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Friday, November 11, 2011

ZAP Jonway to Report Third Quarter 2011 Results on November 15, 2011

ZAP Jonway to Report Third Quarter 2011 Results on November 15, 2011

ZAP Jonway (OTCBB: ZAAP), a manufacturer of gasoline and new energy electric vehicles (EVs), announced it will hold a conference call at 1:30 p.m. PT/4:30 p.m. ET on November 15, 2011 (5:30 a.m. November 16, 2011 in China) to discuss its third quarter 2011 earnings results. Investors in the United States may participat ... Continue reading

DriveTime Automotive Group, Inc. Announces Third Quarter 2011 Financial Results

DriveTime Automotive Group, Inc. Announces Third Quarter 2011 Financial Results

On Tuesday, November 15, 2011, DriveTime Automotive Group, Inc, a leading used vehicle retailer, plans to announce its consolidated financial results for the third quarter ending September 30, 2011. On Monday, November 14, 2011, DriveTime will post its second quarter 10-Q on the investor page of its website. ... Continue reading

Southern California Edison to Install Inovex Industries' Ride-On Tire Protection System Line of Tire Balancer-Sealants in Their Fleet

Southern California Edison to Install Inovex Industries' Ride-On Tire Protection System Line of Tire Balancer-Sealants in Their Fleet

Southern California Edison, Inc. (SCE), one of the largest electric utilities in California serving more than 14 million people in a 50,000 square-mile area of central, coastal and Southern California, and Inovex Industries, Inc., the manufacturer of Ride-On Tire Protection System (TPS), the only proven high-speed tire ... Continue reading

HEELS ON WHEELS: 2011 TOYOTA VENZA REVIEW

HEELS ON WHEELS: 2011 TOYOTA VENZA REVIEW

Toyota Specs, Comparisons and Prices - 2012-1997 Toyota Buyers Guide HEELS ON WHEELS By Katrina Ramser San Francisco Bureau The Auto Channel INTRO TO THE VENZA VEHICLE I wouldn’t quite call it a crossover, because it looks more like a sedan. Or maybe a wagon. The Toyota Venza is part-car, part mid-size utility veh ... Continue reading

Niyato Industries Presents The First American-Built Consumer Electric Vehicle under $50,000

Niyato Industries Presents The First American-Built Consumer Electric Vehicle under $50,000

Niyato Industries Inc. announces that it will be the first American automobile company to convert new 5-passenger gasoline sedans for the American people to an all-electric powered vehicle for under $50,000. We at Niyato Industries Inc. are all Americans and we have created Niyato Industries to put Americans to work. N ... Continue reading

Chrysler Group Recognized for Supporting Employees on Military Duty

Chrysler Group Recognized for Supporting Employees on Military Duty

U.S. Department of Defense agency recognizes Company's longstanding support of employees on active military duty and their families Company currently has 24 employees on active military leave On‚ Veteran's Day, the UAW/Chrysler Local 412 Veterans Committee will hold a commemorative ceremony honoring military medical p ... Continue reading

Hertz Honors War Heroes With Free Rentals

Hertz Honors War Heroes With Free Rentals

Today, The Hertz Corporation launched a new campaign designed to honor and thank U.S. troops returning home. As part of the "Hertz for Heroes" campaign, Hertz will donate a portion of each rental between Veterans Day (November 11) and December 31, 2011 towards a pool of free weekend rentals to be distributed to service ... Continue reading

NRG Energy, SunPower Invite Community Leaders to Ceremonial Groundbreaking for 250-Megawatt California Valley Solar Ranch

NRG Energy, SunPower Invite Community Leaders to Ceremonial Groundbreaking for 250-Megawatt California Valley Solar Ranch

NRG Energy, Inc. and SunPower Corp. held a ceremony today to celebrate the formal groundbreaking of the 250-megawatt (MW) California Valley Solar Ranch (CVSR). Construction of the San Luis Obispo County project commenced in September. We look forward to the completion of the California Valley Solar Ranch and its bolste ... Continue reading

Ford's Cloud-Connected Car, the Evos Concept, to Make North American Debut at 2012 International CES

Ford's Cloud-Connected Car, the Evos Concept, to Make North American Debut at 2012 International CES

