Month: December 2008

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. — With the U.S. auto industry in turmoil, autoworkers in Bowling Green got a boost last week from racing legend Mario Andretti.

Katech recently introduced their new lightweight, sleek and yet stylish Corvette Z06 ClubSport. The ClubSport package includes an array of aftermarket products which both help to reduce the vehicle’s weight and make for a hot looking ride, both on or off the track.

With several modifications put into place, the Katech crew worked to improve the vehicle’s power-to-weight ratio, leaving the vehicle’s weight at 2,915 pounds. Jason Harding of Katech’s Performance part sales made the comment: “Lamborghini has its Gallardo Superleggera, Ferrari its F430 Scuderia and Dodge its Viper ACR. Now the Corvette Z06 has the ClubSport package from Katech Performance.”

Now to see more exclusive photos of this stunning vehicle, make sure you click on AutoBlog’s Katech’s Corvette Z06 ClubSport Gallery.

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Mark Madden, a worker at a General Motors Corp. assembly plant in Bowling Green, Ky., hangs a door Friday on a Corvette on the assembly line.

The auto bailout is still on hold– although President Bush has said he plans on giving money to the big three.

NEW YORK a ‘ General Motors Corp. said Friday it will temporarily close its Bowling Green plant and 19 other factories across North America and make sweeping cuts to its vehicle production as it tries to adjust …

The Bush administration decides to step in after the Senate rejected a bailout bill for automakers.

The Bush administration simply wasn’t willing to stand by and watch the American auto industry financially collapse – the stakes were too huge.

TORONTO/OTTAWA — The governments of Canada and province of Ontario agreed on Friday to provide aid to the struggling auto sector that could be worth C$3.5 billion in an effort to stave off a massive loss of …

Saves you time. Saves you money. Makes you smarter. Enlarge image JOE IMEL/ DAILY NEWS Mark Madden, an assembly worker in a General Motors plant in Bowling Green, Ky., hangs a door on a Corvette on Friday.

If you own any style Corvette, your coffee table should not be without an in-depth Corvette guidebook for guests to page through. And better yet, this shouldn’t be just any old book, but Mike Mueller’s “The Complete Book of Corvette: Every Model since 1953”.

Within its 352 pages, the book offers much more than just an informative read of the Corvette’s history since initial conception. The book is stocked full with glossy concept vehicle illustrations, stunning photography, and a list of each vehicle’s manufacturer’s suggested retail prices (MSRP’s). The book also explains the various optional packages available with each year-manufactured Corvette.

This relatively large, hardbound, coffee table sized book is available online for purchase. It’s a great gift idea now that the holiday season is upon us all! For only $55, add the perfect addition to your living room by visiting the link below. Check it out for yourself!

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