dallara/Honda/Firestone "It is a very disappointing day for the Motorola team because we were doing so well today. We had a great car all weekend, but unfortunately we encountered a couple incidents which caused us to become a lap down. I was really hoping that we would have a great finish o ... Continue reading

OFFICIAL RESULTS - Detroit Indy Grand Prix Presented By Firestone

DETROIT, Mich. - Results Sunday of the Detroit Indy Grand Prix presented by Firestone IndyCar Series event Aug. 31 at the 2.07-mile The Raceway at Belle Isle Park, with order of finish, starting position in parentheses, driver, chassis-engine, laps completed and reason out (if any): <p> 1. (4) Justin Wilson, Dallara-Ho ... Continue reading

INDYCAR SERIES NOTES - Sept. 1, 2008

Contenders frustrated at Detroit: Neither Scott Dixon nor Helio Castroneves left Detroit happy. The two championship contenders both felt they could have fared better in the Detroit Indy Grand Prix presented by Firestone at The Raceway at Belle Isle Park on Aug. 31. Dixon, who maintains a 30-point lead in the champions ... Continue reading

Negri, Patterson Claim First 2008 Grand-Am Rolex Series Victory

MILLVILLE, N.J. Aug. 31, 2008 - Oswaldo Negri held off Max Angelelli by .459 seconds Sunday to win the first professional feature race at New Jersey Motorsports Park, the Supercar Life 250, while Scott Pruett and Memo Rojas clinched the Daytona Prototype team championship with a ninth-place finish in a backup car. Negr ... Continue reading

Gurney, Fogarty and GAINSCO/Bob Stallings Racing Salvage Fifth-Place Finish

MILLVILLE, N.J. August 31, 2008 — GAINSCO/Bob Stallings Racing led a 2008 Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series race for a record 11th time this season but a block by one competitor while leading and a questionable bump-and-run by another while battling for the win late in the race resulted in a fifth-place finish for ... Continue reading

WILSON WINS DETROIT INDY GRAND PRIX

DETROIT, Sunday, Aug. 31, 2008 – Justin Wilson didn’t let a steering problem ruin his day. The IndyCar Series rookie turned only two laps in the morning warm-up due to the problem, but went on to lead the final 15 laps of the Detroit Indy Grand Prix presented by Firestone in the afternoon to claim his first I ... Continue reading

Troy Coughlin Qualifies For Indy Before Bowing Out In Close Round 1 Race

INDIANAPOLIS Aug. 31, 2008 - After a four-month absence from professional competition, Troy Coughlin returned to action at drag racing's biggest and most prestigious event in grand style when he successfully qualified his Tommy Mauney '68 Camaro in the field of the 54th annual Mac Tools U.S. Nationals. Showing no signs ... Continue reading

Three World Premieres for Toyota in Paris

No fewer than three new Toyota models will make their world premiere at this year's Paris Motor Show. ... Continue reading

OnStar Opens Crisis Assist Emergency Services to Those Affected by Gustav

OnStar Provides All Services to All Subscribers Affected, Regardless of Plan DETROIT, Sept. 1 -- OnStar reminds its subscribers in Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama that a simple push of the OnStar button in GM vehicles will put them in contact with specially-trained Crisis Advisors. On August 31, 2008, OnStar ... Continue reading

Suzuki Motor Corporation Introduces Versatile And Sporty SX4 Sedan

Dear Editor, Please find attached a press release titled: “ to the Middle East” for use in your esteemed publication. Also attached is an image of SX4 Sedan. If you need any further information, please do not hesitate to contact us. With kind regards, Orient Planet PR and Marketing Communications PO Box 23345 ... Continue reading

The Cleanest, Greenest Courier in London is e-lectric!

LONDON, September 1 -- - With Photo eCourier.co.uk, Europe's fastest growing same day logistics company, is e-lectric! In 2006 they became London's first carbon neutral same day courier company, and now they're rolling out zero emission electric vans and scooters as part of their fleet. The company are testing the 'Gem ... Continue reading

Simon Terry Steps Down as European Managing Director of Auto Europe

LONDON, September 1 -- - (http://www.auto-europe.co.uk) Simon Terry will step down from his role as European managing director of Auto Europe Ltd, http://www.auto-europe.co.uk, in October 2008, to pursue other opportunities within the travel industry. Auto Europe group president, Imad Khalidi said "Simon has done an ex ... Continue reading

