Alcoa and Becema Introduce New Aluminum Solution for Commercial Transportation Market in Russia
Alcoa and Becema, a leading Russian producer of tanks and semi-trailers, have launched a new lightweight aluminum cement hauler for the Russian market using Alcoa's new advanced aluminum sheet alloy 1565M. The eco-friendly aluminum trailers were launched during a customer event at Becema's Krasnogorsk, Russia, plant th ... Continue reading
Buying a Used Car? Beware! Don't Be Tricked Into Purchasing a Flood Damaged Car
THE I.I.I. OFFERS TIPS TO AVOID BUYING A "FLOODED CAR" The summer of 2011 concluded with Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee causing widespread flooding up and down the Eastern seaboard, damaging not only homes and businesses but cars as well. Unfortunately, some flood-damaged vehicles after being sold to salvage op ... Continue reading
Ford Appoints Schoch Chairman and CEO, Ford China; Kent Named Controller, The Americas
Ford names David Schoch, controller, The Americas, to the role of chairman and CEO of Ford Motor China, effective Nov. 1 Ford names K.R. Kent, executive director of Investor Relations, to the role of controller, The Americas, effective Nov. 1 Ford names George Sharp, director of Investor Relations, to the role of execu ... Continue reading
Motorsports Venues - Thursday Night Steak At Thunderhill!
Thursday Steak Night September 22 7:00P - 10:00P Grandstand Concession Area It's "Spectacular Thursday Steak Night" at Thunderhill Raceway during the Texas Stock Car Spectacular's Open Test-n-Tune practice session this Thursday, September 22. Bailey's Burgers will be serving their award winning 12-oz. Ribeye Steak Plat ... Continue reading
NHRA SportNationals - Something For Everyone National Trail Raceway
HEBRON, Sept. 21, 2011: Historic National Trail Raceway will come alive this weekend as several hundred of NHRAâs best racers arrive at the track for the seventh annual JEGS NHRA Northern SPORTSnationals. One of thee events designed specifically to showcase racers in the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, the Nort ... Continue reading
Sprint Cup - Newman Race Preview
KANNAPOLIS, Sept. 21, 2011: Almost perfection. Thatâs how Ryan Newman and his No. 39 Stewart-Haas Racing (SHR) team would describe their dominating performance at New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon just 10 weeks ago. For the South Bend, Ind., native and everyone else at SHR, thereâs no doubt it was a magi ... Continue reading
Sanctioning Body News - NASCAR Implements Rule Changes For Next Month's Event At Talladega
DAYTONA BEACH, Sept. 21, 2011: NASCAR will implement two rule changes for next monthâs running of the Good Sam Club 500 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Talladega Superspeedway. The size of the restrictor plate that teams will use to prepare and practice for the race will increase by 1/64 inch and is now going to ... Continue reading
Nationwide Series - Close Points Battle Simmers During Open Week As Stenhouse Still On Top
Daytona, Spet. 21, 2011: As the NASCAR Nationwide Series heads into a late season open week, the closest points battle in five years continues to simmer. For the eighth consecutive week, Ricky Stenhouse Jr. has been atop the series standings, but though he notched another top-10 finish at Chicago, his points lead shran ... Continue reading
Jim Coleman Honda Partners With Eos Group, Inc.
