TED and BMW Team Up to Share the Power of Ideas With a Global Audience
Jun 27, 2006
NEW YORK and WOODCLIFF LAKE, N.J., June 27 -- Once a year, 1000 people are invited to the TED Conference in Monterey, California, to exchange something of incalculable value: their ideas. What happens there has never been shared until now. TED and BMW today announced they will team up to provide a ground-breaking, free ... Continue reading
Dow Automotive and Audi Sport Making History at Le Mans
Jun 27, 2006
SCHWALBACH, Germany, June 27 -- Dow Automotive is pleased to share the good news that Audi Sport and Dow Automotive made history over the June 17-18 weekend with the first-ever diesel sportscar win at the Le Mans 24-hour endurance race in Le Mans (France). Supported by Dow Automotive's diesel particulate filter technol ... Continue reading
Volvo Hooks Nearly 30,000 in Its Worldwide 'Pirate' Treasure Hunt for a Buried SUV
Jun 27, 2006
Visit www.volvocars.us/thehunt Today to Participate in Volvo's Promotion With Disney for Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest HOLLYWOOD, Calif., June 27 -- Maybe they are at their computers, treasure map in hand, dressed in swashbuckling garb with a sea-traveled parrot resting on their shoulder. Or, maybe not. Ei ... Continue reading
Don Swearingen Joins Kia Motors America as Vice President, Parts Supply and Logistics
Jun 27, 2006
IRVINE, Calif April 21, 2006; Don Swearingen will join Kia Motors America, Inc. (KMA) as vice president, parts supply and logistics at its U.S. headquarters in Irvine, Calif., effective Monday, April 24. With more than 30 years of automotive industry experience, Swearingen joins Kia after 10 years with Mitsubishi Motor ... Continue reading
Acura To Debut American Le Mans Series Sports Car Racing Program In 2007
Jun 27, 2006
June 26, 2006 -- Torrance, Calif. -- Acura found several enticements about the American Le Mans Series, but one major attraction drew them into the sports car series for 2007. "We love competition," said Robert Clarke, president of Honda Performance Development. In particular, HPD loves competing against the big dogs, ... Continue reading
Jun 26, 2006
Washington DC June 25, 2006; Thew AIADA newsletter reported that Toyota Chairman Hiroshi Okuda stepped down on Friday, ending a reign in which he saw the automaker through highly successful times. One of Mr. Okuda's biggest achievements was Toyota's aggressive expansion of production in the U.S. According to The Wall S ... Continue reading
PACCAR and Cummins Announce Class 6/7 Engine Agreement
Jun 26, 2006
BELLEVUE, Wash.--June 26, 2006--PACCAR Inc and Cummins Inc. today announced an agreement for the Cummins' 6- and 8-liter engines to be installed exclusively in Peterbilt and Kenworth's North American conventional medium-duty commercial vehicles, effective January 1, 2007. The two companies are developing proprietary co ... Continue reading
Honda Achieves Record Monthly Overseas and Worldwide Auto Production
Jun 26, 2006
<http://www.japancorp.net/?page_num=1> JapanCorp: Honda Achieves Record Monthly Overseas and Worldwide Auto Production Tokyo, Japan, June. 26, 2006 - (JCN Newswire) - Honda Motor Co., Ltd. announced its automobile production, Japan domestic sales, and export results for the month of May 2006. Honda achieved a new recor ... Continue reading
First Honda Programmed Fuel Injection Motorcycle to be Launched in India
Jun 26, 2006
<http://www.japancorp.net/?page_num=1> JapanCorp: First Honda Programmed Fuel Injection Motorcycle to be Launched in India New Dehli and Tokyo, Japan, June. 26, 2006 - (JCN Newswire) - Hero Honda Motors Ltd., a motorcycle production and sales joint venture in India between Honda and Hero Group, announced the sales laun ... Continue reading
David Klan to Head All Marketing Activities for Mazda North American Operations
Jun 26, 2006
IRVINE, Calif., June 26 -- Mazda North American Operations (MNAO) today announced that David Klan has been named Director of Marketing for the company. In this newly created position, he will be responsible for all U.S.-based advertising and marketing operations, including brand development, business planning and globa ... Continue reading
Official Details Of The 2007 Mercedes-Benz CL-Class
Jun 26, 2006
Posted by www.eMercedesBenz.com on June 26th, 2006 at 10:00 AM CST Welcome back ladies and gentlemen; I hope you all had a fantastic weekend. To kick things off this sultry June morning, Mercedes has published details of a car we've told you about on several ocassions; a car considered by most to be the pinnacle of lux ... Continue reading
Porsche Chases New Records; Turnover, Sales and Profit Are Growing
Jun 26, 2006
STUTTGART, Germany--June 26, 2006--Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG of Stuttgart, Germany, will post new record figures in the current 2005/06 fiscal year (ending July 31). In the first ten months of the year under review, the manufacturer of sporty premium cars succeeded in increasing production, sales and turnover. From A ... Continue reading
2007 Saturn Sky Red Line Features Turbocharged 260-horsepower Roadster For Under $28,000
Jun 26, 2006
Detroit â Today, Saturn announced that the 2007 Sky Red Line will be available this fall at a starting manufacturerâs suggested retail price of $27,895 (including destination charges). Retailers are now taking orders for the turbocharged variant of the Sky roadster, which is one of the hottest selling cars in ... Continue reading
Green Plus Ltd Takes over Former Ford Motor Aveley Emissions Lab in UK
Jun 26, 2006
LONDON--June 26, 2006--Green Plus Ltd, sister company of Biofriendly Corporation in the U.S., announced today that it has taken over the former Ford Motor Company Emissions Laboratory in Aveley, near London. The laboratory will be used to perform independent emissions and device testing for vehicle and engine makers as ... Continue reading
General Motors Brand Websites will Feature the Intelliprice Vehicle Appraisal Service
Jun 26, 2006
Online Trade Appraisal Service Generates Incremental Sales Leads for GM Dealers BOCA RATON, Fla., June 26 -- After extensive testing and evaluation, General Motors has selected the Intelliprice(TM) trade appraisal service for the Chevrolet, Buick, Pontiac, GMC, Cadillac, Saab and Saturn websites. Intelliprice provides ... Continue reading
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