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Choose a page number: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 Automotive RSS FeedsSpare tyres becoming optional extras - The sealant and compressed air can be injected through the tyre valve but the result achieved will depend on the cause of the puncture and how far and fast the flat tyre has been driven on. In other words, tyre inflator kits only work on small punctures over short distances. A major blow-out cannot be repaired using an inflator kit. If you find yourself in a remote rural spot out of reach of a cell phone signal, you could be facing a long walk to get help. Yet with automakers under pressure to produce more fuel-efficient cars, it is hardly surprising to see them eliminating the spare wheel, thereby shedding up to 30 pounds in one stroke. While some motorists may be surprised to discover their spare wheel is missing from the boot (trunk), automakers say it is not unsafe to go without. Here in the UK, there is no specific legal requirement for automakers to include a spare wheel with a vehicle. The only law regarding spare wheels is that, if a ve...Feed Source: www.just-auto.com When is a target not a target? - Just how do the average CO2 rules and targets in the EU apply to car manufacturers?
The people at cleangreencars.co.uk have a helpful guide.
In 2012, only the lowest polluting 65% of each manufacturer’s range have to meet the official target of 130g/km. Full compliance is not due until 2015. The EU is fond of quoting “130g/km of CO2 by 2012”, but this is simply not the case, they point out. Many will miss the target this year, but the range of loopholes means that fines are unlikely.
Car manufacturers who make heavy cars have a higher target. Take the example of Mercedes: with an average weight of 1661 KG, its current target is 143g/km of CO2, not 130g/km of CO2.
Manufacturers who sell less than 300,000 cars in the EU do not have to meet the target anyway. So, a company that sells fewer than that can continue producing an average of, say 160g/km of CO2, without fear. The only restriction for these companies is that their CO2 ha... Solar windows 1, Prius mirrors 0 - Just when you think you've heard it all, comes this from California Solar windows 1, Prius mirror housings 0.... Trip to the cinema, courtesy of General Motors - I caught the Steven Spielberg directed epic 'War Horse' last night at the flicks.
General Motors' UK PR people kindly invited me (thank you Denis Chick and Uta Deutsch, enjoyed the pre-movie tapas!), along with a few others, on the grounds that Vauxhall had provided some vintage cars for the movie.
The 1911 Vauxhall C-Type “Prince Henry” ( named after Prince Henry of Prussia who sponsored early reliability trials) and 1918 Vauxhall D Type Army Staff Car both feature. The film trailer features the Prince Henry racing against the War Horse across Dartmoor. Watch the trailer here.
Denis Chick, Vauxhall Motors’ Director of Communications said: “Steven Spielberg loved the C-Type Prince Henry but due to its non-conventional controls, an expert was on hand to drive on set to master the centre-mounted throttle and outside gear changes. Mecha... Dodge Dart Mark One - There's been a lot of mention of the new Dodge Dart on j-a recently following the Alfa Romeo Giulietta platform-based car's debut - replacing the Caliber hatchback but a true successor to the Neon sedan - at Detroit earlier this month.
The name's not new, though, and was once appended to a model line rather larger and way more powerful. Here's a trip down memory lane for those of us of a certain age.
These US Chryslers didn't just stay in North America, either. Chrysler Australia built its own Valiant tagged versions of the Dart two-door coupe body shell and similar models, some also using the Dart nameplate, were also built and sold in South Africa, South America and ... Replace the blue form with the red form NOW! DVLA - The DVLA - UK equivalent of the US DMV - has just mailed me, and presumably every other (30m?) vehicle owner in the UK, a new 'red' V5C form, aka logbook, a record of the legal registered 'keeper' as we are referred to over here. I must, a leaflet enclosed in the envelope says, "immediately" destroy my old 'blue' V5C.
Turns out a batch of the old blue forms - presumably blank - has been nicked and the DVLA says it is doing this to prevent fraud.
Questions arise: who forgot to lock a door and allowed the old ones to be pinched in the first place; are they still working for the DVLA on my taxpayer dime, and how much is all this costing the poor old taxpayer anyway? We really should be told.... GMC has a (pricier) future - It's looking increasingly like GM is going to reinvent GMC division as an upscale truck brand.
