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Tuesday, March 10, 2009

Honda Prices New Insight Hybrid Under $20,000 Undercuts Toyota Prius

Honda Prices New Insight Hybrid Under $20,000 Undercuts Toyota Prius

DETROIT, March 10, 2009; Kevin Krolicki writing for Reuters reported that Honda Motor Co on Tuesday set the base price for its Insight hybrid at 10 percent below the market-leading Prius hybrid made by larger rival Toyota Motor Corp. (7203.T) Honda said the 2010 Insight would start at $19,800, making it the first hybri ... Continue reading

Building Blocks

Building Blocks

<b>Kinser Looks To Improve on Previous Chico Success Behind the Wheel of Tony Stewart Racing’s Bass Pro Sprinter</b> INDIANAPOLIS March 10, 2009: A new season always offers competitors a clean slate and an equal chance for a prosperous year. Tony Stewart Racing’s (TSR) Kraig Kinser simply wanted to continue t ... Continue reading

Justin Allgaier: From Grassroots to Gateway Fave

Justin Allgaier: From Grassroots to Gateway Fave

MADISON, Ill. March 10, 2009: Justin Allgaier is the classic racing success story. A racing prodigy, winning five quartermidget titles from 1993-1998 and at age 14 becoming the youngest driver ever to make it to the A-Main at the legendary Chili Bowl Nationals in Tulsa, Okla., Allgaier rose through the ranks with the h ... Continue reading

Atlantic Championship Newcomer Garcia Turns Quickest Lap in Opening Day of Series Testing at Palm Beach International Raceway

Atlantic Championship Newcomer Garcia Turns Quickest Lap in Opening Day of Series Testing at Palm Beach International Raceway

JUPITER, Fla. March 10, 2009: In his first-ever Cooper Tires Presents The Atlantic Championship Powered by Mazda test session, Spanish rookie Borja Garcia posted the quickest lap in the first of two days of series-sanctioned testing at Palm Beach International Raceway. Garcia turned a best lap at 1:08.294 in the No. 6 ... Continue reading

Turner Motorsport, Georgian Bay Motorsports Lead KONI Challenge to Round 2 at Homestead-Miami Speedway

Turner Motorsport, Georgian Bay Motorsports Lead KONI Challenge to Round 2 at Homestead-Miami Speedway

<b>Both teams striving for two straight victories to start 2009 campaign</b> DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. March 10, 2009: Turner Motorsport and Georgian Bay Motorsports have been among the top two teams throughout the history of the Grand-Am KONI Sports Car Challenge. In addition, dating back to last September at Miller Motorsp ... Continue reading

Rislone Racing PR: 3-time NHRA champ set for '09 debut

Rislone Racing PR: 3-time NHRA champ set for '09 debut

RISLONE ENGINE TREATMENT RACING Media Relations For Immediate Release March 10th, 2009 Contact: Kyle Doyle / Bar's Leaks Racing Email: kyledms@hotmail.com 3-time NHRA Champion to make ’09 debut in Gainesville (Gainesville, FL) 3-time and defending NHRA Top Alcohol Dragster champion Bill Reichert and his Rislone En ... Continue reading

Seeking California Success

Seeking California Success

INDIANAPOLIS March 10, 2009: “Winning is all that matters.” That’s been the mantra of three-time and defending World of Outlaws (WoO) Sprint Car Series champion Donny Schatz in recent seasons. With three wins in the first four 2009 WoO races, Schatz and the Tony Stewart Racing (TSR) team have made it cle ... Continue reading

Start Your Engines! 2009 Toyota Pro/Celebrity Race Drivers Announced

Start Your Engines! 2009 Toyota Pro/Celebrity Race Drivers Announced

Adrien Brody, Luke Wilson, Keanu Reeves, Raven-Symone, Alex Trebek Among the Stars Set to Get Behind the Wheel of Race-Ready Scion tCs for Charity on Saturday, April 18 LONG BEACH, Calif., March 10 -- A star-studded field of Hollywood's elite will attempt to outpace and out-maneuver each other Saturday, April 18 in the ... Continue reading

