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AAA Southern New England Partners With Brain Fitness Leader Posit Science to Donate $1 Million In Driver Improvement Software to Public Libraries Across Massachusetts

AAA Southern New England Partners With Brain Fitness Leader Posit Science to Donate $1 Million In Driver Improvement Software to Public Libraries Across Massachusetts

BOSTON, Nov. 11 -- Massachusetts is considering legislation to re-test older drivers in the wake of the summer's high profile crashes. And now, AAA Southern New England is partnering with a leading brain fitness company to offer a new driver improvement software program designed for aging Bay State motorists. San Franc ... Continue reading

Advance Auto Parts Third Quarter Comparable Store Sales Increase 4.7%; Year-to-Date Free Cash Flow Increased 53% to $414 Million

Advance Auto Parts Third Quarter Comparable Store Sales Increase 4.7%; Year-to-Date Free Cash Flow Increased 53% to $414 Million

ROANOKE, Va.--Advance Auto Parts, Inc. , a leading retailer of automotive aftermarket parts, accessories, batteries, and maintenance items, today announced its financial results for the third quarter ended October 10, 2009. Third quarter earnings per diluted share (EPS) were $0.65 which included a $0.04 charge related ... Continue reading

Come see RSC Tuning At Festival Of Speed Miami

Come see RSC Tuning At Festival Of Speed Miami

Luxury Lifestyle Reception & Motorsports Display to benefit IOAF. The Yacht Hop Reception takes place on Saturday, November 14th from 12:00pm -3:00pm at the EPIC HOTEL. It is located in downtown Miami on the river. As guests arrive they are greeted by valet and escorted to the display of Yachts located just a few steps ... Continue reading

Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group Announces Exercise of Option to Purchase Additional Shares

Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group Announces Exercise of Option to Purchase Additional Shares

TULSA, Okla., Nov. 11 -- Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Inc. announced today that the underwriters have exercised in full their option to purchase an additional 862,500 shares of common stock at a public offering price of $19.25 per share. The exercise of the option brings the total shares of common stock to be sold ... Continue reading

Earnhardt Ganassi Racing - MARTIN TRUEX JR. TO PILOT THE NO. 1 RAIN-XR CHEVROLET AT PHOENIX INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY

Earnhardt Ganassi Racing - MARTIN TRUEX JR. TO PILOT THE NO. 1 RAIN-XR CHEVROLET AT PHOENIX INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY

<<Picture (Device Independent Bitmap)>> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Jarrod England at Earnhardt Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates Media Relations, 704-662-9642 MARTIN TRUEX JR. TO PILOT THE NO. 1 RAIN-X(r) CHEVROLET AT PHOENIX INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY CONCORD, N.C. (Nov. 11, 2009) - Earnhardt Ganassi Racing with F ... Continue reading

Earnhardt Ganassi Racing - Phoenix International Raceway Advance Notes

Earnhardt Ganassi Racing - Phoenix International Raceway Advance Notes

<<Picture (Device Independent Bitmap)>> Phoenix International Raceway Advance Notes Race: Checker O'Reilly Auto Parts 500 presented by Pennzoil on Sunday, Nov. 15 Track: Phoenix International Raceway (1.0-mile tri-oval) Location: Avondale, Ariz. Earnhardt Ganassi Media Contacts at Phoenix International Raceway NASCAR S ... Continue reading

Earnhardt Ganassi Racing - STARBUCKS VIAT READY BREW MAKES NASCAR DEBUT WITH EARNHARDT GANASSI RACING AT PHOENIX INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY

Earnhardt Ganassi Racing - STARBUCKS VIAT READY BREW MAKES NASCAR DEBUT WITH EARNHARDT GANASSI RACING AT PHOENIX INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY

<<Picture (Device Independent Bitmap)>> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Jarrod England at Earnhardt Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates Media Relations, 704-662-9642 STARBUCKS VIA(tm) READY BREW MAKES NASCAR DEBUT WITH EARNHARDT GANASSI RACING AT PHOENIX INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY NASCAR Race Fans Treated to Coffee Compan ... Continue reading

