Kenneth McKinley's Articles

  • 2006 SEMA Show Meets 3 New Volvo C30
    Ultimate driving expressions can be unleashed in different ways however; Volvo wants to take in the expressions is one vehicle called C30. The automaker has unleashed 3 C30s that promises varying drive feel. The vehicles were introduced at the recently held SEMA Motor Show.
  • A Walk Through the Volvo V40
    The Volvo V40 is a sedan that has been making heads turn. It has been crafted and manufactured since 1999 up until the present. When it was introduced, it actually filled in the spot and niche that the Volvo 450 had left.
  • Anti-Theft Devices For Vehicles
    Cars are expensive. If you are interested in purchasing an anti-theft device for your vehicle, you should first take into consideration where you park your car. Look through various anti-theft devices. Some anti-theft devices you can usually purchase in the market include audible alarms, a concierge system, cellular alarms that notify the police, locking steering wheel covers, locking steering wheel column covers, locking steering wheel bars, electronic immobilizers, engine system locks, fuel-system locks, tracking devices, and delay devices.
  • Attending To Your Air Filter Duties
    The air filter is one of the parts and components of your car that you do need to change regularly. After all, it is one of those parts that really do a messy kind of work. What is important is that you should be able to keep in mind that air filters need to be changed regularly.
  • Beneath the Volvo 940
    In the United States and the rest of North America, the Volvo 940 made its way to public knowledge as a 1991 model. This series of vehicles were in essence just a style and design makeover of the Volvo 740. People claimed this was so because the drivetrains one found on the Volvo 940 is also what the Volvo 740 used.
  • Check Your Tire Pressure During The Season To Be Jolly
    The Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers has just launched a new kind of campaign that informs consumers about safety. This new campaign is focused mostly on consumer safety and the essence of having to maintain the right kind of tire pressure during the cold season.
  • Drive Home Safely, Get A Ride
    Last year, it was SoberRide who did the duty and responsibility of taking home people home. For this year, Geico, one of the country’s most noted auto insurance agencies, would be joining forces with the Washington Regional Alcohol Program, or the WRAP, to actually bring home these not so sober people.
  • DriveCam Reveals Riskiest Driving Behaviors
    June is the National Safety Month. Now, as part of this whole campaign, DriveCam Inc. has recently announced that it is supporting this event and would be doing this by highlighting the risky driving behaviors. These behaviors would be those that would most likely lead to collisions and accidents.
  • Experts Delve Further In Technology That Would Assist Drivers
    Currently, NAVTEQ is out to hold and sponsor a panel discussion so as to help people in the automotive business get more ideas through the most natural means – brain storming. NAVTEQ is currently the leading provider of digital map data all over the automotive globe. These digital map data can be used for vehicle navigation. The organization would be trooping up with BMW’s group research and technology, Ygomi, as well as the Ibeo Automotive Sensor.
  • Ford Yields High China Sales In The First 3 Quarters
    Ford Motor China recently reported its sales figures for the first three quarters of the year 2006. According to the automaker, their report reflected the fastest China sales growth they have experienced.
  • I-Shift, Volvo's Legacy to North America
    Fuel economy is now one of the vital aspects that automakers are considering. Volvo, in support to its endeavor to distribute fuel-efficient engines globally, has introduced I-Shift to North America.
  • Is Your Cooling System Still Cool?
    By the term itself, your car’s cooling system keeps the climate inside your vehicle just right during those hot and humid days. It also does work so that you and your passengers do not sweat out and perspire during long road trips this summer.
  • Look Out For Volvo’s Version Of A Hotrod
    During this year’s Specialty Equipment Market Association (or SEMA) show, you would also find a showcase of vehicles that these auto crafters are setting out for people to ogle at. One of the concept vehicles that one can find for this year is the new Volvo version of a hotrod – the Volvo-Caresto V8 roadster.
  • Lowering Costs For Vehicle Instrument Panel Showed Off At 2006 Convergence
    Well, it looks like the Delphi Corporation has come up with a solution so vehicle makers and manufacturers could actually lower the cost of assembling a vehicle’s instrument panel center stack. What Delphi did was to create a simplified assembly of an instrument panel center stack. And they also made sure that this one would be only made and constructed in just one piece which would allow vehicle makers to cut down on their costs.
