2008 Sonata Delivers Higher Value With New Equipment and Engine Choices
May 30, 2007
FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., May 29 -- Hyundai Motor America announced pricing today for the 2008 Hyundai Sonata lineup. As gas prices surge, Hyundai is smartly offering the powerful, yet fuel-efficient 2.4-liter DOHC inline-four cylinder engine in all trim levels, including SE and Limited models, for the first time. Shopp ... Continue reading
Electric Scooter Prototype Delivered to Florida Dealer
May 30, 2007
SOLANA BEACH, Calif., May 29 -- Armor Electric Inc. (BULLETIN BOARD: ARME) is pleased to announce that negotiations for the sale of a fleet of electric scooters to a significant vehicle dealer in Florida have progressed to the field testing stage. Last week Armor shipped a lithium-ion battery powered scooter, developed ... Continue reading
Chrysler Group Celebrates 20 Years of Modern Concept Vehicles - VIDEO ENHANCED
May 29, 2007
Chrysler Group's design tradition has become a key strength of the company More than 100 concept vehicles have been developed since 1988 Chrysler Nassau, Jeep Trailhawk and Dodge Demon are the most recent concepts Auburn Hills, MI - May 29, 2007: "Concept to reality" has become a term that epitomizes the Chrysler Group ... Continue reading
Chrysler Group Marketing Executive to Leave
May 29, 2007
Auburn Hills, Mich., May 29, 2007 - The Chrysler Group today announced changes in the companyâs senior management. George Murphy, 51, who has been Senior Vice President of Global Brand Marketing since February 2001, has informed the company that he will leave at the end of this month, in order to pursue other oppo ... Continue reading
May 29, 2007
DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH CAREY RUSS 2007 Saturn Aura XR Saturn has been reinvented again, and this bodes well not only for it, but for parent General Motors as well. What began as "a different kind of car company" with the intent to be The General's import-fighting division, with cars built on unique platforms, lost ... Continue reading
Forbes' Hottest Sports Cars for 2007
May 29, 2007
Washington DC May 28, 2007; The AIADA newsletter reported that the 2007 model year offers a diverse crop of new sports cars, ranging from $22,000 roadsters (Saturn Sky) to six-figure exotics (Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano). While sports cars have continually improved and offer more thrills than ever before, modern ones remai ... Continue reading
BMW 3-litre Twin Turbo Named Best Engine of the Year
May 29, 2007
Washington DC May 28, 2007; The AIADA newsletter reported that Business Week reports that BMW's 3-litre twin turbo engine was crowned earlier this month as International Engine of the Year 2007 at the ninth annual International Engine of the Year Awards. In an award independently judged by a jury of 62 motoring journal ... Continue reading
Volkswagen Brand Names John Bailey & Associates as Product & Technology Public Relations Counsel
May 29, 2007
AUBURN HILLS, Mich., May 29 -- Volkswagen of America, Inc. announced today the appointment of John Bailey & Associates, Inc. as their product and technology public relations agency of record. In this role, the firm will support national and regional media relations initiatives for the Volkswagen brand in the U.S. marke ... Continue reading
Nissan Achieves Record Safety Rating with Autoliv Products
May 29, 2007
STOCKHOLM, Sweden--Last week the European New Car Assessment Program, Euro NCAP, released the best-ever score for adult occupants in its crash-test program since the start more than ten years ago. The vehicle that set this new safety record is the Nissan compact crossover Qashqai. Autoliv Inc. â the worldwide lead ... Continue reading
High growth forecast for the Asian Automotive Industry; Projections to 2011
May 29, 2007
LYON, France--Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report related to the Asian automotive industry is now available to its catalogue. Asian Automotive Industry Outlook (2007-2011)http://www.reportlinker.com/p049329/asia-automotive.html Automotive industry is the growing at an unprecedented speed in Asi ... Continue reading
Toyota to Begin Producing New Corolla in Tianjin FAW Toyota's Plant No. 3
May 29, 2007
Tokyo, Japan, May 28, 2007 - Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) announced that Tianjin FAW Toyota Motor Co., Ltd. (TFTM), a joint venture established by TMC and China FAW Group Corporation (FAW) for the production of passenger vehicles, started production of the new Corolla today at TFTM's Plant No. 3, in the Tianjin Econo ... Continue reading
May 29, 2007
DETROIT - GM Chairman and CEO Rick Wagoner announced today a series of management appointments affecting GM's global product development organization and regional leadership. Denny Mooney, 50, currently chairman and managing director of GM Holden Ltd. in Port Melbourne, Australia, has been named to the new position of ... Continue reading
New KIA Picanto Makes World Wide Debut in Barcelona
May 29, 2007
LONDON - May 29, 2007: Kia;s best seller is about to get bigger and better. Only millimetres bigger but miles better in every way, the face-lifted Picanto is set for a world debut at the Barcelona show on June 7. Kia's design teams have updated Picanto to exude glamour while still maintaining its cheeky charm. A rounde ... Continue reading
May 28, 2007
STOCKHOLM May 28, 2007; Reuters reported that loss-making Ford Motor Co. is planning to sell Swedish car maker Volvo and German carmaker BMW could be a possible buyer, a Swedish newspaper said on Monday. The Goteborgs Posten daily reported on its website that a source within Ford said BMW has been studying a possible p ... Continue reading
Hyundai Unveils All-New H-1 Van - VIDEO ENHANCED
May 28, 2007
SEOUL - May 28, 2007: The H-1 (Starex), Hyundai's all-new business van, was introduced to members of the media on May 25th in Kyungju, South Korea. The vehicle is available in commercial (cargo) and passenger versions and fitted with the 2.5 Common Rail Diesel Injected A engine. In addition to a Euro-IV compliant engin ... Continue reading
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