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Honda Kicks off Conversations Inspired by Its Dream The Impossible Campaign - VIDEO ENHANCED

Honda Kicks off Conversations Inspired by Its Dream The Impossible Campaign - VIDEO ENHANCED

TORRANCE, Calif.--Honda today embarks on a month-long social media effort to drive conversation around its DREAM THE IMPOSSIBLE Documentary Series at http://www.facebook.com/honda. Using the short films as inspiration, the program is designed to link motivational themes in Honda’s corporate philosophy to ... Continue reading

National Safety Council Honors American Family Insurance With the 2010 Teen Driving Safety Leadership Award

National Safety Council Honors American Family Insurance With the 2010 Teen Driving Safety Leadership Award

National Safety Council Honors American Family Insurance With the 2010 Teen Driving Safety Leadership Award PR Newswire MADISON, Wis., Oct. 4 MADISON, Wis., Oct. 4 -- American Family Insurance's Teen Safe Driver Program has earned The National Safety Council's 2010 Teen Driving Safety Leadership Award. Now in its secon ... Continue reading

Lamborghini Gallardo Balboni Bull Run to Cannes - VIDEO ENHANCED

Lamborghini Gallardo Balboni Bull Run to Cannes - VIDEO ENHANCED

Senior Editor Nicholas Frankl takes the 2010 Lamborghini Gallardo Valentino Balboni from its birthplace on a tri-country adventure that includes its No. 1 Italian rival (Ferrari 458), mega yachts on the French Riviera, the Cannes Film Festival and some rather excitable Italian highway patrol Officers ... Continue reading

Epyon Introduces First Electric Vehicle AC/DC Combo Charge Post

Epyon Introduces First Electric Vehicle AC/DC Combo Charge Post

PARIS MOTOR SHOW, October 4, 2010 -- - New Charge Post Supports All Emerging Charging Standards for Electric Vehicles Epyon, a European leader in intelligent charging solutions for electric vehicles, today announced the Terra Combo Charge Post, a fast charging post that supports both AC and DC connection standards. The ... Continue reading

2010 Chrome Consumer Survey Reveals Changes in Vehicle Buying Behavior

2010 Chrome Consumer Survey Reveals Changes in Vehicle Buying Behavior

PORTLAND, Ore.--Chrome ® Systems Inc., a subsidiary of DealerTrack Holdings, Inc. and an industry leader in managing automotive data, today announced the results of the 2010 Chrome Consumer Survey, which highlights significant shifts in the way consumers are researching and purchasing vehicles in 2010 compar ... Continue reading

Hyundai Announces Prices for All-New Sonata 2.0T Turbo

Hyundai Announces Prices for All-New Sonata 2.0T Turbo

Hyundai Announces Prices for All-New Sonata 2.0T Turbo PR Newswire FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., Oct. 4 FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., Oct. 4 -- Hyundai Motor America has announced pricing for its all-new Sonata 2.0T Turbo, starting at $24,145 MSRP for the Sonata SE 2.0T and $27,045 for the Sonata Limited 2.0T. When we first show ... Continue reading

HEELS ON WHEELS: 2010 HONDA FIT REVIEW

HEELS ON WHEELS: 2010 HONDA FIT REVIEW

HEELS ON WHEELS By Katrina Ramser San Francisco Bureau The Auto Channel INTRO TO THE HONDA FIT VEHICLE The Honda Fit is a 5-door hatchback compact aimed to please and surprise drivers with its spunk and spaciousness. Largely unchanged from last year’s redesign, the 2010 model is still holds a small price tag of un ... Continue reading

HEELS ON WHEELS: 2010 NISSAN MURANO REVIEW

HEELS ON WHEELS: 2010 NISSAN MURANO REVIEW

See Also: Nissan Buyers Guide See Also: E-Carmony: Is The Nissan Murano Your Perfect Match? HEELS ON WHEELS By Katrina Ramser San Francisco Bureau The Auto Channel INTRO TO THE MURANO VEHICLE The 2-row, 5-passenger Murano remains a popular crossover vehicle for a very simple reason: it has the driving characteristics o ... Continue reading

