Of All Drivers, 70 Percent Don't Winterize Cars
BETHESDA, Md., Dec. 12 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- It's the sleigh and not your car that is supposed to dash through the snow, but if vehicles are not adequately prepared for winter, driving can be more stressful and treacherous. Many seem willing to take the chance, according to the Car Care Council that reports 70 per ... Continue reading
Upon its debut last year, the Saturn Outlook immediately stood out as something to pay attention to, at least in the world of crossover SUVs. ... Continue reading
2008 Saturn Aura Hybrid Review
homas Jefferson may object, but all hybrids are not created equal. ... Continue reading
Nissan Qashqai Hits 100,000 European Sales
TRAPPES, France, December 12 -- - Sales Reach 100,000 in Nine Months Nissan's compact crossover, the Qashqai has just hit the landmark of 100,000 customer sales in Europe. Sales began in March and the 100,000th customer sale was completed during the last week of November. The UK, Russia and Italy are the Qashqai's thre ... Continue reading
Saab introduced its first-ever SUV three years ago in an attempt to jump on the sport-utility bandwagon and diversify its model lineup. ... Continue reading
Though the 9-3 is the most mainstream car ever sold by Saab, it remains a niche choice among entry-level luxury sedans, wagons and convertibles. ... Continue reading
Car Design News Contest 2008 is World’s First International Digital Car Design Competition
LONDON â Dec. 12, 2007 â Car Design News today announced the largest all-digital car design contest in the world, in association with SABIC Innovative Plastics and powered by Autodesk. Car Design News Contest 2008 will be judged by senior auto design directors from major automotive manufacturers, including Ma ... Continue reading
The entire 16-race IndyCar Series season, including the 92nd Indianapolis 500, will appear on ESPN, ESPN2 and ABC. The 2008 schedule, ESPNâs 13th as the IndyCar Series television partner, includes seven events each on ESPN2 and ABC and two on ESPN. The networks also will cover Indianapolis 500 qualifying May 10-11 ... Continue reading
SPECIAL EVENT (CHATSWORTH, UK.) - THE RALLY SHOW 2008
Following the success of this year's event, the Rally Show at Chatsworth 2008 aims to offer an enhanced extravaganza of rally cars and personalities in the unique setting of a traditional rally stage. The date has been moved to the weekend of 7/8 June, so that the longer daylight hours will enable more action, more vie ... Continue reading
Riley Technologies Hosts Two-Day Test at Daytona for Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Machines Riley Technologies has enjoyed a successful run throughout the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal Cask No. 16 history, and the reason for that success comes from the reliability and speed of each car the Moore ... Continue reading
SPECIAL EVENT (UNITED KINGDOM) - Caparo brings race-bred safety to the road
News Release 12 December 2007 Caparo brings race-bred safety to the road Safety systems and materials developed for Formula One make the Caparo T1 one of the world's safest ultra-performance vehicles. The world's fastest ever track-biased production car is constructed using an exceptionally strong carbon composite tub ... Continue reading
SPCEIAL EVENT (CHELTENHAM, UK.) - McRAE AND HOPKIRK WORKS RALLY CARS
It is still only a few months since the rally world lost one of its all-time heroes - Britain's first-ever World Rally Champion, Colin McRae, who sadly died in a helicopter accident. Under the circumstances, it is especially poignant for H&H to be offering one of Colin's former cars - the 1992 Subaru Legacy (J314 PWL) ... Continue reading
SPECIAL EVENT (COVENTRY, UK.) - TOO FAST TO RACE" GROUP B RALLY CARS
The cars deemed too fast to race, the exhilarating Group B Rally cars, will be wowing the crowds at Race Retro 2008, the international historic motorsport show. Held from 14th to 16th March at Stoneleigh Park, near Coventry, the cars are being brought to the show by the Slowly Sideways Group GB and will roar along the ... Continue reading
