Nationwide Series - Billy Johnson to Drive Fastenal Ford Mustang At Road America
ELKHART LAKE, June 24, 2011: Roush Fenway Racing has announced that Billy Johnson, who led the first practice session on Friday at Road America, will drive the No. 60 Fastenal Mustang in Saturdayâs Bucyrus 200 Nationwide Series road course race. Carl Edwards, who was originally slated to drive the car at Road Amer ... Continue reading
Grand Am Prototype - Ricky Taylor Earns Third Consecutive Pole!
Elkhart Lake, June 24, 2011: The No. 10 SunTrust Chevrolet Dallara of Wayne Taylor Racing will start Saturdayâs GRAND-AM Rolex Sports Car Series 250 from the pole for the third race in a row after qualifying Friday afternoon at Road America in Elkhart Lake, Wis. Ricky Taylor, the 21-year-old co-driver to veteran I ... Continue reading
IndyCar - Andretti Autosports Iowa Practice Comments
MARCO ANDRETTI, #26 TEAM VENOM ENERGY DRINK CAR * Qualified in P17 "After running well with the Venom car in the morning warm-up, I was a bit disappointed with the qualifying results. I think there's a bit less grip on the track than last year and some of that could be in the tires. We're sliding more this year for sur ... Continue reading
Grand Am Prototype - Fogarty's Early Flyers End Up Just A Tick Off Pole
ELKHART LAKE, June 24, 2011: GAINSCO/Bob Stallings Racing and Jon Fogarty qualified second Friday for Saturdayâs Rolex Sports Car Series 250 Driven by VISITFLORIDA.com at Road America where Fogartyâs second of two flying laps in the No. 99 GAINSCO Auto Insurance Chevrolet Riley ended up just a tick off the po ... Continue reading
Indy Lights - Andretti Autosport Iowa Practice Comments
STEFAN WILSON, #5 TEAM ANDRETTI AUTOSPORT CAR * Will start tomorrow's race in P7 "After qualifying, I'm feeling a bit more confident in the car. It's been two hard weekends, and it's been a real test for the whole team. But we're working hard to make it better. Without a teammate to work off of, it gives us an extra ch ... Continue reading
Morotsports Brands - Tasca, Bayne And Wood Brothers Celebrate 1st Anniversary Of FordParts.Com
Dearborn, June 24, 2011: FordParts.com, the intuitive, consumer-friendly website that puts the customer in control by providing all the information required to make informed buying decisions of Genuine Ford and Motorcraft parts, celebrates its one-year anniversary this month. To celebrate, Ford Customer Service Divisio ... Continue reading
Star Mazda - Andretti Autosport Iowa Practice Comments
SAGE KARAM, #88 TEAM MAZDASPEED/ COMFORT REVOLUTION CAR * Finished P1 in practice "Practice went pretty well today, finishing P1. We improved from yesterday's test session and learned a lot today about the car. We made some good changes, so I'm happy about practice. ... Continue reading
Sprint Cup - Robby Gordon Infineon Preview
Charlotte, June 24, 2011: Robby Gordon, known as one of the toughest contenders for any road course race event, and the No. 7 team have been preparing for this weekendâs race for weeks now. The No. 7 SPEED Energy team has tested at Virginia International Raceway and has made improvements to the race car that they ... Continue reading
New Bentley Continental GT Offers Dramatic Mulliner Styling Options - VIDEO ENHANCED
CREWE, England - June 24, 2011: Widely acclaimed for its crisp, sculpted design, the new Bentley Continental GT is poised to create a further stir with the new Mulliner Styling Specification, a range of Bentley-designed styling options reaffirming its potent road presence. The new Mulliner Styling Specification's Class ... Continue reading
Federal Agencies to Improve Coordination to Support Energy Development and Safeguard Air Quality
In keeping with President Obama's strategy to expand domestic oil and gas production safely and responsibly, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI), and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today released an interagency approach to address air quality issues assoc ... Continue reading
Alcoa To Provide Airbus With Aluminum Sheet and Plate Products
Alcoa today announced it has been awarded a new multi-year supply agreement with Airbus for aluminum sheet and plate products utilizing Alcoa's current and advanced-generation aluminum alloys. The agreement was reached this week at the Paris Air Show by executives of both companies. ... Continue reading
