SKYPE The Auto Channel at 2008 Geneva Motor Show - Live 1-to-1 News As It Happens - VIDEO MESSAGE
Feb 28, 2008
TACH AUTO CENTRAL - February 26, 2008: The Auto Channel will be trying out a novel approach to reporting events from Media Days at the 2008 Geneva Motor Show: Live personal reports via video SKYPE. For those not familiar with SKYPE, and Skype's amazing video capabilities, this amazing communications tool allows you to ... Continue reading
The Ferrari Magic India Discovery started today from Mumbai - VIDEO ENHANCED
Feb 26, 2008
MUMBAI, India - February 26, 2008: Ferrari is delighted to announce the start of a new adventure, the Magic India Discovery Drive, which got underway from Mumbai today. The tour was flagged off by Mr. Ratan N. Tata, Chairman of the Tata Group, and Mr. John Elkann, Vice Chairman of the Fiat Group. On the occasion, the f ... Continue reading
Feb 26, 2008
LONDON- February 26, 2008: Ahead of the 2008 Geneva Motor Show (March 6-16, 2008), MINI presents its John Cooper Works and John Cooper Works Clubman, the first two models to be launched by the manufacturer under the brand MINI John Cooper Works. The 1.6 litre 4-cylinder engine with Twin Scroll turbocharger and petrol d ... Continue reading
Ohana Road TV Show: Episode 234 - VIDEO FEATURE
Feb 23, 2008
This week's episode features Volkswagen: New products, historic Formula V racing, and VW concepts. ... Continue reading
Mazda to Begin Public Road Trials of the Mazda ASV-4 Advanced Safety Vehicle
Feb 22, 2008
HIROSHIMA, Japan - Mazda Motor Corporation will commence public road trials of its advanced safety vehicle, Mazda ASV-4, in the Hiroshima area on March 11, 2008. The trials are based on the Advanced Safety Vehicle (ASV) Promotion Plan that was introduced by Japanâs Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, and Transportat ... Continue reading
40-Year-Old Hot Wheel Speeds Up Its Appeal at Toy Fair - VIDEO STORY
Feb 22, 2008
NEW YORK - February 22, 2008: Hot Wheels will turn 40 this year, and to commemorate its iconic anniversary, the toyâs maker hosted a makeover competition. Automakers were asked to submit ideas combining their own brand with the toyâs motto of power, speed and performance. With no rules, federal regulations, s ... Continue reading
GM Offers LA Drivers E85 Ethanol for 85 Cents a Gallon
Feb 22, 2008
FlexFuel Vehicle Promotion Targets Ethanol Infrastructure Growth BRENTWOOD, CA â February 22, 2008: The rising price of gasoline is hard to avoid in Los Angeles, but owners of the more than 46,000 FlexFuel vehicles capable of running on E85 ethanol are about to get a break this Tuesday â paying only 85.9 cent ... Continue reading
Ohana Road TV Show: Episode 235 - VIDEO FEATURE
Feb 21, 2008
in this week's show, hosts Dale and Anita profile the latest Fords, take a nostalgic look at the original Mustang, and present an interview with Carroll Shelby. Plus the local team are on location at the latest automotive happenings in Hawaii. ... Continue reading
Volvo to Produce its 15 Millionth Car Today - VIDEO GALORE
Feb 20, 2008
GOTHENBURG - February 20, 2008: Car number 15,000,000, a convertible Volvo C70, will leave the Volvo Cars factory in Uddevalla, Sweden. The very first Volvo car left the factory on April 14, 1927. It was called the ÖV4 because the letters ÖV are Swedish for "Open Car" and 4 denoted the number of cylinders powering th ... Continue reading
A Look Back at the Rinspeed Senso - GREAT VIDEO
Feb 20, 2008
More from One of the World's Great Auto Visionaries TACH AUTO CENTRAL - February 20, 2008: For the past week or so automotive Internet sites have been buzzing with the news about the latest concept car to come out of the Rinspeed wonder garage in Switzerland, the sQuba - the world's first underwater "flying car." In fa ... Continue reading
Did You Miss the Detroit or LA Auto Shows? Experience Them Here! - EXCLUSIVE VIDEO COVERAGE
Feb 18, 2008
Even if you were in Detroit last week, the schedule was so hectic that chances are you would have missed something. And you may have missed some of the best. But don't worry, because we have it all on TheAutoChannel.com. In addition to photos, press releases and stories-from-the-floor, we have more than 40 videos....in ... Continue reading
EXCLUSIVE FIRST TIME SPY PHOTOS: New Audi RS6 Sedan
Feb 17, 2008
TACH AUTO CENTRAL - February 17, 2008: One of the big unveilings at last September's Frankfurt Motor Show was the Audi RS6 Avant. But since that time thereâs been lots of speculation about a new RS6 Sedan. The latest spy shots taken by Robert Sandseth in Scandinavia prove two things: first, that the new RS6 Sedan ... Continue reading
EXCLUSIVE SPY PHOTOS: BMW X5 M
Feb 16, 2008
TACH AUTO CENTRAL - February 16, 2008: For months there's been many rumors circulating about the possibility of an "M" designated BMW X5 coming our way. While BMW, itself, once seems to have pooh-poohed the idea saying that no SUV (oops, sorry, that's SAV in BMW lingo) could be worthy of an âMâ performance ... Continue reading
Road Trip: 2008 Mitsubishi EVO - EXCLUSIVE 3-PART VIDEO FEATURE
Feb 15, 2008
Take a Road Trip with The Auto Channel in the all new 2008 Mitsubishi EVO. In the first episode of this 3-part series The Auto Channel's Mark Fulmer rides with Mike Evanoff, Mitsubishi Motors' Manager of Product Planning, and discusses the new Lancer EVO. In episodes 2 and 3, Mark rides with a professional rally racer ... Continue reading
First-of-its-kind Virtual Garage for Car Fans Launched by New York Auto Show
Feb 15, 2008
NEW YORK, Feb. 15 -- Described as "the virtual automobile community site" by Show Director, Candida Romanelli, Virtual Garage is designed to give car enthusiasts around the world the chance to show-off images and videos of their cars through the New York International Automobile Show (NYIAS) website. NYIAS is the first ... Continue reading
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