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2007 Acura MDX Sport Review

2007 Acura MDX Sport Review

THE AUTO PAGE by JOHN HEILIG SPECIFICATIONS Model: Acura MDX Sport Engine: 3.7-liter SOHC V6 Horsepower/Torque: 300 hp @ 6000 rpm/275 lb.-ft. @ 5000 rpm Transmission: 5-speed automatic with sequential sport shift Wheelbase: 108.3 in. Length x Width x Height: 190.7 x 78.5 x 66.2 in. Tires: P255/55R18 Cargo volume: 83.5 ... Continue reading

Don't Let Car Trouble Stall Your Fantastic Fourth

Don't Let Car Trouble Stall Your Fantastic Fourth

NORTHBROOK, Ill.--According to Allstate Motor Club, almost half of the calls received early last summer came from motorists in need of a tow (47 percent). Of the callers who didn’t need a tow but still required roadside assistance, jump starts and tire replacements ranked as the most common fixes to get drivers on ... Continue reading

A. O. Smith Schedules Conference Call, Webcast to Review 2007 Second Quarter Results

A. O. Smith Schedules Conference Call, Webcast to Review 2007 Second Quarter Results

MILWAUKEE, July 2 -- A. O. Smith Corporation has scheduled a live conference call for July 18 at 10:00 a.m. (Eastern Daylight Time) to review its 2007 second quarter financial performance. The call can be heard live on the company's web site, http://www.aosmith.com/. An audio replay of the call will be available on the ... Continue reading

Volkswagen Jetta and GTI Receive J.D. Power and Associates Apeal(SM) Awards

Volkswagen Jetta and GTI Receive J.D. Power and Associates Apeal(SM) Awards

- Passat, Rabbit and Eos also showed strong performances AUBURN HILLS, Mich., July 2 -- Volkswagen of America, Inc. announced today that the Jetta and the GTI have each captured a J.D. Power and Associates APEAL award for 2007. J.D. Power and Associates 2007 Automotive Performance, Execution and Layout (APEAL) Study me ... Continue reading

JSM Music Produces Music for New Chevy Tahoe Ad Campaign Featuring Mary J Blige

JSM Music Produces Music for New Chevy Tahoe Ad Campaign Featuring Mary J Blige

NEW YORK, July 2 -- JSM Music owner and executive producer Joel Simon and his studio will have their own cause to celebrate at this week's BET Awards. Tuesday night's awards will include the world premiere of a new TV commercial featuring Mary J Blige -- part of a campaign for Chevy Tahoe -- for which Simon and JSM Mus ... Continue reading

Universal Mfg. Co. Announces Sale of Universal Distribution, LLC

Universal Mfg. Co. Announces Sale of Universal Distribution, LLC

ALGONA, Iowa--Universal Mfg. Co. of Algona, Iowa, announced today that it has completed the sale of its distribution division, Universal Distribution, LLC, to AER Sales, L. P. Universal Distribution distributed Ford and Motorcraft branded remanufactured Powertrain assemblies and components from warehouse locations in P ... Continue reading

2008 Buick Enclave CXL AWD Review

2008 Buick Enclave CXL AWD Review

DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH CAREY RUSS 2008 Buick Enclave CXL AWD It's large, voluptuous, and heavily-chromed, with a bold, three-dimensional waterfall grille and portholes on the hood. What else could the new Enclave be but a Buick? It's Buick's new luxury crossover, and melds a new interpretation of the company's cons ... Continue reading

TEAM REPORTS (RICHMOND) - TARGET TEAM TWO-THREE FINISH

TEAM REPORTS (RICHMOND) - TARGET TEAM TWO-THREE FINISH

Target Chip Ganassi Racing posted a second and third place finish at Richmond International Raceway with Scott Dixon leading the charge for his fourth runner-up finish of the season while Dan Wheldon finished third for his fifth top-five finish of the season. After rain washed out qualifying, starting spots were determ ... Continue reading

NHRA (GLENDORA) - SERIES NOTES

NHRA (GLENDORA) - SERIES NOTES

TOP FUEL · After struggling in qualifying, Tony Schumacher earned his second win of the season and the 37th of his career when he drove his U.S. Army dragster to a 4.537 at 322.04 at Summit Racing Equipment Motorsports Park. · Rod Fuller finished second, coasting to a 7.087 at 114.49 in his David Powers Homes dra ... Continue reading

NHRA (NORWALK) - HOMETOWN DRIVER CONNOLLY DRIVES TO WIN...

NHRA (NORWALK) - HOMETOWN DRIVER CONNOLLY DRIVES TO WIN...

