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Monday, February 27, 2012

Fuel Prices - Daily Index 2.27.2012

Fuel Prices - Daily Index 2.27.2012

Current Avg. $3.698 $3.843 $3.974 $4.030 $3.166 $4.166<p> Yesterday Avg. $3.688 $3.829 $3.962 $4.019 $3.161 $4.160<p> Week Ago Avg. $3.565 $3.700 $3.834 $3.952 $3.123 $4.109<p> Month Ago Avg. $3.406 $3.533 $3.671 $3.864 $3.050 $4.014<p> Year Ago Avg. ... Continue reading

Federal-Mogul Offering Rebates of Up to $40 on Champion Spark Plugs

Federal-Mogul Offering Rebates of Up to $40 on Champion Spark Plugs

Consumers who are planning to tune up their vehicles this spring will be able to save as much as $40 (USD) through a rebate offer on Champion spark plugs from Federal-Mogul . "Performance Driven" Champion plugs are available through leading automotive parts and service providers across the U.S. The "Save Like a Champio ... Continue reading

Eco-Luxury Takes Center Stage as Mercedes-Benz Paves the Way to Gold for Hollywood's Elite During the 2012 Award Season

Eco-Luxury Takes Center Stage as Mercedes-Benz Paves the Way to Gold for Hollywood's Elite During the 2012 Award Season

Eco-friendly vehicles were top of mind for the 84th Academy Awards and Mercedes-Benz, as red carpet arrivals translated to red taillight delays due to a myriad of street closures and traffic snarls. When it comes to Mercedes-Benz vehicles and Hollywood, there is no shortage of ties especially with the availability of B ... Continue reading

EVO Electric wins ACES Award

EVO Electric wins ACES Award

EVO Electric Wins ACES Award EVO Electric Ltd., a leading developer of electric drive solutions for the automotive sector, today announced that it has won the prestigious Materials and Engineering Award at the fourth annual Academic Enterprise Awards (ACES) competition. The ACES competition, held on 21 February 2012 in ... Continue reading

Motorists Waste GBP2.8 Billion on Automatic Car Insurance Renewals

Motorists Waste GBP2.8 Billion on Automatic Car Insurance Renewals

Over seven million drivers stay with their existing insurer at renewal time - 2.6 million motorists don't bother to see if they can make savings on cover - Motorists each waste GBP375 a year on average by not switching, says MoneySupermarket Motorists are wasting nearly GBP2.8 billion each year by staying loyal to thei ... Continue reading

GKN Driveline Wintertest Program

GKN Driveline Wintertest Program

Every winter, vehicle manufacturers and many Tier 1 suppliers seek to prove their products in the most hostile of environments - global engineer GKN Driveline is no exception. At its proving ground close to the Arctic Circle, where temperatures drop as low as -50 degreesCelsius (-58 degrees Fahrenheit), GKN Driveline h ... Continue reading

Sprint Cup - Team Toyota Rain Delay Driver Comments

Sprint Cup - Team Toyota Rain Delay Driver Comments

JOEY LOGANO, No. 20 Home Depot Toyota Camry, Joe Gibbs Racing Will the rain impact the track and grip? "Yeah, it rained today and hopefully we see racing tomorrow. It's not going to change the track that much. It's not a big handling race track, so it shouldn't change much. Just another day to be thinking about it -- a ... Continue reading

Timken to Present at ISI Industrial Investor Conference

Timken to Present at ISI Industrial Investor Conference

Executives from The Timken Company are scheduled to present at the ISI Industrial Investor Conference at 8:00 a.m. Eastern Time on March 6, 2012 in New York City. Presenting will be James W. Griffith, president and chief executive officer, and Glenn A. Eisenberg, executive vice president -- finance and administration. ... Continue reading

Sprint Cup - Helton/Chitwood Comments On Daytona Rain Update

Sprint Cup - Helton/Chitwood Comments On Daytona Rain Update

Daytona, Feb. 27, 2012: MIKE HELTON: As you know, yesterday during the afternoon we chose to postpone or were forced to postpone the start due to weather, and we scheduled a noon restart today based on the information we had yesterday in the hope and belief that there was good opportunity to be on the track by noon tod ... Continue reading

Audi at TED2012 Announces U.S. Introduction of A3 e-tron Electric Vehicle Pilot Program

Audi at TED2012 Announces U.S. Introduction of A3 e-tron Electric Vehicle Pilot Program

Audi battery-electric vehicle in-market program debuts in U.S. Research-based A3 e-tron pilot program to serve as a learning tool for next-gen Audi EV applications world wide At TED, Audi engages attendees in a progressive conversation about urban mobility and "The City 2.0" with the A3 e-tron and Audi A2 concept vehic ... Continue reading

