Goodyear Donates 100-Year-Old Airship Lifeboat to Smithsonian
Jun 8, 2010
SUFFIELD, Ohio, June 7 -- The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company is making another significant gift to the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum Wednesday with the donation of a 100-year-old lifeboat from Goodyear's earliest lighter-than-air endeavor - the airship Akron built in 1911. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.co ... Continue reading
Octane Fest Three Days of Horsepower This Weekend in Fallon Nevada
Jun 8, 2010
It is here!! *This weekend* is the Octane Fest that we have been talking about for weeks now... Please post and forward to friends and family. I have included the link to embed the commercial too. They tested the track last night with the SuperLite trucks and it is awesome! Going to be a great event!! See you there.... ... Continue reading
Jun 8, 2010
DETROIT, June 8 The following is being released by the Detroit Metro Convention & Visitors Bureau: A press conference to kick off Autopalooza, a number of local car and transportation initiatives taking place this summer, including an upcoming major automotive event that will bring considerable economic impact to the r ... Continue reading
smart USA Appoints Dealer in Hawaii
Jun 8, 2010
BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Mich.--smart USA Distributor LLC, a subsidiary of Penske Automotive Group, Inc., , today appointed a smart dealer to serve the Hawaiian islands, expanding smart USAââ¬â¢s retail footprint into its 37th state. The dealership, to be named smart center Honolulu, will open later this month and ... Continue reading
Chrysler, Dodge and Jeep Recalls - June 2010
Jun 8, 2010
<pre>Vehicle Make / Model: Model Year(s): JEEP / WRANGLER 2007-2010 Manufacturer: CHRYSLER GROUP LLC Mfr's Report Date: JUN 01, 2010 NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID Number: 10V236000 N/A NHTSA Action Number: N/A Component: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC Potential Number of Units Affected: 288968 Summary: CHRYSLER IS RECALLING CERTAIN MOD ... Continue reading
National Tire Safety Week is June 6-12. Are Your Tires Road Ready?
Jun 8, 2010
Hankook Tire America Corp. Offers Consumers Tire Safety Tips WAYNE, N.J., June 7 -- In coordination with National Tire Safety Week, Hankook Tire America Corp. is offering tips and advice to arm consumers with the tire safety knowledge necessary to ensure that their tires are in good working condition for summer travel. ... Continue reading
Ford, Mitsubishi, Nissan, SABA and More Present at the Electric Vehicles Consumer Adoption Summit
Jun 8, 2010
SAN FRANCISCO--IQPC announces the Electric Vehicles Consumer Adoption Summit taking place June 21 ââ¬â 23 at the Hilton Fishermanââ¬â¢s Wharf in San Francisco, CA. With political mandates for carbon emission reduction and the public looking for alternatives to rising fuel prices, the Electric Veh ... Continue reading
Oops! BP Oil Caught in Putrid Plume Prevarication
Jun 8, 2010
AUTO CENTRAL - June 8, 2010: One week ago BP Oil denied reports of the existence of giant underwater plumes of oil in the Gulf of Mexico as a result of the oil leak. "The oil is on the surface. There aren't any plumes," BP CEO Tony Hayward told The Associated Press. Well, it appears that BP was wrong again, and/or agai ... Continue reading
Jun 8, 2010
LIGHTHOUSE POINT, Fla.--Driver's Alert, a pioneer in the fleet safety and risk reduction industry, today announced that it is exhibiting at the American Society of Safety Engineers Safety 2010 Exposition, June 13 - 15, 2010, at the Baltimore Convention Center, Booth 2856, in Baltimore, MD. During the show, Driver's Ale ... Continue reading
Kia Motors Posts 23.4% Increase in May Global Sales
Jun 8, 2010
Kia Motors posts 23.4% increase in May global sales - 175,098 Kia vehicles sold globally in May - May sales in general markets, China, North America, Europe and Korea post year-on-year sales growth of 59.3%, 28.9%, 19.5%, 18.7% and 5.0%, respectively (SEOUL) June 8, 2010 -- Kia Motors Corporation announced today its gl ... Continue reading
Walter P. Chrysler Museum Opens 2010 Cruise Nights on New Weeknight
Jun 8, 2010
AUBURN HILLS, Mich., June 7 -- WHAT: Cruise Nights at the Walter P. Chrysler Museum - Theme: Luxury Car Night WHO: Hundreds of cruisers are anticipated to kick-off the fifth annual series WHEN: 5:30 - 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 9 - first of five nights through Aug. WHERE: Walter P. Chrysler Museum, One Chrysler Dr., Aub ... Continue reading
Dodge Announces Dealer Exclusive Program Offering Unique 2010 Viper SRT10s
Jun 8, 2010
AUBURN HILLS, Mich., June 7 -- The 2010 model year just got even more exclusive for the Dodge Viper. The Dodge brand is unveiling three new unique 2010 Viper SRT10 vehicles as part of its "Dealer Exclusive Program." Dealers who sold sufficient Viper volume to qualify were given the opportunity to create their own speci ... Continue reading
Jun 8, 2010
Appearance of Big Truck in Top 20 New-Car List May Be Another Sign of Economic Recovery ATLANTA, June 8 -- Americans' love affair with muscle cars continued on AutoTrader.com as the new Ford Mustang claimed the No. 1 spot on AutoTrader.com's most-viewed new vehicles list in May, followed at No. 2 by the new Chevy Camar ... Continue reading
OnStar, Google Partner to Expand Turn-by-Turn Navigation
Jun 8, 2010
Subscribers Can Load Google Maps at Home and View via OnStar eNav DETROIT, June 8 -- OnStar and Google have reached an agreement that will let OnStar users search for and identify destinations using Google Maps and send those destinations to the Turn-by-Turn Navigation Service in their vehicles. OnStar eNav, a feature ... Continue reading
Jun 8, 2010
Ford/AAA Student Auto Skills national winners to job-shadow No. 16 Con-way Freight team; receive expert advice from one of racing's most successful crew chiefs - Larry McReynolds ORLANDO, Fla., June 8 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- AAA and Roush Fenway Racing today announced that the nation's best young automotive technici ... Continue reading
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