Chuckholes: No Laughing Matter
DEARBORN, Mich., Dec. 31 -- Winter driving isn't just about traveling safely on snow and ice. It's also about coping with potholes when mid-season thaws cause the road to crumble beneath your tires. Damaged wheels and tires do not only leave motorists stranded at the side of the road, they can also leave their wallets ... Continue reading
Speedway Motorsports Completes Purchase of Kentucky Speedway
CONCORD, N.C.--Speedway Motorsports, Inc. has added Kentucky Speedway to its portfolio of motorsports facilities, expanding its geographic reach into the Midwest. The completed purchase was announced today by O. Bruton Smith, founder, chairman and chief executive officer of Speedway Motorsports, Inc. âWe are extre ... Continue reading
Celebrate New Years Eve with F500 and T1 Runoffs Races on SPEED
TOPEKA, Kan. December 30, 2008: For the perfect prelude to your New Yearâs festivities, tune into SPEED on Wednesday, Dec. 31, to catch the Formula 500 and Touring 1 races from the 45th SCCA® National Championship Runoffs®. At noon (EST), Jason Knuteson claims the F500 pole for the third year in-a-row, but i ... Continue reading
Navistar Posts Near Record Fiscal 2008 Earnings
WARRENVILLE, Ill.--Navistar International Corporation reported near record earnings excluding asset impairment charges and record revenues for the fiscal year that ended October 31, 2008, as the company continued to execute its strategy, delivering strong financial results. Revenues increased 20% to $14.7 billion from ... Continue reading
SORL Auto Parts Granted Preferential Income Tax Treatment Through 2011
ZHEJIANG, China, Dec. 31 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ -- SORL Auto Parts, Inc. , a leading manufacturer and distributor of commercial vehicle air brake valves and other auto parts in China, today announced that China's State Administration of Taxation has officially confirmed that the Company's subsidiary, Ruili Group R ... Continue reading
ChinaTo Launch Auto Industry Rescue Package Soon
China to launch auto industry rescue package soon http://www.gasgoo.com/auto-news/1008910/China-to-launch-auto-industry-r escue -package-soon.html Shanghai, December 31 (Gasgoo.com) China's top economic planning agency has completed the layout of a stimulus package to save the automotive industry and will implement the ... Continue reading
Beijing Set To Phase Out Polluting Vehicles In '09
Beijing set to phase out polluting vehicles in '09 http://www.gasgoo.com/auto-news/1008915/Beijing-set-to-phase-out-pollut ing-v ehicles-in-09.html Shanghai, December 31 (Gasgoo.com) Beijing will ban heavy-polluting vehicles from running on its inner-city roads starting Jan. 1, 2009 and phase them out by the second hal ... Continue reading
Brilliance Auto Aims To Sell 300,000 Vehicles In '09
Brilliance Auto aims to sell 300,000 vehicles in '09 http://www.gasgoo.com/auto-news/1008911/Brilliance-Auto-aims-to-sell-30 0-000 -vehicles-in-09.html Shanghai, December 31 (Gasgoo.com) Chinese automaker Brilliance Auto, a partner of BMW, said it would boost sales to 300,000 units in 2009 through expanding production ... Continue reading
American 200 Race Winner Clay Rogers to Drive the Pace Car at the Polar Bear 150
RockinghamSpeedwayFullLogo American 200 Race Winner Clay Rogers to Drive the Pace Car at the Polar Bear 150 ROCKINGHAM, N.C. (December 30, 2008) - Just two months ago Clay Rogers pulled into Victory Lane at the Rockingham Speedway after one of his biggest win of his career at the American 200, Pro Cup race. With just s ... Continue reading
DRIVING DOWN THE ROADBy Carey RUSS 2009 Honda Fit Sport "Premium subcompact hatchback"? Isn't that a classic oxymoron, on the order of "business ethics", "military intelligence", or "computer security"? Not, not if the subcompact hatchback in question is a Honda Fit. When it debuted a few years ago, Honda deliberately ... Continue reading
Torque.TV Adds to International Motorsports Coverage
New York, NY December 30, 2008: Torque.TV, the leader in automotive digital programming, unites motorsports fans from different cultures with their diverse international motorsports lineup. World motorsports coverage airs weekly on Torque.TV, and now will feature debut coverage from Asian Motocross and the Snowcross Wo ... Continue reading
2008 ARCA Racing: By the Numbers
2008 ARCA Racing: By the Numbers 5.....Record setting number of different drivers who came into the final race of the 2008 ARCA RE/MAX Series at Toledo Speedway with a chance to win the championship. 6.....Number of race wins by Justin Allgaier, who broke Frank Kimmel's streak of eight consecutive (nine overall) titles ... Continue reading
2009 is Looking Like a Bumpy Year For Auto Industry
Washington DC December 31, 2008; The AIADA newsletter reported that according to Warren Brown of the Washington Post, 2009 should be as rough on Americans as 2008. That much was made clear last week by Toyota's announcement that it expects to lose money in its core automotive business in the fiscal year ending in March ... Continue reading
First Annual TMR 'BEST DRIVE, BEST VALUE' Award
This year, the inaugural year of the TMR Awards, there are two categories: Best Drive Best Value Light / Small Car, and Best Drive Best Value Medium / Large Car. In each category, both a winner and runner-up will be announced. ... Continue reading
Lethal Rural Roads Need 'Intelligent Speed Adaption' Treatment First, Says IAM
Potentially large reductions in road deaths and injuries - thought to be as dramatic as 29 per cent - could result from a widespread adoption of the new 'Intelligent Speed Adaption' (ISA) proposals put forward today, said the IAM, the UK's largest independent road safety charity. ... Continue reading
2009 Detroit Auto Show - Four More New Model Introductions Announced
How do you do! NAIAS Crowds to be Introduced to Four More Debuts The list of product debuts continues to grow for the North American International Auto Show 2009 as the world's auto manufacturers and more than 6,000 international journalists are set to converge on Detroit in less than one month. Chevrolet and Kia Added ... Continue reading
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