Lucas Oil Off-Road Racing Championship Series Finale Preview
Corona, November 23, 2010: After eight months and fourteen grueling short course off road races, Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series (LOORRS) - many of the worldâs top off-road drivers will find themselves looking at a titanic brand new Arizona off-road course for the fifteenth and final race of the 2010 series. Fire ... Continue reading
Continental Sensor Technology Delivers Crash Data at the Speed of Sound
PR Newswire AUBURN HILLS, Mich., Nov. 24, 2010 AUBURN HILLS, Mich., Nov. 24, 2010 -- Crash Impact Sound Sensing detects structure-borne noise, allowing for earlier detection of crash severity and 50 percent faster deployment of airbags in frontal collisions. New clipSAT pressure satellite design makes for quicker and m ... Continue reading
JEGS Backing Landon Cassill During Famed Snowball Derby
PENSACOLA, Nov. 23, 2010: After 50 years of standing behind some of the best grassroots drag racing in the country, JEGS Mail Order and Team JEGS will have major presence at one of stock car racing's grassroots traditions, the Dec. 1-5 Snowball Derby at Five Flags Raceway. JEGS is backing 2008 NASCAR Nationwide Series ... Continue reading
Great Values For 2011 INDY 500
INDIANAPOLIS, Nov. 23, 2010: The Indianapolis Motor Speedway is offering free general admission for fans 12 and under for the 100th anniversary Indianapolis 500 in 2011 and is encouraging all fans to purchase general admission tickets for "The Most Important Race in History" before Feb. 1, 2011 for an even better value ... Continue reading
Wheego Electric Cars Give LiFe to a new Electric Car - VIDEO STORY
LOS ANGELES - November 24, 2010: Wheego CEO Mike McQuary presented the new Wheego LiFe at a Los Angeles Auto Show press conference last Thursday and The Auto Channel - along with Steve Ford, the Cat Guy - were on hand to talk with Mike about his company and it's new electric vehicle. The full-speed Wheego LiFe travels ... Continue reading
Edmunds.com Picks Top 10 "Trimmings" for a Thanksgiving Car Purchase
Edmunds.com, the premier online resource for automotive information, has compiled a list of the best optional features to consider when buying a new car. The list has whimsically been named Top 10 Trimmings for a 2010 Thanksgiving Car Purchase and can be found at http://www.edmunds.com/reviews/list/top10/index.html. â ... Continue reading
SANTA MONICA, Calif.--This month's new car sales (including fleet sales) are expected to be approximately 865,500 units, a 17.0 percent increase from November 2009 but a 8.1 percent decrease from October 2010, according to Edmunds.com, the premier online resource for automotive information. Retail sales are expected to ... Continue reading
Porsche Remains on Profitable Growth Course
Porsche AG continued its growth course in the first three months of the short fiscal year 2010 (1Ã August to 31Ã December). At 21,218 vehicles, unit sales were up 86.4 percent albeit compared to what was a relatively weak prior-year quarter. Revenue amounted to 2.06 billion euro, up 80.3 percent on the comparativ ... Continue reading
Two Kia models awarded top honors by EuroNCAP
NEWS FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Michael Choo ( <mailto:cdore@kia.co.kr> mjc@kia.co.kr), Deputy General Manager, Kia Motors Corporation, Tel: +82-2-3464-5663 Two Kia models awarded top honors by EuroNCAP - Kia Sportage and Venga awarded 5-Star safety rating by EuroNCAP - Korean brand continues to demonstrate commitm ... Continue reading
Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) Colorado and the law firm of Bachus & Schanker are voicing their support for local law enforcement with a message of deterrence for drivers across Colorado. MADD Colorado urges individuals to Give the Gift of a Designated Driver to their friends and family this holiday season. Durin ... Continue reading
CODA and Essex Credit Corporation Team-Up to Finance CODA Electric Vehicles
CODA Automotive, a California-based electric car and battery company, and Essex Credit Corporation, a subsidiary of Bank of the West, have reached a preliminary agreement to provide financing for customers of the 2011 CODAâ⢠Sedan. (Logo: à http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20100830/LA56525LOGO-b) "CODA' ... Continue reading
GM to Invest $163 Million, Retain 184 Jobs in Three Plants
GM U.S. Investments Top $3.3 Billion; 8,000 Jobs During Recovery Supports Additional Engine Production for Chevrolet Volt, Cruze and Future Small Chevy General Motors today announced a $163.2-million investment in its operations in Flint and Bay City, Michigan, and Defiance, Ohio, to support engine production for the C ... Continue reading
