7th June, 2006
Toyota Announces Presenting Sponsorship for the Rolex Monterey Historic Automobile Races
Toyota Motor Sales (TMS), U.S.A. today announced its three-year presenting sponsorship agreement with General Racing Ltd. for the Rolex Monterey Historic Automobile Races at Laguna Seca. Beginning with the August 18-20, 2006 event, Toyota will utilize its sponsorship to showcase its nearly 50 year history of selling automobiles and 40 ......
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7th June, 2006
Importer Delays Rollout of Chinese Cars in U.S.
Chinese cars from Chery Automobile Co. may not go on sale in the U.S. until 2008, the investor who is bringing the cars to the U.S. market said.
Visionary Vehicles founder Malcolm Bricklin had planned for Chery sales to begin in late 2007. He said his target of selling 250,000 units ......
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7th June, 2006
Auto: Small-engine cars popular
The climbing oil prices pushed up the sales of small-engine sedans in the first five months of this year, and Xiali posted the highest with 81,300 cars sold, Xinhua news agency reported today, citing China Association of Automobile Manufacturers.
The sales of Elantra ranked second with 73,900, followed by Excelle ......
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6th June, 2006
Riding Along in my Automobile
What more fitting symbol of America exists than a car on the open road? The automobile is so inextricably intertwined with the American identity, it's no wonder car collecting is such a widespread phenomenon. Classic cars especially hold value, not only for their beauty and rarity, but also for the ......
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6th June, 2006
Oil patch natural setting for autos
Automobiles came early to Oil City and Franklin, natural settings for machinery that required the fruits of the twin cities' premier industry - petroleum.
The ability to travel, quickly and efficiently, was paramount to oil, banking, steel, glass and other industry leaders busy revving up the world's first industrialized oil ......
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5th June, 2006
SA new passenger car sales show strongest growth yet
SOUTH Africa‘s May aggregate new vehicle sales rose by 14,5% on last year to 52 534 units, with passenger cars still leading the pack, the National Association of Automobile Manufacturers of South Africa has said.
With sales at 52 534, all the segments had recorded good gains compared with the same ......
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5th June, 2006
Kazakh Premier and KamAZ management: Joint venture on automobile hardware
Within the framework of his recent visit to Tatarstan Daniyal Akhmetov met June 3 deputy director general of KamAZ OJSC Irek Gumerov. During the talk the issues concerned creation of Kazakh-Russian enterprise to produce automobile units and components of a new generation. In particular, discussed were technical and technological aspects ......
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5th June, 2006
Vehicle sales continue to grow
Vehicle sales continue to rise, the National Association of Automobile Manufacturers of SA (Naamsa) said on Friday.
In May 2006, 52 534 vehicles were sold, a 14.5 percent improvement on the 45 863 cars sold in the same month last year.
New car sales, despite stock shortages experienced by some motor ......
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4th June, 2006
Bosch affirms commitment to combat counterfeit automobile spare parts in the region
Bosch Middle East, the regional office of the German automotive giant Bosch, has stepped up its drive against counterfeit automobile spare parts in the region. The company has so far coordinated with concerned Saudi Authorities to conduct over 40 raids in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA). The raids resulted ......
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4th June, 2006
Cleveland car firsts
Cleveland played a major role in the rapid rise of the automobile. The Gabriel horn and the shock absorber both were invented and manufactured in Cleveland, as well as the first automatic windshield wipers. Here are a few other notable firsts:
1898 - Bicycle manufacturer Alexander Winton sells the first ......
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4th June, 2006
Car show's 50th edition in Hornell today
The number "50" figures prominently in this event today.
The 50th Anniversary Antique & Classic Car Show will hand out 50 trophies today when it takes place at Shawmut Park in Hornell. The event is sponsored by the Chemung Valley Region of the Antique Automobile Club of America.
Gates open at 10 ......
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3rd June, 2006
Saratoga Automobile Museum hires new director
Not quite two days into his new position, Steve Potter feels like he's been at the Saratoga Automobile Museum longer.
Potter, the new executive director of the museum, officially started Thursday. He was previously the vice president and general manager of Lime Rock Park, a road racing course in Lakeville, ......
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2nd June, 2006
DaimlerChrysler May Outsource Dodge Minicar
DaimlerChrysler is talking with Volkswagen and Chinese automaker Chery Automobile Co. about possibly collaborating on a new compact car that could be sold under the Dodge brand, The Wall Street Journal reported.
The company needs a partner for the project because of the high costs and relatively low profits associated with ......
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2nd June, 2006
Shenzhen to Build Auto Electronics Base
Southern China's city of Shenzhen will build an automobile electronics industry-centralizing base with a total construction area of 1.2 square kilometers, which aims to achieve production value of some CNY 30 billion to CNY 40 billion by 2010.
The development of this base has obtained preferential policy support from the city ......
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31st May, 2006
Romania: Automobile Sales Drops in April 2006
Car sales in April 2006 dropped as against March, but compared with 2005 they recorded a bigger volume. As for the sales in April this year, Saptamana financiara weekly writes, the analysis could demonstrate that the market was still in expectation, eventually ahead of the announced cassation programme that could ......
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31st May, 2006
Manheim Hosts World Automobile Auctioneer Championship
Dallas-Fort Worth Auto Auction Sets Record Attendance at 2006
Championship
ATLANTA - Manheim's Dallas-Fort Worth Auto Auction, located
in Fort Worth, Texas, recently hosted the 18th annual World Automobile
Auctioneer Championship on May 5 and 6, attracting a record participant
attendance.
Scott Goodhue, of ......
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31st May, 2006
Japan's April auto output up 3.9%
Production of cars, trucks and buses in Japan in April rose 3.9 per cent from the year before to 904,821 units, increasing for the sixth consecutive month.
The Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association attributed the gain to a surge in exports of small cars to North America and increasing sales of minicars ......
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28th May, 2006
Feeling the pain of rising gas prices?
It's the most painful time for drivers who rely on their cars to get around town or to work.
But in this era of $50 fill-ups, experts say there are ways drivers can save themselves a few extra dollars at the pump.
Routine car maintenance is critical. Dirty air filters and underinflated ......
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28th May, 2006
Procrastinate on what to do this weekend?
So you forgot to make Memorial Day travel plans and it’s already Saturday?
Don’t stress.
While thousands of people are currently crowded into campsites in the Yosemite Valley or are taking to the streets of South Lake Tahoe for a weekend of gambling and retreat take comfort in the fact that you ......
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