Archive for June, 2008

American Le Mans Series Set to Launch Environmentally Conscious Green Challenge(TM)

ATLANTA, June 25 /PRNewswire/ — Imagine an auto racing series that is both high performance-oriented and environmentally conscious. That’s the American Le Mans Series. And to prove it, the Series will conduct the first ever Green Challenge(TM) October 4 at Road Atlanta during its signature event, Petit Le Mans.(Photo: )To make things even better, the [...]

Dollar Rent A Car and Thrifty Car Rental Expand in S. Africa

TULSA, Oklahoma, June 25 /PRNewswire/ — Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Inc. (NYSE: DTG) today announced thatits successful value brands — Dollar Rent A car and Thrifty car Rental –are expanding their presence in South Africa with the addition of three newairport locations. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20020412/DTGLOGO ) Springs car Wholesalers CC — the franchise owner of Dollar [...]

TURBO Charged Event Set To Give Petrol Heads a Buzz

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates, June 25 /PRNewswire/ — The internationally acclaimed CMPi, is set to captivate car and bikeenthusiasts from around the world with their recently announced festival;‘TURBO: For A Custom Nation’. (Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20080625/NYW055-a ) (Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20080625/NYW055-b ) For avid motor enthusiasts looking to experience the very latest in cartuning and driving techniques, this [...]

June 25 Ford e-News

DEARBORN, Mich., June 25 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — A simpler time when driving was harderThe air conditioner is a windshield that folds down. There are three foot pedals, none of which are the gas. Instead, the accelerator is the lever on the side of the steering column where the turning signal would be – if there were [...]

Study Shows New-Car Shoppers Cut Spending in Wake of High Gas Prices

IRVINE, Calif., April 24 /PRNewswire/ — According to the latest Kelley Blue Book Marketing Research study (), the number of new-car shoppers adjusting their spending habits due to increasing gas prices has reached a record high. The April 2008 results revealed that 65 percent of shoppers are spending less on non-essential retail items as a [...]