News By Topic: Women And Cars

Top Designers Debate the Future of the Automobile at 2009 Los Angeles Auto Show

Nov 11, 2009

Design LA Panel - Tomorrow's Cars: Practical Transportation or Revolutionary Design? LOS ANGELES - November 11, 2009: Are cars becoming mundane transportation or does the future hold an exciting and innovative new era in auto design? This is one of many questions being addressed by a panel of prominent auto designers d ... Continue reading

How to Drive Like the MAD MEN: Top 10 Cars of the MAD MEN Era

Nov 11, 2009

Hagerty Picks Stylish, Sophisticated Collector Cars that Epitomize the Don Draper Lifestyle TRAVERSE CITY, Mich., Nov. 11 -- Since its premiere in 2007, the popular AMC show "MAD MEN" has renewed an interest in the sophisticated lifestyle of the early 1960s. For professionals of this era, the ultimate sign of success w ... Continue reading

New Fiat Sedici and Fiat Qubo Trekking with “Traction +” - VIDEO ENHANCED

Nov 11, 2009

Fiat is renewing the Sedici in style and choice of engines: from today the Sedici is even more respectful of the environment thanks to two new Euro 5 engines (the 120CV 1.6 16v petrol engine and the 135CV 2.0 16v Multijet diesel), making it the "best in class" SUV for CO2 emissions ... Continue reading

San Francisco Chronicle|SFGate.com 52nd Annual International Auto Show

Nov 10, 2009

SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE|SFGATE.COM INTERNATIONAL AUTO SHOW TO FEATURE SPECTACULAR SPORTS CARS SAN FRANCISCO, CA – November 10, 2009 – If you are an aficionado of the sexy, sleek and speedy sports car, the San Francisco Chronicle|SFGate.com 52nd Annual International Auto Show presented by AutoTrader.com Novemb ... Continue reading

MotherProof.com Shows Women How to Roar With Top 3 Cougar Cars

Nov 10, 2009

CHICAGO, Nov. 10 -- The popularity of shows like "Sex and the City," "Desperate Housewives" and Courtney Cox's new "Cougar Town" highlight an entire group of mature, stylish, successful, sexy road-sisters. To help out women looking to buy a new man-magnet, MotherProof.com selected their top 3 cougar cars. "At MotherPro ... Continue reading

Post Cash for Clunkers Incentives & Rebates That Beat What the CARS Program Offered

Nov 10, 2009

- NADAguides.com Gives Consumers Hope by Listing Industry's Best Car Deals - ORANGE COUNTY, Calif., Nov. 10 -- NADAguides.com, the leading provider of pricing information and market research for cars, classics, RVs, motorcycles and boats, has more relief in store for consumers. With the "Cash for Clunkers" or Cash Allo ... Continue reading

GENESIS COUPE EARNS POPULAR MECHANICS 2010 AUTOMOTIVE EXCELLENCE AWARD

Nov 10, 2009

Popular Mechanics honored the all-new Hyundai Genesis Coupe with a 2010 Automotive Excellence Award in the “Fun to Drive” category. Genesis Coupe outperforms the competition with its dynamic rear-wheel-drive handling aimed at true sports enthusiasts. This is the second time Hyundai has earned a Popular Mechan ... Continue reading

The Hummer Driving School in Afghanistan - VIDEO STORY

Nov 9, 2009

KANDAHAR - November 9, 2009: In Afghanistan, soldiers from the 205 Corps are getting behind the wheel of a Humvee for the first time. Click PLAY to watch the video. ... Continue reading

TECO Peoples Gas Partners on Natural Gas Vehicles Tour of Florida

Nov 9, 2009

TAMPA, Fla.--TECO Peoples Gas and Wise Gas Inc. are partnering to promote the use of natural gas vehicles (NGVs) in Florida with an eight-city tour that starts Tuesday, Nov. 10 in Jacksonville and ends Friday, Nov. 20 in Tallahassee. The general public, fleet operators, local government officials and media are all invi ... Continue reading

Jaguar Announces Launch of R Performance Academy

Nov 9, 2009

High Performance Driving Academy Allows Customers to Satisfy Their Need for Speed MAHWAH, N.J., Nov. 9 -- For some, a day at the track driving the fastest Jaguar with some of the world's most renowned driving instructors is a dream. For those lucky buyers of a 2010 Jaguar XKR or XFR, it will be a reality. Jaguar Cars a ... Continue reading

Auto Affordability Reaches New Index Best, Comerica Bank Chief Economist Reports

Nov 9, 2009

DALLAS, Nov. 9 -- The purchase and financing of an average-priced new vehicle took 21.9 weeks of median family income in the third quarter of 2009, according to Comerica Bank's Auto Affordability Index. The third quarter reading improved 0.6 of a week, pushing the latest Index reading to the best affordability on recor ... Continue reading

Coulomb Technologies Charging Stations for Electric Vehicles Come to Australia

Nov 9, 2009

CAMPBELL, Calif.--Coulomb Technologies, the leader in networked electric vehicle charging stations today announced it has signed ChargePoint Pty Ltd to an exclusive distribution agreement in Australia. ChargePoint Pty Ltd now offers Coulomb’s ChargePoint® Networked Charging Stations throughout Australia and is ... Continue reading

Infiniti Celebrates 20 Years of Inspiration and Innovation

Nov 9, 2009

FRANKLIN, Tenn., Nov. 9 -- Since its inception, Infiniti's goal has been to establish a new concept of automotive luxury, where a personal and rewarding driving experience is more important than the car alone. These words, which encapsulate the vision behind Infiniti's Inspired Performance, could have been written last ... Continue reading

Hairdo Test in the New BMW Wind Tunnel - VIDEO ENHANCED

Nov 9, 2009

MUNICH - November 9, 2009: The new BMW wind tunnel in the north of Munich: a place that can even surprise the much-travelled Sylvie van der Vaart. She sits in a 1987 open-top BMW 3 Series Convertible, authentically dressed in an eighties-style Bordeaux-coloured dress, her hair down and put into perfect shape by a hair ... Continue reading

WSJ Tip: How to Get the Best Deal on a New Car

Nov 8, 2009

Detroit could be on the cusp of an upswing, and that could mean big changes for car buyers. This week, Ford Motor reported its first profitable quarter in North America in more than four years, and new monthly sales suggest the firm is not only benefiting from cost cutting but also a pickup in demand for its cars and t ... Continue reading