Visteon Set to Join Russell Indexes
PR Newswire VAN BUREN TOWNSHIP, Mich., June 24, 2011 VAN BUREN TOWNSHIP, Mich., June 24, 2011 -- Visteon Corporation , a leading global automotive supplier, is set to join the broad-market Russell 3000® Index when Russell Investments reconstitutes its U.S. and global equity indexes after the close of the U.S. markets ... Continue reading
"Top 10 Coolest New Cars Under $18,000" Includes Kia Forte Koup by Kelly Blue Book
The 2011 Kia Forte Koup has been named to the "Top 10 Coolest New Cars Under $18,000" list by Kelley Blue Book. ... Continue reading
American Metal Market's 2011 Award for Steel Excellence Goes to Severstall
Severstal North America named the winner for Best Brownfield Technology in American Metal Market's 2011 Awards for Steel Excellence. Severstal's efforts to remediate a steelworks site in Dearborn, originally built by Henry Ford in 1918, include a $740 million modernization program that consists of a new cold rolling co ... Continue reading
Dave Matthews Band Caravan is Powered By Jeep
'Jeep Journey to Stardom' road tour experience set up for festival attendees Follow the brand's participation via Facebook, Twitter and the Jeep brand blog The Jeep brand announced today that the 2011 Jeep Compass will be the exclusive automotive sponsor for the Dave Matthews Band Caravan, which begins its four-city ... Continue reading
Top Summer Safety Tips for Holiday Travelers - VIDEO STORY
LONDON - June 24, 2011: Some 74 per cent of European holidaymakers are travelling by car to their summer holiday destination this year but they are still falling short when it comes to preparing themselves and their cars for the journey, a major survey conducted by Goodyear Dunlop shows. The Road Safety Survey, part of ... Continue reading
Quality of Cars and Trucks The Best Ever - JD Power
THE CONSUMER IS THE OVERALL WINNER! Special to The Auto Channel From Robb Mahr, Automotive Focus Detroit, June 23, 2011: While the J.D. Power 2011 Initial Quality Study names 21 vehicles as having the best quality in their niche, the survey shows the auto industry average of 178 problems per 100 (pp100) vehicles is the ... Continue reading
Motorsports Venues - Lawsuit Filed Against Circuit Of The America's Organizers
Austin, June 23, 2011: Three Austin plaintiffs have filed suit to prevent Texas Comptroller Susan Combs from paying $25 million in public funds to Circuit Of The America's (COTA) organizers. Plaintiffs Ewa Siwak a Bowie High School teacher, Del Valle School Board Trustee Richard Franklin and accountant Richard Viktorin ... Continue reading
Sprint Cup - Tony Stewart; Being a Centrist Proves Successful In Sonoma
KANNAPOLIS, June 22, 2011: Being a centrist pays dividends in politics, as you can court votes from the left and the right. And it helps to be a centrist in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series too, for having the proper balance between the left and the right can also prove beneficial, at least when the series visits the two r ... Continue reading
Noblesville, June 23, 2011: MAZDASPEED driver Conor Daly, second-generation formula car racer, heads to the seaside city of Valencia on the eastern coast of Spain set along the Mediterranean Sea for this weekendâs GP3 Series race. The 5.42 km temporary street circuit takes in the local port area crossing the water ... Continue reading
IndyCar - Circle K Stores Joins Andretti Autosports Sponsor Lineup
INDIANAPOLIS, June 23, 2011: Andretti Autosport announced today that Circle K Stores ("Circle K") has joined Andretti Autosport's family of official sponsors. As a marketing partner of the team, Circle K will be a major associate sponsor of the #28 car and driver Ryan Hunter-Reay. The new sponsorship program begins wit ... Continue reading
IndyCar - Andretti Autosport Iowa Notes And Quotes
MARCO ANDRETTI, #26 TEAM VENOM ENERGY DRINK CAR "The Venom car has run well in Iowa the past couple seasons and it's a track I like. I think it makes for great racing for the fans. We're looking for a turning point for this season; this weekend and Iowa would be a great place to produce that." MIKE CONWAY, #27 TEAM AND ... Continue reading