FW: News Release - Carraro DriveTech previews new transaxle concept incorporating Torotrak's variable transmission technology

FW: News Release - Carraro DriveTech previews new transaxle concept incorporating Torotrak's variable transmission technology

Torotrak logo (rgb) + strapline News Release 9 November 09, Agritechnica Exhibition, Hannover Carraro DriveTech previews new transaxle concept incorporating Torotrak's variable transmission technology Innovative transaxle delivers significant improvements in fuel economy and emissions, together with better productivity ... Continue reading

Ingersoll Rand Launches Improved Revolution Series Die Grinders

Ingersoll Rand Launches Improved Revolution Series Die Grinders

Contact: Susan Jaramillo 704-728-8727 susan_jaramillo@irco.com Ingersoll Rand Launches Improved Revolution Series Die Grinders Annandale, NJ - Nov. 11, 2009 — Ingersoll Rand announces the launch of its new Revolution Series Die Grinder for the light industrial grinder market. This improved tool generates a 10-33 ... Continue reading

MEDIA ADVISORY: GM Schedules Release of Third-Quarter 2009 Preliminary Results

MEDIA ADVISORY: GM Schedules Release of Third-Quarter 2009 Preliminary Results

General Motors plans to release its third quarter 2009 preliminary results on Monday, November 16, 2009 at 7 a.m. ET via GM Media Online (http://media.gm.com/) and PR Newswire. GM President and CEO Fritz Henderson will host a press conference on Monday, November 16, 2009 from 8 to 9 a.m. in the Renaissance Conference C ... Continue reading

Richard Childress Racing Helps Keep America's Neighborhoods Safe by Supporting the Common Ground Alliance and "Call 811"

Richard Childress Racing Helps Keep America's Neighborhoods Safe by Supporting the Common Ground Alliance and "Call 811"

***MEDIA ADVISORY*** Richard Childress Racing helps keep America's neighborhoods safe by supporting the Common Ground Alliance and "call 811" WHO/WHAT: Richard Childress is a strong advocate for safety and protecting the community and environment. All four Richard Childress Racing (RCR) teams are supporting the Common ... Continue reading

San Antonio’s Texas Armoring Corporation Stars in TLC’s Newest Reality Show: “FAMILY ARMOR”

San Antonio’s Texas Armoring Corporation Stars in TLC’s Newest Reality Show: “FAMILY ARMOR”

SAN ANTONIO--Texas Armoring Corporation (TAC), the world leader in lightweight armored passenger vehicles and bulletproof cars, announced today that it has been cast in TLC’s newest reality TV special entitled, “FAMILY ARMOR.” The show, which has been carefully paired with network favorites like “Street Customs ... Continue reading

Satsports & HTC Unveil Mobile App for Vancouver

Satsports & HTC Unveil Mobile App for Vancouver

Tourism Vancouver in Partnership with SatSports Ltd and HTC Unveils the First Ever Fully Integrated Tourist & Event Guide Mobile Interactive Application in Vancouver Mobile Application Provides Interactive Navigation, Live Streaming Event Information, and Complete Tourist Guide London, UK - (November 11, 2009) - SatSpo ... Continue reading

Tim George Jr. Makes His Debut with RCR in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series

Tim George Jr. Makes His Debut with RCR in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series

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Top Designers Debate the Future of the Automobile at the Los Angeles Auto Show Dec. 3

Top Designers Debate the Future of the Automobile at the Los Angeles Auto Show Dec. 3

Design LA Panel - Tomorrow's Cars: Practical Transportation or Revolutionary Design? LOS ANGELES, Nov. 11 -- Are cars becoming mundane transportation or does the future hold an exciting and innovative new era in auto design? This is one of many questions being addressed by a panel of prominent auto designers during the ... Continue reading

Toyota Motor Sales, USA, Inc. Joins U.S. Environmental Protection Agency WasteWise Program

