For marketing and promotional purposes, Toyota will always be there. And the latest partnership that the Japan-based car manufacturing company has gotten itself into is with the Indianapolis Colts as it formally became the official vehicle for the football team this coming season.

Among the highlights of this deal include:

• Toyota vehicle displays at all entrances to the Lucas Oil Stadium
• Toyota Zone seating area in the stadium’s Northeast corner
• Sponsorship of the starting line-up announcements, as well as Tri-vision, Jumbotron and concourse signage
• Toyota advertisements to be aired during the full season on radio and pre-season on television

Another highlight that will certainly make Colt fans jump for joy is the opportunity to win Toyota Zone tickets by registering at any of the 11 Central Indiana Toyota dealers. Fans attending each home game will have the chance to win two tickets to the next home game in a text-to-win contest.

(Source) Press

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In case you missed this post last month, it seems that General Motors would like to stress it once again. They will continue to service vehicles purchased under their wing despite that growing problems and impending bankruptcy issue GM finds itself in.

Sales may have succumbed but that doesn’t mean that GM has not sold a fair share of its produced units. You may be surprised at the number of vehicles that they have sold but the air of uncertainty came about after last week’s problems which have struck the famed car manufacturing company.

GM will still have the largest dealer network in the country. In fact, thousands of dealerships will remain open and continue to provide Goodwrench warranty service. They will also continue to use skilled technicians and original equipment parts.

(Source) Press

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Chrysler has donated to vehicles to aid in the rescue efforts of the victims of the earthquake that hit Italy. Chrysler, in cooperation with its supplier, VM Motori S.p.A., has donated a Jeep Liberty (Cherokee model outside of North America) and a Jeep Wrangler Unlimited to the Italian Civil Protection Department (Dipartimento della Protezione Civile).

The Jeep vehicles were being used for diesel emissions testing and engine development at VM Motori, a diesel engine manufacturing company located in Cento, Italy.

“Chrysler LLC donated a Jeep Cherokee and Jeep Wrangler to the Italian Civil Protection Department so it has the additional resources it needs for response interventions and initiatives to assist the people of the Abruzzo region after this devastating disaster,” said John T. Bozzella – Senior Vice President, External Affairs and Public Policy/President, The Chrysler Foundation.

(Source) Press

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Lifan Cars, a China-based auto manufacturing company is set to further expand its car export market and has eyed the Philippines as its next target. Already exporting cars to over 100 countries, Lifan Cars is planning to make a big splash in the Philippine market via its LF520 mid-size sedan.

LF520 has been exported to over 50 countries including Russia, Vietnam, Iran, Chile and Venezuela. Lifan Cars plans to introduce to the local market at least three car models this year.

Lifan Cars is a unit of China-based conglomerate Lifan Group with operations in the financial/banking sector, real estate, football industry and research and development.

Lifan Group has also been engaged in the production of trucks, buses, motorcycles, and car engines and subsequently ventured into automobile production.

(Source) GMA News

Tags: automobile production, car engines, car models, exporting cars, lifan group, manufacturing company, mid size, motorcycles, philippines, research and development, venezuela, vietnam

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India’s largest car manufacturing company, Maruti Suzuki India (MSIL) has been resuscitated and it looks like they are making another go at exporting smaller cars to Europe. It has been 4 years since they stopped exporting cars and this time around, they are kicking of their trade by planning an initial export of 1,500,000 cars.

The pilot consignment, comprising 1,534 A-Star cars for export to the UK (1,458) and Italy (76), is expected to reach the European ports by early February 2009. Maruti Suzuki had started exporting its cars in 1985-86 to Europe, but stopped in 2004. The company has exported over 552,000 units cumulatively with about 280,000 units to Europe and Israel.

If you look at it, it is a great time of re-entry for MSIL. Considering the demand for smaller cars are growing these days, the sales potential has indeed become lucrative in the market. And for car buffs looking at various models and pricing of cars, MSIL may just be able to pull out some great deals to continue their venture which last came in 2004.

(Source) Economic Times

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It seems that most car manufacturers today are recognizing Qatar as a great place to introduce their new cars these days. The latest vehicle that will be debuting in Qatar is the Cadillac CTS-V, a high performance luxury sedan.

Mannai Auto has confirmed this report and in fact it is not really surprising. We have seen other car companies opening shop in Qatar and from the looks of it, the Cadillac CTS-V is certainly not going to be the last.

Described as a masterpiece of automotive engineering, the CTS-V is part of Cadillac’s V-Series line of high performance vehicles. The CTS-V boasts a 6.2 litre V8 engine that churns out a whopping 650hp and 747 Nm of torque.

The engine is coupled with either a six speed manual transmission with a short-throw shifter for faster and more accurate gear changes, or an automatic six-speed paddle shifter. The end result is a zero to 100kmh time of just 3.9 seconds.

(Source) Gulf Times

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