GM Donates $27.1M to United Way for Southeastern Michigan
10 Dec 2010, 15:39 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / After having received billions from the US government to stay afloat last year, American manufacturer GM is now trying to make it up to the taxpayers, by announcing small, but very flashy donations....
Hyundai Donates $6.8M for Pediatric Cancer
30 Oct 2010, 05:46 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Announced at the beginning of September, during the National Childhood Cancer Awareness month, the Hyundai Hope on Wheels initiative concluded, with the ones which organized it now adding the number...
Lear to Open Plant in Detroit, Donates $5 Million
5 Aug 2010, 09:53 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / American supplier Lear, who emerged from bankruptcy in November last year, announced today it will open a new manufacturing plant in the Detroit area and will be hiring at least 200 people in 2011. ...
Dog Friendly Honda Elements to Transport Rescued Dogs
4 Jun 2010, 07:29 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / The North American division of Honda announced today it has donated two Dog Friendly Honda Elements to the Jason Debus Heigl Foundation, as both vehicles will be used to transport rescued dogs throu...
Ford Donates $75,000 to the LA County Fire Department
14 Mar 2010, 10:04 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / American manufacturer Ford presented the Los Angeles County Fire Department with a $75,000 donation earlier this month that will go to the firefighters’ Widows and Orphans Fund. A few months a...
GM Donates $70k to the United Negro College Fund
5 Mar 2010, 07:34 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / American carmaker General Motors and its Foundation stick to their commitment to support organizations and programs designed to improve the quality of education, health and human services, environme...
Mazda and SOS Children’s Villages Renew Partnership
17 Feb 2010, 11:17 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Mazda Motor Europe renewed the partnership with all of Mazda’s six national sales companies (Austria, Mazda BELUX,Croatia, Czech Republic, Germany and Hungary) for the second year. SOS Childre...
Ford Donates 242 Acres to the US Wildlife Service
17 Feb 2010, 10:36 UTC · By: Alex Vasile / Ford, the only American car manufacturer that did not ask for government aid in times of recession, had some important sales increase lately. Things seem to be back on track, so the automaker decide...
Penske Donates Trucks to Support Haiti Relief Efforts
8 Feb 2010, 07:59 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Following Bill Clinton’s call for 100 trucks to be sent to Haiti, Penske Corporation announced it has donated over $1 million worth of diesel-powered flatbed trucks (40 units) to the Clinton B...
Chrysler Backs 2010 Chicago Auto Show Food Drive
3 Feb 2010, 08:44 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Looking to show their support for those in need, the Metro-Chicago Chrysler Group dealerships have started a campaign in which they give out discount tickets to the 2010 Chicago Auto Show in return ...
Harley-Davidson Helps Haitians in Need
2 Feb 2010, 15:18 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / The first motorcycle manufacturer to lend a helping hand to Haitians in need is Harley-Davidson. The manufacturer announced it will donate 28 new Buell and Harley-Davidson motorcycles to assist with...
Honda Supports Haiti Relief Efforts
19 Jan 2010, 13:03 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / More and more industry giants are showing their support for the Haiti victims. Honda today announced a donation to the Red Cross of more than $300,000, as well as portable generators, water pumps, a...
GM Chips In for Shattered Haiti
14 Jan 2010, 07:44 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / American manufacturer GM announced yesterday the approval of an immediate $100,000 contribution to the American Red Cross relief fund to be send in the aid of Haiti, devastated after the 7.0 quake w...
Penske Gives $25K for Female NASCAR Driver Scholarship
4 Dec 2009, 11:48 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Roger Penske, owner of the automobile racing team Penske Racing, has donated $25,000 toward the Brienne Davis Memorial Scholarship, the Universal Technical Institute (UTI) Foundation announced. The ...
Dillard University Gets Four Mazda6 Sedans
2 Oct 2009, 10:08 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / From now and then carmakers are making donations (in products or scholarships) to educational institutions in order to both support gifted students and to promote their image. This time, the Nort...
Ford Donates... Old Boots
13 Aug 2009, 07:22 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Ford makes another step to help disadvantaged children in Africa and joined the "Boot for Africa" campaign that calls people to donate their boots to allow African children to play footbal...
Subaru Donates Vehicle to Automotive Students
9 Jul 2009, 07:24 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Subaru of America donated another vehicle to be used in advacing education at an Automotive Youth Education Systems "AYES" school. Last time, a 2006 Subaru Legacy was donated to a high sch...
Harley Davidson and Pierce Raise Money for Fallen Firefighters' Families
18 Mar 2009, 08:43 UTC · By: Madalina Iancu / Given the global recession, everybody is short of money these days but this shouldn't be an impediment for donating a few bucks to charity and thus, sign up in the race for a custom Harley Davi...
Take a Ride with Special Obama License Plates
17 Feb 2009, 14:57 UTC · By: Madalina Iancu / Apparently, Barrack Obama has given birth to a new fashion in the United States. Anything that has to do with the first African-American president is catchy and can make big bucks during the hard da...