2012 Hyundai Genesis 5.0 R-spec Review by John Heilig +VIDEO
2012 Hyundai Genesis is a full-sized car in all respects. It has a long 115.6-inch wheelbase, which accounts for the "unprecedented" ride quality. My initial impression was that here was a luxury-type car from a company not known for building luxury cars. ... Continue reading
Fisker Confirms EPA Certification of its Karma Electric Car - Let the Selling Begin! +VIDEO
ANAHEIN, CA - October 18, 2011: Fisker Automotive is pleased to confirm that the 2012 Fisker Karma sedan has received emission certification and fuel economy ratings from the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), allowing the companyâs dealers to begin selling the car to customers immediately in most states. A ... Continue reading
Renesas Electronics Corporation and its subsidiary, Renesas Mobile Corporation, today announced a new member of the R-Car series of automotive systems-on-chip (SoCs), the R-Car H1, capable of delivering up to 11,650 Dhrystone MIPS (DMIPS), and ideal for the high-end car navigation market. The R-Car H1 SoC offers an inn ... Continue reading
General Motors at Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Dedication +VIDEO
WASHINGTON - October 18, 2011: Tens of thousands of Americans assembled in West Potomac Park to witness the official dedication of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial on the National Mall. Among the honored speakers at the ceremonies were President Barack Obama, members of the King Family, civil rights leaders includi ... Continue reading
Nissan Announces U.S. Pricing for 2012 Quest
Nissan North America, Inc. (NNA) today announced U.S. pricing for the 2012 Nissan Quest minivan, which is on sale now at Nissan dealers nationwide. The innovation-packed Nissan Quest is offered in four well-equipped models: S, SV, SL and LE. Each comes with a standard 260-horsepower 3.5-liter 24-valve DOHC V6 engine an ... Continue reading
Nissan Americas, the exclusive provider of New York City's Taxi of Tomorrow, today announced it has established partnerships with Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum, Smithsonian Institution and the Design Trust for Public Space. Nissan's announcement coincides with National Design Week, Cooper-Hewitt's educational p ... Continue reading
FleetPride Presents Ford F-150 to National Sweepstakes Winners
FleetPride, Inc., the nation's largest independent aftermarket distributor of heavy-duty truck and trailer parts, presented the keys to a 2011 Ford F-150 to national sweepstakes winners David and Mark Holley, owners of Superior Trailer Services, during a customer appreciation event in Greenville, South Carolina on Thur ... Continue reading
Chrysler to Invest $165 Million to Add Body Shop to Sterling Heights (Mich.) Assembly Plant
New body shop adds more than one million square-feet to current footprint Facility will build future products, beginning in 2013 Body shop to include state-of-the-art technology Company's total investment in U.S. facilities grows to nearly $3.5 billion since June 2009 Chrysler Group LLC announced today that it will inv ... Continue reading
Growth Energy: McCain Amendment Would Limit Consumer Choice
Washington, D.C. â Growth Energy, the leading voice for the U.S. ethanol industry, released the following statement in response to an amendment offered by Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) that would limit consumer choice by prohibiting the USDA from funding Flex Fuel pump installations. Sen. McCain offered this same ame ... Continue reading
TomTom Buys-out Joint Venture Partner in India
TomTom today announces it has increased its stake in its Indian joint venture from 90% to 100%. TomTom is committed to drive its Indian business and reap the full potential of this growth market. TomTom has renamed the former joint venture to TomTom India Ltd. ... Continue reading
Go Natural CNG Announces Grand Opening of Additional Facility in Tulsa
Go Natural CNG announced today that they are opening an additional sales and installation facility in Tulsa, Oklahoma. To celebrate the addition of the new 7,000 square foot location, a Grand Opening is being held on Tuesday, October 25th at 10:30 a.m. The address is 4116 South 88th East Avenue - Tulsa, Oklahoma and th ... Continue reading
Passport Auto Group Announces Opening of the New Passport Collision Repair Center