Funny Car racer Mike Ashley figured out the perfect way to get over his streak of two DNQs in a row by winning the inaugural Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals Sunday at Summit Racing Equipment Motorsports Park. Defending series Top Fuel champion Tony Schumacher also erased a downturn in his recent performances wit ... Continue reading

Move Over, America: National Campaign Launches Effort Educating Drivers to "Move Over" and Protect Officers on Roadways

Move Over, America: National Campaign Launches Effort Educating Drivers to "Move Over" and Protect Officers on Roadways

WASHINGTON--More than 150 U.S. law enforcement officers have been killed since 1997 after being struck by vehicles along America’s highways, according to the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund. To lower that deadly toll, a new coalition of traffic safety and law enforcement groups is launching a natio ... Continue reading

Chinese Car Makers Bring Back MG and Austin-Healy

Chinese Car Makers Bring Back MG and Austin-Healy

Washington DC July2, 2007; The AIADA newsletter reported that lovers of classic sports cars will be happy to know that two iconic brands are rising from the ashes. According to BusinessWeek, the well-loved MG marque was revived by its new Chinese owners, Nanjing Auto, and was unveiled at Silverstone's 2007 MG Car Club ... Continue reading

Alcoa Names Jinya Chen President, Asia-Pacific Region

Alcoa Names Jinya Chen President, Asia-Pacific Region

NEW YORK--Alcoa announced today that Jinya Chen was named president, Asia-Pacific Region based in Beijing, China. Mr. Chen has overall responsibility for Alcoa’s China Mill Products business and regional administrative functions such as legal, finance, human resources, and corporate affairs and government relation ... Continue reading

SoCal Auto Club Offers Tipsy Tow Service for July 4th Holiday

SoCal Auto Club Offers Tipsy Tow Service for July 4th Holiday

LOS ANGELES, CA - July 2, 2007 - The Automobile Club of Southern California is offering its free Tipsy Tow service to drinking drivers during the 4th of July holiday. The service is available from 6 p.m. on Tuesday, July 3, until midnight Wednesday, July 4. Tipsy Tow is available in the 13 Southern California counties ... Continue reading

Thousands of Mitsubishi Owners Celebrate at Third Annual Owner's Day

Thousands of Mitsubishi Owners Celebrate at Third Annual Owner's Day

Generations of Faithful Mitsubishi Enthusiasts and Owners Expected to Attend Day of Food, Fun, Music, Competition and Giveaways CYPRESS, Calif., July 2 -- Mitsubishi Motors North America today announces details of its third annual Mitsubishi Owners Day (MOD) extravaganza which will take place at the company's Cypress h ... Continue reading

DaimlerChrysler Financial Services Americas to Keep Headquarters in Metro Detroit

DaimlerChrysler Financial Services Americas to Keep Headquarters in Metro Detroit

-- Corporate Staffs supporting Mercedes-Benz Financial, DaimlerChrysler Truck Financial Moving to New Location in Oakland County, Michigan -- Chrysler Financial headquarters to remain at present location -- 'Reinforces Our Commitment to Metro Detroit' FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich., July 2 -- DaimlerChrysler Financial Service ... Continue reading

GM Inaugurates New Engine Plant at SAIC-GM-Wuling Minicar Factory in South China

GM Inaugurates New Engine Plant at SAIC-GM-Wuling Minicar Factory in South China

SHANGHAI, China July 2, 2007; The AP reported that General Motors Corp. inaugurated a new engine plant at its minicar factory SAIC-GM-Wuling Automobile Co. in southern China on Monday. The 2 billion yuan ($263 million) new engine plant, adjacent to the factory in Liuzhou, will have a capacity of 300,000 units a year an ... Continue reading

STMicroelectronics Passes Shipment Milestone for Single-Chip Car Radio Tuner IC

STMicroelectronics Passes Shipment Milestone for Single-Chip Car Radio Tuner IC

ST reaffirms leadership in analog AM/FM car radio market with shipments of 15 million tuner ICs in less than two years GENEVA, July 2 -- STMicroelectronics , a world leader in automotive semiconductors, today announced it has shipped more than 15 million units of its TDA7540 high-performance single-chip tuner IC used i ... Continue reading

Western Recreational Vehicles, Inc. Merges With Pilgrim International, Inc.

Western Recreational Vehicles, Inc. Merges With Pilgrim International, Inc.

MIDDLEBURY, Ind.--Monomoy Capital Partners, L.P. has agreed to merge Western Recreational Vehicles, Inc. (“Western RV”), a manufacturer of high-end recreational vehicles based in Yakima, Washington with Pilgrim International located in Middlebury, Indiana. The transaction is expected to close in July, 2007. T ... Continue reading

Saab 9-3 Ranks Among Safest Convertibles - VIDEO STORY

Saab 9-3 Ranks Among Safest Convertibles - VIDEO STORY

DETROIT - July 2, 2007: Some convertibles are safer than regular vehicles, according to a crash test conducted by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. Among the ten mid-sized convertible models tested, the agency ranked the Saab 9-3 and Volvo C70 as the safest. Automakers from Saab say they created a safer vehic ... Continue reading

Mazda CX-7 - Designing the Sports Crossover - VIDEO ENHANCED

Mazda CX-7 - Designing the Sports Crossover - VIDEO ENHANCED

Mazda CX-7 design team adopts "European sports car" visual themes CX-7 styling elements also reflected by Mazda RX-8 and new Mazda2 June 30, 2007: When Mazda presented the MX-Crossport concept car at the 2005 Detroit Motor Show media and public feedback was universally positive. Within a few days, the design team, unde ... Continue reading

Royal College of Art Honors Kia Design Chief Peter Schreyer

Royal College of Art Honors Kia Design Chief Peter Schreyer

NEWS FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Michael Choo (mjc@kia.co.kr <mailto:cdore@kia.co.kr> ), International Communications Manager, Kia Motors Corporation, Tel: +82-2-3464-5663 Royal College of Art Honors Kia Design Chief Peter Schreyer - Schreyer becomes one of only three automotive designers honored by RCA - Schreyer's ... Continue reading

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