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Bentley Mulsanne Takes the Grand Tour to Its Namesake French Town - VIDEO FEATURE

Bentley Mulsanne Takes the Grand Tour to Its Namesake French Town - VIDEO FEATURE

MULSANNE, France - June 28, 2011: Ride along on an interesting travel video blog. Click PLAY to watch DETAILED OF THE NEW MULSANNE “The new Mulsanne is a thoroughly modern flagship that captures the essence of the Bentley marque. It is elegant yet distinctly sporting in character, delivering effortless performance ... Continue reading

Sprint Cup - Biffle Comments Prior To Daytona

Sprint Cup - Biffle Comments Prior To Daytona

Biffle on Daytona: “I've always liked the night race at Daytona. My first ever Sprint Cup win was this race in 2003 so it's definitely a race on the schedule that means something to me and that I look forward to. Racing at Daytona under the lights adds a little extra excitement I think for both the drivers and the ... Continue reading

Steel Industry Praises Ricardo Study Highlighting the Importance of Life Cycle Emissions in Properly Assessing the Carbon Footprint of Future Vehicles

Steel Industry Praises Ricardo Study Highlighting the Importance of Life Cycle Emissions in Properly Assessing the Carbon Footprint of Future Vehicles

According to the study "Preparing for a Life Cycle CO2 Measure" recently released by the Low Carbon Vehicle Partnership (LCVP), an advisory group working to accelerate the shift to low-carbon vehicles and fuels, and conducted by Ricardo, a global engineering firm, vehicle manufacturing emissions can represent 23 to 46 ... Continue reading

Take a Hotlap in the Jaguar XKR-S - VIDEO FEATURE

Take a Hotlap in the Jaguar XKR-S - VIDEO FEATURE

Jaguar XKR-S, the most powerful and fastest series production sports car Jaguar has ever built with a top speed of 300km/h SEE ALSO: XKR-S Details Portimão, Portugal - June 28, 2011: Mike Cross, Jaguar's Chief Engineer - Vehicle Integrity, takes us on an exhilarating run around one of Europe's most thrilling racetrack ... Continue reading

The First Of 20 Battery Switch Stations In Denmark

The First Of 20 Battery Switch Stations In Denmark

In preparation for commercial launch later this year, Better Place today unveiled the company's first Battery Switch station in Europe at an event in Gladsaxe, just outside Copenhagen. The station, which showcased the company's Battery Switch technology, switching a Renault Fluence Z.E., is the first of 20 Battery Swit ... Continue reading

2012 Prius v (nee Toyota Prius) First Drive

2012 Prius v (nee Toyota Prius) First Drive

Not a Toyota Prius Anymore, Just a Prius v By Steve Purdy TheAutoChannel.com Detroit Bureau The smart folks at Toyota have decided that they will make a separate breed of the popular Prius hybrid and add a family of other hybrid vehicles to that stable. Much like Lexus luxury division and Scion youth division the new P ... Continue reading

Biotech Patents and Next-Generation Biofuels are the Top Topics of Day Two of 2011 BIO International Convention

Biotech Patents and Next-Generation Biofuels are the Top Topics of Day Two of 2011 BIO International Convention

The state-of-the industry reports, biotech patent cases and advancements in biofuel technologies headline the second day of the 2011 BIO International Convention, the world's largest biotechnology event taking place at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C. Hosted by the Biotechnology Industry O ... Continue reading

Biotechnology Industry Organization Calls for Government Backed Leadership

Biotechnology Industry Organization Calls for Government Backed Leadership

The 2011 Leadership Summit, hosted by the Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO), addressed the economic obstacles and environmental impacts for biotechnologies in transforming how food, fuel and other products are produced. ... Continue reading

2011 Teen Driving Safety Leadership Award Is Open For Nominations

2011 Teen Driving Safety Leadership Award Is Open For Nominations

The National Safety Council is accepting nominations for the 2011 Teen Driving Safety Leadership Award, sponsored by General Motors. This award recognizes individuals and organizations that have made great advances in protecting teen drivers. Motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of teen fatalities, but teens are ... Continue reading