Passport Auto Group today announced that their brand new state of the art Collision Repair Center will open for business on October 24, 2011, featuring the same outstanding service you have come to expect from the Passport Automotive Group. The completely re-designed and renovated 47,000 square foot facility, located a ... Continue reading
TomTom Wins Green Award for Innovation
TomTom has been awarded the IT innovation accolade at the 2011 GreenFleet Awards for its WORKsmart Eco solution, which helps companies to reduce fuel consumption and the carbon emissions of their vehicle fleets. This award demonstrates our leadership in fleet management and recognizes our products and solutions as best ... Continue reading
National Teen Driver Safety Week Marked by Parents Urging Congress to Pass Safe Driving Bill
Parents of children killed in teen-related crashes joined today to mark "National Teen Driver Safety Week", October 16-22, and to urge Congress to pass federal legislation to protect new teen drivers. Bipartisan legislation known as the STANDUP Act (Safe Teen And Novice Driver Uniform Protection Act) (H.R. 1515/ S.528) ... Continue reading
H.E.A.T. Honors Outstanding Individuals Committed to Fight Against Auto Crime
As part of its twenty-sixth anniversary celebration, H.E.A.T.(Help Eliminate Auto Thefts) today hosted an award ceremony during its annual Anniversary Breakfast to honor extraordinary law enforcement and insurance investigators. The event, featuring a keynote address by Michigan State Police Col. Kriste Kibbey Etue, wa ... Continue reading
Coulomb Technologies and Car Charging Group, Inc. (OTCBB:CCGI) today announced Car Charging Group will extend their collaboration with Coulomb Technologies for their national rollout of 1000 electric vehicle (EV) charging stations powered by ChargePoint Network. Car Charging Group has agreed to purchase and install cha ... Continue reading
Zipcar Launches "Reserve a Zipcar" Facebook App
Zipcar, Inc. , the world's leading car sharing network, today announced a further expansion of the company's collection of social and mobile applications and services with the launch of its new "Reserve a Zipcar" Facebook application as a public beta test. The new application is now live on Zipcar's Facebook page, and ... Continue reading
SAE International released the third in its "Safe, Green and Connected" trilogy of books edited by 2010 SAE International President Dr. Andrew Brown Jr., P.E., FESD, NAE. Bound to play an ever increasing role in the driver-vehicle relationship, connectivity is becoming a basic consumer requirement when it comes to choo ... Continue reading
Mercedes-Benz Driving Academy Raises the Bar for Teen Driver Education
The Mercedes-Benz Driving Academy, is gearing up to take on its "freshman class" of teen driver students through its first training center located in the U.S. at 8231 W. 3rd Street in Los Angeles, California. Working in tandem with an independent team of renowned professionals in transit and driver education, the Merce ... Continue reading
MONTEREY, October 17, 2011: Lee Davis drove straight from the pole to a Cayman Interseries sprint-race victory Sunday morning at Rennsport Reunion IV but the flag-to-flag win was far from easy. The 20-minute sprint was the first race of a Sunday Cayman Interseries doubleheader at Rennsport and will be followed by a 45- ... Continue reading
Indy Lights - Mitchell Involved In Crash During Season Finale
LAS VEGAS, Oct. 17, 2011: Unofficially Team E Racingâs Rusty Mitchell set the fastest lap ever run by a Firestone Indy Lights car during practice Friday at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, and he turned in his best qualifying performance to date in the series later that day when he qualified fourth. Unfortunately he got ... Continue reading
VRA Pro Sprints - Niemela Makes History As First Finnish Sprint Car Winner
Santa Barbara, Oct. 17, 2011: The Markus Niemela Experience produced a historic VRA/USAC Sprint Car milestone when the Finnish hotshoe produced his first win at Ventura last weekend. Driving his familiar #69 Steve Watt Enterprises car, Niemela generated a P2 in the heat, then promptly blitzed the field in the main afte ... Continue reading
IndyCar - Dan Wheldon: RRDC Statement From Bobby Rahal
On Sunday the Road Racing Drivers Club lost a fellow member, the racing community lost a brilliant talent and the Wheldon family lost a husband and father. The last tragic loss is the only one that really matters. Our hearts are burdened with grief for Dan's family and we hope they feel the arms of their friends around ... Continue reading
