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Entries from March 2008

ELECTRIC POWER STEERING IMPROVES PRODUCT LINEUP

March 31st, 2008 · No Comments · News North America, Safety, Technology

ELECTRIC POWER STEERING IMPROVES PRODUCT LINEUP
By Jennifer LaForce, Special to FCN Online
DEARBORN, March 31, 2008 – Ford Motor Company has made a commitment to fit 80 to 90 percent of its Ford, Lincoln and Mercury products with electric power steering (EPS) systems by 2012, improving the overall fuel economy, performance and reliability of the company’s […]

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JACQUES VILLENEUVE signs up with SPEEDCAR SERIES

March 31st, 2008 · No Comments · Motorsports

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JACQUES VILLENEUVE signs up with SPEEDCAR SERIES
29/03/2008
Formula 1 World Champion Jacques Villeneuve will race with Speedcar in the last two rounds of the Series’ inaugural season. He will take to the grid for the upcoming race at the Bahrain Grand Prix on April 4-6 followed by the final round in Dubai a week later […]

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LOEB TAKES FOURTH CONSECUTIVE VICTORY IN ARGENTINA

March 30th, 2008 · No Comments · Motorsports

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LOEB TAKES FOURTH CONSECUTIVE VICTORY IN ARGENTINA
Four-time world rally champion Sebastien Loeb has taken his fourth consecutive victory in Argentina, finishing the event two minutes 33.2 seconds in front of Subaru’s Chris Atkinson. The Frenchman completed the last stage of the rally at Cordoba Stadium third fastest. He is now on the lead […]

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LOEB IN COURSE TO HIS FOURTH CONSECUTIVE VICTORY IN ARGENTINA

March 30th, 2008 · No Comments · Motorsports

LOEB IN COURSE TO HIS FOURTH CONSECUTIVE VICTORY IN ARGENTINA
The second day of the 28th Rally of Argentina, round four of the FIA World Rally Championship, showed that the fast special stages of Calumuchita Valley turned out to be as rough as the roads on the first day. Rain and mud made things even harder […]

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HIGH PERFORMANCE MINI JOHN COOPER WORKS MODELS DEBUT IN NY

March 29th, 2008 · No Comments · Motorshow, News North America

 
MINI John Cooper Work Hardtop and MINI John Cooper Works Clubman Make North American Debut - First New Models from Recently Integrated John Cooper Works Brand

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E85 for the Hummer H2 and H2 SUT…

March 28th, 2008 · No Comments · Environment, News North America

 GM, the industry leader with more than 3 million flex-fuel vehicles on the road in the United States, has pledged to double flex-fuel production by 2010 and make half its portfolio E85-capable by 2012.
As part of that commitment, GM’s HUMMER Division revealed the 2009 E85-capable H2 SUT at Classic Hummer on Friday, one of more […]

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All-new 2009 TSX is larger, more agile and more powerful than before, raising the standards for Acura’s sports sedan

March 28th, 2008 · No Comments · Motorshow, News North America

All-new 2009 TSX is larger, more agile and more powerful than before, raising the standards for Acura’s sports sedan
The second-generation Acura TSX is designed to appeal to young
professionals with its keen-edge styling, athletic performance and
advanced electronic features

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BMW Group Canada Premieres M3 Cabriolet at Vancouver International Auto Show

March 28th, 2008 · No Comments · Motorshow, News North America

 
BMW Group Canada Premieres M3 Cabriolet at Vancouver International Auto Show

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Rally Argentina…Gigi Galli

March 28th, 2008 · No Comments · Motorsports

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First Dealership-Owned E85 Station Opens in Texas

March 28th, 2008 · No Comments · Environment, News North America

First Dealership-Owned E85 Station Opens in Texas
Classic Chevrolet/Hummer Boosts Consumer Access to Ethanol, Biodiesel
GRAPEVINE, Tex. – Texans with flex-fuel vehicles gained easier access Friday to E85 ethanol at the first public biofuel pumps in the nation owned by a new car and truck dealership.
Classic Chevrolet/HUMMER, which sold more Chevrolet trucks than any dealer in the […]

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