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Thursday, November 11, 2010

Vision Becomes Reality: BMW Announces Serial Production of Sports Car with Plug-In Hybrid Technology - VIDEO ENHANCED

Vision Becomes Reality: BMW Announces Serial Production of Sports Car with Plug-In Hybrid Technology - VIDEO ENHANCED

It was the star of the Frankfurt international motor show IAA in 2009: a four-seater sports car with charismatic design, fascinating performance figures and unsurpassed efficiency, powered by BMW ActiveHybrid technology and presented under the title BMW Vision EfficientDynamics. With its wide range of completely or vir ... Continue reading

The Dodge Brand Debuts Multicultural TV Campaign for the Hispanic Market

The Dodge Brand Debuts Multicultural TV Campaign for the Hispanic Market

AUBURN HILLS, Mich., Nov. 11, 2010 AUBURN HILLS, Mich., Nov. 11, 2010 -- Inspired by Hispanic telenovelas, 'Secret Door,' will run in Spanish Featuring the all-new 2011 Dodge Durango, the new spots take viewers on a mysterious journey‚ Consumers can visit‚ http://www.dodge.com/agarrate/ for more information and v ... Continue reading

TONY STEWART - Smoke Signals

TONY STEWART - Smoke Signals

KANNAPOLIS, Nov. 11, 2010: With a total of seven point-paying NASCAR Sprint Cup Series wins and a second straight berth in the Chase for the Championship since the inception of Stewart-Haas Racing (SHR) in 2009, it’s safe to say that Tony Stewart’s foray into NASCAR team ownership has been a successful one. B ... Continue reading

MIS Fans Can Take Lap Around Track For Charity On Dec. 4

MIS Fans Can Take Lap Around Track For Charity On Dec. 4

<b>Fans can bring unwrapped toys, food items to benefit Toys for Tots and CCIS Food Pantry; Photo opportunities with Santa also available for $5 each with $1 going to MIS Cares</b> BROOKLYN, Nov. 11, 2010: If charity begins at home, then there’s no place like Michigan. For the second consecutive year, Michigan Int ... Continue reading

Scott Shelton Wins Mazda Shootout, Will Compete in 2011 Playboy MX-5 Cup

Scott Shelton Wins Mazda Shootout, Will Compete in 2011 Playboy MX-5 Cup

Image Credit: MAZDASPEED Motorsports <p> IRVINE, Calif. (Nov. 11, 2010) - Scott Shelton proved that persistence and practice makes perfect, winning this year’s MAZDASPEED Shootout and a ride in the 2011 SCCA Pro Racing Playboy Mazda MX-5 Cup. Shelton follows in the footsteps of Andrew Caddell, Brad Rampelberg, Jus ... Continue reading

Diverse Lineup Highlights Honda Indy Toronto

Diverse Lineup Highlights Honda Indy Toronto

Indianapolis, November 10, 2010: The 2011 Honda Indy Toronto will celebrate the 25th anniversary of racing on the streets of Toronto with a diverse slate of racing. Ontario's largest annual sporting event will feature the highest levels of IndyCar, stock car, touring car and, for the first time, exotic car racing from ... Continue reading

Baguette Selected For Race of Champions

Baguette Selected For Race of Champions

Indianapolis, November 10, 2010: Bertrand Baguette, who competed in 15 IZOD IndyCar Series races this season for Conquest Racing, will participate in the Race of Champions on Nov. 27-28 in Germany. Baguette and Jeroen Bleekemolen, who were selected via an online fan poll, will represent Belgium and The Netherlands, res ... Continue reading

Ross Kaiser To Race With Doran Racing In Rolex 24 At Daytona

Ross Kaiser To Race With Doran Racing In Rolex 24 At Daytona

DAYTONA BEACH, Nov. 10, 2010: Following British champion Ross Kaiser's impressive progress in a recent GRAND-AM Rolex Sports Car Series test, Daytona Prototype team owner Kevin Doran has announced the Sunoco Rolex 24 At Daytona Challenge winner will join the lineup on his No. 77 McDonald's Ford/Dallara in the 49th runn ... Continue reading

Showtime Southern 500 Tickets On-Sale November 13, 2010

Showtime Southern 500 Tickets On-Sale November 13, 2010

DARLINGTON, Nov. 10, 2010: Tickets for the 2011 season at Darlington Raceway go on-sale to the general public beginning at 9:00 am on Saturday, November 13. The 2011 season at Darlington Raceway will get underway on Saturday, March 12 when the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series makes its return for the Too Tough To Tame ... Continue reading

Mercedes/Petronas GP Preview - Abu Dhabi

Mercedes/Petronas GP Preview - Abu Dhabi

The final race of the 2010 Formula One World Championship takes place at the Yas Marina Circuit on Sunday 14 November. The Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, the home race of Aabar, shareholders in the MERCEDES GP PETRONAS team, is Formula One's only twilight race with the floodlights at the spectacular 5.5km Yas Marina Circuit all ... Continue reading

EC Praises GE Electric Vehicle Announcement

EC Praises GE Electric Vehicle Announcement

WASHINGTON, Nov. 11, 2010 WASHINGTON, Nov. 11, 2010 -- Robbie Diamond, President and CEO of the Electrification Coalition (EC), strongly praised GE for its announcement today of plans to purchase 25,000 electric vehicles for its own fleet and Fleet Services business. GE, a Coalition member, is one of the world's larges ... Continue reading

Automobile Trading Business of Porsche Holding Salzburg to Be Sold to Volkswagen

Automobile Trading Business of Porsche Holding Salzburg to Be Sold to Volkswagen

The family shareholders of Porsche Holding GmbH, Salzburg, have resolved to exercise the put option to sell to Volkswagen the operating business of Porsche Holding Salzburg (PHS). ... Continue reading

