compiled by Jerold B. Smith

Northwest People & Places - May 2013

Tue, 2013-04-30 22:00 | compiled by Jerold B. Smith

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One of the largest car shows in the Northwest, the 31st annual Spring Gathering & Auto Exhibit, will take place May 11, in Portland. Presented by Portland Transmission Warehouse (PTW), the show comprises several blocks around the PTW warehouse in Southeast Portland near 11th and Clay Streets. For details, call PTW at 800-444-4556.

Auto Notes - May 2013 Tuesday, April 30, 2013 - 22:00 Subaru hybrid. Subaru of America debuted the brand’s first-ever production hybrid vehicle, the 2014 Subaru XV Crosstrek Hybrid, at the New York International Auto Show in April. The new model uses a Subaru-engineered hybrid system and the company’s Symmetrical All-Wheel-Drive. The gas-...	Northwest People & Places - April 2013 Tuesday, March 26, 2013 - 14:01 NORTHWEST IDAHO OnTrac, the largest regional parcel carrier in the U.S., announced March 7 that Idaho has been added to its service area. The parcel service, now in eight western states, is used by dozens of auto dealerships and auto parts suppliers to move parts...
Auto Notes - April 2013 Tuesday, March 26, 2013 - 09:47 Nissan performance. Nissan Motor Co. has announced that Nismo, its dedicated global performance road car and motorsport division, is creating a new model of its famed Nissan GT-R to be the flagship of a new range of performance models. The GT-R Nismo will be the third Nismo-badged model in the...	Northwest People & Places - March 2013 Monday, February 25, 2013 - 15:38 NORTHWEST OREGON AED will stage its annual AXD trade show for installers on the evening of March 8, at its Swan Island warehouse in Portland, followed by the annual meeting and trade show for its member jobbers on Saturday, March 9. That evening, all will attend a...
Auto Notes - March 2013 Monday, February 25, 2013 - 11:01 Special service. On Jan. 24, the first customer hand-over of two all-new Range Rovers took place at a state-of-the-art visitor center in Solihull, UK. It’s the first Jaguar Land Rover facility of its kind in the world and was designed to offer customers the opportunity to undergo a high-...	Auto Notes - Feb. 2013 Friday, January 25, 2013 - 14:31 Rear-view cameras? Dec. 31 has come and gone, but the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) did not finalize regulations on mandatory rear-view cameras for light vehicles sold in the Rear-view cameras? Dec. 31 has come and gone, but the National Highway Traffic Safety...
Northwest People & Places - Feb. 2013 Friday, January 25, 2013 - 11:24 OREGON Automotive Paint Specialties (APS) based in Bend, one of the largest coatings and equipment suppliers to collision shops in the Northwest, has joined forces with Wesco, a paint, body, and equipment supplier based in Mountlake Terrace, Wash. APS was founded by Ben Tuma in 1977 in Bend and...	Auto Notes - Jan. 2013 Friday, December 14, 2012 - 11:51 Exciting debuts. More than 50 new vehicles and concepts were unveiled at the recent Los Angeles Auto Show. Among the highlights were the final production model of the 2014 Acura RLX that will be the flagship for the automaker, which features a Sport Hybrid model with Super-Handling All-Wheel Drive...
Northwest People & Places - Jan. 2013 Friday, December 14, 2012 - 11:01 NORTHWEST IDAHO Chris Henrietta of Gooding was among 12 winners of Matrix System Automotive Finishes’ 2013 “Award Winning Finishes” Calendar Contest. Entries included vehicles designed and painted by restoration, custom, and body...	Auto Notes - Dec. 2012 Monday, November 26, 2012 - 11:04 Technology abundant. As 2013, and a few 2014, models appear on the market, there is little left to the imagination as to technological features available on new cars and trucks. It may be sooner than later when we see vehicles that drive themselves, but for now they are significantly safer than...