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Friday, October 22, 2010

2011 Chevrolet Volt Review

2011 Chevrolet Volt Review

<p>Chevy's easy-driving Volt could be your only car</p> <p>October 223, 2010; James R. Healey writing for USA TODAY reviewed the 2011 Chevrolet Volt her reported that Chevrolet's 2011 Volt battery car, due in at least a few customers' hands in December, represents a staggering amount of engineering in order to be sure ... Continue reading

J.D. Power and Associates Reports: Mobile Device Usage Findings From Automotive Shoppers Reveal Opportunities for Improvement, Best Practices

J.D. Power and Associates Reports: Mobile Device Usage Findings From Automotive Shoppers Reveal Opportunities for Improvement, Best Practices

PR Newswire LAS VEGAS, Oct. 22 LAS VEGAS, Oct. 22 -- Automotive shoppers are increasingly using mobile devices to access information to shape their buying decisions, which has important implications for automotive brands and marketers, according to a presentation at the 2010 J.D. Power and Associates Automotive Inter ... Continue reading

Ambrose Carries Dollar General's Country Million Sweepstakes on Toyota Camry at Martinsville

Ambrose Carries Dollar General's Country Million Sweepstakes on Toyota Camry at Martinsville

MARTINSVILLE, October 22, 2010: This weekend Australian driver Marcos Ambrose has gone country to promote Dollar General’s Country Million Sweepstakes. Ambrose and the JTG Daugherty Racing team will run a special Dollar General Country Million Sweeps scheme on the No. 47 Toyota Camry in the TUMS Fast Relief 500 at ... Continue reading

Mercedes GP/Petronas Preview - Korea

Mercedes GP/Petronas Preview - Korea

The new Korean International Circuit saw Formula One action for the first time today as the first two practice sessions got underway in Yeongam ahead of Sunday's inaugural Korean Grand Prix. After getting used to the layout in their early runs and assessing the grip levels of the newly-laid asphalt, Nico and Michael co ... Continue reading

Firestone Indy Lights Scholarship Added To USAC National Drivers Champion's Prize

Firestone Indy Lights Scholarship Added To USAC National Drivers Champion's Prize

INDIANAPOLIS, Oct. 21, 2010: INDYCAR, the sanctioning body of the IZOD IndyCar Series and Firestone Indy Lights, will award the winner of USAC's inaugural National Drivers Championship with a scholarship to compete in Firestone Indy Lights during the 2011 season. The scholarship will allow the 2010 USAC National Driver ... Continue reading

Half Price Youth Tickets Highlight 2011 Pricing Changes At Darlington Raceway

Half Price Youth Tickets Highlight 2011 Pricing Changes At Darlington Raceway

<b>Youths 17 and under admitted FREE to general admission seating</b> <p> <b>Military tickets HALF price for all events</b> * <p> DARLINGTON, Oct. 21, 2010: Preparations are already underway for the 2011 NASCAR season at Darlington Raceway. With a schedule featuring all three NASCAR National Touring Series, 2011 is sur ... Continue reading

Production of 100% Electric, Zero-Emission Nissan Leaf Begins at Oppama, Japan - VIDEO ENHANCED

Production of 100% Electric, Zero-Emission Nissan Leaf Begins at Oppama, Japan - VIDEO ENHANCED

Exports to start in November for World's First Mass-Market Priced, Family-Sized EV FRANKLIN, TN - October 22, 2010: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. has started production at its Oppama facility for the all-new 100% electric, zero-emission Nissan LEAF, which is slated to go on sale in December in Japan and the United States, and ... Continue reading

Citroen Zones In On Free London Driving

Citroen Zones In On Free London Driving

Following the Mayor of London's recent announcement that all Euro 5 compliant cars emitting 100g/km CO2 or less will be able to enter the Congestion Charging zone free of charge from 4th January 2011 ... Continue reading

Land Rover Announces Names Of 40 Influencers On Board To Launch The All-new Range Rover Evoque And Reveal Details Of The Pulse Of The City Project

Land Rover Announces Names Of 40 Influencers On Board To Launch The All-new Range Rover Evoque And Reveal Details Of The Pulse Of The City Project

Georgina Chapman, Henry Holland, Santi Millan and Jessica Schwarz are among 40 influential names from ten cities, working in fashion, design, music and film who will collaborate with Range Rover over the next 12 months to launch the highly anticipated Range Rover Evoque. ... Continue reading

Dragons Stars Far From Invisible During Kumho Tyres Appearance At Australian Motor Show

Dragons Stars Far From Invisible During Kumho Tyres Appearance At Australian Motor Show

Already one of the highlights of this year's Australian International Motor Show the Kumho Tyres stand will be an even bigger drawcard this Saturday when members of the NRL Premiers, the St George Illawarra Dragons will be making an appearance on the stand. ... Continue reading

