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Mercedes-Benz Sprinter has most successful first quarter of all time

Mercedes-Benz Sprinter has most successful first quarter of all time

Stuttgart May 7, 2017; The Mercedes-Benz Sprinter started the year 2017 with a new record: From January through March, Mercedes-Benz Vans delivered approximately 45,000 units of the large van to customers all over the world. This represents growth of about 10 percent compared with the prior-year period. ... Continue reading

Scania Supports Vocational Training in Ghana

Scania Supports Vocational Training in Ghana

SÖDERTÄLJE, Sweden, May 7, 2017 -- Scania has established Ghana's first vocational training scheme for heavy vehicle service technicians. Scania and other industry partners will provide in-kind and personnel support with additional funding from the German Corporation for International Cooperation, GIZ. ... Continue reading

Auto Club Chevrolet driver Robert Hight earns No. 9 qualifying position for Southern Nationals

Auto Club Chevrolet driver Robert Hight earns No. 9 qualifying position for Southern Nationals

Auto Club Chevrolet driver Robert Hight earns No. 9 qualifying position for Southern Nationals Photo credit: Gary Nastase and Auto Imagery COMMERCE, Ga. ... Continue reading

Bodymotion Racing Regains Point Lead In CTSCC Championship With a Third Place Finish at COTA

Bodymotion Racing Regains Point Lead In CTSCC Championship With a Third Place Finish at COTA

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Bodymotion Racing Regains Point Lead In CTSCC Championship With a Third Place Finish at COTA ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ... Continue reading

Brittany Force, Monster Energy team look to claw their way from the No. 16 spot in Atlanta

Brittany Force, Monster Energy team look to claw their way from the No. 16 spot in Atlanta

Brittany Force, Monster Energy team look to claw their way from the No. 16 spot in Atlanta Photo Credit: Gary Nastase and Auto Imagery COMMERCE, Ga. ... Continue reading

Can Advance Auto Parts Chevrolet Camaro SS driver Courtney Force turn green into yellow?

Can Advance Auto Parts Chevrolet Camaro SS driver Courtney Force turn green into yellow?

Can Advance Auto Parts Chevrolet Camaro SS driver Courtney Force turn green into yellow? Photo credit: Gary Nastase and Auto Imagery COMMERCE, Ga. (May 6) – The colors red and green go well together. ... Continue reading

Heartbreak for Risi Competizione Ferrari at COTA

Heartbreak for Risi Competizione Ferrari at COTA

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ HEARTBREAK FOR RISI COMPETIZIONE FERRARI AT COTA Risi Competizione Ferrari 488 GTLM No. 62: Giancarlo Fisichella (ITA), Toni Vilander (FIN) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ... Continue reading

Jeg Coughlin Jr. takes aim at first victory of the year from No. 4 starting spot

Jeg Coughlin Jr. takes aim at first victory of the year from No. 4 starting spot

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Longest qualifying streak in Pro Mod class comes to an end with Troy Coughlin's DNQ

Longest qualifying streak in Pro Mod class comes to an end with Troy Coughlin's DNQ

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Mopar Driver Schumacher Puts Top Fuel Dragster No. 1 in Abbreviated Atlanta Qualifying

Mopar Driver Schumacher Puts Top Fuel Dragster No. 1 in Abbreviated Atlanta Qualifying

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ For Immediate Release ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Mopar Driver Schumacher Puts Top Fuel Dragster No. 1 in ... Continue reading

PEAK driver John Force chases eighth Atlanta victory from the No. 5 spot for Southern Nationals

PEAK driver John Force chases eighth Atlanta victory from the No. 5 spot for Southern Nationals

PEAK driver John Force chases eighth Atlanta victory from the No. 5 spot for Southern Nationals Photo credit: Gary Nastase / Auto Imagery COMMERCE, Ga. ... Continue reading

Schumacher earns pole, Hagan No. 2 to lead DSR in NHRA Southern Nationals near Atlanta

Schumacher earns pole, Hagan No. 2 to lead DSR in NHRA Southern Nationals near Atlanta

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Schumacher, U.S. Army get pole, now want first Atlanta trophy; defending Southern Nationals champ Hagan qualifies No. 2 COMMERCE, Ga. ... Continue reading

Two-time Pro Stock champion Erica Enders wants Atlanta trophy for her collection

Two-time Pro Stock champion Erica Enders wants Atlanta trophy for her collection

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PRESS RELEASE For Immediate Release ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Contact: Rob Geiger (832) 971-9345 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~ ... Continue reading

Nutson's Weekly Automotive News Digest May 1-7, 2017: Sales Down; Gas Taxes Up; China Loves Cadillac; Porsche Recall; Demon Un-Demonized By Keith Crain

Nutson's Weekly Automotive News Digest May 1-7, 2017: Sales Down; Gas Taxes Up; China Loves Cadillac; Porsche Recall; Demon Un-Demonized By Keith Crain

* April new vehicle sales dropped 4.7 percent to 1.43 million, an annual rate of 16.92 million. Car sales fell 11 percent while SUV/truck sales fell 0.1 percent. ... Continue reading

WARNING: Iced Coffee Sucks Water Out of Thin Air! Causing Corrosion Everywhere!!!

WARNING: Iced Coffee Sucks Water Out of Thin Air! Causing Corrosion Everywhere!!!

Forget about ethanol "sucking the water right out of thin air," iced coffee is the real menace By Marc J. Rauch Exec. Vice President/Co-Publisher THE AUTO CHANNEL You know how you hear and read all those 'expert' engine mechanics and 'genius' economists warning about how ethanol will just suck the water right out of th ... Continue reading

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