From the Chicago Tribune: Actor Corey Haim has died at the age of 38, the Los Angeles Police Department has confirmed toKTLA. Haim died at 3:30 a.m. Wednesday of an apparent accidental overdose, police said. He was found unresponsive at an Oakwood apartment, near Burbank, police said. His mother was[Read More…]
Life and Living
Death Notice: Marjorie Schulz
Marjorie Schulz, age 84, of Park Forest, IL, born January 5, 1926, died March 7, 2010. Visitation and funeral information will be at Lain-Sullivan Funeral Home & Crematory, 50 Westwood Dr., Park Forest, IL 60466, (708)747-3700.
Legislation Aims to Make IL More Friendly to Out-of-State Auto Buyers
Springfield, IL–(ENEWSPF)–March 6, 2010. This week, State Representative Anthony DeLuca (D-Chicago Heights) passed legislation out of the Illinois House that extends the period of time in which out-of-state purchasers are able to use drive-away permits from 7 days to 30 days after the date of purchase. “Our state must begin[Read More…]
GM Recalls Compact Cars to Fix Power Steering Assist
DETROIT–(ENEWSPF)–March 2, 2010. General Motors will conduct a safety recall of 1.3 million compact cars to replace a motor in the power steering system. Vehicles affected are the 2005-2010 Chevrolet Cobalt; 2007-2010 Pontiac G5; 2005-2006 Pontiac Pursuit sold in Canada, and the 2005-2006 Pontiac G4 sold in Mexico. GM told[Read More…]
HUMMER Sale to Tengzhong Cannot be Completed
DETROIT–(ENEWSPF)–February 24, 2010. General Motors today announced that Sichuan Tengzhong Heavy Industrial Machines Co., Ltd. (Tengzhong) was unable to complete the acquisition of HUMMER. As a result, GM will begin the orderly wind-down of the HUMMER operations. “One year ago, General Motors announced that we were going to divest HUMMER,[Read More…]
Testimony of Akio Toyoda, President, Toyota Motor Corporation Before the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–February 24, 2010. Thank you Chairman Towns. I am Akio Toyoda of Toyota Motor Corporation. I would first like to state that I love cars as much as anyone, and I love Toyota as much as anyone. I take the utmost pleasure in offering vehicles that our customers love,[Read More…]
Testimony of Yoshimi Inaba, President and COO, Toyota Motor North American Before Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–February 24, 2010. Chairman Towns, Ranking Member Issa, Members of the Committee, thank you for inviting me to testify today. My name is Yoshimi Inaba, and I am the President and COO of Toyota Motor North American and Chairman and CEO of Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc. As you[Read More…]
Testimony of James Lentz, President and COO, Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc., to Committee on Energy and Commerce February 23, 2010
Washington, D.C.—(ENEWSPF)—February 23, 2010. Chairman Waxman, Subcommittee Chairman Stupak, Ranking Members Barton and Walden, members of the Committee, thank you for inviting me here today. My name is Jim Lentz, and I am the President and Chief Operating Officer of Toyota Motor Sales, USA. In my testimony, I will address[Read More…]
The New 2010 Kia Forte 2.0 EX (Sedan)
The 2010 Kia Forte. (Photo: Kia) Car Talk By Jonathan Pitman Since its inception, Kia, the Korean-based car company, has grown to become well know with its commanding lineup and reasonable selection of features on all models. Something you would generally expect on higher end models. The new Kia Forte[Read More…]
The Redesigned 2010 Nissan Altima 3.5 SR V6 (Sedan)
The 2010 Nissan Altima. (Photo: Nissan) Car Talk By Jonathan Pitman Replacing the Nissan Stanza in late 1992 was a gamble that paid off and gave birth to something new and fresh. The Nissan Altima debuted in early 1993. When the Altima first appeared, the Altima name plate was displayed[Read More…]