| US/FRANCE: Open-top specialists ink alliance | | Posted Sunday, November 05, 2006 6:46:28 PM by Blog57 Team | | ASC and Heuliez Group have formed a strategic alliance where each company will represent, in its own home market, technologies of the other. The alliance will allow ASC to represent Heuliez's retractable hard-top (RHT) technology in North America, and Heuliez to represent ASC's soft-top convertible technology in Europe. .... | |
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| | | Vintage whine | | Posted Friday, October 13, 2006 2:46:11 PM by Blog57 Team | | AMESBURY -- The American auto industry's retro movement has created huge interest and media coverage -- perhaps more interest than sales -- but if you're a car lover, you still take a second look any time you spot a contemporary Beetle, Mini, T-bird, Mustang, PT Cruiser, or Chevrolet SSR on the highway. While it is nice to have one of those vehicles in your driveway, it's immeasurably more satisfying when you can park it alongside one of the originals, especially one that you spent thousands of hours restoring. That's what Ron St. Germain and his son, Ron Jr., did during the past four years in their driveway -- that's right, no garage, heated or otherwise. Bit by bit, they restored Delia, a 1950 Chevy 3100 panel truck. There's not a lot of motoring mystique about these vehicles.... | |
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| | | On road to adventure in Hawaii | | Posted Thursday, September 28, 2006 12:45:55 PM by Blog57 Team | | Test Drive Unlimited from Atari for Xbox 360, for players 10 and older, $39.99. Aloha from Oahu Island. I now "live" in Honolulu County and own a small virtual house near the beach with a spacious garage for my souped-up fleet of vehicles. All this "rotten luck" is thanks to a slick street-racing simulation that enables a player to drive on- and off-road over more than 1,000 miles of diverse, photo-realistic Hawaiian terrain, challenge fellow drivers, run a few errands and avoid trouble with the authorities. In Test Drive Unlimited, a player selects an avatar from a motley crew (which would fit in on any MTV reality show) waiting in line at an airport. He then takes a flight to the island, rents a car and visits a real estate agent to spend some of his bankroll on a hip pad.... | |
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| | | GM Says To Dealers: No Gas For You! | | Posted Wednesday, September 20, 2006 10:46:57 AM by Blog57 Team | | Like the Soup Nazi, the General's laying down the law on dealerships in the latest missive from the bean-counting bureaucrats at the RenCen (Note -- in today's episode, the part of "bean-counting bureaucrat" will be played by GM Veep of Industry Dealer Affairs, William Powell), by making it clear they'll no longer reimburse dealers for a full of tank of gas upon delivery. Instead, the Detroit-based automaker will be handing the dealership $20 for cars and $30 for trucks -- which if we've calculated correctly, will mean the dealer will be able to pump just over six gallons into a car and ten gallons into a truck without dipping into their own pockets. Hmm...since the tank of a Chevy Aveo (pronounced with the em-pha-sis on whatever syll-a-ble feels right on to ya) holds 11 gallons and a Chevy Silverado holds 34 gallons -- that'll be a differential of five gallons and 24 gallons in a truck.... | |
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| | | King of Prussia Mall and Chevrolet Announce Exclusive Giveaway of ... | | Posted Monday, August 21, 2006 12:46:23 AM by Blog57 Team | | KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 2, 2006--King of Prussia Mall shoppers can now enter a contest to win a 2007 Chevrolet Tahoe this September. Shoppers can visit the ChevyShowcase, located in the Court of King of Prussia Mall, to complete an official entry form between now and September 15, 2006. This giveaway marks another successful step in the Kravco Simon Company, developer and manager of King of Prussia Mall, and Chevrolet marketing alliance. During the Fall of 2005, Kravco and Chevrolet announced a unique retail concept --- ChevyShowcase --- to King of Prussia Mall, who officially named Chevrolet "The Official Vehicle of King of Prussia Mall." This agreement joins two of the most recognized brands in their respective industries. Seven selected semi-finalists will be invited to the Grand Prize drawing for the 2007 Chevrolet Tahoe (valued at $43,429) giveaway at King of Prussia Mall on September 30, 2006.... | |
