NHTSA Announces 4 Separate Recalls of Some Volvo, Chrysler, Ford Vehicles
DETROIT November 24, 2006; The AP reported that NHTSA yesterday announced four separate auto recalls affecting about 300,600 vehicles. More than half of the vehicles being recalled -- 170,099 -- are Volvo passenger cars, station wagons and sport utility vehicles from the 1999-2002 model years, the National Highway Traf ... Continue reading
GM Scraps Plan for Minivans, Shifts Focus to Crossovers
DETROIT November 22, 2006; John D. Stoll writing for the AP reported that General Motors Corp. on Wednesday said it is walking away from plans to develop a new family of minivans due to a shift in product strategy that has the auto maker focusing intently on the growing crossover segment. While the auto maker now sells ... Continue reading
Kerkorian Says He Plans to Sell 14 Million GM Shares
DETROIT November 23, 2006; Tom Krisher writing for the AP reported that billionaire investor Kirk Kerkorian may have decided that casinos are a better bet than cars. The dissident General Motors Corp. shareholder said Wednesday that he will slash his stake in the troubled automaker by selling 14 million shares for abou ... Continue reading
PHILADELPHIA--The Cooper Tire & Rubber Company has announced a recall of 8,583 tires produced by Cooper Tire for Pep Boys between August 8 and August 19, 2006. Of these tires, over 3,400 have already been accounted for and removed from Pep Boysâ inventory. The affected tires are listed below. Product Name Size DOT ... Continue reading
THE AUTO PAGE By JOHN HEILIG SPECIFICATIONS MODEL: 2007 BMW 335i Coupe ENGINE: 3.0-liter twin turbocharged DOHC inline six HORSEPOWER/TORQUE: 300 hp @ 5800 rpm/300 lb.-ft. @ 1400-5000 rpm TRANSMISSION: 6-speed manual or 6-speed automatic transmission WHEELBASE: 108.7 in. LENGTH/WIDTH/HEIGHT: 180.3 x 70.2 x 54.1 in. TIR ... Continue reading
2007 Volkswagen Touareg DOHC V6 Review
THE AUTO PAGE By JOHN HEILIG SPECIFICATIONS Model: 2007 Volkswagen Touareg DOHCV6 Engine: 3.6-liter V6 Horsepower/Torque: 276 hp @ 6200 rpm/266 lb.-ft. @ 2500 rpm Transmission: 6-speed automatic with manual mode Wheelbase: 112.4 in. Length x Width x Height: 187.2 x 75.9 x 68.0 in. Tires: 255/60R17 H Cargo volume: 71.0 ... Continue reading
2007 Detroit Auto Show: The New 2008 Chevrolet Malibu
<p>Troy Clarke, president, General Motors North America, confirmed today (Tuesday, Nov. 21) that the new 2008 Chevrolet Malibu would make its worldwide debut at the 2007 North American International Auto Show in Detroit. </p> <p>Clarke, speaking to Detroitâs Automotive Press Association, said he couldnât reve ... Continue reading
SCCA Announces 2007 Hall of Fame Class
For Immediate Release SCCA Announces 2007 Hall of Fame Class TOPEKA, Kan. (Nov. 22, 2006) - Sports Car Club of America, Inc. announced today the five individuals that will be inducted as the third class into the SCCA Hall of Fame. Marge Binks, Marc Gerstein, Carl Haas, Curtis LeMay and Ted Robertson will join the 15 in ... Continue reading
2007 Detroit Auto Show: Chrysler Releases Concept Sketches
Chrysler has released sketches of two concept vehicles that will make their worldwide debut at the 2007 North American International Auto Show. The Chrysler Nassau concept is a four-door, four-passenger luxury coupe with an emphasis on driving dynamics. The artistic exterior design leans toward an exploration as to wha ... Continue reading
WASHINGTON--Just in time for the official start of the holiday shopping season â Black Friday - the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety (AAAFTS) is making available Driver-ZED, a DVD-based, game-like software program that can help teenagers become safer drivers and teach them to avoid life-threatening vehicle crashe ... Continue reading
Tire Tips for Safe Holiday Season Road Travel
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., Nov. 22 -- Now is the time for motorists to prepare their vehicles before they set out on their annual holiday road trips to reunite with family and friends. Discount Tire, America's largest independent tire company, reminds motorists that tire care should be a top priority on the planning checklist ... Continue reading
HotShot Makes Ice Scrapers Obsolete
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Dean Draznin Communications, Inc. Dean Draznin 641/472-2257 dean@drazninpr.com Elizabeth Grace 561/989-9855 elizabeth@drazninpr.com HOTSHOT MAKES ICE SCRAPERS OBSOLETE 500,000 throughout world now have heated washer fluid on car Farmington Hills, MI, November 22, 2006 â More than 500 ... Continue reading
Mitsubishi Raider Truck Triumphs in the Prestigious 39th Annual Tecate Score Baja 1000
Dan Fresh of DXR Racing Pilots the Baja Raider Truck To a Hotly Contested Baja 1000 Class Victory CYPRESS, Calif., Nov. 22 -- Mitsubishi Motors North America (MMNA) today proudly announced that the production Mitsubishi Raider truck prepared and campaigned by DXR Racing, roared to victory in the Stock Mini class at the ... Continue reading
Auto Club: Gas Prices Up for Thanksgiving Travelers
