2007 Volkswagen Eos 3.2L Review
Jun 15, 2007
DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH CAREY RUSS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH CAREY RUSS 2007 Volkswagen Eos 3.2L Sometimes you want a coupe, sometimes you want a convertible. And so, for the past 50 years there have been cars built with folding metal hard tops instead of the traditional cloth or vinyl convertible top. The first fo ... Continue reading
California Takes Action to Increase Use of Ethanol in Gasoline
Jun 15, 2007
FRESNO, Calif., June 15 -- The California Air Resources Board (CARB) at their June 14th meeting in Fresno voted on a new reformulation of California gasoline that will allow an increase up to 10 percent of the amount of renewable, clean-burning, low carbon ethanol into California's gasoline blend. Both ethanol and petr ... Continue reading
Kia Motors America Announces New Vice President of Sales
Jun 15, 2007
Tom Loveless Joins Kia IRVINE, Calif., June 15 -- Kia Motors America, Inc. (KMA) announced today that Tom Loveless will be joining the company as vice president of sales, effective June 20, 2007. In his new position, Loveless will report to Len Hunt, executive vice president and chief operating officer, who has persona ... Continue reading
Ultra Super Cars More Super Than Their Ultra Rich Drivers
Jun 15, 2007
Washington DC June 15, 2007; The AIADA newsletter reported that auto makers are turning out a new breed of supremely fast sports cars (click here for a list) that sell for upwards of $250,000 and share many characteristics of purebred racecars. Unfortunately, a growing number are ending up wrapped around trees. The Cal ... Continue reading
FSBO: Jaguar; Land Rover - Luxury Brand Autos on the Block
Jun 15, 2007
Washington DC June 15, 2007; The AIADA newsletter reported that CNN reports that recently, fabled car brands are going on sale like grapefruits in a grocery store. First Chrysler went on the block with its Dodge, Chrysler and Jeep lines and was whisked away at a bargain price by Cerberus Capital Management. Now, after ... Continue reading
Toyota, Isuzu Consider Diesel Partnership
Jun 15, 2007
Washington DC June 15, 2007; The AIADA newsletter reported that Toyota Motor Corp. has announced it's in talks with Japanese partner Isuzu on developing diesel engines, but no details have been decided. The Nikkei reported in its Friday's editions that Toyota, Japan's top automaker, will outsource diesel engine product ... Continue reading
AIADA Supports New Proposal for CAFE Increase
Jun 15, 2007
After months of wrangling, Congress has produced a fuel economy bill that AIADA believes the Auto Industry cannot only live with, but flourish under. Click here for a transcript of yesterday's press conference where the Pryor-Bond-Levin amendment was unveiled. This amendment raises fuel economy standards by more than 3 ... Continue reading
Volvo Decides on Investments in Production of Engines and Gearboxes
Jun 15, 2007
STOCKHOLM, Sweden--AB Volvoâs Board of Directors has decided to invest slightly more than 1.7 billion in Volvo Powertrain. The investment will result in manufacturing capacity for heavy diesel engines increasing by 20 percent and capacity for heavy gearboxes increasing by 50 percent. As a result of increased deman ... Continue reading
Nissan Announces All-New Clipper Rio One-Box Mini-Wagon and Wheelchair Model
Jun 15, 2007
- Nissan also Releases Personal Chair Cab Model - TOKYO (June 14, 2007) -- Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. today announced the release of the all-new Clipper Rio one-box mini-wagon, which goes on sale today at Nissan dealers across Japan. The Clipper Rio is available in a wide range of model variations to meet diverse customer ... Continue reading
New Bentley Brooklands Coupe Celebrates Circuit's Centenary
Jun 15, 2007
Crewe, 15th June 2007 ⦠This week, as the Brooklands track celebrates its centenary, the most famous of the vintage Bentley racing cars are reunited at the circuit for the first time in the company of the very latest Bentley Brooklands coupe. Bentleyâs proud sporting pedigree, forged by the exploits of the im ... Continue reading
Full Size Diesel Pick-up From Nissan Coming to US
Jun 15, 2007
TOKYO, June 15, 2007; Reuters reported that Nissan Motor Co. is preparing a diesel-powered version of its Titan full-sized pickup truck by 2009 for the United States, with engines built by local truck and engine maker Navistar International Corp., industrial daily Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun reported on FridayJapan's third-bi ... Continue reading
Toyota to delay launch of next Prius hybrid
Jun 15, 2007
TOKYO, June 15, 2007; Reuters rweported that Toyota Motor Corp. has decided to postpone the launch of the third-generation Prius hybrid model by half a year to the spring of 2009, industrial daily Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun said on Friday. The world's biggest automaker has not officially announced the timing of the launch, b ... Continue reading
Hertz Plans to Buy 3400 Toyota Prius Hybrids
Jun 14, 2007
CHICAGO, June 14, 2007; Reuters reported that car rental company Hertz Global Holdings Inc. said on Thursday that it planned to buy 3,400 Toyota Motor Corp. Prius gasoline-electric hybrid cars for about $68 million. Hertz also said 100 of the vehicles would go to its Manhattan fleet. ... Continue reading
Jun 14, 2007
Letter from Europe Andrew Frankl Virgin Atlanticâs Flight VS 20 from San Francisco, was, as always on time. My problems didnât really start until Iâve reached The Auto Channelâs European HQ in London. Getting everything ready for Modena and Monaco was pretty hectic as was leaving for Londonâs G ... Continue reading
Jun 14, 2007
Washington DC June 14, 2007; The AIADA newsletter reported that U.S. Senate allies of car companies said today they are dropping a proposal that would allow automakers to avoid future fuel economy requirements by proving to the government they would accomplish more by other means to cut fuel use and greenhouse gas emis ... Continue reading
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