Krohn Racing Friday Report - Rolex 24 At Daytona
Daytona January 23, 2009: The Krohn Racing team has progressed this week in their preparation for the grueling twice-around-the-clock Rolex 24 At Daytona classic race at the Daytona International Speedway. The kickoff to the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series, January 24-25, 2009, started activities on Thursday and finis ... Continue reading
Last Weekend For The 2009 Detroit Auto Show -
TIME IS ALMOST UP -- LAST WEEKEND FOR NAIAS 2009 AT COBO CENTER! The window to the automotive world and the future awaits you at NAIAS 2009 at Cobo Center. This is the last weekend to see the best the world's automakers have to offer and what could be in your garage in the near future. Family Friendly Attractions at NA ... Continue reading
BACK ON TRACK: WINTER TEST NEARLY HERE
Sebring, FLA. January 23, 2009: de Ferran Motorsports (No. 66) and Flying Lizard Motorsports are just two teams that will have new cars on hand for the annual Sebring Winter Test. A group of the most anticipated new entries to the American Le Mans Series will make their public debuts next week at the annual Winter Test ... Continue reading
Mid-Ohio, Road America Added to 2009 Trans-Am Slate
TOPEKA, Kan. January 23, 2009: SCCA announced today the addition of two events to the 2009 Muscle Milk® SCCA Trans-Am® Series schedule, bringing the season total to seven with at least one additional event to be added at a later date. For the 24th time, Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course (Lexington, Ohio) will be the sce ... Continue reading
American Sedan and Formula Enterprises Races Ready to Hit the Airwaves
TOPEKA, Kan. January 23, 2009: Programming from the 45th SCCA National Championship Runoffs continues on SPEED, Monday, Jan. 26, with the American Sedan and Formula Enterprises races. American Sedan rivals Andrew McDermid and John Heinricy face off at noon (EST). At the start, Heinricy manages to slip past McDermidâ ... Continue reading
Thrifty Car Sales Signs Agreement With Cars.com
TULSA, Okla., Jan. 23 -- Thrifty Car Sales, a subsidiary of Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Inc. , has signed an agreement with Cars.com to provide its national network of franchised used car dealerships with yet another high-volume outlet to market its products. Every month, more than 10 million car shoppers visit Ca ... Continue reading
Faults Department of General Services for failure of leadership, oversight HARRISBURG, Pa., Jan. 23 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Auditor General Jack Wagner today said the Department of General Services must exert greater control over its management of the state's fleet of 16,637 vehicles, after issuing a report that fau ... Continue reading
NEW YORK--The Board of Directors of Alcoa declared (a) a quarterly common stock dividend of 17 cents per share payable February 25, 2009 to shareholders of record at the close of business on February 6, 2009 and (b) a quarterly dividend of 93.75 cents per share on Alcoaâs $3.75 cumulative preferred stock payable A ... Continue reading
Full Slate of Announcements on Policy Issues, Plus Impact on the New Congress, Administration and the Automotive Industry What: The 2009 Washington Auto Show, "Driven by the Environment," will unite major automotive stakeholders and manufacturers with the nation's policy makers and lawmakers for Public Policy Day, offe ... Continue reading
Leading Vietnamese Scooter Manufacturer Selects KMA's High-Performance Electric Motor
AUSTIN, Texas--The leading Vietnamese-based scooter manufacturer, Sufat Co. Ltd., is developing a new line of scooters designed to integrate Austin-based KLD Motors America, Inc.âs (KMA) electric motor system. The deal represents the first large-scale agreement for KMA to produce its patented, high-frequency, low ... Continue reading
BMW Named As Greenest Premium Manufacturer
BMW has the lowest average CO2 emissions of any premium car manufacturer for the second year in a row according to new independent research. Courtesy of its award-winning EfficientDynamics programme, BMW records a UK fleet average of 159.4g/km based on all BMWs sold in 2008. ... Continue reading
- Toyota Announces Prices for Both Vehicles - TORRANCE, Calif., Jan. 23 -- Toyota Motor Sales (TMS), U.S.A., Inc., announced manufacturer's suggested retail price (MSRP) today for the 2010 high mileage Corolla compact sedan and Matrix crossover utility vehicle, which now include Vehicle Stability Control (VSC) and Trac ... Continue reading
New Alfa Romeo MiTo in UK - VIDEO ENHANCED
Alfa Romeo's sporty new compact, the Alfa MiTo, will bring a new dimension to the Alfa Romeo range when it goes on sale in the UK from 24 January. Inspired by the Alfa 8C Competizione, the Alfa MiTo is the first sporty compact from the famous Italian marque since the 1970s. ... Continue reading
