Saturday, January 8, 2005

ROAD & TRAVEL Magazine Announces 2005 International Car of the Year Awards Winners

/ADVANCE FOR RELEASE AT 8 P.M. EST SATURDAY, JAN. 8/ /ADVANCE/ DETROIT, Jan. 8 -- ROAD & TRAVEL Magazine (RTM), a rapidly growing online publication specializing in automotive and travel topics, announced its 9th Annual International Car of the Year Awards (ICOTY) winners at a black tie awards ceremony today. The cerem ... Continue reading

Japanese Carmakers to Sell Larger Vehicles in U.S.

Jan. 8, 2005; Kae Inoue writing for Bloomberg reported that Toyota Motor Corp., Nissan Motor Co. and Honda Motor Co. are aiming to sell more pickup trucks, sport- utility vehicles and so-called crossovers in the U.S. this year to increase their shares of the world's largest vehicle market. Toyota, the world's largest c ... Continue reading

2005 NAIAS : Auto Show Designers Co-Star With Cars

By SARAH KARUSH Associated Press Writer , 5:40 PM EST DETROIT January 7, 2005; Sarah Karush writing for the AP reported that it's more like Walt Disney World than just "cars on carpet" these days at the annual North American International Auto Show. Visitors to the 2005 extravaganza in Detroit, which opens to the publi ... Continue reading

ILO: Auto Industry to Shift More Jobs

GENEVA January 7, 2005; Bradley S. Klapper writing for the AP reported that China, India and Eastern Europe will take more jobs away from the Western world's car workers over the next 10 years, as the automotive industry moves its parts-making operations from industrialized countries, the U.N. labor agency said Friday. ... Continue reading

There's More to the Auto Show Than Concept Cars as CHP and 21st Provide Car Seat Safety Tips

LOS ANGELES--Jan. 7, 2005-- New California Law: All Children under 6 Years Old or 60 Pounds Must Ride in Back Seat According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), more than 70% of child safety seats are improperly installed and are a potential source of injury for children. Motor vehicle crashe ... Continue reading

Krohn Racing /TRG - Daytona test Friday

on pace Krohn Racing/TRG put a new Pontiac-powered Riley into the top two during the first day of practice for the Rolex 24 At Daytona. Oliver Gavin set the the fastest team time on Friday afternoon with a lap of one minute 48.998 seconds on the 3.56-mile Daytona International Speedway infield road course. He is drivin ... Continue reading

Toyota Reaches Two Million in Sales For The First Time in 47-Year History

January 4, 2005 - Torrance, CA - Toyota Motor Sales (TMS), U.S.A., Inc., today reported total year-end sales of 2,060,049 vehicles, up 10.0 percent over 2003. While breaking its sales record for the ninth consecutive year, it was the first time in TMS’ 47-year history it has reached sales of two million vehicles. ... Continue reading

2005 NAIAS: Kia releases images of its "Mesa" futuristic concept SUV

World premiere of new California-designed large-sized SUV scheduled for North American International Auto Show in January SEOUL January 6, 2005; Kia Motors today released the first images of the KCD-II, also known as the "Mesa." The new, rugged looking sport utility vehicle (SUV) is scheduled to be unveiled next week a ... Continue reading