Chrysler Group LLC has decided to withdraw its application for an Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing loan from the Department of Energy. The Company remains confident in its strategy to bring competitive, fuel-efficient vehicles and technologies to market on schedule. This decision will not impact Chrysler's ab ... Continue reading
Goodyear Names Finalists for 29th Highway Hero Award
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company has named the finalists for its 29th North America Highway Hero Award. Finalists include a Minnesota driver who came to the aid of an elderly couple that had been trapped in a car during a raging snowstorm; an Ontario driver who pulled a motorist from a car minutes before it exploded; ... Continue reading
Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Global Telematics Market 2010-2014" report to their offering. One of the key factors contributing to this market growth is the increasing collaborations between automobile manufacturers and telematics vendors. The Global Telematics market has also been witnessing ... Continue reading
2012 Acura ZDX Review by Carey Russ +VIDEO
DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH CAREY RUSS 2012 Acura ZDX Advance Acura is Honda's upscale luxury and performance division, but perhaps has suffered in prestige in the eyes of some possible customers because of that close association. So, how to differentiate the two? Something different. Something not shared with Honda. Th ... Continue reading
Land Rover's 2012 Range Rover Sport Wins ALG Award for "Best Luxury Midsize Utility Vehicle"
Jaguar Land Rover Canada is proud to announce the company's latest achievement - a Residual Value Award from ALG, the industry benchmark for residual values and depreciation data. The 2012 Range Rover Sport has been named the "Best Luxury Midsize Utility Vehicle". The Range Rover Sport models enter the 2012 model year ... Continue reading
Fueleconomy.gov Mobile Site Puts New Fuel Economy Information at Your Fingertips
Fueleconomy.gov Mobile Site Puts New Fuel Economy Information at Your Fingertips The first model year 2013 cars are appearing in dealer showrooms with the newly designed Fuel Economy and Environment labels, and www.fueleconomy.gov has just enhanced its mobile site to help car buyers understand the new label data and to ... Continue reading
Lexus GS Takes on Curves of SI Swimsuit Model Tori Praver with TORI 500 Racing Game App
What do you get when you cross a Sports Illustrated Swimsuit model with a hot new sports car? One cool app. Lexus and Sports Illustrated Swimsuit have fans revving their engines with the release of Lexus' new TORI 500 racing app, available at Lexus.com/tori500 and iTunes. The app brings to life an actual racetrack the ... Continue reading
Volkswagen Group of America today announced it will sponsor The Museum of Modern Art's eight-night live performance exhibition, featuring 3-D visualization and a selection of original compositions by electronic music pioneers Kraftwerk. The sponsorship of Kraftwerk -- Retrospective 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8, is part of a multi-y ... Continue reading
MWW Automotive Group (OTCQB: MWWC), a global design, engineering, and manufacturing firm serving the world's leading automotive and industrial manufacturers, announced today that it has entered into a long-term production agreement with ROUSH Performance Products for the Class A painting of automotive components design ... Continue reading
Street and Racing Technology (SRT) Brand Launches Enhanced Consumer Website
Brings to life in-depth engineering and product design stories on the SRT vehicle lineup Provides an online magazine about all things SRT and motorsports Offers a new social hub for the SRT community The Chrysler Group's Street and Racing Technology (SRT) brand has launched a thoroughly revamped driveSRT.com website. S ... Continue reading
Car Care Council Launches All New Website Featuring Interactive, Customized Functionality
The Car Care Council has launched its new website, www.carcare.org, featuring expanded consumer information and unique functionality to allow visitors to customize their vehicle service schedules. "Our new website is designed to fuel confidence in vehicle owners by providing them with a 'go to' place for auto maintenan ... Continue reading
Ford Becomes First Automaker to Earn Top Honors for Supporting Women-Owned Businesses
