Today, Castrol and AUTOSPORT have teamed up to release the first official Castrol EDGE USA Driver Rankings, a proprietary technology that objectively ranks the performance of American racing's best drivers. Hot on the heels of the Castrol EDGE Rankings, which ranks the top drivers around the world, the Castrol EDGE USA ... Continue reading
Green Earth Technologies Teams with Sherwin Williams for "NASCAR Home Tracks" Distribution
Green Earth Technologies, Inc., the company with the first Ultimate Biodegradable and BioPreferred Full Synthetic motor oil to race in NASCAR, announced today it will make G-OIL and G-CLEAN products more widely available as part of the Sherwin Williams "NASCAR Home Tracks" program to sell quality branded products to co ... Continue reading
Leading Automotive CRM DealerSocket Selected as a Red Herring Top 100 North America Tech Startup
Leading auto dealer CRM DealerSocket announced today it has been recognized in Red Herring's Top 100 awards list, in recognition of the leading private companies from America. The award celebrates startups' innovations and technologies across their respective industries. Red Herring's editorial staff evaluated the comp ... Continue reading
Mercedes-Benz Dealer Enza Unveils Stunning New Actros
Date: 29 May 2012 Mercedes-Benz dealer Enza unveils stunning New Actros The revolutionary new Mercedes-Benz Actros premium long-haul tractor unit range was the star attraction for some of the North-West's leading road transport operators, at a launch event staged by leading dealer Enza. The event, held at the Oulton Pa ... Continue reading
Tom Johnson Camping Center Ranked #1 RV Dealer in North Carolina
Tom Johnson Camping Center announced today that they have been ranked by Statistical Surveys, Inc. as the #1 RV dealer in North Carolina based on sales volume, for 2011. "We are very pleased to receive this ranking from Statistical Surveys," said Gary Stroud, Vice President, Tom Johnson Camping Center. "We are fortunat ... Continue reading
TomTom Strategically Positioned to Lead LBS Growth in Latin America
TomTom today announces an expanded partnership with Digibase to increase its footprint and business operations in Latin America. The partnership represents the joining of Digibase's local market expertise in Brazil and TomTom's global presence and world class map. With a growing demand for location information in the L ... Continue reading
MWW Automotive Begins Production of Key Mazda MX-5 Aero Components
MWW Automotive Group, a global design, engineering, and manufacturing firm serving some of the world's leading automotive and industrial manufacturers, announced today that it has begun production of three key Mazda MX-5 Aero components for Mazda North America. MWW will produce a front air dam kit, side sill kit and re ... Continue reading
How to Efficiently Keep Your Family of Vehicle Batteries Alive and Kicking
American garages are literally bursting at the seams as we continue to add more recreational vehicles to our family collection of cars and trucks. The average American family cranks their way through dozens of 6V and 12V batteries through their lifetime to keep cars, trucks, motorcycles, off-roaders, golf carts and eve ... Continue reading
Beat the Traffic Named To Prestigious Red Herring Top 100 Americas List
Beat the Traffic, a leading provider of real-time traffic information for broadcast media and mobile devices, has been named to Red Herring's prestigious Top 100 Americas list, a mark of distinction for identifying promising new companies and entrepreneurs. Beat the Traffic was selected among hundreds of innovative Nor ... Continue reading
One Million New Turbocharged Vehicles Projected To Hit U.S. Roads in 2012
As gas prices remain high this summer driving season, Honeywell Turbo Technologies is working with auto manufacturers to meet a dramatic increase in demand for affordable and fuel-efficient downsized turbocharged engines that save money at the pump without compromising performance. Honeywell estimates the number of tur ... Continue reading
NI and JSOL Help Electric Motor Engineers Save Time, Money With HIL Modeling
National Instruments today introduced the JMAG-RT add-on for NI VeriStand, which gives engineers the same fidelity provided by proven JMAG models, but in real-time for hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) testing of electric motors. To reduce spending on field-testing physical motors, engineers can use NI VeriStand with the JMAG ... Continue reading
