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Internet Ads # Keep Us 1! 18 • MARCH 17, 2008 NEW YORK AUTO SHOW PREVIEW ADVERTISING STAFF Circulation 313-446-0450 Advertising 313-446-6790 Classified Advertising 313-446-6065, 800-388-1800 E-mail lschlagheck@crain.com Web site www.autonews.com ADVERTISING AND SALES DETROIT 1155 Gratiot Ave., Detroit, MI 48207-2997 313-446-6790 Fax: 313-446-8030 Larry Schlagheck, Advertising Director lschlagheck@crain.com, 313-446-6790 Rick Greer, rgreer@crain.com 313-446-6050 Kathleen C. 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Michigan Ave., Chicago, IL 60601-3806 Fax: 312-649-5265 Big Apple isn’t very Big Apple isn’t very green green DENNY HECKER The #1 Group In Minnesota Ford • GMC • Hyundai • Dodge • VW Kia • Chevrolet • Cadillac • Chrysler Jeep • Lincoln • Pontiac • Toyota Since 1969, Martin Schleifer and his team have set the industry standard for automotive advertising and marketing for thousands of dealerships. In today’s economic environment, more dealers are turning to MSA Advertising for strategies to dominate their markets. We’ll show you what’s working across the country! • Proprietary Internet Advertising Program • Innovative Broadcast/Print/Direct Mail • Annual Strategic Media Plans • Advertising Specialties/Promotional Products • In-House Production Facilities • Co-op Compliance And Management • We Work With Dealers’ In-House Agencies Suzuki says the Concept Kizashi 3 suggests the automaker’s design direction and intent to offer a more upscale sedan. N.Y. to have some debuts, redesigns, more horses — but few fuel-savers Rick Kranz rkranz@crain.com N.Y. global debuts with an optional Renault-built diesel engine starting in 2010. PONTIAC The car-based Chevrolet El Camino was a popular, stylish utility vehicle with auto enthusiasts during the 25 years or so it was marketed. The styling of the two-door El Camino shared sheet metal from the B-pillar forward with one of Chevrolet’s car models. From the B-pillar back, the El Camino’s pickuplike design offered space for hauling a trail bike or go-kart. General Motors plans to introduce that formula again. This time it is the Pontiac brand, and the stylish pickup will be assembled by GM’s Holden subsidiary in Australia. The rear-drive platform is shared with the G8 sedan and the upcoming Chevrolet Camaro. Just like the El Camino, the Pontiac is a car with a little pickup utility. One engine will be offered: a 361hp, 6.0-liter V-8 promising 0-to-60mph acceleration in 5.4 seconds. Pontiac still needs to determine a name for the vehicle. The automaker is having a contest, with the name to be announced April 15. Until then, the vehicle will be known as the 2010 G8 sport truck. Other Pontiac world debuts in New York include a 400-plus-hp 2009 G8 GXP sedan and a new sleek 2009 model for the Solstice line. SCION Scion will show the Hako coupe concept in New York. Toyota calls the concept a sporty interpretation of a box shape. It was developed by Tokyo Design Division, which studied global, youth-inspired trends. SUZUKI Suzuki will display the Concept Kizashi 3 sedan. Suzuki executives say it suggests both the automaker’s future design direction and intent to offer a larger, more upscale sedan. Insiders say the car could arrive next year.c Lindsay Chappell, Diana T. Kurylko and Kathy Jackson contributed to this report GANLEY AUTO GROUP The #1 Group In Ohio GUNTHER VW-MAZDA-KIA The #1 VW Dealer In America The #1 Group In Wisconsin The #1 Audi Dealer In America Honda Mission Valley Honda and Mazda Of Escondido RUSS DARROW The New York auto show will have an old-fashioned flavor. Instead of a long list of world debuts for hybrids and other gasoline-saving technologies, the show will concentrate on redesigns of current models, a few doses of high-horsepower V-8s and, of course, some new names and models never seen by the public. Listed below are the world debuts scheduled for this week at the New York auto show. ACURA Acura’s redesigned 2009 TSX sedan, debuting in New York, is wider and longer than its predecessor. The second-generation TSX comes with a 2.4liter four-cylinder engine producing 201 hp and 172 pounds-feet of torque. A six-speed manual and five-speed automatic will be available. Sales begin this spring. Honda’s first U.S. diesel engine, a V-6 configuration, is expected to debut on the 2010 TSX sedan. DODGE Although the 2008 Challenger has yet to go on sale, Dodge will debut the 2009 model line in New York. The display is expected to feature the lowest-priced Challenger, with a 3.6-liter V-6, as well as the 5.7-liter Hemi V-8 model. Sales begin this fall. Last month’s Chicago Auto Show featured the 2008 Challenger SRT8, the most expensive and powerful model. That model has a 435-hp, 6.1liter Hemi V-8. Production of the 2008 is limited to 6,400 SRT8s. HYUNDAI PRESTIGE AUDI PENSKE Production vehicles 2009 Acura TSX, above 