The Ford Evos Concept showcases the company's future design language and vision for a consumer-focused technology experience Ford's research into cloud-based technology includes adaptive vehicle dynamics, driver health and well-being, and smart electrification Ford President and CEO Alan Mulally taking center stage on ... Continue reading

Vehicle Deliveries by Volkswagen Group Grow 13.8 Percent to 6.80 Million Units in Period to October

Vehicle Deliveries by Volkswagen Group Grow 13.8 Percent to 6.80 Million Units in Period to October

The Volkswagen Group continued its very good performance on the world's automotive markets, reporting double-digit growth during the period January to October. The Company delivered 6.80 (5.98)* million vehicles in the first ten months of the year, representing an increase of 13.8 percent. Europe's largest automaker so ... Continue reading

Research and Markets: Get Beyond the Hype in Algae Biofuel

Research and Markets: Get Beyond the Hype in Algae Biofuel

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Get Beyond the Hype in Algae Biofuel" report to their offering. 'Get Beyond the Hype in Algae Biofuel' Emerging Tech Insights (ETI) has constructed Get Beyond the Hype in Algae Biofuel with Technology Mapping in order to answer several key questions: What is happe ... Continue reading

DealerTrack Credit Application Network Reaches Milestone of 1,111 Lender Connections on 11/11/11

DealerTrack Credit Application Network Reaches Milestone of 1,111 Lender Connections on 11/11/11

Today, DealerTrack announced that the number of active lenders connected to its DealerTrack credit application network has surpassed 1,111 U.S. lenders. The DealerTrack credit application network allows dealers to electronically submit credit application data to the industry's most diverse network of banks, independent ... Continue reading

Rolls-Royce Takes Centre Stage At The Dubai International Motor Show

Rolls-Royce Takes Centre Stage At The Dubai International Motor Show

Rolls-Royce Motor Cars has announced strong sales in the Middle East region at the Dubai International Motor Show today. ... Continue reading

Eaton Awarded U.S. Coast Guard Contract

Eaton Awarded U.S. Coast Guard Contract

Diversified industrial manufacturer Eaton Corporation today announced it has been awarded an engineering services contract from the United States Coast Guard, in conjunction with Integrated Marine Services, valued at approximately $20 million. This is a great opportunity for Eaton to support the Coast Guard through our ... Continue reading

Mopar Brand Launches New Website for Chrysler Group Owners

Mopar Brand Launches New Website for Chrysler Group Owners

New Owner's Center website enables Chrysler Group owners to view vehicle information and service history learn how to use vehicle features, develop customized vehicle galleries and receive special offers Owners simply enter their Vehicle Identification Number (VIN), and they're good to go 2011 Los Angeles Auto Show att ... Continue reading

Automotive Performance Brands - Yokohama's Interactive Tech Windows At LA Auto Show Offer Consumers New View On Tire Education

Automotive Performance Brands - Yokohama's Interactive Tech Windows At LA Auto Show Offer Consumers New View On Tire Education

FULLERTON, Nov. 10, 2011: Ever wonder how under-inflation or over-inflation affects a tire exactly? Or how misalignment can cause a tire to wear prematurely? Consumers visiting Yokohama Tire Corporation’s exhibit in the West Hall of the Los Angeles Auto Show (November 18-27) can now find out in an engaging manner ... Continue reading

Special Motorsports Event - Veach To Compete In Formula Car Challenge For Andretti Autosport

Special Motorsports Event - Veach To Compete In Formula Car Challenge For Andretti Autosport

INDIANAPOLIS, Nov. 10, 2011: Andretti Autosport announced today that Zach Veach will drive the No. 77 Team Zakosi Data Backup Star Mazda Championship car in the Formula Car Challenge presented by Goodyear Winter Series. The Formula Car Challenge is a regionalized open-wheel racing series with an annual NASA-sanctioned ... Continue reading

Cayman Interseries - 2011 Season Finale At Daytona International Speedway

Cayman Interseries - 2011 Season Finale At Daytona International Speedway

DAYTONA BEACH, November 10, 2011: The 2011 Cayman Interseries race schedule will come to a close at this weekend’s HSR Daytona Historic Races at Daytona International Speedway (DIS), September 11 – 13, where two series championships will be on the line in a full schedule of three races on the legendary 3.56-m ... Continue reading

