Nissan & Columbia Sportswear Join Forces to Deliver Consumer Package in 2006
Jan 25, 2006
Limited-Production Vehicles Come With Columbia Selkirk(TM) Parka PORTLAND, Ore., Jan. 25 -- Columbia Sportswear Company and Nissan Europe SAS announced today a joint branding effort aimed at building brand awareness throughout Europe. The two companies have joined forces to launch the Nissan X-TRAIL Columbia Edition. A ... Continue reading
The Land Rover Range Rover Awarded Automotive Loyalty Award By Polk
Jan 25, 2006
IRVINE, Calif., Jan. 25 -- Land Rover was honored by R. L. Polk & Co. during its tenth annual Polk Automotive Loyalty Awards ceremony at the 2006 Automotive News World Congress in Dearborn, MI. Range Rover won in the Prestige SUV category. This marks the second consecutive year the model has been honored. ... Continue reading
DaimlerChrysler Shows 'BLUETEC' at Washington, D.C. Auto Show
Jan 25, 2006
- Technology for the World's Cleanest Diesel - WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 -- DaimlerChrysler has pioneered a group-wide initiative for advanced clean diesel powertrains called BLUETEC. The technology will be capable of producing the cleanest diesel vehicles in the world and has the potential to meet the emission requirements ... Continue reading
FAIR: As Ford Downsizes Its Workforce, Bush Plans to Downsize Work
Jan 24, 2006
WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 -- The American worker is caught between outsourcing jobs and importing foreign workers, and no one in Washington is standing up for them. As 55,000 Ford workers join 50,000 General Motors workers facing the prospect of finding new jobs, the Bush administration is pushing a new foreign guestworker p ... Continue reading
New Car Buyers Can Test Drive the Car of Choice at Home or Workplace
Jan 24, 2006
We Bring the Car to You! TAMPA, Fla., Jan. 24 -- Now you can arrange to have the car you want to test drive delivered to your home or office by going to http://www.testdriveyournewcar.com/ , a free nationwide service for car buyers. TestDriveYourNewCar.com is a personal and time efficient service for busy professionals ... Continue reading
World DLA Launches World's First "Real Time" Driver's License Authentification Service in U.S.A.
Jan 23, 2006
BUFFALO, New York, January 23 -- World DLA, a leading edge provider of endpoint authentification solutions, announced today, from its head office in Buffalo, New York, that the firm has successfully launched the world's first "real time" driver's license validation service. The unique patent pending solid and secure te ... Continue reading
AAA Urges Legislators to Strengthen Teen Driving Law
Jan 23, 2006
HARRISBURG, Pa., Jan. 23 -- AAA officials today urged legislators to strengthen the state's teen driving law by limiting the number of teen passengers a new teen driver would be allowed to carry in the car. In testimony before the House Transportation Committee, Pennsylvania AAA Federation director Ted Leonard pointed ... Continue reading
Jan 23, 2006
MAZDA 5 for 2006 A Pleasant Surprise By Steve Purdy TheAutoChannel Detroit Bureau This week’s tester was a very pleasant surprise. I didn’t even know there was such a thing as a Mazda 5. Of course the classic Mazda MX5, better known as Miata, first came to mind but they are only cousins, not siblings. Both ... Continue reading
Jan 23, 2006
- Current Yen/Dollar Exchange Rate Maintains a Trade Advantage for Japanese Manufacturers - U.S. Automotive Industry and Government Partnership Can Reduce Dependency on Foreign Oil - Biofuels Offer Growth Opportunity for U.S. Automotive and Farm Industries - Announces Chrysler Group Use of B20 In Its Commercial, Milita ... Continue reading
Toyota to Also Run in Additional NASCAR Racing Series'
Jan 23, 2006
CHICAGO, Jan 23, 2006; Ben Klayman writing for Reuters reported that Toyota Motor Corp. said it will join NASCAR's Nextel Series racing circuit, marking another market long dominated by U.S. automakers that the Japanese manufacturer plans to invade. Toyota, which has raced in the National Association for Stock Car Auto ... Continue reading
Ford Plan - Cut 30,000 Workers
Jan 23, 2006
DETROIT, Jan 23, 2006; Reuters reported that Ford Motor Co. said it will cut 25,000 to 30,000 jobs in North America and idle 14 manufacturing facilities through 2012, hoping to turn around the money-losing unit. The sweeping restructuring plan also calls for reducing capacity by 1.2 million units, or 26 percent, by 200 ... Continue reading
Jan 23, 2006
CONSUMER REPORTS’ BEST & WORST SUVs PUBLICATION NAMES GAS-GUZZLING AND FUEL-SIPPING VEHICLES Ford Escape Hybrid, Lexus RX400h rated best in fuel economy for small, midsized SUVs YONKERS, NY – Consumer Reports’ Best & Worst SUVs, Trucks, Minivans, Wagons 2006 identifies gas-guzzling and fuel-sipping sp ... Continue reading
2006 Volkswagen New Beetle Review
Jan 22, 2006
VOLKSWAGEN NEW BEETLE 2006<br> An Iconic Pretender <br> By Steve Purdy<p> The incessant product buzz at the North American International Auto Show in 1994 centered on the concept car from Volkswagen that redefined the classic Beetle. The overall shape and the dash-mounted bud vase, though, were about the only elements ... Continue reading
Green Car Advocates Respond to Ford’s Announcement that Worker Layoffs is “The Way Forward”
Jan 22, 2006
Reports indicate that going green would create more jobs for the auto industry. SAN FRANCISCO - Green car advocates expressed astonishment today that Ford Motor Company considers mass worker layoffs to be “the way forward” that will pull the company out of its current financial slump. “Instead of pled ... Continue reading
New Chevrolet Captiva: compact SUV debuts at Geneva
Jan 21, 2006
Geneva JANUARY 20, 2006: With the all-new Captiva, its first diesel powered compact SUV, Chevrolet takes its European product offensive to a new level. Tailored to European roads and customer requirements, the vehicle will be available with a modern two-litre 150hp common-rail direct-injection diesel. Like the two avai ... Continue reading
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