April 21, 2007

World Traffic Safety Symposium Awards Volvo Cars for Innovative …

Time to notify the people who are love Volvos:

Autoblog, CA - Apr 20, 2007
You don’t need no stinkin’ Volvo to experience BLIS(s) — for 2008, the Buick Lucerne is fitted with lane departure and blind-spot warning systems. …Buick Lucerne comes equipped with new safety tech

just-auto.com (subscription), UK - Apr 20, 2007
Reuters noted that Dongfeng and Nissan have been in talks with Volvo on a possible investment by the Swedish truck maker in the venture which, …SHANGHAI SHOW: Nissan JV will miss financial targets

Autoblog, CA - Apr 20, 2007
You don’t need no stinkin’ Volvo to experience BLIS(s) — for 2008, the Buick Lucerne is fitted with lane departure and blind-spot warning systems. …Buick Lucerne comes equipped with new safety tech

sportbusiness.com - Apr 20, 2007
"Following the Beijing Olympics held in 2008, the arrival of the Volvo Ocean Race will definitely accelerate the development of water sports in China," …VOLVO OCEAN RACE TO SAIL TO CHINA IN 2009

Wall Street Journal (subscription), NY - Apr 19, 2007
Dongfeng is also in talks with Volvo AB to sell the Swedish company a stake in the commercial-vehicle unit of its joint venture with Nissan. …Dongfeng Motor Group

The Moscow Times, Russia - Apr 19, 2007
The new assembly plant will have a capacity of 10000 Volvo trucks and 5000 Renault trucks per year. It said the facility would be located in Kaluga, …Business in Brief

Auto Spectator - Apr 19, 2007
As one of its latest innovations for the marketplace, Webasto has created an attractive glass tailgate for the new Volvo C 30. …Webasto Lets the Sun In with Industry Class Size Largest …

MIDDAY BUSINESS REPORT: Block to sell subprime Option One unit

Hello. I’ve discovered the following 2008 minivan headlines and news articles for you:

Detroit Free Press, MI - 9 hours ago
Chrysler Group premiered its first products for the new-to-China Dodge brand: the locally produced Caravan minivan, available late this year, …BIG MARKET, BIG CHANCES: Carmakers try to make impression in China

DetNews.com, MI - 11 hours ago
Other Chrysler dealers are offering rock-bottom lease rates, as low $19 a month for a Dodge Caravan SXT minivan with an employee discount. …Chrysler dangles deals: Lease truck, get van free

PR Newswire UK (press release), UK - 22 hours ago
The new Dodge Caravan precisely interprets the mission of Chrysler Group to make the best-selling minivan in the marketplace the best looking, while staying …Dodge Enters China With a Bold and Powerful Statement

Kansas City Star, MO - Apr 20, 2007
As part of its continuing drive to expand in China, Chrysler plans to double the number of dealerships there from 70 to 140 by the middle of 2008, …MIDDAY BUSINESS REPORT: Block to sell subprime Option One unit

WOOD-TV, MI - Apr 20, 2007
As part of its continuing drive to expand in China, Chrysler plans to double the number of dealerships there from 70 to 140 by the middle of 2008, …COO: Chrysler’s China expansion plans won’t change with sale

Forbes, NY - Apr 20, 2007
As part of its continuing drive to expand in China, Chrysler plans to double the number of dealerships there from 70 to 140 by the middle of 2008, …Chrysler COO: Will Stick to China Plans

FORD MAKES A BOLD STATEMENT IN CHINA AND EXPANDS ITS FASHIONABLE …

SUV cars - still in the headlines! Look at the below.

Media Newswire (press release), NY - Apr 20, 2007
The fuel-efficient and environmentally friendly 2008 Ford Escape Hybrid SUV on display features a full hybrid gas-electric engine, meaning that it can run …FORD MAKES A BOLD STATEMENT IN CHINA AND EXPANDS ITS FASHIONABLE …

Arizona Republic, AZ - 9 hours ago
… because she is waiting for luxury electric car company Tesla to come out with an SUV. (The 2008 Tesla Roadster electric sports car starts at $92000.) …Another inconvenient truth: Going green creating waste

Automotive World (subscription), UK - Apr 20, 2007
The production version of the Cross Coup? quattro, the Q5, is scheduled to go on sale in 2008. Its main competitors will be the Acura RDX, …China: Audi Cross Coupe quattro concept premieres at Shanghai …

China Post, Taiwan - 14 hours ago
… minivan would go on sale in China toward the end of this year, and Caliber small sport utility vehicle would go on sale in the first quarter of 2008. …Chrysler’s Dodge to sell minivan, small SUV in China

