Chrysler LLC Delivers Economic Stimulus; Protects Consumers from Rising Gas Prices for Three Years
AUBURN HILLS, Mich., May 5, 2008; In response to direct customer feedback citing the prospect of rising gas prices as a top concern, Chrysler LLC today announces its own economic stimulus package: an exclusive gas price protection policy that eliminates the risk of further spikes in fuel prices. With the U.S. purchase ... Continue reading
Another Incentive From Chrysler - "Let's Refuel America"
Auburn Hills May 5, 2008; During a telephone press conference which ended a 6:35EDT Jim Press, Vice Chairman and President, of Chrysler LLC discussed what he called âan unprecedented opportunity for our customers.â During the month of May, Chrysler will give consumers a choice of Incentives; Cash, APR or part ... Continue reading
Garmin, TomTom and Magellan Dominate Latest Consumer Reports GPS Navigator Ratings
Garmin Nuvi 760 scored best overall; High price tag doesn't always mean better in Consumer Reports largest GPS test group YONKERS, N.Y., May 5 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Despite the influx of several new brands and models, longtime GPS brands -- Garmin, TomTom and Magellan -- are still making the best Global Positionin ... Continue reading
Volkswagen Rabbit Ranked Best in Consumer Reports' Tests of Six Affordable Hatchbacks
Rabbit achieves "Excellent" overall score in CR's ratings; Subaru Impreza & Toyota Matrix judged "Very Good" YONKERS, N.Y., May 5 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Volkswagen Rabbit emerged as Consumer Reports' top-rated affordable hatchback following tests of six vehicles for the June issue. The Rabbit outpointed CR's pr ... Continue reading
INDY 500 PRACTICE STANDINGS #2
INDIANAPOLIS - Practice Monday for the Indianapolis 500 IndyCar Series event on the 2.5-mile Indianapolis Motor Speedway, with position, car number in parentheses, driver, chassis-engine and speed: 1. (16) Alex Lloyd, Dallara-Honda, 223.033 2. (27) Hideki Mutoh, Dallara-Honda, 222.600 3. (8) Will Power, Dallara-Honda, ... Continue reading
DARLINGTON RACEWAY SHOWCASES HISTORIC MOMENTS WITH NEW MONUMENTS BEHIND FRONTSTRETCH
DARLINGTON, S.C. (May 5, 2008) â Fans attending the 2008 Dodge Challenger 500 this weekend will be able to take a trip down memory lane at Darlington Raceway. The markers have been added behind the Tyler tower grandstands on the frontstretch. Each marker is made of solid granite, resembles a Goodyear racing tire a ... Continue reading
KENTUCKY SPEEDWAY NEWS AND NOTES
KENTUCKY SPEEDWAY RACING REPORT AIRS TWICE ON FSN OHIO THIS WEEK The Kentucky Speedway Racing Report will air Wed., May 7 at noon and Thursday, May 8 at 7:30 p.m., on FOX Sports Network (FSN) Ohio. The first of 13 30-minute episodes scheduled for 2008 will include a preview of the upcoming Kentucky Speedway season and ... Continue reading
Land Rover G4 Challenge Nevada Passage Adventure Competition Gets Underway on May 6
Nevada hosts only U.S. qualifier - one of 18 national selection events worldwide CARSON CITY, Nev., May 5 -- Twenty amateur adventure athletes will drive, run, bike, climb and kayak through the wide-open Nevada landscape as Land Rover North America and the Nevada Commission on Tourism kick off the Land Rover G4 Challen ... Continue reading
Review Roundup: Mercedes-Benz SL63 AMG, C63 AMG And SLK200 Kompressor
In our second and final Review Roundup of the day, we have a total of five articles analyzing the Mercedes-Benz SL63 AMG, C63 AMG and SLK200 Kompressor for your reading entertainment. As always, you can find excerpts from each article along with links back to the full review immediately below. Mercedes-Benz SL63 AMG "M ... Continue reading
Review Roundup: Mercedes-Benz S65 AMG, S450 4MATIC, CLC 200K And Maybach 62
Kicking things off this balmy Monday afternoon comes the first of two Mercedes Review Roundup installments, starting with one that looks at the Mercedes-Benz S65 AMG, the S450 4MATIC, the CLC 200K and the Maybach 62 S. As is the case with all our Review Roundups, you can find excerpts from each review as well the links ... Continue reading
Mercedes-Benz Delivers 500,000th SLK To Customer
Mercedes has announced today that since its launch in 1996, 500,000 units of the SLK-Class have been delivered to customers. Breaking this figure down by generation, roughly 310,000 first generation vehicles were sold, while its successor has sold some 190,000 units since its market launch in March 2004. According to D ... Continue reading