Toyota Motor Sales, USA, Inc. Joins U.S. Environmental Protection Agency WasteWise Program

TORRANCE, Calif., Nov. 11 -- Toyota Motor Sales, USA, Inc. (TMS) announced today that it has joined U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) WasteWise program. As the first national voluntary solid waste reduction program, WasteWise encourages organizations to reduce municipal solid waste through waste prevention, ... Continue reading

United Components Reports Results of Operations for Third Quarter 2009

United Components Reports Results of Operations for Third Quarter 2009

EVANSVILLE, Ind.--United Components, Inc. (“UCI”), a leading manufacturer of vehicle replacement parts, today announced results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2009. UCI reported revenue of $228.9 million for the quarter, a 4.9% increase over the $218.1 million in revenue for the year-ago quarter. The com ... Continue reading

Volkswagen Awards Contract to W.J. O'Neil Company

Volkswagen Awards Contract to W.J. O'Neil Company

Mechanical Contractor plans to hire 150 people in new Chattanooga facility CHATTANOOGA, Tenn., Nov. 11 -- The President of W.J. O'Neil Company, John O'Neil Sr., announced that Volkswagen of America awarded the company a contract to fabricate and install utility piping at the automaker's new automotive plant under const ... Continue reading

XPEL Launches New Products at SEMA 2009

XPEL Launches New Products at SEMA 2009

SAN ANTONIO--XPEL Technologies Corp. (TSXV: DAP.U) announced the release of new products displayed at the 2009 Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) Show, held last week in Las Vegas. A leader in the automotive Paint Protection Film industry, XPEL continues to round out its offering with additional components o ... Continue reading

ASA Member Track Banquets The Weekend of 11/13-15

ASA Member Track Banquets The Weekend of 11/13-15

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PRESS RELEASE November 11, 2009 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~ For Immediate Release Contact: Kevin Ramsell,ASA Public Relations Director (kramsell@asa-racing.com [mailto:racingpr@me.com] ... Continue reading

Coke Zero Racefest Jump Starts Ford Championship Weekend November 19th

Coke Zero Racefest Jump Starts Ford Championship Weekend November 19th

DEARBORN, Mich., Nov. 11 -- Ford and Coke Zero are starting off the final race weekend of the season with South Florida's largest NASCAR themed event, Coke Zero Racefest at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Fla., from 3-11 p.m. on Thursday, November 19, 2009. The free outdoor event will give fans a ch ... Continue reading

Energy Conversion Devices Announces Final Results of Its Tender Offer

Energy Conversion Devices Announces Final Results of Its Tender Offer

ROCHESTER HILLS, Mich., Nov. 11 -- Energy Conversion Devices, Inc. (ECD) , a leading global manufacturer of thin-film flexible solar laminate products for the building-integrated and commercial rooftop markets, today announced the final results of its tender offer (the "Offer"), which expired at 12:00 midnight ET on Tu ... Continue reading

Hollysys Automation Technologies Reports Unaudited Financial Results for the Fiscal Year 2010 First Quarter Ended September 30, 2009

Hollysys Automation Technologies Reports Unaudited Financial Results for the Fiscal Year 2010 First Quarter Ended September 30, 2009

Q1 FY 2010 Financial Highlights -- Revenues of $38.2 million, as compared to $37.3 million year-over-year -- Non-GAAP net income attributable to Hollysys of $6.6 million, an increase of 8.2% year-over-year -- $14.3 million net cash generated from operations for the quarter ended on September 30, 2009 -- $130.6 million ... Continue reading

Intersport Racing Driver Announcement

Intersport Racing Driver Announcement

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: johnt@c2group.com Intersport Racing Names Mitch Pagerey To Drive Le Mans Prototype Challenge For 2010 Intersport Racing has named Patron GT3 standout Mitch Pagerey to drive their American Le Mans Prototype Challenge (LMPC) car for 2010. Pagerey brings a winning resume to Intersport Racing ... Continue reading