Bosch and Samsung Joint Venture for Lithium-ion Batteries Starts Operations

- Start of production of lithium-ion batteries planned for 2011 - Company to be headquartered in Suwon, South Korea - Subsidiary for system engineering and sales & marketing in Stuttgart, Germany STUTTGART, Germany and SEOUL, South Korea, Sept. 1 -- The fifty-fifty joint venture "SB LiMotive Co. Ltd." of Bosch and Sams ... Continue reading

A More Perfect(Honda)Fit: To More Perfect MPG, Part 1

by Michael Jackman Welcome back to A More Perfect Fit, my Auto Channel column covering how to make a nearly perfect car, The Honda Fit, even more perfect. This column begins a series on a topic that gets high mileage on discussion boards: how to max out the Fit’s miles per gallon. I’ll be covering standard mp ... Continue reading

Safe Volvo Cabin Environment For Allergy Sufferers

The interior environment in a Volvo should also be safe for hypersensitive people; an ambition whose result means that three Volvo models, the S80, V70 and XC70, are now recommended by the Swedish Asthma and Allergy Association. An increasing number of customers are also beginning to make demands on the quality of the ... Continue reading

Gold For Audi Trade-Fair Design

Audi designs do not need four wheels to inspire and delight crowds. For its stand at the Frankfurt Motor Show in 2007, the brand with the four rings has been honored with two iF awards from the renowned International Forum Design. ... Continue reading

German Federal Minister of Labor Olaf Scholz Visits Audi

Olaf Scholz is visiting Audi's Neckarsulm facility today. During a tour of the production shop where the Audi R8 sportscar is manufactured, the German Federal Minister of Labor and Social Affairs gained an insight into how the company is already preparing for the challenges posed by demographic change. ... Continue reading

Lithium-ion batteries - The future for hybrid and electric vehicles

With its work to develop and subsequently manufacture automotive lithium-ion batteries, Bosch is rounding off its portfolio of products for hybrid and electrical drives. SB LiMotive Co. Ltd., its joint venture with its Korean partner Samsung SDI has started its operations in this area on September 1, 2008. ... Continue reading

Jagla Assumes Responsibility for HR at New Plant in USA

Hans-Herbert Jagla (55), currently HR director at Volkswagen AG in Wolfsburg, will assume responsibility for HR at the new Volkswagen plant in Chattanooga (USA) with effect from September 1, 2008. ... Continue reading

Holecek Appointed Volkswagen's Managing Director for HR at New Plant in Kaluga

Jaroslav Holecek (52) will assume responsibility for human resources (HR) at the new Volkswagen plant in Kaluga, Russia with effect from September 1, 2008. Holecek is currently the Board member for HR at Volkswagen Slovakia in Bratislava. These duties will for the time being be carried out by Bohdan Wojnar (47), Board ... Continue reading

Valeo Announced Today a Project to Consolidate Its Rear Lighting Manufacturing Capacity in Europe.

This would imply the transfer of production from its Neuses, Germany site to other Valeo sites in France and Poland. This project would impact approximately 200 jobs in Neuses. ... Continue reading

New ASIMO Makes Its Russian Debut at Moscow International Motor Show

ASIMO arrived in Moscow to attend the 2008 Moscow International Motor Show (MIAS-2008). This is the first time the latest version of ASIMO has travelled to Russia and will spend 13 days in the country's capital. ... Continue reading

Bentley Announces New Bucharest Dealership

Bucharest, once known as 'Little Paris', now has its own symbol of luxury retailing. Bentley Motors, the British manufacturer of hand-built luxury sports cars and grand tourers, appointed its latest dealership in Romania's capital city on September 1 2008. ... Continue reading

Honda Vietnam Inaugurates Its Second Motorcycle Plant

VIETNAM - September 1, 2008: Honda Vietnam formally held an Opening ceremony for its second motorcycle plant in Vinh Phuc province. The second factory is 300,000 square meters in area and is located right beside first factory in Vinh Phuc province. Additional facilities include test course, emission laboratories, welfa ... Continue reading

UAW: Labor Day 2008-It's go time

By Ron Gettelfinger It may come as something of a surprise to anyone who's paid even the slightest attention to the economic crisis brewing in our country, but workers have a lot to celebrate this Labor Day. "What," you might ask, "is there to celebrate? Wages have fallen, tens of thousands have lost their homes and he ... Continue reading