GM Confirms Engine for Chevy Volt and Cruze Will Be Built in Existing Flint, Mich. Plant
Feb 26, 2009
Detroit February 25, 2009; General Motors has confirmed today that it will still invest approximately $250 million to bring the 1.4-liter 4-cylinder Family 0 engine production to Flint, Mich. The engine capacity for the Chevy Volt and Cruze will be allocated to existing and available floor space in the company's Flint ... Continue reading
2010 Cadillac SRX Advance AWD System Delivers High Stability in all Driving Conditions
Feb 26, 2009
DETROIT â Using cutting-edge technology, the 2010 Cadillac SRX is launching with an advanced all-wheel-drive system (AWD) that delivers best-in-class levels of driver control. The intelligent, active system continuously distributes engine drive torque between the front and rear axles, delivering optimum handling, ... Continue reading
Ford Targets 100 Socially-Networked Millennials for First Drive of Ford's New Small Car, Fiesta
Feb 26, 2009
Ford Motor Company is creating a âmovementâ and it has its own official car. As part of what Ford is calling the âFiesta Movement,â 100 specially selected people will be given new Ford Fiestas before the vehicle launches in North America in 2010. The cars for the movement were built this week in Ger ... Continue reading
Lexus is Top-Performing Brand in 2009 J.D. Power and Associates CSI Study
Feb 25, 2009
TORRANCE, Calif. (Feb. 25, 2009) â Lexus ranked highest in customer satisfaction in the J.D. Power and Associates 2009 Customer Service Index (CSI) StudySM. Lexus achieved an overall CSI score of 835 on a 1,000-point scale, 25 points better than the next-highest brand. The Lexus brand also led in four of five meas ... Continue reading
Feb 25, 2009
As Midpoint of Winter, Groundhog Day Can Serve as Annual Driver Safety Check HOUSTON, TX January 19, 2009; A report released in June 2008 concluded that nearly a quarter of all automobile accidents occur in rainy and wet weather. According to Rain-X,(1) accidents in wet weather may in part be attributed to the nearly 7 ... Continue reading
Cutting-Edge Family-Friendly Car Features
Feb 25, 2009
Washington DC February 25, 2009; The AIADA newsletter reported that there are two types of parents who need kid-friendly cars: Those who admit it, and those who don't. Of course, both kinds of parents want the same things: space, comfort, and safety features. Getting them is just a matter of finding the right balance b ... Continue reading
Back to Reality - Bankers Slow Down on Buying Fast Cars
Feb 25, 2009
Washington DC February 25, 2009; The AIADA newsletter reported that for the past several years January has been Christmas for many luxury car dealers. That's when investment bankers, flush, with their hefty bonuses, used to begin prowling through their local Mercedes and Maserati dealerships. Luxury brand vehicles were ... Continue reading
President Obama Backs Retooled U.S. Auto Industry
Feb 25, 2009
Obama backs retooled auto industry but won't protect manufacturers from own bad practices WASHINGTON DC February 24, 2009; The AP reported that President Barack Obama says his administration is committed to a retooled auto industry, but it won't protect auto makers from their own bad practices. Obama says the nation th ... Continue reading
"Obama's Auto Team Drives Imports" - So What!
Feb 24, 2009
Washington DC February 24, 2009; The AIADA newsletter reported that the Detroit News reported yesterday that a majority of President Obama's new Presidential Task Force on the Auto Industry and many of their aides drive "imports" instead of "American" vehicles. Click here for more information on the Presidential Task F ... Continue reading
2009 Geneva Motor Show: Infiniti to Put On A Show
Feb 24, 2009
Infiniti's fifth model for Europe, the G37 Convertible, will receive its European debut at the 2009 Geneva International Motor Show. Arguably Infiniti's most seductive car yet, the G37 Convertible will go on sale across Europe from September 2009. ... Continue reading
Maserati Launches Limited Edition Momaboma Eco-Bag
Feb 24, 2009
Maserati launches today the limited edition Momaboma eco-bag, dedicated to all car-mad fashionistas. ... Continue reading
2009 Geneva Motor Show: All-new MPV Concept Heads Kia Line-Up
Feb 24, 2009
All-new, the Kia No 3 Concept Car redefines the small MPV genre by creating a beautiful car that is also fun-to-drive. The concept features a unique extended windscreen and panorama glass roof with a diagonal supporting bar, an automatic sun visor and the new 'face of Kia' displays the front grille, head lamps and bran ... Continue reading
LADIES, START YOUR ENGINES! IT'S OUR TURN NOW!
Feb 23, 2009
<b><i>By Theresa Earnheart, President Track Chic</b></i> <i>We know who we are. Weâre passionate! We LOVE speed! Weâre motorsports racing fans. Die hards! Balancing our love of the sport with our other roles of worker, mother, sister, friend, daughter, wife...</i> <b>We are the Track Chic phenomenon.</b> Shar ... Continue reading
2009 Mitsubishi Lancer Ralliart Review
Feb 23, 2009
2009 MITSUBISHI LANCER RALLIART By Steve Purdy TheAutoChannel.com Detroit Bureau What fun. Iâve had to two hot-shot all-wheel drive Mitsus nearly back-to-back. They look just alike because they are siblings â twins actually - with functional air scoops, large, trapezoidal grille that looks like it is gulping ... Continue reading
U.S. Cash for Clunkers? Not Yet
Feb 23, 2009
Washington DC February 23, 2009; The AIADA newsletter reported that among the measures recently proposed in Congress for reviving auto sales in the United States were plans that would offer owners of older cars â vehicles that, in theory at least, gobble gasoline and pour out pollutants â vouchers toward the ... Continue reading
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