April 27, 2007

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Time to notify the people who love minivan cars:

Fort Worth Star Telegram, TX - 22 hours ago
President Osamu Masuko introduces the Japanese automaker’s new minivan Delica D:5 in Tokyo in this photo taken on Wednesay, Jan. 31, 2007. …
TYO:7211Mitsubishi Motors turns a profit

Michigan Business Review, MI - Apr 26, 2007
It also offers Camry and Highlander hybrids, will come out with a Prius redesign for 2008 and may produce a sports hybrid and a hybrid minivan, Bashert said …Hybrids a hot niche in local auto market

International Business Times, NY - Apr 26, 2007
President Osamu Masuko introduces the Japanese automakers new minivan Delica D:5 in Tokyo in thi…..(AP Photo/Itsuo Inouye) …
TYO:7211Mitsubishi Motors Turns a Profit

Tech-On English, Japan - Apr 26, 2007
The Jiexun Hybrid is the company’s proprietary development and slated for market debut at the end of 2008. It has a motor beside the front engine as well as …Changan Automobile Presents Minivan and Hybrid Car to Debut in …

Albuquerque Tribune, NM - Apr 25, 2007
PORTSMOUTH, NH - Republican John McCain of Arizona - senator, ex-Navy pilot and former prisoner of war in Vietnam - officially declared his 2008 candidacy …National briefs: Wednesday, April 25

MotorTrend Magazine - Apr 24, 2007
… we didn’t believe it either until we started walking and driving around Shanghai, where seemingly every third car was either a Buick car or minivan. …2007 Shanghai Auto Show Roundup: A look inside China’s latest …

Edmunds.com/Inside Line, CA - Apr 24, 2007
Another subsidiary, Dongfeng Liuzhou, builds the Mitsubishi L400 minivan under license and sells it under the Fengxing brand name. …Auto Shanghai 2007: Dongfeng JingYi

Vail Daily News, CO - Apr 24, 2007
After wrapping up homework and helping with kitchen chores, the girls hurried into their work boots and piled into the minivan for the ride up the hill to …Troubled girls find refuge in horse ranch

SEMA cometh: Toyota bringing two new models, Lexus gets pimped

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San Jose Mercury News, CA - 5 hours ago
This is the most expensive Mazda, and when equipped in mid-level Touring trim, it almost feels like a luxury crossover such as a Lexus RX or Acura MDX. …Test Drive: 2007 Mazda CX-9

Autoblog, CA - 8 hours ago
One of the two could well be the new Matrix, which is due in the Spring of 2008, and should look right at home on the show floor modded to the gills. …SEMA cometh: Toyota bringing two new models, Lexus gets pimped

StarPhoenix, Canada - 13 hours ago
For the first time, Lexus IS also offering a long wheelbase version, the LS 460L. A 2008 hybrid LS 600h L will be available soon. …Luxury suite

PR Newswire (press release), NY - 18 hours ago
US light vehicle annual unit intensely competitive, low 16 sales million units SGA % reduction (over 2007, 2008 approximately 100 bp, excluding and 2009) …
ANAutoNation Reports First-Quarter Earnings

MotorTrend Magazine - 21 hours ago
One automaker conspicuously absent from the 12-cylinder club is Lexus. As Japan’s preeminent, best-selling, and most prosperous luxury brand in the US, …First Test: 2008 Lexus LS 600h L

Bloomberg - 23 hours ago
In keeping with Scion’s against-the grain image, Toyota expects Scion to account for no more than about 170000 sales annually through at least 2008, …
TMToyota Says Scion Generating New Sales Ideas, Profit (Update3)

Car and Driver, MI - Apr 26, 2007
This new big hybrid from Lexus is deceptively fast. When you floor the gas pedal, the tach needle flicks almost instantly at the bidding of the continuously …2008 Lexus LS600hL

Coral Gables Gazette, FL - Apr 26, 2007
One of the most popular auction items was a one-year-lease for a 2008 Lexus RX350. Among the notable guests were the Honorable Leonard Glick and his wife …Hats Off Luncheon for Honey Shine Mentoring Program

Ford Cut Loss in 1st Quarter; US Sales Fell

2008 SUVs - still in the news! Check out the below.

Wilmington Morning Star, NC - 10 hours ago
Sales of its Explorer SUV fell 25.7 percent, and those of the F-series pickup truck dropped 14.1 percent. By contrast, sales industrywide fell 1.3 percent. …
FFord Cut Loss in 1st Quarter; US Sales Fell

AutoWeek - 11 hours ago
Likewise, dealers say customers are unfamiliar with the new Aspen SUV because there has been little advertising for it. The new 2007 Sebring sedan, …Rental King: Nearly half of Chrysler’s…

The Ledger, FL - 12 hours ago
Sales of its Explorer SUV fell 25.7 percent, and those of the F-series pickup truck dropped 14.1 percent. By contrast, sales industrywide fell 1.3 percent. …
FFord Cut Loss in 1st Quarter; US Sales Fell