NHRA Funny Car - Tasca Returns To Pomona

NHRA Funny Car - Tasca Returns To Pomona

POMONA, Nov. 10, 2011: One year ago, Bob Tasca III stepped up with what will always be remembered as one of the greatest passes of his career. Around him, a battle was raging for the 2010 NHRA Full Throttle Championship title and another Ford Mustang driver, none other than 14-time champion John Force, was in trouble. ... Continue reading

Special Motorsports Event - EEMS Accelerate Electric Sportscars Thrill RAC Future Car Challenge

Special Motorsports Event - EEMS Accelerate Electric Sportscars Thrill RAC Future Car Challenge

London, Nov. 10, 2011: EEMS Accelerate's stunning electric vehicles have once again demonstrated their prowess and popularity at the recent RAC Future Car Challenge and Regent Street Motorshow. EEMS Accelerate was represented in the 60-mile Brighton to London challenge by Delta Motorsport and Lightning Car Company, two ... Continue reading

Holden's Tough New SUV Revealed in Dubai

Holden's Tough New SUV Revealed in Dubai

Holden's latest rugged SUV offering has broken cover at the Dubai International Motor Show. ... Continue reading

No Reserve A9X at Shannons Melb. Summer Sale

No Reserve A9X at Shannons Melb. Summer Sale

A rare and well-presented 1977 Holden LX Torana A9X Hatchback that has been in the hands of the same enthusiast collector for the past decade is being offered with no reserve at Shannons Melbourne Summer Classic Auction on 21 November. ... Continue reading

Rio earns Respect on Facebook

Rio earns Respect on Facebook

Shocked, delighted and thrilled was how Zillmere (Qld) mother Lainie Usher described the moment she was told that she was the winner of a sparkling new Rio SLi in Kia Motors Australia's Tag & Win Facebook competition. ... Continue reading

Porsche Presents A Range Of Seasonal Gifts

Porsche Presents A Range Of Seasonal Gifts

Porsche has gathered together a sleigh full of seasonal gifts, including a series of bespoke driving experiences at the Porsche Experience Centre, Silverstone and a wide variety of present ideas from Porsche Design Driver's Selection ... Continue reading

Exclusive Customer Preview Of The New 2012 Civic At Honda Dealerships

Exclusive Customer Preview Of The New 2012 Civic At Honda Dealerships

The new 2012 Honda Civic will be on show for one night only in an exclusive customer preview evening taking place at each Honda car dealership across the UK. Honda is inviting customers and Civic fans to come along and experience the new 2012 Civic in a fun and relaxed atmosphere ahead of the car's official showroom la ... Continue reading

Get A Grip With Winter Tyres From Vauxhall Masterfit

Get A Grip With Winter Tyres From Vauxhall Masterfit

Research by insurance companies in the UK shows that in the winter months, almost half of vehicle collisions are caused by skidding on snow or ice. ... Continue reading

Skoda Continues Its Double-Digit Worldwide Growth

Skoda Continues Its Double-Digit Worldwide Growth

In the fourth quarter, Skoda continued to grow, with sales in October rising by 11.3 percent to 77,000 vehicles ... Continue reading

Volkswagen Group Offers Training Support To London College

Volkswagen Group Offers Training Support To London College

The Volkswagen Group has handed over a Golf to Tower Hamlets College in London, where it will be used to train students learning about automotive design and engineering. The second-hand Volkswagen Golf was donated from the company's National Learning Centre in Milton Keynes where it has been used by apprentices and tec ... Continue reading

The Hyde Group And Elektromotive Partner On Drive For Sustainable Transport

The Hyde Group And Elektromotive Partner On Drive For Sustainable Transport

Elektromotive, the UK's leading provider of electric vehicle (EV) recharging posts, has been chosen to meet the recharging infrastructure requirements for Brighton's first electric car club. ... Continue reading

Audi A1 E-Trons Make All The Right Connections In Munich

Audi A1 E-Trons Make All The Right Connections In Munich

Audi has just flicked the switch on twenty examples of the electric A1 e-tron, bringing the remarkable 148mpg premium subcompacts to life on the streets of Munich as part of an extensive pilot trial and data capture exercise. ... Continue reading

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