RoadTrip: New 2010 Audi S5 Cabriolet - EXCLUSIVE VIDEO
The second of two RoadTrip episodes videotaped at Infineon Raceway in Sonoma, California during the recent Audi Performance experience. In this episode, Audi of America's Product Manager, Carter Balkom, shows off the impressive new S5 Cabriolet. Then, we present a special preview of the new Audi A5 Sportback. Just clic ... Continue reading
Museum Opens Steel Dynamics Galley of Auburn, Indiana, Automobiles
AUBURN CORD DUESENBERG AUTOMOBILE MUSEUM NEWS RELEASE - 09/11/09 For Immediate Release CONTACT: Kendra Klink, Operations Director September - 2009 260-925-1444 / kendrak@automobilemuseum.org Auburn Cord Duesenberg Automobile Museum Opens Steel Dynamics Gallery of Auburn, Indiana, Automobiles AUBURN - The Steel Dynamics ... Continue reading
General Wesley Clark to Deliver Keynote Address at The Business of Plugging In
General Wesley Clark to Deliver Keynote Address at The Business of Plugging Insm Ann Arbor, Mich., - September 11, 2009 - Retired four-star General Wesley Clark will headline a who’s who of industry leaders for the Business of Plugging In, a plug-in electric vehicle conference taking place in Detroit, Michigan O ... Continue reading
9.11BMW China sales up 63.2% to 9,013 units in Aug
BMW China sales up 63.2% to 9,013 units in Aug http://autonews.gasgoo.com/auto-news/1012122/BMW-China-sales-up-63-2-to -9-01 3-units-in-Aug.html Shanghai, September 11 (Gasgoo.com) BMW, the world's largest premium car maker, said today its August car sales in mainland China surged 63.2% from a year earlier, Reuters rep ... Continue reading
9.11Merc-Benz China sales up 50% in Jan-Aug
Merc-Benz China sales up 50% in Jan-Aug http://autonews.gasgoo.com/auto-news/1012117/Merc-Benz-China-sales-up-5 0-in- Jan-Aug.html Shanghai, September 11 (Gasgoo.com) Daimler AG's Mercedes-Benz division posted another sales record last month in China, with 6,400 vehicles sold, up 52% from a year earlier. Its China sale ... Continue reading
Ford Accelerated Action Day Powers Community Building During Global Week of Caring
DEARBORN, Mich., Sept. 11 -- -- The Ford Volunteer Corps is hammering down community building projects in the U.S. with an Accelerated Action Day focused on renovation and repair activities. -- More than 700 Ford employee and retiree volunteers are taking part in dozens of projects across the country to improve people' ... Continue reading
DUBLIN--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/013536/russian_automotive) has announced the addition of Frost & Sullivan's new report "Russian Automotive Market Outlook in 2008 - 2010: Impact of Economic Slowdown on the Future of Auto Sales and Production" to their offering. This Frost & Sulli ... Continue reading
2009 Italian Grand Prix - Practice
2009 ITALIAN GRAND PRIX MONZA 11 SEPTEMBER PRACTICE The first of the practice running for Sunday's Italian Grand Prix got underway today at the Monza circuit in northern Italy. Brawn GP's Rubens Barrichello and Jenson Button used the two ninety-minute sessions to evaluate their Brawn-Mercedes cars in the low downforce ... Continue reading
AltWheels Fleet Day Bigger, Better and More Energy Efficient
ALTWHEELS Creating a Sustainable Transportation & Energy Vision for the 21st Century www.AltWheels.org <http://www.altwheels.org/> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 11, 2009 Contacts: Event Founder: Alison Sander 617-868-1582 info@altwheels.org <mailto:Alison%20Sander%20%3cInfo@AltWheels.org%3e> Event Media: Jeremy Marin ... Continue reading
AlumiFuel Power, Inc. Featured in Keystone Edge Online Magazine
CENTENNIAL, Colo.--Early production stage hydrogen generation company AlumiFuel Power, Inc. (“API”), the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania-based wholly owned operating subsidiary of AlumiFuel Power Corporation (OTCBB: AFPW), (the “Company”), announced today that API and its Chief Executive Officer, David Cade, were fe ... Continue reading
Americans Buying Smaller Engines; See Turbocharging as Fuel Efficient Solution
'Cash for Clunkers' Reveals Preference for Smaller Gas Engines; New Study Shows Awareness of Turbo Benefits Creates Dramatic Shift in Americans' Buying Behavior TORRANCE, Calif., Sept. 11 -- As American consumers shift their buying behavior towards more fuel efficient vehicles, turbocharging -- already in use by roughl ... Continue reading
A new part and a fresh start should give FireIce car a spark