Conserve Gas and Save With These Holiday Driving Tips

Conserve Gas and Save With These Holiday Driving Tips

As Americans across the country hit the road for the Fourth of July weekend, many families are struggling to deal with the burden of high fuel prices. One key tip is often left off fuel-saving checklists: buying the right tires can significantly improve a car's fuel efficiency. Most new cars sold today come with fuel-e ... Continue reading

Corvette Auction Fetches $5.8 Million

Corvette Auction Fetches $5.8 Million

Mecum Auctions sold a variety of noteworthy Corvettes during its annual Bloomington Gold Corvette Auction, which had total gross sales (excluding buyer's premium) of $5.8 million for the two-day event June 24-25, 2011, in St. Charles, Ill. Headlining the offering was a collection of 23 Black Corvettes ranging from 1954 ... Continue reading

Top Chrysler Suppliers Honored at 2011 Annual Supplier Meeting and Awards Ceremony

Top Chrysler Suppliers Honored at 2011 Annual Supplier Meeting and Awards Ceremony

Chrysler Group LLC recognized 11 suppliers for their outstanding performances on Tuesday during its 2011 Annual Supplier Meeting and Awards Ceremony at the historic Fox Theatre in Detroit. Approximately 1,500 attendees, including top executives from Chrysler Group, Fiat Group Purchasing and Chrysler Group's global supp ... Continue reading

Real-Time Fleet Information, Dashboard and Reporting Via Mobile Apps

Real-Time Fleet Information, Dashboard and Reporting Via Mobile Apps

FleetMatics, a leading global provider of fleet management solutions for commercial fleet vehicles, announces that its newly enhanced FleetMatics Mobile App has received enthusiastic acceptance in the fleet management marketplace. The Mobile App is a powerful mobile delivery platform that offers a portable, full-featur ... Continue reading

Sprint Cup - A Battery for Every Need? How About a Driver for Every Track?

Sprint Cup - A Battery for Every Need? How About a Driver for Every Track?

HUNTERSVILLE, June 28, 2011: Interstate All Battery Center stores promise to have “Every Battery for Every Needâ€� with the expertise to solve any battery-related problem. So it’s only appropriate that this weekend’s new metallic and reflective green-and-gold scheme on the No. 18 Interstate All ... Continue reading

IIHS: 2011 Saab 9-5 and 2011-12 Volkswagen CC earn 2011 Top Safety Pick

IIHS: 2011 Saab 9-5 and 2011-12 Volkswagen CC earn 2011 Top Safety Pick

The Saab 9-5, a large luxury car, and the Volkswagen CC, a midsize luxury car, are Top Safety Pick award winners after earning good ratings for performance in the Institute's roof strength test for rollover protection. These cars earlier earned good ratings for front, side, and rear crash protection, and they have stan ... Continue reading

Bentley Owners Club Return to the Crewe Factory - VIDEO FEATURE

Bentley Owners Club Return to the Crewe Factory - VIDEO FEATURE

CREWE, England - June 28, 2011: In this 'Bentley Extravaganza’ celebrates the return of dozens of rare and beautiful Bentleys from around the globe to the Company’s headquarters in Crewe. Click PLAY to watch this fabulous video produced by Bentley AN UNBROKEN LINE World of the Bentley Designer uncovered at ne ... Continue reading

EPA Finalizes E15 Pump Labeling Requirements /New labels will help consumers find the right fuel for their vehicles

EPA Finalizes E15 Pump Labeling Requirements /New labels will help consumers find the right fuel for their vehicles

"New labels will help consumers find the right fuel for their vehicles " *WASHINGTON -* The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued fuel pump labeling and other requirements for gasoline blends containing more than 10 and up to 15 percent ethanol, known as E15. These requirements will help ensure that E15 is ... Continue reading

Scion Announces Pricing for 2012 tC and tC Release Series 7.0 Models

Scion Announces Pricing for 2012 tC and tC Release Series 7.0 Models

Scion announced today that its first release series for the second generation tC sports coupe, the 2012 tC Release Series 7.0 (tC RS 7.0), will be available at dealer showrooms this summer. ... Continue reading

