Toyota Announces Partnership With the National FFA Foundation
Jul 11, 2007
TORRANCE, Calif., July 11 -- Toyota Motor Sales, USA, Inc. and the National FFA Foundation have announced a two year agreement between Toyota and the FFA that marks a significant enhancement to the over 30-year- old partnership. The partnership will allow Toyota's increased participation in FFA activities and will allo ... Continue reading
Jul 11, 2007
Wshington DC July 11, 2007; The AIADA newsletter reported that the Fit is in, but Honda dealers are unlikely to get all they want. Dealers will receive about 54,000 units of the Japan-built Fit this year. "But thatâs about the best we can do," Dan Bonawitz, VP of corporate planning and logistics for American Honda ... Continue reading
Summer Fun on the Open Road: Prepare Your Vehicle for Summer Road Trips with Tips
Jul 11, 2007
ATLANTA--The summer season is filled with many fun activities - trips to the neighborhood pool, picnics and amusement park visits â but one summertime favorite is packing up the car and hitting the open road. Before heading out, Kit Johnson, NAPAâs 2007 Technician of the Year from East Helena, Montana, offers ... Continue reading
High Net Worth Individuals Rank "Luxury Collectibles" as Top on List of ``Investments of Passion''
Jul 11, 2007
NEW YORK--As the worldâs 9.5 million High Net Worth Individuals (HNWIs) develop an increasingly more global outlook with diversified interests, âinvestments of passionâ have become an important portfolio allocation, according to the 2007 World Wealth Report, issued recently by Merrill Lynch and Capgemini ... Continue reading
Winnebago Itasca Travelers Club Hosts Week-Long Tailgate Party at Annual Grand National Rally
Jul 11, 2007
FOREST CITY, Iowa--Itâs the ultimate tailgate party at the 38th annual Winnebago-Itasca Travelers (WIT) Club Grand National Rally! Winnebago Industries, Inc. will welcome home approximately 1,450 Winnebago and Itasca owners to Forest City July 15-20 for a week-long celebration full of seminars, games, entertainmen ... Continue reading
Jul 10, 2007
REHOBOTH, Mass., July 10 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In the wake of a June recall of allegedly defective Chinese-made light truck tires, safety advocates and an attorney representing the families of three men involved in a deadly crash have asked members of Congress to make automotive defect information public and to cl ... Continue reading
Sensing Problems With Your Engine
Jul 10, 2007
ROANOKE, Va.--Most people learn when they are very young that everyone has five senses: hearing, smelling, tasting, touching, and seeing. Similarly, todayâs vehicles have sensors in the engine that must be maintained and checked regularly so that the vehicle can get maximum fuel economy, and that everything stays ... Continue reading
July Cruise Nights at The Walter P. Chrysler Museum
Jul 10, 2007
What: Cruise Nights at the Walter P. Chrysler Museum Who: An automotive celebration for collectors and admirers alike When: July 12 and 26, 6 - 9 p.m. (continues every other Thursday through Aug 23) Where: Walter P. Chrysler Museum, One Chrysler Dr. in Auburn Hills (off I-75 at exit 78) Details: -- All makes and models ... Continue reading
Valeo and Maxwell Technologies Agree On Hybrid Auto Ultracapacitor-Based Energy Storage System
Jul 10, 2007
StARS System Combines Stop-Start and Regenerative Braking to Reduce Fuel Consumption and Emissions SAN DIEGO, July 9 -- Maxwell Technologies Inc. announced today that it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Valeo, a leading Tier 1 supplier to automakers worldwide, covering a development collaboration to ... Continue reading
Is America Ready for Cheap Chinese Cars?
Jul 9, 2007
Washington DC July 9, 2007; The AIADA nesletter reported that last week Chrysler announced that it will sell a small, inexpensive car built by Chinese automaker in the U.S. by 2009. The car is expected to cost about $10,000. The question is when, and to what degree American consumers will accept cars made in China. Bus ... Continue reading
Valeo Raytheon Systems Equips Two General Motors Vehicles With Blind Spot Detection
Jul 9, 2007
PARIS, July 9 -- Vehicle safety and convenience is making a tremendous leap with the arrival of Blind Spot Detection to General Motors vehicles in the United States. Valeo Raytheon's Blind Spot Detection system, designed to facilitate lane change maneuvers by providing additional warning of vehicles in the blind spot d ... Continue reading
Jul 9, 2007
System Rated No. 1 in Wide-Ranging Passenger Survey Conducted by TLC NEW YORK, July 9 -- TaxiTech, a leading provider of new technology for taxicabs, today announced that it has been selected by New York City's League of Mutual Taxi Owners (LOMTO) as the preferred vendor to LOMTO's 3,000 taxi owner-members. (Logo: http ... Continue reading
Traffic Data Goes High Def with Clear Channel Radio
Jul 9, 2007
SAN ANTONIO--Clear Channel Radioâs Total Traffic Network today announced that it has begun transmitting traffic data via HD Radio in 48 of the largest U.S. metropolitan areas. This launch marks the first commercially available data service over HD Radio and leverages the robust data delivery capabilities of HD Rad ... Continue reading
Dodge Announces Pricing for New 2008 Dodge Dakota
Jul 9, 2007
New Dakota is most powerful pickup in its segment, offering more power and fuel efficiency combined with bold new styling, versatility and capability AUBURN HILLS, Mich., July 9 -- -- New 2008 Dodge Dakota priced at $20,080 for Extended Cab and $22,780 for Crew Cab -- Most powerful pickup in mid-size segment, with a ne ... Continue reading
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