  • Many Choices for the Volvo 850
    The Volvo 850 was crafted and sold as a sedan. Later on in 1994, it welcomed in a wagon model in its family. The construction and engineering of this vehicle guarantees drivers and owners outstanding road handling, comfort, security, and the Volvo reputation for total safety.
  • More Organizations Out To Battle Underage Drinking
    Many local organizations in various countries all around the globe are out to do battle against underage drinking. These groups would be holding out a campaign that would be providing the right amount of information to parents and guardians.
  • New Teen Drivers Get Failing Grade
    It seems like teenage drivers are bound to get failing grades when it come to drivers’ education. This is according to a study that AutoWeek has conducted just recently.
  • Newest Volvo Car Designers from Taiwan
    The Volvo Car Corporation of Sweden sent out some major designers like Steve Harper to Taiwan to enlist some of the country’s local car-designers. The Ford Group decided to recruit some Taiwanese car designers for the Great China Car Market.
  • NHTSA Proposes ESC To Be Standard On All Vehicles
    The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, or more commonly known as the NHTSA, has proposed that the Electronic Stability Control, or the ESC, be used and be required for use in all vehicles. And after such an announcement, the company Bosch says that they are actually supporting the idea.
  • Polish, Polish, And Make Your Car Shine
    Polishing your car could not only be beneficial for your car but also beneficial for you as well. Just think, with a car that has been polished until it looks like it just rolled off the assembly plant, people will think that you just have the luxury to purchase new cars all the time.
  • S80 and C30, Volvo’s Entrants to Auto Shows
    The Volvo C30 is already set to be introduced as a production vehicle during the Paris Motor Show. This vehicle was primarily designed so as to attract and bring in the young and active people from urban areas. During the Geneva Auto Show, the company’s entry was the 2007 Volvo S80 which is already a production vehicle. It is an elegant vehicle yet the company claims that it would not be elitist.
  • Something New With The Volvo XC90
    Volvo has just announced that the existing Volvo XC90 line of vehicles would soon be welcoming a new variant. And they would be calling it the Volvo XC90 Sport. The company claims that this is all because of the demand from Volvo XC90 customers.
  • Steal a look at Volvo’s Upcoming All-New C30
    Official photos of the electrifying Volvo C30 were released recently by Volvo Car Corporation. Said release is in preparation for the car’s global launching this coming September to be held at the Paris Motor Show.
  • Stop Skidding
    Volvo vehicles are much known for their abilities to prove not only ample but more than enough safety. One of the most common ways that get people and vehicles in accidents is through skidding. Also apply your vehicle’s throttle. Keeping your vehicle in top shape could help you steer clear of skids.
  • Taking Off The Sticky Bumper Sticker
    When new, bumper stickers could shout out to the world their message. But through time and through various weather conditions, the sticker’s message could get faded until it is just another black piece of vinyl stuck to your car.
  • Taking The Volvo C70 For A Spin
    The Volvo C70 is one vehicle that belongs to the coupe-convertible vehicles group and it does make use of the really popular C1 platform that is also used by other vehicles like the Volvo S40 and even the Mazda3. Even if you do have the top of the Volvo C70 up or down, you really would find the vehicle to be quite breathtaking.
  • The Hunt For A Buried Volvo XC90
    Volvo has already announced that they had by now chosen the seven finalists who would be joining the hunt for a buried Volvo XC90. Among the thousands of individuals who joined The Hunt, only seven lucky finalists from different regions had been chosen to participate in the final leg of the competition.
  • The Right Gifts For Your Car Loving Friend
    So what do you give your friend? Well, there are a lot of choices in the market for automobile aficionados. In fact, the list is quite so long you may have a hard time choosing.
  • Top Exotic Cars Recognized In Car Buyers’ Guide Special Issue
    One of the auto industry’s top guides for car buyers has created a special issue just so as to be able to tell and inform the motoring public about their choice for the best exotic car there is. This car buyers’ guide is DuPont Registry and it has gained fame among those who belong to the higher echelons in society as the source of the best information when it comes to exotic cars and other vehicles.
  • Unveiling Volvo’s Concept Car
    Volvo calls the new concept car the Volvo XC60 and it has been said that it is combination of a coupe and a sports utility vehicle. The vehicle comes with a bio ethanol engine with six cylinders.

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