A new part and a fresh start should give FireIce car a spark COMMERCE, Ga. (Sept. 11) -- Less than two weeks ago, champion drag racer Jay Payne nosed into the retaining wall at Heartland Park Topeka and damaged the front end of his FireIce Top Alcohol Funny Car enough that he couldn't race it at last weekend's U.S. Nat ... Continue reading
Autoliv Presents at IAA Investor & Analyst Conference on September 15, 2009
STOCKHOLM, Sweden--Regulatory News: Autoliv Inc. (STO:ALIV), worldwide leader in automotive safety, will present at the 2009 IAA Investor & Analyst Conference in Frankfurt, Germany on September 15, 2009 at 1:30 p.m. (CET). The Company will provide a business overview followed by a brief question and answer session. A c ... Continue reading
Forward-thinking collection of furnishing elements for urban transit accentuates design excellence and user-friendly solutions for greater well-being in a seamless future of mobility LOS ANGELES, Sept. 11 -- People are in motion all around the globe. Managing people in motion and helping cities provide the comfortable, ... Continue reading
Buckeyes have local legend pulling for upset win (NHRA/JEGS) 2.5MB
Buckeyes have local legend pulling for upset win COLUMBUS, Ohio (Sept. 11) -- On Monday, five-time world champion drag racer Jeg Coughlin Jr. won the sport's biggest event when he captured the crown of the 55th annual U.S. Nationals in Indianapolis. Now the 61-time national event winner hopes his good fortune carries o ... Continue reading
HANGZHOU, China--How Cummins Inc. and its Chinese customers cooperate in developing and using clean power was highlighted this week during a visit from Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels, who is leading an Indiana delegation on a six-day visit to China. The governor was joined by representatives from the Zhejiang provincial go ... Continue reading
Dana Holding Corporation Announces SEC Settlement of 2004-2005 Accounting Issues
TOLEDO, Ohio, Sept. 11 -- Dana Holding Corporation today announced that it has reached a settlement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, bringing to a close the investigation initiated by the SEC in November 2005 of certain matters related to the restatement of the former Dana Corporation's financial state ... Continue reading
Dan Baudoux Race Report - TORC Crandon II
The Rocketman Flies Past Competition - Sweeps Limited 2 in Crandon Hemlock, MI (September 10, 2009) - Dan ?The Rocketman? Baudoux dominated the TORC Limited 2 truck division at the 40th running of the Labor Day Weekend off-road races in Crandon, Wisconsin. For most of the year, ?The Rocketman? has been competing in the ... Continue reading
Engineering Students Turn Vintage MGB Into Electric Car
COLUMBIA, S.C., Sept. 11 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The year was 1984. Roger Dougal, a newly minted Ph.D. in electrical engineering, was beginning his career in the University of South Carolina's College of Engineering. He was the new owner of a 1972 MGB - a red convertible, perfect for life in the Palmetto State, wher ... Continue reading
*CONTACTS: EPA Press Office *press@epa.gov 202-564-6794 *DOT Press Office *202-366-4570 *HUD Press Office *202-708-0980 *FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE *September 11, 2009 *EPA, DOT and HUD Announce Three-City Sustainable Communities Tour September 17-18 ** *"Administrator Jackson, Secretaries LaHood and Donovan to visit Chicag ... Continue reading
Federico Racing - TORC Crandon II Report
Federico Runs Well, but Runs Out of Luck ? Ponders Retirement Wilmette, IL (September 10, 2009) - Always one of the fan favorites at Crandon International Off-Road Raceway, Steven Federico and his #24 Invisible Glass Lost Dunes P.F. Changs Toyota Tacoma was looking to put a string of podium finishes to finish the Midwe ... Continue reading
Flying Dutchman Off-Road - TORC Crandon Racer Report
Dry Track Slows Vanden Heuvel - Stays in the Top-6 of Championship Battle Appleton, WI (September 10, 2009) - For the last twenty seven years, Dan Vanden Heuvel Sr. has made the trek to Crandon. During those years, he has competed at two of the locations that have hosted the Labor Day Weekend event. Along the way the F ... Continue reading
Friday's NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series Event @ Atlanta Dragway
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series - Southeast Division Atlanta Dragway; Commerce, Ga. Friday, September 11, 2009 Contact: Brett Lyons, NHRA (626) 483-8242 NHRA Qualifying Underway at Atlanta Dragway COMMERCE, Ga. (September 11, 2009) - In the first rounds of qualifying at Atlanta Dragway, local Ro ... Continue reading
