2012 Volvo S60 Review By Marty and Michael Bernstein +VIDEO
2012 Volvo S60 Review By Marty and Michael Bernstein, VOLVO FINALLY OUT OF THE BOX by Marty Bernstein Editor-at-Large The Auto Channel It has been a wild ride for Swedish automotive giant, Volvo, which along with its fellow countrymen and competitor Saab, had been purchased by US automakers, but unlike the latter which ... Continue reading
2012 BMW 335i Sedan Review by Carey Russ +VIDEO
DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH CAREY RUSS 2012 BMW 335i Sedan If the 2002 made BMW's reputation as a maker of sports sedans, the 3 Series that followed it, beginning in 1975, cemented that reputation and added luxury and prestige. 2002s were mid-market cars with performance and handling emphasized, especially in tii form; ... Continue reading
CONSUMER ALERT - NADA Says 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
NHRA Pro Stock - Coughlin Ready To Swing At Old Bridge Township Raceway Park
ENGLISHTOWN, May 29, 2012: Drag Racing champion Jeg Coughlin Jr. grew up in the suburbs of Columbus, Ohio, and was fortunate enough to learn the game of golf at Muirfield Golf Club, the site of this weekend's Memorial PGA Tournament. In fact, his father Jeg Coughlin Sr. went to high school with none other than tourname ... Continue reading
Fuel Prices - Daily Index 5.31.2012
<p>SEE ALSO: <a href="/news/2010/12/28/512614.html"> Thank Limbaugh, Beck, Hannity, Prager and Savage for Rising Gasoline Prices</a></p> <br><p><b>Regular Gas </b> <p> Current Avg. $3.826 <p> Yesterday Avg.$3.830 <p> Week Ago Avg. $3.881 <p> Month Ago Avg.$3.911 <p> Year Ago Avg.SEE ALSO:bbbbbbbbbb ... Continue reading
NHRA Top Fuel - Brown Looks Forward To Trip Home For Toyota NHRA SuperNationals
ENGLISHTOWN, May 30, 2012: U.S. Army NHRA Racing Top Fuel drivers Tony âThe Sargeâ� Schumacher and Antron Brown return to action at Old Bridge Township (N.J.) Raceway Park Friday through Sunday for the Toyota NHRA SuperNationals. Like the Army Strong Soldiers they drive for, Schumacher and Brown will rel ... Continue reading
Grand Am Rolex Prototypes - Dalziel Won't Be Detroit Spinner
Detroit, May 30, 2012: On-form Ryan Dalziel aims to make a point in Detroit this weekend â by staying top of the charts in the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series. Ryan â from Windermere in Florida â is delighted to be top of the pile but issued an ominous warning to his rivals when he admitted: âWe ha ... Continue reading
Symphony Teleca, the global services organization dedicated exclusively to helping clients manage the convergence of software, the cloud and connected devices, today announced its participation in the Telematics Detroit 2012 conference, June 6-7, 2012 at the Suburban Collection Showcase in Novi, MI. The company will de ... Continue reading
SAE International 2013 Slate of Nominees
SAE International's Executive Nominating Committee has named nominees for president and four director positions on its Board of Directors. Officer nominee: 2013 SAE International President -- Donald Hillebrand, Section Leader, Energy Systems Department, Argonne National Laboratory. Director nominees: Paul Brothers, Chi ... Continue reading
Epic Airfares Help Drive RV Rental Business to Record Levels
According to Allstar Coaches, the RV rental industry is poised to have its best year ever; thanks in part to the highest airfares seen in more than three decades. The airline industry's seemingly relentless commitment to create innovative new ways to bilk consumers is finally driving them away. With no end in sight, ev ... Continue reading
Ryder System, Inc. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Greg Swienton will present a Company update at the KeyBanc Capital Markets Industrial, Automotive and Transportation Conference. Who: Ryder System, Inc. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Greg Swienton What: KeyBanc Capital Markets Industrial, Automotive and Tra ... Continue reading
Flexpoint Discloses Advances in Safety Mechanism for Commercial Vehicles
Flexpoint Sensor Systems, Inc. (OTCBB: FLXT) today further disclosed development of a safety mechanism for garbage trucks and other large commercial vehicles. Flexpoint developed a Bend Sensor in conjunction with HTK Engineering, LLC for use in a safety system utilized in refuse collection vehicles (garbage trucks), th ... Continue reading
