Driving in the "Cone Zone" Can be Tough on Vehicles
BETHESDA, Md., May 9, 2011-- It's bound to happen ââ¬â that moment when you enter into the "cone zone," road construction where you will likely hit a bump or two, or come across loose stones and other hazards. These rough road conditions can be tough on a vehicle's steering and suspension system and can thr ... Continue reading
Savvy British Motorists Won't Be Fuelled by New Motor Legislation
CHESTER, England, May 9, 2011 -- From June, British motorists will need to be aware of a new law called Continuous Insurance Enforcement which comes into force making it illegal to own a motor vehicle without valid insurance unless it has been declared off road. Research by moneysupermarket.com shows that over half (56 ... Continue reading
Penske Automotive Announces Appointment of New Chief Financial Officer
BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Mich.--Penske Automotive Group, Inc. , an international automotive retailer, today announced that David K. Jones, the Companyââ¬â¢s Vice President and CFO of its European operations, has been named Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, effective immediately. Mr. Jones replac ... Continue reading
ANTIOCH, Calif., May 9, 2011 -- The Avogadro Group, LLC, www.avogadrogroup.com, an emission testing company headquartered in the San Francisco Bay Area, announces it has opened a Phoenix, Arizona office to serve Southern Nevada, Southern California, Utah, New Mexico, Colorado and Arizona. The Phoenix office has the cap ... Continue reading
GM Chairman and CEO Dan Akerson to Make Announcement at Toledo Transmission Facility
May 9 General Motors Chairman and CEO Dan Akerson will make an announcement with positive implications for the GM Toledo Transmission Facility on Tuesday, May 10. Date: Tuesday, May 10, 2011 Where: GM Toledo Transmission Facility, 1455 West Alexis Road, Toledo, Ohio. 43612 When: 1:30 p.m. EDT (Please arrive no later th ... Continue reading
Aleris Expands Capacity to Produce Wide Aluminum Sheet for Automotive Applications
BEACHWOOD, Ohio, May 9, 2011 -- Aleris today announced that it will invest $70 million to install a new cold rolling mill in its Duffel, Belgium facility in order to significantly increase its capacity to produce wide automotive-body sheet. Product to be produced by the Duffel plant will be the widest currently availab ... Continue reading
LEXINGTON, S.C., May 9, 2011 -- As demand for its passenger tires in North America continues to grow, Michelin is investing another $200 million in its Lexington, S.C., facility to further expand its tire building capacity. The tire maker has already invested more than $1 billion in the site since it was first establis ... Continue reading
SAE Foundation Announces Winners of Inaugural Gordon Millar Award
WARRENDALE, Pa., May 9, 2011 Arnold (Arne) and Stephanie (Steffi) Siegel have been named winners of the first-ever SAE Foundation Gordon Millar Award. The award, which is funded by AVL, is given in special recognition of an individual or organization that best demonstrates continuous philanthropic support of the SAE Fo ... Continue reading
NY Honda Dealer Giving out $1,500 in Facebook Jingle Jam Contest for May Days Celebration
HUNTINGTON, N.Y.--NY Honda dealership Huntington Honda announces the official start of its Jingle Jam Contest going on now through May 31, 2011. âWeââ¬â¢re ready to freshen things up with a new sound, so weââ¬â¢ve invited all our fans to sing their own version for a chance at their share of $ ... Continue reading
You Know You Want To: Tesla Offers the Drive Change Electric Roadster Tour
PALO ALTO, Calif.--Tesla Motors kicks off its Drive Change Electric Roadster Tour on May 14 in Colorado Springs. Special test drive events will be offered from Seattle, Washington to Naples, Florida, inviting prospective customers to get behind the wheel of the car that started the electric vehicle revolution. âTh ... Continue reading
But First Snideâs Remarks: Why is a group of seemingly intelligent patriotic Americans promoting the 60MPG propaganda? Is it to divert attention from a real solution? A timely and meaningful solution to our gasoline dependency and all that it means can be instituted with just a stroke of the presidential pen on a ... Continue reading
Lots of People: 2011 New York Auto Show Ends on a High-Note
NEW YORK, May 9, 2011 -- 1 million+ visitors, projected 1.5% increase in attendance 61 world and North American vehicle introductions Unprecedented media attendance and coverage All-new North Hall exhibit space attracts huge crowds 12 U.S. auto industry leaders present $30m+ check to the Red Cross for the people of Jap ... Continue reading
Research and Markets: Hybrid And Pure Electric Cars 2011-2021
DUBLIN--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/7f6c5b/hybrid_and_pure_el) has announced the addition of the "Hybrid And Pure Electric Cars 2011-2021" report to their offering. Electric vehicles just became exciting. For 111 years, electric cars that rely only on a battery - "pure EVs" - have h ... Continue reading
