As Penske drivers Ryan Briscoe and Sascha Maassen claimed the manufacturer’s fourth-straight overall win, both being second in a row, in a thrill-a-minute race around Lime Rock Park’s cramped confines, Porsche maintained its winning round in the American Le Mans Series.
With the late introduced 2007-spec LMP2 air restrictors, Porsche’s RS Spyder lost 5 percent of its engine power for this race. Nonethele Read more…
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If there’s one thing that can save Ford Motor Co., it is another hit, says Freeman Thomas, Ford’s director of strategic design. “This company was founded on the Model T,” the famed auto designer adds during a break at a product review Tuesday.
Whenever the automaker was nearing danger, hit products always arrived to save the day. In the 1960s, the Mustang was the hero. Two decades later, it was the Taurus. B Read more…
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After Jaguar received the distinction of having the highest Customer Service Index from a study conducted by J.D. Power and Associates, Land Rover also managed to make its own mark in the field of customer satisfaction. The distinction given to Jaguar mirrors the brand’s dedication to serving its consumers in terms of after sales maintenance or repairs.
On the other hand, Land Rover was named as having the Read more…
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The BMW M Sport trim level is known for its sport-oriented features which make it a favorite among performance enthusiasts. Recently, the said derivative was introduced to BMW’s flagship – the X5. The introduction of the said badging to the luxury SUV is expected to further increase the popularity of the vehicle among SUV faithful followers.
The said trim level gives the SUV more sports-oriented features t Read more…
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China View reports Sino-German car venture Shanghai Volkswagen Automobile Co is seeing Skoda, its newly launched Czech brand, to help it lift sales in the middle of heated competition in the second-biggest vehicle market in the world.
The report says the 50-50 joint venture of SAIC Motor Corp and Volkswagen AG told China Daily that it is expecting Skoda, wholly owned by the German carmaker, to get 2.5-3 percent Read more…
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Geez, there’s just so little “real” information on open-to-the-public car auctions and the many web sites that claim you can buy cars for as little as $100 … or pay just 90% of retail. You’ve probably seen them … lots of hype.
It’s a shame they oversell themselves because there are indeed opportunities to save a lot of money.
And while I happen to be a member at four of these sites, and the Read more…
That little amber light that reads CHECK ENGINE or SERVICE ENGINE SOON may sometimes make you feel like you are one car doctor that can diagnose engine problem in just one snap. However, you may feel good that you know there is something wrong with your engine, but only the computer know what is wrong and it unnerves you sometimes.
Revealing the mystery of this seemingly enigmatic lamp is easier than what other Read more…
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Porsche AG recently announced that it is prepared to raise further its stake in fellow German carmaker Volkswagen AG and is ready “for anything”, its chief financial officer has said.
“We have ensured several options in order to further increase our stake in VW, if there is demand,” Holger Härter told FT Deutschland, the Financial Times’ sister paper. “That prepares us for anything.” After havin Read more…
According to automotive industry analysts, if the ratification process of the new contract by the United Auto Workers will be successful, it will benefit General Motors with $2 billion to $3 billion per year. GM intends to use the profit to increase their production of hybrid vehicles, and for the development of new product lines, added the analysts.
Although specific details of the new contract had not been pu Read more…
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For the first time since 1999, a North American assembly plant receives the Platinum Plant Quality Award for producing vehicles yielding the fewest defects.
J.D. Power has given the Platinum Plant Quality Award for producing vehicles with the fewest defects to Ford’s Wixom Assembly Plant in Michigan, which stopped making cars last May 31. The Detroit-area plant produced the Lincoln Town Car, which averages 35 p Read more…
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