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Thursday, February 10, 2011

Iteris Reports Third Quarter Revenues of $14 Million

Iteris Reports Third Quarter Revenues of $14 Million

SANTA ANA, Calif.--Iteris, Inc. (NYSE Amex: ITI), a leader in traffic management that focuses on the development and application of advanced technologies, reported financial results for its third fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2010. “Although our Transportation Systems segment revenues were down for the quarter ... Continue reading

T3 Series Clean-Energy Vehicles Key Factor for Security Initiatives at Super Bowl XLV

T3 Series Clean-Energy Vehicles Key Factor for Security Initiatives at Super Bowl XLV

PR Newswire COSTA MESA, Calif., Feb. 10, 2011 COSTA MESA, Calif. Feb. 10, 2011 -- www.t3motion.com - T3 Motion, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: TMMM) today announced that 10 T3 Series Electric Stand-up Vehicles were deployed by the Arlington Police Department to assist security measures for the Super Bowl XLV. Ten vehicles w ... Continue reading

Cars.com Mobile Scores Big With Super Bowl Advertisement

Cars.com Mobile Scores Big With Super Bowl Advertisement

PR Newswire CHICAGO, Feb. 10, 2011 CHICAGO, Feb. 10, 2011 -- Cars.com, a leading online resource for buying and selling a car, scored big in a notable way with two 30-second commercials in Super Bowl XLV. The site's mobile offerings were featured for barely three seconds on screen, and saw their popularity and usage sk ... Continue reading

Bing Energy, Inc. Wins $1.9 Million State Job Creation Award; Announces Relocation of Headquarters to Florida

Bing Energy, Inc. Wins $1.9 Million State Job Creation Award; Announces Relocation of Headquarters to Florida

TALLAHASSEE, Fla.--The race to develop a commercially viable hydrogen fuel cell just got a boost from a $1.9 million state award to a high-tech company that is planning to turn breakthrough nanotechnology pioneered at Florida State University into a better, faster, more economical fuel cell. In a news conference today ... Continue reading

Tech-savvy Guests Get More With Mobile Website, Fan Club

Tech-savvy Guests Get More With Mobile Website, Fan Club

BROOKLYN, Feb. 10, 2011: Michigan International Speedway officials are proud of its commitment to communicate with its guests and partners. The MIS team also likes doing cool stuff with technology. So pair the two together and race fans get the Michigan International Speedway mobile website and mobile fan club, both la ... Continue reading

NaviPro Giving Discount

NaviPro Giving Discount

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Viva Las Vegas! SCCA Convention Is Underway

Viva Las Vegas! SCCA Convention Is Underway

LAS VEGAS, February 10, 2011: More than 440 Sports Car Club of America members, representing 45,000 members across the country and beyond, have descended on the South Point Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas for three days of fun and business at the 2011 Sports Car Club of America Convention and Annual Meeting. Jeff Dahnert ... Continue reading

Performance Vehicle Works Hard Work Pays Off In ARCA Garage

Performance Vehicle Works Hard Work Pays Off In ARCA Garage

DAYTONA BEACH, February 10, 2011: If you toured the ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards garage this week at Daytona (Fla.) International Speedway, it would be hard not to notice the hard-work and do diligence of Cornelius, North Carolina-based Performance Vehicle Works (PVW). The professional racecar construction a ... Continue reading

2011 Suzuki SX4 Sportback Review

2011 Suzuki SX4 Sportback Review

TOTAL KNOWLEDGE: Suzuki Buyers Guide THE AUTO PAGE By JOHN HEILIG SPECIFICATIONS: 2011 Suzuki SX4 Sportback Model: 2011 Suzuki SX4 Sportback Engine: 2.0-liter DOHC I4 Horsepower/Torque: 150 hp @ 6,200 rpm/140 lb.-ft. @ 4,000 rpm Transmission: 6-speed manual Wheelbase: 98.4 in. Length/Width/Height: 162.0 x 69.1 x 61.8 i ... Continue reading

Finland's Suvanto Joins USF2000 National Championship

Finland's Suvanto Joins USF2000 National Championship

Indianapolis, Feb. 10, 2011: Finnish karting standout and 2010 Formula BMW scholarship winner Petri Suvanto will join Cape Motorsports with Wayne Taylor Racing for the 2011 Cooper Tires Presents the USF2000 National Championship Powered by Mazda. In signing the talented 18 year-old Finn, the Florida-based team believes ... Continue reading