--In recognition of the May 11th worldwide launch of the first ever United Nation-sanctioned Decade of Action for Road Safety (2011-2020) and May as National Youth Traffic Safety Month, Americaââ¬â¢s leading traffic safety and public health organizations will release new data on the impact of crashes on the ... Continue reading
Motorsports Venue News - Busch, Harvick Bring Added Drama To The Monster Mile
DOVER, May 9, 2011: The tension in the air will be potent this weekend as the eyes of the NASCAR world focus on the First State for race weekend at Dover International Speedway, following a wild weekend at Darlington Raceway that saw tempers flare between drivers Kyle Busch and Kevin Harvick. The two drivers are includ ... Continue reading
Truck Series Team News - Miguel Paludo Dover International Speedway Advance
TAMING THE MONSTER MILE: As a Rookie-of-the-Year contender in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series in 2011, Miguel Paludo will be seeing the majority of the tracks on the schedule for the first time. However, Dover (Del.) International Speedway will not be one of them. Last season, in preparation for running the full ... Continue reading
Truck Series Team News - Timothy Peters Dover International Speedway Advance
ONE HUNDRED PERCENT: Timothy Peters is one of only four drivers in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series to have completed every lap in 2011. CHECKING OFF THE LIST: Dover is one of 11 tracks on the current Truck Series schedule that Peters has yet to lead a lap at, thus far in 2011 Peters has paced the field for a tota ... Continue reading
NHRA Team News - Sportsman Racers Return To So Cal For The JEGS Pacific SPORTSnationals
FONTANA, May 9, 2011: The best drivers in the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series will return to Southern California this weekend for the sixth annual JEGS NHRA Pacific SPORTSnationals at Auto Club Dragway. More than 400 of the worldâs best sportsman racers will be in action at the event, which is one of three speci ... Continue reading
Truck Series Team News - Elliott Sadler Nationwide Series Advance: Dover International Speedway
CONCRETE FACTS: Elliott Sadler and the No. 2 OneMain Financial team head to Dover (Del.) International Speedway to battle Miles the Monster this Saturday afternoon. Sadler has six NASCAR Nationwide Series starts at the 1.0-mile concrete track with two top-10 finishes. Dover is one of only three concrete tracks on the c ... Continue reading
Motorsports Event News - AIM Autosport Showing GAMMA88 Car At TA Richmond
Woodbridge, May 9, 2011: AIM Autosportâs BMW-Riley sponsored by GAMMA88 will be displayed at the TA Travel Center near Richmond, Va. on Wednesday (May 11). From 2â6 pm, the team will stop at TAâs Richmond Travel Center on I-95 at exit 89 in Ashland to display its car on the way to compete at the upcoming ... Continue reading
BROOKLYN, May 9, 2011: Alliance Truck Parts, a leading provider of replacement parts for the commercial transportation industry, has signed a 3-year naming rights deal with Michigan International Speedway for the NASCAR Nationwide Series Alliance Truck Parts 250. This yearâs race will be held on Saturday, June 18. ... Continue reading
Sprint Cup Team News - Smith Wins In Darlington To Score First NASCAR Victory
DARLINGTON, May 8, 2011: After he took the checkered flag to win his first NASCAR race, an emotional Regan Smith, with his voice cracking, radioed his crew to tell them how proud and happy he was for the entire Furniture Row Racing organization. The victory in Saturday night's SHOWTIME Southern 500 Sprint Cup race at D ... Continue reading
ILMC Team News - American Ferrari Team Finishes 9th In Intercontinental Le Mans Cup Series
Spa, May 8, 2011: Krohn Racing competed at Spa-Francorchamps for the second round of the Intercontinental Le Mans Cup Series at the 100km of Spa race this week. Team owner/driver Tracy W. Krohn and co-driver Nic Jönsson had to learn the 7KM circuit as quickly as they could with minimal track time prior to race start ... Continue reading
F1 Team News - Mercedes/Petronas GP Race Report
MERCEDES GP PETRONAS drivers Nico Rosberg and Michael Schumacher finished the Turkish Grand Prix in fifth and twelfth places respectively today. Started from third on the grid, Nico ran a clean race to finish fifth, with high tyre degradation in the early stages preventing him from finishing higher. Michael started str ... Continue reading
Istanbul, May 8, 2011: The only problem Sebastian Vettel had on his four-stopping way to victory number three of 2011 in Turkey on Sunday afternoon came as he went into the 57th and penultimate lap and had to lap the duelling Sergio Perez and Adrian Sutil in the last corner. Otherwise, he made it look easy, leading vir ... Continue reading
