http://www.thecarconnection.com/tips Sun, 29 Nov 2009 18:02:05 -0500 Tips and Advice -- find out how to maintain, service, insure, wash and wax, and change the oil in your car with tips from TheCarConnection.com. Lifestyle/Fashion http://static.thecarconnection.com/website/tcc-feed.jpg http://www.thecarconnection.com/tips http://www.thecarconnection.com/article/1011045_bmw-volvo-not-so-fast-pundits http://www.thecarconnection.com/article/1011045_bmw-volvo-not-so-fast-pundits 1180422000 Blogs, newspapers, and tongue-wagging auto executives have been trying to push BMW and Volvo to the altar for a year. The likelihood of the German automaker buying the Swedish carmaker from Ford doesn't look any closer today, though published reports would have us believe otherwise. Executives at both Ford Motor Co. and BMW AG said ...]]> http://www.thecarconnection.com/article/1011001_gm-loses-top-ad-exec http://www.thecarconnection.com/article/1011001_gm-loses-top-ad-exec 1179385200 General Motors' head of advertising in North America Mike Jackson will leave the company next month to pursue other business opportunities, the automaker said Thursday. The departure of Jackson , 50, could leave a void at the automaker. He has been a mover and shaker of the company's advertising. ...]]> http://www.thecarconnection.com/article/1010870_hyundai-chooses-new-ad-agency http://www.thecarconnection.com/article/1010870_hyundai-chooses-new-ad-agency 1176793200 Hyundai Motors America chose Goodby Silverstein & Partners as its new ad agency on Tuesday for its $300 million national ad account. Goodby, which until recently had been handling ad duties for General Motors' Saturn brand, is expected to launch new advertising for the South Korean brand within a few months. Hyundai's biggest ...]]> http://www.thecarconnection.com/article/1010867_ford-enlists-mamet-for-edge-ads http://www.thecarconnection.com/article/1010867_ford-enlists-mamet-for-edge-ads 1176793200 Iconoclast writer and director David Mamet added to his resume this week. First, there were Glengarry Glen Ross, Hoffa, and The Untouchables . Now, add the Ford Edge to the list of credits. Ford , on last night's American Idol broadcast, debuted two new TV ads for its Edge crossover. Unlike Mamet's movies and plays, there are no bloody ...]]> http://www.thecarconnection.com/article/1010851_press-named-to-toyota-board http://www.thecarconnection.com/article/1010851_press-named-to-toyota-board 1176361200 Jim Press, the highly respected U.S. executive who is most credited with Toyota's surge in America over the last decade, will become the first non-Japanese person to sit on Toyota Motor Corp.'s board of directors. He is expected to be based in Japan . The announcement by the Japanese automaker comes after several months of speculation ...]]> http://www.thecarconnection.com/article/1010844_imus-loses-show-after-gm-sponsorship http://www.thecarconnection.com/article/1010844_imus-loses-show-after-gm-sponsorship 1176274800 A week after General Motors sales and marketing chief Mark LaNeve appeared on the Imus in the Morning radio program, the automaker joined a growing list of advertisers suspending their ad support for the morning drive-time jock for comments he made against the Rutgers University womens' basketball team. Then on Thursday, Imus' show was ...]]> http://www.thecarconnection.com/article/1010783_epa-rule-paves-way-to-50-state-diesel http://www.thecarconnection.com/article/1010783_epa-rule-paves-way-to-50-state-diesel 1175151600 The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Thursday issued guidelines for the ADBlue urea SCR systems in the new generation of diesel engines that should pave the way for "clean diesel" vehicles to be sold in all 50 states. Urea systems, automakers such as Mercedes-Benz have argued, have several advantages over other technology to ...]]> http://www.thecarconnection.com/article/1010719_ghosn-lets-go-of-america http://www.thecarconnection.com/article/1010719_ghosn-lets-go-of-america 1174028400 Even Superman gets rundown from too much work. Renault/Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn, who has been working a punishing schedule as the operating chief of both car companies, said Friday that he will give up the job of operating chief of Nissan North America. Ghosn took on that job before he assumed the top job at Renault in 2005. Renault owns a ...]]> http://www.thecarconnection.com/article/1010640_signs-of-life-at-ford http://www.thecarconnection.com/article/1010640_signs-of-life-at-ford 1172736000 Ford's sales were down 13 percent in February, but it could be there are signs, like crocuses popping up through the snows of March, of momentum at the struggling automaker. Ford on Thursday showed the media and dealers an expansion of its Ford Challenge ad strategy that began with the Fusion sedan in January. The campaign has ...]]> http://www.thecarconnection.com/article/1010639_ford-needs-global-marketing-chief http://www.thecarconnection.com/article/1010639_ford-needs-global-marketing-chief 1172736000 Ford Motor Co. is conducting a search for a global marketing chief, say Ford officials. The company has historically staffed its marketing regionally. Cisco Codina, for example, is the sales and marketing chief for Ford North America. Ford Europe has its own sales and marketing chief. But CEO Alan Mulally, who has been breaking down ...]]> http://www.thecarconnection.com/article/1010622_toyota-picks-tupelo-miss-for-plant http://www.thecarconnection.com/article/1010622_toyota-picks-tupelo-miss-for-plant 1172563200 A 1700-acre site in Blue Springs , Mississippi , near Tupelo , was selected by Toyota Motor Corp. for the Japanese automaker's latest assembly plant. The factory, which will turn out Highlander crossover SUVs in 2010, is the second major auto assembly plant to locate in the state in the last decade. Mississippi Governor Haley ...]]> http://www.thecarconnection.com/article/1010607_its-the-year-of-the-car-at-the-oscars http://www.thecarconnection.com/article/1010607_its-the-year-of-the-car-at-the-oscars 1172304000 http://www.thecarconnection.com/article/1010553_gm-outlook-up-ford-not-so-much http://www.thecarconnection.com/article/1010553_gm-outlook-up-ford-not-so-much 1171353600 Shares of General Motors headed north on Tuesday after Merrill Lynch issued a "buy" rating on the automaker, a day after Wall Street firm Goldman Sachs said it had increased its stake in the automaker to above five percent. Meantime, Merrill Lynch downgraded Ford shares to "sell" from "neutral" on the idea that Ford won't be able to turn ...]]> http://www.thecarconnection.com/article/1010552_dc-cuts-13k-jobs--and-seeks-new-partner http://www.thecarconnection.com/article/1010552_dc-cuts-13k-jobs--and-seeks-new-partner 1171353600 The news from DaimlerChrysler is turning out to be far more extensive than originally anticipated, as the automaker announced huge losses, set in motion job cuts that will reach 13,000 -- well above the expected 10,000 -- and reveals that its "far-reaching strategic options" could include lining up an outside partner for its troubled Chrysler ...]]> http://www.thecarconnection.com/article/1010509_ford-euro-cars-could-sell-here http://www.thecarconnection.com/article/1010509_ford-euro-cars-could-sell-here 1170662400 Can Ford bring European cars to North America to solve its current crises? Ford reported a record loss of $12.7 billion for 2006, and more red ink is expected in 2007 and 2008. Last week, management met with reporters in advance of January's sales report to warn that month-to-month sales this year will look awful against last year's ...]]>