TONY STEWART - Standing Tall as the Bar Rises

TONY STEWART - Standing Tall as the Bar Rises

KANNAPOLIS, Feb. 9, 2011: Two championships. Thirty-nine wins. Twelve poles. One hundred and fifty-three top-five finishes. ... Continue reading

2011 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid - Thom Cannel's Review

2011 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid - Thom Cannel's Review

By Thom Cannel Senior Editor Detroit Bureau The Auto Channel Hyundai’s first hybrid is also the fist hybrid design we can cautiously approve of. It delivers good fuel economy and pretty decent ride and handling without the kinds of compromises that deliver economy without pleasure. What’s remarkable is a real ... Continue reading

National Speed Sport News Pairs Up With Bryan Silas

National Speed Sport News Pairs Up With Bryan Silas

DAYTONA BEACH, February 9, 2011: The Lucas Oil Slick Mist 200 is the Automobile Racing Club of America’s (ARCA) version of the Daytona 500, the Super Bowl of Stock Car Racing and with Stuart, Florida native nestled just two and a half hours away from the 2.5-mile superspeedway, it’s no wonder he has already b ... Continue reading

Offseason Surprise Leads To Entry in Budweiser Shootout For Regan Smith

Offseason Surprise Leads To Entry in Budweiser Shootout For Regan Smith

DAYTONA BEACH, Feb. 9, 2011: The best piece of news that Furniture Row Racing driver Regan Smith received during the offseason was that he qualified to participate in NASCAR's traditional opener - the Budweiser Shootout, scheduled for Saturday night (FOX), 8 p.m. ET. When NASCAR released the new qualification criteria ... Continue reading

Maryeve Dufault Looking To Earn Respect, Trust And Creditability In Daytona Debut

Maryeve Dufault Looking To Earn Respect, Trust And Creditability In Daytona Debut

DAYTONA BEACH, February 9, 2011: It was evident when the three-day open test for the ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards concluded at Daytona (Fla.) International Speedway last month that the series’ newest team and driver were bound and determined to be contenders. Tony Marks Racing (TMR) and Rookie of the Ye ... Continue reading

WTCC - BMW Teams Test At Vallelunga

WTCC - BMW Teams Test At Vallelunga

BMW runners ROAL Motorsport and Liqui Moly Team Engstler, spent a few days in Italy, testing at Vallelunga circuit from Monday to Wednesday. Augusto Farfus took also part in the test, at the wheel of a BMW Motorsport BMW 320 TC car; the Brazilian driver carried on with the technical development of the new 1.6-litre tur ... Continue reading

T.J.'s Championship Dreams Begin Friday In West Florida

T.J.'s Championship Dreams Begin Friday In West Florida

BRADENTON, Feb. 9, 2011: Troy Coughlin Jr. is so focused on success in 2011 that he spent this past weekend at an old airstrip to make absolutely sure his JEGS.com Super Comp dragster is ready to fly at this weekend's Division 2 season-opening Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series event at Bradenton Motorsports Park. The son of ... Continue reading

BTCC - West Surrey Racing Committed To BTCC

BTCC - West Surrey Racing Committed To BTCC

West Surrey Racing has this morning re-affirmed its commitment to the Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship, hinting that it could run as many as three BMWs in 2011’s series. Dick Bennetts’ famous squad, which won the BTCC title outright in 2009, has been a part of the grid every year since first enteri ... Continue reading

Star Mazda's Top Rookie De Phillippi Returns With Team Pelfrey

Star Mazda's Top Rookie De Phillippi Returns With Team Pelfrey

Indianapolis, Feb 9, 2011: Star Mazda Championship newcomers Team Pelfrey have signed Connor De Phillippi for the 2011 Star Mazda Championship Presented by Goodyear season. The Californian joins the Florida-based team, having captured the Rookie of the Year award in 2010, continuing his streak of winning championship t ... Continue reading

USF2000 Standout McKenna Moves Up

USF2000 Standout McKenna Moves Up

Indianapolis, Feb. 9, 2001: Team GDT announced it has signed Irish racer Patrick McKenna to compete in the 2011 Star Mazda Championship presented by Goodyear. McKenna, 23, was runner-up in the 2010 USF2000 National Championship Powered by Mazda and was voted Dunlop Motorsport Ireland "Young Racing Driver of the Year" f ... Continue reading

Multijet 1.3 16v Engines Exceed 4 Million Production Run

Multijet 1.3 16v Engines Exceed 4 Million Production Run

The four millionth 1.3 16v MultiJet engine left the Fiat Powertrain plant in Bielsko Biala, Poland, on Friday 4 February. ... Continue reading