4CS Announces New Product, iWarranty with Service, for the Consumer Products Market, at Warranty Chain Management Conference in Orlando, Florida

4CS Announces New Product, iWarranty with Service, for the Consumer Products Market, at Warranty Chain Management Conference in Orlando, Florida

ORLANDO, Fla., March 10 -- 4CS, Inc., a leading provider of Service Customer Lifecycle Management (SLM) solutions, is pleased to announce its newest product, iWarranty with Service. iWarranty with Service is a brand new warranty product developed for the specific requirements of consumer products companies. "Consumer p ... Continue reading

Hammacher Schlemmer Introduces the Driving Activity Reporter

Hammacher Schlemmer Introduces the Driving Activity Reporter

NEW YORK, March 10 -- Continuing its 161-year history of offering the best, the only, and the unexpected, Hammacher Schlemmer introduces the Driving Activity Reporter, a covert device that attaches to a car and provides a detailed report of places, routes, and speeds traveled. "The Driving Activity Reporter allows pare ... Continue reading

Coachmen Announces Temporary Plant Closure

Coachmen Announces Temporary Plant Closure

ELKHART, Ind., March 10 -- Coachmen Industries, Inc. announced today that, in a cost savings move, it intends to temporarily close its Rutherfordton, North Carolina production facility until the regional housing market strengthens. The plant, operating under the brand name All American Homes of North Carolina, will con ... Continue reading

Oil-Dri Announces Second Quarter and Six-Month Results

Oil-Dri Announces Second Quarter and Six-Month Results

CHICAGO, March 10 -- Oil-Dri Corporation of America today announced that net sales for the second quarter were $59,130,000, a 2% increase compared with sales of $58,026,000 in the same quarter one year ago. The Company reported net income for the quarter of $2,372,000, or $0.33 per diluted share, a 14% increase compare ... Continue reading

FRIDAY NIGHT STAR TAILGATE BASH AND AFTER PARTY AT ACE SPEEDWAY (ELON, NC)

FRIDAY NIGHT STAR TAILGATE BASH AND AFTER PARTY AT ACE SPEEDWAY (ELON, NC)

ACE SPEEDWAY NEWS TRACK NEWS FRIDAY NIGHT STAR TAILGATE BASH AND AFTER PARTY PRODUCED BY THE STAR MOTORSPORTS EXPERIENCE POWERED BY WIN SPORTS AT ACE SPEEDWAY Release Date: March 10, 2009 Elon, NC - GET REVVED UP, FUELED UP, AND CHARGED UP for racing at ACE Speedway (THE ACE) on Friday Nights! The FRIDAY NIGHT STAR TAI ... Continue reading

Two-time NHRA champion Zane joins staff at Doug Foley's Drag Racing School

Two-time NHRA champion Zane joins staff at Doug Foley's Drag Racing School

Two-time NHRA champion Zane joins staff at Doug Foley's Drag Racing School SEWELL, N.J. (March 10) -- Doug Foley's Drag Racing School has added multi-time world champion sportsman racer Lee Zane to its staff. With more than 130 victories to his credit, Zane brings an impressive resume to his new job, including two NHRA ... Continue reading

Valvoline/MTS team is 'one break away from winning,' says Beckman

Valvoline/MTS team is 'one break away from winning,' says Beckman

DON SCHUMACHER RACING 2009 Full Throttle Drag Racing Series Round 3 of 24 NHRA Gatornationals Gainesville (Fla.) Raceway March 13-15, 2009 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Judy Stropus, 203-438-0501; cell 203-243-2438; jstropus@earthlink.net VALVOLINE/MTS TEAM IS 'ONE BREAK AWAY FROM WINNING,' SAYS BECKMAN NORTH HILLS, C ... Continue reading

Brawn GP Test Day 2

Brawn GP Test Day 2

Barcelona, March 10, 2009: The Brawn GP team completed a second successful day of testing at the Circuit de Catalunya in Barcelona today as Rubens Barrichello joined the team to take over the testing responsibilities in the BGP 001 car from Jenson Button. Stepping back into a Formula One car for the first time since th ... Continue reading

