DAYTONA BEACH, Aug. 20, 2009: Ratings and viewing households doubled over 2008 for SPEED's coverage of the recent Crown Royal 200 at Watkins Glen International, Round 9 of the 2009 Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal Cask No. 16. In addition, spectator attendance for the Friday evening race was up ... Continue reading
Red Bull MotoGp - Kevin Schwantz Interview - August 20, 2009:
2009 RED BULL INDIANAPOLIS GP TELECONFERENCE Kevin Schwantz HOST: Welcome, everyone, to the teleconference for the Red Bull Indianapolis GP, the second annual MotoGP event at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, which is taking place next Friday, August 28 through Sunday, August 30th. Our guest today is Kevin Schwantz, Ame ... Continue reading
Krohn Racing Withdraws from Montreal Event
Daytona, August 20, 2009: Krohn Racing today has withdrawn their entry of the No. 76 car of Ricardo Zonta and Nic Jönsson from the forthcoming Montreal Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series event. Throughout 2009 Krohn Racing has continued without any technical assistance from Lola to improve the performance of the car a ... Continue reading
p>DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH CAREY RUSS $100K 500HP 2010 BMW M6 Anyone remember the "F16" caught on Los Angeles Basin air traffic control radar some years back, headed for the Nevada desert and decelerating into controlled airspace from something like Mach 5? Stepping on the throttle in a BMW M6 is kind of like that in ... Continue reading
Audi Initiates Voluntary Recall Involving 2,500 Cars
HERNDON, Va., Aug. 20 -- Audi of America is initiating a voluntary recall involving 2,500 Audi A3, Audi TT and Audi TT Roadster models built between September 2008 and August 2009. The recall applies to 2009 MY A3, TT and TT Roadster models equipped with S tronic transmissions during that production window. A very limi ... Continue reading
Edmunds.com: GM-eBay "Buy it Now" Prices Higher Than Edmunds.Com True Market Value-Huh?
SANTA MONICA, Calif.--Edmunds.com, the premier online resource for automotive information, today released some initial analysis about the eBay/General Motors programâs results to date. Since the program launched, Edmunds.com has observed that the number of site visitors conducting GM vehicle pricing research has j ... Continue reading
Tasca And Motorcraft/Quick Lane Racing Determined To Make New Memories At Reading
DEARBORN, August 20, 2009: Bob Tasca III brings the Motorcraft/Quick Lane Racing team with him to a memorable place. Maple Grove Raceway in Reading, PA, was where Tasca climbed into a professional race car for the very first time. Tasca is quite familiar with Maple Grove Raceway after his runner-up Top Alcohol Funny Ca ... Continue reading
Drayson Racing Debuting Prototype Effort
Braselton, August 20, 2009: Paul and Elspeth Drayson announced Drayson Racing's LMP1 Lola-Judd coupe that will debut at Road Atlanta. The international stature and prominence of the 12th annual Petit Le Mans powered by MAZDA6 grew even more Tuesday with the announcement that Drayson Racing will debut a new Judd-powered ... Continue reading
MotoGP Star Rossi Matches Tiger For Worldwidt Sports Awareness
INDIANAPOLIS, Aug. 20, 2009: When Y.E. Yang defeated Tiger Woods in the final round of the PGA Championship on Aug. 16, it marked the first time Woods lost a major championship when leading or sharing the lead at the start of the final round. Woods isnât the only worldwide athlete to display that kind of dominance ... Continue reading
INDIANAPOLIS, Aug. 20, 2009: The shareholders of Andretti Green Racing, Inc., Michael Andretti, Kim Green and Kevin Savoree, announced today that they have executed a letter of intent to split off Andretti Green Promotions and Andretti Green Toronto into a separate company from Andretti Green Racing. Andretti Green Rac ... Continue reading
2010 Firestone Indy Lights schedule
FIRESTONE INDY LIGHTS SCHEDULE TO FEATURE 13 RACES IN 2010 Twelve returning tracks, Barber Motorsports Park make up developmental series' slate INDIANAPOLIS, Aug. 20, 2009: Firestone Indy Lights will offer the challenge of one of the most diverse schedules of any developmental series in motorsports in 2010, with 13 rac ... Continue reading
NHTSA To Wind Down Cash for Clunkers Program (We Hate To See It Go!)