Forget Your Sunday Best, Mucky Overalls Are the Dress Code for the National Restoration Show

Forget Your Sunday Best, Mucky Overalls Are the Dress Code for the National Restoration Show

Forget your Sunday best - a pair of steel toecap boots and mucky overalls is the expected dress code at the National Restoration Show this Sunday (24th October) at Stoneleigh Park, Coventry. And don't worry about the Sunday roast either, because there's plenty to see, do - and buy at the show. ... Continue reading

Volvo Keeps Drivers On The Road With New Winter Tyre Programme

Volvo Keeps Drivers On The Road With New Winter Tyre Programme

Volvo Car UK will be helping drivers stay mobile during the annual big freeze by launching its new Winter Tyre Programme. ... Continue reading

Luxgen7 CEO: The Ultimate Transport For The Distinguished

Luxgen7 CEO: The Ultimate Transport For The Distinguished

A fully-independent and isolated personal space that fulfills the privacy and practical needs of top business executives is a rarity among luxury automobiles. ... Continue reading

Opening Of Landmark 50th Branch In Cambridge Brings Andrew Page Ltd To The South Of England

Opening Of Landmark 50th Branch In Cambridge Brings Andrew Page Ltd To The South Of England

Andrew Page Ltd, the UK's fastest-growing independent motor factor group, has opened the doors of its 50th branch. ... Continue reading

Citroen Berlingo First 750: Packing An Even Bigger Payload Punch

Citroen Berlingo First 750: Packing An Even Bigger Payload Punch

Now the unique Citroen Berlingo First packs an even greater payload punch. The latest upgrade of this perennially popular van sees it benefit from a major increase in payload from 600kg to 749kg. To reflect its 25% payload boost, this model is now designated as the Berlingo First 750. ... Continue reading

Toyota: Clever Move For Londoners

Toyota: Clever Move For Londoners

Toyota's revolutionary city car, the iQ, will be exempt from the central London congestion charge from 4 January 2011, presenting a potential saving total of more than £2,500 per annum. ... Continue reading

New Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Race Car Demonstrates Direct Link From Track To RS Road Car

New Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Race Car Demonstrates Direct Link From Track To RS Road Car

The new Porsche 911 GT3 Cup race car that will make its debut in the 2011 Porsche Carrera Cup GB Championship is the latest edition of the best-selling racing car of all time, having been built in a production series of more than 1,400 units since 1998. ... Continue reading

Subaru Sponsors British Ski & Board Show

Subaru Sponsors British Ski & Board Show

The UK's premier snow sports event, the British Ski and Board Show, has teamed up with Subaru to deliver an adrenaline-filled event at Birmingham's NEC between Friday 29 and Sunday 31 October. ... Continue reading

Consumers And Charities Win As Ford Holds First Global Test Drive Of All-New Ford Focus

Consumers And Charities Win As Ford Holds First Global Test Drive Of All-New Ford Focus

In the Ford Focus Global Test Drive, everyone wins: Ford Focus engineers get rapid feedback from interested customers and prospects, drivers get a first look and thrilling international wheel time in Ford's breakthrough new Focus before it goes on sale, friends get to come along for the ride of a lifetime and deserving ... Continue reading

Volkwagen Amarok Picks Up Inaugural Internation Pick-Up Award

Volkwagen Amarok Picks Up Inaugural Internation Pick-Up Award

The new Volkswagen Amarok has been honoured with the International Pick-up Award 2011. ... Continue reading

25 Years Of BMW All-Wheel-Drive Expertise

25 Years Of BMW All-Wheel-Drive Expertise

The road heads inexorably into the distance, rising steeply time and again ... Continue reading

Porsche Classic Search Crowns Rare 1952 356 Cabriolet as America's Oldest Import - VIDEO ENHANCED

Porsche Classic Search Crowns Rare 1952 356 Cabriolet as America's Oldest Import - VIDEO ENHANCED

ATLANTA, Oct. 21 ATLANTA, Oct. 21 -- As part of its 60th anniversary celebration, Porsche Cars North America embarked on a quest to find the oldest Porsche sold in America. The Porsche Classic Search, conducted online at www.Porsche60Years.com, encouraged individuals from coast to coast to submit documentation that his ... Continue reading

New Hoover Dam Bridge Between Nevada and Arizona Opens to the Public - VIDEO ENHANCED

New Hoover Dam Bridge Between Nevada and Arizona Opens to the Public - VIDEO ENHANCED

After great concern that the Hoover Dam could be a target of muslim terrorists several of America's most important pieces of infrastructure were re-designed or re-built. The new Hoover Dam Bridge, repalcing the old dam-top roadway is the latest project to be completed. LAS VEGAS- October 21, 2010: The Mike O’Calla ... Continue reading

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