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Monday, November 22, 2010

Jay Leno Reviews the Jaguar C-X75 Concept - 4 VIDEOS

Jay Leno Reviews the Jaguar C-X75 Concept - 4 VIDEOS

LOS ANGELES - November 21, 2010: No spotlights. No evocative music. No video walls playing carefully crafted videos. Unlike its world premiere on the stage at the Paris Motor Show, the first time Jaguar’s celebratory (75 years of heritage) and celebrated (the media and public reaction has been stupendous) C-X75 se ... Continue reading

Yokohama Tire Corporation to Adjust Prices on OTR and Commercial Tires

Yokohama Tire Corporation to Adjust Prices on OTR and Commercial Tires

FULLERTON, Nov. 22, 2010: Yokohama Tire Corporation announced today it will increase prices on its light and medium commercial truck, and off-the-road (OTR) tires in the United States, effective January 1, 2011. The adjustments are due to continued increases in the cost of raw materials and energy-related expenses. Com ... Continue reading

Greyhond Rescue Group At TOYOTA SPEEDWAY Fan Event

Greyhond Rescue Group At TOYOTA SPEEDWAY Fan Event

Irwindale, November 22, 2010: With a special night for the fans set for Friday November 26 set for the fans and Canidae Natural Pet Foods as the title sponsor of the brand-new $50,000 California Stock Car Classic it seems a perfect fit for the “Fast Friends” Greyhound Rescue organization to bring a number of ... Continue reading

Five-Cylinder Firepower for New Audi RS 3 Sportback

Five-Cylinder Firepower for New Audi RS 3 Sportback

The revered RS badge is about to adorn a compact class Audi for the first time as the new RS 3 Sportback waits in the wings with suitably spectacular performance and an evocative five-cylinder soundtrack for a spring 2011 UK debut. The formidable yet usefully practical newcomer will be available to order in the UK from ... Continue reading

Kia Motors America and eBay Motors - Dealer Online New Car Shopping Experience

Kia Motors America and eBay Motors - Dealer Online New Car Shopping Experience

PR Newswire IRVINE, Calif., Nov. 22, 2010 IRVINE, Calif., Nov. 22, 2010 -- Kia Motors America (KMA) and eBay Motors have created a nationwide new vehicle online shopping experience, the first for a major OEM brand on eBay, with a unique online store front – www.kia.ebay.com – to market new ... Continue reading

Edmunds.com App Earns Four Stars on iTunes

Edmunds.com App Earns Four Stars on iTunes

iTunes App Store. “The most common feedback from users is that the app saves them time and money” The app, which empowers car shoppers by providing Edmunds.com's True Market Value pricing, incentives, reviews, inventory listings, dealer ratings and other useful information, is available for free at http://itu ... Continue reading

USA Today Story; Mazda and Nissan Future of Sedans, See Video Unveilings

USA Today Story; Mazda and Nissan Future of Sedans, See Video Unveilings

Los Angeles November 22, 2010; A story in today's USA TODAY featured two concepts from Japan, the Mazda Shinari, which in Japaneses means the furtherest point of bend of a sword, and the Nissan Ellure, which has been described by Nissan execs as being aimed at an audience of 30 something women buyers. You can see the c ... Continue reading

Suzuki Kizashi Named Best Buy by Consumers Digest

Suzuki Kizashi Named Best Buy by Consumers Digest

Suzuki's critically acclaimed mid-size Kizashi has been recognised with a '˜Best Buy' award from Consumers Digest, one of the United States leading magazines. ... Continue reading

Toyota Advances ECO-CAR Development With Electric Vehicle, Hybrids and New Battery Technology

Toyota Advances ECO-CAR Development With Electric Vehicle, Hybrids and New Battery Technology

Toyota is to undertake European road trials of an electric-powered version of its iQ city car from next year. It announced the study this week in a progress report on its product and technology strategies to use electricity and alternative power sources to develop low carbon vehicles that are less dependant on fossil f ... Continue reading

Hertz and CODA Automotive Make All-Electric Transportation a Reality for Consumers

Hertz and CODA Automotive Make All-Electric Transportation a Reality for Consumers