Friday's NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series Event @ Tri-State Raceway
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series - West Central Division Tri-State Raceway; Earlville, Iowa Friday, September 11, 2009 Contact: Brett Lyons (626) 483-8242 NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series at Tri-State Raceway EARLVILLE, Iowa (September 11, 2009) - The West Central division's Lucas Oil Drag Racin ... Continue reading
FW: Kurt Johnson/ACDelco Racing/NHRA Charlotte
From: Jeff Romack Sent: Friday, September 11, 2009 4:43 PM To: Jeff Romack Subject: Kurt Johnson/ACDelco Racing/NHRA Charlotte [cid:image001.jpg@01CA32FD.DB6FC390] FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Jeff Romack ACDelco Racing Communications Office: 317.843.5447 Cell: 317.698.1016 jeff.romack@pmgincorporated.com www.ACDelco ... Continue reading
FW: NHRA Pre-Playoff Teleconference, Tuesday, Sept. 15 at 3 ET
NHRA Media, The NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series will be hosting a teleconference next Tuesday to provide driver access for media covering the 2009 NHRA playoffs, the Countdown to 1: * WHAT: A teleconference featuring some of the prominent drivers/riders in the Countdown to 1, NHRA¹s six-race playoff. * RACES IN ... Continue reading
Luke Johnson Race Report - TORC Crandon
Luke Johnson Has Solid Rookie Sportsman Season Finishes TORC SRT Limited 2 Second Overall El Cajon, CA (September 9, 2009) - Luke Johnson brought his Charlie?s Automotive BFGoodrich Tire Chevy Silverado to Crandon looking to finish his rookie season in the TORC Sportsman series with enough points to claim the runner-up ... Continue reading
Major Automotive Parts Supplier Validating Vital Products, Inc.'s Biofill
CONCORD, Ontario, Sept. 11 -- Vital Products, Inc. (OTC:VTPI) (BULLETIN BOARD: VTPI) , a multi channel innovator in the industrial packaging sector, announced today that a major automotive parts supplier is in the process of validating our Biofill foam packaging material. Vital Products Chief Executive Officer, Michael ... Continue reading
More Safety Thanks to Focus on Essentials
BURSCHEID, Germany, September 11 -- - Johnson Controls Presents New Head-Up Display With Vehicle-Independent Integration Johnson Controls, one of the world's leading suppliers of automotive interior systems, electronics and batteries is providing a Head Medium Display for the new 5008 model, which is premiering at the ... Continue reading
News Release: Museum Opens Steel Dynamics Galley of Auburn, Indiana, Automobiles
AUBURN CORD DUESENBERG AUTOMOBILE MUSEUM NEWS RELEASE - 09/11/09 For Immediate Release CONTACT: Kendra Klink, Operations Director September - 2009 260-925-1444 / kendrak@automobilemuseum.org Auburn Cord Duesenberg Automobile Museum Opens Steel Dynamics Gallery of Auburn, Indiana, Automobiles AUBURN - The Steel Dynamics ... Continue reading
Oberg Motorsports Race Report-TORC Rds. 11-12
One Lap Crash - Two Laps Crash - Oberg Frustrated with Competition Eagle River, WI (September 10, 2009) - Oberg Motorsports was looking for some good ?home cooking? with its second visit to Crandon International Off-Road Raceway. The team?s race shop is based just thirty five minutes up the road from the ?Big House? wh ... Continue reading
MT. LAUREL, N.J.--PHH Corporation (“PHH” or the “Company”) today announced the successful closing by its indirect wholly-owned subsidiary, Chesapeake Funding LLC (“Chesapeake”), of the issuance and sale of $850 million in aggregate principal amount of its Series 2009-2 Floating Rate Asset Backed Notes, Clas ... Continue reading
Probst Motorsports - TORC Crandon II Race Report
E3 SPARK PLUG TEAM LUCAS OIL PRO 2 VISITS CRANDON! Kevin Probst and the E3 Spark Plugs Team Lucas entry in Unlimited 2 took a side trip from the Lucas Oil Off Road Series last week, to race in Crandon, Wisconsin at the 40th anniversary of the Brush Run Race. It was quite the happening with huge crowds and good truck fi ... Continue reading
Prundo.com, a New Website, Helps Car Owners Save Money on Auto Repairs
IRVINE, Calif., Sept. 11 -- In this ailing economy, when Americans are struggling to save every penny, a new, free website - http://www.prundo.com/ - has been recently launched to help its registered users save money on their auto repairs. The patent-pending website has great tools to help its registered members in dec ... Continue reading
RFR Driver Cap Henry Looks To Finish Strong on Championship Saturday!
