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Subaru Launches Interactive, Virtual Brochure for 2011 Outback

Subaru Launches Interactive, Virtual Brochure for 2011 Outback

2011 Subaru Outback dynamic brochure. This interactive, digital brochure allows consumers to electronically explore the 2011 Subaru Outback with a dynamic product presentation that includes 360-degree views, videos and interactive demonstrations. The brochure more fully engages consumers with the use of interior, exter ... Continue reading

PWC Quarterly Automotive Forecast Update: 2011: Recover, Rebalance, and Rebound

PWC Quarterly Automotive Forecast Update: 2011: Recover, Rebalance, and Rebound

Detroit January 16, 2011; Despite lingering uncertainties that persist in some regional economies, the recovering automotive sector is well-prepared to embrace a new era of global growth. A resilient and rebalanced auto landscape across both mature and emerging markets should deliver impressive results in 2011. Rather ... Continue reading

EV Cup, First Electric Vehicle Circuit Race Series, To Launch Summer 2011

EV Cup, First Electric Vehicle Circuit Race Series, To Launch Summer 2011

LONDON, January 13, 2011: The EV Cup, the world's first circuit race series exclusively featuring zero-emission electric vehicles, unveiled plans today for the launch of its inaugural 2011 season and announced a newly-formed partnership with CAA Sports, a division of Creative Artists Agency. CAA is the world's leading ... Continue reading

Last Chance To Lock-in Lowest Ticket And Infield Wristband Prices For 2011 Season

Last Chance To Lock-in Lowest Ticket And Infield Wristband Prices For 2011 Season

<b>Deadline to place a deposit for MIS events is January 31</b> BROOKLYN, Jan. 15, 2011: Michigan International Speedway is giving fans one last chance to cash-in on the lowest prices of the 2011 season. Monday, Jan. 31 is the last day to place a deposit on tickets and camping for 2011. After that, ticket prices will i ... Continue reading

Independent Lab Simulations Indicate Scuderi Engine Consumes Up To 36 Percent Less Fuel Than a Conventional Engine

Independent Lab Simulations Indicate Scuderi Engine Consumes Up To 36 Percent Less Fuel Than a Conventional Engine

Scuderi Group, an engine development company that is re-engineering the conventional four-stroke engine to advance fuel-efficient engine design, today announced strong preliminary results from vehicle simulations conducted on the Scuderiâ„¢ split-cycle engine at Southwest Research Institute (SwRI). Â Comp ... Continue reading

2011 Cadillac Escalade Hybrid Review

2011 Cadillac Escalade Hybrid Review

2011 Cadillac Escalade Hybrid Should all Escalades be Hybrids? by Larry Nutson Senior Editor, Chicago Bureau (IMG_0806) The Auto Channel The national average price for regular gasoline is $3.08. Folks in many parts of the country are already paying $3.50 and more. A statement from GM at the 2011 Detroit North American ... Continue reading

Kia Appoints John Hargreaves As Head Of Fleet And Remarketing

Kia Appoints John Hargreaves As Head Of Fleet And Remarketing

Kia Motors (UK) Ltd., today announced the appointment of John Hargreaves as Head of Fleet and Remarketing with the major task of building Kia's future Fleet business to new levels as the company aims for a long term annual sales volume in excess of 100,000 units a year. ... Continue reading

Blue-Min' Tasty VXR Joins New-Look Corsa Range

Blue-Min' Tasty VXR Joins New-Look Corsa Range

Hot on the heels of the new-look Corsa range, the Corsa VXR Blue Edition features new styling details, additional kit as standard and a head-turning paintjob, at a price that'll send its rivals into a spin. ... Continue reading

Vauxhall Tops Scottish Car Sales For Fifth Consecutive Year

Vauxhall Tops Scottish Car Sales For Fifth Consecutive Year

Vauxhall has yet again wowed the car buyers of Scotland by becoming their favourite car manufacturer for the fifth year in a row, with total sales last year of 26,901 in the region, nearly 7,000 units more than its closest rival. ... Continue reading