Carroll Shelby Licensing Grants License To Complete Shelby Cars For Unique Motorcars Former Customer

Carroll Shelby Licensing Grants License To Complete Shelby Cars For Unique Motorcars Former Customer

LOS ANGELES – March 10, 2009 - Carroll Shelby Licensing Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Carroll Shelby International Inc. (CSBI.PK), has entered into license agreements with Kustom Classics of Fort Worth and Riley Performance Motorcars of Valley View, Texas, to allow completion of the continuation She ... Continue reading

Bob Tasca III and his Motorcraft/Quick Lane Ford Shelby Mustang Roar into Gainesville this Weekend

Bob Tasca III and his Motorcraft/Quick Lane Ford Shelby Mustang Roar into Gainesville this Weekend

Bob Tasca III Motorcraft/Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center Ford Shelby Mustang Nitro Funny Car class NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series 40th Annual ACDelco NHRA Gatornationals Gainesville Raceway at Gainesville, Florida March 13-15, 2009 FAST, FASTER, FASTEST. BOB TASCA III AND HIS MOTORCRAFT/QUICK LANE FORD SHELBY MUST ... Continue reading

Points leader Capps ready to roll at Gators

Points leader Capps ready to roll at Gators

DON SCHUMACHER RACING 2009 Full Throttle Drag Racing Series Round 3 of 24 NHRA Gatornationals Gainesville (Fla.) Raceway March 13-15, 2009 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Judy Stropus, 203-438-0501; cell 203-243-2438; jstropus@earthlink.net POINTS LEADER CAPPS READY TO ROLL AT GATORS CARLSBAD, Calif. (March 10, 2009) - ... Continue reading

Schwarzenegger To Step Unto The LIons Den - Keynoting SAE In Detroit

Schwarzenegger To Step Unto The LIons Den - Keynoting SAE In Detroit

Detroit March 10, 2009; It was announced today at a press luncheon sponsored by Honda R&D Company, that green facing California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger will be the keynote speaker at the SAE World Congress April 20 at a special morning session at beginning at 8AM. The event will take place in the AVL theater loc ... Continue reading

Bowyer's Crew Claims Tissot Pit Road Win in Atlanta

Bowyer's Crew Claims Tissot Pit Road Win in Atlanta

Atlanta, march 10, 2009: Pit Road Award off to Competitive Start with Four Different Winners The No. 33 crew for Clint Bowyer won the Tissot Pit Road Precision Award in Sunday's Sprint Cup race at Atlanta Motor Speedway, becoming the fourth different team in as many races to capture top honors for pit road achievement. ... Continue reading

Brawn GP Completes First Full Day Of Testing In Barcelona

Brawn GP Completes First Full Day Of Testing In Barcelona

Barcelona, March 9, 2009: The Brawn GP Formula One Team's 2009 car, the BGP 001, made its full track debut at the Circuit de Catalunya in Barcelona, Spain today following an initial shakedown at Silverstone, UK on 6 March. Taking to the track to participate in the group test session, the BGP 001 showed encouraging reli ... Continue reading

Sponsorship Revealed for Four World Challenge Events

Sponsorship Revealed for Four World Challenge Events

TOPEKA, Kan. March 9, 2009: WC Vision has announced the official names of four SCCA Pro Racing SPEED World Challenge events on the 2009 calendar following sponsorship agreements with Toyo Tires, Applied Computer Solutions, Lala Motorsports and The Bob Bondurant School of High Performance Driving. The 2009 World Challen ... Continue reading

Ambrose Out of the Cup Race Early at Atlanta Motor Speedway

Ambrose Out of the Cup Race Early at Atlanta Motor Speedway

HAMPTON, Ga. March 9, 2009: Marcos Ambrose was looking to build upon a strong start to the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season when engine woes ultimately halted his efforts at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Ambrose completed 179 of 330 laps in his No. 47 Kingsford Charcoal® Toyota and was credited with a 38th-place finish. The ... Continue reading

