Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz will preside at a ribbon-cutting ceremony at Borough Hall plaza to officially launch Brooklyn-based hourly car share company Carpingo. The new transportation brand is the latest example of New York City entrepreneurship and economic development centered in the borough of Brook ... Continue reading
Hertz Named Inaugural Member of Travel + Leisure's "World's Best Awards Hall of Fame"
Travel + Leisure readers have ranked Hertz the "Best Car Rental Agency" for the 13th time in the magazine's "World's Best Awards" for 2012. In its 17th year, the survey has become the definitive list of preferred hotels, cruise lines, airlines, car-rental agencies, outfitters, cities and islands, as voted by its well-t ... Continue reading
Dateline Amsterdam: Saab Owner Spyker Sues General Motors With A Big Help From A "Friend"
By Henny Hemmes Senior European Editor The Auto Channel AMSTERDAM, August 6, 2012; Hot news here in The Netherlands: Spyker the owner of Saab Automobile, that went bankrupt in December 2011, will sue General Motors for 3 billion dollars. Spyker announced today that it will do so on behalf of Saab, claiming that GM deli ... Continue reading
The U-Haul Company of Tulsa is offering 30 days of free storage and U-Box pods for moving and storage to residents of Oklahoma who have been evacuated or need to move their belongings away from the wildfires blazing throughout the state. With the U-Box pod you can conveniently pick up our custom-designed trailer and ta ... Continue reading
Holland Park Jeep Dealer, Leo Muller Chrysler Jeep Dodge, Unveils Cherokee 30K Drive Away
Leo Muller Chrysler Jeep Dodge in Holland Park has recently released information on their latest program pricing initiative. For a limited time, the innovative Jeep Brisbane distributor is currently participating in their latest Jeep package known as the "Jeep Cherokee Sport 30K Drive Away." When asked about this lates ... Continue reading
Chrysler Group Enlists Sprint for Strategic Wireless Partner Role Enabling Uconnect Access
Chrysler Group LLC and Sprint , recognized innovation leaders in the automotive and wireless industries, have developed a new wireless in-vehicle connectivity experience for the Ram 1500 pickup and SRT Viper. The companies are evolving Uconnect to include a variety of new, easy-to-use connected features and services th ... Continue reading
For the past hundred years, innovation within the automotive sector has brought major technological advances, leading to safer, cleaner, and more affordable vehicles. But for the most part, since Henry Ford introduced the moving assembly line, the changes have been incremental, evolutionary. Now the industry appears to ... Continue reading
By Henny Hemmes Senior European Editor The Auto Channel AMSTERDAM, August 6, 2012. When you visit London, you cannot overlook the London Taxi, or even have a ride in the black cab that was based on the 1948 Austin FX3, built by Carbodies of Coventry, and from 1958 was replaced by the FX4. In the early eighties, Carbodi ... Continue reading
NASA Lands Car-Size Rover Beside Martian Mountain +VIDEO
PASADENA, Calif. August 6, 2012; NASA's most advanced Mars rover Curiosity has landed on the Red Planet. The one-ton rover, hanging by ropes from a rocket backpack, touched down onto Mars Sunday to end a 36-week flight and begin a two-year investigation. The Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) spacecraft that carried Curiosi ... Continue reading
ALMS P2 - Dempsey Racing Continuing To Move Up The Learning Curve
LEXINGTON, Aug. 5, 2012: Dempsey Racingâs partial season of development for its new P2 program in the American Le Mans Series presented by Tequila Patron continued Saturday at Mid-Ohio Sports Car where Patrick Dempsey, Joe Foster and Dane Cameron co-drove to a fourth-place class-finish in the No. 27 Trina Solar/GN ... Continue reading
US Rally - Gorman Ridge Rally Preview
LEBEC, Aug. 4, 2012: The Gorman Ridge Rally, presented by Subaru Western Region, is the third event in the 2012 United States Rally Championship. Taking place Saturday, Aug. 25, the rally celebrates its 22nd anniversary. Gorman is also the fifth event in the California Rally Series. ... Continue reading
IndyCar - Legge Back In Car For Sonoma
Mid-Ohio, August 5, 2012: Dragon Racing, the IndyCar team owned by Jay Penske announced today that they have secured a second Chevrolet IndyV6 engine for the GoPro Indy Grand Prix of Sonoma and will now be entering two cars at the raceway in Sonoma, Calif. on August 26. âI am extremely grateful to Chevrolet for ma ... Continue reading
LEXINGTON, Aug. 5, 2012: Scott Dixon saved fuel when he needed, kept the No. 9 Target Chip Ganassi Racing car out of harm's way and took advantage of every opportunity. And his pit crew performed admirably, too. All told, it led to Dixon winning the Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio for the fourth time in the past six years. ... Continue reading
Indy Lights - Vautier Wins Three Rivers
TROIS-RIVIERES, Aug. 5, 2012: Sam Schmidt Motorsports' Tristan Vautier completed a weekend sweep of the Grand Prix of Trois Rivières with the victory on the street circuit. Vautier was atop the time sheet in practice, started from the pole and went on to his third victory of the season. At the drop of the green flag, ... Continue reading