DAYTONA BEACH, Oct. 17, 2011: Teams representing 11 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series cars turned upwards of 400 miles Monday during a test of Electronic Fuel Injection (EFI) at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Both NASCAR officials and drivers were optimistic about the continued development of the system. Plans call for the full impl ... Continue reading
Dana Introduces Active Warm-Up Technology
Dana Holding Corporation is helping automakers meet regulatory standards by delivering improved fuel economy and reduced emissions with its new line of Long® active and passive warm-up units. Dana's line of active warm-up units (AWUs) was chosen as a finalist for the Automotive News PACE Awards, which honor superior i ... Continue reading
Sebastian Vettel's Infiniti FX to Enter Production
The Infiniti FX concept designed and built for double Formula One World Champion Sebastian Vettel is to enter production, Infiniti has confirmed. The star of Infiniti's stand at the 2011 Frankfurt Motor Show in September, the FX Sebastian Vettel version featured design, engineering and aerodynamics upgrades inspired by ... Continue reading
Vauxhall Gets Top Billing as UK's Number One Police Vehicle Supplier
Vauxhall Motors Special Vehicles has become the biggest supplier of low and intermediate Police vehicles in the UK after winning contracts for six Police regions in a tender process initiated by the National Policing Improvement Agency (NPIA). ... Continue reading
Renault Fluence Z.E., the Car for Tomorrow... Now!
Motoring has reached an historic turning point. Energy-related challenges and essential environmental requirements have seen electric technology establish itself as a solution of tomorrow. In the near future, this form of power will see the development of a range of vehicles that deliver a holistic gain in terms of res ... Continue reading
Opel Ampera: Car of the Year 2012 in Denmark +VIDEO
The Danish jury behind Car of the Year has named Opel Ampera as this years winner. The respected national awards, presented by Motorjournalisternes Klub Danmark (MKD), praised Ampera for its succesful marriage between the electric and the petroldriven car. ... Continue reading
BMW ConnectedDrive Solutions with Original BMW Accessories
The current capabilities of BMW ConnectedDrive include innovative functionality and a multitude of features which network the driver, the vehicle and the outside world. New products, now available in the Original BMW Accessories range, enable the BMW driver to upgrade his existing vehicle with solutions and features to ... Continue reading
Vauxhall's New Combo Panel Van Breaks Cover
Vauxhall's all-new Combo panel van is set to become a firm favourite of owner-drivers and large fleets alike with its combination of state-of-the-art technology and class-leading features. ... Continue reading
New Citroën DS5 UK Premiere at Top Gear Live
The New Citroën DS5 will make its UK premiere on the Citroën show stand at Top Gear Live this November, appearing at both the NEC Birmingham and ExCel London venues. This will be the UK public's first opportunity to meet one of the most eagerly anticipated new cars for 2012; the pinnacle of the distinctive DS line ... Continue reading
The 10,000th Twingo Renault Sport to Come Off the Line is a Gordini R.S. Version
Marketed in some 20 countries across Europe, as well as in South Africa and Japan, Twingo R.S. is manufactured at Renault's Novo mesto plant, and the 10,000th car has just rolled out of the Slovenian factory. ... Continue reading
Continental to Hire Around 5,500 Junior Staff Worldwide in 2011
Continental has significantly increased the recruitment of junior staff in 2011, hiring around 5,500 graduates and young professionals worldwide. This is all part of Continental's ongoing efforts to invest in fresh knowledge and new ideas and, in turn, increase its innovative prowess with highly qualified junior staff. ... Continue reading
Nissan Europe Expands Its Heavy Van Offer with the All New NV400
Nissan's bold plan to double its share of Europe's LCV market within three years has been given a boost by the arrival of NV400, the company's new heavy van. ... Continue reading
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