LOS ANGELES, CA Nov 22, 2006; Travelers heading into the holiday weekend will see the third straight week of price increases at the pump, but will still pay about the same amount for their Thanksgiving driving trips as they did this time last year, according to the Automobile Club of Southern California's Weekend Gas W ... Continue reading
see 2005 ratings Model Year 2006 Rollover Ratings NHTSA has released rollover ratings for model year 2006 vehicles. Comparative results can be viewed by class (SUVs, Pickups, Vans or Passenger Cars). The white bar in the Rollover Rating graphic represents the range of percentages for all vehicles tested in a given vehi ... Continue reading
AUBURN HILLS, Mich., Nov. 22 -- The Chrysler brand is courting Asian American car buyers in Los Angeles, San Francisco and New York City with a pilot advertising campaign for the all-new 2007 Chrysler Sebring. The campaign -- which is directed at Chinese, Korean and Asian Indian consumers -- kicks off Nov. 27. To view ... Continue reading
American Axle & Manufacturing Declares Fourth Quarter 2006 Dividend
DETROIT, Nov. 22 -- American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings, Inc. (AAM), which is traded as AXL on the NYSE, today announced a cash dividend of $0.15 per share payable on December 28, 2006 to stockholders of record on all of the Company's issued and outstanding common stock as of December 7, 2006. AAM is a world leader ... Continue reading
eCarfly, Inc. Begins Preliminary Merger Negotiations with a High Yielding Corporation
DALLAS--eCarfly, Inc. (Pink Sheets: ECFL) excitingly announced today that new merger plans are underway. Merger negotiations, although still early, seem to be clearly defined and agreed upon by both companies. Attorneys for both groups will begin the Due Diligence process as early as possible working to gather all info ... Continue reading
European Market Share Of Mixed Signal SoC In Automobile Market Expected To Reach 58% In 2006
DUBLIN, Ireland--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c45769) has announced the addition of World Markets for Mixed Signal SoC in Automobiles to their offering. This Frost & Sullivan research service entitled World Market for Mixed Signal SoC for Automobiles provides the revenue forecasts, un ... Continue reading
Ford Motor Company - November 2006 U.S. Sales Conference Call
You are invited to participate in Ford Motor Company's November 2006 U.S. sales conference call hosted by George Pipas, U.S. Sales Analysis Manager. The conference call will begin at 1:00 p.m. (EST) on Friday, December 1, 2006 and last 45 minutes. To access the call, please dial 800-299-0433 about 10 minutes prior to t ... Continue reading
UnitedAuto Group to Participate in JPMorgan Consumer & Retail Holiday Conference
BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Mich.--United Auto Group, Inc. , an international automotive retailer, announced today that Anthony Pordon, Senior Vice President, will be a presenter at the JPMorgan Consumer & Retail Holiday Conference in New York, NY. The presentation is scheduled to occur at 3:20 p.m. Eastern Time on November 28, ... Continue reading
Toyota Camry Named Motor Trend's 2007 Car of the Year
TORRANCE, Calif., Nov. 22 -- The all-new 2007 Toyota Camry has been named Motor Trend's 2007 "Car of the Year." Launched in spring 2006, the new Camry offers a major redesign for the 2007 model year and an available Camry Hybrid option equipped with Toyota's industry-leading Hybrid Synergy Drive. Long-favored by passen ... Continue reading
SAN RAMON, Calif.--Chevron U.S.A. Inc. this month released the newest addition to the Chevron Cars® family, Brent Blizzard, in time for the holiday season. A red rugged, snow-covered 4x4 equipped with a snowboard on the roof rack, Brent Blizzard, currently showcased at the San Francisco Auto Show through Nov. 26, is ... Continue reading
RacingJunk.com Becomes the Official Classified Website of ORSCA
RacingJunk.com Becomes Official Classified Website of ORSCA North Adams, MA (November 22, 2006) â Today Raceway Media, announced a multi-year agreement with the Outlaw Racing Street Car Association (ORSCA), making its popular classified website RacingJunk.com the official classified website of the Outlaw racing se ... Continue reading
Winnebago Industries, Inc. Receives 2006 Best Business Recycling Program Award
FOREST CITY, Iowa--Winnebago Industries was recently honored with the Best Business Recycling Program award from the Iowa Recycling Association at the 2006 Iowa Recycling and Solid Waste Management Conference in Dubuque, Iowa. During the awards presentation, Winnebago Industries was honored for its outstanding recyclin ... Continue reading
Britax Voluntarily Recalls Boulevard Child Restraint (Model #E9L57)
CHARLOTTE, N.C., Nov. 22 -- Britax Child Safety, Inc. announced today they are conducting a voluntary recall of Boulevard child restraints (model #E9L57) that fail to comply with safety regulations. The recall includes units of this model produced from March 1, 2006 through August 1, 2006. No other model is affected. D ... Continue reading
WFO Goes to the Street Car SuperNationals Finals