'BAFTA Brits to Watch' Is Sponsored By Audi

'BAFTA Brits to Watch' Is Sponsored By Audi

Audi is honored to announce its partnership with the 'BAFTA Brits to Watch' event, taking place Saturday July 9, 2011 at the Belasco Theater in Los Angeles. BAFTA's President, HRH The Duke of Cambridge and HRH The Duchess of Cambridge will attend the event as part of their visit to California, helping recognize the inc ... Continue reading

Molex CMX Sealed, Hybrid and Modular Connector Portfolio for Transportation Applications

Molex CMX Sealed, Hybrid and Modular Connector Portfolio for Transportation Applications

Building on the success of its CMC interconnect system, Molex Incorporated introduces the second generation sealed, hybrid, high-density and modular connector system the CMX family using a new CTX terminal system. The sophisticated design of the fully protected seal offers the ultimate in sealing performance, making th ... Continue reading

Electric and Hybrid Vehicles Are Added to the FedEx Fuel Efficient Fleet

Electric and Hybrid Vehicles Are Added to the FedEx Fuel Efficient Fleet

FedEx Express, a subsidiary of FedEx Corp. and the world's largest express transportation company, continues its holistic fleet approach to fuel efficiency with significant expansion of its lower polluting, energy efficient vehicles. “Different vehicles are appropriate for different routes” Within the next tw ... Continue reading

GEICO Has Some Safety Tips To Help Prepare for Hurricane Season

GEICO Has Some Safety Tips To Help Prepare for Hurricane Season

GEICO officials remind that June is the start of hurricane season, so it's important to prepare your family, yourself and your vehicle in case tropical storms roll in. These tips from GEICO may help if a hurricane is in your long-range or short-term weather forecast: When you've got time to prepare 1. Store an emergenc ... Continue reading

Buckle Up For Life Will Continue To Be Supported by Toyota To Educate African American and Hispanic Families About Child Car Safety

Buckle Up For Life Will Continue To Be Supported by Toyota To Educate African American and Hispanic Families About Child Car Safety

Toyota today announced a $1 million commitment to support the national expansion of Buckle Up for Life, a safety program developed by Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, to help address the extraordinarily high number of African American and Hispanic children, teens and adults killed or injured in automobile ... Continue reading

Drivers Can Tell A Road Trip Story And Enter to Win Free Fuel From Shell

Drivers Can Tell A Road Trip Story And Enter to Win Free Fuel From Shell

Beginning June 27, 2011- September 5, 2011, consumers are invited to enter the Shell "Favorite Road Trip" Sweepstakes for a chance to win 1 of 10 prizes of free fuel for year. It's easy to enter, consumers simply need to submit a short story of their favorite road trip route or memory for a chance to win. Every week, o ... Continue reading

Sprint Cup - Ryan Newman Daytona Advance

Sprint Cup - Ryan Newman Daytona Advance

KANNAPOLIS, June 28, 2011: Ryan Newman has never forgotten the advice his father offered him years ago as he was just starting his racing career. While he may not remember the exact conversation or when it took place, the words his dad said to him have never left his mind: “Son,â€� he said. “If you c ... Continue reading

The Infiniti EX35 Is A Safe Bet Says the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety

The Infiniti EX35 Is A Safe Bet Says the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety

The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) today awarded the 2011 Infiniti EX35 a "Top Safety Pick" rating. The rating is given to vehicles that achieve the Institute's highest rating of "Good" in front, rear and side impact protection, are equipped with electronic stability control, and earn a good rating in ro ... Continue reading

Study Shows Car Shoppers Don't Know Who Sells the Leaf and the Volt

Study Shows Car Shoppers Don't Know Who Sells the Leaf and the Volt

While some consumers are curious about the unfamiliar technology behind the all-electric Nissan Leaf and plug-in hybrid Chevrolet Volt, others are curious about something far more fundamental: Who sells the car? Automotive News reports that an independent market research study has found that people shopping for the new ... Continue reading

Special Motorsports Events - Attendee Numbers Up for International Motorsports Industry Show