WASHINGTON DC August 20, 2009; Ken Thomas and Dan Strumph writing for the AP reported that the Obama administration is developing plans to wind down the popular Cash for Clunkers program and could announce by Friday when the incentives will no longer be available. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said Wednesday the ... Continue reading
Volkswagen of America Announces Voluntary Recall
HERNDON, Va., Aug. 20, 2009; Volkswagen of America, Inc. announced today a voluntary recall involving 13,500 vehicles equipped with its DSG transmission. Models affected by the recall include the Jetta, Jetta SportWagen, GTI, and Eos built between September 2008 and August 2009. The recall applies to 2009 model year ve ... Continue reading
China's FAW eyes Volvo truck engine unit
China's FAW eyes Volvo truck engine unit http://autonews.gasgoo.com/auto-news/1011832/China-s-FAW-eyes-Volvo-tru ck-en gine-unit.html Shanghai, August 20 (Gasgoo.com) First Automotive Works (FAW) is now holding preliminary talks with Volvo Group's engine unit on a possible acquisition, Chinese newspaper Beijing Times r ... Continue reading
BYD builds EV battery production base in Huizhou
BYD builds EV battery production base in Huizhou http://autonews.gasgoo.com/auto-news/1011841/BYD-builds-EV-battery-prod uctio n-base-in-Huizhou.html Shanghai, August 20 (Gasgoo.com) China's battery and electric car maker BYD Co. said that it has built an electric vehicle battery production base in Huizhou, a city of s ... Continue reading
The New New Chrysler to make Jeep Compass in China
Chrysler to make Jeep Compass in China http://autonews.gasgoo.com/auto-news/1011833/Chrysler-to-make-Jeep-Comp ass-i n-China.html Shanghai, August 20 (Gasgoo.com) China's Guangzhou Auto, now a Chinese partner of Fiat Group, has signed a deal with the Italian automaker's newly acquired Chrysler Group to jointly produce ... Continue reading
Four Things AAA Says Parents Should Teach Teens Before Sending Them, Their Vehicle Off to College
Preparing college-bound teens for life away from home can be an anxious and task-filled time. While many parents will be teaching and reminding their teens about diet, laundry and personal safety, they too frequently forget the important subject of car care and repairs before sending their teen and vehicle off to colle ... Continue reading
Beware of Jerk Around! As Cash for Clunkers Finishes, Dealer's Deals Begin
The Government's Cash for Clunkers Program Is Ending and Leading U.S. Automotive Retailers Have Started a New Auto Stimulus Plan That Offers Up to $4500 to Consumers NEW YORK, Aug. 20 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Cash for Clunkers is coming to an end. National Automobile Dealers Association officials asked the government ... Continue reading
Strong Consumer Response to Lift August New-Vehicle Retail Sales to Highest Level in the Past Year
WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif., Aug. 20 -- New-vehicle retail sales in August are forecasted to cross the 1-million-unit mark for the first time in the past 12 months, boosted by the government-funded Car Allowance Rebate System (CARS) program, according to J.D. Power and Associates, which gathers real-time transaction data ... Continue reading
IIHS CrashTests Micro Car Roof Stregnth
Smart Fortwo rates good for roof strength; test is designed to assess & compare occupant protection in rollover crashes ARLINGTON, VA â The Smart Fortwo has the strongest roof and the Chevrolet Aveo has the weakest among 2009 micro and minicars recently tested by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. The Sma ... Continue reading
New: Configurator for wheels and complete wheels from Volkswagen Accessories in Germany
With the interactive configurator for wheels and complete wheels Volkswagen Accessories provides drivers with the ability to virtually equip their vehicles with a variety of wheels or complete wheels either on the Internet or directly at their Volkswagen partner. The three dimensional system offers customers a decision ... Continue reading
smart Goes Into Series Production With Second Generation Electric Drive
From mid November 2009 the new smart fortwo electric drive will roll off the production line at the smart factory in Hambach, France. Unlike its predecessor, the electrically driven smart fortwo of the second generation is fitted with an innovative and highly efficient lithium-ion battery. ... Continue reading
