Archive for September, 2009

Daily U-Turn: What you missed on 9.30.09

Wednesday, September 30th, 2009

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Volvo buys full-page ads to pledge support for distracted driving legislation

Wednesday, September 30th, 2009

Filed under: Safety, Volvo Volvo has publicly stated that it would like to eradicate accident-related injuries and deaths per year by the year 2020; an extraordinarily lofty goal that would obviously save countless lives. But in the next ten years, hundreds of thousands of drivers will die in traffic accidents in ...

BREAKING: Penske walks away from Saturn deal, brand to “wind down”

Wednesday, September 30th, 2009

Filed under: Saturn Saturn fans will be saddened to hear that the brand is about to be history. Penske Automotive Group (PAG) and General Motors have been in the final stages of negotiations to transfer the brand, but late this afternoon, both parties issued statements that Penske was walking ...

BREAKING: Penske walks away from Saturn deal, brand to “wind down”

Wednesday, September 30th, 2009

Filed under: Saturn Saturn fans will be saddened to hear that the brand is about to be history. Penske Automotive Group (PAG) and General Motors have been in the final stages of negotiations to transfer the brand, but late this afternoon, both parties issued statements that Penske was walking away ...

REPORT: Subaru’s Lafayette Indiana plant produces three millionth car

Wednesday, September 30th, 2009

Filed under: Coupe, Plants/Manufacturing, Subaru 2010 Subaru Outback - Click above for high-res image gallery There's cause for celebration in Lafayette, Indiana, and it's not because the Colts are 3-0. The Indianapolis Star reports that Subaru has built its three millionth American made vehicle at its Lafayette facility; a silver Outback ...