Regular readers might recall that I wondered aloud about the likelihood of GM culling the brand. For the record, I still wonder about the need for Cadillac when the company has done such an amazing job with Buick in China, plus reinventing it in the US - why not push the latter further upscale?
Back to GMC. Mark Reuss, General Motors' president of North American operations, is being reported as saying that GMC has to "pay its way". To that end, the replacement for the GMC Sierra will apparently become pricier than its twin, the Chevrolet Silverado. Let's see if GMC can make this strategy work. Ford couldn't, not at first. Now it has sort of succeeded by having a rethink: the Lincoln Mark LT failed in the US market, but is still made in tiny numbers for Mexic... Chery crows about sales record - One of my factors for how seriously I take a company's claims is its media-facing website. So it's worth noting that Chery Auto has suddenly lifted its game, as well as its sales.
Were I being kind, I would say that the state-run firm hasn't always had the clearest information on the releases it makes available to the likes of me. I'm all for balance and anyone learning from mistakes so feel compelled to report that Chery has lately been communicating far better. The latest news shows that.
So here's what's impressed me: in calendar 2011, the company claims it sold 'around 643,000' vehicles, of which a record 160,200 were in 'overseas markets'. It wasn't always that well worded, believe me. And here's the impressive bit, which also shows just how the company's SKD and CKD plants are doing the world over - YoY overseas markets' sales are said to be up by a combined 73 percent.
There's still some work to go. The headline of Chery's press release is as follows:... Natural gas prices plunge: which car brands could benefit? - The UK's Financial Times reports the Nymex February gas contract falling to US$2.402 per million British thermal units earlier on Thursday. That's got me thinking about CNG-fuelled cars.
Well, Honda is in pole position in the US market with such vehicles. The old Civic sedan was available in CNG-fuelled form but the sales numbers were never anything to get excited about. Then, American Honda got clever when it came to replacing it, making the new model available in all 50 states for the first time. That was back in October. Slowly, sales have been building. If I were Honda's ad agency I would be hassling the client with suggested campaigns right now, linking the Civic to news reports of plunging traded-gas prices.
'Forget the Civic Hybrid, hey we sold fewer than 5,000 in 2011 anyway, embrace the Civic Natural Gas'. Yes, perhaps my tagline needs work. There again, maybe the car itself could do with a snazzier model name.
If Honda misses this opp... Curious Citroen cinemagraphs - There is something oddly fascinating about Citroen's 'cinemagraphs', still images but with one moving element inside them.
We reported on this before when Citroen issued some of these images to help promote the DS5.
Some more of these subtly animated images have been released that include actions by football players (from Arsenal). Wasn't there an episode of Star Trek in which time apparently stood still, but some people were on a different scale, whizzing around at normal pace as I say, curiously fascinating.
... Hyundai crowbarred off its perch. By Kia. - Last week Dave and self were manning a very busy news desk whilst Graeme and Simon were over in Detroit. Which is my excuse for having taken a week longer than I normally do to glance at the major markets' monthly registrations numbers. So it is that I am only just noticing something big having happened in Korea.
After many, many years, the Hyundai Sonata has been knocked out of the number one slot. The Sonata, which is also a major seller in the USA, is proving to be less popular with the home market crowd. To be fair, car buyers' tastes in South Korea have been shifting in recent years and the car itself is getting close to the mid-point of its lifecycle.
More competition, a gradual opening of the market to foreign competitors but especially the ongoing wave of much-improved new cars are also to blame for the Sonata's fall. Its tumble isn't a big problem for Hyundai, mind. Even though sales plunged by 31 percent to 104,248 units, the larger and higher-margin Grandeur... Fiat's search for a third partner - It certainly is interesting to hear Sergio Marchionne again speaking about the primacy of industrial scale economies, of big automotive alliances and of his preference for Fiat-Chrysler to add a third partner.
PSA is being talked about as a possible suitor yet again. But the big difficulty there is that the gains would require capacity rationalisation in Europe that looks politically troublesome, especially when economies are in a weak phase. Both Fiat and PSA are relatively reliant on the weak European market, share plenty of model/segments overlap. Could be tricky to get the consolidation benefits that look good on paper.
Perhaps adding a strategic partner with a strong position in another world region would make sense? Suzuki on the rebound from VW?