Noble Names Richard McCracken, Gerard Picard, and James Thomas to Its Board of Directors
TROY, Mich.,-- Noble International, Ltd., ("Noble" or the "Company") announced that Richard McCracken, Gerard Picard and James Thomas have been elected to the Company's Board of Directors, effective May 5, 2008. Concurrent with their appointment the Board set the authorized number of directors at seven. Mr. McCracken, ... Continue reading
2008 Nissan Armada Heels on Wheels Review
HEELS ON WHEELS By Katrina Ramser INTRO ON THE ARMADA Talk about an appropriate name: With 3-rows and an 8-pasenger capacity, you certainly have the capacity to launch a fleet of friends and family in the 2008 Nissan Armada. The Armada is in the same class as the Toyota Sequoia or the GMC Yukon, but if you're studying ... Continue reading
National Used Car Sales and Finance Company Secures Financing
DriveTime renews credit facilities and adds capital exceeding $800 million PHOENIX, May 5 -- DriveTime(R), the largest used car sales and finance company in the country serving people with less than perfect credit, today announced the expansion of its primary credit facilities and a significant infusion of capital into ... Continue reading
TRW Automotive Earns Ford World Excellence Award
LIVONIA, Mich., May 5 -- TRW Automotive Holdings Corp. , through its TRW Polska Sp. z o.o. manufacturing facility in Czestochowa, Poland, has earned a prestigious Ford Motor Company World Excellence Award for exemplary performance in the supply of airbags in 2007. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20010824/TRW ... Continue reading
Wonder Auto Technology to Announce 2008 First Quarter Financial Results on May 14
JINZHOU CITY, Liaoning, China, May 5 /Xinhua-PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Wonder Auto Technology, Inc. ("Wonder Auto" or the "Company"), a leading manufacturer of automotive electrical and suspension parts in China, today announced that it will report financial results for the 2008 first quarter ended March 31, 2008, befor ... Continue reading
AUBURN HILLS, Mich., May 5 -- The Larry King Cardiac Foundation (LKCF) celebrated its 20th anniversary in grand style in Washington, D.C., Saturday May 3, with Larry and Shawn Southwick-King and more than 600 friends that included Grammy-Award Winner Seal; "Saturday Night Live" comic Darrell Hammond; and Vegas illusion ... Continue reading
Hayes Lemmerz Earns Fiat's Qualitas Award
NORTHVILLE, Mich., May 5 -- Hayes Lemmerz International, Inc. announced that its steel wheel manufacturing operation in Guarulhos, Brazil has been recently honored with the Fiat Group's Qualitas (Quality) Award. Hayes Lemmerz received the Qualitas Award in the metals category, based upon its excellent performance in pr ... Continue reading
Ryan Newman's Sixth-Place Result Leads Penske Racing Contingent at Richmond
RICHMOND, Va. - Penske Racing drivers Ryan Newman and Sam Hornish Jr. stayed out of trouble and avoided several multi-car incidents to finish a respectable sixth and 23rd in Saturday night's attrition-filled Crown Royal presents The Dan Lowry 400 NASCAR Cup Series event at Richmond International Raceway, while bad luck ... Continue reading
500,000 Mercedes-Benz SLK Delivered to Customers
Stuttgart May 5, 2008; With the delivery of the 500,000th vehicle since its market launch in 1996, Mercedes-Benz has now reached another milestone with the successful SLK compact roadster. All in all, about 310,000 customers opted for a model from the first generation of this dynamic two-seater, and its successor has n ... Continue reading
Chrysler LLC Honors Troops During Military Appreciation Month
Chrysler Receives Top Honor for Support of Employees Actively Serving in the National Guard and Reserve - Chrysler receives Pro Patria Award from Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve - Chrysler recognizes employees actively serving in the military - Michigan National Guard and Operation Gratitude receive donations ... Continue reading
To the Editor. Here is news for immediate publishing of importance to your readers. Autoadapt Driving Controls with exclusive Scandinavian design are comfortable, effective and easy to use. Best Regards Autoadapt info-department, press@autoadapt.se AUTOADAPT AQUIRES FINNISH TURVAX â STRENGTHENS ITS POSITION AS EUR ... Continue reading
Rossi ends drought with victory; Americans Hayden sixth, Edwards seventh