GM expands recall of some 2011 trucks and SUVs

GM expands recall of some 2011 trucks and SUVs

GM expands recall of some Chevrolet, Cadillac and GMC trucks and SUVs over axle problem NEW YORK January 15, 2011; The AP reported that General Motors is expanding an earlier recall of some 2011 model-year trucks and SUVs to fix a problem that could cause the vehicles' rear axles to lock. The recall, originally announc ... Continue reading

Volvo Wins the Safety Award at the What Car? Awards 2011 - VIDEO ENHANCED

Volvo Wins the Safety Award at the What Car? Awards 2011 - VIDEO ENHANCED

Volvo's ground breaking new safety technology, Pedestrian Detection with Full Auto Brake has won the Safety Award at the 2011 What Car? Car of the Year Awards, held at the Grosvenor House in Park Lane on Thursday 13th January 2011. ... Continue reading

Abarth Commits To UK Series In 2011

Abarth Commits To UK Series In 2011

Abarth is presenting its sporting activities for the 2011 season at the Autosport International Racing Car Show in Birmingham this week (13-16 January). The coming season will be marked by the continued involvement of the Abarth 500 Assetto Corse in the Abarth 500 GB Trophy. ... Continue reading

Audi A1 is Named What Car? Car of the Year 2011

Audi A1 is Named What Car? Car of the Year 2011

The new Audi A1 scooped the top honour at the prestigious What Car? Awards last night at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London's Park Lane. ... Continue reading

All-New Ford Focus Arrives in Britain in March

All-New Ford Focus Arrives in Britain in March

The dynamic all-new Ford Focus comes to the UK in March, with its exciting two-model line-up of sporty 5-door hatchback and stylish 5-door estate. ... Continue reading

Jaguar XF Wins Fourth Consecutive 'Best Executive Car' at What Car? Awards 2011

Jaguar XF Wins Fourth Consecutive 'Best Executive Car' at What Car? Awards 2011

The Jaguar XF was crowned 'Best Executive Car1 for the fourth year running at the What Car? Awards, held in London last night. ... Continue reading

Ferrari 458 Italia Wins What Car? Best Performance Car Award - VIDEO ENHANCED

Ferrari 458 Italia Wins What Car? Best Performance Car Award - VIDEO ENHANCED

The award-winning Ferrari 458 Italia has taken another international prize, winning the coveted "Best Performance Car Award" from What Car?, one of the most respected automotive titles in the UK. ... Continue reading

Five In A Row For Volkswagen Golf At What Car? Awards

Five In A Row For Volkswagen Golf At What Car? Awards

The Volkswagen Golf has added yet another accolade to its name, being crowned What Car?'s Small Family Car for the fifth year running. Volkswagen also claimed the prestigious Security Award, which is given in partnership with Thatcham, the Motor Industry Repair Research Centre. ... Continue reading

D-MAX Farm Mate Harvests Savings

D-MAX Farm Mate Harvests Savings

Specialist ute importer Isuzu Ute Australia (IUA) is offering ABN holders two of its most farm-suited D-MAX one-tonne variants in a special-value Farm Mate limited edition model. ... Continue reading

Thoroughbred Champion From BMW Stable Fetches Top Dollar At Gold Coast Yearling Sale

Thoroughbred Champion From BMW Stable Fetches Top Dollar At Gold Coast Yearling Sale

A high performance BMW M3 Convertible was among a number of racing thoroughbreds auctioned over the weekend at both the Magic Millions raceday and the Gold Coast Yearling Sale, to raise funds for Queensland's flood victims. ... Continue reading

Record Sales For The Renault Group In 2010

Record Sales For The Renault Group In 2010

The Renault group has set a new record with sales of 2.6 million vehicles, an increase of 14% on 2009. ... Continue reading

2011 Chicago Auto Show - 2011 Chicago Auto Show Coverage

2011 Chicago Auto Show - 2011 Chicago Auto Show Coverage

2011 Chicago Auto Show Up to the minute Coverage ... Continue reading

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