September 2010 U.S. Auto Sales Rise Against 2009's Clunkers Deficit

September 2010 U.S. Auto Sales Rise Against 2009's Clunkers Deficit

Washington DC October 3, 2010; The AIADA reported that September 2010 auto sales saw a dramatic improvement over the same period in 2009, due in part to the lack of demand and inventory in the wake of the government's 2009 Cash for Clunkers program. International brands were up 25.4 percent from September 2009 and 7.9 ... Continue reading

THUNDERHILL RACEWAY 3rd ANNUAL CRASH FEST

THUNDERHILL RACEWAY 3rd ANNUAL CRASH FEST

Mini Stocks Feature Race 1. 5 Bobby Chaffee New Braunfels TX 30 laps 2. 1 Wes Walker Adkins TX 30 laps 3. 55 Blake Kidder Lockhart TX 30 laps 4. 3 Tim Fiedler Austin TX 30 laps 5. ... Continue reading

Stout Declared VIR Race 2 World Challenge Touring Car Winner

Stout Declared VIR Race 2 World Challenge Touring Car Winner

TOPEKA, Oct. 3, 2010: World Challenge Touring Car Champion elect Robert Stout, of Brownsburg, Ind., was declared the winner of the Round 11 race from VIRginia International Raceway following the post-race technical inspection disqualification of provisional winner Todd Buras. Buras’ Volkswagen Jetta GLI was found ... Continue reading

Pobst, Cunningham, Hacquard Score World Challenge Season Finale Poles in Utah

Pobst, Cunningham, Hacquard Score World Challenge Season Finale Poles in Utah

TOOELE, Oct. 3, 2010: GT Series Champion elect Randy Pobst, of Gainesville, Ga., captured his seventh World Challenge pole position of 2010 and will lead the field at the standing start of the season finale at the Toyo Tires Utah Grand Prix Presented by Bondurant. Peter Cunningham, of Milwaukee, Wis., captured his reco ... Continue reading

IZOD Indycar Series Final Results - Homestead

IZOD Indycar Series Final Results - Homestead

HOMESTEAD, Fla. - Results Saturday of the Cafes Do Brasil Indy 300 IZOD IndyCar Series event on the 1.485-mile Homestead Miami Speedway, with order of finish, starting position in parentheses, driver, chassis-engine, laps completed and reason out (if any):" 1. (2) Scott Dixon, Dallara-Honda, 200, Running 2. (11) Danica ... Continue reading

Firestone Indy Lights Final Results - Homestead

Firestone Indy Lights Final Results - Homestead

HOMESTEAD, Fla. - Results Saturday of the Fuzzys Ultra Premium Vodka 100 Firestone Indy Lights event on the 1.485-mile Homestead Miami Speedway, with order of finish, starting position in parentheses, driver, laps completed and reason out (if any): 1. (3) Brandon Wagner, 67, Running 2. (6) James Hinchcliffe, 67, Runnin ... Continue reading

New Ford Focus Sport Offers Affordable Style

New Ford Focus Sport Offers Affordable Style

Ford's new special edition Focus combines sporty style with a comprehensive feature list for "60"-plate car buyers. ... Continue reading

Ewan Shepherd Appointed General Manager Toyota and Lexus Fleet and Remarketing Services

Ewan Shepherd Appointed General Manager Toyota and Lexus Fleet and Remarketing Services

Toyota GB PLC is pleased to announce that Ewan Shepherd is to take up the position of General Manager Toyota and Lexus Fleet and Remarketing Services, succeeding Mark Roden who is leaving the company to join Westlands Toyota Group as managing director. ... Continue reading

