U.S. Automakers Closing the Gap with Overseas Competitors - VIDEO STORY
Jun 23, 2009
DETROIT - June 23, 2009: The newly released annual J.D. Power and Associates Automotive Initial Quality Survey shows a closing gap between foreign and domestic cars. Over the last two decades, foreign automakers have developed a reputation for producing better cars than their North American competitors, often outrankin ... Continue reading
Jun 23, 2009
More than 100,000 crashes each year are caused by fatigued drivers MONTVALE, N.J., June 23 -- Drowsy driving is one of the most vexing problems involving traffic safety with more than 60 percent of working Americans admitting to driving while feeling sleepy and 37 percent to actually falling asleep at the wheel, in the ... Continue reading
Jun 23, 2009
Excessive Focus on Quickly Selling Vehicles Leads Some Redesigned Sites To Lower Shopper Satisfaction Scores WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif., June 23 -- Honda ranks highest among automotive manufacturer Web sites for usefulness in new-vehicle shopping for a second consecutive time, according to the J.D. Power and Associates 2 ... Continue reading
The Auto Industry is Charging Its Batteries!
Jun 23, 2009
The first plug-in electric vehicle conference to be held in Detroit. DEARBORN, Mich., June 23 -- Plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs) are on the brink of revolutionizing America's driving habits and Detroit is at the epicenter of this transformation. The Business of Plugging In(SM), Detroit's inaugural plug-in electric veh ... Continue reading
ExxonMobil and Electrovaya Launch Electric Car Program in Baltimore
Jun 23, 2009
HOUSTON--ExxonMobil announces the sponsorship of an all-electric car-sharing and rental program, called AltCar, at the Maryland Science Center in Baltimore, MD. The new electric vehicles at the science center, called the Maya-300, are powered exclusively by enhanced lithium ion battery technology. They are one of the f ... Continue reading
Tesla Gets Loan Approval from US Department of Energy
Jun 23, 2009
SAN CARLOS, Calif.--Tesla Motors has received approval for about $465 million in low-interest loans from the US Department of Energy to accelerate the production of affordable, fuel-efficient electric vehicles. Tesla will use $365 million for production engineering and assembly of the Model S, an all-electric family se ... Continue reading
TV's Jesse James Fraudulantly Claims Hydrogen-Powered World Speed Record, Says 'Landspeed Louise'
Jun 23, 2009
CREVE COEUR, MO - June 23, 2009: Noted automotive journalist and world land-speed historian Louise Ann Noeth has taken issue with television motorcycle guy Jesse James over his claim to have set a new world speed record. According to a press release from Ms. Noeth and her company, Landspeed Productions, Jesse James cla ... Continue reading
Buick Unveils 2010 LaCrosse in Live Internet eVent - COMPLETE VIDEO
Jun 22, 2009
DETROIT - June 22, 2009: Buick is conducting an innovative LIVE Internet introduction for the media of it's new 2010 LaCrosse. TheAutoChannel.com will be presenting the information for all interested persons as fast as we can. Click on the following videos for background information on the 2010 LaCrosse. ... Continue reading
'Vaccination of Sales' by New Opel Astra: Rolling Out Production in 2010
Jun 22, 2009
Frost & Sullivan comments on news regarding GM's plans to roll out production of the new Opel Astra in Russia by 2010. Dear All, One of our Automotive & Transportation experts has issued a comment regarding GMâs plans to roll out production of the new Opel Astra in Russia by 2010. I hope you find it interesting. P ... Continue reading
EnerDel Awarded $3.3 Million For Safety Research on Auto Lithium-ion Battery
Jun 22, 2009
Department of Energy Project Targets Cell R&D to Improve Charging Performance INDIANAPOLIS, June 22 -- Advanced lithium-ion automotive battery developer EnerDel has been awarded up to $3.3 million for a cost-share research project under the U.S. Department of Energy. This will be the largest of a set of new projects an ... Continue reading
First US Built Electric Truck Enters Production - New Era For Trucks
Jun 22, 2009
ZeroTruck Ordered by City of Santa Monica for Water Services Dept LOS ANGELES, June 22 -- The City of Santa Monica has purchased the first ZeroTruck all-electric zero emission medium duty truck. The vehicle will be equipped with a Scelzi utility body for use in the City of Santa Monica. Fleet Superintendant Rick Sikes ... Continue reading
Buick to Use Virtual eVent Monday to Unveil New LaCrosse - VIDEO ENHANCED
Jun 21, 2009
DETROIT - June 21, 2009: The new 2010 Buick LaCrosse will debut tomorrow at 12 Noon EDT via a special online media presentation. Susan Docherty, GM North America Vice President, Buick-Pontiac-GMC; Ed Welburn, Vice President of Global Design; and Jim Federico, Global Vehicle Line Executive â Midsize Cars. ... Continue reading
Complete 2010 General Motors Product Guide for the United States
Jun 20, 2009
A Leaner, Greener, Reinvented General Motors Launches Six All-New Models in North America for 2010 DETROIT â June 10, 2009: General Motors begins its new chapter with the introduction of six all-new 2010 models that combine leading-edge design, technology, engineering excellence and quality, backed by the most com ... Continue reading
Road Trip: Mercedes-Benz C 63 AMG and 2010 E 350 - EXCLUSIVE VIDEO
Jun 19, 2009
In this special RoadTrip produced at Mazda Raceway at Laguna Seca in Monterey, California, David Ray from Hooked on Driving road tests the AMG C 63 and Larkin Hill from Mercedes-Benz shows off the stunning new E 350. Host Mark Fulmer is also joined by Sarah-Jane Nicols. ... Continue reading
All-New Infiniti G Convertible on Sale Now for the Official Start of Summer - VIDEO ENHANCED
Jun 19, 2009
"Own The Sky" Marketing Campaign Leverages New Customized Technologies to Introduce Consumers to the Style, Beauty and Performance of the G Convertible FRANKLIN, Tenn., June 19 -- The all-new Infiniti G Convertible, sporting a retractable hardtop, Bose(R) Open Air Sound System and an adaptive climate control system, is ... Continue reading
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