Special Motorsports Events - Attendee Numbers Up for International Motorsports Industry Show

INDIANAPOLIS, June 28, 2011: Preparations for the third annual International Motorsports Industry Show (IMIS) are in full swing and the excitement level of attendees may be the highest it’s ever been. The third annual IMIS event is scheduled for Dec. 8-10, 2011 at the Indiana Convention Center, and attendee regist ... Continue reading

Motorsports Venues - Honda Indy Toronto Signs Sponsorship With BMO Financial Group

Motorsports Venues - Honda Indy Toronto Signs Sponsorship With BMO Financial Group

Toronto, June 28, 2011: Honda Indy Toronto announces the addition of BMO Financial Group to its list of sponsors as part of a one-year agreement that grants BMO the title of Financial Services Sponsor along with the right to showcase its latest travel rewards card, the BMO World Elite MasterCard. “Just like IndyCa ... Continue reading

Motorsports Venues - Fan Support Call For Circuit Of The America's

Motorsports Venues - Fan Support Call For Circuit Of The America's

COTA Family and Friends, Austin, Jun 28, 2011: First THANK YOU all so much for your support (and for tolerating all of the emails)! I will try to keep this brief. The City Council vote last week was postponed to THIS WEDNESDAY the 29th at 10AM. This is the MOMENT OF TRUTH! The show of support last week was incredible b ... Continue reading

Special Motorsports Event - Carole Lombard/Clark Gable Vehicles To Be Displayed

Special Motorsports Event - Carole Lombard/Clark Gable Vehicles To Be Displayed

Milan, June 27, 2011: True to the philosophy and style that distinguished the start-up of uniques special ones, MAC Group will continue with exclusive partnerships and significant innovations at this year’s event: simultaneously a competition, exhibition, and social gathering without precedence, its concept of exc ... Continue reading

Special Motorsports Event - Bass Pro Shops Salutes NRA And Will Partner With Stewart-Haas Racing At Daytona

Special Motorsports Event - Bass Pro Shops Salutes NRA And Will Partner With Stewart-Haas Racing At Daytona

KANNAPOLIS, June 27, 2011: Bass Pro Shops, a leading supplier of outdoor gear and equipment, has partnered with the National Rifle Association (NRA) to sponsor the No. 39 Chevrolet Impala driven by Ryan Newman in the July 2 Coke Zero 400 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Daytona (Fla.) International Speedway. Newman pro ... Continue reading

IndyCar - Wheldon, Herta, Newey Selected For 2012 IndyCar Chassis Test Program

IndyCar - Wheldon, Herta, Newey Selected For 2012 IndyCar Chassis Test Program

Indianapolis, June 27, 2011: Two-time Indianapolis 500 winner Dan Wheldon and Bryan Herta Autosport co-owners Bryan Herta and Steve Newey, have been selected as the test organization for the 2012 IZOD IndyCar Series prototype chassis development program. Both Wheldon and Herta have extensive time behind the wheel as In ... Continue reading

Special Motorsports Event - Florida Governor Rick Scott To Host NASCAR Celebration Reception

Special Motorsports Event - Florida Governor Rick Scott To Host NASCAR Celebration Reception

DAYTONA BEACH, June 27, 2011: Florida Governor Rick Scott will host a delegation of NASCAR and International Speedway Corporation executives, NASCAR drivers and racing legends this Wednesday evening, June 29 at the Florida Governor’s Mansion in Tallahassee, Fla., in celebration of NASCAR’s historical signific ... Continue reading

Lucas Oil Off-Road - Big Points Gained and Lost In Round 8

Lucas Oil Off-Road - Big Points Gained and Lost In Round 8

Junior 2 Kart Junior 2 Kart was the first event of the day, and a big crash by Carlye Lenk in turn one led to a full restart of the race. Despite losing a front bumper and doing a little cosmetic damage, Lenk was able to join the pack is it re-formed for the restart. On the second try at a green flag, yesterday's winne ... Continue reading

