November’s North American production outlook is revised slightly upward, although Ward’s AutoForecasts still calls for a downturn (8.5%) from year-ago, to be followed by an 8.8% decline in December. Ward’s AutoForecasts calls for overall production for 2006 to end at a 10-year low. November’s revised output forecast calls for an […]
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Jaguar Announces New XF Debut
COVENTRY, England, — Jaguar Cars announced November 28 that a new sports sedan, the Jaguar XF, will make its public debut next autumn. Positioned in the luxury mid-size segment, the new Jaguar XF will replace the S-TYPE sedan in the Jaguar model line-up. Designed and developed at Jaguar’s Product Development […]
ProTeam Announces “Guess the Bid” Contest
NAPOLEON, Ohio – ProTeam Classic Corvette Collection and Sales knows the worth of its “Last(tm)” Corvette Sting Ray, but do you? ProTeam’s new “Guess the Bid” contest challenges Corvette aficionados to guess what the infamous “Last” Corvette Sting Ray will sell for at the 2007 Barrett-Jackson Auction in Scottsdale, Ariz., […]
Auto Union Could Fetch $12 Million
NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) — A rare 1939 German race car commissioned by Adolf Hitler is expected to command the highest price ever paid for any automobile at auction, according to Christie’s, which will conduct the auction in Paris in February 2007. The car, one of five remaining “Auto Union D-Types,” […]
Honda to Debut New Accord Coupe at NAIAS
American Honda Motor Co., Inc., announced it will unveil at the NAIAS 2007 its Honda Accord Coupe concept that suggest a bold new look for the next-generation production Accord. Honda said the Accord Coupe Concept will convey exterior styling cues and design features that provide a first look at the […]
Porsche Outlines Its 2008 Cayenne
ATLANTA–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Dec. 4, 2006–Four years after their stunning debut in the world market, the next generation of the highly successful Porsche Cayenne and its Turbo and S variants will be seen for the first time at next month’s North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) in Detroit. The trio of Porsche […]
Tour Auto Lissac Shaping up to be Another Classic Event
EXCEPTION and BEAUTY are the key words for this 16th edition of the Tour Auto Lissac. Firstly the grid will be exceptional: the 173 cars already registered for the race will enthral the spectators who are lucky enough to come across them on the roads of the beautiful countryside traversed […]
Bonhams & Butterfields to Host Auction at Legend of the Motorcycle
San Francisco, 1 December 2006 – Renowned auction house Bonhams & Butterfields will host an auction of rare and historic motorcycles at Legend of the Motorcycle Concours d’Elegance. The announcement marks the first auction of motorcycles to be held at the international event, and will consist of classic and high-value […]
Edmunds.com Releases Surprising Auto Incentive Data
SANTA MONICA, Calif. – (BUSINESS WIRE)- Dec. 1, 2006 – Edmunds.com, the premier online resource for automotive information, estimated today that the average automotive manufacturer incentive in the U.S. was $2,237 per vehicle sold in November 2006, down $161, or seven percent, from October 2006, and down $147, or six […]
Auto Union D-Type Slated for Christie’s Retromobile Sale
Paris – the highlight of Christie’s International Motor Cars next sale on 17 February 2007 will be an extremely rare 1939 Auto Union D-Type. Thought to be one of only two in existence, the carwill lead the sale at Rétromobile 2007, one of Europe’s most prestigious exhibitions for automotive collectors. […]