Mercedes-Benz Financial Services Canada captured the highest satisfaction ranking in two of the three major categories of the recently-released J.D. Power and Associates 2012 Canadian Dealer Satisfaction Study (SM). In the Prime Retail Credit Segment Rankings, Mercedes-Benz Financial Services Canada ranks highest in de ... Continue reading
Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Automotive Market Tracker" subscription to their offering. Automotive electronics are gaining share in the overall high technology market due to consumer demand for added technology and features in new vehicles, the transition to hybrid and electric vehicles, and ... Continue reading
Ford's intellectual property licensing group to open Motor City Innovation Exchange providing a showroom for innovators to show off their creations to peers and potential customers Working with TechShop, the nonprofit AutoHarvest Foundation and Wayne State University's TechTown, Ford is helping entrepreneurs commercial ... Continue reading
New Ads Dramatize U.S. Energy Choices with Presidential Speeches from Eisenhower to Obama
The American Clean Skies Foundation, a Washington D.C. based non-profit, unveiled an imaginative educational ad campaign this week to underscore the historic potential of natural gas to provide greater energy security and jobs. The ads, to run on Bloomberg TV and in selected movie theaters, are timed for the summer dri ... Continue reading
Aqua America to Transition Fleet to Compressed Natural Gas
Aqua America, Inc. Chairman and CEO Nicholas DeBenedictis announced today that the company is going to transition portions of its larger vehicle fleet to compressed natural gas (CNG). The comment was made today before the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission's Alternative Fuel Vehicles forum held at Drexel University ... Continue reading
News from Mercedes-Benz Truck & Van (NI) - Mercedes-Benz Vito measures up for Montgomery
Date: 31 May 2012 The Long and Extra-long of it. Montgomery Refrigeration chooses the Extra-long Mercedes-Benz Vito, right, for its impressive ability to carry three-metre lengths of pipe Mercedes-Benz Vito measures up for Montgomery Size really does matter to Montgomery Refrigeration when it comes to its service vans ... Continue reading
Ford Motor Company Executive Chairman Bill Ford calls for implementation of key policy reforms to ensure Michigan's competitiveness and spur future innovation Bill Ford says Michigan can become the Silicon Valley of mobility, lead the generation of more high-tech jobs and help solve the challenge of urban mobility thro ... Continue reading
The Automotive Resource Network Holdings today announced that they have been working for the past 4 months to secure numerous key agreements surrounding a new vehicle service contract product and revenue producing partners. Culminating more than three months of negotiations with numerous suppliers and vendors, our new ... Continue reading
Jeep brand to host online contest that enables consumers to customize and create a USA Basketball-themed 2012 Jeep Wrangler Winner will see their personally customized 2012 Jeep Wrangler on display in Washington, D.C. at a Jeep - USA Basketball exhibition game Grand prize winner will receive a trip to a USA Basketball ... Continue reading
GE Opens Innovation Center for Alternative Fuel Vehicles and Solutions
GE Capital Fleet Services announced today the opening of its Vehicle Innovation Center, a world-class facility that provides businesses, industry groups and researchers with a first-hand experience with alternative fuel vehicles and enabling GE technologies. 'Through our Vehicle Innovation Center, we are committed to s ... Continue reading
Fitch: April another Strong Month for U.S. Auto ABS
It was not a case of April showers for U.S. auto loan ABS performance, which again was stellar this past month, according to the latest index results from Fitch Ratings. Prime auto asset-backed securities (ABS) delinquencies and losses dropped in April to the lowest levels recorded in 2012. Performance was buoyed by th ... Continue reading
Kia Master Technicians Vie For Skill National Cup Title
Kia University, the training arm of Kia Motors America (KMA), hosted the biennial Kia Skill National Cup competition at the company's headquarters in Irvine, Calif., to determine the top master-level technicians from each of the company's four regions (eastern, southern, central and western). The winning technicians on ... Continue reading
MAM appoints new staff at North American subsidiaries
