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Holland America Line's Culinary Council Named 'Best Culinary Initiative' in Porthole Cruise Magazine's 2016 Editor-in-Chief Awards

Holland America Line's Culinary Council Named 'Best Culinary Initiative' in Porthole Cruise Magazine's 2016 Editor-in-Chief Awards

Esteemed group of world-renowned chefs earns accolades from cruise authority SEATTLE, Jan. 20, 2017 -- Holland America Line's Culinary Council — a team of world-class celebrity chefs — was named "Best Culinary Initiative" in Porthole Cruise Magazine's 2016 Editor-in-Chief Awards. ... Continue reading

Proposed Settlement of Class Action Lawsuit: Passage, et al. v. Motor Village of Los Angeles Announced by CPT Group, Inc.

Proposed Settlement of Class Action Lawsuit: Passage, et al. v. Motor Village of Los Angeles Announced by CPT Group, Inc.

IRVINE, Calif., Jan. 20, 2017 -- CPT Group, Inc. announced today that a proposed settlement has been reached in the class action lawsuit Passage, et al. ... Continue reading

Risi Competizione Rolex 24 At Daytona Preview - 2017

Risi Competizione Rolex 24 At Daytona Preview - 2017

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ RISI COMPETIZIONE ROLEX 24 AT DAYTONA PREVIEW - 2017 A Race Engineers' Perspective Risi Competizione Ferrari 488 GTLM No. 62: Giancarlo Fisichella (ITA), Toni ... Continue reading

PG&E Submits $250 Million Proposal Expanding Support for Electric Vehicles in California

PG&E Submits $250 Million Proposal Expanding Support for Electric Vehicles in California

SAN FRANCISCO—Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) today submitted a proposal to the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) for projects aimed at accelerating widespread electric vehicle adoption and combatting climate change. For the seven proposed projects, PG&E is requesting a total budget of approximate ... Continue reading

Good Housekeeping Names Toyota Prius Two Eco ‘Best New Hybrid’

Good Housekeeping Names Toyota Prius Two Eco ‘Best New Hybrid’

NEW YORK January 18, 2017 – Good Housekeeping this week announced the winners of its Best New Car Awards for 2017, and selected the 2016 Toyota Prius Two Eco as the Best New Hybrid. The Awards appear in the February issue, on newsstands January 17. ... Continue reading

Tennessee Governor Pushes 7 Cent Hike in Gas Tax

Tennessee Governor Pushes 7 Cent Hike in Gas Tax

NASHVILLE, Tenn. January 20, 2017; Tennessee Gov. ... Continue reading

Craig Jackson’s Barrett-Jackson to Auction Bugatti Once Owned by Pro Boxing Champion Floyd Mayweather

Craig Jackson’s Barrett-Jackson to Auction Bugatti Once Owned by Pro Boxing Champion Floyd Mayweather

The 2011 Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport (Lot #1372.1), once owned by pro boxing champion Floyd Mayweather, will be auctioned on Saturday during the 46th Annual Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale Auction (Photo: Business Wire) Full Size Small Preview Thumbnail ???pagination.previous??? ???pagination.next??? The 2011 Bugatti Veyron ... Continue reading

REV Recreation Group Displays New Floorplans at Florida RV Show

REV Recreation Group Displays New Floorplans at Florida RV Show

DECATUR, Ind.—With customers in mind, REV Recreation Group (REV RV) will be displaying new floorplans to the public at the 2017 Florida RV Supershow this week. “The folks attending the show are going to love what we have on display,” says Lenny Razo, VP of Sales. ... Continue reading

"FCA Replay" Wraps the Week

"FCA Replay" Wraps the Week

AUBURN HILLS, Mich., Jan. 20, 2017 -- "FCA Replay" is a weekly recap of some of the major stories at Fiat Chrysler Automobiles. ... Continue reading

Global and China Tire Mold Industry Report, 2016-2020: U.S. Antidumping and Countervailing Investigations against Chinese Tires - Research and Markets

Global and China Tire Mold Industry Report, 2016-2020: U.S. Antidumping and Countervailing Investigations against Chinese Tires - Research and Markets

DUBLIN—Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Global and China Tire Mold Industry Report, 2016-2020" report to their offering. The global tire mold market size hit about RMB13.3 billion in 2015, will edge up to RMB13.4 billion in 2016 and is expected to break through RMB14.5 billion in 2020. ... Continue reading

Rolls-Royce Motor Cars Issues Clarification Following Announcements by Rolls-Royce plc

Rolls-Royce Motor Cars Issues Clarification Following Announcements by Rolls-Royce plc

CHICHESTER, England, January 20, 2017 -- Rolls-Royce Motor Cars is a completely separate company from Rolls-Royce plc  Rolls-Royce Motor Cars is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the BMW Group  Rolls-Royce Motor Cars has no involvement whatsoever in issues relating to alleged bribery and subsequent legal settlements reach ... Continue reading

A Gripping Success Story – Audi Produces Its Eight Millionth Quattro +VIDEO

A Gripping Success Story – Audi Produces Its Eight Millionth Quattro +VIDEO

Audi is quattro and quattro is Audi – the famous all-wheel-drive system has been a defining feature of the Vorsprung durch Technik brand for over 35 years, and proof of that enduring appeal has been provided this week by the eight millionth quattro-equipped model to leave the production line. Fittingly, the worthy re ... Continue reading

Volkswagen Golf GTI Named Good Housekeeping Magazine’s 2017 Best New Compact Car

Volkswagen Golf GTI Named Good Housekeeping Magazine’s 2017 Best New Compact Car

Good Housekeeping Institute engineers praised the sporty compact for its exceptional handling, value and practicality HERNDON, VA - January 20, 2017: Volkswagen of America, Inc. is pleased to announce that the Volkswagen Golf GTI has earned Good Housekeeping magazine’s 2017 Best New Car Award in the compact vehicle c ... Continue reading

The Best of CA Highway 1: The Whale Trail +VIDEO

The Best of CA Highway 1: The Whale Trail +VIDEO

The CA Highway 1 Discovery Route (H1DR) invites visitors to marvel at the Pacific Ocean's amazing marine life from the shore at six new Whale Trail sites. ... Continue reading

Kia Sportage Wins Used Car Of The Year In 2017 Diesel Car Awards +VIDEO

Kia Sportage Wins Used Car Of The Year In 2017 Diesel Car Awards +VIDEO

Less than a year after the all-new, fourth generation Kia Sportage was launched and quickly won the 2016 Diesel Car Car of the Year award, the third generation version of this hugely successful SUV has won another prestigious accolade, the 2017 Diesel Car Used Car of the Year award. The third generation Sportage which ... Continue reading

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