Wall Street Journal (subscription), NY - 12 hours ago
The maker of vehicles such as the MX-5 Miata convertible and RX-8 sports car said it is projecting a fiscal 2008 group net profit of ?85 billion, …On Strong SUV, Subcompact Sales

Fort Wayne Journal Gazette, IN - 13 hours ago
The next day I observed a man in an SUV talking on a cell phone at the stoplight at Superior and Clinton streets. Suddenly, he accelerated through the …Ban cell phone use in moving vehicles

New York Times, NY - 14 hours ago
Sales of its Explorer SUV fell 25.7 percent, and those of the F-series pickup truck dropped 14.1 percent. By contrast, sales industrywide fell 1.3 percent. …
FFord Cut Loss in 1st Quarter; US Sales Fell

G. Chambers Williams III: A more dashing MDX

Mercedes Benz 2008!- still in the headlines! Look at the below.

New Zealand Herald, New Zealand - 3 hours ago
Maserati is aiming the six-model Quattroporte range at the Mercedes-Benz S-Class and BMW 7-Series. Prices start at $258500 up to $287500. …Exclusive: Maserati’s a one-off

MotorTorque, UK - 6 hours ago
Audi long ago outstripped Mercedes-Benz sales in the UK, now they have overtaken BMW as well. Jeremy Hicks, Audi UK brand director said, We have seen Audi …Audi R8 to arrive July

Engineering News (press release), South Africa - Apr 26, 2007
DaimlerChrysler South Africa (DCSA) was awarded the contract to manufacture the new Mercedes-Benz C-class series. German motor manufacturer DaimlerChrysler …
DCXTrial production of new Mercedes-Benz C-Class under way in East London

FMQB, NJ - Apr 26, 2007
Also, GM produced its 5 millionth XM equipped vehicle, and Infiniti announced that XM will be a standard factory-installed feature in all 2008 models. …
XMSRXM Reports Q1 Growth In Revenue and Subscribers

Car and Driver, MI - Apr 26, 2007
… that comparison unless the V-12 in question is in a Mercedes-Benz twin-turbo model, and in that instance, Lexus should expect to get its butt kicked. …2008 Lexus LS600hL

PROS: ACCEL.INTERIOR CONFORT,SECURITY,OVERALL RIDE

CONS: MIRRORS TOO SMALL

REVIEW: EXELLENT SUV,EVEN FULL ECONOMY FOR THIS PERFORMANCE,RIDE SUPER,AND VERY GOOD HANDLING,AND ACEELERATION …

Read full review GENUINE SUV (5/5) - RAUL 33185 from MIAMI FL.

PROS: Its a Mercedes, making it the best 7 passenger SUV on the Market

CONS: Its a SUV that seats 7 passengers, making me feel my age.

REVIEW: The local MB dealer I have been going to for the past 20 years just gave me a deal I could not pass up. Without getting my dealer in trouble I wont tell u the price per month. All I can say is if you live in the tri-state NY area do not consider buying a mercedes without calling Benzel Busch of …

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Ford 1Q Loss Narrows As Revenue Rises

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Wyoming News, WY - 10 minutes ago
The Premier Automotive Group, which includes Jaguar, Land Rover, Volvo and Aston Martin, reported a record pretax profit of $402 million for the quarter due …Ford 1Q Loss Narrows As Revenue Rises

Centre Daily Times, PA - 2 hours ago
The Premier Automotive Group, which includes Jaguar, Land Rover, Volvo and Aston Martin, reported a record pretax profit of $402 million for the quarter due …
FFord reports narrower deficit

Los Angeles Times, CA - 2 hours ago
Profit was up at the Premier Automotive Group, which consists of the Volvo, Jaguar and Land Rover brands, and at Ford’s European and Latin American …
FFord’s quarterly loss narrows sharply

DetNews.com, MI - 3 hours ago
The Premier Automotive Group, which includes Aston Martin, Land Rover, Jaguar and Volvo, posted its best results ever. …
FFord rebound gains ground

Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier, IA - 5 hours ago
The Premier Automotive Group, which includes Jaguar, Land Rover, Volvo and Aston Martin, reported a record pretax profit of $402 million for the quarter due …
FFord 1Q Loss Narrows As Revenue Rises

Carlisle Sentinel, PA - 5 hours ago
The Premier Automotive Group, which includes Jaguar, Land Rover, Volvo and Aston Martin, reported a record pretax profit of $402 million for the quarter due …
FFord 1Q Loss Narrows As Revenue Rises

The Times and Democrat, SC - 7 hours ago
The Premier Automotive Group, which includes Jaguar, Land Rover, Volvo and Aston Martin, reported a record pretax profit of $402 million for the quarter due …
FFord 1Q Loss Narrows As Revenue Rises

nwitimes.com, IN - 7 hours ago
The Premier Automotive Group, which includes Jaguar, Land Rover, Volvo and Aston Martin, reported a record pretax profit of $402 million for the quarter due …
FFord 1Q Loss Narrows As Revenue Rises