By Viknesh Vijayenthiran Viknesh Vijayenthiran Three supercars managed to crash on the same stretch of the A7 autobahn in the region of Kirchheim, near Germany’s center. The cars included a Chevrolet Corvette, a Dodge Viper ACR and the most severely damaged of the lot, a McLaren MP4-12C. The carnage…
Equifax: Q1 Auto Loan Performance Highlights Ongoing Credit Recovery
May 07, 2012 ATLANTA — With auto loans leading the charge, Equifax contends the credit landscape is continuing its consistent recovery heading into the second quarter. Analysts discovered auto loan and lease balances rose to a post-recession high of $727.5 billion in March, according to Equifax’s March National Consumer Credit…
Oil Falls to Lowest Since February Before U.S. Jobs Data
Oil fell below $100 a barrel for the first time since February as U.S. employers added fewer workers than forecast, stoking concern that demand won’t be enough to cap inventories at their highest level in 21 years. Futures declined 3.9 percent after Labor Department figures showed payrolls climbed 115,000, the…
Street rod car show should bring millions of dollars to Knoxville economy
By STEPHANIE BEECKEN KNOXVILLE (WATE) – Around 11,000 people are expected in Knoxville this weekend for the 38th annual National Street Rod Association car show. The event draws people from around the country, meaning a big boost to the local economy. Hot rods were lined up for more than a…
Drive Your Corvette To Work Day” Is Coming June 29th
by Paul Huizenga on May 4, 2012 Driving your Corvette to work, at least one day a year, is an excellent way to demonstrate just how popular Corvettes are. When you work for Corvette Online, every day is “Drive your Corvette to Work Day” (or at least it should be…
Take One Giant Leap with Neil Armstrong’s 1967 Corvette $249,990 and climbing
by Steve Burns on May 3, 2012 Every little kid at some point in his or her life wanted to be an astronaut at one time or another. Only a very few actually end up living out there spacey dreams. Neil Armstrong did just that when he became the first…
Uptick in Used-Vehicle Contracts Helps Credit Unions Offset Softening New-Model Business
May 04, 2012 PLANO, Texas — As both used- and new-vehicle sales moved higher in April, the gains didn’t translate into significantly more business at credit unions. Industry analysis from Catalyst Strategic Solutions showed credit union vehicle loans outstanding have decreased 2.2 percent so far this year with an 8.2…
Corvette convoy heads from Peoria to Memphis for a good cause
May 3, 2012 PEORIA, Ill — Gentlemen, start your engines! The first ever Peoria to Memphis Saint Jude Corvette drive took off on Wednesday morning. Nearly 40 corvettes revved up their engines in Washington this morning, before heading out to the Saint Jude Children’s Research Hospital. They’re driving the 930-mile…
Caught on camera: Parking lot owner takes customer’s Corvette out for joyride
If you’ve ever taken a cruise out of Port Canaveral you’ve probably seen the discount parking lots that will shuttle passengers to their ships. WFTV’s Jeff Deal has a startling investigation into one of those businesses. It will go from zero to 60 mph in 3.6 seconds. It is one…
Neil Armstrong’s 1967 Corvette Sting Ray for sale as ultimate barn find
By Justin Hyde | Motoramic This dusty, rough-looking example of a 1967 Chevrolet Corvette Sting Ray would draw a sizable amount of interest from any Corvette collector. It’s billing as the Corvette given to astronaut Neil Armstrong, then kept in a barn for a few decades until now, makes it…