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Rockstar Games Announces Grand Theft Auto V Special Edition and Collector's Edition Details

Rockstar Games Announces Grand Theft Auto V Special Edition and Collector's Edition Details

Rockstar Games is very proud to announce full details of the Special Edition and Collector's Edition of Grand Theft Auto V for the PlayStation 3 computer entertainment system and Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, that are now available for worldwide pre-order from participating retailers. ... Continue reading

Idaho Drivers Now Have A Smarter Choice For Car Insurance

Idaho Drivers Now Have A Smarter Choice For Car Insurance

Esurance, the direct-to-consumer car insurance company, is now offering car insurance in Idaho. The company is backed by Allstate, the largest publicly held personal lines insurer in the U.S. Drivers who choose Esurance have a wealth of useful interactive online tools and technology that make driving safer and the car ... Continue reading

Chinese Auto Manufacturer BYD Features Latest Models Equipped with DTS Digital Surround

Chinese Auto Manufacturer BYD Features Latest Models Equipped with DTS Digital Surround

DTS, Inc.‚ , a pioneer in next generation ultra high-definition audio solutions and audio enhancement technologies, today announced further collaboration with BYD, a rapidly-growing automotive and green-energy technology company in China, to expand implementation of DTS Digital Surround into four models of BYD vehicle ... Continue reading

Making Drive-Time Productive, Entertaining, And Personalized Is Key To Leveraging Connected Vehicles For Driver Satisfaction

Making Drive-Time Productive, Entertaining, And Personalized Is Key To Leveraging Connected Vehicles For Driver Satisfaction

Vehicle interior planners now have to think beyond the cabin and get their heads into the cloud as the growing driver demand for in-vehicle connectivity changes drive-time activities and behaviors. ... Continue reading

Akerson Stresses Leadership to Notre Dame Business Grads

Akerson Stresses Leadership to Notre Dame Business Grads

GM CEO says four easy-to-define approaches are keys to success SOUTH BEND, Ind. – General Motors Chairman and CEO Dan Akerson told graduates of the Mendoza School of Business at Notre Dame on Saturday that authentic leadership is the greatest need in the world where they will work and live. “Every institution ... Continue reading

GM China Advanced Technical Center Receives LEED Silver Certification

GM China Advanced Technical Center Receives LEED Silver Certification

Adopts advanced green building best practices and technologies SHANGHAI – The GM China Advanced Technical Center (ATC) in Shanghai has been awarded Silver Certification by the U.S. Green Building Council's Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) program. The LEED certification program is a globally re ... Continue reading

GM Donates 2014 CTS Vsport to Benefit STEM Education

GM Donates 2014 CTS Vsport to Benefit STEM Education

First production Cadillac model to be auctioned with proceeds to SAE Foundation WARREN, Mich. – Mary Barra, General Motors senior vice president, Global Product Development, was honored Wednesday evening with the Society of Automotive Engineering Foundation’s 2013 Industry Leadership Award. Barra is the first ... Continue reading

Cadillac Design: How Fashion Influenced XTS Interior

Cadillac Design: How Fashion Influenced XTS Interior

Inspiration comes from fashion and furnishings industries DETROIT – The 2013 Cadillac XTS offers the first look at the next generation of interior design for the brand. Yet, designers of the large luxury sedan looked to the fast-paced and often-changing fashion and home furnishings industries for inspiration when ... Continue reading

GM Invests $44.5 Million in Lansing Grand River Plant

GM Invests $44.5 Million in Lansing Grand River Plant

New logistics center improves efficiency and quality, creates 200 jobs LANSING, Mich. – General Motors today announced a $44.5 million investment to build a Logistics Optimization Center at its Lansing Grand River Assembly plant, creating 200 new jobs. The investment will be used to build a 400,000-square-foot bui ... Continue reading

Goodyear Kicks Off 4th Annual 'Gives Back' Campaign

Goodyear Kicks Off 4th Annual 'Gives Back' Campaign

Continuing its long history of supporting the men and women of the U.S. Armed Forces, The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, exclusive tire supplier of NASCAR's three major national series, is waving the green flag on the fourth annual "Goodyear Gives Back" charitable program benefitting the Support Our Troops® organizat ... Continue reading

Chevrolet Spark EV Lease as Low as $199 per Month

Chevrolet Spark EV Lease as Low as $199 per Month

Could save owner average $150 monthly in fuel costs based on EPA assessments DETROIT. – Chevrolet announced today a low mileage lease on the new 2014 Spark EV 1LT for as low as $199 per month* for 36 months, with $999 due at lease signing including security deposit (tax, title, license dealer fees extra), making t ... Continue reading

Montway Donates to Feed the Children to Aid Tornado Victims

Montway Donates to Feed the Children to Aid Tornado Victims

Montway Auto Transport, the leading company in the car shipping industry, is giving back to the community and lending a helping hand to the Oklahoma tornado victims with a donation to Feed the Children. It is the goal of Montway to not only provide top-notch auto moving services, but to always make sure they are giving ... Continue reading

Global Summit of Transport Ministers Calls for Better Transport Funding in View of Growing Mobility Demand

Global Summit of Transport Ministers Calls for Better Transport Funding in View of Growing Mobility Demand

Global Summit of Transport Ministers calls for better transport funding in view of growing mobility demand “Transport infrastructure is the backbone of national economies” Ministers from the 54 member countries of the International Transport Forum are calling for more investment in strategic transport infra ... Continue reading

Controversial Anti-Camera Ticket Website Puts Consumers in the Driver's Seat

Controversial Anti-Camera Ticket Website Puts Consumers in the Driver's Seat

RedLightCameraTicket.net , a new website for drivers victimized by automated traffic enforcement cameras, is providing motorists with the information required to fight and beat red light and speed camera tickets. As municipalities the world over search for new ways to increase revenues, one method has raised the motori ... Continue reading

