For Young Adults, a First Car Can Help Build a Strong Credit History
Importance of Vehicle Financing Highlighted by Educational Coalition AWARE WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Graduation season means that many young adults will be shopping for a first "set of wheels" as part of their entry into the workforce. While reviewing different models, checking fuel economy and comparing prices and incenti ... Continue reading
Subaru Announces Pricing for 2011MY Legacy and Outback Models
-- Starting price remains for best-selling Subaru Legacy -- -- Record-breaking Subaru Outback price increase held to $200 -- CHERRY HILL, N.J., May 13 -- Subaru of America, Inc. today announced 2011MY pricing for its best-selling Legacy and Outback models. Launched in 2009, the Legacy® and Outback® have been key driv ... Continue reading
AutoNews TV Magazine: May 2010 Edition - VIDEO FEATURE
AUTO CENTRAL - May 13, 2010: A look at automotive highlights from the recent past and upcoming events. ... Continue reading
Philips Unveils World's First Led Replacement for Most Common Household Light Bulb - VIDEO ENHANCED
LAS VEGAS - May 13, 2010: Royal Philips Electronics (AEX: PHI, NYSE: PHG) today unveiled its 12 watt EnduraLED light bulb, the industrys first LED replacement for a 60 watt incandescent light bulb. Shown for the first time here at the Lightfair International tradeshow, it marks an important breakthrough in the use of L ... Continue reading
Oil Spills - Large and Small - Create Continuing Disaster
By Edwin Black Special Report from TheCuttingEdgeNews.com This continuing coverage of America's oil crisis arises from the The Plan: How to Save America When the Oil Stopsâor the Day Before (Dialog Press). Buy it here. Environmental damage caused by the petroleum industry and its consumers is earth-shattering, lit ... Continue reading
Mercedes GP Practice - Monaco - May 13, 2010
Just four days after Sunday's Spanish Grand Prix in Barcelona, Formula One cars took to the streets of Monte Carlo today for the first two practice sessions ahead of the Monaco Grand Prix. The MERCEDES GP PETRONAS pair of Nico Rosberg and Michael Schumacher spent the morning tuning the set-up of their MGP W01 cars to t ... Continue reading
F-1 Veteran Sato Excited To Make First Indy Laps
SPEEDWAY, May 13, 2010: Takuma Sato has already stepped one place where most drivers have never achieved at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Sato, 33, has visited the famed victory podium at the worldâs most famous racing facility. On the 2.6-mile road circuit, the Japanese racer finished third in the United State ... Continue reading
Grand-Am Rolex Series Goes Short Track Racing
DAYTONA, May 13, 2010: In all forms of motorsports, some of the most popular racing is on the short tracks. In the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, that means places like Bristol Motor Speedway or Martinsville Speedway. In the GRAND-AM Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal Cask No. 16, the closest thing to a short ... Continue reading
New Tech Article Section on JEGS.com
Delaware, May 13, 2010: Need some expert advice on your next high-performance upgrade? The staff of experts at JEGS Mail Order are always just a click away at JEGS.com, and now, with a new library of helpful tech articles written by some of the brightest minds in the automotive industry, making the best decision for yo ... Continue reading
Indy 500 Pioneer Guthrie Thrilled By 2010 Women's Movement
INDIANAPOLIS, May 13, 2010: When Janet Guthrie was informed that Ana Beatriz was the fifth female entered in the Indianapolis 500, the racing pioneer reflected on how far women have progressed in the sport. âFrankly, I thought it would take longer than this,â Guthrie said. âI thought it would take two ge ... Continue reading
RM Auctions Secures Private Sale Of World's Most Coveted Car
RM, the global leader in the collector car market, is pleased to announce that the rare and coveted 1963 Ferrari 250 GTO (chassis no. 4675 GT) has been sold through private treaty. ... Continue reading
Kumho Announces Changes To Future Champions Award
Kumho Tyres has announced changes to the Future Champions Award made in conjunction with the Australian Rally Championship, to broaden the eligibility and give greater recognition and encouragement to up and coming rally drivers ... Continue reading
BREAKING NEWS: Good Ole Boys Come Up with Oil Spill Solution...NOT A REDNECK JOKE - VIDEO FEATURE
AUTO CENTRAL - May 12, 2010: Two employees of CW Roberts, big contractor in Walton County, Florida have come up a a simple but ingenious plan to soak up oil from the BP disaster. They use hay! The company has recently received a contract to do the âHAY THINGâ for all the Walton County, Florida beaches and nea ... Continue reading
Buick Delivers First 2011 Regal in the United States
Detroit May 13, 2010; Not even on the dealer lot for 24 hours, the first 2011 Buick Regal was sold this past weekend in Elgin, Ill. by the Woody Buick GMC dealership outside Chicago. The owner of the Regal is a 44 year old executive at a manufacturing company in the Chicago area. âThe Regal is a superb car to driv ... Continue reading
CODA Automotive Taps David Funston as Vice President of Fleet and Commercial Sales