Motorsports Venues - Logano Fan Club Offers New Hampshire Motor Speedway Ticket Package
LOUDON, June 23, 2011: New England's own Joey Logano is offering an exclusive New Hampshire Motor Speedway ticket package for die-hard race fans during the LENOX Industrial Tools 301 weekend July 14-17. Logano, who pilots the No. 20 Home Depot Toyota, became the youngest driver to ever win a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series ev ... Continue reading
Lucas Oil Off-Road - Series Road Racing Returns To Utah's Miller Motorsports Park
TOOELE VALLEY, June 23, 2011: The Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series returns to Miller Motorsports Park this weekend, June 25-26, and will have a brand-new, permanent track on which to compete. Following last year's very popular debut at Miller Motorsports Park, track officials decided to build a permanent, high-speed of ... Continue reading
Star Mazda - Juncos Racing Ends Open Practice First And Second with Scuncio and Menezes
Newton, June 23, 2011: Martin Scuncio, 19, and Gustavo Menezes, 16, of Juncos Racing secured the top two fastest lap times of today's four-hour open practice session with just over one hundredth of a second separating them. The result was especially fulfilling for two particular reasons; the team is still looking for i ... Continue reading
Scania Changing Its Relationship with Hino
Today there is already major sales potential for Scania's industrial engines in these segments Scania has established a sales and service company in Japan. This implies changes in Scania's alliance with Japanese truck and bus manufacturer Hino. The exchange of knowledge at the strategic level that we have enjoyed ove ... Continue reading
Honda Files Annual Report with SEC
Honda Motor Co., Ltd. has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission its annual report on Form 20-F for the year ended March 31, 2011. ... Continue reading
Flint-area Organizations Receive $75,000 in Grants from the GM Foundation
The General Motors Foundation today awarded grants totaling $75,000 to support programs at 15 Flint-area nonprofits and organizations serving children, adults and seniors. The grants were distributed a day after General Motors hosted more than 10,000 visitors at a special "thank you" open house at the company's five Fl ... Continue reading
The Foundation Polo Challenge Gets the Nod from Audi
Underscoring the brand's longtime support of the sport of polo, Audi announced it will be an official sponsor of The Foundation Polo Challenge sponsored by Tiffany & Co., a charity polo match taking place on July 9, 2011 to benefit The American Friends of The Foundation of Prince William and Prince Harry and the Polo T ... Continue reading
Senator Boxer Asks BMW To Reconsider Its Actions In Ontario, California
The following is being released by Teamsters Local 495: Today Senator Barbara Boxer sent a letter to BMW North America CEO Jim O'Donnell, asking him to reconsider a poorly thought-out plan to fire BMW's nearly 100 Ontario, Calif. employees later this summer and immediately re-open the facility the very next day with a ... Continue reading
The Fuel Shuts Off When the Chevy Cruze Slows Down, Increasing Fuel Economy By Up To 2 Percent
Chevrolet Cruze customers can rest easy knowing the engineers who developed their car packed a wide variety of advanced fuel-saving technologies under the hood. One of those technologies is deceleration fuel cutoff (DFCO). While the vehicle is decelerating or slowing down, fuel is automatically shut off to the Cruze's ... Continue reading
2012 SAE World Congress Has Nissan As Its Host Sponsor
SAE International announced that Nissan will serve as the Host Company for the SAE 2012 World Congress, slated for April 24-26, 2012, in Detroit. As host company, Nissan will help support and develop the technical program for the conference. In addition, Robert Sump, vice president, Nissan Technical Center North Americ ... Continue reading
Grand Am Prototype - Gurney Takes Advantage Of Briefly Dry Track To Take P1
ELKHART LAKE, June 23, 2011: GAINSCO/Bob Stallings Racing took advantage of what little dry-track time there was at Road America on Thursday to post the fastest practice lap of the day with Alex Gurney at the wheel of the No. 99 GAINSCO Auto Insurance Chevrolet Riley. This weekendâs Rolex Sports Car Series 250 dri ... Continue reading
