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www.oakvillebeaver.com The Oakville Beaver, Wednesday July 11, 2007 - 19 Kia Motors Chief Design Officer, Peter Schreyer, has been awarded an Honorary Doctorate by the Royal College of Art (RCA) in recognition of his contribution to automotive design. Schreyer, who most recently debuted the Kia ex-cee'd cabrio concept car at the Geneva Motor Show earlier this year and has been charged with establishing Kia's future design direction, is only the third automotive designer to be honored by the RCA since their establishment in 1967, joining fellow automotive designers Sergio Pininfarina and Giorgetto Giugiaro. Also honored during the festivities were artist Tracey Emin and artist and musician Brian Eno. Schreyer, 53, studied Industrial Design at the Fachhochschule in Munich. Before joining Audi in 1980 he studied at the Royal College of Art in 1979-1980 under an Audi scholarship.He left VW group to join Kia as Chief Design Officer in 2006. Honda races. You win. PURCHASE FINANCING Odyssey EX-L model RL3867J $40,000 MSRP FOR 36 MONTHS ON APPROVED CREDIT Starting from $33,300 MSRP ODYSSEY GM agrees to sell Allison Transmission On June 28, General Motors announced that it has reached a definitive agreement for the company to sell its Allison Transmission (Allison) commercial and military business to The Carlyle Group (Carlyle) and Onex Corporation (Onex) for approximately $5.6 billion. Onex Corporation is one of Canada's largest corporations with businesses that generate annual revenues of C$30 billion and have 184,000 employees worldwide. The Company makes private equity investments through its Onex Partners and ONCAP family of Funds. Since its inception in 1983, Onex has invested approximately C$8 billion of equity in a variety of industries, including electronics manufacturing services, aerospace, healthcare, financial services, automotive, metal services, customer support services, transportation and logistics, theatre exhibition, consumer products and communications infrastructure. The transaction is structured to preserve GM's and Allison's competitive strengths in their respective product lines and is expected to close as early as the third quarter of this year pending union and regulatory approval. Allison Transmission is the leading designer and manufacturer of automatic transmissions for medium and heavy duty commercial vehicles. Its products are used in on-highway, offhighway and vehicles. The company generates annual revenues in excess of $2 billion. 3.9 LEASE APR % Responsive acceleration improves safety for everyone: merge onto a highway or overtake slower traffic with advanced VTEC® or i-VTEC® performance. ¥ £ FOR 48 MONTHS ON APPROVED CREDIT $0 SECURITY DEPOSIT Use them for your Lease or Finance payments... ON PURCHASE FINANCING ...or customize your new Honda with genuine Honda Accessories! L S YS PI L ACC ORDS, O D NES LO TS A I N D RI DGE L A EY S FOR 36 MONTHS ON APPROVED CREDIT Starting from $36,400 MSRP PILOT 1.9 LEASE APR % £ ¥ FOR 48 MONTHS Pilot has enough room for all your gear and delivers peace of mind, fuel efficiency and power. Ideal for the family on the go. Pilot LX 2WD model YF2817EX ON APPROVED CREDIT $0 SECURITY DEPOSIT PURCHASE FINANCING FOR 36 MONTHS ON APPROVED CREDIT CR-V ¥ Starting from $27,700 MSRP The totally redesigned CR-V features a Honda i-VTEC® engine with a stronger body and suspension for car-like handling. Versatility has never looked or driven better! CR-V EX-L model RE4877JN $34,600 MSRP for more information and to locate your nearest dealer visit: w w w. h o n d a . c a Find your Dream Home online at www.oakvillebeaver.com £Limited time lease offers based on new 2007 Odyssey models / new 2007 Pilot models available through Honda Financial Services on approved credit. Limited time financing offers based on new 2007 Odyssey LX, model RL3827E / new 2007 Pilot LX 2WD, model YF2817EX / new 2007 CR-V LX 2WD, model RE3837E available through Honda Financial Services on approved credit. MSRP is $33,300 / $36,400 / $27,700, plus $1,505 / $1,505 / $1,505 freight and PDI, financed at 1.9% / 2.9% / 3.9% APR equals $995.39 / $1,100.65 / $860.95 per month for 36 months. Cost of borrowing is $1,028.90 / $1,718.53 / $1,789.18 for a total obligation of $35,833.90 / $39,623.53 / $30,994.18. Taxes, license, insurance and registration are extra. Retailer may sell for less. Retailer order / trade may be necessary. $1,500 Honda Dollars offer applies only to retail customer purchase, lease or finance agreements for new 2007 Accords, Odysseys, Pilots and Ridgelines concluded, to a maximum of $1,500, respectively with Honda Canada Inc., between July 4th, 2007 and July 31st, 2007. $1,500 Honda Dollars includes PST, GST, HST, QST, where applicable. Some conditions apply. Valid only on purchase, lease or finance agreements concluded at participating Honda retailers. See your Honda retailer for full conditions and details. £Offers valid on new 2007 models from July 4th, 2007 through July 31st, 2007 at participating Honda retailers. Subject to change or cancellation without notice. See your Honda retailer for full details. ¥As reported by Car and Driver, March 2007. Visit iihs.org for more information. KIA Chief Design Officer honored