Monday, December 22, 2008

2010 Chevrolet Equinox: A Compact Crossover for All Seasons and Lifestyles - VIDEO ENHANCED

Chevrolet unveiled the all-new 2010 Equinox, a compact crossover that blends distinctive design with outstanding efficiency. A new, 2.4L direct injection engine helps the Equinox deliver expected best-in-segment estimated highway fuel economy of 30 mpg (EPA certification pending) - a 25-percent improvement over the pre ... Continue reading

Mars North America Extends NASCAR Partnership

MOUNT OLIVE, N.J., December 22 , 2008: Mars North America announced today that it will extend its contract as official NASCAR partner, giving tens of millions of NASCAR fans even more to cheer about at track and in store. The multi-year sponsorship commitment allows multiple Mars brands to connect with racing fans and ... Continue reading

Start of 2009 Club Racing Season Nears

TOPEKA, Kan. December 22, 2008: The 2009 SCCA Club Racing National season is set to begin only a few short days after the Christmas presents have been unwrapped and New Year’s resolutions have been set. With the clock ticking away on 2008, drivers should begin to think about registering for 2009 contingency progra ... Continue reading

Dalziel Confirms 2009 Grand-Am Season with Alegra Motorsports

Orlando, Florida. December 22, 2008: Scotland’s Ryan Dalziel heads into the Christmas period eagerly anticipating the New Year and a brand new challenge in 2009. The 26-year-old has now finalized his plans to return to the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series Presented by Crown Royal Cask No.16 competing for the Miami ... Continue reading

VINTAGE RED BULL INDIANAPOLIS GP TROPHIES THRILL MotoGP STARS

INDIANAPOLIS, Monday, December 22, 2008: Something about the podium celebration Sept. 14 at the inaugural Red Bull Indianapolis GP looked quite familiar to Rick Kottlowski. That's Grandpa's trophy! Kottlowski said. The top three finishers in the first MotoGP race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway winner Valentino Ross ... Continue reading

Harley-Davidson, Inc. to Report 4th Quarter Earnings Friday, January 23, 2009

Webcast Conference Call Scheduled for 8:00 A.M. CST MILWAUKEE, Dec. 22 -- Harley-Davidson, Inc. today announced that it is scheduled to release its fourth quarter 2008 financial results before market hours on Friday, January 23, 2009. On Friday, January 23, 2009, the public is invited to participate in a webcast confer ... Continue reading

Earl Scheib Announces Operating Results for the Second Quarter of Fiscal Year 2009

SHERMAN OAKS, Calif.--Earl Scheib, Inc. (PINK SHEETS:ESHB) reported its results for the second quarter and six months ended October 31, 2008 of the fiscal year ending April 30, 2009 (“fiscal 2009”). Net sales for the second quarter of fiscal 2009 were $8,453,000, a decrease of 27.8% from the second quarter of ... Continue reading

Textron Announces Plan to Exit All Non-Captive Financial Businesses

PROVIDENCE, R.I.--Textron Inc. today announced that its Board of Directors has approved a plan to exit all of Textron Financial Corporation’s (TFC) commercial finance business through a combination of orderly liquidation and selected sales, other than that portion of the business supporting the financing of custom ... Continue reading

Universal Power Group Signs Licensing Agreement to Develop Line of Energizer-Branded Battery-Powered Products

CARROLLTON, Texas--Universal Power Group, Inc. (NYSE Alternext US: UPG) today announced that it has entered into a licensing agreement with Eveready Battery Company, Inc., a division of Energizer Holdings, Inc. , to develop a line of consumer products under the Energizer® brand for distribution through mass, specialty ... Continue reading

Federal Reserve Approves NADA-Backed Initiative Aimed at Increasing Inventory Financing

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Following President Bush's announcement Friday to provide $17.4 billion in bridge loans to General Motors and Chrysler, the Federal Reserve Board, in a related action, addressed a key request from the National Automobile Dealers Association by including floorplan securitiz ... Continue reading

Minyanville Staff Op-Ed: Paradigm Shift Only Way to Save Auto Industry?