EcoPower Receives dexos1 License -- the First Engine Oil Recycled and Refined From Reclaimed Oil to Meet dexos Specification

EcoPower Receives dexos1 License -- the First Engine Oil Recycled and Refined From Reclaimed Oil to Meet dexos Specification

EcoPower, the engine oil that provides superior protection for engines as well as the environment, has become the first re-refined engine oil to meet the GM dexos1 specification. dexos1 is a global engine oil specification designed by GM Powertrain engineers to increase fuel efficiency, extend the life of emissions sys ... Continue reading

Airbiquity to Showcase Connected Vehicle Solutions at Mobile World Congress

Airbiquity to Showcase Connected Vehicle Solutions at Mobile World Congress

Airbiquity, a global leader in connected vehicle services, today announced its participation in the GSMA Connected House at Mobile World Congress 2012, the annual, world-class thought leadership conference focused on mobile technology. 'We are particularly proud to partner with Vodafone, an industry leader in the fast- ... Continue reading

HARMAN and Texas Instruments collaborate to redefine premium automotive infotainment experiences

HARMAN and Texas Instruments collaborate to redefine premium automotive infotainment experiences

HARMAN , the global audio and infotainment group, and Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) today announced a collaboration to bring TI's OMAP 5 processors to HARMAN's premium automotive infotainment platform. Together, TI and HARMAN will leverage the OMAP 5 processors' smart multicore architecture to bring innovative, m ... Continue reading

TXU Energy and City of Dallas Take Charge with Electric Vehicles in Dallas; First City-Owned EV Charging Stations Go Live at Dallas City Hall

TXU Energy and City of Dallas Take Charge with Electric Vehicles in Dallas; First City-Owned EV Charging Stations Go Live at Dallas City Hall

TXU Energy and the City of Dallas have two new electric vehicle charging stations that have just powered up at Dallas City Hall today. The stations are the first of five EV charging stations that will be available to city employees and the public across Dallas, compliments of TXU Energy. ... Continue reading

Nissan to Produce New Almera in Russia

Nissan to Produce New Almera in Russia

Upscale affordable sedan to compete in the growing mainstream Russian segment - First Nissan model developed for Russia and to be manufactured locally in Togliatti - One of the key models contributing to the Nissan Power 88 mid-term plan - Underlines Nissan's long-term commitment to the Russian market Nissan today conf ... Continue reading

Historics - Ferrari Hydroplane Offered At RM Auctions

Historics - Ferrari Hydroplane Offered At RM Auctions

Monaco, Feb. 26, 2012: A 1953 Ferrari-engined hydroplane racing boat Arno XI will be featured at the RM Auctions Monaco 2012 sale, scheduled for May 11-12 at the Grimaldi Forum in Monaco. The two-day, biennial RM Monaco sale is staged during the same weekend as the Monaco Historic Grand Prix. Arno XI was the brainchild ... Continue reading

TxDOT Lets Potential Drunk Drivers See Themselves Behind Bars

TxDOT Lets Potential Drunk Drivers See Themselves Behind Bars

Impaired driving on weekends is a very serious problem in Texas that too often leads to alcohol-related crashes and fatalities. In an effort to reduce the number of impaired drivers on the roads, the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) is reaching out to young adults at universities and military bases around the ... Continue reading

Sprint Cup - Bayne Ready For Daytona

Sprint Cup - Bayne Ready For Daytona

Daytona, Feb. 26, 2012: The preliminaries for the 54th annual Daytona 500 are done, and the defending champions are ready to roll. Driver Trevor Bayne has tested himself in almost every possible on-track scenario, and the Motorcraft/Quick Lane crew has repaired the damage from Thursday’s Gatorade Duel and tuned th ... Continue reading

Ford Focus Sales on Pace to Double in February

Ford Focus Sales on Pace to Double in February

Ford Focus sales expected to double in February, pushing through the 20,000 vehicle mark February on track to be best sales month in more than a decade Share of high-end SEL and Titanium Focus models up to 26 percent Ford Focus sales are on pace to double in February, giving the stylish compact hatchback and sedan its ... Continue reading

Chrysler Group Opens Mopar Operations in Argentina and Brazil

Chrysler Group Opens Mopar Operations in Argentina and Brazil

3,000 sq. meter facility in Argentina 4,500 sq. meter facility in Brazil More than 30,000 parts Facilities to support Chrysler, Jeep, Dodge and Ram Truck brands More than 50 Mopar parts distribution centers worldwide After recently opening Mopar® facilities in China and the United Arab Emirates, Chrysler Group LLC tod ... Continue reading

Jaguar Takes Next Step in Global Transformation with Launch of a New Contemporary Jaguar Brand Strategy

Jaguar Takes Next Step in Global Transformation with Launch of a New Contemporary Jaguar Brand Strategy

Jaguar is launching today a new global brand direction and marketing campaign, themed "ALIVE," which introduces the famed British brand to luxury consumers in a new modern context. The brand direction is driven by the belief that Jaguar makes the world's most instinctively rewarding performance cars. The campaign aims ... Continue reading

Big Oil's Divide and Conquer Propaganda Strategy Has Succeeded - Consumer Support for Clean Energy Has Declined Significantly Since 2009 - We Told You It Would Happen!

