AIADA Lists Top Ten Most Fuel Efficient Rides, New and Used
Aug 3, 2007
AIADA Affinity Partner NADAguides.com recently conducted an analysis of vehicles on its website to determine which yielded the highest fuel efficiency of all new and used cars listed. Results of the fuel efficiency analysis show Toyota and Honda vehicles listed on NADAguides.com are at the top in fuel efficiency in bot ... Continue reading
2007 Kia Sorento EX 4x4 Review
Aug 3, 2007
DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH CAREY RUSS 2007 Kia Sorento EX 4x4 You know how there are restaurants and vacation spots that are remarkably good and great values but for whatever reasons are also almost completely unknown? In an automotive vein, Kia is like that. Case in point, the Kia Sorento. In a class dominated by a fe ... Continue reading
Aug 3, 2007
Germany's No. 3 luxury carmaker, after BMW and Mercedes, is on a tear, with new luxury models and older models that retain their cachet. Audi's sporty new models are rapidly narrowing the profit gap with BMWs and Benzes, according to results released by the company on July 3. According to BusinessWeek, Audi is on a tea ... Continue reading
2007 Volkswagen Rabbit 2.5 Review
Aug 2, 2007
Pat The Bunny: The 2007 Rabbit 2.5 By Rex Roy Photos by Rex Roy and the manufacturer There's a children's book generations old called "Pat The Bunny." It's a tactile wonder between the hard covers. Just like the 2007 Volkswagen Rabbit. This is a fine car to drive. It has the spirit and quality of the higher-performance ... Continue reading
2007's Top 20 Selling Vehicles in U.S. Through July
Aug 2, 2007
Detroit August 2, 2007; Reuters published the 20 top-selling vehicles in the U.S. through July of 2007 as reported by the automakers. Following is a list of the top-20 selling vehicles, ranked by total units. ... Continue reading
J.D. Power and Associates Reports:Hybrid Vehicle Sales on Pace to Reach Record Sales in 2007
Aug 2, 2007
Seven New Hybrid Models to Enter the Market in the Second Half of 2007 WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif.: 2 August 2007 â Hybrid vehicles are on course to achieve record sales in 2007, increasing by 35 percent compared with 2006, according to the J.D. Power and Associates 2007 U.S. Hybrid Vehicle Forecast Second Quarter Up ... Continue reading
Edmunds.com Reports True Cost of Incentives for July: Record High Incentives for Japanese Automakers
Aug 1, 2007
SANTA MONICA, Calif.--Edmunds.com, the premier online resource for automotive information, estimated today that the average automotive manufacturer incentive in the U.S. was $2,524 per vehicle sold in July 2007, up $102, or 4.2 percent, from June 2007, and down $286, or 10.2 percent, from July 2006. Edmunds.comâs ... Continue reading
DaimlerChrysler AG Reports 9 Percent Decrease in U.S. Sales for Passenger Vehicles for July 2007
Aug 1, 2007
- Chrysler Group Reports Sales of 137,728 Vehicles, an 8 Percent Decrease for July 2007 - Mercedes-Benz USA Reports Sales of 18,586 Vehicles, a 14 Percent Decrease for July 2007 NEW YORK, Aug. 1 -- DaimlerChrysler AG , the third largest U.S. auto maker, today reported total group sales of 156,314 passenger vehicles in ... Continue reading
Volvo Cars of North America Reports Sales for July 2007
Aug 1, 2007
IRVINE, Calif., Aug. 1 -- Volvo Cars of North America, LLC reports July sales of 9,554 units in the United States,* down 7.6 percent compared to the same period last year. Overall in North America (United States including Puerto Rico, Canada, and Mexico), 10,620 unit were sold. For the month, sales were down 6.1 percen ... Continue reading
Ford Crossovers Continue to Shine in July; Overall Sales Decline
Aug 1, 2007
-- Ford Motor Company's all-new and redesigned crossovers were up 40 percent in July; year-to-date sales also up 40 percent. -- Overall sales totaled 195,245, down 19 percent compared with a year ago; daily rental sales were down 57 percent and sales to individual retail customers were down 17 percent. -- Lincoln regis ... Continue reading
AutoTrader Launches Magazine for 'Green' Automobiles
Jul 31, 2007
ATLANTA, July 31 -- AutoTrader Publishing, the nation's No. 1 automotive classified magazine company launched a new publication dedicated to vehicles that get 30 miles per gallon (mpg) or more. AutoTrader Green will be the first publication focusing exclusively on fuel-efficient vehicles. The new magazine will also inc ... Continue reading
Jul 30, 2007
AUBURN HILLS, Mich., July 30 -- Volkswagen of America, Inc. has set a new record with its Touareg V10 TDI driven by Ryan Arciero at the 2007 Pikes Peak International Hill Climb (PPIHC) race. Arciero's time of 13:17:70 was officially declared the new record holder for the alternative fuel diesel truck high performance s ... Continue reading
2007 Dodge Charger SRT 8 Review
Jul 30, 2007
DODGE CHARGER SRT 8 TO MUSIC CITY A Classically American Muscle Car to a Classically American City From a Shunpikerâs Journal By Steve Purdy TheAutoChannel.com Detroit Bureau [1710] Nashville is one of those places rated near the top of most quality of life surveys. With low unemployment, modest cost of living, ov ... Continue reading
2007 Ford F-350 Vs. Ford F-450 Review - Evolution brings new monsters to the road.
Jul 29, 2007
We drive two new Ford Super Duty pickupsâF-450 & F-350. Another âShort Shiftâ* Review By Rex Roy Freelance Automotive Journalist For Hire Photos by the author and Ford Motor Company What monsters. In our âMine is bigger than yoursâ-obsessed culture, Fordâs new Super Duty pickups reign supr ... Continue reading
2007 Toyota FJ Cruiser Review - In Carbon County Wyoming
Jul 29, 2007
TOYOTA FJ CRUISER IN CARBON COUNTY A Wyoming Adventure By Steve Purdy TheAutoChannel.com Detroit Bureau [0029] âThey claim that a boxcar in Rawlins, A Denver and Rio Grande, Was picked up off the tracks and blowed to the east And beat the whole train to Cheyenne.â [Cowboy poet Baxter Black describing the wind ... Continue reading
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