A company representative was able to attend TruSpeed Porsche’s meet and greet recently prior to the Porsche Cup Series race in Long Beach. TruSpeed had 2 cars in the race and our rep had a great time at the meet and greet for drivers at their Costa Mesa shop. He was able to get some great pictures and we thought we’d share!
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Volvo has launched the R-Design versions of the S60 and V60 models. Already considered a strong rival to BMW, Saab, Audi and Mercedes, the improvements have sparked excitement from Volvo fans and other car enthusiasts alike. Continue Reading »Volvo Imports | New S60R & V60R Models
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Does it ever seem like there are a lot of movies with Volvo Cars in them? That is probably because there are!
You will even find them in the Twilight Saga.
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Founded in 1937 at Wolfsburg, by the German Labor Front, Volkswagen was designed by Ferdinand Porsche, a famous engineer, in 1936. Initially called the “Beetle”, reflecting its shape, it was renamed Volkswagen, meaning “People’s Car”. Later known as the “Bug”, it became Volkswagen’s hallmark product, and featured fuel efficiency, reliability and economical Volkswagen auto parts.
WW II forced the company to exclusively produce military vehicles in support of the German war effort. In 1945, as Volkswagen auto parts were ruined by bombing raids, Americans turned over the factory to British Army Officer Major Ivan Hirst. He ensured that Volkswagen auto parts would not be used to maintain military vehicles. To keep his promise, he painted one green to convince the British Army to place an order for 20,000 Volkswagens. Volkswagen auto parts remained operational. Volkswagen began production en masse in early 1946, becoming a key component of the German economic recovery. Continue Reading »Volkswagen Imports – History
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VOLVO. The name rolls off the tongue as easily now as it did on February 20, 1915 when it was submitted to the Royal Swedish Patent & Registration Office. VOLVO is the first person singular form of the Latin verb “volvere”. Think of a revolving door, or the handgun with a rotating drum known as a revolver. It means “I roll”, and points to the earliest history of VOLVO as a subsidiary of a Swedish ball bearing manufacturer.
The auto manufacturer was officially founded on April 14, 1927, when the first car rolled out of the factory in Hisingen, Gothenburg. Only 297 cars were built that year. The vision of the two founders, Assar Gabrielsson and Gustav Larson, was to build cars that could stand up to Sweden’s rough roads and cold temperatures. Durability has been a feature of Volvo products ever since.
Volvo ÖV4 Jakob : 1927
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BMW (Bavarian Motor Works) began in 1916 as a Munich aircraft manufacturer. Engine production ceased in 1917, switching to motorcycles as mandated by the Versailles Armistice Treaty, post WW I. BMW auto parts legacy began in 1928 with production of the first BMW automobile.
BMW's First Car - Dixi
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The innovation of Mercedes Benz auto parts began with the concept of luxury. In the 1880s, amid the invention of the high-speed engine and automobile. Gottlieb Daimler and Carl Benz grew up just 60 miles and one decade apart in southern Germany. Although they never met, they shared a fascination with machines, Albeit having different approaches to building cars.
Mercedes Benz Auto Parts – Epitome of Power and Luxury Benz revealed the first automobile to the world in January 1886. The Benz Patent Motor Car was a three-wheeled vehicle. Just months later, Daimler and his chief engineer, Wilhelm Maybach, followed suit. They unveiling a four-wheeled vehicle powered by the Daimler engine.
Shortly after Daimler’s death in 1901, the Mercedes Benz was born. Maybach built the impressive vehicle which was commissioned by Emil Jellinek, one of Daimler’s primary distributors. The car was named after Jellinek’s daughter, Mercedes, meaning “grace”. Mercedes-Benz lives up to that name, even today, and authorized Mercedes Benz auto parts keep the dream alive.
Daimler and Benz merged their companies in 1926 to form Daimler-Benz AG. The power and luxury of the Mercedes-Benz brand was born. From the beginning, Mercedes Benz and technologies seemed to surpass extraordinary. In fact, the 1931 Mercedes-Benz 170 offered the world’s first vehicle with four-wheel independent suspension.
MB 170
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Audi A7 Sportback
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