WoO Team News - Henderson Posts First Port Royal Victory
Henderson Posts First Port Royal Victory PORT ROYAL, May 8, 2011: Minor improvements each week coupled with persistence paid off for Justin Henderson Saturday night when the popular driver of Charlie and Dawn Sorokachâs Char-Pac Coal Co. No. 35 posted his first Port Royal Speedway sprint car feature victory. It wa ... Continue reading
Subaru Takes on the Unpredictability of Mother Nature
CHERRY HILL, N.J., May 9, 2011 CHERRY HILL, N.J., May 9, 2011 -- Predicting Mother Nature is never easy, even for the best weather professionals. Ã To help consumers, Subaru has launched a humorous new campaign, "The World's Worst Weatherman," to show that even when caught off guard by the weather, drivers can call ... Continue reading
Consumer Acceptance of Biobased and "Green" Household Products Set to Rise
PALO ALTO, Calif.--New consumer research released today demonstrates the market potential in North America for biobased and ââ¬Ågreenââ 30;¬??? household products with environmental benefits. The Genencor Household Sustainability Index found that four in ten American consumers and about a third of Canad ... Continue reading
WASHINGTON--GEICO is pleased to announce the winners of this yearââ¬â¢s Safety Poster & Video Contest. âdrive safely. This yearââ¬â¢s winner in the computer-generated poster category isâ In the poster contest category the winners are: Matthew Schneider of Florida who is this yearââ ... Continue reading
Volatile Fuel Prices Are Top Fleet Manager Concern
EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn.--Corporate fleet managers rate higher and more volatile fuel prices as their top concern in 2011, according to a recent survey conducted by GE Capital Fleet Services. More than a quarter of respondents (29 percent) said the recent spike in fuel prices has made this issue their top concern, up from 1 ... Continue reading
Power For The People: GreenField Ethanol announces the launch of G2Biochem
GreenField Ethanol announced the launch of G2Biochem, a collaborative partnership that will acquire, validate and commercialize GreenField's innovative patented process technology. This technology will make next generation ethanol a commercial reality. G2Biochem is backed by major international partners and collaborato ... Continue reading
ATLANTA, May 9, 2011 ATLANTA, May 9, 2011 -- Research released today by AutoTrader.com shows that dealers who merchandise their new car inventory online by adding actual photos of each new car and real prices garner significantly more traffic to their online vehicle detail pages (VDPs) and generate more interaction wit ... Continue reading
Johnson Controls Names Bill Jackson Executive Vice President, Operations and Innovation
MILWAUKEE, May 9, 2011 MILWAUKEE, May 9, 2011 -- Johnson Controls , a global diversified company in the building and automotive industries, today announced that Bill Jackson has joined the company as Executive Vice President, Operations and Innovation, a new position. Jackson brings more than two decades of automotive ... Continue reading
Saab Brings PhoeniX Concept Car and All-New 9-4X Crossover to Streets of Washington, DC
Saab PhoeniX concept and the all-new 9-4X crossover. See Saab's first crossover, the 9-4X with design that expresses true identity as the premium alternative with distinct elements immediately recognizable to Saab. Understated and clean Scandinavian design incorporating the typical Saab brand cues such as wrap-aroun ... Continue reading
Global Fuel Cell Shipments Doubled Between 2008 and 2010, According to Pike Research
BOULDER, Colo.--Adoption of fuel cell powered products is gathering increasing momentum in a wide variety of application areas. The shift from an R&D based industry to a fully commercial one is well underway, though it has not been without its setbacks. Fuel cells are now being deployed for applications as diverse as r ... Continue reading
PR Newswire WASHINGTON, May 9, 2011 WASHINGTON, May 9, 2011 -- At a time when there is intense debate about the role of government, a majority of Americans support additional laws and want more action by government officials to improve highway safety, according to a new survey out today by the AAA Foundation for Traffi ... Continue reading
Saab Cars North America Appoints New President and Chief Operating Officer
Mr. Timothy Colbeck. Effective Monday, May 9, Mr. Colbeck will oversee Saab's largest market, North America. Ã He will report directly to Saab Automobile AB vice president and head of global sales & aftersales, Matthias Seidl and the Saab Cars North America Board of Directors. Mr. Colbeck joins SCNA with 25 years of ... Continue reading
SAN RAMON, Calif., May 9, 2011 SAN RAMON, Calif., May 9, 2011 -- MediaTracâ⢠(http://www.media-trac.com), a leading provider of customer loyalty and retention programs for auto dealerships, announced today that Ancira Nissan is achieving strong retention results by augmenting its Nissan One to One loyalty p ... Continue reading