Come to think of it, wasn't the diesel engine deal in which Fiat supplied Suzuki's Indian operation one of the things that put strain on VW-Suzuki'... The BMW 335Li does not officially exist - A long wheelbase version of the new BMW 3 Series is said to be set for a global debut at AutoChina 2012 in April.
BMW might possibly not thank for me informing you that pics of the LWB 3er are all over the web but it's so clearly a well proportioned car that I couldn't not share the news.
Might we see the 3 Series iL exported? I don't see why not. After all, BMW began to ship Shenyang-built long wheelbase 5 Series sedans abroad last month.
As is the case with other major shows throughout this year, we'll publish and republish a constantly updating list of world premieres before and during Bejing's biennial event. I'm currently sniffing around my own sources as well as nagging the official press departments for confirmations of debutantes. The list as ever will only contain models and concepts that have been announced by manufacturers. See our recent... 'Scandal of upbeat car industry news grows' - How great has it been to see so many positive news stories emerge from the Detroit motor show? Might there be something deeper going on?
I possibly over-expose myself to media. But as a writer the only real danger with that is if you stop reading and listening to what others are saying. Do that and you slowly start believing mostly in your own bias, and then, far worse, that most unattractive and dangerous of companions, an outsized ego. Oh the irony of having just written that sentence in a blog.
Back to the point. US media, media in other nations, just about anyone that these journalists pushed a microphone at - all seemed to ooze positivity. Remember that word? It seemed to vanish almost without trace around the third quarter of 2008 for the industry that surrounds the sales of new light vehicles in the US market. Now, life is returning. Possibly, and I will whisper it, strongly.
I've been inspired to bash out ... Marchionne generates huge scrum - I finally met James Cain from GM's financial news section yesterday in the RenCen - once I'd finished the obligatory several circuits of the place getting lost.
James was the spokesman for GM during Saab's recent and prolonged demise and was always on the end of a phone to front up to some fairly hostile Swedish reaction to GM's tough stance on licensing issues.
He also had some fascinating insight into how the iconic RenCen - this year thankfully with less motown music everywhere - was built.
Staying with the RenCen theme, last night's Automotive News World Congress dinner in the building, featured an emotional appearance by British racing driver Dan Wheldon's wife. Wheldon - winner of the Indianapolis 500 Borg-Warner Trophy in 2011 - died at the end of last year in a racing accident and the supplier paid tribute to his short life.
I've been in a few media scrums in my time, but last night's bunfight after Fiat/Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne spoke at th... Detroit with a difference - It was Detroit with a difference this year. Different largely because of the weather.
I’ve been covering this show for 20 years or so and the city has almost always been covered in snow and certainly freezing cold – minus 17C on one occasion.
Standing outside the Cobo Hall on the morning of the second press day, the sun was shining and it was unseasonably warm, +7C – almost unheard of. Exactly a year ago, my connecting flight through New York on the way home was cancelled because of snow storms.
The warmth this year spread through to the inside of the Cobo Hall. This was Detroit Show with a buzz about it even though there is small chance of the market returning the 16m plus of the mid-2000s. Now, the industry has shaken out and finds it can still make money in a market hovering around 13m.
No outrageous giant SUVs and pick-ups this year, the Ford Fusion and the Dodge Dart represented a softer, more environmentally-friendly approach to ne... GMC: you thinking what I'm thinking? - General Motors has four US market divisions. Three of those had new products at the Detroit show. We heard nothing about GMC. I wonder
in fact I've been wondering if GMC has a future ever since last year's announcement about the new Chevrolet Colorado for the Wenztville plant in Missouri. What about a replacement for the current model's twin, the GMC Canyon? On that topic there was only silence. The Canyon hasn't been a strong seller so it's reasonable for GM to replace both it and the Colorado with just one vehicle.
I still wonder about GMC, though. As a brand it was outsold by Jeep last year in the US and it has no markets of notable size outside North America. If you were GM, wouldn't you start to think about merging its products into Chevrolet? In fact, that's what's been going on for some years.