San Francisco Chronicle, CA - 6 hours ago
(Those figures will be slightly lower for 2008, when new EPA test standards go into effect.) Other options on our vehicle included leather-trimmed seats …Chrysler’s Aspen an SUV for the big family

PR Newswire UK (press release), UK - 21 hours ago
Dodge Caliber is a five-door vehicle that combines a sporty coupe-like profile with the strength, stance and functionality of an SUV. …Dodge Enters China With a Bold and Powerful Statement

Bostonist, MA - 11 hours ago
Not only did Telfair, 21, not have a valid driver’s license, there was a loaded handgun under the passenger seat of his SUV. What happens when you’re busted …Sports Redux: Rally Caps Pay Off

Arizona Republic, AZ - 12 hours ago
There was no comment on Spears’ SUV umbrella attack, which could have easily been explained away as practice for the 2008 Olympic exhibition sport "parasol …Blame the flack . . . no, Dad . . . no, all men . . .

Marsh Education Center gets state OK

Hello. I’ve discovered the following 2008 Dodge briefs for you:

DetNews.com, MI - 10 hours ago
Ridenour also said the company will bring the Dodge Avenger to China in "early 2008." SHANGHAI, China — General Motors Corp.’s partnership with China’s …Auto briefs

PR Newswire UK (press release), UK - 21 hours ago
The new Dodge Caliber will be available for Chinese customers starting in the first quarter of 2008. Dodge Viper SRT10 is the ultimate American sports car …Dodge Enters China With a Bold and Powerful Statement

Sydney Morning Herald, Australia - 20 hours ago
"By late 2007 and early 2008, as the drought hopefully fades from memory, that should see Australian economic growth positively motoring," Access says. …Testing the limits

DetNews.com, MI - 10 hours ago
Bob Saks Dodge of Farmington Hills has started a new promotion where customers who lease a 2007 Dodge Ram 1500 SLT Quad Cab get a (nearly) free two-year …Chrysler dangles deals: Lease truck, get van free

Twin Cities Finance and Commerce, MN - 10 hours ago
Current clients include Agriliance, Cenex, Croplan Genetics, DuPont Crop Protection, Farm Credit Services, Fort Dodge Animal Health and Nestle Purina.Tax group goes on the offensive with campaign

Blue Springs Examiner, MO - 18 minutes ago
The cars are so different, Chevrolet and Dodge use different models. Chevrolet runs the Monte Carlo at traditional races and the Impala at Car of Tomorrow …COT winning converts Nextel Cup stars warming to car

China Post, Taiwan - 14 hours ago
Chrysler Group’s Dodge brand will begin selling two vehicles in China as the company tries to increase its presence in the world’s fastest-growing …Chrysler’s Dodge to sell minivan, small SUV in China

San Antonio Express, TX - 20 hours ago
That’s why Dodge brought back the Charger name and is about to reintroduce the Challenger. Chevy is about to roll out a retro-styled resurrection of the …G. Chambers Williams III: Rekindling the ‘Super’

China: Audi Cross Coupe quattro concept premieres at Shanghai …

Did you hear the following breaking news about the 2008 Lexus?

DigiTimes, Taiwan - Apr 20, 2007
For the automotive sector, following the Lexus LS 600h that uses LEDs as the headlamp lighting source (available in spring 2007, using Nichia’s LEDs), …High-brightness LED market to grow to US$9 billion in 2011, says …

Knoxville News Sentinel (subscription), TN - Apr 18, 2007
"It’s not a Lexus, but it is a shiny new Chevrolet." He said that players have been forced to use the cramped facilities at Maddox Student Activity Center …New facility to get CN up to speed

Auto123, Canada - 3 hours ago
With the Veracruz, Hyundai executives clearly targeted a new segment, namely that of luxury utility vehicles such as the Lexus RX, Honda Pilot, Acura MDX, …2008 Hyundai Veracruz First Impressions

Knoxville News Sentinel (subscription), TN - Apr 19, 2007
Brandy J. McCarty, 21, of Sharps Chapel, died when a southbound 1991 Lexus LS4 crossed the centerline of state Highway 33 in Luttrell and struck her 1996 …State briefs: Apr. 20

Hamilton Spectator, Canada - Apr 18, 2007
… around a few years include the Toyota Highlander midsize model, which will enter its next generation for 2008, and its luxury cousin, the Lexus RX 350. …Climb on board

PR Newswire (press release), NY - Apr 18, 2007
There are more than 1700 Toyota, Lexus and Scion dealerships in North America which sold more than 2.8 million vehicles in 2006. …Toyota Breaks Ground in Mississippi