2006 Volkswagen Rabbit 4-Door Review
Aug 3, 2006
DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH CAREY RUSS 2006 Volkswagen Rabbit 4-Door What was to be the latest generation of the Golf hatchback was, for the American market, renamed to Rabbit at the last minute. The car was always knows as the Golf in the rest of the world, and in Europe and Asia it's Golf today. But it was Rabbit here ... Continue reading
Apple Teams Up With Ford, General Motors & Mazda to Deliver Seamless iPod Integration
Aug 3, 2006
Over 70 Percent of New Automobiles in US Will Offer iPod Integration in 2007 CUPERTINO, Calif., Aug. 3 -- Apple(R) today announced it has teamed up with Ford Motor Company, General Motors and Mazda to deliver seamless iPod(R) integration across the majority of their brands and models, making it easy for iPod users to e ... Continue reading
Spend A Day With A New Peugeot 207
Aug 3, 2006
COVENTRY - August 3, 2006: Buying a car is possibly the second biggest purchase an individual will make. It is therefore important that before buying any car a potential customer spends as much time as possible understanding what a particular car has to offer them. Peugeot has recognised this need, and to meet it has l ... Continue reading
Ford Hires Strategic Advisor, Kenneth Leet
Aug 3, 2006
DEARBORN, Mich., Aug. 2 -- Ford Motor Company announced today that it has hired Kenneth H.M. Leet as a strategic advisor to Bill Ford, the company's chairman and chief executive officer. Mr. Leet is an 18-year veteran of Goldman Sachs, serving the firm in its London and New York offices, where he was a partner and was ... Continue reading
Ford to Present Escape Hybrid Taxi Case Study to City of Austin
Aug 3, 2006
WHAT: Ford Motor Company will present a case study on the successful use of Escape Hybrid taxis to Mayor Wynn and representatives from the City of Austin, Austin Energy and local commercial fleet managers, to raise awareness of the environmental and economic benefits of an Escape Hybrid. Cities across the country, incl ... Continue reading
Aug 3, 2006
Over half of them look forward to audio system interface technology DETROIT and ROCHESTER, N.Y., Aug. 2 -- According to the most recent wave of the Harris Interactive AutoTECHCAST(SM) study, 65 percent of adult vehicle owners who indicate that they own an MP3/iPod player state that they use some type of adapter to use ... Continue reading
Mercedes-Benz Introduces Two New V8 Engines To The CLK-Class Range
Aug 3, 2006
CLK 63 AMG Coupe and Cabriolet CLK 500 Coupe and Cabriolet CLK 63 AMG Coupe and Cabriolet Mercedes-Benz is set to create an unforgettable driving experience with the launch of the exclusive CLK 63 AMG Coupe and Cabriolet; the new top-of-the-range V8 performance models. Designed for high performance, the newly developed ... Continue reading
Green Car Makers and Fans Rally at Wisconsin Hybridfest - VIDEO NEWS STORY
Aug 3, 2006
MADISON, WI - August 2, 2006: The First Annual HybridFest took place on the weekend of July 21st at the Alliant Energy Center in Madison. About 180 hybrid vehicles were on hand and more than 800 people attended. ... Continue reading
The New Audi S3 - Dynamism and Driving Pleasure
Aug 2, 2006
The new Audi S3 New A3 range performance flagship expected to open for UK ordering in early September â first UK customer deliveries scheduled for January 2007 Estimated UK OTR price approximately £27,000 Specially developed 2.0 Turbo FSI engine features alloy head, new turbo charger with enlarged turbine and c ... Continue reading
Slot Rally GB - Britain's Biggest Small Car Rally
Aug 2, 2006
SURREY, England - August 2, 2006: Toyota and the National Slot car Collectors Club (NSCC) have joined forces to stage the UK's largest ever slot car rally. The event will be run like a real rally, against the clock over multiple stages on different surfaces. It will take place at Toyota GB's headquarters, near Epsom, o ... Continue reading
Jeep Recalls 830,000 Liberty's For Steering Problem
Aug 2, 2006
DETROIT, Aug 2, 2006; Reuters reported that Chrysler Group on Wednesday said it would recall an estimated 832,500 Jeep Liberty vehicles because of a potential steering problem. Chrysler, the U.S. operating unit of DaimlerChrysler AG, said that, in some of the vehicles, a ball joint in the the front suspension was prone ... Continue reading
"The Big Three" GM, Toyota and Honda? - Toyota, Honda Overtake Ford, Chrysler in July 2006
Aug 2, 2006
Washington DC August 2, 2006; The AIADA newsletter reported that automakers released their July U.S. sales numbers yesterday, with Toyota posting an 11.7 percent year-over-year increase, which helped them surpass Ford as the overall No.2 best-selling automaker for the month. Meanwhile, Honda surpassed Chrysler in July ... Continue reading
Aug 2, 2006
KIA SORENTO EX 4X4 Tepid and Trendy By Steve Purdy TheAutoChannel.com Detroit Bureau It was 7 oâclock on a Sunday morning. I was at the gas pump in Williamston filling the 21-gallon tank on this Kia Sorento. We got home late the night before from a rush trip to Syracuse, NY and I needed gas, a newspaper and one li ... Continue reading
From Concept To Reality: Auto Design Offshoring To India
Aug 2, 2006
PUNE, India--Aug. 2, 2006--"Rather than piecemeal sub-contracting of design, engineering and manufacturing jobs, auto companies prefer vendors offering end-to-end services or complete solutions, from design to manufacture of components," says Arun Jethmalani, CEO of ValueNotes. A recently released report by ValueNotes ... Continue reading
2007 Ford F-150: New Models, Lower Prices, a Longer Warranty and Now Rated to Tow up to 10,500 Lbs.
Aug 2, 2006
* The Ford F-150 will enter the 2007 model year with suggested retail prices up to $1,400 lower than 2006, and the best warranty and roadside assistance package of any new full-size pickup truck. * F-150's maximum tow rating is up 600 lbs. to a class-leading 10,500 lbs. * F-150's best-in-class maximum payload is 3,050 ... Continue reading
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