NHTSA Launches Winter Holiday Crackdown on Drunk Drivers
Dec 19, 2008
New Study Finds Drivers Age 21 to 24 Have Highest Involvement Rates New National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) research shows that between 2002 and 2006, nearly four fatalities out of 10 involved alcohol-impaired crashes in the last two weeks of December. The new study also found that 21-24 year-old dri ... Continue reading
Obama May Adopt Israeli Electric Car Program - VIDEO ENHANCED
Dec 19, 2008
By David Horovitz Jerusalem Post The incoming Obama administration is "closely monitoring" the innovative electric car project being developed by Israel's Better Place company, "and may be adopting it," Idan Ofer, chairman of Better Place, has told The Jerusalem Post. Shai Agassi of Better Place displays a prototype of ... Continue reading
OPEC Losing Touch- Oil Prices Tumble to Under $40 Per Barrel In Spite Of Market Manipulation
Dec 18, 2008
ORAN, Algeria â Here's how bad things are for OPEC these days: It announced its largest-ever production cut Wednesday and oil prices promptly slumped to $40 a barrel, the lowest level in more than four years AP â Iran's Minister of Petroleum Gholam Hossein Nozari, left, gestures towards Minister of Energy and ... Continue reading
ZAP Auto Execs Say Divert Bailout to Support Producing Electric Car Companies
Dec 18, 2008
SANTA ROSA, CA Dec 18, 2008; Two veteran automotive executives, H. Dennis Kammerer and Rodger L. Cornish, say electric car pioneer ZAP (OTC BB:ZAAP.OB - News) is already building all-electric models and the US government should offer support to companies who are already building plug-in transportation. The two auto ind ... Continue reading
2009 North American Car and Truck of the Year Finalists Announced
Dec 18, 2008
DETROIT, Dec. 18 -- Two European automakers, two domestics and for the first time a Korean automaker comprise the six finalists for the North American Car of the Year and the North American Truck of the Year awards, it was announced today. Two of the six vehicles are new, clean diesels that can be sold in all 50 states ... Continue reading
ONE MORE FOR THE GOOD GUYS: U.S. Firms Join Forces to Build Car Batteries
Dec 18, 2008
Leading U.S. battery and advanced materials companies, with support from one of the countryâs largest national laboratories, have formed the National Alliance for Advanced Transportation Battery Cell Manufacture, known as the âAlliance,â to manufacture advanced lithium ion battery cells for transportatio ... Continue reading
Dec 18, 2008
The fashion activities of Mercedes-Benz in over 20 countries now have a new face. International top model Julia Stegner will make her first appearance as the fashion brand-ambassador at the Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Berlin Autumn/Winter 2009, which will take place from 28 January to 1 February 2009 at Bebelplatz, in t ... Continue reading
2 Million Michiganians Plan Holiday Travel, Reports AAA
Dec 18, 2008
DEARBORN, Mich., Dec. 17, 2008; An estimated 2 million Michigan residents -- almost the same number as last year -- will travel 50 miles or more from home during the upcoming Christmas holiday period, according to AAA's latest travel survey. Nationwide, AAA predicts a slight decline in travel. Most travelers will go by ... Continue reading
Auto Loans, and Chrysler Incentives, Available at Many Credit Unions
Dec 17, 2008
by Mike Ellis TheFirehouse Blog Tough time to get an auto loan? Not at credit unions. Theyâve avoided the subprime mortgage meltdown and other risky investments that have crippled many segments of the financial services industry, said David Adams, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Michigan Credit Union ... Continue reading
Another Win for the BAD GUYS! GM Suspends Major Work on Flint Engine Plant
Dec 17, 2008
DETROIT, Dec 17, 2008; Kevin Krolicki writing for Reuters reported that General Motors Corp has suspended major work on the $370-million Flint, Michigan, engine plant where it plans to build a new small engine key to central to its effort to reinvent itself as a maker of fuel-efficient and all-electric cars. The move c ... Continue reading
Chrysler to Stop Production For One Month
Dec 17, 2008
Chrysler LLC Adjusts Production as a Result of the Deteriorating U.S. Credit Crunch Due to the continued lack of consumer credit for the American car buyer and the resulting dramatic impact it has had on overall industry sales in the United States, Chrysler LLC announced that it will make significant adjustments to the ... Continue reading
Dec 17, 2008
The polls are closed and jurors' votes for the 2009 North American Car and Truck of the Year awards are being counted with the finalists scheduled to be announced Thursday. The 50 journalists who serve as jurors for the awards finished voting on Dec. 10. The three car finalists and three truck finalists will be announc ... Continue reading
IIHS New Crash Tests: Small Cars Lag in Side, and Rear Impact Protection
Dec 17, 2008
New crash tests of small cars: good ratings in frontal tests but many models need better side and rear crash protection ARLINGTON, VA â Most new small cars now earn good ratings in frontal crash tests but not when it comes to side and rear crashes. The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety recently completed fron ... Continue reading
2009 Detroit Auto Show: Subaru LEGACY CONCEPT to Debut at NAIAS
Dec 17, 2008
- Concept a showcase for future Legacy design - CHERRY HILL, N.J., Dec. 17 -- Subaru of America, Inc., today announced that the Subaru LEGACY CONCEPT will debut at the 2009 North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) in Detroit January 11th. The NAIAS is open to the public January 17 through 25, 2009. Celebrating 20 ... Continue reading
Volvo Releases First Video of New S60 Concept Car - VIDEO ENHANCED
Dec 16, 2008
A few days before Christmas, Volvo Cars treats the automotive world to an early unwrapping of a car that will shine bright in the streets for years to come. GOTHENGURG - December 16, 2008: The Volvo S60 Concept gives the car world a glimpse of what the all-new Volvo S60 is going to look like when it arrives in 2010. "T ... Continue reading
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