Engel scores first JEGS ProMod win at rain-plagued Bristol race
BRISTOL, Tenn. -- He had to wait until late Sunday evening to get the job done, but Steve Engel was more than happy to break curfew to claim his first JEGS ProMod Challenge victory. Driving his Diamond Heavy Haul '63 Corvette, Engel beat two-time champ Mike Ashley by nearly two-tenths of a second in the final, taking t ... Continue reading
KENTUCKY SPEEDWAY NEWS AND NOTES
EIGHTY-FOUR CARS ENTERED FOR FRANK KIMMEL ENDURO NATIONALS Defending Kentucky Speedway âFrank Kimmel Enduro Nationalsâ champion Chuck Barnes of Louisville, Ky., highlights the current 84-car entry list for the 150-mile street stock event to be held at Kentucky Speedway May 24. Aspiring competitors represent A ... Continue reading
NASCAR All-Star Race Helps Penske Racing Trio Prepare for the Coca-Cola 600 CONCORD, N.C. â Providing a good learning experience for all three teams going into this weekendâs Coca-Cola 600, Penske Racing drivers Ryan Newman, Sam Hornish Jr., and Kurt Busch finished sixth, seventh, and 22nd respectively in Sat ... Continue reading
TSR Takes On Indiana Dirt, Pavement In USAC Racing Series Action
INDIANAPOLIS â Tony Stewart Racingâs (TSR) Levi Jones and Tracy Hines are set to take part in four historic USAC Racing events this week as the traditional âMonth of Mayâ comes to a close. With decades of racing history packed into four nights, TSRâs Jones and Hines will look to leave their mar ... Continue reading
Mitsubishi, PSA to form Russia joint venture
TOKYO (Reuters) -- Japan's Mitsubishi and France's PSA/Peugeot-Citroen said today they will set up a joint venture in Russia to produce cars for the three brands starting in 2011. The factory in Kaluga, 180 km (110 miles) southwest of Moscow, will produce midrange SUVs for the Mitsubishi, Peugeot and Citroen brands, as ... Continue reading
2008 Saturn Astra 5-door XR Review
THE AUTO PAGE by JOHN HEILIG SPECIFICATIONS Model: 2008 Saturn Astra 5-door XR Engine: 1.8-liter DOHC 4 Horsepower/Torque: 138 hp A 6300/126 lb.-ft. @ 3800 rpm Transmission: 4-speed automatic Wheelbase: 102.9 in. Length x Width x Height: 171.1 x 69.0 x 55.2 in. Tires: P225/45R17 Cargo volume: 12.2/44.8 cu. ft. ... Continue reading
Union workers begin voting on contract
Reuters May 19, 2008 - 12:40 pm ET DETROIT (Reuters) -- Union workers at American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings Inc. on Monday began voting a quandary -- approve a contentious contract that cuts wages by more than a third, or reject it and risk losing even more. The UAW and Detroit supplier American Axle reached a tent ... Continue reading
Mental and Mechanical Challenges of the Monaco Grand Prix - VIDEO FEATURE
MONTE CARLO - May 19, 2008: For nearly 80 years, the Monaco Grand Prix has challenged drivers to tame the tight and twisty streets of the Principality. The Panasonic Toyota Racing Team can benefit from driver Jarno Trulliâs experience to face the mental and mechanical challenges the race track features, having won ... Continue reading
Company Grows from One Person to No. 1 Auto Marketplace in the Country, Revolutionizes Auto Marketing and Shopping During the Ride ATLANTA, May 19 -- Starting with a simple one-page business plan in May 1998, AutoTrader.com's president and CEO Chip Perry launched an on-line automotive marketplace that celebrates 10-yea ... Continue reading
AIM Autosport records another top ten finish
The Exchange Traded Gold #61 Ford Riley was quick once again and both drivers, Brian Frisselle and Mark Wilkins, put in a strong performance to guide the car to its second P6 finish on the season. It was a tight battle among the Daytona Prototype cars throughout the race and on this track, where it can be difficult to ... Continue reading
Nissan and Kanagawa Prefecture Agree To Study Electric Vehicle Project For 2010
TOKYO May 19, 2008; Nissan Motor Co., Ltd, and the government of Kanagawa Prefecture today announced they have agreed to conduct a feasibility study of a full-scale electric vehicle project in Kanagawa starting in 2010. The joint-study will explore various opportunities including establishment of a local electricity-ch ... Continue reading
Hinchcliffe Dominates Atlantic Field at Laguna Seca
Monterey, California (May 18, 2008) â James Hinchcliffe dominated Round 2 of the 2008 Cooper Tires Presents The Atlantic Championship Powered by Mazda to take the points lead of the 11-round series having swept the timesheets in qualifying and triumphed in Sundayâs 35-lap race at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca in ... Continue reading
Huffmaster Scores Maiden MX-5 Win in Mosport Rain Race
BOWMANVILLE, Ont. CANADA (May 18, 2008) â Robert Huffmaster, of Clarkston, Mich., put on a rain racing clinic at Mosport International Raceway en route to his first SCCA Pro Racing Playboy Mazda MX-5 Cup win. Polesitter Eric Foss, of Fort Worth, Texas, finished second and Brett Smrz, of Coeur DâAlene, Idaho, ... Continue reading
MotoGP RACE REPORT: GRAND PRIX OF FRANCE