2011 Mazda CX-9 Review and Road Test By Larry Nutson

2011 Mazda CX-9 Review and Road Test By Larry Nutson

2011 Mazda CX-9 Sophisticated, Elegant and Versatile by Larry Nutson Senior Editor, Chicago Bureau The Auto Channel Late last summer I spent some time with the 2010 version of Mazda's CX-9 and it was good to recently get behind the wheel of the 2011 model. I'm attracted by the overall design philosophy of Mazda and the ... Continue reading

Renault Announces Price Of Fluence Z.E - Uk's Most Affordable Electric Car

Renault Announces Price Of Fluence Z.E - Uk's Most Affordable Electric Car

The stylish five-seat, four-door Fluence Z.E. saloon cruises silently onto UK streets in 2012, but the French marque has already been accepting pre-reservations for it via www.renault-ze.com. ... Continue reading

Four Countries, 816-Miles, One Tank Of Fuel: The New Jaguar XF 2.2 Diesel

Four Countries, 816-Miles, One Tank Of Fuel: The New Jaguar XF 2.2 Diesel

The new XF, equipped with a 2.2-litre four-cylinder engine, promises to be the most efficient Jaguar yet produced. And to prove it, an example has just completed an epic journey from the factory in which it was created at Castle Bromwich in Birmingham, to Munich - a distance of 816-miles - on a single tank of diesel. ... Continue reading

Ford Focus Global Test Drive Ends With Over £25,000 For Four Charities

Ford Focus Global Test Drive Ends With Over £25,000 For Four Charities

Four charities have received over £25,000 from Ford in recognition of their supporters' participation in the all-new Ford Focus Global Test Drive. ... Continue reading

Rolls-Royce Presents One-Off Bespoke Drophead Coupé At Masterprice London 2011

Rolls-Royce Presents One-Off Bespoke Drophead Coupé At Masterprice London 2011

Rolls-Royce Motor Cars proudly presents a very special Phantom Drophead Coupé, hand-built by craftspeople at the home of Rolls-Royce in Goodwood, England. ... Continue reading

Alvis Extends Presence at Goodwood Festival of Speed

Alvis Extends Presence at Goodwood Festival of Speed

Three iconic models on display including the first "Continuation" 4.3 Litre Tourer ... Continue reading

Suzuki GB Employees Succed in Skills Development Through NVQ Programme

Suzuki GB Employees Succed in Skills Development Through NVQ Programme

Skills learning and career development are an important part of Suzuki GB Plc's operations and the company is pleased to celebrate the success of a dozen employees who have recently gained National Vocational Qualifications (NVQs). ... Continue reading

Lexus Lets the Sun Shine In

Lexus Lets the Sun Shine In

Whether the summer turns out to be sun-soaked or typically British, Lexus covers all options with its IS 250C coupe-convertible and a panoramic roof option for the RX 450h SE-I luxury crossover. ... Continue reading

Intelligent Lightweight Design Paves the Way for Even Higher Performance: The BMW M3 CRT

Intelligent Lightweight Design Paves the Way for Even Higher Performance: The BMW M3 CRT

BMW M GmbH will use the M Night event in the lead­up to the Nürburgring 24­hour race to unveil a spectacular new addition to its model range. ... Continue reading

Peugeot and EX1 Bring Electric Excitement to the Goodwood Festival of Speed

Peugeot and EX1 Bring Electric Excitement to the Goodwood Festival of Speed

Peugeot, a sponsor of the prestigious Goodwood Festival of Speed, is demonstrating excitement at this year's event with an advanced electric vehicle concept - the EX1 - that is capable of record-breaking acceleration, and will be running up the 1.16-mile hill climb, in the hands of Stephane Caillet and prominent motori ... Continue reading

Renault To Offer Z.E. Range Test Drives As Part Of Twenty-Two-Strong Vehicle Display At Fleet News' Company Car...

Renault To Offer Z.E. Range Test Drives As Part Of Twenty-Two-Strong Vehicle Display At Fleet News' Company Car...

The Company Car in Action show is set for some French flair combined with eco chic when Renault displays an impressive 22-vehicle range at the Millbrook Proving Ground from 28th to 29th June 2011. ... Continue reading

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