All should be resolved within this calendar year. A small crossover, a production version of the Granite concept, is expected for the 2013 model year, plus of... Detroit Day Two - all done - Press day two of the Detroit motor show seemed almost as crowded as the first with a number of reveals - including Buick's new luxury compact Encore SUV, Toyota's Prius plug-in, Prius C and NS4 plug-in hybrid concept - and there were still TV crews filming at Toyota and other stands late in the afternoon when I finally, shoe leather wearing thin, called it a day.
Had lunch with Edmunds.com analysts Michelle Krebs and Jessica Caldwell - Jessica reckons on a 2012 light vehicle tally for the US of around 13.7m units, vs 12.7m in 2011. Even 14m may not be out of the question.
Having admired yesterday the huge 6-litres-plus V8 diesel engines available in the full-size pickup trucks from Ford, Chrysler and GM, I asked Chevrolet marketing head Chris Perry today what the take-up rate was for his Silverado line. The answer is 40% of the heavy-duty versions, the real working trucks tradesmen over here buy. Much higher than I expected.
Spotted a 'surprise and delight' feat... Navigating the RenCen - Out to Delphi's hugely impressive HQ this morning just down the road from where I'm staying in Troy and a chat with its chief technologist Andrew Brown, whose CV and various committee nominations leaves me wondering how he finds 24h in a day.
The Tier One operation is thinking up some pretty amazing ideas for driver aids that are partly driven by its own evaluation and the inexorable march of government regulation and while it might not be possible to create the accident-free car, Delphi's doing what it can to get close.
Mind you, with the way drivers weave across freeway lanes in Detroit, those driver aids are going to have go work fairly hard to cope, although having lived in Paris, I'm toughened up to some challenging driving.
I also had a long discussion with OESA boss Neil de Koker who gave a fascinating tour de force of the current US economic climate and as America braces itself for Presidential election fever.
You can't get away from election... The USA's roads in the style of the Tube map - Ever wondered what a schematic diagram of roads in the mainland USA would look like? Nor me. But someone has and it's rather wonderful to look at.... 2013 Mercedes-Benz CLS Shooting Brake spy shots - Mercedes-Benz has been spotted test driving a prototype of the upcoming Mercedes-Benz CLS Shooting Brake. The new model will be a sports wagon version of the sleek CLS ‘four-door ... Toyota Prius V seven-seater coming in May - Toyota Australia has announced the addition of the Prius V seven-seat family variant to the local lineup, with an arrival time of around May. The Toyota Prius V is an elongated seaven-seat Prius ... Studebaker planning a comeback - The boss of the dormant Studebaker Motor Company has laid out a six-step plan to revive the US manufacturer and build a full range of vehicles for the ... 121 cars, €10,000 a day on food – book reveals the expensive tastes of France's golden couple - Why should the French presidency, under Mr Sarkozy, operate twice as many cars as before? Why should President Sarkozy spend twice as much time travelling as his predecessor, President Jacques ... Cars of the Week - driving around in the snow , so it was perhaps fortuitous the the Italian automaker's hometown of Maranello got hit by a storm the day it introduced its challenger for the 2012 Formula One ... More than 200 people killed in Syria - Western and Arab leaders are to step up the diplomatic offensive against the Assad regime after the failure of a UN resolution calling for the removal of the Syrian President. As more than 20 ... Pakistan set tough target - Western and Arab leaders are to step up the diplomatic offensive against the Assad regime after the failure of a UN resolution calling for the removal of the Syrian President. As more than 20 ... 5,000 head teachers are no good - Ministers have heaped pressure on Network Rail to reject a 20 million bonus package for six senior executives in the latest row over excessive rewards for state employees. Justine Greening, the ... ‘If the customer doesn’t make a complaint, don’t fix the car’ - Ministers have heaped pressure on Network Rail to reject a 20 million bonus package for six senior executives in the latest row over excessive rewards for state employees. Justine Greening, the ... England dig for victory - Ministers have heaped pressure on Network Rail to reject a 20 million bonus package for six senior executives in the latest row over excessive rewards for state employees. Justine Greening, the ... Black footballers have been fooled in race battle - Ministers have heaped pressure on Network Rail to reject a 20 million bonus package for six senior executives