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Monday, June 25, 2012

Hyundai Motor America Wins Bronze Cannes Lion for RE:GENERATION Music Project

Hyundai Motor America Wins Bronze Cannes Lion for RE:GENERATION Music Project

Hyundai took home a bronze Cannes Lion award on Saturday, June 23, during the 2012 Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity in France for the RE:GENERATION Music Project, featuring the Hyundai Veloster. The project, conducted in partnership with Greenlight Media & Marketing, The Recording Academy and Hyundai's ... Continue reading

J.D. Power and Associates Reports: Auto Insurance Customer Satisfaction Reaches an All-Time High, Driven by Satisfaction with Policy Offerings

J.D. Power and Associates Reports: Auto Insurance Customer Satisfaction Reaches an All-Time High, Driven by Satisfaction with Policy Offerings

Led primarily by increases in satisfaction with policy offerings and billing and payment, overall customer satisfaction with auto insurance companies has reached an all-time high, according to the J.D. Power and Associates 2012 U.S. Auto Insurance Study(SM) released today. The study measures customer satisfaction with ... Continue reading

Holidaymakers Should Assess Their Vehicle Batteries to Avoid Travel Disasters, Says CTEK

Holidaymakers Should Assess Their Vehicle Batteries to Avoid Travel Disasters, Says CTEK

To avoid a breakdown catastrophe, those who are planning to either drive to their holiday destination or to the airport to go on vacation this summer should ensure they have undertaken the correct battery checks and maintenance, advises CTEK, a leading brand of smart battery chargers. Any breakdown is inconvenient but ... Continue reading

WASHDROPS®- Receives First Annual "Green Award - 2012 Product of the Year" From AutoWorld, Bob Long's Nationally Syndicated Radio Program

WASHDROPS®- Receives First Annual "Green Award - 2012 Product of the Year" From AutoWorld, Bob Long's Nationally Syndicated Radio Program

Solon, OH (June 25, 2012); Washdrops® the new hose-less, biodegradable car wash and shine solution from automotive aftermarket leader, Cequent Consumer Products, has received the inaugural 2012 Green Product of the Year Award from nationally syndicated radio program AutoWorld and award winning host, Bob Long. Increa ... Continue reading

Chapman Chevrolet offers up to 120% Kelley Blue Book for trades and $500 cash bonus on new Chevy models

Chapman Chevrolet offers up to 120% Kelley Blue Book for trades and $500 cash bonus on new Chevy models

Chapman Chevrolet needs used cars and the dealership is willing to pay handsomely. If you are considering trading in a car or upgrading to a newer model, there is no better time than now to shop for a new vehicle. Chapman Chevrolet is now willing to not only match Kelley Blue Book's used car trade-in value, but the dea ... Continue reading

Honda Named "Brand of the Year" in the 2012 Harris Poll EquiTrend Equity Study

Honda Named "Brand of the Year" in the 2012 Harris Poll EquiTrend Equity Study

Honda has been recognized as the "Brand of the Year" in the "Full Line Automotive" category according to the 2012 Harris Poll EquiTrend® study. Honda received the highest numerical Equity Score among full line automotive brands included in the 2012 Harris Poll EquiTrend® study(1). Harris Poll EquiTrend is an annual b ... Continue reading

Lithium Entities Picked to Gain From Shortages Created by AAPL iPad, Smartphones and Electric Cars

Lithium Entities Picked to Gain From Shortages Created by AAPL iPad, Smartphones and Electric Cars

“The lithium market is expanding at a rapid pace and is dominated by a few large companies. These companies are well positioned to take advantage of lithium's growing demand due to its increasing use in batteries for smart mobile devices and electric/hybrid cars." ... Continue reading

2012 Lexus IS C 350 Convertible Review By John Heilig

2012 Lexus IS C 350 Convertible Review By John Heilig

2012 Lexus IS C 350 Model: 2012 Lexus IS C 350 Engine: 3.5-liter DOHC V6 Horsepower/Torque: 306 hp @ 6,400 rpm/277 lb.-ft. @ 4,800 rpm Transmission: 6-speed automatic Wheelbase: 107.5 in. Length/Width/Height: 182.5 x 70.9 x 55.9 in. Tires: P225/40R18 Cargo volume: 10.8/2.4 cu. ft. ... Continue reading

