"Cash For Clunkers" Rewarding Consumers With Up To $4.5k For Turning In Old Vehicles - VIDEO STORY
Aug 6, 2009
DETROIT - August 6, 2009: After more than a year of declining car sales and closing dealerships, the auto industry may be getting a second wind. With the success of "Cash for Clunkers", cars sales are on the rise. Officially known as the Car Allowance Rebate System, the program rewards people for turning in older gas g ... Continue reading
Another Major Industry Honour For Eco:Drive
Aug 6, 2009
Fiat has just been honoured with another award for its innovative eco:Drive technology - picking up Auto Express's Special Award at the magazine's New Car Awards 2009 earlier this week. ... Continue reading
299,990 Ideas to Improve Economic Efficiency
Aug 6, 2009
Last year, Continental's employees came up with roughly 299,900 ideas - or more than 1,000 ideas each working day - to improve the efficiency and economy in their company. ... Continue reading
Nissan Supports Electric Vehicle & Infrastructure Deployment Project
Aug 6, 2009
The U.S. Department of Energy today announced a grant for the largest deployment of electric vehicles (EVs) and charging infrastructure ever undertaken. Nissan is supporting the lead grant applicant, Electric Transportation Engineering Corp. (eTec), by pledging to make available up to 1,000 Nissan LEAF zero-emission el ... Continue reading
U.S. EPA Joins Government, Industry and Academic Consortium to Develop Next Generation EcoCARs
Aug 6, 2009
WASHINGTON--EcoCAR: The NeXt Challenge today announced that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has joined the EcoCAR consortium of government, industry and academic leaders who are helping to develop the next generation of automotive engineers who will design and build the environmental vehicles of the futu ... Continue reading
Ssangyong Sales up for Fourth Consecutive Month
Aug 6, 2009
For the fourth month in succession, SsangYong has outperformed the UK car market in July with a sales increase over the same month last year of 167.57 per cent. ... Continue reading
British-Built Honda Civic Type R to Be Sold in Japan
Aug 6, 2009
The acclaimed 3-door hot hatch, manufactured at Hondaâs plant in Swindon, is to be shipped to Japan where it will go on sale during 2010 ... Continue reading
New Toyota Prius an Instant Hit
Aug 6, 2009
The British motoring public has shown itself eager to embrace the latest advances in cleaner, fuel efficient, full hybrid power by signing up in their thousands to buy the all-new Toyota Prius. ... Continue reading
Aug 6, 2009
2009 Center For Automotive Research (CAR) Conference As prepared for: Akio Toyoda President, Toyota Motor Corporation Center For Automotive Research (CAR) Conference Traverse City, Michigan Aug 5, 2009 âReinventing the Automobileâ Good morning! ...and thank you Dave... It is great to be back in America...and ... Continue reading
Edmunds.com Evaluates Cash for Clunkers Determines Program is Working
Aug 6, 2009
SANTA MONICA, Calif.--As the Senate considers a âCash for Clunkersâ extension, Edmunds.com, the premier online resource for automotive information, today released some initial analysis about the programâs results to date. âMost reports on this program lack context,â remarked Edmunds.com CEO Jer ... Continue reading
Cash for Clunkers Program Scorecard Update
Aug 6, 2009
NEWS FLASH: C.A.R.S. Program Statistics August 5, 2009 Dealer Transactions Number Submitted: 184,304 Dollar Value: $775.2M Top 10 New Vehicles Purchased 1. Toyota Corolla 2. Ford Focus FWD 3. Honda Civic 4. Toyota Prius 5. ... Continue reading
New Buick Crossover Will Feature Plug-In Hybrid System
Aug 6, 2009
-- Five-passenger crossover arrives in 2010 with family of fuel-efficient direct-injected gas engines -- Plug-in hybrid model debuts in 2011 -- Expected to be first commercially available plug-in hybrid SUV produced by a major automaker TRAVERSE CITY, Mich., Aug. 6 -- General Motors' plug-in hybrid technology will be i ... Continue reading
Aug 6, 2009
NEW YORK, August 5 -- Bumpers on 2009 models of the Honda Accord, Hyundai Sonata, Mazda 6, and Nissan Maxima performed better than their 2007 predecessors in low-speed crash tests conducted by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. Bumpers on the 2009 Chevrolet Malibu and 2010 Ford Fusion did worse than earlier mo ... Continue reading
U.S. Senate Expected To Approve Additional Cash For Clunkers Funding Today
Aug 6, 2009
cash for clunkers" auto sales incentive bill after an agreement with Republicans, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said. Speaking on the Senate floor late on Wednesday, Reid said the accord provided for votes on seven possible amendments, all of which aides said were expected to be defeated. That would clear the way f ... Continue reading
Another "Best Roadster" Award for Mazda MX-5
Aug 6, 2009
Mazdaâs range of âZoom-Zoomâ vehicles continues to impress automotive experts, with the iconic Mazda MX-5 roadster once again selected for critical acclaim in the 2009 Auto Express New Car Awards, announced in the weekly magazine today (Wednesday). ... Continue reading
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