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Written by admin | Thursday, July 2nd, 2009
The Ford Fusion and Chevrolet Camaro made their first appearances on Kelley Blue Bookand#8217;s list of the 20 most researched new vehicles on Kelleyand#8217;s Web site, joining 12 Toyota and Honda models on the 2009 list.
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Written by admin | Thursday, July 2nd, 2009
Seventy years after the Detroit Electric Car Co. stopped producing the battery-powered Detroit Electric at its factory in Detroit, a Dutch company has resurrected the brandand#8217;s name and retro script logo for its line of plug-in electric vehicles.
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Written by admin | Thursday, July 2nd, 2009
Tony George will no longer have day-to-day responsibility for running his family businesses, including the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Current Chief Financial Officer Jeffrey Belskus is the new CEO of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Corp.
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Written by admin | Wednesday, July 1st, 2009
Seventy years after the Detroit Electric Car Co. stopped producing the battery-powered Detroit Electric at its factory in Detroit, a Dutch company has resurrected the brand’s name and retro script logo for its line of plug-in electric vehicles.
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Written by admin | Wednesday, July 1st, 2009
Woodcliff Lake, New Jersey – July 1, 2009 … It was confirmed today that the BMW X1 is planned to debut in the United States in calendar year 2011. The X1 has been conceived with the flexibility to offer traditional rear-wheel drive and xDrive all-wheel drive configurations, as well as a wide variety of gasoline and diesel powertrain choices. In light of rapidly evolving US market demands, fuel prices, and regulatory standards, elements of the X1’s US launch plan, including engine and drivetrain configurations, will be forthcoming closer to the time of launch.
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Written by admin | Wednesday, July 1st, 2009
Woodcliff Lake, New Jersey – July 1, 2009… In the continuing development of BMW’s flagship 7 Series line, BMW today announced xDrive all-wheel drive versions of the 750i and 750Li. When combined with the previously announced V12-powered 760Li, the 7 Series range grows to five variants for model year 2010.
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Written by admin | Wednesday, July 1st, 2009
Seventy years after the Detroit Electric Car Co. stopped producing the battery-powered Detroit Electric at its factory in Detroit, a Dutch company has resurrected the brand’s name and retro script logo for its line of plug-in electric vehicles.
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Written by admin | Wednesday, July 1st, 2009
The Ford Fusion and Chevrolet Camaro made their first appearances on Kelley Blue Book’s list of the 20 most researched new vehicles on Kelley’s Web site, joining 12 Toyota and Honda models on the 2009 list.
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Written by admin | Wednesday, July 1st, 2009
TORRANCE, Calif. – Jul 01 #151;
pFor the fifth consecutive month, the TL performance luxury sedan remains the top selling Acura model with sales of 3,018. Total June sales for Acura reached 8,280 units, down 36.2 percent versus last year based on the Daily Selling Rate*. Acura year-to-date sales** are 51,082 units, down 34.0 percent as compared to 2008 sales./p
p”In tough economic times, a smart vehicle choice is more important than evermdash;and that’s exactly what Acura’s line of vehicles offers,” said Jeff Conrad, vice president of Acura sales. “While the new-for-2009 TSX has been a popular choice among buyers, this week Acura again raises the bar with the release of a new 2010 TSX V-6 model.”/p
pThe TSX sports sedan was Acura’s second best selling sedan with June sales of 1,890 units and the new 2010 TSX V-6 model goes on sale tomorrow. Acura’s light truck sales were led by the MDX luxury SUV with 2,351 units sold while the turbocharged RDX crossover SUV sold 886 units./p
pFor media information and high-resolution photos of all Acura vehicles, please visit a href=”http://www.acuranews.com”www.acuranews.com/a. For consumer information, please visit a href=”http://www.acura.com” target=”_blank”www.acura.com/a./p
p*The daily selling rate is calculated with 25 selling days for June 2009 and 24 selling days for June 2008.br
**Year-to-date sales based on 152 days for 2009 versus 153 days for 2008./p
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Written by admin | Wednesday, July 1st, 2009
Odyssey and Pilot sales increase 11.8 percent and 7.7 percent respectively br br
TORRANCE, Calif. – Jul 01 #151;
pAmerican Honda Motor Co., Inc., posted June vehicle sales of 100,420, a decline of 32.4 percent compared to June 2008 results*. American Honda year-to-date sales of 530,778 represent a 33.1 percent decrease. /p
pSales of Honda’s Odyssey and Pilot light truck models showed gains of 11.8 percent and 7.7 percent respectively. Honda total car sales decreased 43.8 percent to 52,662 and Honda light truck sales decreased 5.6 percent to 39,478. Honda Division posted June sales of 92,140, a decline of 32.0 percent versus June 2008./p
p”We’re seeing signs of strength in our light truck segments with solid gains for Honda’s Odyssey and Pilot models this month,” said John Mendel, executive vice president of sales for American Honda. “American families clearly still have a need for the value and versatility that Honda vehicles have to offer.” /p
pThe Acura Division posted June 2009 sales of 8,280, a decrease of 36.2 percent compared to June 2008. /p
p*The daily selling rate is calculated with 25 days for June 2009 and 24 days for June 2008. The year-to-date daily selling rate is calculated with 152 days for 2009 and 153 days for 2008. All percentages represent the daily selling rate.strong/strong/p
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pemFor more information or downloadable high-resolution images of Honda and Acura vehicles, please visit www.hondanews.com. Consumer information is available at www.honda.com. /em/p
pimg src=”http://hondanews.com/media_storage/GIF/Jun09_SalesChart.gif” align=”bottom” height=”652″ width=”529″/p
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