Archive for September, 2009

Automakers unveil significant World and North American debuts at the Los Angeles Auto Show

A cautiously optimistic automotive industry will kick off the North American auto show season by launching all-new vehicles and featuring ground-breaking technology at the Los Angeles Auto Show’s press days Dec. 2-3. The show will open to the public Dec. 4-13. Approximately 30 vehicles will make their World and North American debuts in Los Angeles. [...]

PickupTrucks.com survey shows bond between truck owners and their trucks

How much do pickup truck owners love their trucks? Consider that 64 percent of all pickup truck owners (66 percent of male owners) said that their truck is an extension of their personality and more than 40 percent of them have slept in their truck, it’s safe to say that truck owners have an incredibly [...]

AutoTrader.com launches new page to help car sellers with information, tips to sell cars

AutoTrader.com research shows that people who sell a car themselves get between $1,000 and $2,000 more compared to trading it in. But for many sellers, the convenience of trading in trumps the extra cash they might get because they don’t know the tips and steps to successfully selling a car themselves. The new AutoTrader.com Advisor [...]

AutoQuoteNow.com: One step further fowards car insurance savings

In response to the hard hits suffered by consumers in the car insurance industry, AutoQuoteNow.com recently launched expansion plans for its insurance section. Researchers for the website have successfully isolated the costs entailed in insuring cars. They have also compiled data on how to conduct effective car insurance comparison, as well as gathered tips and [...]

BorgWarner announces eGearDrive transmission application on All-Electric 2010 Coda Sedan

BorgWarner announces another eGearDrive transmission application on the all-electric CODA sedan, scheduled for introduction in California in 2010. Ideally suited for full performance electric vehicles on either front-wheel drive or rear-wheel drive transverse driveline applications, the BorgWarner 31-03 eGearDrive(TM) single-speed transmission delivers high torque capacity, high efficiency, and low noise, vibration and harshness (NVH) in [...]