JAMA UPDATE NEWS: Japanese Automakers' 2010 Overseas Production Statistics
May 9, 2011 JAMA UPDATE NEWS [ http://www.jama-english.jp/ ] =========================================================== Press Release (April 28, 2011): Japanese Automakers' 2010 Overseas Production Statistics (Fourth Quarter & Annual Total, Calendar 2010) Overseas vehicle production by Japanese automakers during the f ... Continue reading
Ford Motor Company Expands Enigma Relationship
BURLINGTON, Mass.--Enigma Inc., the leading software company for aftermarket parts and service systems in the automotive and heavy equipment industries, today announced that Ford Motor Company has extended and upgraded its Enigma 3C Electronic Parts Catalog (EPC) implementation. The Ford EPC delivers updated parts and ... Continue reading
It Looks Good! Mopar Grilles New Chrysler 300
AUBURN HILLS, Mich., May 9, 2011 AUBURN HILLS, Mich., May 9, 2011 Mopar maximizes the thrill of the grille and the appeal of the wheel; Offers eight custom grilles and six wheel-design packages for all-new 2011 Chrysler 300 Eight new custom grilles, including two constructed of billet aluminum; prices range from $310 t ... Continue reading
Giving Back: Toyota 100 Cars for Good Program Opens Voting to the Public
TORRANCE, Calif., May 9, 2011 TORRANCE, Calif., May 9, 2011 -- Toyota today announced that public voting for its "100 Cars for Good" program is now open through August 16. The program will award 100 vehicles over the course of 100 days to 100 deserving nonprofit organizations based on votes from the public. Beginning t ... Continue reading
BMW Makes Buying Easier With New Ebay Store
BMW will start selling parts and accessories direct to owners for the first time, thanks to a new partnership with eBay, the leading online retailer. 'BMW Direct', now live on eBay.co.uk, will satisfy the growing demand from motor enthusiasts for purchasing original parts online. ... Continue reading
Ford's Wake-Up Call For UK's Sleepy Drivers
With thousands of accidents caused every year by tired drivers, Ford's new Driver Alert safety system could prove to be a life-saver. ... Continue reading
Volkswagen Steps Up Its Use Of Plug-In Hybrid Technology
International Vienna Motor Symposium, the Chairman of the Volkswagen Group, Prof. Dr. Martin Winterkorn, announced that the Volkswagen Group will be going into production with a range of important models with plug-in hybrid technology starting in 2013/14. ... Continue reading
Aston Martin To Auction Rapide For Japan
Aston Martin Chief Executive Dr. Ulrich Bez is to auction his company Rapide at this year's annual Bonhams auction at Newport Pagnell, with all proceeds to go to charities providing aid to victims of the recent earthquakes and Tsunami in Japan. In support of the initiative, Bonhams has also committed to waiver its comm ... Continue reading
SMMT Industry Forum Drives The Flag With Toyota's British Built Auris Hybrid
The SMMT (Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders) Industry Forum has replaced its fleet of Avensis saloons after five years use with six Auris Hybrids, built at Toyota's manufacturing plant in Burnaston, Derbyshire. ... Continue reading
New Range Rover Evoque On Parade At 2011 Royal Windsor Horse Show
The new Range Rover Evoque will enjoy its first formal public presentation in the UK since the beginning of the year, when it goes on display this week at the 2011 Royal Windsor Horse Show, where Land Rover will be continuing its long-established support to the Event as principle sponsor and official vehicle supplier. ... Continue reading
Independent Study Confirms Toyota As Consumer's First Choice For Hybrid And Electric Vehicles
When it comes to thinking about who to turn to when it comes to buying a hybrid or electric vehicle, Toyota is the top choice. ... Continue reading
This year the famous Rolls-Royce mascot, the Spirit of Ecstasy, marks its centenary anniversary. To celebrate this important icon of motoring history, and its connections with the Montagu family, a new exhibition was unveiled on 5 May 2011 in the family home of Palace House. ... Continue reading
Market Leader Ford UPS Sales And Share In April
Strong sales of Ford's total vehicle range boosted its UK sales leadership in April with increased sales and share recorded for the month, compared with April 2010. The Ford Fiesta was first in car sales while the Ford Transit continued its reign as the best-selling commercial vehicle (CV). ... Continue reading
Ford "Happy Seat" Improves Life On The Assembly Line
Over 100 years after Henry Ford pioneered the moving assembly line, Ford is still refining its founder's industry-changing innovation. ... Continue reading
Jaguar To Build C-X75 Hybrid Supercar
Jaguar can today confirm that it will launch the remarkable C-X75 concept car as an exclusive hybrid supercar. ... Continue reading
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