The Right Ingredients For a Safe Car: It's Always What's In It That Counts
Sep 18, 2008
Take four tires and a car body and the car's finished. That sounds nice but unfortunately the ingredients for making a road-safe car are not so plain. On the contrary, the demands for driving and traffic safety are even growing. Yet, safety technology means more and not less driving enjoyment. Intelligent brake systems ... Continue reading
2008 Paris Motor Show: Saab 9-X Air BioHybrid Concept Redefines Convertible Design
Sep 18, 2008
The 9-X Air BioHybrid concept, to be revealed at next month’s Paris Motor Show, is an innovative design study exploring what a future open-air Saab could look like. ... Continue reading
Do Americans Want the Same as Consumers in Europe When It Comes to Plug-In Hybrids?
Sep 18, 2008
ROCHESTER, N.Y.--A new Harris Interactive® study has uncovered significant consumer demand for energy efficient technologies in the automotive sector in Europe. Comparison research in the U.S. mimics this trend. Figures from the annual AutoTECHCAST Europe study, undertaken by global market research organization Harris ... Continue reading
Wizzard Media Signs First Automotive Ad Program with GM's Saturn
Sep 18, 2008
PITTSBURGH--Wizzard Media (AMEX:WZE), the worldâs largest podcasting network, announced today that it has signed its first automotive advertising initiative, with General Motorsâ Saturn Division. Saturn will sponsor 29 female-targeted audio and video podcasts that are part of the Wizzard network in a campaign ... Continue reading
Child Passenger Safety Week Sept. 21 - 27
Sep 17, 2008
WASHINGTON--As NHTSAâs Child Passenger Safety Week campaign kicks off September 21 â 27, it reminds parents to always use a child safety seat properly in the back of their cars and to restrain their child properly according to their age and size. According to NHTSA, 8,325 lives of children under age five have ... Continue reading
Sep 17, 2008
LONG BEACH, CA - September 17, 2008: When we last caught up with business entrepreneur/oil tycoon T. Boone Pickens, we were covering the Alternate Fuel and Vehicle Conference last May in Las Vegas. At that time we were fortunate enough to listen to, and videotape him talking about what America should do to combat the e ... Continue reading
GM Focuses on a Thriving Future on Centennial Anniversary - VIDEO ENHANCED
Sep 17, 2008
<p>DETROIT, September 16, 2008 - As GM concludes its first 100 years with a legacy of iconic brands and technological breakthroughs, the company is embarking on a new century as a global leader in design and innovation.</p> <p>To help commemorate its Centennial today, GM began its second century with GMnext Day to affi ... Continue reading
Phoenix Motorcars Shares EV Testimony with US Senate Energy Committee
Sep 17, 2008
ONTARIO, Calif., Sept. 17, 2008 -Phoenix Motorcars, a California-based electric vehicle company, presented testimony to the US Senate Energy Committee yesterday. The Energy Committee Chairman, Senator Jeff Bingaman, D-NM, invited Phoenix Motorcars to its hearing to give testimony on the current state of electric vehicl ... Continue reading
Mazda to Exhibit Special Needs Vehicles at International Home Care & Rehabilitation Exhibition 2008
Sep 17, 2008
The AZ-Wagon i, MPV Second Row Lift-up Seat and Biante Autostep will be on display - HIROSHIMA, Japan - September 17, 2008: Mazda Motor Corporation will exhibit three special needs vehicles at the 35th International Home Care & Rehabilitation Exhibition (H.C.R.) 2008, organized by Japanâs Health and Welfare Inform ... Continue reading
GM to Mark 100th Anniversary with Surprises and Live Broadcasts - Watch It Here On The Auto Channel
Sep 16, 2008
Series of Activities Will Focus on Future of Transportation DETROIT, August 16, 2008 - On September 16, 2008, General Motors will mark the beginning of its second century with GMnext Day, a series of forward-looking activities that will focus on the future of automotive transportation. The event also caps a year-long g ... Continue reading
2008 BMW 328i Hardtop Convertible Review
Sep 16, 2008
Touring the Blue Ridge Mountains By Steve Purdy TheAutoChannel.com Detroit Bureau The Southern Appalachians is one of those regions within easy driving distance from our Southern Michigan base where we can find great mountain roads to test special cars. So my pretty blonde arranged a stay at Lake Lure in the Blue Ridge ... Continue reading
Sep 16, 2008
GREAT DRIVE AND GREAT CHANCE TO WIN ONE FOR YOURSELF by Marty Bernstein Thereâs an old joke about how one gets to Carnegie Hall â practice. In a analogy spin on the joke, the only way youâll get to experience a really good midsize luxury car is to drive it. And not just because Kia is running a national ... Continue reading
Six Tips to Help Switch to a Small Car
Sep 16, 2008
Washington DC September 16, 2008; The AIADA newsletter reported that in light of rising gas prices, as consumers switch from gas guzzlers to smaller, more fuel-efficient rides, they are faced with a new conundrum: how can they make a smaller car work for their needs? MSNBC, along with car owners who have made the chang ... Continue reading
I Knew It! General Motors to Officially Unveil the Chevrolet Volt Tomorrow
Sep 15, 2008
LONG BEACH, CA - September 16, 2008: (Reporting from the "Future Is Green" Conference and Expo) For the last few weeks I've been tracking GM's stock prices. I've been wanting to put a little money into the stocks of companies that I think are on the right track, futuristically speaking, and GM by virtue of their work o ... Continue reading
Mercedes-Benz To Introduce First Hybrid
Sep 15, 2008
Washington DC September 15, 2008; The AIADA newsletter reported that in June 2009 the Mercedes-Benz will launch in Europe a 30-mpg hybrid version of its luxury S-Class sedan. Engineers say it will get 29.8 miles per gallon. Click here for a picture. Launches in the U.S. and China will follow in September. The carmaker ... Continue reading
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