Big Oil's Divide and Conquer Propaganda Strategy Has Succeeded - Consumer Support for Clean Energy Has Declined Significantly Since 2009 - We Told You It Would Happen!

BOULDER, Colo.--The clean energy industry is dynamic and evolving, as the future of energy in the United States continues to be a topic of intense focus, particularly in this election year. However, according to a new survey from Pike Research, consumer support for clean energy concepts – ranging from re ... Continue reading

Records Galore At Race Retro Sale

Records Galore At Race Retro Sale

Records tumbled at this weekend's Race Retro and Classic Car Sale as Silverstone Auctions achieved a fantastic sales rate, successfully selling more than 74% of the 77 vehicle lots on offer, along with a host of automobllia items, for a premium inclusive total of £1.75 million, the highest sales total achieved in rece ... Continue reading

India Christmas Special Cars Unwrapped At Beaulieu's World Of Top Gear

India Christmas Special Cars Unwrapped At Beaulieu's World Of Top Gear

Top Gear fans visiting Beaulieu will feel like it's Christmas all over again as, for an extra special (and very belated) festive present, all four of the vehicles from the presenters' Christmas Special India Challenge have been unwrapped in the visitor attraction's World of Top Gear exhibition this week. ... Continue reading

Spark Of Passion

Spark Of Passion

Cupid's arrow is in full-flight across the UK and love is in the air as Chevrolet reveals that the leap year tradition of women proposing is alive and well - albeit with a modern twist. ... Continue reading

Range Rover Evoque Convertible Concept to be Revealed at 2012 Geneva Motor Show

Range Rover Evoque Convertible Concept to be Revealed at 2012 Geneva Motor Show

Land Rover will unveil a Range Rover Evoque Convertible Concept at the 2012 Geneva Motor Show. The Evoque Convertible Concept vehicle will explore the potential for the world's first premium convertible SUV. ... Continue reading

Nissan Eases the Journey for Cancer Patients

Nissan Eases the Journey for Cancer Patients

Newcastle-based 'Daft as a Brush Cancer Patient Care' has signed a fleet deal with Nissan for 50 NV200 vans to transport patients to and from Freeman Hospital in High Heaton. ... Continue reading

Cross Roads Subaru Scoops Brace of Accolades at AM Awards

Cross Roads Subaru Scoops Brace of Accolades at AM Awards

Multi-award-winning Subaru dealership, Cross Roads, has picked up another two automotive retailing industry prizes to add to its already overloaded trophy cabinet. ... Continue reading

Ashley Andrew Joins Seat UK as Head Of Operations

Ashley Andrew Joins Seat UK as Head Of Operations

Seat UK's successful management team returns to full strength with the news that Ashley Andrew is joining the business as Head of Operations. ... Continue reading

Production Commences on All-New Dedicated LPG Holden Commodore

Production Commences on All-New Dedicated LPG Holden Commodore

Production commenced this morning on the all-new dedicated LPG Commodore at Holden's Vehicle Operations in Elizabeth, South Australia. ... Continue reading

Narva Releases New Multi-Voltage Slimline Range of Popular Trailer Lamps

Narva Releases New Multi-Voltage Slimline Range of Popular Trailer Lamps

These two slimline light trailer lamps come with a host of features making them now even more popular due to their ease of mounting and suitability for applications where traditional lamps can be vulnerable to damage. ... Continue reading

Unique Bedmore Offers Fast Track to Historic Racing

Unique Bedmore Offers Fast Track to Historic Racing

Historic racing is booming in Australia, with record 573 cars entering this year's Phillip Island Classic Festival of Motorsport over the March 9-11 weekend. ... Continue reading

Famous GP Ferrari for Phillip Island Classic

Famous GP Ferrari for Phillip Island Classic

The most successful Grand Prix car of the modern era - the Ferrari Tipo 500 that brought the Maranello manufacturer its first World Championship 60 years ago - is being flown to Melbourne for a starring role at the 23rd annual Phillip Island Classic Festival of Motorsport from March 9-11. ... Continue reading

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