13th March, 2007
Acura Miami Grand Prix win
After nine grueling races spread out over four days, it came down to the final race to determine the winner of the Rolex Farr 40 North American Championship. In fact, victory was decided in the last 20 feet of racecourse for champions Steve and Fred Howe aboard their Warpath, who ......
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9th March, 2007
MSN Autos Launches New Auto Show
Today, as an estimated 700,000 auto fans from around the world descend upon Geneva for the 77th Geneva International Motor Show, the millions of enthusiasts who couldn’t attend the show now have an exciting new resource — MSN® Autos announced the launch of Auto Show Central, a new center within ......
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9th March, 2007
Green autos now in China
China will frame regulations on the production of vehicles fueled by alternative energies, including solar power and hybrid-technology. Its aim is to encourage research and production of environmentally-friendly "green" vehicles.
The National Development and Reform Commission published a draft regulation Wednesday on how the country will manage the production of alternative ......
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9th March, 2007
GBRC Patent Pending Technology Converts Unusable Automobile Parts Into Oil and Gas
Global Resource Corp. (BULLETIN BOARD: GBRC) announced today that its microwave technology has converted samples of automobile fluff (ASR) into gases and/or diesel fuel and heating oil.
Automobile fluff consists of materials that are comprised of non-metallic components equaling approximately ten percent of the total weight of an automobile. Currently, these ......
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6th March, 2007
The new Mercedes-Benz C-Class : 77th Geneva Motor Show
The new Mercedes-Benz C-Class is
celebrating a triple premiere at the 77th Geneva Motor Show: in addition to
the standard-production model, the "AMG-Mercedes C-Class DTM 2007" racing
version and the highly economical and environmentally friendly Vision C 220
BLUETEC, which is powered by the first four-cylinder engine to feature this
innovative emissions control technology, have ......
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6th March, 2007
Volvo XC70 :a more elegant, more luxurious look
The all-new Volvo XC70 is being
introduced at the Geneva Motor Show with comprehensive changes inside and
out. With new styling cues, improved driving dynamics, inspiring
technological applications, added luxury and of course new developments in
safety, Volvo ups the ante in taking its popular crossover to the next
level.
(Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20070306/LATU078-a)
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6th March, 2007
13 specially designed service vans with environmentally friendly hybrid-engine systems : Verizon
In a precedent-setting move,
Verizon will soon begin a pilot project using 13 specially designed service
vans with environmentally friendly hybrid-engine systems. Because no
domestic motor vehicle manufacturer currently makes hybrid vehicles in the
"van" category, Verizon worked closely with a company that specializes in
hybrid- power systems, and it retrofitted the new vehicles to ......
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6th March, 2007
50 Million Membership Milestone : AAA
AAA, founded 105 years ago by a
handful of fledgling automobile clubs, retains its title as the largest
public service, paid-membership organization in North America.
"AAA Chicago is honored and proud to be part of an organization that
serves the largest group of consumers in North America," said Brad Roeber,
regional ......
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6th March, 2007
Continental AG, creates synergies between hybrid drive systems for different power classes.
With its modularconcept for power electronics, Automotive Systems, a division of automotive supplier Continental AG, creates synergies between hybrid drive systems for different power classes. This particular component concept will allow the automotive industry to rapidly bring to market hybrid vehicles of different sizes and power ratings at an ......
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4th March, 2007
Area automobile sales slide fifth year in row, dealer survey reports
Sales of new automobiles in the Birmingham area declined for the fifth straight year in 2006, but auto dealers hope a recent uptick is setting the stage for a turnaround this year.
Area dealers sold 52,157 new vehicles last year, a decrease of 6.2 percent from 55,615 in 2005, according ......
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4th March, 2007
High-tech perks adding by Carmakers
When friends check out Aaron Priest‘s new Acura TL sedan, the oohs and aahs start on the inside.
"The technology is what gets people the most," said Priest, a 23-year-old lab technician at The Scripps Research Institute in San Diego. "They don‘t really care anymore about what‘s under the hood. ......
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4th March, 2007
Ford announcement about agreement to sell Automobile Protection Corporation
Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] announced today that it has entered into a definitive agreement to sell Automobile Protection Corporation (APCO) to Trident IV, L.P., a private equity fund managed by Stone Point Capital LLC. This transaction is the result of the review of strategic options for the business announced by ......
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4th March, 2007
Toyotas Eighth vehicle assembly plant in North America
From a high-school auditorium near the birthplace of Elvis, Toyota was greeted like a hometown hero last week when it announced its eighth vehicle assembly plant in North America.
Students cheered as the automaker showed off a Highlander sport-utility vehicle that will be built starting in 2010 at the ......
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4th March, 2007
‘Best Automobile Design’ award : Scorpio wins
Doha • A forum for recognising the best in Indian design, the Business world-NID Design Excellence Awards were instituted by Business World, India’s largest selling business magazine and National Institute of Design, India’s premier design institute, picked up the all new Scorpio for the award for the ‘Best Automobile Design ......
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3rd March, 2007
2007 New York International Automobile Show Announces Faster, Easier Ticket Options
The 2007 New York International Automobile Show announces three ways for consumers to purchase tickets to the 2007 exhibition, which begins April 6. The Show's popular e-ticket program allows visitors to buy tickets online, print them at their home or office and head straight to the Show. Consumers can also ......
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3rd March, 2007
Chip Foose overhaulin' mainstream designs
Chip Foose recently bought his wife, Lynne, a new Mercedes S-Class sedan, an elegant asphalt-gobbler with a snarling engine and TV screens in each headrest.
The car's new owner promptly blanched. "She protested," says Foose, 43. "But I said, 'Let's buy it now, while we can afford it.' "
Prudent. But let's ......
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2nd March, 2007
Honda launched their green car earlier this week,
Honda launched their green car earlier this week, in the hope of highlighting the concerns of what will happen to earth should people continue to pollute it.
However, environmentalists feel that it's ironic for a Formula One team such as Honda to be promoting the environment given the amount of pollution ......
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28th February, 2007
World's first green car show to open in Cornwall
Leading carmakers from around the globe are gearing up to exhibit at the world's first 'green car show' at the Eden Project in Cornwall, home to the biggest greenhouses on earth.
The eco-car show is attracting the giants from the motoring-world to showcase the latest in ‘green’ driving, alongside innovators in ......
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22nd February, 2007
New High Tech Toys for Auto Dealers
As technological advances exert more and more influence over the car-selling process, dealers find themselves with a variety of tech products to choose from.
On Monday, Automotive News listed the top ten new products available to dealers, ranging from ADP Dealer Services' License Plate Recognition product, which allows dealers to ......
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21st February, 2007
Profit increase of 46% for China’s automobile industry
China's automobile industry made a profit of RMB 76.8 billion in 2006, up 46% from the previous year, according to figures from the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM).
A report by the CAAM said that in 2006, China's auto industry sold 7.22 million auto vehicles, increasing 25% over 2005. For ......
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