Jenson Button scored Honda’s first point of the 2007 Formula One season in France on Sunday. After eight rounds into this year’s season, the team finally secured their first point of the year, with eighth place for Button. The victory is a timely boost for the Briton prior to his home grand prix next weekend at Silverstone.

“It’s not the point really, it’s a relief to drive a car that feels good,” Button said at
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Three Kansas City area federal agencies added Monday the new 2007 Saturn Aura Green Line hybrid vehicles to their fleets. Two vehicles were delivered by the federal General Services Administration (GSA) to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 7 office in Kansas City, Kan. One is for EPA and one for the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) in Kansas City, Mo. A third will be added to the GSA fleet in Kansas City, Mo.
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Speaking at the manufacturing launch of the 2008 Ford Taurus last week at the Chicago Assembly Plant, top Ford Motor Co. executives suggested Volvo Cars, which the automaker purchased in 1999 for about $6.5 billion, has become too integral to Ford’s ongoing engineering and marketing strategy to be carved out of the company for cash.

“Volvo is pretty integrated into Ford right now,” said Mark Fields, Ford’s president
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Three federal agencies in Kansas recently added hybrid vehicles to their fleet. The hybrid vehicles included in the fleet of the federal agencies are the 2007 Saturn Aura Green Line vehicles. Two units of the hybrid car were already delivered to different federal agencies in Kansas.

Two units of the 2007 Saturn Aura Green Line were delivered by the General Services Administration (GSA) to the United States Environmental
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Fredrik Arp, the president and CEO of Volvo Car Corporation, is not affected by the intensifying rumors about the potential sale of the Swedish automaker along with its Premier Automotive Group (PAG) siblings – Jaguar and Land Rover. Amid rumors, the automaker is outlining growth plans to boost its global sales.

When asked if Volvo had a long-term future with Ford, he replied “you should ask Ford about that. I
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Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn has refused to resign after net profits slipped for the first time under his command. “As long as I have the shareholders’ trust and the employees’ trust, I will remain,” he said at the hostile shareholders conference in Yokohama.

Ghosn, who rescued the then-struggling Japanese automaker, joined Nissan in 1999. He was the first foreigner to lead a major Japanese company and winning over
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German car manufacturer Mercedes-Benz has been known for luxury vehicles. But the company is currently focusing its efforts in the introduction of an entry-level luxury car. The C Class is the carmaker’s entry to the said segment against the entries of fellow European, Japanese and American car manufacturers.

For the 2008 model year, the Mercedes-Benz C Class will be making its appearance in showrooms in late
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The Citizens Bank 400, the fifteenth race of the 2007 Nextel Cup Series, is just around the corner and talks in the paddocks revolve around Chevrolet’s winless streak. The winless streak, of course, does not point out to the current season because Chevy teams have been dominating the season so far. To date, Chevrolet Impalas has already won thirteen of the fourteen races this season.

The winless streak is about
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Subaru Forester X
Roseville, New South Wales $30990

Will suit a New Car Buyer - 2007 Model. Comes with an EXTENDED 2 Years Warranty!Save $,$$$.$$ Features:Dual Airbag Package, Anti-lock Braking, Air Conditioning, Cruise Control, Central Locking Remote Control, Electronic Brake Force Distribution, Hill Holder, Engine Immobiliser, Limited Slip Differential,
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The textiles vs leathers debate is all about tradeoffs. Choosing which material to use to cover your hide with and spend your pennies on depends on how much you value individual tradeoffs and ultimately, your intended use and riding conditions. Sounds easy enough, but deciding between textiles vs leathers has had great rider minds in a muddle and increasingly so over the last couple of years as the quality and versatility
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