Mike Bartley, 49, is a professional automotive journalist domiciled in Irvine, CA. He travels from one state to another to cover the hottest auto shows, racing events and automotive revelations. His penned compositions cover press releases, reviews, and suggestions. Where the auto action is, that's exactly where you can find Mike.
California Students Wins Auto Repair Contest To attract high school students to pursue a career in the auto industry, Ford and the American Automobile Association (AAA) teamed up to stage a contest to find out the best student high school students in auto repair. Called the Ford/AAA Student Auto Skills competition, the event crowned two g... Similar Editorial : by Mark Nikolos. | Source : Auto Repair Tips
Chrysler Cuts June Sales Target DaimlerChrysler AG's Chrysler Group, which has made improving dealer profitability a priority, cut its June sales target. As such, dealers are expected to collect bonuses much easier.According to a recent letter to retailers from Steven Landry, Chrysler's executive vice president f... Similar Editorial : by Gary E. Anderson. | Source : Ford Sales Report
Suzukis Econobox: The Reno In the auto industry, Suzuki is known for producing economy cars. While the company is known for that reputation, the new Suzuki Reno proves that Suzuki can also come up with an economy car, but at the same time, it can have what it takes to take on the big names in the auto industry. The Suzuk... Source : Nissan Cars
Fords Quality Creeps Up In this year's initial quality survey by J.D. Power and Associates, the Ford Motor Co. has cut in half its long-term quality gap with the Toyota Motor Corp. That gives Ford a good reason to celebrate. But Toyota is still on top of quality survey and Detroit automakers have to exert more effort ... Similar Editorial : by Gary E. Anderson. | Source : Nissan Cars
Suzuki Xl7 Loses The Dash The Japanese company Suzuki is known initially for the motorcycles they produce. In recent years though, the company is fast becoming known as a serious competitor in the global auto industry. One of the most recent additions to its lineup is the redesigned Suzuki XL7. The crossover was redes... Similar Editorial : by Kristin Johnson. | Source : Nissan Cars
Chrysler Steps Up Powertrain Initiative The beleaguered Chrysler Group is pushing its recovery plan which includes the development of fuel efficient engines which car buyers are looking for. The increasing price of gasoline and the call for use of alternative fuels led car manufacturers to develop fuel efficient engines and this is w... Similar Editorial : by Jim McCormick. | Source : Nissan Cars
Auto Lobby Hits The Senate Auto executives and dealers aggressively lobbied undecided senators last Tuesday with a significant vote on increasing fuel economy regulations expected as early as today. The act is expected to bolster support for a compromise proposal that would mitigate legislation moving through the Senate t... Similar Editorial : by Anthony Fontanelle. | Source : Car Polishing
Ferrari Looks To Catch Up With Mclaren After a good start at the Australian Grand Prix which saw Finn Kimi Raikkonen taking the first victory of the 2007 Formula One season in a very convincing manner, Scuderia Ferrari may have cooled down as McLaren dominates the early stages of the season. Before going into the North Am... Similar Editorial : by Anthony Fontanelle. | Source : Learn to Kiteboard
Gettelfinger Says Uaw, Chrysler Need To Fix Health Care Concerns United Auto Workers (UAW) President Ron Gettelfinger said last Monday that the union must find a way to give Chrysler health care concessions, similar to those given to General Motors Corp. and Ford Motor Co. in 2005."We've been talking to Chrysler quite frequently -... Source : Nissan Sales Figures
General Motors To Market Fuel Cell Vehicles After several years of intensive research and development, the General Motors Corp. said that it now is ready to focus on producing hydrogen fuel cell powered vehicles for the mass market. The automaker earlier announced that it will reassign more than 500 engineers working on fuel ... Similar Editorial : by Iver Penn. | Source : Improve Fuel Efficiency
Americas Best Drivers Reside In Sioux Falls In the recent study conducted by Allstate, it was revealed that the safest drivers in the United States reside in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. According to the "Allstate America's Best Driver Report", an average driver from Sioux Falls will be involved in a traffic accident every 13.7 years.... Similar Editorial : by Nelson Roque. | Source : Improve Fuel Efficiency
Rental Firms Turn Green Have you been to a rental firm lately? If the answer is on the negative, never be stunned why more hybrids are available for rent. The increasing demand for environment-friendly cars requires rental firms to go green. Hertz Global Holdings Inc. said last Thursday that it will spend $... Similar Editorial : by Eddie Tobey. | Source : Nissan Sales Figures
Audi Triumphs Again With Diesel Car This year's 24 Hours of Le Mans is expected to be a contest between the diesel-powered race cars fielded by Audi and Peugeot. As expected, the popular endurance race was decided between the two European car manufacturers. After 24 hours and 369 laps, Team Audi Sport North America took the win... Similar Editorial : by Matthew C. Keegan. | Source : Car Accident Prevention
Porsche Snubs Detroit Auto Show Porsche AG said last Monday it will pull out of the North American International Auto Show in Detroit, the largest in the United States industry, in favor of marketing efforts that more directly reach potential buyers. The luxury sports car manufacturer intends to concentrate on shows where it h... Similar Editorial : by Dustin Smiley. | Source : Buying a Sports Car
Audis Mcnish Claims Provisional Front Row At Le Mans Allan McNish, in the number 2 Audi R10 TDI, claimed a provisional front row start position for the 75th Le Mans 24 Hours in the opening official qualifying session this Wednesday. This is anchored on the fact that McNish was denied the fastest time in the dying seconds of the race. S... Similar Editorial : by Jack Payne. | Source : Car Accident Prevention