INDIANAPOLIS, Sunday, â Valentino Rossi is rolling again in MotoGP after his second consecutive victory, winning the French Grand Prix on May 18 to make more grand prix motorcycle racing history. Five-time MotoGP World Champion Rossi, from Italy, tied Angel Nieto of Spain as the second-winningest grand prix rider ... Continue reading
INDY 500 COVERAGE EXPANDING THIS WEEKEND ON ABC, ESPN NETWORKS
INDIANAPOLIS, Monday, â Live coverage of Miller Lite Carb Day, an expanded Race Day broadcast and historic past race broadcasts will highlight the ESPN family of networkâs high-definition coverage of the 92nd Indianapolis 500 and related activities. Final Indianapolis 500 practice, the Firestone Freedom 100 a ... Continue reading
Rookie Saini Scores First SPEED TC Win in Utah
TOOELE, Utah â Jason Saini, of Fort Worth, Texas, led every lap en route to his maiden SCCA Pro Racing SPEED World Challenge Touring Car Championship win Sunday at Miller Motorsports Park, part of the Larry H. Miller Dealerships Utah Grand Prix Presented by the Grand and Little America Hotels weekend. Pierre Klein ... Continue reading
92nd INDIANAPOLIS 500 BUMP DAY PRESS CONFERENCE
PAT SULLIVAN: We're going to stagger this as people make their way in. Marty, you said "I hope I don't come back," but this is for a good thing. MARTY ROTH: This is a good thing. SULLIVAN: Wow, that's all I can say. I've been here a long time, and that had a lot of drama. ... Continue reading
Coughlin brothers bid for repeat victories stalled by inclement weather
NORWALK, Ohio (May 19) â Following a pair of wins at the recent Lucas Oil Drag Racing series event at OâReilly Raceway Park in Indianapolis, Team JEGS drivers John and Mike Coughlin were more than anxious to continue the battle during this weekendâs Lucas event in Norwalk, Ohio, but they will have to wai ... Continue reading
CYPRIOT NICOS THOMAS TAKES VICTORY IN CYPRUS RALLY
The Cyprus Rally, round 2 of the 2008 FIA Middle East Championship (MERC), came to an exciting climax today, with victory for Cypriot Nicos Thomas and co-driver SG Chips in their Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX. Fellow Cypriot Savvas Savva and co-driver Pambos Laos secured second place in their Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII ... Continue reading
DETROIT, May 19 -- The Great Lakes Manufacturing Council today announced that Joe Loughrey, president and chief operating officer of Cummins Inc., will be the kick-off speaker at its Manufacturing Forum on July 9 at the Cleveland Key Center Marriott. Cummins is the world's largest independent diesel engine manufacturer ... Continue reading
Chrysler LLC Responds to Customer and Dealer Feedback, Extends $2.99 Gas Guarantee for 2nd Month
- Chrysler, Jeep(R) and Dodge dealers' feedback drives mid-month extension of new incentive program - Consumer interest high for the Let's Refuel America program as average gas price in U.S. rises to $3.80 - Alaska, California, Connecticut and Hawaii now average over $4 a gallon AUBURN HILLS, Mich., May 19 -- Chrysler ... Continue reading
Scion Helps Motown Host Movement Music Festival
Event Organizers Anticipate More Than 40,000 Fans Memorial Day Weekend DETROIT, May 19 -- Scion, the youth brand of Toyota, will take center stage at Movement '08, as the automotive sponsor of the largest electronic and techno music festival in the world. 2008 marks the first year that Scion has been officially affilia ... Continue reading
Melanie Troxel Wins NHRA Funny Car Race at Bristol
Melanie Troxel Avon, Ind. ProCare Rx Dodge Charger R/T Funny Car Melanie Troxel Scores First Funny Car Victory In Rain Troubled Thunder Valley Nationals BRISTOL, Tenn., May 18, 2008 ââ¬â Melanie Troxel completed an incredible turnaround Sunday at Bristol Dragway, winning her first Funny Car round and adding ... Continue reading
First Boeing 777 Freighter Leaves Paint Hangar
EVERETT, WA - May 19, 2008: Adorned in the Boeing livery, the first 777 Freighter was moved from the Everett, Wash. paint facility to Everett field this morning, bringing the airplane one step closer to its world debut. The 777 Freighter is based on the 777-200LR Worldliner (Longer Range) passenger airplane and will fl ... Continue reading
Chevy tweaks Cobalt to add fuel economy
It took 18 months, but General Motors has improved fuel economy on some already fuel-efficient small cars by fine-tuning technology. The new technology, dubbed XFE for Xtra Fuel Economy, will be on the Chevrolet Cobalt LS and the 1LT models with manual transmissions. ... Continue reading
Focus will follow Fiesta as a global vehicle
The next-generation Ford Focus will be the second global vehicle Ford Motor Co. sells in the United States. ... Continue reading
Industry slows tide of state CO2 rules
In the past three weeks, lawmakers in Florida and Arizona have voted against adopting California-style greenhouse gas rules for cars and trucks. In Minnesota, a bill to impose such rules appeared dead in the state Legislature late last week. Utah and Montana also have backed off their plans to impose rules. ... Continue reading
