Latest Episodes of RACELINE and OHANA ROAD Now Available on The Auto Channel - VIDEO
Dec 27, 2006
If you've been wondering what's happening in NASCAR racing or in the Hawaiian automotive scene, then check out the latest full-length episodes of Joe Moore's RACELINE and OHANA ROAD. Click on the logos below to watch the shows. ... Continue reading
Dec 26, 2006
BETHESDA, Md. & SAN DIEGO--The National Foundation for Cancer Research (NFCR) today announced that they have launched a new initiative to begin accepting donations of automobiles, trucks and boats in their continuing efforts to fund cancer research. The new initiative, while not a new idea, offers donors a full, turnke ... Continue reading
Dec 24, 2006
DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH CAREY RUSS 2007 Cadillac STS-V What we have here is a limited-production factory tuner car that mixes luxury comfort and a sport-tuned suspension with 469 horsepower from an engine assembled by one highly-skilled technician. It must be German, right? Nein. It a Cadillac STS-V, made in Lansing ... Continue reading
New Year, Old Myths, New Fatalities
Dec 24, 2006
Alcohol-related Traffic Deaths Jump on New Year's Eve ROCKVILLE, Md., Dec. 22 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Some New Year's predictions are, tragically, very reliable. For example, significantly more people are likely to die in alcohol-related traffic crashes on New Year's Eve than on other mid-week winter evenings. Just ... Continue reading
Detroit Child Strangled By Power Window
Dec 23, 2006
Detroit December 23, 2006; Two consumer safety groups KIDS AND CARS and Consumers Union â responding to yesterdayâs power window strangulation death involving a 3 year old Detroit girl - called on automakers to speed up adoption of safer power window switches. They also renewed their call for Congress to enac ... Continue reading
Will GM Be Killed By The Electric Car?
Dec 23, 2006
December 22, 2006; John Addison writing for <a href="/link.html?http://seekingalpha.com/by/author/cleantechblog& q uot;>SeekingAlpha</a> submitted this editorial feature: A recent movie and several books asked the question âWho killed the electric car?â then answered GM. Indeed, the major auto makers successf ... Continue reading
Chrysler Group Recalls 2007 Vehicles to Reprogram Brake System Computers
Dec 22, 2006
WASHINGTON December 22, 2006; The AP reported that DaimlerChrysler AG's Chrysler Group said Friday it was recalling more than 60,000 vehicles to reprogram a brake system computer to avoid the loss of antilock brakes and traction control. The recall involves 62,369 model year 2007 Chrysler Sebring, Chrysler 300, Jeep Co ... Continue reading
2007 Cadillac SRX Review - What a Woman Wants Behind the Wheel
Dec 22, 2006
2007 Cadillac SRX Crossover SUV Date: December, 2006 Word Count: 745 When you think of Cadillac - words like quality, luxury and tradition most often come to mind. The 2007 Cadillac SRX full-size luxury crossover SUV embodies all those values, and then some. The Cadillac SRX is designed to fit the consumerâs need ... Continue reading
Last Minute Holiday Gift Ideas for the Automotive Aficionado
Dec 22, 2006
By Marty Bernstein AIADA Contributing Editor OMG! Suddenly you remember you must get a gift for that special person, colleague, client, customer or relative who should have been on your Christmas, Chanukah or Kwanza gift list. Not to worry. Weâve got your back with our annual list of gift items that are readily av ... Continue reading
Ford Boss Outlines Radical Overhaul
Dec 22, 2006
Washington DC December 22, 2006; The AIADA newsletter reported that after placing the company's assets for collateral in a $23.5 billion credit deal, Ford's new CEO Alan Mulally last week told directors of his plan to plow through "gut-wrenching" change to achieve profitability by 2009, reports The Wall Street Journal. ... Continue reading
Dec 22, 2006
HONDA RIDGELINE International Truck of the Year By Steve Purdy TheAutoChannel.com Detroit Bureau Ridgeline is Hondaâs award-winning full-size pickup truck. And we really mean award-winning. Honda swept car and truck of the year awards this year at the major motor shows with the advanced new Civic and the innovativ ... Continue reading
Toyota Sets 2007 Production Target, Preps to Unseat GM as World's No. 1 Automaker
Dec 22, 2006
Washington DC December 22, 2006; The AIADA newsletter reported that Toyota has set new records in sales for the greater part of 2006, and according to the Japanese automaker and industry analysts this is a trend likely to continue next year as the company looks to trump GM as the world's No. 1 automaker. Today, Toyota ... Continue reading
Keep the Skidding and Sliding on the Slopes -- Not on the Highway, Says Goodyear
Dec 22, 2006
AKRON, Ohio, Dec. 21 -- For many people, the winter season means a welcome opportunity to ski, skate, sled and slide. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20050204/GTLOGO ) However, Goodyear officials recommend those types of activities should be confined to the slopes and rinks, and not practiced on the highways ... Continue reading
As Temperature Drops So Does Tire Inflation - Goodyear Explains
Dec 22, 2006
AKRON, Ohio, Dec. 21 -- With the official start of winter arriving, many areas of the country are faced with consistently chilly, even sub-freezing temperatures. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20050204/GTLOGO) This time of year serves as a reminder that a drop in tire inflation pressures corresponds with th ... Continue reading
Vehicle Maintenance: A New Year's Promise That Pays Off
Dec 22, 2006
BETHESDA, Md., Dec. 21 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- If cars could talk, what would they say? Would they feel cared for or neglected by their owners, and would they eventually trade in their owners as a way to get maintained? If your car has been taken for granted, the start of the New Year is an ideal time to make things ... Continue reading
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