Archive for May, 2006

Nissan Diesel Trucks Indonesia

Since 1984, PT Astra Nissan Diesel Indonesia, an Astra International subsidiary, has been the sole importer and agent for Nissan Diesel trucks and spare parts.
The Nissan Diesel distributorships provide the Company with additional automotive coverage in the medium and heavy truck market segment. Nissan Diesel automobiles are distributed by the Nissan Diesel Sales Operation, division […]

Monday, May 29th, 2006

Isuzu Indonesia

The Company, through its wholly owned Subsidiary, PT Arya Kharisma, holds a controlling interest in PT Pantja Motor (PM), the sole importer and agent of Isuzu vehicles in Indonesia. The Isuzu product range consists of the Panther product and heavy trucks. Panther is a diesel engine light commercial vehicle, assembled by PT Pulogadung Pawitra Laksana, […]

Monday, May 29th, 2006

2006 Cadillac CTS-V

I’ve been looking forward to this one. I’m one of those guys who think you can’t have too much horsepower, torque or leather. Where can you use all that power, you might ask? Why worry. We’ll find a way, I say.
The Cadillac CTS, in my subjective view, can look a bit plain in some colors, […]

Monday, May 29th, 2006

2006 Chrysler Pacifica Touring AWD

What to do if you need the ability to carry five or six adults in comfort on a regular basis, and don’t want a sport-utility or a minivan? While there are surviving full-sized sedans, you likely see them as cars for your parents, or grandparents. And, while six-passenger versions of some mid-sized sedans are […]

Monday, May 29th, 2006

Toyota Announces Pricing for 2007 Camry Solara

Toyota Motor Sales (TMS), U.S.A., Inc., announced manufacturer’s suggested retail prices (MSRP) today for the 2007 Camry Solara Coupe and Convertible.
For 2007 model year, the Camry Solara receives one of Toyota’s most extensive mid-year changes to date and raising the bar in the sporty coupe segment. The 2007 Solara offers several exterior and interior styling […]

Monday, May 29th, 2006

Motor racing-Hamilton will be in Formula One

McLaren team boss Ron Dennis has assured 20-year-old Briton Lewis Hamilton that he will be driving in Formula One before long.
“He will be in Formula One, there’s no question of that,” Dennis told Reuters at the Monaco Grand Prix.
“And I’ll be delighted to see him succeed because it was more an experiment than an investment.”
Hamilton, […]

Sunday, May 28th, 2006

Rivals may flatter to deceive, says McLaren boss

McLaren suspect some rival Formula One teams may not prove as quick as testing times suggest when the racing starts in Bahrain on Sunday.
“We think there has been some showmanship from some of the teams but, at the end of the day, if we are not there we won’t be too far away,” McLaren boss […]

Sunday, May 28th, 2006

Ferrari defend Schumacher after pole furore

Ferrari defended Michael Schumacher and criticised stewards after the German was stripped of pole position at the Monaco Grand Prix and sent to the back of the grid.
Race stewards ruled that the seven times champion deliberately stopped his car at the slow penultimate corner of the track in the dying seconds of qualifying to prevent […]

Sunday, May 28th, 2006

2006 Chevrolet Malibu Maxx SS

General Motors is not normally thought of as a niche marketer, but times are not exactly normal at GM. And perhaps that is making the once-conservative corporation a little more adventuresome. If so, there is a silver lining to the cloud.
Consider, as an example, the new for 2006 Chevrolet Malibu Maxx SS. The Malibu […]

Sunday, May 28th, 2006

2006 Cadillac DTS Luxury II

Cadillac’s redesigned DeVille, now known as the DTS, is not as youthful-looking as some of its smaller siblings. The DTS is still a large car. It’s built on a 115.6-inch wheelbase, about the same as the Lexus LS. And it’s 207.6 inches long, 10 inches longer than the LS. The combination of a long […]

Sunday, May 28th, 2006