News By Topic: Jaguar

IIHS Tests Convertibles: Saab and Volvo Tops - VIDEO ENHANCED

Jun 1, 2007

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

Which Cars are Really American?

May 6, 2007

Washington DC March 22, 2007; The AIADA newsletter reported that the ambiguity that exists between 'American' and 'Foreign' autos is growing as globalization increases, and it has some consumers confused. The world is no longer as simple as us vs. them, Detroit against the Asians and Europeans. It's a global industry n ... Continue reading

Auto Shanghai 2007 Ends With Great Success

Apr 29, 2007

SHANGHAI, China, April 29 - Themed on 'Technology and Nature in Harmony', World Expo Group Shanghai International Exhibition Co., Ltd. announced that Auto Shanghai 2007 ended with great success on April 28. Auto Shanghai 2007 attracted over 1300 exhibitors from 21 countries and regions with a total exhibition scale of ... Continue reading

Automakers Still Not Tuned-in To HD Radio

Apr 27, 2007

Washington DC April 26, 2007; The AIADA newsletter reported that HD Radio has so far failed to win over U.S. carmakers. Hyundai, BMW, and Jaguar plan to offer HD Radio, But officials from GM and Chrysler Group said they were not rushing to commit to the devices, which would cost the struggling Big Three U.S. automakers ... Continue reading

Western Automotive Journalists Shindig in Monterey Next Week

Apr 27, 2007

SAN FRANCISCO - April 27, 2007: Western Automotive Journalists, America's second largest group of working automotive journalists, will be holding their 15th annual Media Days event next week in Monterey, beginning Wednesday, May 2nd. Media Days allows all group members to drive and compare dozens of vehicles, head-2-he ... Continue reading

Long-Forgotten Car Designs Come To Market

Apr 24, 2007

34 of Trevor Fiore’s concepts for Jaguar, Austin-Healey, Lancia, Alvis etc to be auctioned by H&H Thirty-four long-forgotten original design concepts, including those for Jaguar, Austin-Healey, Lancia, Alvis, Elva and Trident cars of the mid ‘60s, are to be auctioned by H&H at its Buxton sale on June 19. Most ... Continue reading

2007 Jaguar XK Coupe Review - A Love Story

Apr 9, 2007

2007 JAGUAR XK COUPE By Gareth Wardell “You delight in the metal strips on the running board section of the after-wing. Running your hand across them discovers a delicacy in polished steel, perfect for muddy boots or brogues. They stand out like expensive fountain pens bejeweling the deep luster of the black paint ... Continue reading

2007 Jaguar XKR Review - A Road Trip

Apr 9, 2007

JAGUAR XKR ROAD TRIP A Loaper Loop of Michigan From a Shunpiker’s Journal By Steve Purdy TheAutoChannel.com Detroit Bureau [IMG 0387] “Si Quaeris Peninsulam Amoenam Circumspice” “If you seek a beautiful peninsula, look around you.” That’s Michigan’s official state motto. Of course, ge ... Continue reading

What will we be driving in 2010? Concept Cars at the 2007 New York Auto Show - VIDEO GALORE

Apr 1, 2007

What will we be driving in 2010? NEW YORK, March 22 -- Bold design, technological innovation, ultra-luxury interiors and future fuels are the latest concept car trends that will be arriving at the 2007 New York International Automobile Show. The Show opens to the public on Friday, April 6th through April 15th at the Ja ... Continue reading

Asian Automakers Dominate Luxury Sector

Mar 28, 2007

Washington DC March 28, 2007; The AIADA newsletter reported that Japanese and Korean automakers at the New York International Auto Show next week will showcase new offerings that could tighten their stranglehold on the luxury vehicle segment in the United States. More than seven of 10 of the 1.5 million luxury cars sol ... Continue reading

NY Auto Show Announces Dozens of World, North American Debuts

Mar 27, 2007

Press Preview: April 4th & 5th, Jacob Javits Convention Center NEW YORK, March 26 -- As the world's automakers prepare to wow the press with dozens of world and North American new vehicle introductions at the upcoming New York International Auto Show Media Preview (April 4th and 5th), the Show is offering a glimpse of ... Continue reading

First Production Bowers & Wilkins Premium Sound System Launched in Jaguar XKR Portfolio

Mar 22, 2007

NORTH READING, Mass.--Bowers & Wilkins, the British loudspeaker company with an unsurpassed reputation for innovation and performance, announces its first production premium sound system in Jaguar’s XKR Portfolio launched at the Geneva Salon de l’Automobile (auto show). The system is the result of a rigorous ... Continue reading

Jaguar's Marti Eulberg - One on One

Mar 20, 2007

One on One with Marti Eulberg, Executive Vice President of Marketing and Sales for Jaguar N.A. By Marty Bernstein AIADA Contributing Editor Quick. Which automotive brand and model is the mechanical personification of sleek, style and sexiness? If you mentally responded with E Type Jaguar, you are not alone. It is the i ... Continue reading

Ford's Luxury Brands Now Valued at About $9 Billion

Mar 12, 2007

DETROIT, March 12, 2007; Reuters reported that Ford Motor Co could raise over $9 billion by selling its remaining luxury car brands, although such a move is unlikely in the short term, Merrill Lynch analyst John Murphy said on Monday. Earlier on Monday, Ford announced it had clinched a deal to sell British sports car m ... Continue reading

Apex Motorsport's Jaguar XKR GT3 Making Progress

Mar 12, 2007

LONDON - March 12, 2007: Apex Motorsport's brand new Jaguar XKR GT3 has now completed the first two of its planned pre-season test sessions and, at the same time, re-united one of sports car racing’s most successful drivers with the Jaguar marque. Andy Wallace, winner of the 1988 24 Hours of Le Mans, as well as co ... Continue reading