Used-Car Prices Hit the Skids in June
NADA Used Car Guide: Toyota Prius to drop $900 in value from May to June After double-digit percentage gains from January through May 2012, prices on many popular used compact and midsize cars are expected to drop up to 5 percent in June compared to May, said Jonathan Banks, senior analyst with the National Automobile ... Continue reading
SAE International Announces Dates for 2013 World Congress and Beyond
SAE International announces dates for future SAE World Congresses, each to be held at Cobo Center in Detroit, Mich. -- USA. The SAE 2013 World Congress will be held April 16-18, 2013. Host company for the event will be Chrysler and the Tier One Strategic Supplier will be ZF. Mircea Gradu, Vice President Powertrain Tran ... Continue reading
GPS Insight Selected as a Red Herring Top 100 North America Tech Startup
GPS Insight, a leading technology provider of GPS fleet tracking solutions for commercial and government fleets, announced today it has been selected as a Red Herring Top 100 North America Tech Startup winner, a prestigious list honoring the year's most promising private technology ventures from the North American busi ... Continue reading
Powin Energy and Ideal Power Converters to Co-develop Modular Grid Storage Solution
Powin Energy, a wholly owned subsidiary of Powin Corporation (OTCQB: PWON), announced today it will begin utilizing Ideal Power Converters (IPC) patented bi-directional battery converters as part of the Powin Energy Grid Storage Solution. IPC is a leader in developing disruptive electronic power converter products. Thr ... Continue reading
Pittsburgh Gets Propane-Powered Cabs
Yellow Cab of Pittsburgh, a division of the Pittsburgh Transportation Group (PTG), is introducing propane-powered taxi cabs to Pittsburgh. Pittsburgh Mayor Luke Ravenstahl will be on hand around 11:45 a.m. at the cab drivers annual barbecue Wednesday, May 30 at the PTG garage on Preble Avenue in Manchester to see the f ... Continue reading
National Safety Council Calls on Americans to Bring Safety to the Forefront This June
Each June, the National Safety Council encourages organizations and communities to participate in National Safety Month -- an annual observance to educate and encourage safe behaviors around leading causes of preventable injuries and deaths. This year's observance highlights the need to practice safe behaviors 24/7, as ... Continue reading
Jungo Teams with Gracenote to Launch Advanced Automotive Infotainment Solution
Jungo Ltd., a leading provider of automotive connectivity middleware, today announced an agreement with Gracenote to deliver a powerful automotive infotainment solution that will improve how drivers access, navigate and experience their music. The joint solution is being demonstrated at the Telematics Update exhibition ... Continue reading
Aleris Signs Multi-Year Contract With Daimler
Aleris today announced that it has signed a four-year contract to provide molten aluminum to Daimler AG for the production of cylinder heads for all Daimler automobile models. Aleris is the leading merchant aluminum recycler and supplier of specification alloys in the United States and Europe. Aleris recently installed ... Continue reading
China EV Charging Station Market Review by Infiniti Research Now Available at MarketPublishers.com
Mainly driven by the increase in shortage of oil reserves, China's electric vehicle (EV) charging station market is forecast to grow at a CAGR of 107.6% from 2011 to 2015. The market has also been witnessing rapid growth of the transportation sector. However, the limited performance of EVs could throw down challenge to ... Continue reading
Experian Automotive today announced that average credit scores for consumers buying a vehicle have dropped to near prerecession levels. According to its quarterly automotive credit analysis, the average credit score for financing a new vehicle dropped six points to 760 and dropped four points to 659 for used vehicles. ... Continue reading
Electric utility companies in the state, along with the Clean Cities Coalitions of Connecticut and local co-hosts, will present Electric Car Community Days�? on Friday and Saturday, June 1 and 2, 2012. The public is invited to visit any of five locations to learn about new models of plug-in electric vehicl ... Continue reading
IndyCar - Indianapolis 500 Conference; Podium Winners, Owner, Top Rookie