1,527 Miles On One Tank: Passat Bluemotion Sets New World Record

1,527 Miles On One Tank: Passat Bluemotion Sets New World Record

A Volkswagen Passat BlueMotion has set a new Guinness World Record for the longest distance travelled by a standard production passenger car on a single tank of fuel. ... Continue reading

Lotus Esprit: The Vision

Lotus Esprit: The Vision

The most eagerly anticipated Lotus makes its return. Without doubt, this is the car that the true Lotus aficionados have been waiting for: The ultimate Lotus ... Continue reading

Honda's Jazz Hybrid Makes World Debut In Paris

Honda's Jazz Hybrid Makes World Debut In Paris

The Jazz Hybrid is making its world motor show debut at the 2010 Paris Motor Show, further demonstrating Honda's continuing commitment to petrol-electric hybrid technology. ... Continue reading

Honda's Safety Innovation Receives Euro NCAP Advanced Award

Honda's Safety Innovation Receives Euro NCAP Advanced Award

Honda has been presented with one of the first Euro NCAP Advanced rewards at the Paris Motor Show. ... Continue reading

All-new Mazda BT-50 Showcases a New Level of Interior Refinement

All-new Mazda BT-50 Showcases a New Level of Interior Refinement

The All-New Mazda BT-50, destined to make its global debut at the 2010 Australian International Motor Show in Sydney, will offer levels of interior refinement and comfort never before seen on a utility. ... Continue reading

Volvo City Safety Receives Euro NCAP Advanced Safety Rating

Volvo City Safety Receives Euro NCAP Advanced Safety Rating

Volvo's City Safety active braking system has received a Euro NCAP Advance rating, an assessment rating for new and exceptional safety technology, awarded at the Paris Motor Show. ... Continue reading

Hyundai Presents four New Models for Europe in Paris

Hyundai Presents four New Models for Europe in Paris

The 2010 Paris Auto Salon sees Hyundai Motor Company previewing a glimpse into the European future with the unveiling of four new models for the continent, two of which are world premieres. In line with the company's continued growth in Europe, Hyundai's show stand is bigger than ever in 2010, displaying a total of 18 ... Continue reading

Mercedes-Benz Receives Two Euro NCAP Advanced Rewards

Mercedes-Benz Receives Two Euro NCAP Advanced Rewards

The independent European safety association Euro NCAP (European New Car Assessment Programme), has rewarded Mercedes-Benz as part of the new Euro NCAP Advanced programme by awarding the company prizes for its anticipatory occupant protection system PRE-SAFE as well as its PRE-SAFE Brake driver assistance system ... Continue reading

Guggenheim Foundation and BMW Announce Major New Global Initiative

Guggenheim Foundation and BMW Announce Major New Global Initiative

Richard Armstrong, Director of the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation and Museum, and Frank-Peter Arndt, Member of the Board of Management, BMW AG, today announced a long-term collaboration that will span six years of program activities, engage people in major cities around the globe, and inspire the creation of forward- ... Continue reading

Bridgestone Returns to Paris to Showcase Partnership with French Car Manufacturers - VIDEO ENHANCED

Bridgestone Returns to Paris to Showcase Partnership with French Car Manufacturers - VIDEO ENHANCED

PARIS - October 4, 2010: Visitors to Bridgestone's exhibit stand at the 2010 Paris Motor Show will be able to observe Bridgestone's latest premium range up close on the all new Citroën DS3 and Peugeot 207 SW Outdoor. Bridgestone's presence at the 2010 Paris Motor Show coincides with 7 years as an original equipment su ... Continue reading

The Road is Full of Reasons to Restore Your Headlights this Season

The Road is Full of Reasons to Restore Your Headlights this Season

ST. PAUL, Minn.--There is a safety issue on America's roads that rarely comes to light: dim headlight bulbs and hazy headlight lenses, which may lead to reduced visibility. As Daylight Savings Time nears, and kids hit the streets for trick-or-treating, the importance of clear nighttime visibility increases. Continuousl ... Continue reading

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