Top 10 Automotive News Stories of 2010: Toyota's Nightmare Year Selected As #1
PR Newswire DETROIT, Dec. 30, 2010 DETROIT, Dec. 30, 2010 -- The trouble at Toyota was chosen as the top news story of 2010 in the annual Automotive News staff poll. Ã Here's a recap of the staff's choices for the year's top 10 stories: 1) Ã How the mighty fall: Toyota's nightmare year Allegations that several po ... Continue reading
All-New 2011 Kia Optima Ready to Ring in the New Year in Times Square
2011 Kia Optima ââ¬â with a new billboard and digital advertisements at One Times Square. The 20-foot by 40-foot Optima advertisement is the latest component of the biggest launch campaign in KMA's history, and will introduce the stylish and performance-oriented midsize sedan to more than one million people ... Continue reading
McLaren Confirms GT3 Racing Programme for MP4-12C - VIDEO FEATURE
- McLaren and CRS Racing in partnership to develop GT3 racing car based on new McLaren MP4-12C road car - First customer cars planned for 2012 season - 12Câs innovative carbon chassis, light weight and aerodynamics promise winning performance from race-bred road car WOKING, UK - December 30, 2010: McLaren has conf ... Continue reading
The Year It Was - A Look At The European Auto Industry in 2010
Pal Negyesi European Editor Budapest Bureau The Auto Channel Happy New Year to all of our readers around the world, in 2011 we are all looking forward to exciting automotive news and events here in Europeâ¦and we will be there to keep you informed. Looking back at 2010, this was the year when: - An electric car was ... Continue reading
Ride of a Lifetime in CANIDAE Trophy Truck to be Auctioned to Benefit Justin ImHof Recovery
Ride of a Lifetime in CANIDAE Trophy Truck to be Auctioned to Benefit Justin ImHof's Recovery Corona, Dec. 28, 2010: Justin ImHof, age 17, was severely injured on November 18, 2010 while riding for the JCR Honda team on his 8x bike at the Baja 1000 race in Mexico. ImHof was at UCSD Hospital for several weeks in a coma. ... Continue reading
Electric Kart Racing Opens In Hawaii
Oahu, Dec. 28, 2010: Drivers start your engines! Hawaii's Fast Lane, Podium Raceway Hawaii (PRH) announces its Grand Opening of Hawaii's first and only indoor electric kart racing track. Race fans, motorsport enthusiasts, friends and family are invited to Arrive and Drive at the Grand Opening festivities on Saturday, J ... Continue reading
Pole Position Raceway New York / Jersey City Now Open
America's #1 chain of indoor kart tracks now has its first facility open on the East Coast. The all-new center features two giant indoor tracks that will serve the New York / Jersey City area, plus a wide variety of authentic racing memorabilia. Pole Position Raceway is located minutes from Manhattan and only one mile ... Continue reading
U.S. Projected to Reduce Gasoline Use Levels Just 20% in 20 Years, WTF?
Washington DC December 21, 2010; The AIADA newsletter reported that after seven decades of mostly uninterrupted growth, U.S. gasoline demand is at the start of a long-term decline. By 2030, Americans will burn at least 20 percent less gasoline than today, experts say, even as millions of more cars clog the roads. The D ... Continue reading
The global revenues of European automotive suppliers are almost back at pre-crisis levels. But almost 20% of supplier revenues in Europe now depend on how the market in China develops. ... Continue reading
Western Motors Reveals Fiat's "Window To The Sky", 500 Convertible in Abu Dhabi And Al Ain
Western Motors, Fiat general distributors in Abu Dhabi and Al Ain and a member of Al Fahim Group, announced the debut of the new Fiat 500 super-mini adorable convertible version. ... Continue reading
The StreetWorker From Schmidt Revolution
In a kind of competition from the Fiat 500, the Toyota IQ and others in its class, the Mini Cooper Clubman S prevailed with style and passion. In fact, the Schmidt Revolution, wheel manufacturer from Bad Segeberg, had taken on the task of providing a concept car with Urban Lifestyle tuning. ... Continue reading
Munich Spectacle In Sign Of The Four Rings
It will be one of the most spectacular races ever to be seen in the Audi FIS Ski World Cup: On January 2, the world's best athletes meet in Munich and fight on Olympia hill in the parallel slalom for valuable World Cup points. Audi presents a comprehensive program and sends its two fastest employees onto the slope. ... Continue reading
Prior Design Mercedes-Benz E-Class Coupe
The designers at Prior Design have come up trumps just in time for the New Year with a customised body kit for the new E-Class Coupé. Following on from their body kit for the CLK W209, the designers from Kamp-Lintfort have now come up with further impressive evidence of their exceptionally skilled eye for the sporting ... Continue reading
Ferrari Sponsor Art at the Galleria Ferrari
During the Christmas holidays the Galleria Ferrari museum presents the Ferrari Sponsor Art exhibition by Wolfgang Seidl, a young German artist and graphic designer ... Continue reading
New Ford SYNC Destinations App Offers 'On The Go' Navigation; Predicts Best Departure Times
SYNC® Destinations is a free smartphone app that gives SYNC Traffic, Directions and Information (TDI) users mobile access to search for and save destinations to their cloud-based SYNC Services account for easy access when back in the car App includes Predictive Traffic, powered by Ford's best-in-class traffic inform ... Continue reading
Ford's 10 New Year's Resolutions to Help You Drive Smarter, Safer in 2011
DEARBORN, Mich., Dec. 30, 2010 DEARBORN, Mich., Dec. 30, 2010 -- Ford is offering a list of 10 New Year's safety resolutions and tips so you are ready to start 2011 right where you want to be ââ¬â safe and in control in the driver's seat Today's vehicles are filled with features and technologies to help kee ... Continue reading
MyKey feature with a world-first technology that allows parents to block explicit satellite radio programming while their teens are driving The upgraded MyKey technology also will allow parents to limit a vehicle's top speed at any of four different settings ââ¬â 65, 70, 75 or 80 mph A new poll by Penn, Sch ... Continue reading
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