RED BULL INDIANAPOLIS GP TICKETS ON SALE NOW
INDIANAPOLIS, Friday, January 23, 2009: Tickets for the second annual Red Bull Indianapolis GP, scheduled for Sunday, Aug. 30, 2009, are now on sale. Three-day, reserved seat tickets for this world-class MotoGP event range from $100 to $150. Three-day general admission tickets are $75. Fans have three methods to buy ti ... Continue reading
Switzerland Dominate Friday Practice in New Zealand
Taupo, New Zealand January 23, 2009: Round four of the 2008/09 A1GP World Cup of Motorsport season got underway at New Zealandâs Taupo Motorsport Park today with reigning champion A1 Team Switzerland setting the early pace. Alexandre Imperatori started the day as the quickest rookie, while main driver Neel Jani en ... Continue reading
Study Finds Double Regulating Fuel Economy by States Harmful to Struggling Auto Industry
Industry Needs Single National Standard, Not Patchwork of State Regulations WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A comprehensive analysis released today by the National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA) on a California Air Resources Board's (CARB) rule that would allow individual states to regulate fuel e ... Continue reading
J.D. Power and Associates Unveils Assessment Tool for Monitoring Success of New Model Launches
WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif., Jan. 23 -- In an effort to assist auto manufacturers in assessing the success of vehicle launches, J.D. Power and Associates announced the introduction of its Vehicle Launch Index today at the 2009 Automotive Roundtable in New Orleans, La. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20050527/LA ... Continue reading
New Information On Shelby SuperCars' Green Technology
SSC Announces Green Technologies Revealing Revolutionary Battery and Electric Powertrain Technology West Richland, WA (01/19/09) Shelby SuperCars (SSC) released the details today of the revolutionary electric vehicle technology to be unveiled in the second quarter of this year. SSC will reveal its innovative all-electr ... Continue reading
Drivers From 26 Countries Represented in This Weekend's 47th Rolex 24 At Daytona
<b><I>Grand-Am's Rolex Sports Car Series 2009 season opens Saturday with the 24-hour endurance classic</b></i> DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. January 20, 2009: The Rolex 24 At Daytona may be the opening event on the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal Cask No. 16 schedule each season, but is also the unoffic ... Continue reading
<b><i>Sixty-nine cars are entered for Fresh From Florida 200</b></i> DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. January 21, 2009: Grand-Am KONI Sports Car Challenge competitors will begin their quest for the 2009 Grand Sport (GS) and Street Tuner (ST) championships beginning this week at Daytona International Speedway, with the first of 11 r ... Continue reading
A LEADER IN THE SPORT, ROUSH FENWAY RACING PLEDGES "GREEN"
Concord, N.C. January 22, 2009: With the country under new leadership and the start of a new race season upon us, Roush Fenway Racing announces their pledge to sustainability and environmental protection. Always a leader in the sport of NASCAR on and off track, Roush Fenway Racing will continue current environmental in ... Continue reading
Hot-Hatch Hat-Trick For The 'UK's Cleanest Car Company'
For the third year in a row, the MINI Cooper S has been named the best hot hatch on sale in the UK at the annual What Car? awards ceremony. An unbeatable mix of brilliant performance, low running costs and high residual values are just some of the reasons for the MINI once again taking the highly-coveted gong. ... Continue reading
Nemechek Announces 2009 Driving Plans
MOORESVILLE, N.C. January 23, 2009: Joe Nemechek is gearing up for the 2009 NASCAR season. The driver and owner of NEMCO Motorsports said that he is planning to run the full Sprint Cup and Nationwide Series schedule, beginning with next month's season openers at Daytona International Speedway -- the Daytona 500 and Cam ... Continue reading
Mercedes-Benz S-Class wins Best Luxury Car at the What Car? Awards 2009
The Mercedes-Benz S-Class has been honoured as Best Luxury Car for the third consecutive year at the What Car? Car of the Year 2009 awards. Steve Fowler, Group Editor of What Car? magazine commented that "The Mercedes S-Class diesel remains the epitome of affordable luxury motoring, but does so without cutting corners. ... Continue reading
Autobytel Appoints Automotive Internet Inventor and Veteran Tim Nelson as Vice President, Websites