Suzuki At The 81st Geneva International Motor Show

Suzuki At The 81st Geneva International Motor Show

At this years Geneva Motor Show on March 1, Suzuki will unveil the Swift S-CONCEPT model. This exciting Concept is based on the all new Swift, launched across Europe last Autumn and is in line with Suzuki's brand philosophy of delivering excitement. Its overall development concept was to create a stylish sport compact ... Continue reading

Vauxhall Fashion Scout

Vauxhall Fashion Scout

Vauxhall Fashion Scout is entering its tenth season this February at London Fashion Week. The fashion industry is sitting up and taking notice as Vauxhall Motors continues to support and establish British fashion this year. ... Continue reading

Citroen's Interactive 'Positive Power' Campaign For New C4 Puts You In The Driving Seat

Citroen's Interactive 'Positive Power' Campaign For New C4 Puts You In The Driving Seat

Citroen's latest digital creative, embodying the 'Positive Power' of the stylish New C4, makes the audience the star. ... Continue reading

Dream Made Reality For Winner Of Stunning Subaru WRX STI

Dream Made Reality For Winner Of Stunning Subaru WRX STI

Subaru UK, in conjunction with PistonHeads.com, has given away a brand-new four-door WRX STI as part of an attention-grabbing online competition. ... Continue reading

Nissan Esflow

Nissan Esflow

It looks like a sports car, handles like a sports car and performs like one too. Using technology pioneered in the award-winning Nissan LEAF, the EV concept shows that driving can still be as much fun tomorrow as it is today. ... Continue reading

Ford CEO To Deliver Keynote Speech At CeBIT Highlighting European Introduction Of Ford SYNC With MyFORD Touch

Ford CEO To Deliver Keynote Speech At CeBIT Highlighting European Introduction Of Ford SYNC With MyFORD Touch

Ford President and CEO Alan Mulally will deliver the keynote address at the 2011 CeBIT show on March 1 in Hannover, Germany, promising exciting news about the company's ground-breaking SYNC with MyFord Touch driver connect technology. ... Continue reading

Volkswagen Claims Energy Saving Trust Fleet Hero Award

Volkswagen Claims Energy Saving Trust Fleet Hero Award

Volkswagen has been honoured with the 2010 Energy Saving Trust Fleet Hero Award for Innovation in Car and Van Manufacture. The accolade was presented at a ceremony in London last week, and recognises the contribution made by Volkswagen to green fleet management. ... Continue reading

Audi Australia Is Live On YouTube!

Audi Australia Is Live On YouTube!

Audi Australia has gone live on YouTube with a dedicated site featuring videos from the world of Audi: ... Continue reading

Marko Grows Up With The Ford Territory

Marko Grows Up With The Ford Territory

His sad face was etched into the memories of TV viewers last year when he appeared in two Ford Australia-commissioned advertisements for the Territory SUV. ... Continue reading

Kia Motors Posts 19.3% Global Sales Growth In January

Kia Motors Posts 19.3% Global Sales Growth In January

Kia Motors Corporation announced today its global sales figures for January 2011, recording a total of 179,409 units sold including passenger cars (export sales, domestic sales and sales from overseas plants), recreational vehicles (RVs) and commercial vehicles. This figure represents a year-on-year increase of 19.3%. ... Continue reading

Hyundai Hits A Six With The ICC

Hyundai Hits A Six With The ICC

Hyundai Motor Company, the world's fastest-growing major automaker, signed a deal today with the International Cricket Council (ICC) to become the ICC's first, official car partner from 2011 to 2015. ... Continue reading

The New Mercedes-Benz Vito: Economical, Powerful And Clean

The New Mercedes-Benz Vito: Economical, Powerful And Clean

Tough, indestructible and dependable - day-in, day-out, the Mercedes-Benz Vito applies itself to the rigours of the tasks at hand. This is a van that knows its business. ... Continue reading

Audi's Flagship A8 Now Available With Two Powerful Yet Incredibly Efficient TDI Engines

Audi's Flagship A8 Now Available With Two Powerful Yet Incredibly Efficient TDI Engines

Audi Australia has introduced a new dimension in fuel efficiency to the flagship A8 range with the addition of two outstanding TDI diesel engines. ... Continue reading

Volkswagen Passenger Cars Brand Already Delivers Over 400,000 vehicles In January

Volkswagen Passenger Cars Brand Already Delivers Over 400,000 vehicles In January

The Volkswagen Passenger Cars brand began the year with a marked rise in deliveries, handing over 418,800 (January 2010: 359,400) vehicles to customers worldwide in January, an increase of 16.5 percent on the comparable prior-year period. ... Continue reading

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