6,348 Get Behind Wheel During Chevrolet Volt Unplugged Tour
Chevrolet Volt Unplugged Tour, 6,348 consumers climbed in and took the electric vehicle with extended-range capability for a spin. In shopping mall parking lots, on corporate campuses and on city streets, praise for the driving experience was nearly unanimous. ... Continue reading
Motor Trend Magazine's iPad Edition Goes Live
Motor Trend, the worldââ¬â¢s automotive authority on cars, trucks and SUVs, today announced the release of the iPad edition of its magazine, now available at the App Store. The brandââ¬â¢s easy-to-navigate application is designed to optimize iPad functionality for Motor Trend readers, providing th ... Continue reading
To Grandmother's House We Go -- On Sustainable, Domestic and Patriotic E85 Etanol
Burnsville Holiday Station Offers 'Fuel Your Holiday' Promotion 4-6 PM, Nov. 23 Burnsville, Minn.-(November 15, 2010) -Minnesota motorists who drive a flex fuel vehicle that can use E85 as well as gasoline will have something to be thankful for on Tuesday, Nov. 23rd, when the Holiday at 12290 Nicollet Avenue in Burnsvi ... Continue reading
Avoid the Winter Dread With a Bit of Saab Snow-How
With early winter snow predicted for this weekend Saab GB is urging drivers to take necessary precautions. ... Continue reading
Mazda Awaeded 'Automotive Achievement Award' 2010
Mazda UK was awarded the Automotive Achievement Award on Saturday 20th November at the annual Welsh Motoring Writers Dinner at Bodysgallen Hall Hotel. Anglesea's Oriel Ynys Mon, home to the Tunnicliffe and Kyffin Williams art collections, was the venue chosen this year by Welsh Motoring Writers (WMW) for the inaugural ... Continue reading
The MICHELIN Pilot Super Sport Press Kit
The MICHELIN Pilot Super Sport, the world's fastest series-produced tire on the racetrack, will be launched worldwide beginning in January 2011. ... Continue reading
Mitsubishi Motors Corporation's reaches 5,000 i-MiEVs Produced
Mitsubishi Motors Corporation's (MMC) Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC) announced that it reached 5,000 units[2] of its i-MiEV new generation electric vehicle (EV) produced at its Mizushima Plant as of November 23rd 2010. ... Continue reading
Land Rover Joins the Road to Rugby World Cup 2011 and Rugby World Cup 2015
Land Rover is to announce today its sponsorship of Rugby World Cup 2011 in New Zealand and Rugby World Cup 2015 in England. ... Continue reading
Suzuki Adds Safety, Value to Alto Range
Suzuki has added more safety and value to its award-winning Alto range. ... Continue reading
PJ Hire Services Trials Its Greenest Mobile Access Platform To-Date
Chelmsford, Essex-based PJ Hire Services has taken delivery of the first new Euro 5 van in the UK to be mounted with a hybrid Versalift mobile access platform ... Continue reading
Two Kia Models Awarded Top Euro NCAP Honours
Two of Kia's latest vehicles, Sportage and Venga, have both been awarded the top 5-star safety rating by leading independent European safety organisation, Euro NCAP. ... Continue reading
Volvo: Tests Within the Development of Safe Road Train Technology Soon Ready for Takeoff
The exciting EU SARTRE project has now been running for a year. Its purpose is to develop, test and validate technology for vehicles that can drive themselves in long road trains on motorways. ... Continue reading
Vauxhall: Fresh New Look for 2011 Corsa
These are the first official shots of Vauxhall's Corsa, sporting its fresh new face, trims and colours ready for delivery to first UK customers in February next year. ... Continue reading
With the 2011 Caterham UK Academy already sold out, Caterham Motorsport is launching a French version of its series for novice racers. ... Continue reading
Toyota: All the Fun of the Fair
Toyota (GB) PLC is sponsoring The Children's Trust annual Christmas Fair taking place on Saturday 27th November from 12 noon - 4 pm at Tadworth Court, Tadworth. ... Continue reading
THINK and its Spanish distribution partner, Going Green, have embarked on relationships with several new customers on the back of recent promotions and the introduction of air-conditioning as standard to the THINK City - the world's best selling electric car. ... Continue reading
Peugeot yesterday provided MPs with a reality check on public understanding of low carbon vehicles, as well as an insight into the benefits that can be achieved through the take-up of a broad range of low carbon motoring solutions. ... Continue reading
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