IRVINE, Calif.--Autobytel Inc. , a leading Internet marketing services company, today announced that Tim Nelson has been named as Vice President, Websites. Nelson, who is named as an inventor on patents for two automotive Internet products developed during his time at Autobytel, returns from Kelley Blue Book, where, as ... Continue reading
Citroën's Grand C4 Picasso Is Once, Twice, Three Times A Winner At What Car? Awards
Citroën's Grand C4 Picasso has scored a hat-trick at the prestigious 2009 What Car? Car of the Year Awards, winning the 'MPV of the Year' accolade for the third year in a row. ... Continue reading
Genuine Parts Company Updates 2008 Sales and Earnings Expectations
~ Announces Dividend Increase for 53rd Consecutive Year ~ ATLANTA, Jan. 23 -- Genuine Parts Company announced today that it now expects full year 2008 sales to increase approximately 2% compared to fiscal 2007, and anticipates reporting diluted earnings per share in the range of $2.85 to $2.90. This range includes a ch ... Continue reading
Triple Honours For Volkswagen At 2009 What Car? Awards
The new Volkswagen Golf, Eos coupé convertible and forthcoming new Golf GTI have claimed top awards at this year's What Car? Awards. In a glittering awards ceremony, held at the prestigious London Grosvenor House Hotel this evening, the new Volkswagen Golf - which was launched on 6 January in the UK - won the prize fo ... Continue reading
Lear Revises Time for Fourth-Quarter and Full-Year 2008 Earnings Conference Call
SOUTHFIELD, Mich., Jan. 23 -- Lear Corporation today announced it is rescheduling its conference call to review the company's fourth-quarter and full-year 2008 financial results and related matters to 8:00 a.m. ET on Thursday, January 29, 2009, to avoid a conflict with Ford Motor Company's conference call. To participa ... Continue reading
Carfax Launches Free Online Monitoring Service
Access to Carfax Reports Influences Dealer Choice, Builds Consumer Confidence NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 23 -- Carfax has launched a free monitoring service that ensures every vehicle a dealer lists online comes with a Carfax Vehicle History Report. Dealers that provide Carfax Reports with their online inventory immediately bui ... Continue reading
Nissan GT-R Voted Performance Car Of The Year At What Car? Awards 2009
The legendary Nissan GT-R was voted Performance Car of the Year at the prestigious What Car? Awards 2009 held in London last night, beating the Audi R8 and Ferrari 430 Scuderia. ... Continue reading
Company Generated Full-Year Profit of $654.7 Million Fourth Quarter Revenue, Net Income and EPS Declined Three-Part Strategy Includes Workforce Reductions to Address Volume Slow-Down MILWAUKEE, Jan. 23 -- Harley-Davidson Inc. reported decreased revenue, net income and earnings per share for the fourth quarter of 2008 c ... Continue reading
New Volvo XC60 Is A What Car? Winner
'Volvo is renowned for two things - making some of the world's most family-friendly cars, and some of the safest. The XC60 reinforces that reputation' praised Steve Fowler, What Car? Magazine group editor. ... Continue reading
Weekly Values Now Available in Kelley Blue Book's KARPOWER Online
IRVINE, Calif., Jan. 23 -- Kelley Blue Book, www.kbb.com, the leading provider of new- and used-vehicle information, is now publishing its trusted used-vehicle values weekly via its Web-based product KARPOWER Online(R). KARPOWER Online can be accessed across an organization, offering dealer management system (DMS) poll ... Continue reading
Jaguar XF Wins 'Best Executive Car' At What Car? Awards 2009
The 2008 What Car? 'Car of the Year' winner, the Jaguar XF, retained its award-winning crown at the What Car? Awards held in London last night, winning 'Best Executive Car' for 2009. ... Continue reading
Toyota Motor Europe Launches Zero Emissions Blog
BRUSSELS, Belgium--Toyota Motor Europe (TME) has launched its first blog at <www.aimzeroemissions.eu> to share ideas and stimulate discussion on environmental issues, and specifically Toyotaâs initiatives. After introducing the Green Design channel on YouTube last year, TME continues, through its blog, its social ... Continue reading
Robby Gordon Heads West for the Popular SCORE Laughlin Desert Challenge
LAUGHLIN, NV January 23, 2009: Just days after Robby Gordon finished competing in the 2009 Dakar Rally, he is preparing to get behind the wheel of another race vehicle â his Trophy Truck. After arriving back from Argentina, the team members have been preparing the No. 77 Monster Energy Toyo Tires Trophy Truck for ... Continue reading
Polaris Industries Announces Workforce Reduction
MEDINA, Minn.--Polaris Industries Inc. today announced a reduction in the Companyâs workforce to respond to weakening retail demand in a difficult 2009 economic outlook. The company is adjusting and realigning its production resources and capacity in response to the weakening retail demand environment. The workfor ... Continue reading
