Consumers Reveal Perceptions of New Vehicle Brands With Best Driving Performance
Jun 21, 2007
Kelley Blue Book's 'Brand Watch' Study Finds Toyota, BMW Lead New-Vehicle Shoppers' Opinions on Driving Performance IRVINE, Calif., June 21 -- Kelley Blue Book (http://www.kbb.com/) and Kelley Blue Book Marketing Research today announce the results of the 'Driving Performance' portion of its consumer automotive percept ... Continue reading
GM Prepares Fuel Cell Technology for Future Production
Jun 18, 2007
DETROIT - June 18, 2007: General Motors Corp. is moving more than 500 fuel cell experts from advanced development laboratories to core engineering functions to prepare this technology for future production. More than 400 fuel cell engineers will report to GM's Powertrain Group to begin production engineering of fuel ce ... Continue reading
GM Plans First Light Duty V-8 Clean Diesel for North America
Jun 17, 2007
High-efficiency V-8 scheduled for pickup trucks under 8,600 pounds Gross Vehicle Weight and HUMMER H2 Low emissions, high performance and excellent fuel economy Expected to deliver class-leading torque, power and refinement Manufactured at the GM Powertrain Tonawanda engine plant TONAWANDA, NY - June 17, 2007: General ... Continue reading
GM Reports 375,682 May 2007 Deliveries
Jun 1, 2007
DETROIT - GM dealers in the United States delivered 375,682 vehicles in May, up 4.7 percent compared with year-ago monthly sales. On an unadjusted basis, sales were up 8.8 percent. GM's May retail sales of 279,731 were up 8.5 percent. On an unadjusted basis, retail sales were up 12.8 percent compared with a year ago. M ... Continue reading
Students Design Cutting Edge Fashion Around Automobiles - VIDEO STORY
May 24, 2007
CHICAGO - May 24, 2007: Cutting edge fashion hit the runway this month at the International Academy of Design & Technologyâs 28th annual fashion show, âImagine 2007.â Held at Chicagoâs landmark Union Station, the most anticipated student fashion show of the year showcased some of the countryâs ... Continue reading
Can Americans be Sold on Electric Cars?
May 18, 2007
Washington DC May 18, 2007; The AIADA newsletter reported that automaker ZAP (as in zero air pollution) believes it has the formula in its tiny Xebra cars made in China: Plug it in at home and go up to 40 miles per hour for up to 25 miles. "The key is to keep the car simple," ZAP CEO Steve Schneider told Reuters, notin ... Continue reading
Fuel Cells in GM's 5 Year Future
May 16, 2007
TARRYTOWN, New York, May 15, 2007; Jui Chakravorty writing for Reuters reported that General Motors Corp. (GM.N: Quote, Profile , Research) will likely have vehicles powered by fuel cells in showrooms by 2012, an executive said on Tuesday, giving a target more aggressive than other automakers working on similar technol ... Continue reading
Chevy Sequel Drives Into History Books
May 16, 2007
First hydrogen fuel cell vehicle to go 300 miles without refueling is a success. TARRYTOWN, N.Y., May 15 -- General Motors Corp. made history today as its Chevy Sequel - the world's most technologically advanced automobile - became the first electrically-driven fuel cell vehicle to achieve 300 miles on one tank of hydr ... Continue reading
NASCAR NNCS (DAYTONA) - VIDEO STORY Car of Tomorrow
May 14, 2007
DETROIT - May 11, 2007: The NASCAR Car of Tomorrow is scheduled to debut in 16 of the 2007 Nextel Series races. Following the death of legendary driver Dale Earnhardt in 2001, NASCAR officials set out to create a safer vehicle. To accomplish this task, NASCAR employed various auto manufacturers to design a car that is ... Continue reading
May 10, 2007
SEOUL, May 10, 2007; Reuters reported that GM Daewoo Automotive and Technology Co., South Korea's third-largest auto maker, plans to recall 10,177 sports utility vehicles over a power steering defect, the transportation ministry and the company said on Thursday. The recall applies to GM Daewoo's first SUV, the Winstorm ... Continue reading
Which Cars are Really American?
May 6, 2007
Washington DC March 22, 2007; The AIADA newsletter reported that the ambiguity that exists between 'American' and 'Foreign' autos is growing as globalization increases, and it has some consumers confused. The world is no longer as simple as us vs. them, Detroit against the Asians and Europeans. It's a global industry n ... Continue reading
GM U.S. April 2007 Sales - Reports 311,687 Deliveries
May 1, 2007
DETROIT May 1, 2007; GM dealers in the United States delivered 311,687 vehicles in April, a reduction of 2.2 percent on a sales-day-adjusted basis. GM's April retail sales of 228,465 were up 3.6 percent, on a sales-day-adjusted basis. There were two fewer selling days in April this year. Fifteen different models showed ... Continue reading
American Consumers : Appeal of the Wagon
Apr 30, 2007
Washington DC April 30, 2007; The AIADA newsletter reported that in the U.S., the wagon genre isn't booming, but it has constantly held between 3 percent and 4 percent of the new-car market. Those numbers exclude car-based SUVs, sometimes called "crossovers," which might be considered wagons by some consumers. Today, A ... Continue reading
Auto Shanghai 2007 Ends With Great Success
Apr 29, 2007
SHANGHAI, China, April 29 - Themed on 'Technology and Nature in Harmony', World Expo Group Shanghai International Exhibition Co., Ltd. announced that Auto Shanghai 2007 ended with great success on April 28. Auto Shanghai 2007 attracted over 1300 exhibitors from 21 countries and regions with a total exhibition scale of ... Continue reading
Apr 28, 2007
Chevrolet Corvette & Corvette Z06 New for 2008 All-new LS3 6.2L V-8 engine for Coupe and Convertible: 430 hp (321 kW)* 424 lb.-ft. of torque (575 Nm)* 436 hp / 428 lb.-ft. (325 kW / 580 Nm)* with new, optional dual-mode exhaust system High-flow cylinder heads Enhanced valvetrain High-flow intake manifold Larger-bore bl ... Continue reading
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