in the latest row over excessive rewards for state employees. Justine Greening, the ... City donors lash out at Cameron - The AA is throwing its weight behind calls to extend 20mph speed limits as a key step to improving safety for cyclists and other road users. Making 20mph the default speed limit in residential ... Regrets I have a few - Ministers have heaped pressure on Network Rail to reject a 20 million bonus package for six senior executives in the latest row over excessive rewards for state employees. Justine Greening, the ... Table Talk With Aa Gill - The AA is throwing its weight behind calls to extend 20mph speed limits as a key step to improving safety for cyclists and other road users. Making 20mph the default speed limit in residential ... A Life In The Day - The AA is throwing its weight behind calls to extend 20mph speed limits as a key step to improving safety for cyclists and other road users. Making 20mph the default speed limit in residential ... With brotherly love like that, Ed, who needs assassins - Western and Arab leaders are to step up the diplomatic offensive against the Assad regime after the failure of a UN resolution calling for the removal of the Syrian President. As more than 20 ... Science says the left is smarter – guess who’s got common sense - Benny Higgins, chief executive of Tesco Bank, says the delayed launch will enable it to focus on getting the product ‘absolutely ... The Garrick crowd vie for dinner with royal cabbie Phil - Ministers have heaped pressure on Network Rail to reject a 20 million bonus package for six senior executives in the latest row over excessive rewards for state employees. Justine Greening, the ... Bang, bang, Darcy, you’re dead – we girls want grit lit - Western and Arab leaders are to step up the diplomatic offensive against the Assad regime after the failure of a UN resolution calling for the removal of the Syrian President. As more than 20 ... Carry on sniping at the rich, Ed, and I just might steal your seat - Ministers have heaped pressure on Network Rail to reject a 20 million bonus package for six senior executives in the latest row over excessive rewards for state employees. Justine Greening, the ... Keep cyclists safe – ban us from main roads - The AA is throwing its weight behind calls to extend 20mph speed limits as a key step to improving safety for cyclists and other road users. Making 20mph the default speed limit in residential ... A step forward for young side - Ministers have heaped pressure on Network Rail to reject a 20 million bonus package for six senior executives in the latest row over excessive rewards for state employees. Justine Greening, the ... Self-destruction button has been pressed early - Ministers have heaped pressure on Network Rail to reject a 20 million bonus package for six senior executives in the latest row over excessive rewards for state employees. Justine Greening, the ... Decisions, decisions: how to get best out of DRS - Ministers have heaped pressure on Network Rail to reject a 20 million bonus package for six senior executives in the latest row over excessive rewards for state employees. Justine Greening, the ... Gatland takes gamble on Priestland and Roberts - Ministers have heaped pressure on Network Rail to reject a 20 million bonus package for six senior executives in the latest row over excessive rewards for state employees. Justine Greening, the ... Right or not, Bank is ready to print again - Ministers have heaped pressure on Network Rail to reject a 20 million bonus package for six senior executives in the latest row over excessive rewards for state employees. Justine Greening, the ... Vampire squid loses its voice - Ministers have heaped pressure on Network Rail to reject a 20 million bonus package for six senior executives in the latest row over excessive rewards for state employees. Justine Greening, the ... Fund managers come clean on fees — at last - Ministers have heaped pressure on Network Rail to reject a 20 million bonus package for six senior executives in the latest row over excessive rewards for state employees. Justine Greening, the ... on this week's TV - The AA is throwing its weight behind calls to extend 20mph speed limits as a key step to improving safety for cyclists and other road users. Making 20mph the default speed limit in residential ... Men in Motion and Midnight Tango - The AA is throwing its weight behind calls to extend 20mph speed limits as a key step to improving safety for cyclists and other road users. Making 20mph the default speed limit in residential ... Fake Take: The Royal farewell - Ministers have heaped pressure on Network Rail to reject a 20 million bonus package for six senior executives in the latest row over excessive rewards for state employees. Justine Greening, the ... The author calls Ira Glass - The AA is