AUTO CENTRAL - October 12, 2008: Two new intriguing stories have surfaced this weekend on the heels of the announcement that General Motors and Chrysler have had merger conversations. The first story, attributed to the Wall Street Journal states that Ford is trying to sell its majority ownership in Mazda. This seems li ... Continue reading
Surrey, UK., Oct, 12, 2008 - Following adverse weather conditions last week and during the construction of the track at VELTINS-Arena, Gelsenkirchen, Germany, the FIM Jury has decided it is necessary to postpone the 2008 FIM German Speedway Grand Prix due to track safety concerns. The event will now take place on 18 Oc ... Continue reading
HEELS ON WHEELS: 2009 Volkswagen Tiguan SE 4Motion Review
HEELS ON WHEELS By Katrina Ramser San Francisco Bureau The Auto Channel INTRO TO THE 2009 VOLKSWAGEN TIGUAN This is the first year for the VW Tiguan, a compact CUV taking style cues from its bigger sibling, the Touareg. The huge panoramic sunroof and turbo engine are what sets this vehicle apart from its very competiti ... Continue reading
CARZ FOR GIRLZ: Being More Green With the Car You Have Now
By Ilsye Gordon & Friends Contrary to all the kudos for electric engines, you don't have to drive a hybrid to show you care about the harmful emissions. Even if you're stuck with â or totally loving â a gas-guzzling SUV, truck or sedan, you can still make a difference: It's all about how you drive with what y ... Continue reading
2009 Toyota Matrix S AWD Review
DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH CAREY RUSS 2009 Toyota Matrix S AWD The Matrix was introduced back in 2002 as Toyota's smallest crossover. The first SUV wave, trucks, had crested, and car-based crossovers, exemplified by Toyota's own and very popular Highlander and RAV4, were ascendent. "Crossover" was the type du jour. Mod ... Continue reading
2008 TOYOTA AVALON XLS By Steve Purdy TheAutoChannel.com Detroit Bureau Letâs begin with the bottom line. The Toyota Avalon, in any of its three trim levels, may be the most practical, perhaps best value, in a full-size sedan on the market and it comes in quite an attractive and marginally stylish package. I have ... Continue reading
The Ford Flex is almost cool. I donât know if I can say it. Uhh UhhhhThe Ford Flex is cool. There, I said it. I must admit I was intrigued about getting to drive a Flex for a week. ... Continue reading
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Keller Passes Kasemets on Drag Race To Checkers For Formula Ford SCCA National Championship
TOPEKA, Kan. Oct. 11, 2008 - Chris Keller, of Green Brook, N.J., raced Tonis Kasemets, of Mundelein, Ill., out of the circuitâs final turn and down the front straight to nip Kasemets by the nose of his Formula Ford at the finish line to capture a 0.136-second victory at the 45th SCCA National Championship Runoffs ... Continue reading
Knuteson Captures Elusive SCCA National Championship In Formula 500
TOPEKA, Kan. Oct. 11, 2008 - Jason Knuteson, of Danville, Ind., captured what had been an elusive Formula 500 title on Saturday morning at the 45th SCCA National Championship Runoffs at Heartland Park Topeka. Aaron Ellis, of Farmington, Minn., and David Lapham, of Irvington, N.Y., outlasted the field to join Knuteson o ... Continue reading
Osborne Takes Second-Consecutive DSR Title
TOPEKA, Kan. Oct. 11, 2008 â Crossing the finish line more than 10 seconds ahead of his nearest competitor, J.R. Osborne, of Castle Rock, Colo., earned his second-consecutive D Sports Racing Championship as well as the SCCA Chicago Region Triple Crown® at the 45th SCCA National Championship Runoffs. Mark Jaremk ... Continue reading
Peterson Wins Seventh GT-3 SCCA Title at Runoffs
TOPEKA, Kan. Oct. 11, 2008 â Pete Peterson, of Lumberton, N.C., captured his seventh SCCA National Championship Saturday, winning the Sunoco GT-3 race at Heartland Park Topeka, part of the 45th SCCA National Championship Runoffs®. Wolfgang Maike, of Santa Barbara, Calif., and Steve Spiers, of Marietta, Ga., com ... Continue reading
Quickest Pro Mod pass in history places Hernandez on top in Virginia
RICHMOND, Va. Oct. 11, 2008 - After showing a tiny bit of vulnerability in the first two rounds of professional qualifying, point leader and defending JEGS ProMod Challenge champion Josh Hernandez returned to form early Saturday afternoon and posted the quickest pass in Pro Mod history, a stunning 5.900 at 242.71 mph, ... Continue reading
Runoffs Rookie Wolverton Awarded SCCA Touring 2 Title After Penalty
TOPEKA, Kan. Oct. 10, 2008 â Andy Wolverton, of Papillion, Neb., was announced today as the SCCA Touring 2 National Champion after provisional winner William Ziegler, of Stamford, Conn., was penalized following an on-track incident at the 45th SCCA National Championship Runoffs on Friday. Ziegler initially took th ... Continue reading
TOPEKA, Kan. Oct. 11, 2008 â Nine more National Champions were crowned at the 45th SCCA National Championship Runoffs®, taking place at Heartland Park Topeka. Four drivers were lucky enough to earn their first SCCA National Championship, including Joe McClughan in Showroom Stock C, Edward Zabinski in Touring 1, ... Continue reading
Stout Captures Record-Tying Fifth SCCA National Championship in Formula Vee
TOPEKA, Kan. October 10, 2008 - In a seesaw battle that featured four official lead changes and many more that werenât measured at the start/finish line, Brad Stout, of Webster Groves, Mo., outlasted Michael Varacins, of Burlington, Wisc., on Friday afternoon for his fifth Formula Vee title at the 45th SCCA Nation ... Continue reading
Zabinski Gives Ferarri First-Ever Runoffs Win
TOPEKA, Kan. Oct. 11, 2008 â Carefully dodging a disabled car on course in the closing laps, Edward Zabinski, of Stockbridge, Ga., earned his and Ferarriâs first Runoffs® win during the 45th SCCA National Championship Runoffs at Heartland Park Topeka. John Buttermore, Pontiac, Mich., and Scott Tucker, of O ... Continue reading
Zekert Crowned GT-Lite National Champion
TOPEKA, Kan. Oct. 11, 2008 â In his 17th Runoffs start, Peter Zekert, of Maryland Heights, Mo., claimed his first National Title, winning GT-Lite at the 45th SCCA National Championship Runoffs. Peter Shadowen, of Loxahatchee, Fla., and Chad Bacon, of Kingsport, Tenn., completed the podium at Heartland Park Topeka. ... Continue reading
Lear Reduces its 2008 Outlook for Sales and Earnings
SOUTHFIELD, Mich., Oct. 10 -- Lear Corporation , a leading global supplier of automotive seating systems, electrical distribution systems and electronics products, today announced that as a result of deteriorating and volatile industry and general economic conditions, it is reducing its full-year 2008 sales outlook fro ... Continue reading
HOUSTON--Group 1 Automotive, Inc. , a Fortune 500 automotive retailer, today reported that its September sales and third-quarter profits were significantly impacted by Hurricane Gustav and Hurricane Ike, respectively. September sales were also impacted by lower overall dealership traffic and tightening consumer credit. ... Continue reading
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