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.
Toyota: 2007 Sales Forecast Still On Track The Toyota Motor Corp., which outpaced the General Motors Corp. in global vehicle sales in the first half of the year for the first time ever, set the full-year target late last year, Detroit News reported. The target is up six percent from the 8.8 million vehicles it sold around the globe in 20... Similar Editorial : Toyota Vs by Peter Robinson. | Source : Japanese Car Market
Nissan Pushes Diversity To Drive Sales Diversity is such a novel word in Japan. But the Nissan Motor Co. is launching a drive to empower women and make diversity a pillar of its image.The diversity drive arrives at a time when the Japanese automaker is experiencing slipping sales and its first annual profit fall in seven ... Similar Editorial : Diversity in the Workplace by Judith Lindenberger. | Source : American Car Market
Sales Tax Ups Gas Prices, State Coffers Michigan's gas prices, the highest in the nation on Thursday, have vehicle owners fuming and the tax collectors smiling. Michigan collects six percent sales tax on gasoline hence the soaring prices mean big bucks to state coffers. According to the AAA, with the average price of gas ... Similar Editorial : Used Car Prices by Theodore Olson. | Source : Gasoline Prices
Feeling Awkward In Shopping For The Right Car? Are you afraid of shopping for a new car? You might be thinking you'd likely make a lamentable mistake. Cast your worries away and get over it. It's high time for you to grab hold of your chance to choose wisely.It seems that some individuals hate the idea of shopping for a car a... Similar Editorial : Its a Gut Feeling by Steve Eyes. | Source : New Car Reviews
Union-run Fund May Remedy Big Threes Health Care Akron's Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co. and the United Steelworkers signed in December a contract that vested responsibility for retiree health care from the company to the union. Goodyear paid $1 billion up front, but it is no longer burdened to put those costs on its balance sheet.De... Similar Editorial : Skodas Union Problems by Benjamin Hudson. | Source : Car Brake Calipers
Another Disappointment For Toyota At the start of the current Formula One season, Toyota vowed to catch up with BMW Sauber in the constructors' championship standings. But nine races in the season so far and Toyota only has nine points. The team is now sitting on sixth place. Meanwhile, BMW Sauber is increasing its lead on t... Similar Editorial : Toyota Vs by Peter Robinson. | Source : Chevrolet News
Japanese Big Three Posts Increased Sale Asian car manufacturers have been having and experiencing major success in the United States auto market. Last month marked the highest share in the country's auto market cornered by the combined Asian car manufacturers. As can be expected, Japan's Big Three are leading the charge.... Similar Editorial : Increased Fitness by Jerry Leung. | Source : Fuel Prices
House May Consider Cafe Sooner House Speaker Nancy Pelosi recently endorsed comprehensive fuel economy regulations passed by the Senate and has not ruled out considering similar legislation before Congress adjourns in August.Pelosi said that she supports a proposal adopted by the Senate Thursday to increase the Co... Similar Editorial : The Cafe Culture by rsbombard. | Source : Car Polishing
Ten Most American Cars Named As the Fourth of July approaches, Cars.com named the ten "most American cars". This is not an easy task since the distinction between domestic and foreign nameplates have been blurred in the past years. There are American branded cars built outside the United States while there are also fo... Similar Editorial : American Muscle Cars by Gavin Drake. | Source : Ford News
Jeep Patriot May Become Chryslers Hero After a disappointing year in 2006, Chrysler is looking for its new auto models to bring them back to profitability. One of the newest releases for the automotive group is the Jeep Patriot. The compact SUV is released shortly after the launch of the bigger Compass. Although the Pat... Similar Editorial : Jeep Patriot by Evander Klum. | Source : Ford News
Ford Offers Summer Sales Rebates The Ford Motor Co. announced new incentives last Wednesday for the 2007 lineup. The automaker is also offering auto purchasers cash back on the just-launched 2008 Ford Taurus and Mercury Sable sedans.The 2008 Ford Taurus was previously called the Five Hundred. Ford CEO Alan Mulally d... Similar Editorial : Ford Offers by Lauren Woods. | Source : Ford News
Enterprise Steps Up Ffv Use Enterprise Rent-A-Car Co., a privately held rental car company based in St. Louis, Missouri announced recently that they will be promoting the use of flex-fuel vehicles on their fleet. The initiative is a response to the growing call for the use of fuel efficient and environment friendly vehicl... Similar Editorial : Enterprise 2 by Samir Shah. | Source : Petrol Prices
Mercedes-benz To Host Auto Safety Conference Car manufacturers have always been looking to raise the bar for automotive safety. Providing safe cars for their customers is one of the responsibilities being taken seriously by car manufacturers. Although Volvo is considered by many to be the industry leader in terms of safety, other car manu... Similar Editorial : The Mercedes by Jason Moore. | Source : Ford Sales Report
Feds Announce $50m Ethanol Research Grant For Msu Federal officials announced a $50 million research grant for the Michigan State University that is aimed at turning ethanol into a significant part of America's energy source.According to sources familiar with the program said MSU and the University of Wisconsin will unite to host ... Similar Editorial : How to Make Ethanol by Bob Walker. | Source : Petrol Prices
Montoya Hands Dodge First Season Win After leaving McLaren and Formula One racing last season, Juan Pablo Montoya embarked on a stint as a stock car racer. He signed up with Chip Ganassi Racing and instantly became the driver to watch out for on road tracks. Being in the Nextel Cup Series means that the Colombian driver should hon... Similar Editorial : Look At Your Hands by hirinireedy. | Source : Ford Sales Report