SaviCorp Announces Major Exclusive International Distribution Agreement with DynoGreen Tech, LLC to Sell DynoValve in India, Dubai, the UAE and Other Foreign Countries

SaviCorp Announces Major Exclusive International Distribution Agreement with DynoGreen Tech, LLC to Sell DynoValve in India, Dubai, the UAE and Other Foreign Countries

SaviCorp Serge Monros, Founder, Chief Executive Officer/Chief Technology Officer, SaviCorp and Victor Chu, President, SaviCorp have announced this morning a new five-year exclusive international marketing and distribution agreement with San Diego, California based DynoGreen Tech, LLC, giving SaviCorp and the DynoValve ... Continue reading

The ICEE Company Switches to SmartDrive Systems

The ICEE Company Switches to SmartDrive Systems

SmartDrive Systems, a leader in driving performance solutions that reduce collisions and improve fuel efficiency, today announced The ICEE Company, producer of the most highly recognized brand in the frozen carbonated beverage industry, is implementing the SmartDrive Safety and Fuel programs across its entire fleet. ... Continue reading

Citroen Strengthens Its G4S Relationship With 437 New C1 City Cars

Citroen Strengthens Its G4S Relationship With 437 New C1 City Cars

Citroen has just delivered 437 C1 VTR models to G4S Utility Services, the UK's largest supplier of data collection and meter reading services. ... Continue reading

Spoil Dad This Father's Day With Suzuki

Spoil Dad This Father's Day With Suzuki

In need of inspiration for your Suzuki mad Dad this Father's Day? How about something from the new 2013 Suzuki clothing and merchandise collection? ... Continue reading

Batman Juke Rolls Into Hands Of Welsh Baker

Batman Juke Rolls Into Hands Of Welsh Baker

Some Hollywood glitz and glamour were sprinkled onto a corner of Wales recently, when Nissan handed over a very special one-off Batman-inspired Juke Nismo to its lucky new owner. ... Continue reading

Alfa Romeo Launches Giulietta Collezione Limited Edition

Alfa Romeo Launches Giulietta Collezione Limited Edition

Alfa Romeo has introduced a special series Collezione range to its Giulietta line-up. ... Continue reading

Team Maserati Mexico Claims Victory At The Hpa Gaucho International Polo Tournament At The O2

Team Maserati Mexico Claims Victory At The Hpa Gaucho International Polo Tournament At The O2

Maserati was proud to sponsor a winning team at the third annual HPA Gaucho International Polo Tournament, the largest indoor polo match in the history of the event. ... Continue reading

Summertime Seems All The Sunnier With The New E-Class Coupé And Cabriolet

Summertime Seems All The Sunnier With The New E-Class Coupé And Cabriolet

Ahead of the great British summer, Mercedes-Benz has revealed the pricing and specification of the new E-Class Coupé and Cabriolet ... Continue reading

Demand Triples Size Of Mazda6 Corporate Demonstrator Fleet

Demand Triples Size Of Mazda6 Corporate Demonstrator Fleet

Fleet manager and company car driver interest in the all-new emission-busting Mazda6 has led to a tripling of the manufacturer's corporate demonstrator fleet. ... Continue reading

Suzuki Says It Like It Is With Bright New Suzuki Partners Trade Customer Programme

Suzuki Says It Like It Is With Bright New Suzuki Partners Trade Customer Programme

Suzuki has launched a distinctive new dealer marketing initiative to reach out to prospective new trade partners, based on fresh, friendly and informal style and use of language. ... Continue reading

Honda Australia And Palace Cinemas Continue Sharing Dreams

Honda Australia And Palace Cinemas Continue Sharing Dreams

Honda Australia has today announced their partnership with Palace Cinemas will continue for a third consecutive year. ... Continue reading

Ford Australia Reports 2012 Financial Results

Ford Australia Reports 2012 Financial Results

Ford Australia today announced an after-tax operating loss of $141 (AUD) million for the 2012 financial year. ... Continue reading

Leading the field: The Competition Package for the BMW M5, BMW M6 Coupe, BMW M6 Convertible and BMW M6 Gran Coupe

Leading the field: The Competition Package for the BMW M5, BMW M6 Coupe, BMW M6 Convertible and BMW M6 Gran Coupe

They are high-performance sports cars, each with an individual character and all sharing the claim of turning superior performance attributes into an incomparable driving experience. ... Continue reading

Ford Announcement: An Opportunity to Consider Australia's Automotive Future

Ford Announcement: An Opportunity to Consider Australia's Automotive Future

VACC is obviously disappointed Ford Australia announced today that it will cease manufacturing vehicles in Australia. Today's announcement by Ford Australia, ... Continue reading

2013 Infiniti FX 37 RWD Review by Carey Russ

2013 Infiniti FX 37 RWD Review by Carey Russ

DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH CAREY RUSS SEE ALSO: A decade ago crossovers were poised to take over the American automotive world. The formula was: SUV-like looks, with car-like construction and comfort. Almost by default, this meant unibody construction with a transverse front engine and front-wheel drive (optionally all ... Continue reading

Chrysler Disputes Tesla Brag

Chrysler Disputes Tesla Brag

by Gualberto Ranieri Auburn Hills May 22, 2013; On May 22, 2013, Tesla, a California-based EV manufacturer, said it has repaid a DoE loan adding: “Tesla will be the only American car company to have fully repaid the government.” (http://www.teslamotors.com/about/press/releases/tesla-repays-departmen t-energy- ... Continue reading

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