SANTA MONICA, Calif., May 13 -- CODA Automotive, a California-based all-electric car and battery company, hired David Funston as Vice President, Fleet and Commercial Sales. Funston is charged with marketing the all-electric CODA sedan to commercial fleet customers including institutions, corporations and municipalities ... Continue reading
Kia Motors posts 36% Increase in April Global Sales
Kia Motors Corporation announced today its global sales figures for passenger cars (export sales, domestic sales and sales from overseas plants), recreational vehicles (RVs) and commercial vehicles for April 2010, recording a total of 174,505 units sold. This figure represents a year-on-year increase of 36.0%. ... Continue reading
Luxgen 2.2 L Mefi Turbo Engine: Light Weight And Efficient
Engine weight reduction and performance maximisation are both challenging goals for all automotive engineers. ... Continue reading
The history of BMW M3 motor sport is to be enriched following the confirmation that the next chapter in 'M' heritage is here. ... Continue reading
Toyota's Mighty Hilux Aids Lawn Mower World Land Speed Record Attempt
Toyota's legendary pick-up, crowned indestructible by BBC's Top Gear, and present at the recent eruption of Iceland's Eyjafallajökull volcano, is supporting Project Runningblade, the British attempt on the world land speed record for a lawn mower on 22-23 May 2010 at Pendine Sands, South Wales. ... Continue reading
Toyota Auris Hybrid Production: Quality First And Foremost
Quailty has never before been such an important consideration for car buyers and it is an issue Toyota has fully addressed in all areas of production of its new, British-built Auris Hybrid. ... Continue reading
Vauxhall: After The Long, Hard Winter, Masterfit Offers A Ray Of Early Summer Sunshine
Following the hardest winter most vehicles on the road will have ever experienced, now is the time to check your car is ready to face next season's rigours with MasterFit's value-for-money Summer Safety Check. ... Continue reading
Unipart Automotive On The Move With Renault
Unipart Automotive is taking the first deliveries of a 750-strong new fleet of Renault Kangoo Vans this week, after choosing Europe's best-selling compact van for its national car parts logistics service. ... Continue reading
Luxgen Wins Two Prestigious Taiwan Excellence Awards
Packed with pioneering technology and abundant luxury, LUXGEN has placed itself in the leadership position in Taiwan's automobile industry ... Continue reading
Nissan Posts Operating Profit of 311.6 Billion Yen for FY09
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., today announced financial results for the fiscal year 2009, ending March 31, 2010, and filed the following results with the Tokyo Stock Exchange ... Continue reading
Audi Tradition - New Presence on the Internet
Audi Tradition has a new Internet presence online at www.audi.de/tradition, with the English version at www.audi.com/history. ... Continue reading
The New Audi A1: Advance Sales Have Started
Prospective buyers throughout Europe can now order the new A1 at their Audi dealer. The A1 will be available from a starting price of EUR 15,800. It will initially go on sale in two engine versions - and with a particularly extensive range of customization options. ... Continue reading
STUTTGART, Germany, May 12, 2010 -- Close to US$44 billion in economic stimulus funds and other incentives are being directed at the development of alternative fuel and advance technology vehicles according to a new analysis by the Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu (DTT) Global Manufacturing Industry group. The automotive analy ... Continue reading
Consumer Reports Study Reinforces Need for Right to Repair Act
Higher Level of Satisfaction with Independent Repair Shops than New Car Dealerships BETHESDA, Md., May 12 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- According to the June 2010 issue of Consumer Reports, more Americans (74 percent) are very satisfied with independent repair shops for vehicle repairs than new car dealers (59 percent). T ... Continue reading
NADA Response to Obama Statement on Financial Reform
WASHINGTON, May 12 Ed Tonkin, chairman of the National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA), issued the following remarks today in response to a statement issued by President Obama on financial reform: "Sadly, the White House is continuing to issue misleading statements in its efforts to get auto dealers wrongly inclu ... Continue reading
General Motors Getting Closer to Launch of 2011 Chevy Volt - VIDEO FEATURE
DETROIT - May 12, 2010: With the upcoming launch of Chevy's 2011 Volt at the end of this year, electric cars are quickly becoming a reality. And although they may look and feel like "regular gas-powered cars" and give drivers the comfort they are used to, under the hood lays the car of the 21st century. Using millions ... Continue reading
Pre-Orders Start for All-New Mazda Premacy in Japan
Highly functional and stylish minivan features unique eco-friendly i-stop system - HIROSHIMA - May 13, 2010: Mazda Motor Corporation began taking orders today for the all-new Mazda Premacy (known overseas as the all-new Mazda5) at all Mazda, Mazda Anfini and Mazda Autozam dealers throughout Japan. The sales launch is s ... Continue reading
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