G. Chambers Williams III: Easy Living on the go (San Antonio Express-News)
Kelley hands out awards for 'best interior styling'...more...Scion?s new xB good for grown-ups too (MSNBC)
Scion has updated its cult-hit xB small car, making it larger and more comfortable. Practical-minded customers will flock to it. The danger is the intended twenty-something hipster buyers will soon see Scions piloted by gray-hairs on every corner. MotorHead, by Dan Carney. ...more... BMW's 1 Series: Small and Sporty (BusinessWeek)
BMW is bringing its tiny 1 Series to the U.S., where it should appeal to younger, fuel-conscious drivers ...more... G. Chambers Williams III: No wagon phobia here (San Antonio Express-News)
Saab eschews the 'crossover' label with its snazzy 9-3 SportCombi....more... Car Gurus Names The Top and Worst Vehicle Retail Retention Rates (AutoSpies.com)
CarGurus, a leading online automotive community, today announced its new "Web Price Index," an online automotive pricing guide unique to the auto industry because it incorporates only price points crawled from around the web....more... Ford excels in latest J.D. Power survey (The Buffalo News)
DETROIT ? Ford Motor Co. had four of the top 10 brands in a benchmark annual U.S. survey of new-vehicle quality that?s usually dominated by Toyota Motor Corp....more... SIRIUS Satellite Radio To Honor Black Music Month With Dedicated Programming (FinanzNachrichten)
NEW YORK, June 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- SIRIUS Satellite Radio ( Nachrichten ) will honor Black Music Month with exclusive programming on three of its channels throughout the month of June. Join guest hosts Jamie Foxx, LL Cool J, Kelly Rowland, Isaac Hays, Lionel Richie, Ashford&Simpson, Charlie Wilson, Heather Headley and Anthony Hamilton as they spotlight and celebrate some of the great ......more... Doomed GM plant gets kudos for quality (Toronto Star)
The General Motors Oshawa No. 2 plant, which will disappear in 2009, produces the second-highest quality vehicles in North and South America, according to a key industry report....more... Toyota Takes No. 2, Ahead of Ford and Chrysler (American International Automobile Dealers Association)
Small cars ruled the roost this May, up 11.7 percent as a group for the month, providing a boost to several International automakers whose dealerships felt the sting of two less selling days in April....more... |