Robby Gordon Atlanta Recap

Robby Gordon Atlanta Recap

Charlotte, N.C. March 9, 2009: Robby Gordon and the No. 7 Jim Beam team fell victim to bad timing and luck during Sunday’s 500-mile NASCAR Sprint Cup Series event at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Despite having a strong car, Gordon and the team finished 26, 3 laps down to race winner Kurt Busch. Starting from the 19th p ... Continue reading

Audi Unveils New R15 TDI

Audi Unveils New R15 TDI

Audi has unveiled its second-generation diesel-powered prototype, the R15 TDI. Photo: Audi AG The world got its first look Monday at Audi's new R15 TDI, the latest diesel-powered factory prototype from Audi AG that will race for the first time at the 57th Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring presented by Fresh from Florida. ... Continue reading

Curran Sharpens Focus on 2009 World Challenge GT Title

Curran Sharpens Focus on 2009 World Challenge GT Title

EAST HAMPTION, Mass. March 10, 2009: It is with good reason that road racer Eric Curran smiles when he sees the green flag of his 2009 racing season through the windshield, and that he also smiles when he glances in the rear view mirror to savor 2008's results. In little more than a week, the green flag will wave over ... Continue reading

Sam Schmidt Motorsports and Chip Ganassi Racing Join Forces to Enter 2007 Firestone Indy Lights Champion Alex Lloyd in Indianapolis 500

Sam Schmidt Motorsports and Chip Ganassi Racing Join Forces to Enter 2007 Firestone Indy Lights Champion Alex Lloyd in Indianapolis 500

<b>Ganassi Development Driver to Make Second Brickyard Start in Joint SSM/CGR Entry</b> INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. March 10, 2009: Chip Ganassi Racing (CGR) and Sam Schmidt Motorsports (SSM) announced today a partnership to campaign 2007 Firestone Indy Lights Champion Alex Lloyd in the 93rd running of the Indianapolis 500 in t ... Continue reading

Beat the Doom And Gloom with a Great Deal From Volkswagen Finance

Beat the Doom And Gloom with a Great Deal From Volkswagen Finance

There are plenty of reasons to be gloomy about the state of the economy. But there are also some reasons to celebrate. And with the new registration plate upon us, now is really a very good time to buy a car. ... Continue reading

Shanghai VW Leads China Feb Sedan Sales

Shanghai VW Leads China Feb Sedan Sales

Shanghai VW leads China Feb sedan sales http://www.gasgoo.com/auto-news/1009582/Shanghai-VW-leads-China-Feb-sed an-sa les.html Shanghai, March 10 (Gasgoo.com) After overtaking FAW VW as the top seller of China-made sedans, Shanghai VW continued to be the sedan market leader in February with sales hitting 42,899 units, ... Continue reading

Successful Fiscal Year at Audi Hungaria

Successful Fiscal Year at Audi Hungaria

In 2008, Audi Hungaria had yet another successful fiscal year. The company once again manufactured a remarkable number of engines: 1,900,333 units in 2008 (2007: 1,913,053). Furthermore, the number of vehicles produced rose by around 6 percent. In 2008, 41,789 units (2007: 56,766) of the Audi TT Coupé and TT Roadster ... Continue reading

China Auto-parts Import Value Up 7.3% In 2008

China Auto-parts Import Value Up 7.3% In 2008

China auto-parts import value up 7.3% in 2008 http://www.gasgoo.com/auto-news/1009589/China-auto-parts-import-value-u p-7-3 -in-2008.html Shanghai, March 10 (Gasgoo.com) China's total imports of auto parts increased 7.28 percent year on year in 2008 to $16.3 billion, accounting for 52 percent of the total value of auto ... Continue reading

Geely Seeking Advice On Possible Bid For Volvo

Geely Seeking Advice On Possible Bid For Volvo

Geely seeking advice on possible bid for Volvo http://www.gasgoo.com/auto-news/1009591/Geely-seeking-advice-on-possibl e-bid -for-Volvo.html Shanghai, March 10 (Gasgoo.com) China's largest private automaker Geely Holding Group Co. is once again rumored to buy Swedish carmaker Volvo, a unit of Ford Motor, Oriental Morni ... Continue reading