SunTrust Racing Qualifying Report 47th Rolex 24 At Daytona
Date: Jan. 22, 2009 Event: Rolex 24 At Daytona (Round 1 of 12) Series: Daytona Prototype division of the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series Location: Daytona (Fla.) International Speedway (3.56-mile, 14-turn road course) Pole Winner: David Donohue of Brumos Porsche (1:40.540 at 127.472 mph) SunTrust Racing: Seventh with ... Continue reading
<B><i>No. 99 GAINSCO Team Focuses On Race Strategy after Qualifying Goes As Expected</b></i> DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. January 22, 2009: GAINSCO/Bob Stallings Racing and Alex Gurney will start 11th in the Rolex 24 At Daytona for the second consecutive year after a solid but unsurprising qualifying run Thursday on the 3.56-mi ... Continue reading
Houston Raceway Park stepping up big for racers and fans
Houston Raceway Park stepping up big for racers and fans HOUSTON (Jan. 22) -- Houston Raceway Park is stepping up big for racers and fans in advance of the 22nd annual O'Reilly NHRA Spring Nationals, scheduled for March 27-29. Items addressed in recent weeks include the track surface, sportsman pit area, luxury suites, ... Continue reading
Roush Expands Propane Vehicle Lineup With Propane Injected F-250 Pickup VIDEO ENHANCED
LAS VEGAS January 22, 2009: Hammering home their success in offering a propane-powered truck, ROUSH® Performance unveiled yesterday at the 2009 International Buildersâ Show the next product in the lineup - the 2010 ROUSH Liquid Propane Injected F-250. The ROUSH propane-powered F-250 immediately received conside ... Continue reading
Ponthir Road Suzuki Appointed In Newport
Suzuki GB is pleased to announce the appointment of the new Ponthir Road Suzuki franchise dealer in Newport, South Wales, as part of the latest phase in the expansion of the automobiles retail network in the UK by the Japanese manufacturer. ... Continue reading
JJAD's Much Acclaimed P1 Sports Car Continues to Take Shape - Now with Electric Power
Former McLaren designer Jim Dowle (JJAD) first announced details of his eye-catching P1 sports car back in February of last year. The response was universally positive and the subsequent progress has been both rapid and dramatic - in particular, a switch to electric power means the P1-E is destined to be one of the wor ... Continue reading
Kbb.com Reports Rise in New-Car Traffic, Leads
Automakers and Dealers Can Capture More Lead Information with Kbb.com's Integrated LeadDriver Product IRVINE, Calif., Jan. 23 -- Kelley Blue Book, www.kbb.com, the leading provider of new- and used-vehicle information, today reports an increase in new-car shopper activity on its top-rated Web site. After a period of co ... Continue reading
New Ford Fiesta Crowned What Car? Car of the Year and Mondeo is Best Family and Estate Car 2009
The new Ford Fiesta has been declared as 'the perfect car for now' by leading car magazine What Car?, as it names the Fiesta 1.25i Zetec the What Car? Car of the Year 2009. ... Continue reading
Ten Years of Unstoppable Success for the BMW X5
BMW driving pleasure entered a completely new market segment ten years ago with the debut of the BMW X5. Presented at the North American International Auto Show in 1999, the BMW X5 re-wrote the rule book on Sports Activity Vehicles. ... Continue reading
Sportservice Lorinser is Focusing on Expanding its Sales Network
"For over 30 years we have been one of the successful pioneers in sports and exclusive vehicle components for Mercedes", explains Marcus Lorinser, the General Manager of the Mercedes tuning company of the same name from Winnenden. While lots of other companies in the automobile industry are severely reducing their acti ... Continue reading
Mitsubishi's Pajero Crowned Overlander Magazine's Four-Wheel Drive of the Year 2008
Mitsubishi Motors Australia Limited (MMAL) is delighted to announce the NT Pajero has won the top honour of 2008 Four-Wheel Drive of the Year at the Overlander magazine awards ceremony in Sydney this week. ... Continue reading
JASON FENSLER READY FOR TOYOTA ALL-STAR SHOWDOWN
Date: January 21st, 2009<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NASCAR Camping World Series, West <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" />Toyota All-Star Showdown Photo attached for release Source: T.O.E. Motorsports Con ... Continue reading
Toyota considering bringing iQ ultra-compact to US
Toyota considering bringing ultra-compact iQ car to US as it seeks to cater to urban dwellers NEW YORK January 22, 2009; Dan Strumpf writing for the AP reported that Toyota Motor Corp. is considering bringing its iQ ultra-compact car to the U.S., a top executive at the automaker's U.S. division said. "The Toyota iQ mic ... Continue reading
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