Eos Group, Inc. (Denver, CO) a provider of solutions for sales of service contracts in the service drive and F&I department, and Jim Coleman Honda, serving Baltimore and the greater Maryland area for over 12 years, announce the start of something wonderful! Eos has developed a solution to enhance a dealer's retention o ... Continue reading
Speaking today in favor of H.R. 1380 -- the NAT GAS Act introduced on April 6, 2011 by Rep. John Sullivan (R-Okla.), Clean Energy Fuels Corp. President and CEO Andrew J. Littlefair stated that he believes passage of legislation supporting the accelerated development of the natural gas vehicle industry in the United Sta ... Continue reading
Chug, the car buying engine, today released a new e-MarketView Report: 'Fleet on the Street,' which maps the mileage performance achieved by new cars sold vs. the CAFE mileage standards set by the U.S. government. The report, which provides market-by-market mileage performance data based on the actual cars sold in thos ... Continue reading
Buckle up Kids in the Back Seat, Says PEMCO Insurance
As kids return to classrooms and after-school carpools resume, Northwest insurer PEMCO has released poll results that show a vast majority of Washington drivers know the safest spot to place child passengers is the back seat, but less than half think their fellow drivers do that when driving with children under age 13. ... Continue reading
Toyota Launches 'Prius v Creation Station' Tour This Fall
Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc. along with FILTER Creative Group are taking Prius v on an experiential tour across the U.S. The largest member of the Prius Family, the Prius v arrives in dealerships this fall. Leading up to the vehicle's arrival, the Prius v Creation Station Tour will be stopping at select festivals ... Continue reading
Ferrari North America is pleased to announce its 2012 Winter Driving Experience, the Prancing Horse's first American snow and ice driving school. Based on the "Pilota on Ice" programs offered in Italy, the Winter Driving Experience is Ferrari's newest and most dynamic driving program. The two-day course, scheduled to l ... Continue reading
Progressive Recognized for Excellence in Online Car Insurance
ProgressiveAgent.com, a website that makes it easy for drivers to research car insurance and find a local independent insurance agent, has earned a Standard of Excellence award from the 2011 Web Marketing Association's WebAwards competition. ... Continue reading
IntelliChoice and AutoPacific Announce the 2011 Motorist Choice Awards
Notable automotive industry research companies, IntelliChoice and AutoPacific, today announced the 2011 Motorist Choice Awards. Now in its sixth year, this venerable award series is designed to recognize those vehicles that deliver the compelling combination of high consumer satisfaction and lower-than-expected ownersh ... Continue reading
BNSF Earns Performance Excellence Award from Honda
BNSF Railway was recently presented with the Rail Origin of the Year Performance Excellence Award at the American Honda Automotive Logistics Conference in Torrance, CA. The award recognized BNSF's point of origin at the Port of Portland. ... Continue reading
State, National Highway Safety Experts Meet in Cincinnati
Highway Safety Culture Change is Focus WASHINGTON and CINCINNATI, The Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA) and the Ohio Office of Criminal Justice Services are hosting the 2011 GHSA Annual Meeting at the Hyatt Regency Cincinnati, September 25-28. Approximately 450 highway safety, law enforcement and public healt ... Continue reading
Jiffy Lube Honors Outstanding Franchisees, Employees at 32nd Annual Convention
As the nation's largest fast lube company convened to celebrate 32 years of leadership and plan for the future, Eastern champs, the "River City Raiders," from Jiffy Lube service center #285 in Fort Wayne, Ind., had a milestone of their own to celebrate. The employee team, or "J-Team," emerged as the 2011 J-Team All Sta ... Continue reading
Ecologic Transportation Expands Senior Management for Aggressive Growth
Ecologic Transportation, Inc. (OTCBB: EGCT) announces today that it has made a significant move in its quest to accelerate its growth plan by teaming with William B. Nesbitt as its President & Chief Operating Officer effective September 21, 2011. ... Continue reading
Special Motorsports Event - Drive the Ford Test Track, Meet Parnelli Jones and Tanner Foust
Racing legend Parnelli Jones and three-time X Games Rally gold medalist and Top Gear USA host Tanner Foust will be attending Get Your Heart Racing, Saturday, October 15, at the Ford Development Center (formerly the Ford Proving Grounds) in Dearborn, Michigan, as Ford and Henry Ford Health System partner to fight heart ... Continue reading
Anheuser-Busch Supports Drunk Driving Research, Hosts Leading Experts to Study Impaired Driving
As the nation's largest brewer prepares to celebrate Global Be(er) Responsible Day this Friday, Anheuser-Busch today welcomed a group of experts on impaired driving. ... Continue reading
GE Capital Fleet Services broke ground today on a customer experience and learning center that will showcase GE's comprehensive portfolio of electric vehicle deployment solutions and help GE commercial customers evaluate EVs and other alternative fuel vehicles for their fleets. ... Continue reading
