Nokian Tyres Improves Driving Safety with New Run Flat Winter Tyres   21 Jun 2005 22:58 GMT
Nokian Tyres is improving the safety and comfort of driving by introducing the run flat property to its most important winter tyre models. If a flat occurs, the driver can drive on run flat tyres for about 100 km to reach a tyre store or service station where a new tyre can be ...
Source: CarKB

New Yorkers Want Less Polluting Hybrid Taxis and We Want 'em Now   21 Jun 2005 13:27 GMT
If New Yorkers had their way, the majority of taxis in the city would be converted to less polluting hybrid cars. According to poll results just released by the Coalition Advocating for Smart Transportation (CAST), seven in ten New Yorkers say it is important to make the switch ...
Source: CarKB

Preview: 2006 Chevrolet HHR   21 Jun 2005 07:00 GMT
Chevy adds the retro-styled HHR, a small car/wagon for young tuners and nostalgic Boomers.
Source: MSN

Preview: 2006 Dodge Charger   21 Jun 2005 07:00 GMT
Dodge evokes a legendary muscle car with a boldly styled, HEMI-powered sedan.
Source: MSN

Volkswagen-SiCon Process for Recycling End-of-life Vehicles Launched in Austria   20 Jun 2005 13:58 GMT
The foundation stone for the first large-scale plant for recycling end-of-life vehicles based on the Volkswagen-SiCon process is being laid today in Enns near Linz, Upper Austria. The plant has an annual capacity of 100,000 tonnes of shredder residue from end-of-life vehicles and ...
Source: CarKB

Be Ahead: The New Mercedes-Benz S-Class - Superlative in Design and Technology   20 Jun 2005 13:55 GMT
Generation-change at the pinnacle of automotive engineering: Mercedes-Benz presents the new S-Class. The new luxury saloon will be appearing in the showrooms of company-owned outlets and authorised dealerships as of autumn 2005. Photos: http://wwwsg.daimlerchrysler ...
Source: CarKB

Global Dispatches   20 Jun 2005 13:51 GMT
Global Dispatches: Mitsubishi Motors Australia outsources its enterprise server operations as it re-engineers for the introduction of a new car model; and the European Union gives researchers more bandwidth for exchanging data.
Source: Computerworld

Progressive Finds Which Bikes Are Most And Least Likely To Be Stolen, Crashed   20 Jun 2005 13:41 GMT
A recent study of claims data on more than two million motorcycles insured over the past three years by The Progressive Group of Insurance Companies, the country’s largest motorcycle insurer, uncovers the makes and models of bikes most and least likely to be stolen or crashed.
Source: CarKB

A Classic's Look, but a Hot Rod's Heart   20 Jun 2005 04:00 GMT
Until recently, the thought of customizing an all-original classic would have been deemed heresy or madness by the classic car community. But that is no longer true.
Source: NY Times

'Kill Bill' Did It. 'Lost in Translation' Did, Too. Now Mitsubishi Plays Up Japan's Hip Factor.   20 Jun 2005 04:00 GMT
Mitsubishi's new advertising campaign for the Eclipse sports coupe tries to sell the company's Asian lineage.
Source: NY Times