INDIANAPOLIS, Sunday, May 4, 2008 â The drought finally is over for Valentino Rossi. Five-time MotoGP World Champion Rossi ended the longest dry spell of his career at the top level of the sport, halting a seven-race winless streak by triumphing May 4 in the Grand Prix of China at the Shanghai International Circui ... Continue reading
INDIANAPOLIS - Practice Sunday for the Indianapolis 500 IndyCar Series event on the 2.5-mile oval, with position, car number in parentheses, driver, chassis-engine and speed: 1. (8) Will Power, Dallara-Honda, 220.694 2. (33) EJ Viso, Dallara-Honda, 220.445 3. (5) Oriol Servia, Dallara-Honda, 220.102 4. (16) Alex Lloyd, ... Continue reading
London, Great Britain - A1GP World Cup of Motorsport celebrated the end of its 2007/08 season with a glittering Gala Awards dinner at the Hilton Park Lane in London on Monday 5 May. Teams, drivers, sponsors and officials gathered to pay tribute to the memorable achievements of the season, including Switzerland clinchin ... Continue reading
Coughlin loses closest drag race of the POWERade season
ST. LOUIS (May 4) -- A few years ago, NHRA officials expanded the timing system to a fourth decimal point so that races decided by less than one thousandth of a second would have a definitive winner. On Sunday afternoon at Gateway International Raceway, reigning series champion Jeg Coughlin Jr. and veteran Kurt Johnson ... Continue reading
Hernandez defends St. Louis title with big win over new points leader Pontieri
ST. LOUIS (May 4) -- Reigning JEGS ProMod Challenge champion Josh Hernandez had a strong return to St. Louis, winning the race for the second year in a row and qualifying No. 1 to regain solid footing in the 2008 title chase. In a repeat of last year's final, Hernandez's AMS Staff Leasing Camaro blew the doors off Tony ... Continue reading
DOVER, Del. â Everybody has one. A personal âbucket listâ full of experiences they must do over the course of their lifetime. For racing fans, giving the command to start engines is paramount on that list. At Dover International Speedway on June 1, 2008, one lucky winner will have the opportunity to give ... Continue reading
TEN DRIVERS PASS INDIANAPOLIS 500 ROOKIE ORIENTATION PROGRAM
INDIANAPOLIS, Sunday, May 4, 2008 - Ten drivers completed all four phases of the Indianapolis 500 Rookie Orientation Program at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway as the track opened for the 92nd Running of 500-Mile Race. Will Power was the quickest among a class of 13 rookies, the most since 1997. The rookies have two da ... Continue reading
Market Trumps U.S. Congress When it Comes to Fuel Economy
Washington DC May 5, 2008; The AIADA newsletter reported that skyrocketing gas prices are driving historic shifts in the habits of car buyers, pushing them away from thirsty pickups and full-size SUVs and into four-cylinder compact cars, but today's car dealers aren't surprised. According to the column in the Detroit N ... Continue reading
Drew Industries Reports First Quarter Results
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y., May 5 -- Drew Industries Incorporated reported today its operating results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2008. Drew, a leading supplier of components for recreational vehicles (RV) and manufactured homes, reported net income of $9.1 million, or $0.41 per diluted share, for the 2008 first qua ... Continue reading
SkyGuard Joins DealerTrack Aftermarket Network(TM)
LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y., May 5 -- DealerTrack Aftermarket Services, Inc., a subsidiary of DealerTrack Holdings, Inc. , today announced that SkyGuard has joined the DealerTrack Aftermarket Network(TM), an industry-leading solution for real-time aftermarket contract rating, quote generation and digital contracting. SkyGuard s ... Continue reading
American Honda Reports an Increase in April Sales
Honda Division posts an April record with individual records from Fit, Civic, Civic Hybrid and CR-V TORRANCE, Calif., May 5 -- American Honda Motor Co., Inc., posted an April sales result of 135,180 vehicles, a decrease of 1.3 percent over April 2007 sales of 126,419 vehicles, on a daily-selling-rate basis*, the compan ... Continue reading
SINGAPORE, May 5 -- Accidental exposure to carbon monoxide is the number one cause of gas poisoning deaths in cars around the world. Continued exposure to low but excessive levels of this gas, though not necessarily lethal, is also capable of producing many varied residual health effects such as headache, nausea or eve ... Continue reading
Extreme Motorsports Quotations Department Goes Crazy!
