Archive for July, 2008

J.D. Power and Associates Reports: China’s New-Vehicle Market Shows Signs of Slowing after Several Years of Rapid Growth

SHANGHAI, China, July 24 /PRNewswire/ — J.D. Power and Associates has reduced its forecast for passenger vehicle demand in China. The downward revision to 5.95 million units for 2008 marks a 4 percent decrease from the 6.2 million units forecasted at the beginning of the year.(Logo: )The revised forecast is still a 9.7 percent increase [...]

Lowrider Nationals Captures Urban Cars Lifestyle Enthusiasts

BAKERSFIELD, Calif., July 22 /PRNewswire/ — The Lowrider Nationals, the premier urban car culture and lifestyle custom car show, live concert, and hop competition, rolls-in Sunday, August 3, 2008, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Kern County Fairgrounds in Bakersfield, California. car builders, car enthusiasts and music fans from throughout the Southwest and beyond look forward [...]

EUR 2 Million Contract to Pointer Telocation in Romania

ROSH HAAYIN, Israel, July 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Pointer Telocation Ltd. (Nasdaq Capital Market: PNTR, Tel-Aviv Stock Exchange: PNTR) – a leading provider of Automatic Vehicle Location (AVL) technology, stolen vehicle retrieval services, fleet management, car & driver safety, public safety, vehicle security, asset management and road side assistance, announces today first EUR 2 million in [...]

Do Rising Gas Prices Have You Watching Every Mile?

RICHMOND, Va., July 21 /PRNewswire/ — With the national gas prices averaging more than four dollars a gallon, CarMax, Inc. , the nation’s largest retailer of used cars, has advice on how to get more bang for your buck when driving your vehicle is taking a toll on your wallet.“Most fuel is used to accelerate [...]

Liberty Mutual and Carfax Team to Protect Consumers from Unknowingly Buying Flood Damaged and Totaled Cars

BOSTON, July 21 /PRNewswire/ — It happens all across the country: people purchase used cars without realizing they were totaled in crashes, floods and other disasters. These buyers end up paying more than the car is truly worth, often face steep repair bills, and — most alarming — are driving potentially unsafe vehicles.To protect consumers [...]