JFR MUSEUM AND YORBA LINDA RACE SHOP OPEN TO PUBLIC

JFR MUSEUM AND YORBA LINDA RACE SHOP OPEN TO PUBLIC

 JFR MUSEUM AND YORBA LINDA RACE SHOP OPEN TO PUBLICYORBA LINDA, CA (November 11, 2009) --- The home shop and museum of 14-time NHRA Funny Car champion John Force will be open on Thursday (Nov. 12) and Friday (Nov. 13) from 10 a.m. until 1 p.m. The John Force Racing Museum is filled with trophies, race cars, memorabi ... Continue reading

Langdon arrives at Pomona with a different viewpoint

Langdon arrives at Pomona with a different viewpoint

Langdon arrives at Pomona with a different viewpoint POMONA, Calif. (Nov. 11) -- This weekend's season-ending 45th annual Automobile Club of Southern California NHRA Finals will have a distinctly different feeling for rookie Top Fuel racer Shawn Langdon. In February, Langdon arrived in Pomona with only a few licensing ... Continue reading

U.S. Foodservice-Atlanta Begins Fueling Fleet With Biodiesel

U.S. Foodservice-Atlanta Begins Fueling Fleet With Biodiesel

Company Becomes First Major Foodservice Distributor in Georgia to Use Cleaner Diesel Blend FAIRBURN, Ga., Nov. 11 -- U.S. Foodservice-Atlanta has become the first major foodservice distributor in Georgia to run its entire delivery fleet on biodiesel fuel. All of the Atlanta division's 185 tractors and 210 trailers bega ... Continue reading

Infiniti Celebrates Two Decades of Inspired Performance with 'Limited Engagement Winter Event' Campaign

Infiniti Celebrates Two Decades of Inspired Performance with 'Limited Engagement Winter Event' Campaign

- Winter Sales Event Features 0% Financing, Special Leasing Offers on Select Models - FRANKLIN, Tenn., Nov. 11 -- Infiniti today announced a new "Limited Engagement Winter Event," which celebrates Infiniti's 20th anniversary of sales in North America with special leasing and financing offers. The event is supported by ... Continue reading

Audiovox Corporation Receives Four CEA Innovation Awards

Audiovox Corporation Receives Four CEA Innovation Awards

HAUPPAUGE, N.Y., Nov. 11 -- Audiovox Corporation today announced that it has won four CEA Innovation Awards from the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA). The CEA made the announcement last night at their pre-CES press conference. These awards traditionally recognize the most innovative electronics and accessories co ... Continue reading

BorgSolutions Introduces World’s First Fleet Maintenance Software for Dealers: Borg Fleet Linked Edition

BorgSolutions Introduces World’s First Fleet Maintenance Software for Dealers: Borg Fleet Linked Edition

AUSTIN, Texas--BorgSolutions, the leading provider of fleet management solutions that reduce operating, labor and other costs for construction, oil & gas, fleet rental and transportation companies, today introduced Borg Fleet Linked Edition, the industry’s first fleet maintenance management solution built specificall ... Continue reading

Ecologic Transportation, Inc. Signs an Agreement between Ecologic Car Rentals, Inc. & Ray Motor Ltd. to Form the Joint Venture Ecologic Israel

Ecologic Transportation, Inc. Signs an Agreement between Ecologic Car Rentals, Inc. & Ray Motor Ltd. to Form the Joint Venture Ecologic Israel

SANTA MONICA, Calif.--Ecologic Transportation, Inc. (“Ecologic Transportation” or the “Company”) (OTCBB: EGCT) today announced it formed a joint venture with Ray Motor Ltd, an Israeli company with principal place of business located at Kibbutz Magshimim, Israel, to identify and contract with potential business ... Continue reading

FW: Kurt Johnson/ACDelco Racing/NHRA Pomona

FW: Kurt Johnson/ACDelco Racing/NHRA Pomona

From: Jeff Romack Sent: Wednesday, November 11, 2009 7:47 AM To: Jeff Romack Subject: Kurt Johnson/ACDelco Racing/NHRA Pomona [cid:image001.jpg@01CA62A1.D86F25E0] FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Jeff Romack ACDelco Racing Communications Office: 317.843.5447 Cell: 317.698.1016 jeff.romack@pmgincorporated.com www.ACDelco. ... Continue reading