BAKERSFIELD, Calif., May 5 -- Extreme Motorsports of California, Inc. (Pink Sheets: EMOC) ("Xtreme" or the "Company"), the world's only publicly traded sandcar manufacturer sees a 1056% spike in quotations upon release of Electric Sandcar Technology. Upon the release of our last news concerning our Zero Emissions Sandc ... Continue reading
Magna Units Recognized by General Motors as 2007 Suppliers of the Year
AURORA, Ontario, May 5 -- Cosma International and Decoma International, two operating units of Magna International Inc., have received the General Motors 2007 Supplier of the Year award for their significant contributions to GM's global product and performance achievements. The 16th annual awards -- themed the "Best of ... Continue reading
Siemens PLM Software Honored as One of Visteon Corporation's Top Suppliers
PLANO, Texas and VAN BUREN TOWNSHIP, Mich., May 5 -- Siemens PLM Software, a business unit of the Siemens Industry Automation Division and a leading global provider of product lifecycle management (PLM) software and services, today announced it has been honored with a Visteon Important Partner Award for outstanding ove ... Continue reading
Thor Appoints New Chief Financial Officer
JACKSON CENTER, Ohio, May 5 -- Thor Industries, Inc. announced today that it has hired Christian G. Farman as its Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Farman has broad, successful experience as a chief financial officer of public and private companies. He is a CPA and holds a BBA in accounting from th ... Continue reading
Capital Automotive LLC Declares Quarterly Preferred Unit Distributions
MCLEAN, Va., May 5 -- Capital Automotive LLC (the "Company"), the nation's leading specialty finance company for automotive retail real estate, today announced that its Board of Managers has declared a dividend for the period commencing February 1, 2008 and ending April 30, 2008 of $0.46875 per Series A Cumulative Rede ... Continue reading
FasTrak, Infineon Raceway Forge Creative New Partnership
FasTrak(r), Infineon Raceway Combine on Exciting New Partnership for 2008 SONOMA, Calif. (May 5, 2008) - FasTrak(r) has extended its reach beyond the eight Bay Area bridges, thanks to a partnership with Infineon Raceway for the 2008 motor-racing season. FasTrak, an electronic toll-collection system that allows you to p ... Continue reading
- JobsPerCar.com Allows Consumers to Compare Cars and Determine their Jobs-Per-Car Rating and Domestic Parts Content - WASHINGTON, May 5 -- An online service launching today gives consumers a valuable new resource for making auto purchase decisions. Just as they can turn to Consumer Reports for reliability ratings, or ... Continue reading
Used-Car Price Decline Slams Luxury Makes
Washington DC May 5, 2008; The AIADA newsletter reported that used-vehicle prices are slumping in the United States, just as cars and trucks coming off lease are crowding the upscale pre-owned market. Luxury international used vehicles now are selling, in some cases, for thousands of dollars less than the automakers ex ... Continue reading
Changan Displays FlexDI Concept Engine at Auto China 2008
Dear Auto Channel, I thought you maybe interested in the news release below that we posted on our website recently. Changan and Orbital have been working together for some time on evaluating FlexDi for the Chinese market. Don't hesitate to contact me if I can be of further assistance. Regards, Tony Fitzgerald Director, ... Continue reading
AAA Recommends Travelers Budget $244 Per Day
ORLANDO, Fla., May 5 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- According to the 2008 edition of AAA's Annual Vacation Costs Survey the recommended travel budget for two adults traveling together in North America is $244 per day for lodging and meals. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20080226/DC15031LOGO) "Vacation spending ... Continue reading
New Seat Ibiza - More emotions, fewer emissions
The new Ibiza bursts onto the scene full of energy and youthful dynamism, but true to its origins. It's an innovative proposal whose precision quality, sportiness and new "Arrow Design" concept combine perfectly with high levels of safety and comfort. The car shows how well the new platform developed by the VW Group fo ... Continue reading
smart CEO: There is Strong Demand For Our fortwo Model
FRANKFURT, May 4, 2008; Nicola Leske writing for Reuters reported that Daimler's minicar division Smart has increased sales by 80 percent since the launch of its second generation ForTwo model in April 2007, its division head told a German daily. "April has gone exceptionally well," Anders Jensen told Stuttgarter Zeitu ... Continue reading
Touring Superleggera introduces A8GCS Berlinetta Touring and Bellagio Fastback Touring
There couldn't be a better scenario than the 2008 Villa d'Este Concours d'Elegance for the debut of the stylish A8GCS Berlinetta Touring prototype, a berlinetta Gt marking the return of the famous Milan coachbuilders, among the leaders of the Italian automotive school. At the event, Touring Superleggera also introduced ... Continue reading
2008 Ford Escape and 2008 Mercury Mariner Hybrid Reviews
THE AUTO PAGE by JOHN HEILIG SPECIFICATIONS Model: Ford Escape and Mercury Mariner Hybrid Engine: 3.0-liter V6 (E)/2.3-liter Atkinson cycle I4 (M) Horsepower/Torque: 200 hp/193 lb.-ft.(E)/133 hp/torque NA Transmission: 4-speet automatic (E)/ECVT (M) Wheelbase: 103.1 Length x Width x Height: 174.7/71.1/68.0 in. Tires: P ... Continue reading
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