throwing its weight behind calls to extend 20mph speed limits as a key step to improving safety for cyclists and other road users. Making 20mph the default speed limit in residential ... Oh crikey! I should have stuck with the huskies - Ministers have heaped pressure on Network Rail to reject a 20 million bonus package for six senior executives in the latest row over excessive rewards for state employees. Justine Greening, the ... Automotive Distribution Network names Tom Frey VP of IT - Automotive Distribution Network , according to Mike Lambert, president of the Network. ';Tom’s work over the years as the Network’s director of product and later, as our IT ... Market shifting away from DIY - Automotive Aftermarket Suppliers Association (AASA). A detailed analysis, based on research from IMR Inc., of the DIY market is included in the 2012 AASA Automotive Aftermarket Status ... Toyota 86 drift video & Subaru BRZ commercial - The two Toyota 86s, which are basically the same as the upcoming Subaru BRZ, are rear-wheel drive naturally aspirated two-door sports cars. Both Subaru and Toyota models will be in Australian ... Ssangyong Motor may invest $1.2 billion in India as a manufacturing base - Ssangyong Motor Co may consider making India a manufacturing base, a senior executive of the Mahindra & Mahindra-owned Korean company said, mirroring similar moves by other automakers that are ... Korean oil refining, cars, electronics see banner year in 2011 - Korean conglomerates did relatively well last year amid the global economic slump. Oil refining and cars posted record performances despite high oil prices, whereas shipping and shipbuilding ... Chrysler's Clint Eastwood Super Bowl ad to run during halftime - Actor Clint Eastwood and California Hall of Famer listens during the California Hall of Fame ceremony on Thursday, Dec. 8, 2011 in Sacramento, Calif. Eastwood will star in Chrysler's two-minute ... 2012 Mercedes-Benz C200, C250 dodge Luxury Car Tax - The addition of start-stop technology to the four-cylinder petrol models in the 2012 Mercedes-Benz C-Class range will save customers money on fuel as well as reduce the tax they pay at purchase ... Letter from Ford counsel regarding Silverado commercial - Re: Chevrolet's False and Disparaging Super Bowl AdvertisementDear Mr. Williams:It is my understanding that Chevrolet intends to run a commercial during tomorrow's Super Bowl that makes ... Passenger Killed When Vehicle Crashes Into Parked Cars - CHICAGO (CBS) – Charges were pending Sunday against the driver of a vehicle that crashed into several parked cars early Saturday in the Austin neighborhood, causing the death of a passenger in ... General Motors will keep airing Mayan Calander ad despite Ford's request to stop - General Motors stands by its Super Bowl ad that plays on the apocalyptic end of the world according to the Mayan calendar that stakes survival on driving a Chevrolet Silverado.The ad, which can be ... The new cars on the grid - Ferrari's F2012 is the car the Italian company hope will get Fernando Alonso and Felipe Massa back to the front of the grid. The pull-rod front suspension system is the first time this kind of ... House Committee holds hearing on Chevy Volt fire, NHTSA investigation - The U.S. House Oversight and Government Reform Committee's Subcommittee on Regulatory Affairs, Stimulus Oversight and Government Spending has held a hearing titled "Volt Vehicle Fire: ... Toyo has bead issue with selected Extensa A/S tires - Toyo is conducting a safety recall campaign on its Extensa A/S tires in size P225/60R16 97T with a tire identification number range of 73A6H2N3809 through 73A6H2N4410. The company has ... Engine Repower Council rebranded to better show mission, purpose - Automotive Aftermarket Industry Association (AAIA), has officially changed its name to the Engine Rebuilders Council (ERC). This new name reflects the more commonly-recognized industry ... Timken names Manufacturer's Rep of the Year - Timken Co. has announced the recipient of its 2011 Manufacturer's Representative of the Year Award. Timken presented this year's honor to Clay Tice, a representative with Kitchin ... Michelin's earthmover tires net praise from construction magazine - Michelin has won two 2011 ';Top 100'; awards from Construction Equipment magazine for its XDR2 and XHA2 earthmover tires. ';Construction Equipment is a well- respected, top ... AASP-MN raises $8,000 for education fund - Alliance of Automotive Service Providers, Minnesota (AASP-MN) recently raised nearly $8,000 in its 2012 fundraising campaign to support the AASP-MN Automotive Education Fund. The majority of ... ODYSSEY sponsors monster truck team - BIGFOOT® monster truck team in 2012, which will include a fully sponsored ODYSSEY® battery BIGFOOT® monster truck. A long-time sponsor for BIGFOOT® 4x4’s racing and ... Caliber Collision donates recycled ride to homeless family - A former middle-class San Diego family of five, rocked by a series of financial and medical misfortunes and now living in a homeless shelter, will be able to start off the new year on a ... Colombia, the Gem of South America - On Oct. 21, 2011, the U.S. entered into a trade promotion agreement (TPA) with Colombia, opening this growing market to more U.S. goods, including automotive aftermarket products. Under the ... Caterpillar taps Titan to provide OTR tires in multi-year deal - Titan has a netted a three-year contract to supply original equipment OTR tires to Caterpillar. The transaction is worth more than $100 million, according to Maurice Taylor, chairman and CEO ... New tire from Nitto to take a whack at King of the Hammers race - Nitto has developed a new non-DOT tire specifically for the Feb. 10 running of the King of the Hammers: The Ultimate Desert Race (KOH) at Means Dry Lake in Johnson Valley, Calif. The 40x13.50R17 ... How to Win Cars, Best Buy Gift Cards and More - Super Bowl , Super Bowl halftime show and almost half of all Super Bowl commercials can be tagged to win amazing prizes like cars, Best Buy gift cards and ... Dominant Cassidy opens up 126-point lead in Toyota Series - Order was restored in the Toyota Racing Series during the fourth round of the championship at Hampton Downs over the weekend. Last time out, English driver Jordan King came away with the bulk of the ... Auto talks eyed with U.S. to ease TPP bid - WASHINGTON — Japan is set to propose a working-level forum for auto trade issues with the United States to speed up its efforts to join negotiations on a trans-Pacific trade framework, sources ... Dealer group sees higher US auto sales and prices - An Eni SpA oil pipeline ruptured and caught fire as a militant group claimed responsibility for an attack in the region, their first alleged assault in months as its purported leader awaits trial on ... 10 Outrageous Options on Luxury Cars - Just another example of how much a car can be when engineers have the budget to do it and how people feel that all these options make them more luxurious. Let's be real though. This is nothing ... 10 Things Your Car Will Have By 2020 - I don't believe any of it; like Villian157 said, we were told back in the 70s that we'd have flying cars by the 2000AND we'd be in an ice age. Guess what, I ... A V8 Lotus Elite Coming in 2014 - Lotus Cars is giving us a first look at the Elite -- a V8-powered, folding-hardtop grand tourer with an optional hybrid powertrain that Lotus says will go on sale in 2014. ... Apps Help You Save at the Pump - Smart phone apps can help you find lower-priced gasoline. Here's another thing your smartphone can help you with -- saving money at the pump.Mobile-app hub Appitalism.com put together a list of ... Chrysler Continues to Seek U.S. Energy Loans, Marchionne Says - Feb. 5 (Bloomberg) -- Chrysler Group LLC will continue pursuing loans from the U.S. Energy Department while the failure of companies that have borrowed from government programs may prolong the ... Stasiak sees auto show driving showroom sales - The Buffalo Auto Show arrives this week, with more than 250 new cars, celebrity appearances and tens of thousands of people filling the Buffalo Niagara Convention Center over the course of five ... The age of austerity hasn't ended - 2011 saw the U.S. and global economy grow tentatively, with signs for both hope and dismay throughout the year. The United States ended 2011 basically where it started – with optimism, ... Truck of the year award's eligibility is expanded to include utility vehicles - Media members gather for the announcement of North American Car and Truck of the Year during the North American International Auto Show on Jan. 9 at Cobo Center in Detroit. The Land Rover Range ... Car dealers 'poised for a really good year' - LAS VEGAS -- As the nation's auto dealers gather for their annual convention, the mood is driven by growing profits, the anticipation of new vehicles and the potential of social networks to ... Electric vehicle dreams dashed - ELKHART, Ind. -- For politicians betting on electric vehicles to drive job growth, the view from inside Think City's plant is their worst nightmare: 100 unfinished vehicles lined up with no ... Revved up what's hot and what's not in autos - Revved: Auto sales rate in January at highest level since May 2008. Sign One that things have turned around.Revved: Chrysler workers get profit-sharing checks of about $1,500 each, first since 2005. ... BluRay audio touted for cars - Rock legend and audiophile Neil Young -- who once built an electrified 1959 Lincoln, only to see it damaged in a 2010 warehouse blaze -- called Ford Executive Chairman Bill Ford recently with a ... Open day in Nuqul Automotive in collaboration with