What Consumers Need to Know About Charging Their Plug-In Electric Vehicles - COMPLETE AUDIO
Aug 11, 2010
WASHINGTON, DC - August 11, 2010: The Electric Drive Transportation Association held their second of a series of live Internet media briefings designed to help educate the general public, as well as industry members Charging 101: What consumers need to know about charging their plug-in electric vehicles at home, work o ... Continue reading
Aug 11, 2010
Ford recently launched ALL IN â a new corporate advertising campaign targeted toward the African American community The campaign features print, radio and digital executions, including a series of web videos highlighting some of the African American executives behind the walls of Ford The new ad campaign will allo ... Continue reading
2011 Mazda2 Review - VIDEO ENHANCED
Aug 11, 2010
2011 MAZDA2 - ZOOM ZOOM? Considerable Zest â Not Much Zoom By Steve Purdy TheAutoChannel.com Detroit Bureau Chief Here in the US we donât have much appreciation for whatâs known as âB-Segmentâ cars, or subcompacts. Think of the Toyota Yaris, Nissan Versa, Scion TC, Chevy Aveo and now the new Fo ... Continue reading
Scion Moves to Expand its Lineup
Aug 10, 2010
Washington DC August 10, 2010; The AIADA newsletter reported that Toyota's Scion youth brand was conceived as a three-product lineup, but it will stretch to four vehicles early next year and could add other products as well. The lineup will be "a mix of evolution and revolution" in the future, said Jack Hollis, vice pr ... Continue reading
93 and Counting - Toyota and Lexus Recall Sensationalism
Aug 10, 2010
Washington DC August 9, 2010; The AIADA newsletter reported that Michael Fumento at Forbes writes that the jig seems to be up on the runaway-Toyota scare. Mounting evidence indicates that those Toyotas truly accelerating suddenly can probably be explained by sliding floor mats (since fixed) and drivers hitting the gas ... Continue reading
Auto Affordability Flat As Recovery Slows in Q2 Comerica Bank Reports
Aug 10, 2010
DALLAS August 10, 2010; The purchase and financing of an average-priced new vehicle took 23.6 weeks of median family income in the second quarter of 2010, according to Comerica Bankâs Auto Affordability Index. The average total cost of buying and financing a new car increased by $200 to $27,950, a 2.7 percent annu ... Continue reading
Auto Dealers See Mixed July 2010 Sales
Aug 10, 2010
Last year, at the end of July, the start of the government-funded Cash for Clunkers program jumpstarted the weak auto retail market. This year, automakers saw mixed results. International brands last month were led by Hyundai (up 18.8 percent from July 2009), Nissan (12.1 percent), and Volkswagen (16 percent). Toyota a ... Continue reading
Hyundai Ousts Nissan to Become One of Top Five Most-Considered Brands
Aug 10, 2010
Latest Market Intelligence Data Shows Ford as Most-Considered New Auto Brand; Toyota Continues to Struggle IRVINE, Calif., Aug. 10 -- According to the latest Kelley Blue Book www.kbb.com Market Intelligence Brand Watch(TM) study, Korean automaker Hyundai has made its first foray into the top five most-considered auto b ... Continue reading
Gevo to Acquire Agri-Energy Ethanol Production Facility to Produce Isobutanol
Aug 9, 2010
DENVER--Gevo, a privately held renewable chemicals and advanced biofuels company, today announced it has signed definitive agreements to acquire Agri-Energy's ethanol production facility in Luverne, Minn. "The Luverne plant is a very well run facility with a strong operating team. It is a great place to begin our comme ... Continue reading
Turtle Wax Car Wash Division Sale Update
Aug 9, 2010
CHICAGO, Aug. 9 -- Turtle Wax, the number one selling brand of car care products in the world, today announced the successful conclusion of the first phase of the disposition of its regional car wash business that had been announced earlier this year. The Company successfully completed the sale of the majority of its c ... Continue reading
Chrysler Group LLC Reports Financial Results for the Period Ended June 30, 2010
Aug 9, 2010
CHRYSLER GROUP ACHIEVED A POSITIVE OPERATING PROFIT OF $183 MILLION IN THE SECOND QUARTER AND POSITIVE CASH FLOW OF $474 MILLION, FURTHER STRENGTHENING CASH POSITION TO $7,841 MILLION AS AT JUNE 30, 2010 AUBURN HILLS, Mich., Aug. 9 -- -- Net Revenues in Q2 2010 increased to $10.5 billion, up 8.2 percent from $9.7 billi ... Continue reading
Aug 9, 2010
2010 Mazda CX-9 (IMG_0221) Room enough for the kids and their friends. by Larry Nutson Senior Editor, Chicago Bureau The Auto Channel I had been interested to get behind the wheel of Mazdaâs crossover SUVs, the 5-passenger CX-7 and the 7âpassenger CX-9, for some time and the opportunity to drive a 2010 CX-9 c ... Continue reading
Sales in Japan of Toyota Hybrids Top 1 Million Units, Global Sales Pass 2.68 Million Units
Aug 9, 2010
Tokyo, Aug 5, 2010 cumulative sales in Japan of its hybrid vehicles have topped the 1-million mark, while more than 2.68 million units have been sold globally as of July 31, 2010(1).In August 1997 in Japan, TMC launched its first hybrid vehicle, the Toyota "Coaster Hybrid EV" minibus. In December of the same year, TMC ... Continue reading
Ford Increases Investment in University Research; More Than $60 Million Awarded Over Last 20 Years
Aug 9, 2010
DEARBORN, Mich., Aug. 9 -- -- Ford awards 13 University Research Program (URP) grants to schools around the world in 2010; all focusing on technological advancements with real-world application potential -- Since the URP began in 1989, Ford has invested more than $60 million in university research projects, offering ne ... Continue reading
'Tacoma' Line-off Ceremony Held at U.S. Texas Plant
Aug 8, 2010
San Antonio, TX, Aug 7, 2010; Toyota Motor Corporation announces that Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Texas, Inc. (TMMTX), TMC's vehicle manufacturing company here, held a line-off ceremony today to mark the start of production of the "Tacoma" mid-size pickup truck. Texas Governor Rick Perry, San Antonio Mayor Julian Castr ... Continue reading
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