Geolife's Navmii Personal Navigation Comes to iPhone

Geolife's Navmii Personal Navigation Comes to iPhone

LONDON, November 11 -- - Turn by Turn Personal Navigation Made Simple for iPhone Users - Available Now From Apple iTunes for Only GBP29.99 GeoLife today announced the availability of Navmii turn-by-turn navigation for the iPhone from the Apple App Store at only GBP29.99. Navmii makes navigation on the iPhone a breeze. ... Continue reading

Goodyear Researcher Receives DuPont Award

Goodyear Researcher Receives DuPont Award

AKRON, Ohio, Nov. 11 -- DuPont has announced that Kevin Westgate of The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company in Akron, Ohio, is a recipient of a DuPont award that recognizes the commercialization of an impactful new technology. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20050204/GTLOGO ) Westgate, lead engineer in the Global ... Continue reading

Oshkosh Defense Receives $438 Million Order for Additional 1,000 M-ATVs

Oshkosh Defense Receives $438 Million Order for Additional 1,000 M-ATVs

OSHKOSH, Wis.--Oshkosh Corporation announced today it has received an additional $438 million award from the U.S. Army Tank-automotive and Armaments Command Life Cycle Management Command (TACOM LCMC) for 1,000 MRAP All Terrain Vehicles (M-ATV). This is the fifth award Oshkosh has received to supply M-ATVs and brings th ... Continue reading

Performance Electric Vehicles Now Equipped with Safe Ride(TM) Technology

Performance Electric Vehicles Now Equipped with Safe Ride(TM) Technology

FORT MYERS, Fla., Nov. 11 -- Performance Electric Vehicles International (PEVintl.) is proud to announce the inclusion of Safe Ride(TM) Technology on their deluxe model, all-electric bikes and ATVs sold in the USA. Curt Watkins, president and CEO, states, "We at Performance Electric Vehicles International are excited t ... Continue reading

Summit Racing Jason Line NHRA Pre Race: Line Looks to Bookend 2009 with Pomona Wins

Summit Racing Jason Line NHRA Pre Race: Line Looks to Bookend 2009 with Pomona Wins

Contact: Jon Knapp Summit Racing PR Ph: 704.662.3121 J2Racing@aol.com Line Looks to Bookend 2009 with Pomona Wins Mooresville, N.C., November 10, 2009 – When the 2009 Full Throttle Drag Racing campaign kicked off nine months ago at the Auto Club Raceway at Pomona, it was Summit Racing Pontiac driver Jason Line w ... Continue reading

TRW Establishes Driver Assist Systems Engineering Center in North America

TRW Establishes Driver Assist Systems Engineering Center in North America

LIVONIA, Mich., Nov. 11 -- TRW Automotive Holdings Corp. , the global leader in active and passive safety systems, today announced the establishment of its second North American Driver Assist Systems (DAS) Engineering Center at the Company's Livonia, Michigan headquarters. The new engineering center will focus on the d ... Continue reading

White River Capital, Inc. Declares Dividend and Share Repurchase Program

White River Capital, Inc. Declares Dividend and Share Repurchase Program

RANCHO SANTA FE, Calif.--White River Capital, Inc. (NYSE Amex: RVR) (“White River”) announced today that its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend of 25 cents per share on its common stock to be paid December 4, 2009 to shareholders of record on November 20, 2009. In addition, the Board of Direc ... Continue reading

JAMA UPDATE NEWS: Domestic Shipments of Alternative-Energy and Fuel-Efficient & Low-Emission Vehicles

JAMA UPDATE NEWS: Domestic Shipments of Alternative-Energy and Fuel-Efficient & Low-Emission Vehicles

