Sunday, October 5, 2008

Chevrolet Traverse Production Begins in Tennessee

SPRING HILL, Tenn. October 4, 2008; Erik Schelzig writing forr the AP reported that General Motors Corp. on Friday officially launched full-scale production of the new Chevrolet Traverse at its overhauled former Saturn plant on the outskirts of Nashville. Troy A. Clarke, president of GM North America, said the eight-se ... Continue reading

HSCI inaugurates Phase I of 2nd plant in Tapukara

Tapukara (Alwar), India,Oct. 5, 2008 – Honda Siel Cars India (HSCI), leading manufacturer of premium cars in India, inaugurated the 1st phase of operations at its second plant at Tapukara Industrial Area, Rajasthan. The new facility, which features world-class manufacturing techniques, was inaugurated by Smt. Vasu ... Continue reading

Josh Hurley Wins Inaugural Season of Jetta TDI Cup

BRASELTON, Ga. Oct. 4, 2008 – Josh Hurley, of Cooper City, Fla., drove his clean diesel Jetta TDI to a championship win, placing second overall in Saturday’s race at Road Atlanta. Liam Kenney, of Sterling, Va., claimed top place on the podium, but Hurley’s previous performances coupled with his second pl ... Continue reading

Hinchcliffe Wraps Atlantic Season with Podium

Toronto, Ontario October 04, 2008 – James Hinchcliffe returned to the podium with a third place effort at Road Atlanta as the 2008 Cooper Tires Presents The Atlantic Championship Powered by Mazda concluded with Round 11 at the Georgia track on Friday 3rd October. Absent from the top-three since Round 5 in Edmonton ... Continue reading

Honda Introduces All-New Insight Dedicated Hybrid Concept Vehicle at Paris

Motor Show PARIS, France, October 5, 2008—Honda Motor Co., Ltd. presented the concept model of its all-new Insight dedicated hybrid vehicle scheduled to be introduced in 2009, at the 2008 Paris Motor Show (October 2–19; Press Days: October 2–3). Based on a theme of achieving dynamic performance through e ... Continue reading

Mitsubishi Motors North America Announces Ratification of UAW Collective Bargaining Agreement

NORMAL, Ill., Oct. 4 -- Mitsubishi Motors North America (MMNA) today announced that UAW Local 2488 members have ratified an agreement that dramatically improves the ability of the company's Normal, Illinois assembly plant to be a key player in the global success of Mitsubishi Motors. "We are extremely pleased with this ... Continue reading

Aschenbach, Dobson Win Grand-Am KONI Challenge Series ST Six-Hour Finale

ALTON, Va. Oct. 4, 2008 - They had six hours to distance themselves from the competition, but Lawson Aschenbach and Ken Dobson needed every single minute of Saturday's Grand-Am KONI Challenge Series Street Tuner (ST) season finale, the Bosch Engineering Twin Six Hours at Virginia International Raceway, to win Round 11 ... Continue reading

World Challenge Champions Honored in Atlanta

BRASELTON, Ga. Oct. 4, 2008 - Following the exciting season finale at Road Atlanta, the SCCA Pro Racing SPEED World Challenge paddock gathered at the Gwinnett Place Marriott to celebrate the accomplishments of the 2008 season. Family played an important role in the night’s festivities. Peter Cunningham was accompa ... Continue reading

Kimball Puts USA Entry Ninth on A1GP Zandvoort Grid

Zandvoort, The Netherlands. Oct. 4, 2008 - Andretti Green Racing driver Charlie Kimball turned a best-lap speed of 1:26.039 seconds to grab the ninth starting position for tomorrow's running of the A1GP Zandvoort at Circuit Park Zandvoort. The Zandvoort event is a non-points paying meet and marks the start of A1GP Worl ... Continue reading

Netherlands Take Stunning Pole Position For Home Event

The Netherlands, Oct. 4, 2008 - Local hero Jeroen Bleekemolen will start on pole position in the A1 Team Netherlands car for his home race, A1GP Zandvoort tomorrow after posting a superb lap of 1m 24.213 seconds in qualifying at Circuit Park Zandvoort. Bleekemolen set the stunning lap with approximately 15-minutes to g ... Continue reading