Jan 13, 2008
By Marty Bernstein AIADA Contributing Editor Sunday was a typical Michigan day in January: cold, dreary, dark, with a gray forbidding sky. Ah, but inside Cobo Hall â the over-crowded venue for the auto show â it was hot, stuffy, noisy, brightly lit and green. This was a continuation of what started at every S ... Continue reading
2008 North American International Auto Show Begins with Opening Ceremony - COMPLETE VIDEO
Jan 12, 2008
DETROIT - January 13, 2008: The 2008 Detroit Auto Show kicked of this morning with the Co-Chairs of the event, Carl Galeana and Joe Serra, presiding over the opening introductions and statements. Watch the entire video of the session right here on The Auto Channel. ... Continue reading
Yellowstone Capital Partners Launches $50 Million Second Alternative and Renewable Energy Fund
Jan 9, 2008
HOUSTON, Jan. 9 -- Yellowstone Capital Partners LLC of Houston, Texas, today announced the formation and launch of its second alternative and renewable energy fund -- Yellowstone Energy Ventures II, L.P. ("YEV II"). Yellowstone has substantially completed its investment program relative to its first alternative and ren ... Continue reading
Jan 8, 2008
DETROIT, Jan. 8 -- Automotive industry executives have identified finding alternative fuel sources as the number one trend facing the industry and are focused on producing low cost cars and hybrids to meet consumer demand, according to an annual global survey by KPMG LLP, the U.S. audit, tax and advisory firm. In the K ... Continue reading
2008 Detroit Auto Show to Feature Green Machines
Jan 8, 2008
Washington DC January 8, 2008; The AIADA newsletter reported that January in Detroit has long been a celebration of horsepower and speed as the world's automakers convene at the North American International Auto Show to show off their hottest new cars and trucks. But, according to the Detroit News, this year there's a ... Continue reading
GM Asks the World: 'What's Next?' - VIDEO STORY
Jan 4, 2008
DETROIT, January 3 -- What should power the world's vehicles in 20 years? How can personal transportation become more sustainable in an age of increasing global competition for resources? What role will the automotive industry play in developing markets? Decisions on issues like these will largely shape transportation ... Continue reading
Canada Presents Awards for Most Fuel Efficient Cars for 2007 - VIDEO STORY
Jan 4, 2008
OTTAWA, Canada - January 4, 2007: The annual ecoENERGY for vehicle Awards, administered by Natural Resources Canada's Office of Energy Efficiency, are presented for the most fuel-efficient vehicles for the current model year. Winning vehicles are determined by testing that simulates 20 000 kilometres annually (55 perce ... Continue reading
Inforum NAIAS Auto Show Breakfast 'Beyond Green: Unraveling the Sustainability Mystique'
Jan 4, 2008
DETROIT, Jan. 3 -- President George W. Bush recently signed legislation that will bring more fuel-efficient vehicles into auto showrooms and require increased use of ethanol. This legislation has been called "a major step" toward energy independence with a focus on easing global warming, but what will it mean to auto p ... Continue reading
2008 NAIAS: BMW X5 xDrive35d and BMW 335d To Make US Debut
Jan 3, 2008
BMW Advanced Diesel with BluePerformance. Performance + Outstanding Efficiency WOODCLIFF LAKE, NJ - January 3, 2008: Entering a new era in the companyâs mission to deliver ultimate driving machines that combine superior performance with exemplary fuel economy, the BMW Group will debut two vehicle models equipped w ... Continue reading
EPA Denies States the Right to Fight Global Warming
Dec 20, 2007
California, 17 other states denied Clean Air Act Waiver to cut automobile global warming pollution WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency stunned the nation today by denying California and 17 other states the right to proceed with regulations that would reduce global war ... Continue reading
Daimler Announces Orders for 1,052 Orion VII Next Generation Diesel-Electric Hybrid Buses
Dec 17, 2007
* Daimler expands its leadership position in the field of hybrid buses * New York City with a fleet of almost 1,600 Orion hybrid buses by 2010 MISSISSAUGA, Ontario, Dec. 17 -- Daimler Buses North America has received orders totaling 1,052 Orion VII Next Generation diesel-electric hybrid transit buses from some of North ... Continue reading
Inforum NAIAS Auto Show Breakfast 'Beyond Green: Unraveling the Sustainability Mystique'
Dec 11, 2007
DETROIT, Dec. 10 -- Inforum, Michigan's largest business organization for women, will host the "Beyond Green: Unraveling the Sustainability Mystique" Inforum NAIAS Auto Show Breakfast on Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2008. Experts will share with attendees how automotive suppliers can help auto makers achieve greater sustainabil ... Continue reading
GM's Bob Lutz Soars With Western Auto Journalists - EXCLUSIVE VIDEO PRESENTATION
Dec 8, 2007
From the desk of WAJ President Ron Harrison: Congratulations and thank you to the Western Automotive Journalists, treasurer Ron Posey, secretary Jon Rosner, my right-hand guy Monty Wolf, Marsha Hall-Jenkins of General Motors and especially vice president of speaker acquisition Martin Swig, for successfully staging an e ... Continue reading
Car and Driver Releases Annual 10 Best List
Dec 3, 2007
General Motors Makes Strong Showing with Three Cars, Other Domestic Carmakers Drop off of List for 2008 ANN ARBOR, Mich., Dec. 3 -- Car and Driver, the world's number one automotive enthusiast magazine, today announced the winners of the 26th annual 10Best cars sold in America. Winners will be featured in the January 2 ... Continue reading
Miss the 2007 LA Auto Show? See It All With Press Pass Coverage - EXTENSIVE VIDEO
Dec 2, 2007
Another great Los Angeles Auto Show ended yesterday, but you don't have to feel left out. If you missed any or all of it, you can relive the show through the modern miracle of Internet television, right here on The Auto Channel. The weather, the women and the vehicles were beautiful, and weâve captured almost all ... Continue reading
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