*: *: *: *: *: *: *: *: *: *: *: *: *: *: *: *: ------------------------------------------------------------- JAMA UPDATE NEWS [ http://www.jama-english.jp/ ] ------------------------------------------------------------- *: *: *: *: *: *: *: *: *: *: *: *: *: *: *: *: November 11, 2009 +-------------------------------- ... Continue reading

BAIC to take 40% stake in Fujian Daimler by year end

BAIC to take 40% stake in Fujian Daimler by year end

BAIC to take 40% stake in Fujian Daimler by year end http://autonews.gasgoo.com/auto-news/1012894/BAIC-to-take-40-stake-in-F ujian -Daimler-by-year-end.html Shanghai, November 11 (Gasgoo.com) Beijing Automotive Industry Holding Co. (BAIC) has confirmed to local media that it will sign a deal with Fujian Motor to take o ... Continue reading

Honda China sales in Oct up 42% to 50,660 units

Honda China sales in Oct up 42% to 50,660 units

Honda China sales in Oct up 42% to 50,660 units http://autonews.gasgoo.com/auto-news/1012895/Honda-China-sales-in-Oct-u p-42- to-50-660-units.html Shanghai, November 11 (Gasgoo.com) Honda Motor said today that its sales in China last month rose 42% from a year earlier to 50,660 vehicles, Dow Jones reported. In the firs ... Continue reading

Auburn Cord Duesenberg Automobile Museum Announces the Extension of the Frank Lloyd Wright Exhibition

Auburn Cord Duesenberg Automobile Museum Announces the Extension of the Frank Lloyd Wright Exhibition

AUBURN CORD DUESENBERG AUTOMOBILE MUSEUM NEWS RELEASE - 11/09/09 For Immediate Release CONTACT: Kendra Klink, Operations Director September - 2009 260-925-1444 / kendrak@automobilemuseum.org Auburn Cord Duesenberg Automobile Museum announces the extension of the Frank Lloyd Wright Exhibition (AUBURN) - The Auburn Cord ... Continue reading

2010 Volkswagen GTI Named Magazine's Automobile of the Year

2010 Volkswagen GTI Named Magazine's Automobile of the Year

HERNDON, Va., Nov. 11 -- Volkswagen of America, Inc. announced today that its all-new sixth generation GTI has been named the 2010 AUTOMOBILE Magazine Automobile of the Year. This marks the second time in its history that the GTI has won this prestigious award. In AUTOMOBILE Magazine's twenty year history of awarding t ... Continue reading

Designed by Bentley - Exclusively for Bently

Designed by Bentley - Exclusively for Bently

Bentley Motors has launched a new collection of accessories highlighting the British company's design and craftsmanship skills. Whether purely functional or created to further accentuate and personalise the appearance of a customer's car, each accessory reflects the attention to detail at which Crewe's stylists and eng ... Continue reading

All-new 2010 Accord Crosstour Set to Debut on November 20, 2009

All-new 2010 Accord Crosstour Set to Debut on November 20, 2009

TORRANCE, Calif., U.S.A., November 10, 2009; American Honda Motor Co., Inc., announced that the all-new 2010 Honda Accord Crosstour is set to debut on November 20 in the US. The Accord Crosstour combines the sophisticated refinement of a premium sedan with versatile characteristics of an SUV to create an entirely disti ... Continue reading

Honda Releases the Civic Type R Euro in Japan

Honda Releases the Civic Type R Euro in Japan

November 11, 2009; Honda Motor co., Ltd. announced that it will begin sales of a limited number of the Civic Type R Euro, a premium sports model with a distinctive, stylish form and performance that was forged on European roads. Only 2,010 units will be available for sale in Japan. Civic Type R Euro The Civic Type R Eu ... Continue reading

2010 Ford Fusion SEL Review

2010 Ford Fusion SEL Review

DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH CAREY RUSS 2010 Ford Fusion SEL How's your memory? Do you remember the time before SUVs? Back then, "car" likely meant sedan, and most likely it was mid-sized. From its introduction in the mid-1980s, the Ford Taurus was the class benchmark. And then from the early 90s, it seemed that Ford, li ... Continue reading