Peugeot Cuts Cost Of Owning A New Van

Peugeot Cuts Cost Of Owning A New Van

Business customers looking for a new LCV should head for their local Peugeot Dealer and benefit from Peugeot's Van Fortnight offers. Between the 8th and the 21st November Peugeot Dealers will be hosting the 'Peugeot Van Fortnight' with a range of offers to reduce van ownership costs. ... Continue reading

Toyota Delivers Its 20 Millionth Vehicle In Europe

Toyota Delivers Its 20 Millionth Vehicle In Europe

Toyota is celebrating the delivery of its 20 millionth vehicle in Europe, a landmark reached just 10 years after recording its 10 millionth sale here. ... Continue reading

Peugeot 5008 is 'Scottish MPV of The Year'

Peugeot 5008 is 'Scottish MPV of The Year'

The Peugeot 5008 has been voted 'Scottish MPV of the Year' by the Association of Scottish Motoring Writers (ASMW) at its annual Scottish Car of the Year Awards, held at St. Andrews. The Compact MPV succeeded over competition from all makes and was short-listed with the Ford S-Max and the Mazda 5 for the top spot in the ... Continue reading

Zero-Emissions Volkswagen Golf Blue-E-Motion To Arrive On The Global Market In 2014

Zero-Emissions Volkswagen Golf Blue-E-Motion To Arrive On The Global Market In 2014

With the Golf blue-e-motion the purely electrically powered version of the most successful European car ever built - Volkswagen is forging new ties to the era of electric mobility. ... Continue reading

Awards Continue For Honda's CR-Z

Awards Continue For Honda's CR-Z

Honda has received a wealth of Good Design Awards for its products, including the current Japanese Car of the Year, the Honda CR-Z, which was awarded a Good Design Award Best 15. ... Continue reading

China Longyou Rally Review

China Longyou Rally Review

The Proton R3 Rally Team dominated the final round of the FIA Asia-Pacific Rally Championship in China this weekend - with Alister McRae clinching maximum points on the China Longyou Rally and his team-mate Chris Atkinson finishing second of the series runners. ... Continue reading

Volkswagen: Over Three Decades Of Research For A Zero-Emissions Future

Volkswagen: Over Three Decades Of Research For A Zero-Emissions Future

In the mid-1970s Volkswagen began to build electric vehicles in the framework of its research activities. ... Continue reading

Sporting BMWs Under The Hammer At Shannons

Sporting BMWs Under The Hammer At Shannons

Three highly desirable BMW coupes that were the marque's flagship sporting models in their day, are expected to find new homes at a fraction of their original cost at Shannons Sydney Spring Classic Auction on Monday (15 November). ... Continue reading

Mercedes-Benz And Lonely Planet Team Up For Stereo (Un)Typical Australian Escapes

Mercedes-Benz And Lonely Planet Team Up For Stereo (Un)Typical Australian Escapes

Mercedes-Benz and Lonely Planet have launched a new online campaign to encourage Australians to explore something out of the ordinary. ... Continue reading

Honda CR-Z Wins Japan Car Of The Year

Honda CR-Z Wins Japan Car Of The Year

Honda Motor Co., Ltd. announced today that the Honda CR-Z, sports hybrid has won the Car of the Year Japan 2010-2011 by the Japan Car of the Year Executive Committee. ... Continue reading

Convenient Mini L.E.D Torch From Narva - Ideal For The Car Glove Box

Convenient Mini L.E.D Torch From Narva - Ideal For The Car Glove Box

One of the most convenient accessories for the car has just been introduced by Narva in the form of a neat mini L.E.D Torch. ... Continue reading

Kia Motors Australia Posts 25 Percent Sales Increase In October

Kia Motors Australia Posts 25 Percent Sales Increase In October

Kia Motors Australia has continued its impressive 2010 sales growth with yet another strong month in October. ... Continue reading

Tesla Roadster Owner in Germany Logs 65,000 km in One Year

Tesla Roadster Owner in Germany Logs 65,000 km in One Year

Tesla Roadster (http://www.teslamotors.com/blog/one-year-one-roadster-40000-miles)in one year, earning him distinction as one of the highest mileage Tesla owners in Europe. The stock broker drives his Electric Blue car almost every day, and he charges it nightly with conventional plugs in his garage. In addition to usi ... Continue reading

Edsel B. Ford II Honored by the Urban Land Institute for His Dedication to the Revitalization of Detroit

Edsel B. Ford II Honored by the Urban Land Institute for His Dedication to the Revitalization of Detroit

Edsel B. Ford II awarded the inaugural Placemaker Award by the Detroit District Council of the Urban Land Institute for his dedication and role in the development of Campus Martius Park and the revitalization of Detroit Edsel B. Ford II, member of the board of directors of Ford Motor Company, is the great-grandson of H ... Continue reading

2012 Mustang Boss 302 Lets Loose With TracKey; Choose Stock or Full-Race Calibration

2012 Mustang Boss 302 Lets Loose With TracKey; Choose Stock or Full-Race Calibration

2012 Mustang Boss 302 owners through Ford dealers, adds TracMode powertrain control software to the car for track use, providing full race calibration and two-stage launch control in addition to stock calibration, without compromising factory warranty Using a dual-path powertrain control module (PCM), TracKey software ... Continue reading

Heels on Wheels: 2010 Acura ZDX Tech Review

Heels on Wheels: 2010 Acura ZDX Tech Review

HEELS ON WHEELS By Katrina Ramser San Francisco Bureau The Auto Channel INTRO TO THE ACURA ZDX VEHICLE The all-new Acura ZDX – along with its less luxurious Honda Crosstour sibling – has likely caused you to turn your head and wonder exactly what kind of oversized sedan just blew by you. In the words of the A ... Continue reading

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