15th June 2007
Many riders and teams from the recently held Catalan MotoGP race, stayed on for a one-day testing at the 2.9mile Montmeló circuit. Shinya Nakano, rider of Konica Minolta Honda, spent most of the day in the load. In the morning, he spent three hours on ...
15th June 2007
The automotive technology program of the South Brunswick High School offers great kick off for students aiming to be in the automotive industry. Run by teacher Michael Andrusiewicz, the program encompasses Auto I, Auto II and Auto III. It runs for three...
15th June 2007
Bravo is word that is used to express approval, especially of a performance. It is the Italian translation for “well done”. Fiat, on the other hand, is a Latin word which means a decree, sanction, or order with authority. When these two words are co...
15th June 2007
The Young Arab Leaders (YAL) and opulent carmaker DaimlerChrysler (DC) announced recently the partaking of 10 students from various Arab countries in the Arab European Internship Exchange and of the 20 professional youths in the Top Talent programs.
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15th June 2007
Aside from the actors and actresses, automobiles are also characters in the movies. They could portray the role of the lead actor’s buddy or the one the villains’ mode of transportation or any other (they do not complain anyway).
These legendary...
15th June 2007
Tongues are wagging nonstop over the latest breaking news to hit the auto industry.
The British government is reportedly negotiating with car giant Ford over the possible selling of the U.S. carmaker's Jaguar and Land Rover brands. According to a rep...
15th June 2007
Ford Motor Co., maker of top of the line Mercury oxygen sensor, is set to tout its new Taurus as the "safest full-size car in America" with a new advertising campaign that debuts Monday.
In order to re-establish the once-valuable Taurus nameplate, ...
15th June 2007
In a move to further stress the importance of employee health and safety conditions in its Michigan manufacturing facilities, Ford Motor Company and Automotive Components Holdings, LCC (ACH) have renewed a partnership with the United Auto Workers (UAW),...
15th June 2007
Are dash-mounted CD players going the way of the dinosaurs? Will they be obsolete before we know it, just like what happened to the 8-tracks and quadraphonic sound?
A vice president from Siemens VDO seems to think so, and thinks that it would even be...
15th June 2007
J.D. Power and Associates has recently released its 2007 Initial Quality Study SM (IQS) and the 2007 Kia Rio/Rio5 ranked highest in initial quality in the sub-compact segment. This is the second consecutive year that Rio/Rio5 has received this honor.
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15th June 2007
A decade since the first Prius hit the market (in Japan) Toyota’s global sales of hybrid vehicles have now reached a landmark 1 million, highlighting the giant Japanese automaker’s lead in “green” technology that has changed the face of the auto...
10th June 2007
The 2007 Ward’s "Interior of the Year" awards are done and over with models from General Motors, Ford, DaimlerChrysler and Honda sweeping the top honors.
Thirty-four vehicles from 11 manufacturers all competed to bag the prestigious "Interior of t...
07th June 2007
Pontiac Daytona Prototype (DP) and GT teams are preparing for the second distance race of the season---the Sahlen’s Six hours at the Glen and the round six of the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal Special Reserve which will be ...
07th June 2007
It was only a year ago that Peugeot, the producer of Peugeot oxygen sensor introduced the 207 in France and into the main European markets. It also became the fourth entry of Peugeot in the European small car market segment, along with the 107, the 1007...
07th June 2007
Twenty-five years ago Mercedes-Benz introduced the 190 Model which laid the foundations for the best-selling model series in the history of the brand. And starting from the introduction of the C-Class until today, Mercedes-Benz has already delivered aro...