Green Earth Technologies Gets API Certification

Green Earth Technologies Gets API Certification

G-OIL(TM) SAE 5W-30 is the World's First Bio-Based Motor Oil to Achieve American Petroleum Institutes' Highly Coveted 'SM' Certification STAMFORD, Conn., March 10 -- Green Earth Technologies (Pink Sheets: GETG) announced today that they have been granted the "Donut," an API Service Symbol for the SAE 5W-30 weight of th ... Continue reading

Dodge Ram Market Share Improves to 20 Percent, Highest in Five Years

Dodge Ram Market Share Improves to 20 Percent, Highest in Five Years

All-new 2009 Dodge Ram 1500 Wins Another Prestigious Award: "Best in Class Pickup Truck" by New England Motor Press Association - Beats new 2009 Ford F-150 AUBURN HILLS, Mich., March 10 -- The all-new 2009 Dodge Ram 1500 continued its winning streak, bringing home yet another award in the highly competitive pickup truc ... Continue reading

The ACMF Presents Renault's Eco-Driving Simulator at the MEDEC Show

The ACMF Presents Renault's Eco-Driving Simulator at the MEDEC Show

The Automobile Club Médical de France (ACMF) is an association of doctors and health professionals founded by Dr André Soubiran in 1952. The objectives of the association, which has around 20,000 members, are the same as those of all Automobile Clubs. ... Continue reading

Ford Celebrates Green Milestone as 100,000th Hybrid SUV Rolls Off Line at Kansas City Plant

Ford Celebrates Green Milestone as 100,000th Hybrid SUV Rolls Off Line at Kansas City Plant

- Ford's 100,000th hybrid SUV rolls off the line today at the Kansas City Assembly Plant - The Ford Escape and Mercury Mariner hybrids - the world's first hybrid SUVs - continue to be the most fuel-efficient hybrid SUVs on the planet at 34 mpg city driving - Ford is doubling its production of hybrid vehicles this year ... Continue reading

Courtney and Woodhouse Set Their Sights on Sebring

Courtney and Woodhouse Set Their Sights on Sebring

Dear , This message was intended for: submit@theautochannel.com You were added to the system May 19, 2008. ... Continue reading

Budget Racing's Future is Now! - LVS 3/10/09

Budget Racing's Future is Now! - LVS 3/10/09

Racing on Dirt - Only on a Budget March 10, 2009 By: Rodney Rescott New Lebanon, NY: If you haven’t been living under a rock for the past 6 month’s, you would know what times we are faced with in this country. Lucky for us, it’s times like these that bring not only change, but opportunity! That opportuni ... Continue reading

Harbour-Felax Group Study Reveals Honda as Best-in-Class

Harbour-Felax Group Study Reveals Honda as Best-in-Class

New study links automotive tooling practices to profit-per-vehicle gap TROY, Mich., March 10 -- -- Overall industry performance analysis ranks Honda as best-in-class, followed in order of rank by Toyota, Nissan, General Motors, Ford and Chrysler -- Today's profit-per-vehicle gap between New Domestic and Detroit Three a ... Continue reading

Looking To Buy an SUV? Let Chevrolet Show You the Way

Looking To Buy an SUV? Let Chevrolet Show You the Way

There has never been a better time to join the millions of Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) owners around the world. The range of vehicles now available is greater than ever and standards and choices have never been higher. ... Continue reading

Try One of Vauxhall's New Conversions...

Try One of Vauxhall's New Conversions...

