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Nissan Juke Nismo Concept Unveiled at 2011 Tokyo Motor Show +VIDEO

Nissan Juke Nismo Concept Unveiled at 2011 Tokyo Motor Show +VIDEO

TOKYO - November 30, 2011: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd reveals a bold new future for its Nismo performance arm. One of the undoubted stars of the Tokyo Motor Show is the Nissan Juke Nismo, an idea of how a premium sports version of the hugely successful compact crossover could look. ... Continue reading

2012 BMW 650i Coupe-New Car Review By Marty Bernstein +VIDEO

2012 BMW 650i Coupe-New Car Review By Marty Bernstein +VIDEO

THE ULTIMATE DRIVING MACHINE BRAND'S ULTIMATE DRIVING MACHINE By Marty Bernstein Editor-at-large The Auto Channel Let’s face it; German motor heritage is close to unmatched anywhere, at any time and their Autobahn highway system is the best in the world. So what follows is frankly a gushing review of one of the be ... Continue reading

Research and Markets: Non-Life Insurance in the United States

Research and Markets: Non-Life Insurance in the United States

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Non-Life Insurance in the United States" report to their offering. Non-Life Insurance in the United States industry profile provides top-line qualitative and quantitative summary information including: market share, market size (value 2006-10, and forecast to 2015 ... Continue reading

State Farm Friday Night Feats Video Contest Closes Second Half with High School Football's Biggest Moments

State Farm Friday Night Feats Video Contest Closes Second Half with High School Football's Biggest Moments

State Farm today announced the second half winners of Friday Night Feats, a national video contest highlighting the biggest moments from this year's high school football season. Twenty-six winners from across North America were awarded $2,500 for their schools and now have a chance at the $15,000 first prize. The video ... Continue reading

Magnetic Sensors in Automotive Motors to Enjoy Brisk Growth

Magnetic Sensors in Automotive Motors to Enjoy Brisk Growth

Magnetic Sensors in Automotive Motors to Enjoy Brisk Growth Given their capability to improve car safety, convenience and fuel efficiency, semiconductor magnetic sensors used in automotive motors will enjoy fast market growth with revenue expanding by nearly 40 percent in 2012, according to an IHS iSuppli MEMS & Sensor ... Continue reading

Heels On Wheels: 2012 Hyundai Veloster Review +VIDEO

Heels On Wheels: 2012 Hyundai Veloster Review +VIDEO

Is the 2012 Hyundai Veloster Your PERFECT NEW CAR MATCH? Hyundai Specs, Comparisons, Reviews and Comparisons - Hyundai Buyers Guide HEELS ON WHEELS By Katrina Ramser San Francisco Bureau The Auto Channel INTRO TO THE HYUNDAI VELOSTER VEHICLE The all-new Hyundai Veloster is a very sporty-looking coupe for four, but with ... Continue reading

Streets Without Limits: Audi and BIG-Bjarke Ingels Group Present "Urban Future" at Design Miami

Streets Without Limits: Audi and BIG-Bjarke Ingels Group Present "Urban Future" at Design Miami

LED exhibit "Urban Future" will allow visitors to interact with the city of tomorrow Conceptual installation is based on a vision of a city that blurs the lines between roads, sidewalks and city squares BIG founder Bjarke Ingels: "The street becomes a digital surface" Visitors to Design Miami/ 2011 from November 30 to ... Continue reading

High-Strength Steel Featured on Honda Civic Natural Gas - Green Car Journal's 2012 Green Car of the Year

High-Strength Steel Featured on Honda Civic Natural Gas - Green Car Journal's 2012 Green Car of the Year

The North American steel industry and the Steel Market Development Institute (SMDI) can help "paint the town green," as the 2012 Honda Civic Natural Gas has been named the 2012 Green Car of the Year by Green Car Journal. This is due, in part, to the extensive use of high-strength and advanced high-strength steels on th ... Continue reading

Mazda Selects MWW as Key OE Supplier

Mazda Selects MWW as Key OE Supplier

MWW Automotive Group (OTCQB: MWWC), a global design, engineering, and manufacturing firm serving some of the world's leading automotive and industrial manufacturers, announced today that it has been selected as a key supplier for the production and delivery of three key Mazda MX-5 Aero parts to Mazda North America. MWW ... Continue reading

Most U.S. Drivers Engage in 'Distracting' Behaviors: Poll

Most U.S. Drivers Engage in 'Distracting' Behaviors: Poll

Whether it's talking on cell phones, fiddling with food and drink, or doing some last-minute grooming, a large majority of adult drivers in the United States admit to being dangerously distracted while behind the wheel, today's Harris Interactive/HealthDay poll found. Specifically 86 percent of adults admitted to eatin ... Continue reading

All Signs Point To Increased Shopper Interest In CPO Luxury Vehicles

All Signs Point To Increased Shopper Interest In CPO Luxury Vehicles

October was the month of luxury vehicles for shoppers on AutoTrader.com, as data from the recently released New Car Insights Report and in the just-released Used/CPO Car Insights Report shows that consumer interest in luxury vehicles spiked during the month. In the Used/CPO Car Insights Report, the increased interest i ... Continue reading

AAA Insurance App Now Available for Android Devices

AAA Insurance App Now Available for Android Devices

Expanded access to valuable accident scene assistance from free AAA app will benefit more motorists AAA's latest addition to its suite of free mobile applications, AAA Insurance, is now available for use on Android devices. Originally launched for iPhone and iPad users in May, the app's expanded access to Android devic ... Continue reading

Special Motorsports Event - Conferences Kick Off Busy Race Industry Week in Orlando

Special Motorsports Event - Conferences Kick Off Busy Race Industry Week in Orlando