Zikra Initiative - Nuqul Automotive has organized an open day in collaboration with the Zikra Initiative featuring wire cars and bicycles produced by children from Ghor Al Mazra'ah. The cars were made during an ... High-Fashion Meets the Automobile - MINI Cooper Red Mudder by DSquared Adding high-fashion sensibility to an existing automobile rarely results in a more rugged version, but that's exactly the case with the ... APRA Surpasses 105,000 Technical Bulletins - Automotive Parts Remanufacturers Association (APRA) announced today that they now have surpassed 105,000 technical bulletins on www.AutoBulletins.com, a website designed specifically for the ... New composite snow chains introduced to the U.S. by Michelin - Michelin has released to the North American marketplace its new Easy Grip composite snow chains. The company says the line has already enjoyed great success in Europe, where it received several ... ALI partners with Petty's Garage - Automotive Lift Institute, Inc. (ALI), located in Cortland, N.Y., has entered into a partnership program with the legendary Petty’s Garage. As part of the agreement, ALI will be an active ... Porsche pushing several plans in pursuit of more U.S. market share - Praying for heavenly intervention to obtain a Mercedes-Benz, Janis Joplin famously lamented in the late 1960s about how "my friends all drive Porsches, I must make amends." The singer ... DuPont accepting entries for calendar competition - DuPont Refinish , Hot Hues or Cromax® Pro products can compete for cash prizes and have their car or truck appear in the 2013 DuPont calendar. There is no entry fee and entries can be ... Crash parts bills considered in several state legislatures - crash parts bills have been introduced in legislatures across the United States. Bills have been introduced or continue to be considered in Oklahoma, Hawaii, Massachusetts, New York, South Carolina, ... IBIS 2012 to return to Spain - International Bodyshop Industry Symposium (IBIS) will be returning to the Hotel Arts Barcelona in Spain May 21-23, 2012. The past two years IBIS has focused on industry standards and on the ... Hankook's Dynapro HT tire merits praise from Consumers Digest - Hankook's Dynapro HT Premium Highway All-Season SUV/light truck tire has received a Consumers Digest Best Buy rating in the magazine’s February issue. The publication says its Best ... Hawk Performance Products introduces OES brake pad compound - Hawk Performance Products Group (HPPG), a division of Carlisle Brake and Friction (CBF), the global leader indisc brake friction technology, has launched "Hawk OES," a line of premium ... Shedding light on U.S. economy and its impact on automotive industry - While the nation continues its efforts to shake off one of the most challenging economies in its history, it still faces daunting financial issues, indecisive consumers and investors plus ... East Texas Crisis Center’s Auto & Cycle Show Offers A Look At ‘The World’s First Supercar’ - Do not search by date -- full issues of the paper are not available on the site; If you are looking for a specific article, type in one or two words only from the headline or the name of someone in ... Dhofar Automotive to introduce the all new Chrysler 300c at Muscat Festival - Dhofar Automotive, the exclusive distributor for Ram, Dodge, Chrysler and Jeep in Oman, is introducing the new best-in-class 2012 Chrysler 300C at the Muscat Festival that features a state of the ... Iran sanctions have hurt joint auto venture in Venezuela - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said Saturday that international sanctions on Iran are impeding some of his country's business deals with Tehran. The U.S. and European governments have ... Edward DeBrecht dies; auto dealer who specialized in foreign cars - Edward A. DeBrecht, one of the first major importers of foreign cars here, died Friday (Feb. 3, 2012) at the Cedars at the JCA in Chesterfield. He was 93 and had lived in Webster Groves. Born and ... 3 people arrested after stolen car crashes into 3 cars in Winnetka, 2 injured - WINNETKA - Police arrested three people and were searching for a fourth person after the stolen car in which they were riding crashed into three other cars and injured two people Friday in ... Chrysler suspends dealer incentive program for retooling - Las Vegas - Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne on Saturday said the automaker is reformulating its dealer incentive program and has temporarily suspended it.Speaking to thousands of dealers at the ... Auto dealer, wife killed in AZ plane crash; 2 hurt - PHOENIX — A small plane crashed and burst into flames shortly after takeoff Saturday in an eastern Arizona mountain community, killing a well-known rural Arizona auto dealer and his wife and ... 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