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2007 BMW 3 Series Coupe Convertible Review

2007 BMW 3 Series Coupe Convertible Review

BMW 3 SERIES CONVERTIBLE COUPE AT THE BMW-PGA CHARITY PRO-AM South Carolina is for Convertibles and Golf From a Shunpiker’s Journal By Steve Purdy and Joe Chagnon TheAutoChannel.com Detroit Bureau [1008] Western North Carolina is a beautiful part of the country, nestled along the lower reaches of the Appalachians ... Continue reading

2008 Scion Preview

2008 Scion Preview

Scion: Then Next Generation By Carey Russ (c) 2007 Scion is a young brand, and that's appropriate as Scion is Toyota's youth-oriented division. It's been remarkably successful since it debuted in California in June, 2003, and spread in a controlled fashion across the country by June of 2004. That success was due, in no ... Continue reading

2007 Volkswagen Eos 3.2L Review

2007 Volkswagen Eos 3.2L Review

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

IIHS: Good News About Teenage Drivers - Fatal Crashes Decline

IIHS: Good News About Teenage Drivers - Fatal Crashes Decline

Arlington Va. June 2007; The IIHS Status report shows teen drivers' crash rates have declined sharply since 1996. A new study from the Institute shows continued progress in reducing fatal and nonfatal crashes per population of 16-year-old drivers, and these gains haven’t been offset by higher crash rates among old ... Continue reading

A Maserati, A Puncture, A Prince, A Palace, A Race, A Strike, and More in this Month’s Letter from Europe

A Maserati, A Puncture, A Prince, A Palace, A Race, A Strike, and More in this Month’s Letter from Europe

Letter from Europe Andrew Frankl Virgin Atlantic’s Flight VS 20 from San Francisco, was, as always on time. My problems didn’t really start until I’ve reached The Auto Channel’s European HQ in London. Getting everything ready for Modena and Monaco was pretty hectic as was leaving for London’s G ... Continue reading

2007 Lamborghini Gallardo Spyder Review

2007 Lamborghini Gallardo Spyder Review

Road test :Lamborghini Gallardo Spyder Andrew Frankl European Bureau Chief Every year I tell myself that these European trips simply cannot get any better. Well, I was wrong yet again! Monaco, Cannes, Maserati, Ferrari and now - for the first time ever- Lamborghini! Yes, Senior Editor Nicholas Frankl and I finally made ... Continue reading

The Nissan Manufacturning Story Y'all

The Nissan Manufacturning Story Y'all

Home Contact Us Search: About AIADA Membership Government Relations Get Involved Newsroom Publications Research Member Benefits Home > AIADA Newsroom > AIADA News Detail e-mail a friend NEWSROOM Press Releases Features Today's Headlines Public Service Announcements Contact Communications By Jim Koscs AIADA Contributing ... Continue reading

2007 Eyes on Design Auto Show Fathers Day Weekend

2007 Eyes on Design Auto Show Fathers Day Weekend

The 2007 EYES ON DESIGN SHOW Best Father’s Day Car Show in Town By Steve Purdy TheAutoChannel.com Detroit Bureau “Aerodynamics and Streamlining – By Design” is the theme for the 20th Eyes On Design car show, a Father’s Day tradition for this reporter. The family functions always have to go on w ... Continue reading

One on One with Doug Betts, Senior VP of Nissan

One on One with Doug Betts, Senior VP of Nissan

By Marty Bernstein AIADA Contributing Editor One of the most important acronyms in the retail automobile business – an industry so laden with acronyms it’s hard to understand some conversations – is CSI: the omnipotent, sometimes controversial Customer Satisfaction Index. It’s the number most dealer ... Continue reading

2008 Mitsubishi Lancer ES Review - VIDEO ENHANCED

2008 Mitsubishi Lancer ES Review - VIDEO ENHANCED

DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH CAREY RUSS With the exception of a small coterie of rabid Lancer Evo rally-replica fans, Mitsubishi has been notably absent from most people's notice in recent years. Times turned tough for the Japanese manufacturer, for a variety of reasons. But, as has been shown by other automakers, the ke ... Continue reading

Andy Rooney on Bumpers: "They Don't Protect Anything Except The Income Of Automobile Parts Departments"

Andy Rooney on Bumpers: "They Don't Protect Anything Except The Income Of Automobile Parts Departments"

If you would like a few good laughs and want to listen to Andy Rooney talking bumpers instead of reading this click here: http://www.superbumper.com/videos/andy%20rooney%202.wmv You Can Wait Another 37 Years And Hope The Automobile Industry Will Fix This Problem Or You Can Take A Proactive Approach And Do Something Abo ... Continue reading

May 2007 US Auto Sales: International Brands Earn 48.2 Percent Share; Toyota Takes No. 2 Spot

May 2007 US Auto Sales: International Brands Earn 48.2 Percent Share; Toyota Takes No. 2 Spot

By AIADA Staff Small cars ruled the roost this May, up 11.7 percent as a group for the month, providing a boost to several International automakers whose dealerships felt the sting of two less selling days in April. As a group, International brands saw May sales rise 7.2 percent for a total of 753,081 units. As a resul ... Continue reading

IIHS Tests Convertibles: Saab and Volvo Tops - VIDEO ENHANCED

IIHS Tests Convertibles: Saab and Volvo Tops - VIDEO ENHANCED

ARLINGTON, VA May 31, 2007; The Saab 9-3 and Volvo C70 earn the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety's TOP SAFETY PICK award for superior crash protection in the first tests the Institute has conducted of 10 midsize convertible models. The Saab and Volvo earn the top rating of good for protection in front, side, and ... Continue reading

Autopromotec Show - Bologna: Important International Agreements Signed

Autopromotec Show - Bologna: Important International Agreements Signed

3 US AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY TRADE GROUPS AGREE TO WORK WITH KEY ITALIAN ASSOCIATION by Marty Bernstein, Marketing & Advertising Editor One of the major accomplishments of the American delegation and automotive service industry representatives attending Autopromotec in Bologna, Italy, was the signing of ‘memorandums o ... Continue reading

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