Volvo S60 Concept On Display At Europe's Largest Games Fair
GamesCom, Europe's largest trade fair for interactive games, opens today in Cologne, Germany, for the first time. More than 400 exhibitors will present the latest within the area of interactive entertainment electronics. Also present is Volvo S60 Concept - the star of Volvo's popular computer racing game "Volvo The Gam ... Continue reading
Semcon Cooperating with Volvo Cars to Develop Plug-in Hybrid Technology
Over the past year, Semcon has been working with Volvo Cars' development of 3 demo plug-in hybrids in a cooperation project between Volvo Cars, Vattenfall, ETC and Energimyndigheten (The Swedish Energy Agency). Semcon has worked on converting a vehicle with a conventional combustion engine to a plug-in. ... Continue reading
Supermini Goes Large As The Big Smile Comes to UK
A giant Fiat 500C "five times the normal size" is coming to the UK as part of a Europe-wide tour to promote the popular new convertible. The 5:1 scale model of the car has appeared before on Fiat's International motor show stands around the world, but this latest version simulates the "open-top" style of the 500C with ... Continue reading
Trio of Aston Martins for Nürburgring 1000 km
Aston Martin Racing will enter three Gulf liveried LMP1 challengers in the penultimate round of the Le Mans Series, the ADAC 1000km of Nürburgring on the 23 August 2009. ... Continue reading
Driving for Smarter Electric Cars
By Phil LeBeau<br> CNBC.com </p> A comment from Bill Ford Jr. is one that explains why I, and many other reporters, are spending so much time reporting on the latest developments with electric cars. At an event in Dearborn, Michigan to showcase a Ford test project where it's electric vehicles will communicate with loca ... Continue reading
German Government Puts the Pedal to the Metal in Race For a Viable Electric Car
BERLIN August 19, 2009; Geir Moulson and Matt Moore writing for the AP reported that the race is on to create a viable electric car, forget that they're cramped, have a limited driving range and outstrip the average consumer's pocketbook. Germany -- home to brands including Volkswagen, Porsche and BMW -- became the lat ... Continue reading
Obama Administration Assures Dealers They'll be Reimbursed for Clunker Rebates
WASHINGTON August 19, 2009; Ken Thomas and Dan Strumpf writing for the AP reported that transportation Secretary Ray LaHood assured car dealers Wednesday that they will be reimbursed for sales made under the Cash for Clunkers program and said the department would soon offer plans to wind down the popular car incentives ... Continue reading
Gooding & Company Announces More Than $50 Million in Sales at 2009 Pebble Beach Auction
Gooding Sold 129 Exceptional Lots with Two $4+ Million Cars and Achieved Multiple World Records in 2 Days PEBBLE BEACH, Calif., Aug. 19 -- Gooding & Company, the official auction house of the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance , sold 129 lots over their weekend auctions, achieving more than $50 million in sales. Continui ... Continue reading
Dear Ladies and Gentlemen, please find attached the latest press release concerning Automechanika 2010 in Frankfurt. ====== Automechanika 2010 defies the crisis: the number of registrations received to date exceeds all expectations Many renowned companies have already signed up for the leading international trade fair ... Continue reading
Infiniti Announces Pricing on 2010 M45 and M35
FRANKLIN, Tenn., Aug. 19 -- Infiniti today announced pricing on the 2010 Infiniti M performance luxury sedan, which is on sale now at Infiniti retailers nationwide. The Infiniti M is once again available in a choice of refined V8 and V6 engines and in rear-wheel drive and all-wheel drive configurations, as well with a ... Continue reading
NADA: 'Cash for Clunkers' Program Enters Wind-Down Phase
WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The federal "cash for clunkers" or "CARS" program is now entering its wind-down phase. Earlier today, U.S. Transportation Secretary Raymond LaHood announced that, within the next 48 hours, guidance will be issued regarding the process by which the program will be brought t ... Continue reading
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