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| | | King of Prussia Mall and Chevrolet Announce Exclusive Giveaway of 2007 Chevy Tahoe; One Lucky Shopper Will Win Brand | | Posted Saturday, August 19, 2006 6:45:57 PM by Blog57 Team | | KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa.--Aug. 2, 2006--King of Prussia Mall shoppers can now enter a contest to win a 2007 Chevrolet Tahoe this September. Shoppers can visit the ChevyShowcase, located in the Court of King of Prussia Mall, to complete an official entry form between now and September 15, 2006. This giveaway marks another successful step in the Kravco Simon Company, developer and manager of King of Prussia Mall, and Chevrolet marketing alliance. During the Fall of 2005, Kravco and Chevrolet announced a unique retail concept --- ChevyShowcase --- to King of Prussia Mall, who officially named Chevrolet "The Official Vehicle of King of Prussia Mall." This agreement joins two of the most recognized brands in their respective industries. Seven selected semi-finalists will be invited to the Grand Prize drawing for the 2007 Chevrolet Tahoe (valued at $43,429) giveaway at King of Prussia Mall on September 30, 2006.... | |
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| | | Adding Muscle to a Mainstay | | Posted Saturday, July 29, 2006 4:45:51 AM by Blog57 Team | | When Tim Lupski heard Ford planned to build a 500-horsepower version of its Mustang, he put down $1,500 to reserve one -- and was willing to pay $12,000 above the $48,000 sticker price. That was a year ago. But as the delivery date approached, the Mustang Shelby GT500's price kept rising, says Mr. Lupski, a systems analyst for an electric utility. By early June, he adds, the dealer slapped a $25,000 premium onto the price, bringing the total tab to about $73,000. That is when he decided to take back his deposit and pass on the new vehicle. Fast, limited-production ... .... | |
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| | | Dwayne Wade Takes 'King Of Bling' Crown From Ludacris, Snoop | | Posted Thursday, July 27, 2006 2:46:05 PM by Blog57 Team | | Shaq crowned his partner on the court Dwayne Wade (of the Miami Heat) the "King Of Bling" on Tuesday night (July 11), over celebs such as Snoop Dogg, Ludacris and Travis Barker, during his 3rd annual GM Celebrity All-Car Showdown in Los Angeles. Wade won the celebrity car competition with his 2006 white HUMMER H2 SUT, which beat out the likes of Ludacris with a '54 multicolor green Chevrolet Bel Air, Jamie Kennedy with a '06 red with black trim Chevrolet SSR, and Snoop Dogg with a '66 white Cadillac De Ville with real platinum pin-striping, among others. Although Wade wowed the judges -- which included Nick Cannon, Serena Williams and Susan Docherty (GM) -- and took home the crown, not everyone left empty-handed. Luda won for "Best Exterior" for his '54 multi-color green Bel Air, while Snoop won "Best Interior" for his '66 white Cadillac Deville complete with three chandeliers.... | |
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| | | Vandals key 20 vehicles at dealership | | Posted Thursday, July 06, 2006 4:46:29 AM by Blog57 Team | | Two people went on a vandalism spree at Don K Chevrolet early Wednesday morning, keying 20 vehicles, most of which were new. Surveillance video at the business showed a male and a female in the lot at approximately 12:30 a.m. on Wednesday morning. In 10 minutes, the pair was gone, leaving behind approximately $20,000 in damage.Don Kaltschmidt Jr., who has worked as a car dealer here for 16 years, said the event was unprecedented."Most people know I have good lighting and a security system," he said. .... | |
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| | | June sales best of '06 for GM but fall from '05 | | Posted Tuesday, July 04, 2006 10:46:09 PM by Blog57 Team | | General Motors Corp. posted its best sales month for the year in June, capping a sluggish spring dampened by rising interest rates and gas prices, the Detroit automaker said Monday. Sales, however, were down 25.9 percent from June 2005, when GM saw sales surge because of its Employee Discount for Everyone program. June 2005 was the automakers' best sales month in 19 years. Sales were up 15.2 percent from May 2006. .... | |
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