Urban Car, Truck & Green Vehicle Finalists Announced

Urban Car, Truck & Green Vehicle Finalists Announced

Independent Journalists Select Best 2010 Models for Urban Market On Wheels Media and an independent panel of 15 automotive journalists, have announced the finalists for the 2010 Urban Car, Truck and Green Vehicle of the Year. For the 14th consecutive year, the winners will be announced at the Annual Urban Wheel Awards ... Continue reading

Ford Teams Up to Develop Wheat Straw-Reinforced Plastic; New Biomaterial Debuts in 2010 Ford Flex

Ford Teams Up to Develop Wheat Straw-Reinforced Plastic; New Biomaterial Debuts in 2010 Ford Flex

DEARBORN, Mich., Nov. 11 -- -- Ford Motor Company, working with academic researchers and supplier A. Schulman, has become the first automaker to develop and use wheat straw-reinforced plastic in its vehicles. This world-first application, which is on the third-row storage bins of the 2010 Ford Flex, reduces petroleum u ... Continue reading

BMW of North America Demonstrates Premium Brands' Contribution to Economy and Industry

BMW of North America Demonstrates Premium Brands' Contribution to Economy and Industry

\ Woodcliff Lake, NJ – November 10, 2009… During a one-day information session with top media, analysts and opinion leaders taking place today, BMW Group demonstrate the contributions, and more importantly, the value that premium brands offer customers. Amid a changing marketplace and shifting consumer trends ... Continue reading

Peugeot LCV's Now With Free Upgrade

Peugeot LCV's Now With Free Upgrade

In a market down 18%, Peugeot LCV sales were up 23% in October compared to the same period last year. To help strengthen sales further, Peugeot's comprehensive LCV range is now available with a free Professional upgrade on selected models. ... Continue reading

Top Designers Debate the Future of the Automobile at 2009 Los Angeles Auto Show

Top Designers Debate the Future of the Automobile at 2009 Los Angeles Auto Show

Design LA Panel - Tomorrow's Cars: Practical Transportation or Revolutionary Design? LOS ANGELES - November 11, 2009: Are cars becoming mundane transportation or does the future hold an exciting and innovative new era in auto design? This is one of many questions being addressed by a panel of prominent auto designers d ... Continue reading

Use WhatGreenCar When You Scrap Your Banger

Use WhatGreenCar When You Scrap Your Banger

Rolled out in May this year by Lord Mandelson, the Car Scrappage Scheme has proved a massive success in the UK with over 227,000 new cars on order or sold since launch. ... Continue reading

Passing The Helmet For A Good Cause

Passing The Helmet For A Good Cause

SAN RAMON, November 10, 2009: While NASCAR prepares to celebrate its 2009 heroes during its annual Championship Weekend season finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway, members of the NASCAR family and its fans are invited by pop icon Cher, Z-Line Designs president Jim Sexton and his wife Monica to celebrate and support the ... Continue reading

Recession and Gas Prices Impacting Used-Car Value Stability According to Kelley Blue Book Study

Recession and Gas Prices Impacting Used-Car Value Stability According to Kelley Blue Book Study

Kelley Blue Book's November Market Report Now Available IRVINE, Calif., Nov. 11 -- Kelley Blue Book www.kbb.com, the leading provider of new- and used-vehicle values, announces that its November Monthly Market Report is now available at http://mediaroom.kbb.com/blue-book-market-report. This month's report takes a look ... Continue reading

Speakers For RRDC/FIA Young Drivers Symposium Announced

Speakers For RRDC/FIA Young Drivers Symposium Announced

HILLIARD, November 9, 2009: The Road Racing Drivers Club (RRDC) announced today its slate of industry experts who will speak at the RRDC/FIA Young Drivers Symposium at the 22nd annual Performance Racing Industry Trade Show in Orlando, Fla., on Dec. 11. The goal of this first of a series of free RRDC/FIA workshops, supp ... Continue reading

