Car Buying Options Expand From New and Used to Include "Certified" - VIDEO NEWS STORY
Aug 17, 2006
DETROIT - August 17, 2006: Consumers looking to purchase a car no longer have to choose between just new and used. Now dealerships also offer "certified pre-owned" cars â a vehicle that must pass a multi-point inspection (which is conducted by the dealership but designed by the original manufacturer) and meets spe ... Continue reading
Unable to Take Part in Rally Classic Car Enthusiast Creates Classic Rally Game
Aug 10, 2006
'Tasting the excitement after all' OUDE-TONGE, Netherlands, Aug. 10 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- Gert-Paul van't Hoff (40) saw his boyhood dream go up in smoke. After preparing for two years, he was forced to withdraw (team 76) from the Beijing Classic Car Endurance Rally 2006 on account of a fractured vertebra. But Van 't H ... Continue reading
RVBuyingService.com Delivers Savings to Consumers Looking to Purchase a Recreational Vehicle
Apr 27, 2006
CINCINNATI--April 27, 2006--Automobile Consumer Services, Inc. (ACS), a leading provider of consumer automotive related services, has launched www.RVBuyingService.com. RVBuyingService.com offers free personal assistance with a motorhome purchase. Field-trained representatives help in the selection of a recreational veh ... Continue reading
Not Just Cars: Volvo Dealers Now Carry On Scandinavian Design Tradition In Glass
Apr 20, 2006
Scandinavian design may just have acquired an additional 2,400 market outlets in 50 countries. In addition to attractively designed cars, Volvo Cars dealerships are now selling elegantly styled tableware in the form of a collection from top designers, such as Lovisa Wattman of Höganäs, Anders Ljungberg of Boda Nova, ... Continue reading
Mar 31, 2006
SACRAMENTO, CA – March 31, 2006: General Motors announced yesterday that John L. Sullivan Chevrolet of Roseville, Calif., is the 2005 GM Certified Used Vehicles National Sales Leader award winner. The award recognizes the nation’s top-selling dealership in 2005 sales of GM Certified Used Vehicles. John L. S ... Continue reading
Ford Opens Up Photo Archives To Aid Auto Art Collectors
Mar 13, 2006
Fueled by the growth of everything auto-related from TV shows to car events, car clubs and car collecting, interest in automotive art is growing by leaps and bounds. To meet that demand, for the first time, Ford is opening up its photo archives of over 3 million images and making select limited edition prints of classi ... Continue reading
Internet Paves the Way for Car Sales and Helps Lower Costs - VIDEO ENHANCED
Mar 2, 2006
Ten years ago, the first car manufacturer Web site hit the Internet. Today, two-thirds of car buyers begin searching for a car on the web before ever setting foot in a dealership. How has the Internet changed car shopping? Instead of depending on dealerships to provide information on cars, most car shoppers now come to ... Continue reading
Ultimate Car and Youth Culture Festival Kicks off 2006 Season in San Jose
Feb 10, 2006
IRVINE, Calif.--Feb. 10, 2006--Action Media premieres its all new 2006 XM Satellite Radio Hot Import Nights (HIN) season on Feb. 25 at the San Jose Convention Center from 5 p.m. to midnight. For 2006, HIN takes the ultimate custom car festival to a new level by creating a show that celebrates all elements of youth cult ... Continue reading
Weld Announces E III Concept Forged Modular Wheels
Jan 30, 2006
The New Forged Three-Piece Design Offers High Style and Superb Durability. Kansas City, Missouri - January 30, 2006: Weld Wheel Industries announces the introduction of the E III Concept wheel for automobiles and luxury SUV’s. This new wheel features forged, one-piece construction, crisp, cutting-edge styling and ... Continue reading
Nov 3, 2005
DUBLIN, Ireland--Nov. 3, 2005--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c26595 ) has announced the addition of Automobile Purchase Process in the United States to their offering. Given that the purchase of a car is a major financial outlay, trends in personal disposable income and consumer expend ... Continue reading
Valeo and IBM to Collaborate for Automotive Software Development
May 4, 2005
PARIS, May 4 -- Valeo, one of the world's leading automotive suppliers, and IBM, the worldwide leader in information technology and services, today announced the launch of a new initiative to expand embedded software capabilities. Valeo will provide automotive expertise and IBM will provide process and methodology supp ... Continue reading
America's Car-Mart Announces Opening of New Dealerships
Mar 24, 2004
BENTONVILLE, Ark., March 24 -- America's Car-Mart, Inc. today announced the opening of two new dealerships located in Lufkin, Texas and Mt. Pleasant, Texas. These new locations mark the sixth and seventh new dealership openings since the Company's current fiscal year began on May 1, 2003. "With the addition of Lufkin a ... Continue reading
Perfect Line Completes Milestone Agreement with Checker Flag Lightning
Mar 23, 2004
INDIANAPOLIS--March 23, 2004--Perfect Line, Inc. has entered into an agreement with Michigan based Checker Flag Lightning, LLC to convert seven of its nine corporate owned NASCAR Silicon Motor Speedway racing centers into revenue share Checker Flag Lightning retail merchandise stores featuring Perfect Line's patented r ... Continue reading
"Clicks+ Branding" Advertising Program For Automotive Aftermarket Introduced
Feb 2, 2004
Clicks+BrandingTM “double-dip” advertising Now For As Little As $199 per Month Automotive Aftermarket Advertisers Can Get Total Market Segment Advertising For the first time ever, a single ad buy on The Auto Channel on-line, offers aftermarket manufactures and distributors a way to reach participants in eve ... Continue reading
The Great (Mid) American Success Story
Sep 30, 2003
By Marc J. Rauch Exec. Vice President & Co-Publisher I had a long look at a wonderful heart warming success story last weekend during Corvette’s 50th Anniversary Party in Effingham, Illinois. A story that exemplifies what hard work, dedication, ingenuity, and a free-market economy can produce. But it’s not ... Continue reading
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