Networkfleet Becomes Esri Silver Tier Partner

Networkfleet Becomes Esri Silver Tier Partner

Networkfleet, a leader in wireless fleet management, today announced it has achieved Silver Tier membership in the Esri Partner Network, a premier group of organizations offering a wide range of geographic information systems (GIS) solutions and services developed on the Esri software platform. 'Being part of the Esri ... Continue reading

Sonic Automotive Announces Commencement Of Exchange Offer For All 5.0% Convertible Senior Notes Due 2029

Sonic Automotive Announces Commencement Of Exchange Offer For All 5.0% Convertible Senior Notes Due 2029

Sonic Automotive, Inc. today announced that it has commenced an exchange offer to purchase for cash and shares of its Class A common Stock all of its outstanding 5.0% Convertible Senior Notes due 2029 (CUSIP No. 83545GAQ5) (the "Notes"). The exchange offer (the "Offer") is being made upon the terms and subject to the c ... Continue reading

Financial Institutions, State Agencies Use Electronic Lien and Title Services to Reduce Fraud

Financial Institutions, State Agencies Use Electronic Lien and Title Services to Reduce Fraud

VINtek, a provider of automotive collateral management, electronic lien and title (ELT) services and direct finance processing, announced that financial institutions and departments of motor vehicles (DMV) are leveraging its ELT technology to reduce exposure to fraud associated with paper vehicle titles. 'Before implem ... Continue reading

July 4 Declared Deadliest Day for Teens and Americans on the Road

July 4 Declared Deadliest Day for Teens and Americans on the Road

Summer is supposed to be a time of celebration for teens and their families with prom, graduation and college on the horizon. Unfortunately, new analysis of crash data from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) shows that July 4 is the deadliest day for teens on the road and is just as deadly for the motori ... Continue reading

Greyhound Announces "Go Greyhound to Gotham City" Contest

Greyhound Announces "Go Greyhound to Gotham City" Contest

Greyhound today announced it is giving one lucky person and their guest the chance to "Go Greyhound to Gotham City." The contest is in partnership with Warner Bros. Pictures' and Legendary Pictures' The Dark Knight Rises --the epic conclusion to filmmaker Christopher Nolan's Batman trilogy, hitting theaters July 20. Fr ... Continue reading

Detroit Public Library Opens Documents Of Auto Industry's War Production to Researchers

Detroit Public Library Opens Documents Of Auto Industry's War Production to Researchers

A massive document collection recording the American automobile industry's role in World War II is now open to historians and researchers, the Detroit Public Library has announced. Files of the Automotive Council for War Production chronicle the industry's rapid wartime conversion that made Detroit famous as "the Arsen ... Continue reading

Dana Bolsters Field Sales, Service Organization for North American Commercial-Vehicle Market

Dana Bolsters Field Sales, Service Organization for North American Commercial-Vehicle Market

Dana Holding Corporation today announced numerous actions to strengthen its North American field sales and service organization. Focused on more than 4,000 commercial-vehicle OEMs and dealerships across the United States, Canada, and Mexico -- including those previously supported under Dana's Roadranger alliance with E ... Continue reading

Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group Signs Long-Term Vehicle Supply Agreement With Chrysler Group

Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group Signs Long-Term Vehicle Supply Agreement With Chrysler Group

Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Inc. today announced that it signed a multi-year vehicle supply agreement with Chrysler Group, LLC "Chrysler Group." The agreement will allow Dollar Thrifty to source a portion of its annual vehicle purchases through Chrysler Group's 2015 program year. ... Continue reading

Ratan N. Tata Receives Lifetime Achievement Award from The Rockefeller Foundation

Ratan N. Tata Receives Lifetime Achievement Award from The Rockefeller Foundation

The Rockefeller Foundation, celebrating 100 years of global innovation, today unveiled the names of the individuals and institutions that will be honored as part of its second annual Innovation Awards ceremony on June 26, 2012 in New York. India's Mr. Ratan N. Tata, Chairman of Tata Son's, will receive a lifetime achie ... Continue reading

Haartz Manufacturing Proud to Top Eight of J.D.Power's Highest Rated Autos

Haartz Manufacturing Proud to Top Eight of J.D.Power's Highest Rated Autos

Haartz Manufacturing, a leading global manufacturer of convertible topping material announced today that it tops the eight soft-top convertibles in the 2012 J.D. Power Quality Survey. ... Continue reading

