Two of General Motors newest vehicles, the 2005 Cadillac STS and the 2006 Hummer H3, garnered honors in their respective car and truck categories for automotive "Interior of the Year".
Nominated by Ward's Auto World magazine, the Cadillac STS won "industry-at-large, premium priced ...

Despite spending more time in traffic than ever before and all-time-high gas prices, more Americans are renting automobiles in their neighborhoods to meet a variety of lifestyle and transportation needs – a trend that is in the fast lane, according to results of a new national ...

Mercedes-Benz is now offering greater comfort and driving dynamics in the C, CLK, CLS, and E-Class with a total of eight new six-cylinder models. The engine offensive is based on all-new V6 petrol and diesel engines that are the best in their displacement class in terms of power ...

AutoWeek reports that Subaru is pushing back its U.S. sales targets again. Three years into a five-year strategic plan, Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd., maker of Subaru cars, is far short of its targets for sales, income and other indicators of performance.
Its U.S. vehicle sales have ...

Jaguar North America and San Jose British Motors will celebrate the coming out of Happy Hollow Park & Zoo's newest feline — their 17-month old jaguar cat, Sophia. Happy Hollow Park & Zoo, which is located in San Jose, California, will host local city politicians as well as zoo ...

MANN+HUMMEL, development partner and original equipment supplier to the international automotive industry, has developed a new concept for more efficient fuel pre-filters in diesel engines. Through a two-stage concept with innovative, hydrophilic (water-attracting) filter media, ...

Toyota Motor Manufacturing North America (TMMNA) today announced the company's first North American gas-electric hybrid production will be at its Georgetown, Ky., plant – Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Kentucky, Inc. (TMMK) – when production of a Camry hybrid begins in late 2006.

DriveSafety, in conjunction with the STAR Lab at Kansas State University, today announced a new resource for teen driver education, a science-based assessment tool and curriculum called Teen-DASH™ for Safety. DriveSafety also announced that it would make its curriculum available ...

(ARA) - Despite statistics showing that excessive speed is a factor in a third of all fatal crashes, a recent survey by Farmers Insurance Group shows that 69.2 percent of respondents admitted to exceeding the posted speed limit on the highway. In addition, 36 percent said they ...

People across the country are packing up their cars and hitting the road for their summer vacations. But with gas prices on the rise and AAA predicting more than 7.5 million vehicle breakdowns over the warmer months, it's important to make sure that your vehicle is prepared.

College bound? Here is one more item to add to your checklist before heading off to campus this fall: a vehicle checkup.
The National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence (ASE) recommends that you make sure your vehicle is in good working condition. Unless you are a ...

Garmin International, Inc., a unit of Garmin Ltd., today announced that Harley-Davidson will begin offering a new Garmin-built GPS navigation system as an option specifically designed for its Road Glide and Electra Glide models.
Named the Roadtech Quest, the system provides ...

As hundreds of thousands of law enforcement officers in all 50 states take to the roads for the 2005 Click It or Ticket safety belt enforcement mobilization, new data released today by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) show that 70 percent of occupants ...

While corn-based ethanol has made headlines with a recent signing of bill that may double the state's use of ethanol within a few years, a service station in Apple Valley has paved the way for the next big wave of cleaner burning, renewable fuels -- biodiesel.
Farmers Union ...

SiRF Technology Holdings, Inc., a leading provider of GPS-enabled location technology, today unveiled its new, patent pending, SiRFDRive2 GPS/Dead Reckoning Software, a novel approach to maximizing position availability and accuracy for automotive navigation and telematics ...

Jeep® enthusiasts will have the opportunity to get muddier more times than ever as the brand hosts its 11th annual Camp Jeep® event and launches an all-new national driving tour, Camp Jeep On The Road®.
Camp Jeep, the brand's legendary summertime owner's program, gets back to ...

QNX Software Systems, the global leader in operating system technology for the in-car telematics and infotainment market, today demonstrated its latest innovation for automotive computing: OpenGL ES 3D technology running on the new Freescale(TM) Media5200 development platform.
The ...

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Toyota Motor Corp. last year took a big bite out of General Motors' lead as the world's No. 1 automaker.
According to Automotive News' annual ranking of the world's automakers by sales and production, Toyota gained by nearly 600,000 vehicles on GM to close to within 1.38 million ...

The Land Rover Discovery Series II has won an Auto Express Used Car Honour for the fourth consecutive year with the ‘Best 4x4 Off-Roader’ accolade for 2005.
Judged as the best vehicle in its category, the Discovery beat off competition from BMW’s X5 and the Kia Sorento, having ...