With the Six Nations rugby tournament in full swing, tries and conversions are at the forefront of many people's minds - so why not take the chance to try a conversion of your own? ... Continue reading

Fiat 500 Beats Mercedes, Honda and Holden to Be The AA New Zealand Small Car of The Year

Fiat 500 Beats Mercedes, Honda and Holden to Be The AA New Zealand Small Car of The Year

The Fiat 500 has taken the Eyepro Small Car Award 2009 in the New Zealand AA Motoring Excellence Awards 2009, beating the Mercedes A Class, the Honda Jazz and the Holden Barina. ... Continue reading

Penske Truck Leasing Opens Norfolk, Va. Facility

Penske Truck Leasing Opens Norfolk, Va. Facility

READING, Pa., March 10 -- Penske Truck Leasing announced the opening of a new location in Norfolk, Va., a state-of-the-art structure located at 4845 Brookside Court. Offering full-service truck leasing, contract maintenance and commercial and consumer truck rental services, the over 14,000-square-foot facility is situa ... Continue reading

Automotive Loyalty Suffers With Model Termination, According To Polk

Automotive Loyalty Suffers With Model Termination, According To Polk

Study finds OEM defection rate of 55 percent among owners of models terminated; OEMs, dealers and advertising agencies must devote significant resources to mitigate potential customer defection SOUTHFIELD, Mich., March 10 -- OEMs considering brand or model termination as part of their restructuring plans must take into ... Continue reading

Dow Automotive Presents New Bonding System for Lightweight Roof Designs

Dow Automotive Presents New Bonding System for Lightweight Roof Designs

First application of BETAMATE(TM) 2-component PU adhesive technologies for bonding roof systems and car body in new BMW 7 Series SCHWALBACH, Germany, March 10 -- Dow Automotive, provider of innovative plastic and bonding technologies, is expanding its portfolio of bonding systems for lightweight designs enabling the co ... Continue reading

Fleetwood Enterprises, Inc. Files Voluntary Petitions for Chapter 11 Protection; Motor Home, Housing Businesses Will Continue Operations

Fleetwood Enterprises, Inc. Files Voluntary Petitions for Chapter 11 Protection; Motor Home, Housing Businesses Will Continue Operations

Travel Trailer Operations Will Close RIVERSIDE, Calif., March 10 -- Fleetwood Enterprises, Inc. (OTC:FLTW) (BULLETIN BOARD: FLTW) ("Fleetwood"), a leading producer of recreational vehicles and manufactured housing, today filed voluntary Chapter 11 petitions for itself and certain operating subsidiaries in the U.S. Bank ... Continue reading

Intelligent Mechatronic Systems' iLane Named 2009 Andrew Seybold Choice Awards Finalist

Intelligent Mechatronic Systems' iLane Named 2009 Andrew Seybold Choice Awards Finalist

iLane One of Three Finalists in the "Most Innovative Mobile Device" Category WATERLOO, ON, March 10 -- Intelligent Mechatronic Systems' (IMS) iLane, the first in-car device that interacts directly with your smartphone and lets you manage your inbox hands-free using simple voice commands, has been chosen as a finalist f ... Continue reading

WABCO Sweeps Three Top Supplier Awards at CNHTC, China's Largest Manufacturer of Heavy Duty Trucks

WABCO Sweeps Three Top Supplier Awards at CNHTC, China's Largest Manufacturer of Heavy Duty Trucks

BRUSSELS, March 10 -- WABCO Holdings Inc. [http://www.wabco-auto.com] , a global technology leader and tier one supplier to the commercial vehicle industry, today announced that WABCO has been honored with a suite of top supplier awards by China National Heavy Truck Corporation (CNHTC), the largest manufacturer of heav ... Continue reading

Frost & Sullivan Finds Complex Supply Chains Underline the Appeal of Outsourced Logistics

Frost & Sullivan Finds Complex Supply Chains Underline the Appeal of Outsourced Logistics

Frost & Sullivan Finds Complex Supply Chains Underline the Appeal of Outsourced Logistics London, UK – 10th March, 2009 – The global outsourced logistics industry is poised for strong expansion due to a growing trend towards outsourcing by manufacturers in order to focus on their core competency. Frost & Sull ... Continue reading

Kia Motors to equip ADAC motoring safety centers with training vehicles

Kia Motors to equip ADAC motoring safety centers with training vehicles

NEWS FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Michael Choo ( <mailto:cdore@kia.co.kr> mjc@kia.co.kr), International Communications Manager, Kia Motors Corporation, Tel: +82-2-3464-5663 Kia Motors to equip ADAC motoring safety centers with training vehicles - Kia to provide 200 cars for ADAC motoring safety training courses (SEOU ... Continue reading