2009 Dodge Challenger 2009 Hyundai Genesis coupe 2009 Mercedes-Benz ML class 2009 Nissan Maxima 2009 Pontiac G8 GXP 2009 Pontiac Solstice model 2010 Pontiac G8 sport truck Concepts Kia coupe Scion Hako coupe Suzuki Kizashi 3 sedan duction-ready and will be added to the U.S. lineup. MERCEDES-BENZ Three clean Bluetec diesel engines will debut. The R320 crossover and GL320 and ML320 SUVs go on sale this fall as 2009 model clean diesels for sale in all 50 states. The vehicles have a revised version of Mercedes’ 3.0-liter V-6 turbodiesel engine that also injects urea into the exhaust stream to clean emissions. The engine meets 50-state emissions standards. Mercedes also will show a mildly refreshed ML SUV for the 2009 model year. NISSAN Nissan will show a sleek 2009 Maxima in New York, with recent spy photos suggesting the car has moved into a classic four-door coupe outline. Designers have given the redesigned Maxima’s edges additional flare to accentuate its traditional sporty image. In recent years, the Maxima has done well in sales. But the new Altima has encroached on the Maxima’s role as Nissan’s largest sedan, and last year’s spinoff of an Altima coupe has crept up on the Maxima’s appeal to buyers of sporty cars. The new Maxima also will become Nissan’s first crack at the U.S. diesel market. 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Reprints Mike Shober, The YGS Group, 800-494-9051, Ext. 100 automotivenews@theygsgroup.com Microfilm ProQuest Information and Learning Co. 800-521-0600 TOYOTA SUNNYVALE METRO FORD TOYOTA OF AUGUSTA BUD BROWN CHRYSLER HOLLYWOOD CHRYSLER-JEEP UNIVERSITY DODGE Martin Schleifer Gigi Turkel Paul Rosen For a presentation at your dealership, please contact Paul Rosen direct at MAIN OFFICE: 305-442-7272 e-mail: paul@msaadvertising.com 305-495-6100 The production model based on Hyundai’s Genesis coupe concept will be rolled out in New York. The concept was one of the most talked-about cars at last November’s Los Angeles auto show, where it was shown. The 2009 Hyundai Genesis coupe will be powered by a four-cylinder turbocharged engine. The rear-drive coupe also will be available with a naturally aspirated V-6. Sales begin later this year or early next. KIA Kia will show a small coupe concept. 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Leases grow as alternative to long loans Toyota dealers balk at upgrades Up for grabs: China importer Testing Chevy's Camaro Escalade first vehicle to get full LED headlamps Hoops fans take a shot at China Toyota will cut Tundra, Sequoia production F-150's risk-reward strategy: Ramp up before the revamp As UAW, American Axle talk, CEO Dauch in Fla. Ex-GM purchasing executive indicted Court allows higher Plastech credit line Saab sticker prices rise as sales fall; will U.S.-built 9-7X offset losses? VW plant capacity in U.S.: 250,000 units Bad cruise control switch haunts Ford Continental plans to bring r&d in-house Rieter expects to increase its global footprint Stadler: Audi considers U.S. plant Another General charges into electric cars Toyota sees its first checkered flag as sign NASCAR's paying off A pickup may figure in Kia's future Analysts: Lampert no threat to AutoNation More likely to be spent to keep suppliers alive in '08 2 suppliers plan Alabama plants UAW seeks job guarantees to end American Axle strike Revolving door continues to spin at Nissan GM, top marketers to share research Electric power steering is grabbing the wheel Delphi completes sale of interiors unit to Renco Mercedes again is true-luxury king How electric power steering works It's time for dealer-factory collaboration Ford must close stores but remain open to diversity The small print Here's a question for Obama, Clinton Didn't you ever hear of a halo? Hurray for affordable performance cars Politics can age a car overnight Good for planet, good for GM What 'scientific consensus'? Lutz may be right but said it wrong Lutz had the courage to tell the truth Big Apple isn't very green 23 finalists in running for PACE honors Canada sales up 14.5% in Feb. RV shipments drop 7.1% in Jan. Wagoner: No sure thing on state air rules Conquest sales, Asia growth boost ADP Brockman: Reynolds focuses on service OEConnection links to ADP Geneva goings-on Judge: Dealer suit over transfer of GM franchise can proceed Honda will build Ridgeline in Alabama So who's running the show at Chamco? GM seeks Plastech tooling Federal-Mogul reports gains Chrysler sells plant to Fiat BMW's new sales boss Odell is named COO at Ford of Europe Strike dents GM truck output Tony Stewart blows a gasket Illingworth leaving — and staying with — Toyota A note to eager auto execs: Invaders sometimes get icy reception in Russia Hush, hush: Baby Nason on board For rent: Ford's PAG palace on the West Coast Chrysler cuts Calif. studio

Automotive News - March 17, 2008

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