An interview with: DARIO FRANCHITTI CHIP GANASSI MIKE HULL SCOTT DIXON TONY KANAAN RUBENS BARRICHELLO THE MODERATOR: We have Scott Dixon and Tony Kanaan. TONY KANAAN: It was a great race. I think toward the end there, the three of us were all a little bit comfortable with each other, apart from Sato was a little bit wi ... Continue reading
<b>By Reid Spencer, NASCAR Wire Service</b> CONCORD, May, 28, 2012: Fuel miser Brad Keselowski got 73 laps out of his last tank of fuel and had enough left in the tank to outrun Denny Hamlin in Saturday's History 300 NASCAR Nationwide Series race at Charlotte Motor Speedway and do a celebratory burnout afterward. The v ... Continue reading
FIA F1 - Selected Post Monaco Driver Comments
Lotusâs Romain Grosjean and Mercedesâ Michael Schumacher on their first-lap collision; Toro Rossoâs Jean-Eric Vergne on opting to take a gamble and switch to intermediate tyres; Felipe Massa on bouncing back from his recent frustrations to claim his best finish of the season so far; and Red Bullâs M ... Continue reading
Star Mazda - Mendez P12 In First Oval Event
INDIANAPOLIS, May 27, 2012: Team GDTâs Andrés Méndez, 19, of Bogotá, Columbia, finished 12th in his first oval-track race ever in the Star Mazda Championship presented by Goodyear portion of the traditional âTourHendricksCounty.com Night Before the 500â� show at Lucas Oil Raceway at Indiana ... Continue reading
POWRi Midgets - Felker Takes 2nd Straight West Feature
OKLAHOMA May 28, 2012: Andrew Felker successfully defended a spirited challenge by Jonathan Beason to win his second straight feature Saturday in the POWRi Lucas Oil West Midget Series at I-44 Speedway. Felkerâs victory was his fourth straight in POWRi competition. The 19-year-old from Carl Junction, Mo., triumphe ... Continue reading
Maserati Quattroporte Sport GT S Wins Best Luxury Car Award By 'El Economista'
The Maserati Quattroporte Sport GT S adds the award as âBest Luxury Carâ by Spanish leading financial magazine 'El Economista', to its already impressive list of international prizes. ... Continue reading
Think Global, Act Local: New Leasing Campaign Delivers For Volkswagen
Volkswagen has launched a new Small Business Leasing programme, aimed at opening up new fleet opportunities for Volkswagen Retailers, and enabling them to serve better the needs of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in their local areas. ... Continue reading
New Stylistic Notes For Ferrari: The SP12 EC is Born. EC like Eric Clapton
For a Ferrari enthusiast and great musician like Eric Clapton a one-off car just had to be produced. Designed by the Centro Stile Ferrari in collaboration with Pininfarina and the engineers from Maranello, the SP12 EC was created as homage to Clapton's career and his long lasting experience as a Ferrari owner. ... Continue reading
BHP Billiton Announces 5 Star NCAP Fleet Policy
The Australasian New Car Assessment Program (ANCAP) today applauded the announcement by multi-national resources company, BHP Billiton, to introduce a 5 star NCAP safety rating requirement across its worldwide vehicle fleet. ... Continue reading
The New BMW 3 Series is Awarded 5 Stars in the Euro NCAP Crash Test
Exemplary passenger protection: the sixth generation of the sport sedan scored top marks in the latest safety tests. ... Continue reading
With three wins from three starts, Honda and the Evans Motorsport team led the two-wheel drive category at the Brakes Direct International Rally of Queensland. ... Continue reading
Ford Australia Designer Moves to Lincoln
Ford Australia designer, Peter Jones, has been appointed as an interior design manager for the Lincoln brand. ... Continue reading
Spring has sprung at Shannons!
Spring has arrived early at Shannons, with a cluster of classic sports cars dropping their tops in Melbourne for the company's Winter Classic Auction on Monday June 4. ... Continue reading
Narva Security Lock-Out Kits Colour Coded to Industry Standards
Two security lock-out lever kits colour coded to industry standards have been released by Narva to clearly identify the difference between starter and battery security ... Continue reading
Porsche Panache at Shannons June Sale
A pair of very desirable early Porsche coupes that will appeal to both collectors and everyday drivers alike will be going under the hammer at Shannons Melbourne Winter Classic Auction on Monday June 4. ... Continue reading
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