Interact Holdings Group, Inc. Announces Letter of Intent to Acquire Intellectual Property for Patented Electric Motor

Interact Holdings Group, Inc. Announces Letter of Intent to Acquire Intellectual Property for Patented Electric Motor

ATLANTA, March 10 -- Interact Holdings Group, Inc. (Pink Sheets: IHGP) announced today it has executed a Letter of Intent to acquire the intellectual property for a newly designed patented electric motor. The patented electric motor was designed in 2005 by a private inventor in New Mexico. The Company has been in discu ... Continue reading

McClenathan seeks first Gators win

McClenathan seeks first Gators win

DON SCHUMACHER RACING 2009 Full Throttle Drag Racing Series Round 3 of 24 NHRA Gatornationals Gainesville (Fla.) Raceway March 13-15, 2009 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Judy Stropus, 203-438-0501; cell 203-243-2438; jstropus@earthlink.net McCLENATHAN SEEKS FIRST GATORS WIN BROWNSBURG, Ind. (March 10, 2009) - In his 18 ... Continue reading

Four-time FIA champ Erbacher ready for 'second first race' of the year

Four-time FIA champ Erbacher ready for 'second first race' of the year

Four-time FIA champ Erbacher ready for 'second first race' of the year ARLESHEIM, Switzerland (March 10) -- While it's true that four-time European drag racing champion Urs Erbacher and his Swiss-based FatAttack.ch Top Fuel team raced in the season-opening Winternationals last month in Pomona, Calif., he's considering ... Continue reading

All-new Honda Insight Starts Under $20,000

All-new Honda Insight Starts Under $20,000

Insight targets entry segment as gateway to hybrid technology TORRANCE, Calif., March 10 -- The all-new 2010 Honda Insight goes on sale March 24 with a manufacturer's suggested retail price(1) (MSRP) of $19,800 for the Insight LX, American Honda Motor Co., Inc., announced today. The distinctively styled, five-passenger ... Continue reading

Volkswagen Creates Life-Size Pink New Beetle Convertible for Barbie

Volkswagen Creates Life-Size Pink New Beetle Convertible for Barbie

Volkswagen Helps Barbie(R) Celebrate Fifty Years with a Customized New Beetle convertible, Fully Equipped with Rhinestones, Sparkling Pink Paint and Motorized Vanity in Trunk HERNDON, Va., March 10 -- Volkswagen of America, Inc. helped Mattel celebrate Barbie(R) doll's 50th Birthday by transforming a New Beetle convert ... Continue reading

New Marketing Labs Launches Innovators' Road Trip

New Marketing Labs Launches Innovators' Road Trip

Program to document and celebrate innovation through America's heartland CANTON, Mass., March 10 -- New Marketing Labs LLC (www.NewMarketingLabs.com), creators and producers of the Inbound Marketing Summit, today launched the American Innovators' Road Trip. The Innovators' Road Trip is designed to document innovations ... Continue reading

Audi Group: Best-Ever Vehicle Sales and Revenue, Plus Record Profit for Fiscal Year 2008

Audi Group: Best-Ever Vehicle Sales and Revenue, Plus Record Profit for Fiscal Year 2008

Despite the already noticeable effects of the financial crisis, Audi Group ended the 2008 fiscal year with yet more record-breaking figures for production, vehicle deliveries, revenue and profit: "With our 13th successive deliveries record, 2008 was the most successful fiscal year in the history of our company. We have ... Continue reading

All-New 2010 Kia Soul Urban Passenger Vehicle Heats Things up in Miami

All-New 2010 Kia Soul Urban Passenger Vehicle Heats Things up in Miami

- Kia Motors' new five-passenger vehicle offers consumers a new way to roll - Soul offers impressive personalization options, safety features and fuel economy MIAMI, March 10 -- Kia Motors America (KMA) today rolls out its all-new 2010 Kia Soul urban passenger vehicle onto the streets of Miami and currently is on sale ... Continue reading

