Cash for Clunkers Tops $920 Million in Rebates
Aug 7, 2009
WASHINGTON, Aug 6, 2009; John Crawley writing for Reuters reported that the U.S. Senate approved and sent to the White House on Thursday a $2 billion extension of the "cash for clunkers" autos sales incentive program. The measure, approved by 60 to 37, extends the successful program that has raised sales of the U.S. au ... Continue reading
RoadTrip: 2010 BMW Z4 Roadster - EXCLUSIVE VIDEO
Aug 6, 2009
SEE ALSO: BMW BUYERS GUIDE Mark Fulmer and RoadTrip are back in Southern California for this latest episode. In this show, Mark attends the live Internet introduction of the new Z4 and then is joined by Nadya Arnaout, the vehicle's Interior Designer, and Martin Birkmann, Manager of Product Planning and Motorsports for ... Continue reading
Carmakers Rush to Replenish Depleted Dealer Inventory
Aug 6, 2009
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. August 6, 2009; Tom Krisher writing for the AP reported that under normal circumstances, it would take Ford Motor Co. about a month to replace a Focus sold at one of Richard Bazzy's two Pittsburgh-area dealerships. Today, with customers across the country clamoring to trade in old gas guzzlers unde ... Continue reading
Toyota Advanced Fuel Cell Hybrid Vehicle Completes Government Field Evaluation - VIDEO ENHANCED
Aug 6, 2009
FCHV-adv achieves 431 mile estimated range TORRANCE, Calif., Aug. 6 -- Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc. (TMS) announced today the results of a recent collaborative fuel cell hybrid vehicle range and fuel economy field evaluation. The Toyota Highlander Fuel Cell Hybrid Vehicle - Advanced (FCHV-adv) achieved an estimated ... Continue reading
U.S. Senate Approves Additional $2 Billion To Keep Cash For Clunkers Rolling
Aug 6, 2009
Senator McCain Suggests that Cash for Golf Clubs is as important as reinvigorating the auto industry. After Republican naysayer's tried to add an amendment that would kill the bill and other speeches and anti-Cash for Clunkers rhetoric including Senator McCain's(R-AZ) bad joke suggesting that Cash for Golf Clubs would ... Continue reading
Ford Accelerates New Product Rollout, Leverages World Wide Resources
Aug 6, 2009
Global Product Acceleration: By 2012, Ford plans to replace or refresh 70 to 90 percent of its vehicle lineups by volume in North America, Europe and Asia Pacific and Africa. By 2014, Ford plans to replace 140 to 160 percent of its lineup by volume in those regions. Leaner, more efficient operations: By the end of 2009 ... Continue reading
Aug 6, 2009
CHICAGO, Aug. 6 -- For teenagers, getting their driver's license is one of life's most exciting moments. For a parent, it's one of the most distressing. New technologies promise to alleviate parents' worries by keeping tabs on their teen drivers, but the use of these tools raises an ethical question: Do they cross the ... Continue reading
Ford Cites Energy Policy as Critical Factor in Shaping Future Vehicle Fleet
Aug 6, 2009
- Ford executive Sue Cischke cites need for continued cooperation between the automotive industry and the federal government in pursuit of greener transportation vision, noting the significant role of government in shaping the transportation fleet of the future - Ford remains committed to delivering affordable fuel eff ... Continue reading
Kelley Blue Book Market Report: Cash for Clunkers to Cause Used-Car-Value Bubble
Aug 6, 2009
August Kelley Blue Book Market Report Offers Forecast of Used-Car Industry After Cash for Clunkers IRVINE, Calif., Aug. 6 -- Kelley Blue Book, www.kbb.com, the leading provider of new car and used car information, today reveals possible effects of the Cash for Clunkers program on the used-car industry as reported in th ... Continue reading
"Cash For Clunkers" Rewarding Consumers With Up To $4.5k For Turning In Old Vehicles - VIDEO STORY
Aug 6, 2009
DETROIT - August 6, 2009: After more than a year of declining car sales and closing dealerships, the auto industry may be getting a second wind. With the success of "Cash for Clunkers", cars sales are on the rise. Officially known as the Car Allowance Rebate System, the program rewards people for turning in older gas g ... Continue reading
U.S. EPA Joins Government, Industry and Academic Consortium to Develop Next Generation EcoCARs
Aug 6, 2009
WASHINGTON--EcoCAR: The NeXt Challenge today announced that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has joined the EcoCAR consortium of government, industry and academic leaders who are helping to develop the next generation of automotive engineers who will design and build the environmental vehicles of the futu ... Continue reading
Edmunds.com Evaluates Cash for Clunkers Determines Program is Working
Aug 6, 2009
SANTA MONICA, Calif.--As the Senate considers a âCash for Clunkersâ extension, Edmunds.com, the premier online resource for automotive information, today released some initial analysis about the programâs results to date. âMost reports on this program lack context,â remarked Edmunds.com CEO Jer ... Continue reading
Cash for Clunkers Program Scorecard Update
Aug 6, 2009
NEWS FLASH: C.A.R.S. Program Statistics August 5, 2009 Dealer Transactions Number Submitted: 184,304 Dollar Value: $775.2M Top 10 New Vehicles Purchased 1. Toyota Corolla 2. Ford Focus FWD 3. Honda Civic 4. Toyota Prius 5. ... Continue reading
New Buick Crossover Will Feature Plug-In Hybrid System
Aug 6, 2009
-- Five-passenger crossover arrives in 2010 with family of fuel-efficient direct-injected gas engines -- Plug-in hybrid model debuts in 2011 -- Expected to be first commercially available plug-in hybrid SUV produced by a major automaker TRAVERSE CITY, Mich., Aug. 6 -- General Motors' plug-in hybrid technology will be i ... Continue reading
Sally Livingstone Joins Seat’s Fleet Team
Aug 6, 2009
SEAT UK is strengthening its growing fleet operation with the appointment of Sally Livingstone as the Spanish brandâs new National Fleet and Business Sales Manager. ... Continue reading
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