DETROIT, Dec. 12 -- Saleen Automotive, America's premier niche automotive manufacturer salutes the American military with the production of twenty-four limited edition AF (American Flag) supercharged S281 vehicles. As part of the American themed promotion, Saleen will also implement a nationwide holiday incentive progr ... Continue reading
INDYCAR (INDIANAPOLIS, IN.) - HELIO HAPPY TO MAKE ROOM FOR GROWING TROPHY COLLECTION
HELIO HAPPY TO MAKE ROOM FOR GROWING TROPHY COLLECTION INDIANAPOLIS, Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2007 â If he reaches his goal next May, Helio Castroneves will need a new mantle at home to display his growing collection of trophies. Castroneves visited the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Dec. 11 to show off the Mirror Ball T ... Continue reading
RACING BUSINESS (DAYTONA, FLA.) - International Speedway Initiates 2008 Financial Guidance
~ Increases Earnings Guidance for Fiscal 2007 ~ ~ Will Record Share of 2007 Fourth Quarter Impairment to be Recognized by Motorsports Authentics ~ DAYTONA BEACH, Fla., Dec. 12 -- International Speedway Corporation (BULLETIN BOARD: ISCB) ("ISC") today initiated financial guidance for the fiscal year ending November 30, ... Continue reading
Honda Accord Wins Edmunds' Inside Line V6 Family Sedan Comparison Test
SANTA MONICA, Calif. December 12,2007; Inside Line, Edmunds.com's high-speed online car magazine, today announced that the 2008 Honda Accord won the latest comparison test of six-cylinder family sedans, which is described in full at Comparison Test: 2007-2008 V6 Family Sedans (http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do/Drive ... Continue reading
Hydrogenics to Support Ford Motor Company's Fuel Cell Center Test Laboratory
MISSISSAUGA, ONTARIO Dec 12, 2007; Hydrogenics Corporation, a designer and manufacturer of hydrogen and fuel cell systems, today announced that it has been awarded a contract to supply an onsite HySTAT® Hydrogen Station to Ford Motor Company's Fuel Cell Centre, located beside the company's Vehicle Testing Grounds in D ... Continue reading
Ener1 Lithium-ion Battery Will Be in Cars by End of '08
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., Dec. 12 -- Appearing Tuesday on Fox Business News, Charles Gassenheimer, chairman of Ener1, Inc. (BULLETIN BOARD: ENEI) , an alternative energy company, said that the company will bring its automotive Lithium-ion battery to market by the end of 2008. "Our batteries have already been tested by the ... Continue reading
Nissan North America to Build Suzuki Pickup
NASHVILLE, Tenn., Dec. 11 -- Nissan North America, Inc. (NNA) announced that the midsize pickup truck it will produce for Suzuki Motor Corp. will be based on the Frontier midsize pickup and built at Nissan's manufacturing facility in Smyrna, Tenn. Production of the pickup truck will begin in 2008. The vehicle will be s ... Continue reading
Temperatures Are Dropping: Time to Make the Switch to Continental Winter Tires
CHARLOTTE, N.C., Dec. 11 -- With winter here, Continental Tire North America, Inc., is launching a "45-degree Make the Switch" campaign. "It's a fact: as temperatures drop below 45-degree, so does an all-season tire's ability to grip the road. And that can lead to dangerous driving conditions," said Joerg Burfien, dire ... Continue reading
WOODCLIFF LAKE, N.J., Dec. 11 -- BMW Financial Services of North America, LLC (BMW FS) ranked highest in satisfaction with initial consumer leases for luxury nameplates in the J.D. Power and Associates 2007 Consumer Financing Satisfaction Study released today. The top ranking in this study marks the first time * BMW Fi ... Continue reading
China imported 23,300 vehicles in October, up 52.76 percent year-on-year
China imported 23,300 vehicles in October, up 52.76 percent year-on-year http://www.gasgoo.com/autobiz/4177/China-imported-23-300-vehicles-in-Oc tober-up-52-76-percent-year-on-year.html Shanghai. December 11 (Gasgoo.com) ¨C In October this year, China imported 23,300 vehicles, up 52.76 percent year-on-year, but down 1 ... Continue reading
HIROSHIMA, Japan, Dec. 12 -- Mazda Motor Corporation will showcase the world premieres of the Mazda Furai concept vehicle and the heavily revised 2009 Mazda RX-8 sports car at the 2008 North American International Auto Show (NAIAS), to be held in Detroit from Sunday, January 13 through Sunday, January 27, 2008. On the ... Continue reading
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