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Friday, April 2, 2010

Audi R8 V10 is Voted 2010 World Performance Car - VIDEO ENHANCED

Audi R8 V10 is Voted 2010 World Performance Car - VIDEO ENHANCED

The Audi R8 has been named 2010 World Performance Car at the World Car of the Year Awards ceremony at the New York Auto Show. This is the second time that the R8 has won the World Performance Car award: the V8-powered R8 took this award in 2008. ... Continue reading

2010 Suzuki Grand Vitara Limited V6 4WD Review

2010 Suzuki Grand Vitara Limited V6 4WD Review

DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH CAREY RUSS 2010 Suzuki Grand Vitara Limited V6 4WD Want to see a good example of automotive evolution in action? Take a look at the 2010 Suzuki Grand Vitara. Long successful in motorcycles, Suzuki gained a four-wheeled foothold in the American automotive marketplace with small Third-World uti ... Continue reading

NADAguides.com Awards 2011 Ford Mustang 'Car of the Month' for April

NADAguides.com Awards 2011 Ford Mustang 'Car of the Month' for April

- American Classic Continues to Bring Style and Power to the Road - COSTA MESA, Calif., April 2 -- NADAguides.com, the leading provider of vehicle pricing and information, announced today the 2011 Ford Mustang is its "Car of the Month" for April. The 2011 Ford Mustang succeeds in taking every step possible to add to it ... Continue reading

Renault Introduces First European OEM Front Swivel Seat For Enhanced Passenger Accessability (Can Nissan Be Far Behind?) - VIDEO ENHANCED

Renault Introduces First European OEM Front Swivel Seat For Enhanced Passenger Accessability (Can Nissan Be Far Behind?) - VIDEO ENHANCED

Paris April 2, 2010; As part of its Mobility for All campaign, and in response to demand from customers across Europe, Renault is to introduce a new, optional front passenger swivel seat for New Clio which is designed to make it easier for passengers to get in and out of the car. A simple, user-friendly solution This n ... Continue reading

Hyundai Introduces All-New Flagship, the Luxurious Equus Sedan, During North American Debut at New York Auto Show - VIDEO ENHANCED

Hyundai Introduces All-New Flagship, the Luxurious Equus Sedan, During North American Debut at New York Auto Show - VIDEO ENHANCED

Equus will Showcase Hyundai's Approach toward Intelligent Luxury NEW YORK, April 1 -- Hyundai aims to break down the barriers of owning a luxury car with the introduction of its all-new flagship, the 2011 Equus. Equus will compete with the best luxury sedans in the world on all levels including amenities, performance, ... Continue reading

Michelin Driving Tours Now Available Exclusively in the Kindle Store

Michelin Driving Tours Now Available Exclusively in the Kindle Store

SEATTLE--Amazon.com today announced that Michelin has released Michelin Driving Tours available exclusively in the Kindle Store (www.amazon.com/kindlestore). Three tours are currently available—⠀œNapa Valley, Sonoma Valley, and the Russian River Valley: California Driving Toursâ€???; ... Continue reading

March 2010 U.S. Auto Industry Results by Auto Groups Scorecard

March 2010 U.S. Auto Industry Results by Auto Groups Scorecard

Thu Apr 1, 2010 Following are U.S. sales and market shares of cars and light trucks listed by auto groups and their wholly owned subsidiaries for March versus the same year-earlier month and for the year-to-date. Percent changes are based on the daily sales rate. ... Continue reading

Nissan Stars at the Commercial Vehicle Operator Show

Nissan Stars at the Commercial Vehicle Operator Show

Anyone who's anyone in the world of commercial vehicles will be heading to the CV Operator Show next month - and Nissan looks set to be the star attraction. ... Continue reading

Smart Fortwo Owners To Be 'Stuck' on New Accessories

Smart Fortwo Owners To Be 'Stuck' on New Accessories

Smart fortwo enthusiasts can now put the power into flower power, fly the flag for the iconic brand and even give their car wings with the new smart art stickers. ... Continue reading