Polish & Slavic Federal Credit Union Celebrates 35 Years By Handing Over The Keys...To A New Ford SUV

Polish & Slavic Federal Credit Union Celebrates 35 Years By Handing Over The Keys...To A New Ford SUV

Years of fiscally sound investments and conservative spending by the Polish & Slavic Federal Credit Union paid off for 35 members recently, as the nation's largest ethnic credit union opened up its vault and helped spread the wealth by handing out an impressive array of prizes -- ranging from a new Ford Escape SUV to f ... Continue reading

Testing Confirms XL Hybrids' 21.2 Percent Fuel Consumption Reduction

Testing Confirms XL Hybrids' 21.2 Percent Fuel Consumption Reduction

XL Hybrids, Inc., developer of a low-cost hybrid electric powertrain designed specifically for class 1-3 commercial fleet use, has released vehicle testing results that validate a 21.2 percent reduction in fuel consumption achieved with the company's aftermarket hybrid electric powertrain. The tests determined performa ... Continue reading

Mitsubishi Forklift Trucks Introduces New Three-Wheel Electric Forklift for North America and Latin America

Mitsubishi Forklift Trucks Introduces New Three-Wheel Electric Forklift for North America and Latin America

Mitsubishi Forklift Trucks, manufacturer of reliable and affordable forklift trucks for hard-working applications, today announced the new FB16PNT-FB20PNT series of forklifts. Featuring a compact design, these 3-wheel forklifts are equipped with wet disc brakes for improved performance in wet or corrosive environments, ... Continue reading

'Van-tastic' MINI Clubvan Delivers on Style and Practicality for Business Users

'Van-tastic' MINI Clubvan Delivers on Style and Practicality for Business Users

First new MINI to be classed as a commercial vehicle - Three models with frugal four-cylinder petrol and diesel engines - MINI's outstanding range of personalisation options - VAT-free prices from GBP11,175 to GBP13,600, on sale in the autumn - Inspired by 1960s Morris Mini Van - Built in Oxford - Debuting at Goodwood ... Continue reading

Chrysler Group Hits the Road with Mobile Showroom

Chrysler Group Hits the Road with Mobile Showroom

Traveling showroom on 19-week trek across United States Road show designed for thousands of Chrysler Group, affiliate company, and supplier employees Employees can test drive a variety of Chrysler Group models Chrysler Group LLC hits the road this week with its 2012 mobile showroom to visit employee, affinity partner, ... Continue reading

IndyCar - RHR Wins At Iowa

IndyCar - RHR Wins At Iowa

NEWTON, Jun. 24, 2012: Ryan Hunter-Reay's second consecutive short track victory was reason enough to celebrate. Closing to three points of IZOD IndyCar Series championship front-runner Will Power was a bonus. Hunter-Reay, who prevailed at the Milwaukee Mile a week earlier following a 90-minute rain delay, won the Iowa ... Continue reading

Nationwide - Piquet Wins At Road America

Nationwide - Piquet Wins At Road America

Elkhart Lake, Jun. 24, 2012: Nelson Piquet Jr. made racing history when he became the first Brazilian to win in one of NASCAR's top-three series. After claiming the track record during qualifying for the NASCAR Nationwide Series (NNS) Sargento 200, Piquet Jr. went on to lead the most laps and claim the checkered flag i ... Continue reading

Indy Lights - Guerrieri Wins At Iowa

Indy Lights - Guerrieri Wins At Iowa

NEWTON, Iowa - Results Saturday of the Sukup 100 Firestone Indy Lights Series event on the 0.894 mile Iowa Speedway, with order of finish, starting position in parentheses, driver, laps completed and reason out (if any): <p> 1. (2) Esteban Guerrieri, 115, Running 2. (8) Gustavo Yacaman, 115, Running 3. (3) Victor Carbo ... Continue reading

Grand Am GT - Segal Wins At Elkhart Lake

Grand Am GT - Segal Wins At Elkhart Lake

ELKHART LAKE, Jun. 24, 2012: Jeff Segal scored a series-leading third GRAND-AM Rolex Sports Car Series victory of the season with co-driver Emil Assentato in the No. 69 AIM Autosport Team FXDD Ferrari 458 Italia Grand Am Saturday at Road America to further expand his GT Championship lead for the fourth consecutive race ... Continue reading

