Driving Pleasure at Your Fingertips: the BMW X1 - VIDEO ENHANCED
Jul 2, 2009
For the first time the features and qualities so typical of a BMW X model are also available in a premium vehicle in the compact segment. Indeed, the BMW X1 is entering the market with the assignment to offer the Sheer Driving Pleasure so characteristic of BMW with a new standard of quality also in this segment of the ... Continue reading
Summer Driving Tips for a Safe Traveling Season
Jul 2, 2009
Summer travelers can do their part by following important vehicle and driving safety tips SACRAMENTO, Calif., July 1 -- With the official start of summer underway and the Fourth of July holiday coming up, the California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) and California Highway Patrol (CHP) remind motorists to do their part ... Continue reading
More than Half of Highway Fatalities Are Related to Deficient Roadway Conditions
Jul 2, 2009
New Study Shows More Forgiving Roads Would Save Lives and Cut Costs; Health Experts & Transportation Leaders Urge Congressional Action WASHINGTON, July 1 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- More than half of U.S. highway fatalities are related to deficient roadway conditions - a substantially more lethal factor than drunk drivi ... Continue reading
Volkswagen Named a Full-Line Corporate Leader in Strategic Vision's Total Quality Index
Jul 2, 2009
Fourth consecutive year as a Best Full-Line Corporation HERNDON, Va., July 1 -- Volkswagen of America, Inc. announced today that they have been named a corporate leader in Strategic Vision Inc.'s Total Quality Index(R) (TQI). This marks the fourth consecutive year in a row that Volkswagen of America has been honored as ... Continue reading
25th Anniversary of Record-Setting Solar Car - VIDEO ENHANCED
Jul 1, 2009
WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif., July 1 -- Solar-powered cars are just now making news, but 25 years ago, solar pioneers Greg Johanson and Joel Davidson set a Guinness world record for the fastest "Solely Solar Powered Vehicle." On July 1, 1984 the Sunrunner achieved 24.7 mph in Bellflower California, and a final top speed of ... Continue reading
China to sell 200,000 EVs in coming few years
Jul 1, 2009
China to sell 200,000 EVs in coming few years http://autonews.gasgoo.com/auto-news/1011126/China-to-sell-200-000-EVs- in-co ming-few-years.html Shanghai, July 1 (Gasgoo.com) Global business consulting firm Bain & Company has recently published an electric vehicle (EV) survey report, which estimates that electric vehicl ... Continue reading
2009 Volkswagen Jetta TDI Sedan - VIDEO ENHANCED
Jul 1, 2009
VOLKSWAGEN JETTA TDI One Solution for the Fuel Mileage Problem By Steve Purdy TheAutoChannel.com Detroit Bureau Diesel automobiles have not been particularly popular in the US. On this side of the pond they have sort of a cult following, but not much more. VW, Audi, BMW and Mercedes are the only mainstream manufacturer ... Continue reading
Volvo Cars Racing History - VIDEO STORY
Jul 1, 2009
GOTHENBURG - July 1, 2009: Volvo Cars are famous for their safety, but less known is that Volvo Cars have also been successful in motorsport. Volvo Cars made their debut with their first competition car in 1928, just one year after the foundation of the company. Since entering motorsport, Volvo Cars has won three Europ ... Continue reading
Suzuki Announces FREE GAS FOR SUMMER Sales Event
Jul 1, 2009
Offer available on retail purchases of new 2009 Suzuki SX4 Sedan and 2009 SX4 Crossover models through Aug. 31 . Suzuki offers $2,000 in customer cash on all 2009 SX4 models equipped with manual transmission BREA, CA - July 1, 2009: To help motorists at the pump this summer driving season and generate additional traffi ... Continue reading
Chrysler to Build Four Versions of Fiat 500 for North America
Jul 1, 2009
Washington DC July 1, 2009; The AIADA newsletter reported that Chrysler will build and sell four versions of the tiny Fiat 500 in North America starting in 2011: a hatchback, a convertible, a station wagon and a sporty hatchback. According to Auto Week, a fifth modelâa small, four-wheel-drive SUVâalso is poss ... Continue reading
10 Things Auto Dealers Need to Know about Cash for Clunkers
Jul 1, 2009
After months of dismal sales numbers, the Consumer Allowance Rebate System Program â better known as Cash for Clunkers, couldnât come at a better time.The program will stimulate car sales by offering consumers up to $4,500 to put toward a new vehicle when they trade in their old clunker, which will then go to ... Continue reading
Own a Clunker? It's TimeTo Do the Math for the Cash
Jul 1, 2009
Washington DC July 1, 2009; The AIADA newsletter reported that Uncle Sam is almost ready to help you turn that clunker into a down payment on a new car. The Wall Street Journal reports that the much-anticipated federal Cash for Clunkers program signed by President Barack Obama last week won't last long. But this could ... Continue reading
Kbb.com Names Most-Researched New-Vehicles for First-Half of 2009
Jul 1, 2009
Redesigned Chevrolet Camaro, Ford Fusion, Volkswagen Jetta, Lexus RX350 Jump into Top 20 for 2009 IRVINE, Calif., July 1 -- Kelley Blue Book, www.kbb.com, the leading provider of new car and used car information, today announces the results of the latest analysis by Kelley Blue Book Market Intelligence of the top 20 mo ... Continue reading
RoadTrip: Plug-In Electric Chevrolet Equinox - EXCLUSIVE VIDEO
Jun 30, 2009
Take a Road Trip with The Auto Channel and the Godfather of the Plug-In Hybrid. Produced and edited by Marc J. Rauch In this episode of The Auto Channel's RoadTrip television series Dr. Andy Frank, Professor of Engineering at UC Davis, joins us to talk about his pioneering and revolutionary work on electric vehicles. ... Continue reading
Nissan 370Z Convertible Review
Jun 30, 2009
Nissanâs 370Z Coupe Joined by a Droptop Z IS THE LAST LETTER IN THE ALPHABET BUT FIRST FOR DEFINING SPORTS CARS by Marty Bernstein For countless baby boomers, their first aspirational, but attainable and affordable sports car was the 1970 Datsun 240Z. The âZâ was the first popular sportscar sold in Ameri ... Continue reading
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