BMW Group Leads the Way in Reducing Fuel Consumption

BMW Group Leads the Way in Reducing Fuel Consumption

By far the most efficient premium-class vehicles on the German automobile market are built by BMW and MINI. The official calculation of fleet consumption carried out by the Federal Motor Transport Authority is certified confirmation of this exceptional position held by BMW Group brands. ... Continue reading

Park & Fly, Transfer in Style

Park & Fly, Transfer in Style

Park & Fly, one of Sydney's leading airport parking facilities has purchased a fleet of Volkswagen Caravelles to shuttle more than 4,000 customers each week. The Caravelle represents the classic Volkswagen people mover. It has high-quality interior appointments and the superior equipment needed for transporting people ... Continue reading

And the Winner is...'Broulee' Sails Away in New Audi Q5

And the Winner is...'Broulee' Sails Away in New Audi Q5

Sydney-based Brett and Karen Pearce have been crowned overall champions of the 2009 Audi Sydney Harbour Regatta, and will walk away with a brand new Audi Q5 compact SUV as their major prize. ... Continue reading

Peugeot WebTV - Version 2.0

Peugeot WebTV - Version 2.0

Peugeot WebTV has celebrated its first anniversary, with over 2,000,000 videos viewed since its creation in 2008. Coinciding with the 2009 Geneva Motor Show and in response to increasing demand from net surfers, Peugeot is putting on line a Peugeot WebTV version 2.0 with the new and improved elements. ... Continue reading

10,000 to 1: BMW Celebrates 1 Series Milestone in Australia

10,000 to 1: BMW Celebrates 1 Series Milestone in Australia

Dubbed 'the one for drivers' when it arrived in October 2004, the BMW 1 Series was created to introduce premium quality and unmatched driving dynamics to a younger audience. ... Continue reading

Test Drive a Ford Ranger and Win Football Tickets

Test Drive a Ford Ranger and Win Football Tickets

Ford commercial vehicle dealers across the UK will be entering all Ford Ranger test drive customers into a prize draw to win a trip to the UEFA Champions League Final in Rome. ... Continue reading

Three Cheers for Smart

Three Cheers for Smart

The latest special edition model from smart is proof that the best things in life are 'three'. The smart fortwo edition "limited three" is being premiered at the current Geneva Motor Show and can be ordered in coupé and cabrio body styles at the UK's smart retailers now. ... Continue reading

Chevrolet 'Cruzes' Ahead on Price...

Chevrolet 'Cruzes' Ahead on Price...

Keeping an eye on money has never been more topical, and the good news for Chevrolet customers is that the all-new Cruze will be true to the brand's traditional value-for-money ethics despite its premium styling and build quality. ... Continue reading

National AF&V Conference Focus On Funding

National AF&V Conference Focus On Funding

The Latest Information on Funding, Policies, Vehicles and Technologies Orlando, FL-March 9: Alternative Fuel Vehicle Institute (AFVi) hosts the fifteenth Alternative Fuels & Vehicles National Conference + Expo (AF&V 2009) in Orlando, Florida April 19-22. Key experts from government and industry will be on hand to prese ... Continue reading

U.S. Auto Task Force Meets UAW, GM, Chrysler in Detroit

U.S. Auto Task Force Meets UAW, GM, Chrysler in Detroit

DETROIT March 9, 2009; David Bailey writing for Reuters reported that members of the Obama administration's autos task force met for the first time with the national leadership of the United Auto Workers on Monday as part of a visit to the Detroit area where they again met with executives of General Motors Corp and Chr ... Continue reading

Experian Automotive Selected for Aftermarket Auto Parts Alliance's New Inventory Optimization Tool

Experian Automotive Selected for Aftermarket Auto Parts Alliance's New Inventory Optimization Tool

Easy access to timely AutoCount Vehicles in Operation(SM) market data will help warehouses and parts stores make better inventory decisions SCHAUMBURG, Ill., March 9 -- Experian Automotive today announced it has been selected by Aftermarket Auto Parts Alliance (AAPA) to provide its AutoCount Vehicles in Operation(SM) d ... Continue reading

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