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Archive for February, 2008

Mazda Announces Pricing on Updated Mazda3

By eNewsAutoCar • Feb 29th, 2008 • Category: Dealers

IRVINE, Calif., Feb. 29, 2008 — Mazda North American Operations (MNAO) has announced updated pricing for the popular Mazda3, as well as a number of enhancements.
Continuing to tell its value story, the Mazda3 offers a starting suggested retail price of $13,895 for the i Sport M/T, and tops out at $21,145 for the s Grand […]



Honda Launches the New DN-01 Large Sports Cruiser with Innovative Automatic Human-Friendly Transmission

By eNewsAutoCar • Feb 28th, 2008 • Category: Auto Industry, Motorcycles

TOKYO, Japan, February 28, 2008–Honda Motor, Co., Ltd. announced that sales of the DN-01 large sports cruiser will begin in Japan on Friday, March 7. The unique, low-styling body features a liquid-cooled four-stroke 680 cc OHC V-twin engine that resonates power and a new automatic transmission, the Human-Friendly Transmission (HFT), that delivers superior throttle response […]



New Focus Gets Fast Start

By eNewsAutoCar • Feb 27th, 2008 • Category: Auto Industry

DEARBORN, Feb. 27, 2008 — Three months into its launch, the new 2008 Ford Focus is posting increased retail sales.
“It’s early, but everything is looking good,” said Sam De La Garza, Focus brand manager. “The number of customers considering and shopping Focus are at one-year highs. And SYNC-equipped 2008 Focuses are turning twice as fast […]



Volkswagen unveils Routan at Chicago Auto Show

By eNewsAutoCar • Feb 27th, 2008 • Category: Auto Industry, Shows

CHICAGO – februar 6, 2008 - Volkswagen of America today unveiled the Routan, an all new seven-passenger minivan. It delivers the best of both worlds: a vehicle that combines European sensibilities in design, fit and finish, and handling characteristics with market relevant features and outstanding value.



Mitsubishi Motors lineup at 2008 Geneva International Motor Show

By eNewsAutoCar • Feb 26th, 2008 • Category: Auto Industry, Shows

February 26, 2008 — Tokyo –Mitsubishi Motors Corporation is to give the Prototype-S sport hatchback concept its global debut at the 78th Geneva International Motor Show which runs from March 4 through March 16 at the Geneva Palexpo exhibition and conference complex (opening to the general public on March 6). Also included in Mitsubishi Motors’ […]



Mazda to Offer Dockable Entertainment System

By eNewsAutoCar • Feb 26th, 2008 • Category: Auto Industry

IRVINE, Calif. Feb. 26, 2008 — Mazda North American Operations (MNAO) has announced a new accessory available for the multiple-award-winning 2008 Mazda CX-9.
Providing hours of entertainment for those long hauls, the Dockable Entertainment System with Game Boy® Advance (DES) is now available, and allows customers with moonroof-equipped vehicles to enjoy a Genuine Mazda Accessory rear […]



Two Fords Named Green Vehicles

By eNewsAutoCar • Feb 23rd, 2008 • Category: Auto Industry, Green Cars

DEARBORN, Feb. 21, 2008 — The American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy has announced that two Ford Motor Company vehicles appear on “green” vehicles lists in its ACEEE’s Green Book® Online for MY 2008.
The Washington, D.C.-based non-profit environmental group named the Ford Focus to its “Top 12 Greenest Vehicles of 2008″ list and named the […]



All-New 2009 Honda Fit to Make World Debut at New York International Auto Show

By eNewsAutoCar • Feb 23rd, 2008 • Category: Auto Industry, Dealers, Shows

02/21/2008 - NEW YORK - American Honda Motor Co., Inc., announced today that its all-new Honda Fit will debut at the 2008 New York International Auto Show (NYIAS).



BMW RETURNS TO ALMS WITH THE LATEST GENERATION BMW M3

By eNewsAutoCar • Feb 7th, 2008 • Category: Auto Industry, Dealers

BMW of North America to partner with Rahal Letterman Racing for 2009 season
Chicago, IL/Woodcliff Lake, NJ - February 6, 2008… BMW presented the racing version of the new BMW M3 at the Chicago Auto Show. Powered by a 485 bhp eight cylinder engine, this impressive race car has been designed to compete in the American […]



2009 Nissan GT-R Supercar Pre-Orders Now Being Taken

By eNewsAutoCar • Feb 7th, 2008 • Category: Dealers

CHICAGO (Feb. 6, 2008) – Nissan today announced that the all-new Nissan GT-R supercar is now available for pre-ordering at 691 officially certified Nissan dealers across the United States. The 2009 Nissan GT-R, equipped with a 480-horsepower, twin-turbo 3.8-liter V6 engine and advanced 6-speed dual clutch automatic transmission, has a Manufacturer’s Suggested Retail Price […]