CODA Automotive, a California-based electric car and battery company, and The Hertz Corporation , the world's largest general use airport car rental brand, entered into a partnership making 100% all-electric CODA™ Sedans available at select Southern California Hertz® locations. (Logo:  http://ph ... Continue reading

Chrysler to build Maserati SUV and Lancia Sedan

Chrysler to build Maserati SUV and Lancia Sedan

By Henny Hemmes European Senior Editor LOS ANGELES, November 20, 2010. According to Sergio Marchionne, CEO of Fiat and Chrysler, the American car manufacturer will build a premium SUV for Fiat’s luxury devision Maserati. The car has to enter markets worldwide in 2013. The new Jeep Grand Cherokee will be the base f ... Continue reading

New Swift Wins Japanese Award

New Swift Wins Japanese Award

Suzuki's new generation Swift has won the prestigious Automotive Researchers and Journalists Conference of Japan (RJC) 2011 Car of the Year award. ... Continue reading

New Diesel Engine For 2010 Model Year Jeep Patriot

New Diesel Engine For 2010 Model Year Jeep Patriot

Changes to the diesel-powered Patriot medium-sized SUV have recently been announced by Jeep, with details of a powerful new engine, improved fuel economy, greater torque and improved trim levels. ... Continue reading

Jaguar Supports the World's Leading Designers at the RSA Royal Designers for Industry Awards

Jaguar Supports the World's Leading Designers at the RSA Royal Designers for Industry Awards

Jaguar is joining forces with the RSA to celebrate the work of some of the world's leading designers at the 2010 Royal Designers for Industry (RDI) Awards. ... Continue reading

75 Years of Jaguar History Goes Live

75 Years of Jaguar History Goes Live

To mark the presentation of the stunning C-X75 at the Los Angeles Motor Show, Jaguar has launched an all-new iPad app that, like the supercar, celebrates three-quarters of a century of beautiful, fast cars. ... Continue reading

New Proton Dealership Offers Customers in Northamptonshire a Better Deal

New Proton Dealership Offers Customers in Northamptonshire a Better Deal

As motorists continue to watch their pennies, affordable car manufacturer Proton has announced its new partnering with a dealership in Blakesley near Towcester. Located on Quinbury End, The Garage at Blakesley has become the Proton main dealer for the area. ... Continue reading

ADAM & EVA award: Mercedes-Benz "Bauma" stand Takes Gold

ADAM & EVA award: Mercedes-Benz "Bauma" stand Takes Gold

This year's Mercedes-Benz stand at the world's largest construction trade fair, "Bauma" in Munich, has been well received by the jury of ADAM & EVA - ADAM stands for the award for excellent brand and trade-fair presentations. ... Continue reading

Renault's new iCare system Tackles maintenance concerns in LCV Sector

Renault's new iCare system Tackles maintenance concerns in LCV Sector

Renault's new 'pay-as-you-earn' iCare maintenance system, designed specifically for the LCV sector, could hold the key to helping van fleet operators to not only minimise downtime, but also address growing concerns that suggest van fleets are the least roadworthy vehicles on the road today. ... Continue reading

Skoda Wins Big at What Car? Reader Awards 2010

Skoda Wins Big at What Car? Reader Awards 2010

Over 30,000 What Car? readers - all with real-world experience of living with their cars - voted Skoda the Best Manufacturer of 2010. ... Continue reading

Volkswagen Group to invest €51.6 billion in the Coming Five Years

Volkswagen Group to invest €51.6 billion in the Coming Five Years

The Volkswagen Group will invest around €51.6 billion in its Automotive Division in the coming five years. ... Continue reading

Competition Winner Drivers Away (quickly) in Honda Civic Mugen Concept Car

Competition Winner Drivers Away (quickly) in Honda Civic Mugen Concept Car

Honda (UK) has given away the original Civic Type R MUGEN Concept car, which was hand-built as a test bed for the 20 units created by Honda's race engine-tuning partner MUGEN. ... Continue reading

Mazda Dealer Invests £3.5M to Tower Rivals

Mazda Dealer Invests £3.5M to Tower Rivals

Steve Hodgson, managing director of Newcastle-based Hodgson Mazda - a Mazda dealer for the past 23 years - continues to back his franchise of choice with a £3.5 million redevelopment which includes the UK's first AutoPod, an eight-storey glass tower that can display 32 cars. ... Continue reading

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