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In celebrating the 60th anniversary of Ferrari, the renowned Italian sports car maker started a marathon relay around the world which will feature thousands of Ferrari owners carrying a relay baton made just for the anniversary. The marathon has reached the shores of the United States recently. To carry the baton towards the next leg of the marathon, sixty Ferrari owners gathered at The Collection, Ferrari’s authorized dealership in Miami.
The global community is now under siege of the global warming issue. To counter the huge amount of greenhouse gases being released by vehicles all over the world, car manufacturers continue to develop ways to cut down the fuel consumption of their production vehicles. The American International Automobile Dealers Association’s (AIADA) newsletter recently reported that German carmakers are among the players in the auto industry which have taken a keen interest in producing environment friendly cars.
The automotive industry has gone along way in terms of developments made in the design and performance of automobiles. Year after year, different car makers introduce more and more feature on their cars not only to appease their customers but also to provide good performance and enhanced safety. Currently, more and more electronic control systems are being employed in the production of automobiles.
Accuride Corporation, a leading manufacturer and supplier of commercial vehicle components, recently announced that Steve Holt has been advanced as their new Senior Vice President for Strategy, Growth and Technology. The announcement was made in the light of the strategy developed by the company to further increase their profitability in the coming months.
General Motors Corp. delayed the release of its financial results for 2006. After that, the automaker missed the filing deadline with the Securities and Exchange Commission set on 1 March. To remedy the situation, GM requested an extension to next week. Now, the automaker is back on the hot seat with the risky mortgaged loans which was doled out last year by GMAC - an ex-finance arm.
Basically, electric meter maid vehicles are little electric cars that meter maids use when they drag around giving people like you a ticket. They are ridiculous and they make me laugh every time I see them so I thought it would be interested to have a showcase of as many as I could find on the net. I was actually very amazed to learn there were so many models of meter made cars.
In comes vehicle wrap. Because people are almost always mobile, advertisers have come up with a novel way of getting their messages across -- that is, by literally keeping up with rush hour speeds. Vehicle wrap is a method that moulds self-adhesive vinyl into the bodywork of any vehicle to make it appear like it was simply painted on.
Various car companies consider the concept of evolving their products into something more appealing in the eyes of their target market. Changes will take place as the product develops into a renewed character. On the other hand, Porsche seem to decline such style of perception. The progressive evolution for the Porsche 911 Carrera is slowly taking place.
The Jeep Trailhawk concept compressed the trademark of the Jeep brand with the features of Jeep Wrangler Unlimited and a combination of an off-road 4x4 characteristics and a new body-on-frame-four-door Jeep. The Chrysler group applied and designed the Jeep with sophistication and refined off-road open-air concept vehicle, giving a fresh appearance and uniqueness to the style of the Jeep Trailhawk.
As DaimlerChrysler AG's top management weighs the possibility of a sale of the Chrysler Group, a number of events weakened the latter's prospects. The first reason is the slump in performance. This is coupled with the refusal of United Auto Workers (UAW) union to give Chrysler the health care concessions it granted to the automaker's larger Detroit rivals.
It seems customers’ fondness for the Ford Edge never diminished despite their long wait. As a fact, some customers have to drive through a blizzard just to make a purchase. Now that the Ford Edge is pretty much ready to take a plunge into dealers’ lots, customers are thrilled even more. In the month of January, Ford recorded 5,586 sales of the Edge effortlessly eclipsing the first month sales of the famous Fusion sedan.
The number of vehicles in the roads of the US today is staggering. And year after year, a huge number of these cars will be replaced by their owners. This means that the old vehicles will have to be disposed of. The common way to dispose of these cars is to shred them to small pieces and dispose them in a landfill.
Italian automaker Pagani has earlier divulged plans for a track-specific version of its Zonda supercar. Now the ideals of the said supercar are imbibed in the Zonda R version. According to the automaker, the new coupe was designed with the ultimate performance at the racetrack without any implications of rules, except for safety.
The ongoing 77th Geneva International Auto Show has attracted car manufacturers from all over the world to strut their stuff at the said event. Production cars, hybrid cars, concept cars - these are all present at the motor show. Car makers of different orientations gathered to showcase the technology that they have developed for the auto industry.
The Premiere Polish Co Ltd., an 84-year-old sales car company, transformed its entire 45-strong fleet into a fleet of Toyota Prius units. The said company trading as Premiere Products was able to save up to 30 percent on running costs by switching to the Prius. Aside from this, the company also prides itself on its stirring commitment to environmental responsibility.
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