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WFO Goes to the Street Car SuperNationals Finals Please find attached 1 Word document and 1 JPEG image. For those not receiving attachments, the press release is provided below: WFO Goes to the Street Car SuperNationals Finals (11-21-06) PHOENIX, AZ - The WFO MotorSport/Dyno-Flo/SI Valves Chevrole ... Continue reading
2007 Volvo S80 Review - VIDEO ENHANCED
VOLVO S80 New Flagship for Volvo By Steve Purdy TheAutoChannel.com Detroit Bureau By February youâll be able to drop in to your local Volvo dealer, plop down 45-grand (or so) and go home with one of the sweetest new luxury sedans on the planet, the fresh new S80. We had a close look and some wheel time on the dese ... Continue reading
Motor Trend Names Redesigned Toyota Camry as 2007 Car of the Year
LOS ANGELES--Motor Trend (www.motortrend.com), the world's automotive authority and part of PRIMEDIA's Consumer Automotive Group, announced today that the redesigned Toyota Camry, the sixth edition of Americaâs best-selling car, is Motor Trendâs 2007 Car of the Year. The award goes to the entire Camry range, ... Continue reading
MAZDASPEED3 Selected Best New Sports Car Under $50,000
Automobile Journalists Association of Canada announces best new vehicles for 2007-- ONTARIO, Canada - November 22, 2006: The 2007 MAZDASPEED3 was selected the Best New Sports/Performance Car under $50,000 today by the Automobile Journalists Association of Canada. The MAZDASPEED3, based upon the popular Mazda3 compact h ... Continue reading
Massive Airbus A380 Makes China Southern Visit
For web version of this email, visit Massive Airbus A380 Makes China Southern Visit; China Southern Chairman Lauds Mega Aircraft GUANGZHOU, China - November 22, 2006 - China Southern Airlines, - www.cs-air.com/en - with the largest and most technically advanced aircraft fleet in The People's Republic of China, served a ... Continue reading
Ford Motor Company Experts Clear The Air On All-Wheel Drive vs. Four-Wheel Drive
With the addition of the all-wheel-drive (AWD) Ford Fusion and Mercury Milan, Ford Motor Company is now offering affordable AWD technology to a whole new group of customers, bringing it to one of the largest volume segments in the industry. Many of these new customers may wonder why they need AWD on their midsize sedan ... Continue reading
Ford Gains Recognition in CSR Reporting Surveys
DEARBORN, Mich., Nov. 20, 2006 â Ford Motor Company was recently recognized for its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) leadership by three influential CSR reporting surveys. Ford was rated among the top 25 companies in the world in CSR reporting by Tomorrow's Value The Global Reporters. This was Ford's second t ... Continue reading
Capital Dream Cars Announces Winter Rates for Its Fleet of Exotic Cars
WASHINGTON, Nov. 21, 2006; Give the gift of an "experience" this holiday season with an exhilarating car rental from Capital Dream Cars. To make the experience even sweeter, Capital Dream Cars announces winter savings of 30% off its regular season rates for rentals occurring between December 1, 2006 and February 28, 20 ... Continue reading
IndyCar Series Sensation Danica Patrick Provides Tips for Getting Your Car Ready for Winter
NORTHBROOK, Ill., Nov. 21, 2006; A recent survey commissioned by the Car Care Council found 70 percent of people admitted to not winterizing their vehicle. In fact, AAA estimates vehicle breakdowns top 5 million during the winter holiday season alone. Winter is right around the corner which may mean snow, ice and dange ... Continue reading
GM Nixes Minivan For Saturn Plant
Spring Hill Tennessee November 21, 2006; Reuters reported tha a GM spokesman on Tuesday said the automaker's board had decided last week not to go ahead with a truck-based minivan that had been considered for production in its Spring Hill, Tennessee plant. The Spring Hill plant, which built GM's first Saturn vehicles w ... Continue reading
VW ends Golf car production in Belgium
BRUSSELS, Belgium Nov 21, 2006; Constant Brand writing for the AP reported that Volkswagen AG said Tuesday it would stop production of its Golf model at its Belgian plant, shocking workers and government leaders who fear more than 3,500 jobs could be lost. Company officials said the German car maker will move all produ ... Continue reading
Fatigue at the wheel: Mercedes-Benz developing warning system for motorists
Stuttgart, Nov 21, 2006 Safety experts at Mercedes-Benz are turning their attentions to one of the principal causes of serious traffic accidents: over-fatigue. The objective of their work is to develop a system that is capable of recognising fatigue in time to warn the driver. Over the course of this development projec ... Continue reading
Nissan North America Expands Online Advertising Alliance with Microsoft
REDMOND, Wash. (Nov. 20, 2006) â Nissan North America, Inc. (NNA) will dramatically expand its Web advertising initiatives across Microsoft online properties, the two companies announced today. This expanded alliance will enable Nissan to more powerfully engage with consumers across multiple digital touch points t ... Continue reading
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