FIA F1 - Alonzo Wins GP Of Europe, Kimi P2, Shumy P3

FIA F1 - Alonzo Wins GP Of Europe, Kimi P2, Shumy P3

Valencia, Jun. 24, 2012: Ferrari's Fernando Alonso scored a sensational victory for Ferrari - and Spain - in an action-packed 2012 Formula 1 Grand Prix of Europe in Valencia on Sunday afternoon, despite starting only 11th. And on a day when neither Lewis Hamilton nor Sebastian Vettel finished, Alonso went back into a h ... Continue reading

Win A Luxury Weekend And Tickets To Beaulieu National Motor Museum

Win A Luxury Weekend And Tickets To Beaulieu National Motor Museum

Despite the unpredictable British weather, the 2012 classic show season is well underway and specialist insurance broker Footman James is celebrating by offering a luxury weekend and tickets to Beaulieu National Motor Museum to the winner of its 2012 competition. ... Continue reading

Low Cost Finance Makes All-New Isuzu D-Max Exceptional Value

Low Cost Finance Makes All-New Isuzu D-Max Exceptional Value

The tough, capable and refined new Isuzu D-Max pick-up is now available with a range of flexible, low-cost contract-hire packages. ... Continue reading

Volvo Presents The All-New V40 And The World's First Plug-In Diesel Hybrid V60 For The First Time In The UK

Volvo Presents The All-New V40 And The World's First Plug-In Diesel Hybrid V60 For The First Time In The UK

Volvo will be showcasing its latest offerings to the public with the first UK viewing of its new five-door hatchback, the Volvo V40, and the world's first plug-in diesel hybrid, the Volvo V60 D6 AWD, at this year's Moving Motorshow and Goodwood Festival of Speed, held between the 28th June and 1st July 2012 in the grou ... Continue reading

2012 Fiat Punto: Technology Meets Style

2012 Fiat Punto: Technology Meets Style

The new 2012 Fiat Punto builds on the Italian company's heritage of producing mould-breaking, class leading small cars. Aimed at the most competitive and dynamic sector of the car market, the 2012 Punto cements its hard-won reputation as a stylish, technologically advanced supermini. ... Continue reading

BMW i Born Electric Tour makes first stop in Rome

BMW i Born Electric Tour makes first stop in Rome

The BMW Group inaugurated the BMW i Born Electric Tour at the Palazzo delle Esposizioni located at Via Nazionale 194 in Rome. The worldwide tour will go on to visit six other major cities over the next 12 months: Dusseldorf, Tokyo, New York, London, Paris, and Shanghai. ... Continue reading

Strong 12-Month Performance for Fiat Chrysler Group

Strong 12-Month Performance for Fiat Chrysler Group

Chrysler, Jeep and Dodge recorded 15,528 retails for the twelve month period June 2011 to May 2012 - the highest ever sales for the three brands in a twelve month period. ... Continue reading

Peugeot's 208 Touch Screen Interface Awarded Comfort Innovation of the Year

Peugeot's 208 Touch Screen Interface Awarded Comfort Innovation of the Year

The large 7-inch touch screen on Peugeot's all-new 208 has been awarded the Comfort Innovation of the Year award at the Automotive Interiors Expo. ... Continue reading

Race Around The Web with Mercedes-Benz

Race Around The Web with Mercedes-Benz

Mercedes-Benz invites drivers to Race Around the Web, a browser based game that will take participants on customised courses across blogs and give them the chance to win an all-new Mercedes-Benz B-Class. ... Continue reading

Narva 'Intense' - Technically Advanced Blue Colour Globes Setting New Standards

Narva 'Intense' - Technically Advanced Blue Colour Globes Setting New Standards

The latest technically advanced Narva 'Intense' performance globes just released throughout Australasia are delivering a new level of white light with a blue headlamp appearance not previously achieved in a street legal globe. ... Continue reading

Brand new Audi 'Terminal' opens in Wagga

Brand new Audi 'Terminal' opens in Wagga

The new $1.2 million Audi Centre Wagga will hold its gala opening on Wednesday 27 June 2012. More than 120 guests will attend the event to officially welcome the Audi brand in Wagga, along with Audi Australia's Managing Director, Uwe Hagen, and TV personality, Catriona Rowntree. ... Continue reading

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