Ford Motor Company was named as one of America's top corporations for its support of women-owned suppliers, the first time an automaker has earned the award. The Women's Business Enterprise Council (WBENC) selected Ford for its 13th annual listing of America's Top Corporations for Women's Business Enterprises. It is th ... Continue reading
Plugless Power Launch Event Scheduled for February 23 in Richmond, Virginia
Evatran, the developer of Plugless Power wireless recharging equipment for electric vehicles, will host a Launch Event for its Apollo Program February 23 to increase awareness and demonstrate the capabilities of wireless charging for electric vehicles. Hosted by Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell, the event will be held a ... Continue reading
Auto Industry Outperforms Other Industries in Providing Customer Service
Contrary to the negative perceptions often associated with automotive dealerships, a recent Maritz Research CEBenchmarks study revealed the auto industry outperforms several other industries, including retail and wireless services, when it comes to providing a quality customer service experience. In fact, three in four ... Continue reading
Volvo Launches New 120,000 Mile Warranty Led Chauffeur Programme
Volvo has further added value to its range of services to business users with the launch of a Chauffeur package on its S60, V60, V70 and S80 models. ... Continue reading
Geneva Debut For Lighter, More Powerful Ferrari California With New 'Handling Speciale' Package
The Geneva Motor Show will see the official debut of the new version of the Ferrari California, production of which has already commenced, with a reduction of weight of 30 kg and an increase in power output of 30 CV. ... Continue reading
Infiniti and Subaru Assert Leadership Positions in ALG's Annual Canadian Residual Value Awards
Canadian International Auto Show -- ALG, the industry benchmark for residual values and a leading provider of automotive insights, today announced the results of its 4th annual Canadian Residual Value Awards, with Subaru and Infiniti earning the awards for top mainstream and luxury brands, respectively. Infiniti has wo ... Continue reading
Jaguar C-X16 Concept Arrives in Toronto for the 2012 Canadian International Auto Show +VIDEO
Jaguar Land Rover Canada presents the Canadian debut of the Jaguar C-X16 at the Canadian International Auto Show. The Jaguar C-X16 concept is a bold statement of Jaguar's future design and technological intent. The C-X16 takes the traditional front-engined, rear-wheel drive formula that Jaguar defined over the decades ... Continue reading
Motorsports Brands - Toyota Tidbits
PACING THE FIELD: The reinvented 2012 Toyota Camry will serve as the 'official' pace car at the Daytona 500 for the first time. Toyota will showcase the new Camry -- the best-selling car in America 10 years running and 14 of the past 15 years -- as it leads the field to the green flag for the 'Great American Race.' The ... Continue reading
Outlaw Sprints - Tony Stewart Racing Driver Opens Campaign In Florida
INDIANAPOLIS, Feb. 15, 2012: When the 2011 World of Outlaws (WoO) Sprint Series season concluded last November, there was a bug going around the Tony Stewart Racing (TSR) camp. It was something that not only TSRâs Donny Schatz felt, but his boss, Tony Stewart, also caught it. The 2012 WoO season is set to open thi ... Continue reading
NHRA Top Fuel - U.S. Army NHRA Racing Arizona Nationals Advance
CHANDLER, Feb. 15, 2012: After knocking on the door in the 2012 season opener, U.S. Army NHRA Racing Top Fuel drivers Tony âThe Sargeâ� Schumacher and Antron Brown will be attempting to bust through this weekend in the Arizona NHRA Nationals at Firebird International Raceway outside of Phoenix. Schumache ... Continue reading
Sprint Cup - Tony Stewart Daytona Speedweeks Advance
KANNAPOLIS, Feb. 15, 2012: Charlie Sheen talked a lot about winning in 2011. Tony Stewart actually won. A lot, in fact. Stewart went winless during the first 26 races of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Seriesâ regular season, but then batted .500 in the Chase for the Sprint Cup by winning five of the yearâs final 10 ra ... Continue reading
Pro Karting - Giebler Racing's Ethan Wilson Wins SKUSA ProKart TaG Master Opener
BUTTONWILLOW, Feb. 15, 2012: Phil Giebler Racingâs Ethan Wilson drove to victory in the feature in TaG Master in the Superkarts! USA ProKart Challenge season opener Saturday (Feb. 11) at Buttonwillow Raceway Park. Wilson, a 42-year-old from Campbell, Calif., won by 4.424 seconds over runner-up Paul Bonilla in the ... Continue reading
NHRA Pro Stock - Already Second In Points, Coughlin's Comeback Ahead Of Schedule