Tata enters race for 100-mpg car
Tata Motors Ltd. of India has signed on as the first automaker to enter the Progressive Automotive X Prize competition. The privately funded $10 million prize, to be awarded in 2010, will go to teams that develop vehicles that attain at least 100 mpg and win a series of races designed to simulate real-world driving con ... Continue reading
VW positions Tiguan as 'GTI' of small SUVs
A crippling dollar-euro exchange rate coupled with heavy demand elsewhere in the world has forced Volkswagen to price its new compact SUV at the top of the segment. ... Continue reading
GM studies the future of full-sized trucks
General Motors might be closer to becoming more of a car company and less of a truck company. The automaker is conducting a major study on full-sized trucks and SUVs. ... Continue reading
GM will keep cutting sales to fleets
Despite General Motors' slumping U.S. retail sales, the company insists it is continuing to reduce its sales to rental companies. ... Continue reading
American Axle plans to expand in Asia
Even as Richard E. Dauch reaches a tentative agreement with the UAW after a bitter three-month strike, the CEO of American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings Inc. is beefing up in Asia. American Axle is heavily dependent on the North American market. That has left the company sensitive to swings in volume here and to it ... Continue reading
FORD EYES SMALLER F-150 COUSIN...
AUTOMOTIVE NEWS 12:01 am U.S. ET | May 19 Ford Motor Co. is developing a lightweight, more fuel-efficient pickup truck to slot in below its flagship F-150. The new pickup truck, code-named P525, is being engineered on the F-150's platform. But it will be lighter and slightly smaller, supplier and industry sources told ... Continue reading
UAW urges adoption of Axle deal to angry workers
DETROIT (Reuters) -- UAW officials on Sunday urged American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings Inc. workers to ratify a contract that would cut wages by almost 40 percent, shutter three plants and end a three-month-old strike with a subsidy of $218 million from General Motors. Some 3,650 UAW-represented workers, including a ... Continue reading
Can the Toyota Camry Out Sell the Ford F-150 Pick-up?
Washington DC May 19, 2008; The AIADA newsletter reported that the Toyota Camry could become the best-selling vehicle in the U.S.? It could happen, if sales keep falling for large pickups, and climbing for fuel efficient cars. BusinessWeek reports that the Camry is already the No. 1-selling car in the U.S. market and h ... Continue reading
PSA Peugeot Citroën and Mitsubishi Motors Corporation set up a joint venture
Christian Streiff, Chairman of the Board of PSA Peugeot Citroën and Osamu Masuko, President of Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC), have signed a joint venture agreement to produce vehicles for 3 brands, Peugeot, Citroën and Mitsubishi in Russia. ... Continue reading
The Audi A3 TDI clubsport quattro
Audi, the inventor of TDI, blazes a trail in the field of engine manufacture. At the 27th annual Lake Wörther Tour being held at the end of May in the Austrian province of Carinthia, the brand behind the four rings is showcasing this technology's potential with a sensational study. The two-liter TDI unit under the bon ... Continue reading
U.S. gasoline prices hit record $3.79 gallon
NEW YORK May 18, 2008; Megan Davies writing for Reuters reported that the average retail price of a gallon of regular grade gasoline in the U.S. rose to a new record high as the cost of a barrel of crude oil price continued its ascent, an industry analyst said on Sunday. The U.S. average retail regular gasoline price r ... Continue reading
Bridgestone, Toyo Tire to Form Alliance
Tokyo, May 16, 2008; Bridgestone Corp. and Toyo Tire & Rubber Co. said Friday they have reached basic agreement to form an alliance in a move to survive competition from rivals in emerging economies. Bridgestone will buy 20 million new shares in Toyo Tire for an 8.72 pct stake, becoming the third largest shareholder in ... Continue reading
Sharp Achieves the World's Highest Power Density for Direct Methanol Fuel Cells
Elemental Technology for the Practical Application of Fuel Cells for Mobile Equipment Osaka, May 15, 2008; Sharp Corporation has achieved the world's highest(1) power density(2), 0.3W/cc, for direct methanol fuel cells (DMFC) for mobile equipment. This new technology enables efficient power generation from a small cell ... Continue reading
Nissan-NEC joint venture to invest US$115 million to mass produce lithium-ion batteries
TOKYO May 17, 2008; Yuri Kageyama writing for the AP reported that Nissan's joint venture with electronics maker NEC Corp. will invest 12 billion yen (US$115 million; euro74 million) to start mass-producing lithium-ion batteries -- a technology widely viewed as key for next-generation green cars. Nissan Motor Co. Execu ... Continue reading
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