DTM Countdown: "Magic Molina" Faces DTM Debut

DTM Countdown: "Magic Molina" Faces DTM Debut

He's only 21, the first Spanish racer in DTM history and the "new kid" in the Audi driver squad: On April 25 Miguel Molina will contest his first race with the Audi Rookie Team Abt in the Audi A4 DTM - with his sights set on shaking up" The Establishment" of the most popular international touring car series. ... Continue reading

Test Drive Alternative Fuel Vehicles at First So Cal Green Solutions Expo

Test Drive Alternative Fuel Vehicles at First So Cal Green Solutions Expo

IRVINE, Calif.--Orange County’s Great Park will host the first So Cal Green Solutions Expo June 5-6, 2010. The nation’s premier green expo for all-things green including transportation selected the Great Park based on its sustainable design, expansive area and the diversity of the communit ... Continue reading

Father of GPS and Pioneer of Satellite Telemetry and Timing Inducted into National Inventors Hall of Fame

Father of GPS and Pioneer of Satellite Telemetry and Timing Inducted into National Inventors Hall of Fame

WASHINGTON--Joining the likes of world renowned inventors Thomas Edison and Alexander Graham Bell, to name a few, Roger L. Easton is recognized by the National Inventors Hall of Fame for pioneering achievements in spacecraft tracking and timing and navigation technology (TIMATION) that led to the development of critica ... Continue reading

SAE International 2010 World Congress Career Fair Offers Employment Opportunities for Engineers

SAE International 2010 World Congress Career Fair Offers Employment Opportunities for Engineers

DETROIT, April 1 -- Organizations looking to hire automotive engineering professionals will be able to talk with prospective candidates at the SAE 2010 World Congress Career Fair in Detroit. The Career Fair will be held April 13-14 at Cobo Center in the lobby in front of Detroit Hall from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Participating e ... Continue reading

Daimler AG Reaches Settlement With U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and U.S. Department of Justice

Daimler AG Reaches Settlement With U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and U.S. Department of Justice

Daimler AG announced today that it has reached a settlement of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and the U.S. Department of Justice investigations of violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act ... Continue reading

Skoda Auto Prolongs Partnership With Tour De France

Skoda Auto Prolongs Partnership With Tour De France

Skoda Auto has made an agreement with the A.S.O. company, the rights owner, to continue the partnership with Tour de France until 2013. By this way, Skoda Auto extends the cooperation which started in 2004 and remains the main partner of the most famous bicycle race in the world. Skoda Auto is also the sponsor of the w ... Continue reading

Rolls-Royce Ghost Receives Prestigious Design Award

Rolls-Royce Ghost Receives Prestigious Design Award

The new Rolls-Royce Ghost has received the prestigious "red dot: best of the best: award for the very highest level of design. ... Continue reading

Kia Debuts Forte Five-Door in New York

Kia Debuts Forte Five-Door in New York

Also making its world premiere in New York is the Forte ('Cerato' in some markets) five-door. Keeping in line with the stylish and practical Forte compact sedan and first-for-Kia Forte Koup, the Forte five-door adds another attractive option to the Forte family. ... Continue reading

Volkswagen Polo Named the 2010 World Car of the Year

Volkswagen Polo Named the 2010 World Car of the Year

Volkswagen Earns Top Title For the Second Year in a Row NEW YORK, April 1 -- Volkswagen AG and Volkswagen of America, Inc. are proud to announce that the Polo has been honored as the 2010 World Car of the Year. With 59 of the top automotive journalists from around the globe judging, the Polo surpassed a total of 29 oth ... Continue reading

Figo Drives New Sales Records for Ford in India

Figo Drives New Sales Records for Ford in India

NEW DELHI, April 1 -- -- Ford India sales for the month of March more than tripled year-over-year, rising 203 percent, and nearly tripled from the previous month -- Overwhelming popularity of Figo helps set company sales records in first month of availability, with over 10,000 orders booked -- Robust customer demand an ... Continue reading

NUMMI Completes Final Vehicle Production at Fremont Plant

NUMMI Completes Final Vehicle Production at Fremont Plant

FREMONT, Calif.--The NUMMI auto plant completed build-out of its last car today before shutting down manufacturing at the 25-year-old assembly site. “We want to thank generations of NUMMI team members whose skill and pride in their work contributed to numerous innovations in automotive assembly here in Fremont†... Continue reading

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