Minyanville Dec 22, 2008 Editor's Note: Eric Von Baranov writes and speaks extensively about economic, geopolitical, technological and social trends, and now writes about the coming renaissance in America. Robert McNamara, the legendary Ford (F) president, once came to the startling conclusion that Ford would eventuall ... Continue reading

Toyota Will Debut Battery Electric Vehicle Concept at 2009 North American International Auto Show

TORRANCE, Calif., Dec. 22 -- Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc. will display a battery electric vehicle concept at the 2009 North American International Auto Show. This display marks the world debut of this concept vehicle. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20030501/TOYLOGO ) http://www.toyota.com/ Photo: NewsCo ... Continue reading

Brilliance China Automotive Holdings Limited (OTC Bulletin Board: BCAHY; HKEx: 1114) Notice of Special General Meeting

BRILLIANCE CHINA AUTOMOTIVE HOLDINGS LIMITED (Incorporated in Bermuda with limited liability) (Stock Code: 1114) HONG KONG, Dec. 22 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ -- Notice is hereby given that a special general meeting of Brilliance China Automotive Holdings Limited (the "Company") will be held at Room Tian Di, 7th Floor ... Continue reading

Shock Doctor, Inc. Announces Partners in Motocross and Supercross

MINNEAPOLIS--Shock Doctor, Inc. a global leader in superior sports protection, today announces its 2009 national sponsorships of motocross and supercross teams and events. Shock Doctor is an official sponsor of the 2009 Asterisk Mobile Medical Unit and Action Sports Medicine Foundation (ASMF), and of top-performing tea ... Continue reading

Green Earth Technologies Goes Global with a Worldwide Distribution Agreement

STAMFORD, Conn.--Green Earth Technologies (Pink Sheets: GETG), a leading manufacturer and marketer of “green” environmentally safe consumer packaged goods products, announced today a five year worldwide distribution deal with Techtronic Industries Co. Ltd. (“TTI” or the “Group”) (HKEx stoc ... Continue reading

Amerigon Comments on Business Outlook

Lowers Guidance for 2008 Fourth Quarter, Provides Outlook for 2009 First Quarter NORTHVILLE, Mich., Dec. 22 -- Amerigon Incorporated , a leader in developing and marketing products based on advanced thermoelectric (TE) technologies, today announced that the Company is lowering its previous guidance for the fourth quart ... Continue reading

Ford Transit Drives Into 2009 With Many More Options

A host of new options are now available for businesses to help them continue to use Ford Transit as the backbone of Britain. ... Continue reading

Ford Motor Company - December U.S. Sales Conference Call

DEARBORN, Mich. -- You are invited to participate in Ford Motor Company's December U.S. sales conference call hosted by George Pipas, U.S. Sales Analysis Manager. The conference call will begin at 1:00 p.m. (ET) on Monday, January 5, 2009 and last 45 minutes. To access the call, please dial 800-299-0433 about 10 minute ... Continue reading

China To Scrap Highway Tolls After Levying Fuel Tax

China to scrap highway tolls after levying fuel tax http://www.gasgoo.com/auto-news/1008810/China-to-scrap-highway-tolls-af ter-l evying-fuel-tax.html Shanghai, December 22 (Gasgoo.com) China's top economic planning body and finance ministry has jointly urged competent authorities to sort out the fees related to vehicl ... Continue reading

Murtaugh's Quitting Shows Chrysler's Woes In China

Murtaugh's quitting shows Chrysler's woes in China http://www.gasgoo.com/auto-news/1008805/Murtaugh-s-quitting-shows-Chrys ler-s -woes-in-China.html Shanghai, December 22 (Gasgoo.com) Troubled by the financial crisis, U.S. auto giant Chrysler LLC announced on Friday that Philip F. Murtaugh, the chief executive of its A ... Continue reading

Sinotruk To See '08 Sales Revenue Up By 30%

Sinotruk to see '08 sales revenue up by 30% http://www.gasgoo.com/auto-news/1008808/Sinotruk-to-see-08-sales-revenu e-up- by-30.html Shanghai, December 22 (Gasgoo.com) Sinotruk, China's largest heavy truck maker, expected to have sales revenue increase by 30% year on year to 50 billion($7.32 billion) yuan in 2008 despi ... Continue reading