Special Motorsports Event - 10 Million Square Meters Of Desert Race Track Cleared
South Africa, Aug. 5, 2012: Land Speed Record (LSR) holder Andy Green visited the Hakskeen Pan in the Northern Cape Province of South Africa to view progress on the worldâs fastest race track. A team of 300 previously unemployed people funded by the Northern Cape government joined some volunteers to clear 10 milli ... Continue reading
Auto Trader Launches Competition Giving Away GBP2,000 in Free Fuel in the UK
Auto Trader, the UK's number one site to buy and sell new and used cars, is giving away GBP100 of free fuel to five lucky winners every week throughout August. The cost of fuel is the main financial concern for motorists when it comes to running a car[1], and with the price of petrol rising[2], Auto Trader is helping t ... Continue reading
Green Automotive Company, having recently acquired Liberty Electric Cars Ltd., is pleased to announce the addition of 2 new Board members, Ian Hobday and Darren West. âIan Hobday and Darren West bring a wealth of business experience gained from the management of a company that provides cutting edge automotive tech ... Continue reading
Fireball Tim Faces Challenges on 'Build to End All Builds' - Pt 3 +VIDEO
HOLLYWOOD, CA - August 6, 2012: Fireball Tim and the "Redster" build team progress on the creation of a fantastic tricked-out pick up truck. ... Continue reading
Chrysler Group Takes Manufacturing Planning to a New Dimension
New software transforms plant floor to three dimensions Technology identifies waste, encourages solutions earlier in process Eight- and nine-speed transmissions benefit from new view It's been transforming how people watch movies and TV for years. Now, Chrysler Group LLC is using the world of 3D to change the way it ... Continue reading
Spyker Files Three Billion Dollar Lawsuit Against General Motors For Saab Interference
ZEEWOLDE, The Netherlands - August 6, 2012: Spyker N.V. ("Spyker") announced that it has filed a complaint against General Motors Company ("GM") in the United States District Court of the Eastern District of Michigan today at 08.00 AM EST. Spyker filed the complaint in its own right and on behalf of its 100 percent sub ... Continue reading
Citroen has revealed prices for its new C1 Connexion - the first production car in the UK created from an app which was created in collaboration with Facebook ... Continue reading
Customers In The UK And Usa Place Porsche In Pole Position
Which? magazine car survey has placed the Porsche Cayman top in the Sportscar segment of its influential annual review. Customers also rated the Porsche brand and its retail network as the best in the business in the UK. ... Continue reading
Shoichiro Toyoda Hosts Prius Plug-In Handover To First UK Fleet Customer
Toyota hosted a special vehicle hand-over to one of its leading business customers yesterday when Dr Shoichiro Toyoda, Toyota Motor Corporation Honorary Chairman, personally presented the keys of a new Prius Plug-in to Electricity North West. ... Continue reading
Hyundai Switches Window Shopping At Harrods Up A Gear
Shoppers at the world-famous Harrods department store in Knightsbridge, London, are used to seeing high quality and stylish goods on show ... Continue reading
Mazda CX-5 Praised For Standard Fitment Of Life-Saving Technology
Major European vehicle safety organisation Euro NCAP, has highlighted the all-new Mazda CX-5 - already rated as one of the best performers in its safety tests after receiving its top five-star rating for occupant and pedestrian protection - for being at the forefront of its drive to equip all models with life-saving Au ... Continue reading
Renault To Increase Engine Production Capacity In Brazil By 25%
Renault's engine plant in Brazil is to increase capacity by 25% between now and 2013. It is extending its surface area by 5,000 square meters to boost output to 400,000 to 500,000 units. ... Continue reading
Mazda Takeri Wins Design Prize
The Mazda Takeri concept has been honoured as a winner in this year's 'Automotive Brand Contest 2012'. ... Continue reading
Strong sales for Chrysler, Jeep and Dodge in July
Fiat Chrysler Group Australia has reported a strong July sales results for the Chrysler, Jeep and Dodge brands, retailing a total of 1,684 units - a 92.9 percent increase on last year's July sales. A stand out performer was the Jeep Grand Cherokee, retailing 672 units - a 62 percent sales increase on July 2011 results. ... Continue reading
Six Podium Finishes for Hyundai in July Sales Results
In an industry record July month, that saw 86,641 vehicles sold nationally, Hyundai Motor Company Australia (HMCA) finished in fourth position overall with 7,607 sales in June, an increase of +5.3% over the previous year and secured a total market share of 8.8%. ... Continue reading
Audi Strengthens Film Ties with Sponsorship of Melbourne International Film Festival
Audi Australia celebrates its continued support of major Australian film festivals with sponsorship of the Melbourne International Film Festival (MIFF) and its proud partnership with the much anticipated premiere screening of Wayne Blair's The Sapphires to officially open the festival last night. ... Continue reading
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