ORLANDO, November 30, 201: The halls of the Orange County Convention Center were filled early this year as three special events helped Race Industry Week draw large numbers of enthusiastic attendees on Tuesday in advance of the opening day of the PRI Trade Show on Thursday in Orlando, Florida. The Advanced Engineering ... Continue reading

New Citroen DS5 is top Gear Magazine's 'Family Car Of The Year'

New Citroen DS5 is top Gear Magazine's 'Family Car Of The Year'

Some say, Citroen's New DS5 is refined, luxurious, uniquely-styled and dramatic. Well, for the second year in a row, Top Gear magazine has made Citroen a top choice, naming DS5 its 'Family Car of the Year' in the publication's 2011 awards. ... Continue reading

POWRi - Clauson Enters Lucas Oil National Battle At Du Quoin

POWRi - Clauson Enters Lucas Oil National Battle At Du Quoin

DU QUOIN, Nov. 29, 2011: Open-wheel star Bryan Clauson has entered the POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget Series’ second annual Battle at the Center on Dec. 17 at the Mini Magic Mile at the Southern Illinois Center. Clauson has won the USAC National Championship, for the driver with the most points in 25 events in Mi ... Continue reading

Motorsports Brands - The Adrenalist - Speed, Engineering And Andrenaline

Motorsports Brands - The Adrenalist - Speed, Engineering And Andrenaline

<p>For too long adrenaline junkies and adventurers haven&#8217;t had a central place to be inspired, share and learn about our lifestyle online. ... Continue reading

Special Motorsports Event - Stewart, Stenhouse Jr., Dillon To Sign Autographs At Inaugural Fan Festival In January

Special Motorsports Event - Stewart, Stenhouse Jr., Dillon To Sign Autographs At Inaugural Fan Festival In January

DAYTONA BEACH, Nov. 29, 2011: With the completion of the 2011 NASCAR season, planning for the NASCAR Preview 2012 Presented by Sprint season preview fan event is in high gear. Driver appearances by the newly crowned 2011 champions in the three NASCAR national series have been confirmed for the fan-centric, all-day even ... Continue reading

Motorsports Brands - The Adrenalist - Duel In Homestead

Motorsports Brands - The Adrenalist - Duel In Homestead

For too long adrenaline junkies and adventurers haven&#8217;t had a central place to be inspired, share and learn about our lifestyle online. ... Continue reading

Sanctioning Body News - NASCAR Releases Simplified Regional Rules Package

Sanctioning Body News - NASCAR Releases Simplified Regional Rules Package

DAYTONA BEACH, Nov. 29, 2011: NASCAR announced today that the points system all NASCAR national series began using this year will be instituted in the regional touring level for 2012. The points system was simplified to make it easier for fans, competitors and the industry to understand. Beginning in 2012, the system w ... Continue reading

One Up For The up! As New Baby Volkswagen Claims Topgear Award

One Up For The up! As New Baby Volkswagen Claims Topgear Award

Volkswagen's new city car, the up!, has claimed its first award, being named Small Car of the Year by the UK's best-selling motoring title, TopGear magazine. ... Continue reading

Volkswagen Reveals The Future Of The SUV With Tokyo Concept Car

Volkswagen Reveals The Future Of The SUV With Tokyo Concept Car

Volkswagen is showcasing its concept of an SUV of the future at the Tokyo Motor Show this week, in the shape of the Cross Coupé. ... Continue reading

Honda Announces Revolutionary Next-generation "Earth Dreams Technology"

Honda Announces Revolutionary Next-generation "Earth Dreams Technology"

Honda Motor Co., Ltd. today announced the outline for a revolutionary next-generation technology for automobiles called "Earth Dreams Technology." ... Continue reading

Honda Exhibits World Premiere of EV-STER the Next-Generation Electric Small Sports Concept

Honda Exhibits World Premiere of EV-STER the Next-Generation Electric Small Sports Concept

Honda Motor Co., Ltd. will exhibit the world premiere of the EV-STER, the next-generation electric small sports concept model, at the 42nd Tokyo Motor Show 2011, which will take place at Tokyo Big Sight from Saturday, December 3 through Sunday, December 11, 2011. ... Continue reading

FG Falcon EcoLPi Wins Best Large Car Award

FG Falcon EcoLPi Wins Best Large Car Award

The FG Falcon EcoLPi has been voted the country's Best Large Car Under $60,000 in the annual Australian motoring organisations' annual Best Cars Awards. ... Continue reading

BRZ Makes Loud Buzz in Tokyo

BRZ Makes Loud Buzz in Tokyo

Subaru's BRZ rear-wheel drive sports car has made its world premiere at the Tokyo Motor Show. ... Continue reading

Kia Raises the Bar Again with Australia's Best Cars Double

Kia Raises the Bar Again with Australia's Best Cars Double

Kia's award-winning model line-up received an emphatic stamp of approval from Australia's leading motoring clubs with a double dip of wins in the annual Australia's Best Cars awards. ... Continue reading

Mercedes-Benz Awarded Again - Australia's Best Car Awards 2011

Mercedes-Benz Awarded Again - Australia's Best Car Awards 2011

Mercedes-Benz takes home two trophies during this weeks' 2011 Australia's Best Car Awards, this comes a week after the Drive Car of the Year Overall Award winner which went to the frugal C 250 CDI. ... Continue reading

Four Years Running: BMW 135i Sport Coupe Crowned Best Sports Car

Four Years Running: BMW 135i Sport Coupe Crowned Best Sports Car

The BMW 135i Sport Coupe has continued its awarding winning streak, taking out the Best Sports Car of 2011 as voted by Australia's Best Cars, for the fourth consecutive year. ... Continue reading

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