News By Topic: Maserati

New Maserati Takes ALMS By Storm

Jul 7, 2005

Contact: John Cardinale (707) 933-3907 New Maserati Takes the ALMS by Storm SONOMA, Calif. (IMMEDIATE RELEASE) - The new Maserati MC12 has certainly taken the American Le Mans Series and the GT1 class by storm, and the team will roar into Infineon Raceway looking for its first victory on the 12-turn road course during ... Continue reading

2005 Comparative New Car Rollover Rankings - Vehicles More Stable

Jun 24, 2005

The number of SUVs with a four-star rollover rating had increased substantially since U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) began rating them in 2001. That year, just one SUV earned four-stars, whereas in 2005, 24 earned a four-star rating as part of the newly ... Continue reading

IntelliChoice Announces New Car Best Deals for June 2005

Jun 9, 2005

CAMPBELL, Calif.--June 9, 2005--PRIMEDIA's IntelliChoice, the leading source for automotive ownership cost and value analysis, today announced its "Best Deals of the Month" selections for June, identifying the vehicles with the best ownership cost value in 29 respective classes. IntelliChoice's "Best Deals of the Month ... Continue reading

Top Ten Fastest "Turning" Vehicles are International Nameplates

Jun 1, 2005

Washington DC June 1, 2005; AIADA's newsletter reported that the ten vehicles that spent the least amount of time on dealer lots in April were all International nameplates, according to the Power Information Network (PIN). The measurement, known in the industry as days to turn, is a measure not only of model popularity ... Continue reading

Edmunds.com Announces Consumers' Most Wanted Vehicle Awards for 2005

May 10, 2005

Ford Mustang Named Consumers' Choice for Most Significant Vehicle of the Year; Domestic Cars Win, Place and Show SANTA MONICA, Calif., May 10 -- Edmunds.com, the Internet's premiere resource for consumer automotive information, today announced the winners of the fourth annual Consumers' Most Wanted vehicle awards. (Log ... Continue reading

IntelliChoice Announces New Car Best Deals for May 2005

May 6, 2005

CAMPBELL, Calif.--May 6, 2005--PRIMEDIA's IntelliChoice, the leading source for automotive ownership cost and value analysis, today announced its "Best Deals of the Month" selections for May, identifying the vehicles with the best ownership cost value in 29 respective classes. IntelliChoice's "Best Deals of the Month" ... Continue reading

2004 and 2005 Crash Ratings of Vehicles With Side Air Bags

Apr 15, 2005

2004 & 2005 Vehicles with Side Air Bags Side-impact air bags (SABs) SABs offer protection to two principal areas of the body -- the head and the chest -- during moderate to severe side-impact crashes. The chart below indicates which vehicles offer what type of protection (head and/or chest) and the type of SAB used to ... Continue reading

Edmunds.com Reports True Cost of Incentives: Japanese Incentives Reach Record High

Apr 4, 2005

SANTA MONICA, Calif., April 4 -- Edmunds.com, the premier online resource for automotive information, reported today that the average manufacturer automotive incentive in the United States was $2,556 per vehicle sold in March 2005, up $177, or 7.0%, from March 2004, and up $187, or 7.9%, from February 2005. (Logo: http ... Continue reading

U.S. Auto Sales Box Score March 2005

Apr 2, 2005

April 1,2005 The AP compliled the results of March 2005 car and light truck sales in the United States by the major automakers. Industry totals include 22 automakers. The table compares sales in March 2005 with sales in March 2004 and year-to-date totals for the two years. Light trucks include pickups, vans, minivans a ... Continue reading

Unique Maserati Campaign Offers High-Profile Message & Experience

Mar 18, 2005

Innovative Marketing Tool Delivers on Exclusivity of Maserati Brand ENGLEWOOD CLIFFS, N.J., March 18 -- Maserati North America has launched a unique direct response marketing campaign that will make the dream of one lucky sports car enthusiast and guest come true by presenting a magnificent Italian getaway that embodie ... Continue reading

Letter from Europe - Old Friends in Geneva; Test Drives Odessey Honda ; Hyundai Tucson

Mar 17, 2005

By Andrew Frankl, European Bureau Chief Geneva 2005 It was snowing in Nice and it was snowing in Geneva. The line for taxis in sub zero temperatures was long and when I eventually got into something I can only describe as Eurotrash the driver nearly spun into the Lake, Michael Schumacher he most certainly was not! Stil ... Continue reading

IIHS REPORT: The Risk of Death While Driving Different Vehicles

Mar 15, 2005

CLICK HERE FFor IIHS Tables The driver died in the crash. So did many other passenger vehicle drivers during 2000-03, but the risk of death isn’t the same in one vehicle compared with another. Car, minivan, SUV, and pickup truck models vary widely in the likelihood of dying in a crash. The average driver death ra ... Continue reading

Fiat to Buy Maserati Brand From Ferrari

Feb 16, 2005

ROME February 16, 2005: Joji Sakurai writinfg for the AP reported that Fiat SpA announced Wednesday it will buy the Maserati sportscar brand from Ferrari -- a company in which it already has a majority stake -- just three days after winning independence from General Motors Corp. Turin-based Fiat said in a statement it ... Continue reading

New York Auto Show Proudly Announces Ferrari Maserati Charity Preview Sponsor

Jan 24, 2005

NEW YORK, Jan. 24 -- North America's first and largest-attended auto show proudly announces Gruppo Ferrari Maserati as key sponsor of the New York International Auto Show's annual Gala Preview to benefit the East Side House Settlement. The event, which takes place at the Jacob Javits Convention Center on March 23, prom ... Continue reading

GM Wins Overall Polk Automotive Loyalty Award Winners - Keeps Customers Better

Jan 19, 2005

Numerous New Winners Emerge Across Segment Level Categories for Model Year 2004 SOUTHFIELD, Mich., Jan. 19 -- R. L. Polk & Co., the automotive industry's premier tracker of consumer loyalty among new vehicles, presented the ninth annual Polk Automotive Loyalty Awards yesterday at the 2005 Automotive News World Congress ... Continue reading