Design A Hot Hatchback For The Future And Win A Drive In The New Ford Focus RS

Would-be car designers are being offered a unique and exciting challenge in this week's special issue of Autocar magazine: to design a sustainable hot hatchback for the year 2020, in the Autocar Hot Hatch 2020 Design Competition in association with Ford and Hot Wheels. ... Continue reading

Audi A3 And Tt Ranges Update - Black Is The New White For The Audi A3

New Audi A3 Black Edition models emerge from the shadows this month to join the popular three-door, five-door Sportback and Cabriolet ranges. Combining dark and brooding looks with an exceptional specification that takes the top S line model as its basis, the new limited run A3 range can be ordered now priced from £22 ... Continue reading

The Seat Altea Is One Of The Most Reliable Models On The Market

For the second consecutive time, the SEAT Altea has been singled out by the German vehicle certification body DEKRA, which has just published a study on the most reliable models on the market in a total of seven categories. ... Continue reading

Audi AG: New Brand Identity On The Internet

Audi has reintroduced itself with a new website. Already a winner of several awards, the completely overhauled version of audi.de went online in early December. Even the former version of the German Internet platform of the brand with the four rings attracted an average of two million visitors per month. The new versio ... Continue reading

edo's Power (Bull) Meets Fashion...

In cooperation with internationally acclaimed designer Christian Audigier, edo competition has pulled out all the stops to create the fastest Lamborghini ever made. ... Continue reading

Toyota Suffers First Operating Loss

NAGOYA, Japan December 22, 2008; Chang-Ran Kim writing for Reuters re[prted that Toyota Motor Corp forecast a first-ever annual operating loss, blaming a relentless sales slide and a crippling rise in the yen in what it said was an emergency unprecedented in its 70-year history. Toyota, the world's biggest automaker, h ... Continue reading

Seat Starts the New Year with a Revolution

Spanish car maker SEAT is revolutionising the new car market with a set of truly stunning offers this January. ... Continue reading

Grim Honda President Slashes Profit Forecast Yet Refuses to Expand CNG or Hydrogen

By Edwin Black A grim and frowning Honda President Takeo Fukui has told investors and the media that lower earnings are in store for the long-envied Japanese automaker due to declining demand from American consumers as well as dollar-yen fluctuations. Despite consumer flight from such Honda gas guzzlers as the Pilot SU ... Continue reading

New Quattroporte Sport GT S To Make International Debut At The 2009 NAIAS

The new Maserati Quattroporte Sport GT S sets yet another milestone in terms of sportiness in the high performance luxury saloon segment of the automotive market. Conceived and developed as "a real driving machine in the guise of a luxury saloon", the Quattroporte Sport GT S is the ultimate expression of Maserati's spo ... Continue reading

Land Rover G4 Challenge Comes to an Early Close

Land Rover has today confirmed that it will cancel the Land Rover G4 Challenge programme in order to focus more on product launches in 2009. ... Continue reading

Vauxhall Hailed as Beacon of Hope in UK Car Industry by Local MP

Andrew Miller, Labour MP for Ellesmere Port and Neston, has pledged his full support for Vauxhall's Ellesmere Port manufacturing plant, citing it as a perfect example of why the government and public should be buying British. ... Continue reading

Honda Foundation Hits the Six Million Dollar Mark

The Honda Foundation will continue to support Australian charities in the current challenging global economic climate. A recent survey conducted by the GiveWell Research Centre revealed that many organisations would reduce the amount they donate to charity as they face reduced profits due to the uncertain economic outl ... Continue reading

Tropfest Rolls Out the Red Carpet for Mitsubishi's New Lancer Sportback

With class-leading safety features, cutting-edge style and plenty of power, Mitsubishi's new Lancer Sportback is an inspiring vehicle. Now, the Sportback will be the muse for some of Australia's most talented up-and-coming filmmakers as Mitsubishi Motors Australia Limited (MMAL) proudly presents the Lancer Supershort S ... Continue reading

GM Holden To Build Small Carline Alongside Best-Selling Commodore

GM Holden will build an all-new small car in Australia alongside the country's best-selling Commodore range. The second carline will start in the third quarter of 2010 with support from the Federal and South Australian Governments. ... Continue reading