MAM Software Group, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: MAMS) announced today that its North American subsidiaries have appointed five new members of staff to support continued growth in the tire and auto parts aftermarket. Three members of staff have joined the sales and software development teams at Aftersoft Network NA, while ... Continue reading
Chevrolet Celebrates Future of Football with Donation
One World Futbol Project provides 'virtually indestructible' footballs to impoverished regions worldwide Chevrolet pledges 1.5 million footballs as part of three-year partnership Chevrolet announced today a three-year partnership with the One World Futbol Project, an award-winning B-Corporation and creators of the One ... Continue reading
Chevrolet Kick-Starts Global Commitment to International Football
'Chevrolet China Cup' matches in China part of Manchester United sponsorship U.S. automaker pledges support of One World Futbol Project with donation of 1.5 million 'virtually indestructible' footballs to impoverished regions Chevrolet's five-year agreement to become the Official Automotive Partner of Barclays Premier ... Continue reading
SMSC Launches Low Power Automotive MII/RMII Ethernet Transceiver
SMSC , a leading semiconductor company enabling content-rich connectivity systems, today launched the low-power TrueAuto LAN88730 MII/RMII 10/100 automotive Ethernet transceiver. This device is designed specifically to meet the high reliability requirements of automotive applications, such as on-board diagnostics or fa ... Continue reading
Ford, Hyundai Show Long-Term Improvement in Perceived Quality
Ford and Hyundai have had the highest level of improvement in perception of quality among all automakers during the last 5 years according to ALG, the industry benchmark for vehicle values. Since 2008, Ford's perception of quality has improved nearly 37%, while Hyundai's perception of quality has increased by 25% durin ... Continue reading
Honda Jazz Tops The Jd Power Supermini Category - Again
The Survey takes the views of almost 18,000 car buyers, having driven around 360 million miles between them and scores each car in four categories - vehicle quality and reliability, appeal, service satisfaction and ownership costs. ... Continue reading
Jaguar Is Named Number One Manufacturer In J.D. Power Survey
Jaguar has been announced as the Number One manufacturer in the J.D. Power and Associates/What Car? 2012 UK Vehicle Ownership Satisfaction Study (VOSS). ... Continue reading
Broads Authority Add Toyota Hilux To Fleet
The Broads Authority, a member of the National Park family, has added nine Toyota Hilux Double Cabs to its fleet for use by rangers and construction maintenance teams across its sites around the Broads. ... Continue reading
Alfa Romeo Enjoys Success In Villa D'este With The 4C And The 1933 6C 1750 GS
Alfa Romeo was the winner of an impressive four prizes last weekend - with its 4C and sixth series 1933 6C 1750 GS models - at the Concorso di Eleganza in Villa d'Este, a prestigious event which has been celebrating the world's finest historic vehicles for many years. ... Continue reading
Huffy Takes Delivery Of 'Dream Car'...
World Touring Car driver Rob Huff has become the first customer to take delivery of a UK-specification Chevrolet Camaro. ... Continue reading
The Honda Foundation Celebrates 20 Years And Over $9 Million In Donations
The Honda Foundation, Honda's charitable arm, celebrates its 20th birthday in May and has provided over $9 million in donations to deserving charities and organisations since its formation. ... Continue reading
It's Bikies Wars at Shannons this Monday in Melbourne, with the Douglas clan out to Triumph over the Ariel Squares, the BAS Sloper set and the Goldwing gang. ... Continue reading
Volvo Car Corporation to Develop Active Safety Systems at New Test Facility
An entirely new test facility for active car safety is set to play an important role for Volvo Car Corporation's continued leadership in the field of safety. ... Continue reading
1800 351 591 - VACC Advises Motorists to Steer Clear of Unlicensed Motor Traders
VACC, the peak automotive industry body in Victoria, has repeated its advice to car buyers to give unlicensed motor traders a wide birth. ... Continue reading
Special Motorsports Event - Shannons 2 Days of Thunder in Qld
Queensland muscle car fans will get their first chance to see and hear Jim Richards' new V8 AMC Javelin driven in anger when he uncorks it over the Shannons 2 Days of Thunder weekend at Queensland Raceway from June 23-24. ... Continue reading
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