Audubon and Toyota Announce 2011-2012 "Pennies For The Planet" Campaign
Kid's Fundraising Efforts Will Help Wildlife and Wild Places in Need-- Kids around the country are gearing up for another year of Pennies for the Planet, an environmental education and action campaign to protect wildlife and habitat. Pennies for the Planet is made possible by support from TogetherGreen, an Audubon init ... Continue reading
New-vehicle retail sales for September continue to improve, with the selling rate expected to be much stronger than in August, according to J.D.Power and Associates, which gathers real-time transaction data from more than 8,900 retail franchisees throughout the United States. Retail Light-Vehicle Sales September new-ve ... Continue reading
CarMax Reports Quarterly Results--Unit Sales Down
CarMax, Inc. today reported results for the second quarter ended August 31, 2011. We are pleased with our ability to increase earnings despite the 2% decline in comparable store used unit sales Net sales and operating revenues increased 11% to $2.59 billion from $2.34 billion in the second quarter of last year. Compara ... Continue reading
New Winter Wheel And Tyre Programme Keeps Audi Drivers In The Groove
As the UK braces itself for the distinct possibility of another treacherous white winter, Audi drivers can take comfort in a range of factory-approved winter wheel and tyre options offering the best possible protection against the paralysing power of snow and ice. ... Continue reading
UK Opens First Public Access Hydrogen Filling Station +VIDEO
SWINDON, England - September 22, 2011: The UK's first open access hydrogen vehicle refuelling station opened on Tuesday at Honda's manufacturing facility in Swindon. Built and operated by industrial gases company BOC, a member of The Linde Group, the venture is the result of a partnership between Honda, BOC and economi ... Continue reading
2012 Audi A7 3.0 TFSI quattro Review by Carey Russ
Now you can have it all DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH CAREY RUSS Do you want it all in a luxury sedan? If so, Audi has you in mind with its A7. In Audi numerology, odd numbers denote something other than a sedan. The A5 coupe and Q5 and Q7 crossovers, for instance. But the A7 has four doors, which would usually get it cla ... Continue reading
First Drive: 2012 BMW 528i Touring Review by Henny Hemmes
Less is more By Henny Hemmes Senior European Editor The Auto Channel SEVILLE - September 22, 2011: Downsizing is what many car manufacturers are now looking at. Not necessarily as it pertains to physical size of their models, but rather the engine capacity. Around a year and a half year ago, when BMW introduced the new ... Continue reading
Tow-Tal Victory For Volkswagen In Caravan Club Towcar Awards
The Volkswagen Jetta Sport 2.0-litre TDI DSG has been named the winner of The Caravan Club Towcar of the Year 2012 awards, on top of its victory over 12 rivals in the under £25,000 class. ... Continue reading
Sittingbourne Invicta Rotary Club Sponsors Students To Build A Caterham Seven
The Rotary Club of Sittingbourne Invicta has teamed up with British sportscar marque, Caterham Cars, to help students to gain an NVQ qualification by building a Caterham Seven. ... Continue reading
Belgian Car Enthusiasts Pay Homage To The Centenary Of The Spirit Of Ecstasy
More than 30 vintage cars from Belgium arrived at the Home of Rolls-Royce Motor Cars at Goodwood, West Sussex on Monday. Over 100 drivers and passengers made their way from Belgium to England, starting six days ago, travelling from Kortrijk via Beaulieu to Goodwood. ... Continue reading
Maserati And La Martina Renew Their Partnership
Maserati and La Martina, the prestigious Argentinean company specialising in polo equipment and clothing, renew their partnership with significant news. ... Continue reading
There's Nothing Better Than a Volkswagen Jetta...
The Volkswagen Jetta Sport 2.0TDI DSG has been awarded the accolade of The Caravan Club Towcar of the Year 2012. ... Continue reading
300 Sales in Three Days: Peugeot's 508 RXH Limited Edition Sells Out
Peugeot's 508 RXH Limited Edition, launched at the Frankfurt motor show and available on-line to buyers in 12 European countries, is a sell out. Reservations for all 300 units have been sold in just three days. ... Continue reading
Kia Motors Australia provided valuable support for Muscular Dystrophy Australia's annual fundraising bike ride, Tour Duchenne, by supplying four vehicles to assist with logistics and rider support. ... Continue reading
Audi's Limited Editions Offer Unlimited Appeal
Following the launch of the scorching TT RS S tronic Limited Edition at the 2011 AIMS in Melbourne, Audi Australia has announced two additional Limited Edition model lines exclusively for the Australian market: the RS 5 Coupe Limited Edition and the R8 Carbon Edition. ... Continue reading
Rare P76 Targa Florio in Shannons Sydney Spring Sale
An Australian 'Muscle Car' with a unique Sicilian connection is one of 11 interesting classics being offered with no reserve at Shannons Sydney Spring Classic Auction on Monday October 10. ... Continue reading
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