How to Drive Like the MAD MEN: Top 10 Cars of the MAD MEN Era

How to Drive Like the MAD MEN: Top 10 Cars of the MAD MEN Era

Hagerty Picks Stylish, Sophisticated Collector Cars that Epitomize the Don Draper Lifestyle TRAVERSE CITY, Mich., Nov. 11 -- Since its premiere in 2007, the popular AMC show "MAD MEN" has renewed an interest in the sophisticated lifestyle of the early 1960s. For professionals of this era, the ultimate sign of success w ... Continue reading

New Fiat Sedici and Fiat Qubo Trekking with “Traction +” - VIDEO ENHANCED

New Fiat Sedici and Fiat Qubo Trekking with “Traction +” - VIDEO ENHANCED

Fiat is renewing the Sedici in style and choice of engines: from today the Sedici is even more respectful of the environment thanks to two new Euro 5 engines (the 120CV 1.6 16v petrol engine and the 135CV 2.0 16v Multijet diesel), making it the "best in class" SUV for CO2 emissions ... Continue reading

Lotus Scoops EVO Car of the Year Double

Lotus Scoops EVO Car of the Year Double

The Lotus Evora takes the title of 'EVO Car of the Year 2009', with the Lotus 2-Eleven winning the prestigious 'EVO Track Car of the Year 2009' competition. ... Continue reading

Used Car Values Fall for Second Month Running Market Dynamics Are Changing, Says BCA

Used Car Values Fall for Second Month Running Market Dynamics Are Changing, Says BCA

BCA's latest Pulse report shows that average used car values have decreased for the second month running - the first time there have been consecutive monthly falls since August of last year. The overall average value for cars sold in October was £6,021 - a fall of nearly £200 compared to September - but still the fou ... Continue reading

Renault Revives Gordini

Renault Revives Gordini

The little blue bombshells with two white stripes are back. The famous Gordini name was a symbol of French success that thrilled several generations of motorists who were thirsty for sporty sensations at the wheel of a fun car. The French blue, white stripes and front panel inset with four round headlights all contribu ... Continue reading

Ssangyong Looks to the Future

Ssangyong Looks to the Future

For the seventh month in succession, SsangYong increased sales in October over the same month last year. According to figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders, 60 SsangYongs were registered last month - a 46.34 per cent improvement over October 2008. ... Continue reading

Nissan Announces NV200 Prices

Nissan Announces NV200 Prices

Nissan has announced the prices of its ground breaking new NV200, offering unbeatable CO2 emissions and load volume in its class from only £12,090*. ... Continue reading

Silverstone Unveil New Experiential Driving and Test Complex

Silverstone Unveil New Experiential Driving and Test Complex

Silverstone has unveiled details of its brand new Stowe Complex – a unique collection of customer focused test track facilities, hospitality units and pit garages. ... Continue reading

UK's 1st Shopping Centre Dealership Opens

UK's 1st Shopping Centre Dealership Opens

Saturday 31st October marked the arrival of a new chapter in G&M Motors association with Honda. The UK's first shopping centre based dealership opened for business at 11am from a 2,500 sq ft showroom in prime position at the entrance to the Dockside shopping centre at Chatham Maritime. The dealership will sell Honda Ca ... Continue reading

Mazda6 Diesel Still a Class Leader

Mazda6 Diesel Still a Class Leader

Almost one year after its Australian launch the stylish, powerful and economical Mazda6 Diesel maintains its position as a class leader in the medium segment. ... Continue reading

Kia Motors Posts 34.6% increase in October Global Sales

Kia Motors Posts 34.6% increase in October Global Sales

Kia Motors posts 34.6% increase in October global sales - 148,583 Kia vehicles sold globally in October - October sales in China, North America, general markets, Europe and Korea post year-on-year sales growth of 119.3%, 41.7%, 31.7%, 30.1% and 7.2%, respectively - Cumulative sales in 2009 reached 1,336,378 units, repr ... Continue reading

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