PHOENIX, Feb. 15, 2012: Five-time world champion Jeg Coughlin Jr. wasted little time in re-establishing himself as a top contender in the NHRA Pro Stock class with a surprising runner-up finish at last Sunday's season-opening event in Pomona, Calif. Now the 67-time national event winner turns his attention to Firebird ... Continue reading
NASCAR History - Before There Was A Speedway, NASCAR Raced On Daytona Beach
DAYTONA BEACH, Feb. 15, 2012: You could call Daytonaâs Beach & Road Course one of Americaâs first off-road competitions. At least part of it. More than half of the temporary track was sand, a pair of turns and a long strip of beach linked to Route A1Aâs pavement. It was unique to say the least but ultima ... Continue reading
GM Reports 2011 Net Income of $7.6 Billion
DETROIT February 16, 2012; General Motors Co. today announced 2011 calendar-year net income attributable to common stockholders of $7.6 billion, or $4.58 per fully diluted share, up from $4.7 billion, or $2.89 per fully diluted share, in 2010. Revenue increased 11 percent to $150.3 billion, compared with $135.6 billion ... Continue reading
Lexus Tops Auto Reliability Survey
SEE ALSO: Compare Specs, Prices and Reviews of All 2009 Dependability Winners WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif., Feb. 15, 2012; Strong initial quality of 2009 model-year vehicles, which were produced during one of the toughest years for the automotive industry, has translated into historically high levels of vehicle dependabili ... Continue reading
Decision to Weigh Inadequacy of 2006-2008 Honda Civic Hybrids Settlement
SEATTLE--Today, attorneys representing owners of 2006-2008 Honda Civic Hybrids applauded five states that have asked the judge overseeing a proposed class-action settlement to grant the states more time to weigh the fairness of the agreement, says Seattle-based law firm Hagens Berman. âWhat is puzzling is that it ... Continue reading
Toyota Steers Clear Of The Queues With UK's First In-Car TPEG Traffic Information Service
Britain's congested roads can foil the best-laid journey plans, but Toyota is leading the motor industry in being the first manufacturer to offer motorists the benefits of TPEG digital traffic information. ... Continue reading
All-New Lexus GS: From £32,995
As order books open for the all-new GS range, Lexus can announce the sports saloon will be available from £32,995. That is the on-the-road price for the GS 250 SE; the full hybrid GS 450h starts from £44,995 for the Luxury model. ... Continue reading
Infiniti Puts The Spotlight On Asian Film
Infiniti, the luxury performance automotive brand from Japan, is to sponsor an international film festival celebrating East Asian cinema to be held at Coventry University, UK, from March 2 to 4, 2012. ... Continue reading
Volkswagen Passenger Cars Brand Again Delivers Well Over 400,000 Vehicles In January
The Volkswagen Passenger Cars brand reported robust delivery figures for the beginning of this year: The company handed over 419,200 (January 2011: 418,600; +0.1 per cent) vehicles to customers worldwide in January. ... Continue reading
The Fastest Jazz In The World Race Home In Time For Calder
With just two weeks until the opening round of the 2012 Bosch Australian Rally Championship at Calder Park, two new Honda Jazz G2 rally cars have arrived home from Italy. ... Continue reading
BMW Reduces List Prices on Selection of New Genuine BMW Parts
BMW Australia today announced a 15% list price reduction on a range of high-demand Genuine BMW Parts, which it expects will result in lower servicing costs for BMW owners. ... Continue reading
Pirelli Announces Compound Choice for the First Three Races
For the start of the 2012 Formula One World Championship season, Pirelli has nominated its slick P Zero compounds for the first three races in Australia, Malaysia and China. ... Continue reading
Hyundai Leaps into International Ski Jumping
Hyundai Motor Company, one of the world's largest and fastest-growing automakers, announced today that it will sponsor ski jumping competitions around the world, beginning with the FIS (International Ski Federation) Ski Flying World Championships in Vikersund, Norway, from the 23rd February. ... Continue reading
United Autosports Heads Down Under For Bathurst 12 Hour
United Autosports is heading Down Under on February 24-26, to take part in the spectacular Armor All Bathurst 12 Hour race. A trio of experienced GT endurance drivers will tackle Mount Panorama in an Audi R8 LMS GT3. ... Continue reading
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