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A group of Chrysler, Jeep and Dodge dealers from different parts of the country intends to press, Tom LaSorda, the Chrysler Group CEO, for information regarding the automaker’s future. In this regard, a special meeting is scheduled to happen this week in Florida. The aim of the meeting is to build strained relationships between the automaker and its dealers, and to discuss the implications of the potential sale of the Chrysler Group.
President George W. Bush toured Ford Motor Company’s Kansas assembly plant last Wednesday. The plant builds the first American E85 F-150 trucks and SUV hybrid electric vehicles. The President toured the hybrid assembly line and addressed more than 300 employees about the role American technology and innovation will play in delivering energy security to the country.
Alternative fuels are slowly gaining more and more public support, thanks to the increasing awareness of environmental protection. More and more car manufacturers are pouring in a lot of money in the development of vehicles that will run on alternative fuels. Currently, some alternative fuels that are being developed include the likes of ethanol, biodiesel, electricity, and hydrogen.
Fernando Alonso, nicknamed El Nano, qualified second in the recently conducted Australian Grand Prix held in Melbourne on March 18. He was followed closely by Lewis Hamilton, who landed third. Alonso and Hamilton, who both came from Vodafone McLaren Mercedes, have given the team a nice start for the year 2007.
The American Automobile Association (AAA) and the Parents magazine Best Cars for Families list have added nine new vehicles for 2007. The April issue of Parents magazine, which was already released, comes with detailed reviews of each model. The list was created by combining the auto-safety expertise of the 50-million-member AAA with Parents’ understanding of what families want and need.
In his most recent State of the Union Address, US President George W. Bush stated that one of the goals of the current administration is “to promote energy independence” for the country. He asked the legislators to enact laws aimed at protecting the environment, and he also did propose a $1.2 billion fund for research on the use of hydrogen as a potential substitute to gasoline.
President George W. Bush, during his State of the Union Address in January of this year, outlined his administrations goals. One of these goals is to cut down the dependency of the United States on foreign oil. He dubbed it the “Twenty in Ten” which is a reduction of twenty percent on gasoline consumption over the next ten years.
All hydrogen vehicles which would be showcased at the currently ongoing National Hydrogen Assocation (NHA) Conference would be given the juice that it needs, thanks to Linde Gas. Linde Gas is a member of The Linde Group which is one of the leading companies in engineering as well as in industrial gases.
Last January 4 of this year, Consumer Reports made public the result of their study on rear-facing infant car seats. But on the 18th of the said month, the said report was withdrawn due to fact that the result of the study was found out to be flawed. What caught the public’s attention about the inaccuracy of the report is the statement made by the organization that ten of the twelve infant seats that the have tested provides poor protection.
DaimlerChrysler AG's Mercedes-Benz luxury division is commencing a brand new integrated marketing campaign for the company's all-new Mercedes-Benz C-Class entry-level luxury sedan. The new Mercedes-Benz C-Class will roll out in market using the C-for Yourself slogan. Moreover, Mercedes will also conduct other marketing campaigns to promote and support the sales of the C-Class including digital media, TV spots, print ads, and other communication activities.
Pure Biofuels announced the increase of capacity at its primary Callao Port facility, built on a 47,000-square-meter parcel of waterfront land near the capital city of Lima, Peru. With three 17.5 million gallon per year modules, the facility is set to produce an annual capacity of 52.5 million gallons of biodiesel.
ZAP, an electric car pioneer, earlier unveiled the concept drawings of its X Crossover SUV on its website. The images are also highlighted in the April 2007 issue of Popular Science in the article titled ‘Who killed the gas guzzler?’ where you can also find an interview with Steve Schneider, the ZAP CEO.
Many aspects have been covered in this article so that you can take in from an full research. As many times as we have traveled in our cars we rarely think about what is occurrence under the hood. For this ground we may not have any idea just how important our car air filters are for the car’s performance.
Infiniti is one name in the car market that signifies comfort, style and perfect driving experience. Everyone strives to drive in some or the other car that give smooth driving. What would you look in the car that you are going to buy? First of all, it would be the looks of the car and its make. Both of these things have to be attractive enough to convince you to buy it.
As gas prices reach record levels and fossil fuels diminish over time, consumer demand for alternative energy technology will do nothing but increase. In fact, urban electric vehicles, while rather novel in the United States, are more common in Europe, where population densities in metropolitan areas necessitated a search for alternatives to driving full size cars long ago.
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