Going into the final weekend of the 2009 F.A.S.T. Sprint Car season, Cap Henry has his eyes focused on winning the series “Rookie of the Year” trophy as well as improving his overall finish, currently 8th place, with less than sixty points needed to vault him into the Top 5. Two weekends ago, he accomplished one of ... Continue reading
Sailing charity donates $30,000 to New York mural project
Attachments:92-102.jpg (54KB) Sailing charity donates $30,000 to New York Mural Project Celebrity presentation on 12th September at Red Hook's Louis J. Valentino Park September 11, 2009 - New York: Miles4Justice, a Dutch sailing charity sailing 1,000 miles into New York Harbor as part of the NY400 Celebration, will be ... Continue reading
The Protector Network(R) Wins Website Award
Site delivers continuous safety and security benefits to CIG insurance clients. MONTEREY, Calif., Sept. 11 -- The Protector Network , an online members-only platform, has been honored as a 2009 New Media Awards (NMA) selection. One of six Websites to be recognized, The Protector Network -- http://www.theprotectornetwor ... Continue reading
TK Carsites Announces Appointment of Phillip Bland to Director of IT Services
ORANGE, Calif., Sept. 11 -- TK Carsites, Inc. has just announced that Phillip Bland has been appointed to be the Director of Information Technology Services. As one of the premier web development firms in the auto retailing industry, TK Carsites continues to build their team with talented individuals who share their vi ... Continue reading
U Car Share Launches - the Alternative to Car Ownership at Virginia Tech University
Official Ribbon Cutting Ceremony on September 16, 2009 BLACKSBURG, Va., Sept. 11 -- U Car Share is expanding its growth as it partners with Virginia Tech by launching the alternative to vehicle ownership in Blacksburg, Virginia. U Car Share allows members access to cars 24/7, thus eliminating the need to own a car or b ... Continue reading
Special interest provision quietly inserted in federal transportation budget bill without public input or congressional hearings Public health and safety groups warn of increased deaths and injuries, medical costs, road and bridge damage, and domino effect throughout Northeast USA if big rig provision passes. WASHINGTO ... Continue reading
Vista Broadband & CMC Provide Live Web-Cast of 2009 Hand-Car Regatta
SONOMA COUNTY, Calif., Sept. 11 -- The 2009 Great West End & Railroad Square Hand-Car Regatta & Exposition of Mechanical and Artistic Wonders will be available to view via live web-cast courtesy of the Community Media Center of Santa Rosa and Vista Broadband Networks. Although, this is the second year of this annual ev ... Continue reading
Water News Release (HQ): EPA Releases Preliminary Results for Surface Coal Mining Permit Reviews
*CONTACT:* Enesta Jones jones.enesta@epa.gov 202-564-7873 202-564-4355 *FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE* September 11, 2009 * * *EPA Releases Preliminary Results for Surface Coal Mining Permit Reviews* *WASHINGTON -*The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced today that it has identified 79 proposed surface coal-mining pr ... Continue reading
Girls Gone Cars: A Look at the Girls of the Frankfurt Motor Show - VIDEO FEATURETTE
The Frankfurt Motor Show takes place every other year. To commemorate the opening of next week's IAA we present a look back at the Girls of the 2007 Frankfurt show. ... Continue reading
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