New-vehicle retail sales rebounded in the first half of June, as consumers, despite mixed economic signals, returned to dealerships, according to J.D. Power and Associates, which gathers real-time transaction data from more than 8,900 retail franchisees throughout the United States. ... Continue reading
Car Nut's Golden Colorado Mountain Top Retreat with 18 Car Garage
Car Nut's Golden Colorado Mountain Top Retreat with 18 Car Garage4 car attached garage and 16 car detached garage with 18' ceilings and 3 - 12' overhead doors with full drive thru ability. A great home for the ages. 3-4 bedrooms, 5 baths, 4400 square feet, 5 acres. 18-20 car garage space The home is low maintenance fin ... Continue reading
Unique Audi R8 Spyder Reflects Well On Sir Elton's Party
Guests at this year's White Tie and Tiara Ball, which as always takes place at the home of Sir Elton John and his partner David Furnish, will need to empty their jewellery boxes to avoid being outshone by the very special R8 sports car donated by Audi for the star-studded event. ... Continue reading
Lexus Reveals Unique Royal Wedding Ls 600h L Landaulet
A unique, full hybrid Lexus LS 600h Landaulet fitted with a one-piece transparent polycarbonate roof will serve as the official royal wedding car when His Serene Highness Prince Albert II of Monaco marries Carlene Wittstock in Monte Carlo on 2 July. ... Continue reading
UK To Export British-Built Toyotas To Japan
The Toyota Avensis, built exclusively at Toyota's UK factory in Burnaston, Derbyshire, is to be exported to Japan. The launch of the third-generation Avensis in Toyota's "home" market later this year further strengthens the performance of the UK plant, which already ships the model to 47 countries worldwide. ... Continue reading
Which? Magazine Names Hyundai As 'Best Car Manufacturer'
Leading consumer publication Which? presented the prestigious award of Best Car Manufacturer to Hyundai, at its annual ceremony in London today. Hyundai won the accolade over rivals BMW, Mazda, Skoda and Toyota. ... Continue reading
Narva Warning Lamp Range Further Enhanced
Narva's range of self contained warning lamps has been further enhanced with the release of a new 12/24Volt High Powered L.E.D Warning Lamp. ... Continue reading
Kia Adds Drive To Support For Timor-Leste
The donation of a second Kia Sorento to the Order of Malta has widened the palliative care and medical services network provided throughout East Timor (Timor-Leste) by the world's oldest Catholic Charity. ... Continue reading
Honda Achieves Best-Ever Result In J.D. Power Study
The Honda brand earned its best-ever ranking in J.D. Power and Associates'Initial Quality StudySM (IQS) for 2011, finishing second among all surveyed brands, including premium makes. ... Continue reading
New Renault Koleos, A Dynamic Crossover With Unrivalled Comfort
A renewed version of Renault Koleos is to be released in Australia in quarter four, 2011. The new Koleos has revised exterior styling and interior trim. The model reasserts its high-end status by building on the strengths that were widely acclaimed at launch in 2008: namely its remarkable comfort, versatility and flexi ... Continue reading
New Audi Terminal Lifts The Bar On The Gold Coast
Audi Australia's new $210 million 5-year nationwide investment dealer network programme continues to see industry standard-setting facilities opened throughout the country. ... Continue reading
Team Mopar Australia's Ready To Hit The Strip!
Mopar Australia (Chrysler) has announced a renewal of its sponsorship of ANDRA Pro Series Drag Racing's Lee Bektash and Team Mopar for the next two seasons. The renewal builds on Mopar's ongoing sponsorship of Lee and his team since 2008. ... Continue reading
Top Selling Dash Torch Gets Further Sales Boost With Attractive Display
Narva's fast selling L.E.D Dash Torch is achieving an additional boost in sales with the introduction of an attractive full graphic shipper carton that acts as a counter display. ... Continue reading
Shannons Supercar Showdown Coming on 7Mate
A revolution in motorsport television will launch on 7Mate on July 23. ... Continue reading
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