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One of the most exclusive sports cars in the world just became more exclusive.
On the night before the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance, Bugatti took over the awards ramp to show its latest creation. Given that dozens of vintage Bugattis have traveled across that ramp over the past 50 years, it seemed quite an appropriate location […]
Hybrids and small, fuel-efficient cars are in short supply, and the auto industry, in general, is having one of its worst years ever.But auto buyers, driven by rapidly rising gas prices, found some appealing fuel-efficient mid-sized and crossover vehicles in the $18,000 to $30,000 range. Sales of some models in this segment surged in […]
DETROIT, April 9, 2008 /PRNewswire/ — The American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) announced today that it has selected the research and development team of the 2006 Honda Civic for this year’s Great Designs in Steel Automotive Excellence Award based on the vehicle’s evolutionary and cost-effective use of advanced high-strength steels.
The award recognizes individuals or […]
TROY, Mich., Feb. 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — PPG Industries announced that Chrysler LLC named it the top-performing supplier of exterior systems in the automaker’s 2007 Supplier Pentastar Awards. PPG, a leading supplier of coatings and glass products to Chrysler, was honored for performance based on Chrysler’s External Balance Scorecard — a fact-based system that rates suppliers […]
TORRANCE, Calif., Feb 19 /PRNewswire/ — Recognizing Honda’s application of fuel efficient and alternative fuel technologies, four Honda vehicles earned recognition from the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE) as the “greenest vehicles of 2008″ with the Civic GX natural gas car taking the title of the greenest vehicle for the fifth consecutive year, […]
IRVINE, Calif., Oct. 15 /PRNewswire/ — MOTOR TREND today named the Mazda CX-9 crossover SUV its 2007 Sport/Utility of the Year. Beating one of the toughest fields in recent memory, the CX-9 was, according to MOTOR TREND editor in chief, Angus MacKenzie, the judges’ unanimous decision. It topped 11 other contenders.
“What a thrill, and what […]
IRVINE, Calif., Sept. 18 /PRNewswire/ — The clock is ticking and Volvo’s search for America’s hometown heroes is nearing an end. Only one month remains to nominate your hometown hero in the 6th Annual Volvo for life Awards — the nation’s largest annual search for and celebration of everyday heroes. If you know someone in […]
IRVINE, Calif., Aug. 31 /PRNewswire/ — An SUV with Zoom-Zoom and protection. The Mazda CX-9 and CX-7 sport utility vehicles (SUV) recently received the highest possible ratings in frontal and side impact crashes by the governments’ National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). In addition to receiving a five-star frontal and side impact crash-test rating, both […]
IRVINE, Calif., May 29 /PRNewswire/ — Superheroes are popping up everywhere with Spiderman 3, Fantastic Four and the Heroes TV season finale hitting screens large and small this summer, but Volvo Cars of North America wants you to know — you don’t have to have superhuman powers to be a hero.
Since 2002, Volvo Cars of […]
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Posted By: littlec | May 29th
AUBURN HILLS, Mich., May 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — The Chrysler brand is announcing the birth of the “Chrysler Sebring Bundle of Joy” contest that gives new parents a chance to win an all-new 2007 Chrysler Sebring if their baby is born at 2:03:04 a.m. on 05/06/07
This sequential time and date is novel because it won’t occur […]