Saturday, June 11, 2011

Navistar China Has A New President

Navistar, Inc. recently announced that Rudi von Meister will lead the company’s efforts in China as the company works to finalize its joint venture agreements with Anhui Jianghuai Automobile Co. Ltd. (JAC). ... Continue reading

BMW 3 Series Sedan Engines: Fascinating Drive Technology Spanning Five Vehicle Generations

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Annual Telematics Awards Honors ATX

BMW, Hyundai and Toyota, whose connected vehicle (or telematics) programs are each provided by ATX Group, were recognized for excellence with best-in-class awards presented by Telematics Update at the publication's annual Telematics Awards Ceremony & Gala. ... Continue reading

IndyCar - Andretti Autosports Qualifying Comments

MARCO ANDRETTI, #26 TEAM VENOM ENERGY DRINK CAR * Will start the first race in P23 "Obviously not the qualifying result we wanted today for the Venom car, but we've always run well in the race here and that's what we're planning to do tomorrow night." MIKE CONWAY, #27 TEAM HIRE HEROES USA/ 7-ELEVEN/DR PEPPER CAR * Star ... Continue reading

Cayman Interseries - Lee Davis Tops Opening Practice At Watkins Glen

WATKINS GLEN, June 11, 2011: Reigning Cayman Interseries Champion Lee Davis topped a full field of competitors Friday in the opening day of practice for this weekends’ SVRA Historic Enduro 200 at Watkins Glen International. Davis, who drives his sharp black and red No. 33 Cayman S that carries the colors of the Ad ... Continue reading

IndyCar - Texas Race 1 Qualifying

FT. WORTH, Texas - Qualifying Friday for the Firestone Twin 275s IZOD IndyCar Series event on the 1.455-mile Texas Motor Speedway, with starting position, car number in parentheses, driver, chassis-engine, and speed: 1. (77) Alex Tagliani, Dallara-Honda, 215.186 2. (10) Dario Franchitti, Dallara-Honda, 214.801 3. (12) ... Continue reading

NHTSA And Vehicular Communications - Nothing Better To Do But Create Cost

<b>By Rick Carlton</b> <p> Today, I read a series of comments from NHTSA head David Strickland, suggesting a new agency committment to limiting <i>(or potentially elimating entirely)</i> telematic, mobile and online communications in vehicles. According to Stickland, the regulators are only interested in "....(keeping) ... Continue reading

Motorsports Venues - General Admission Ticket A Hot, Affordable Item At MIS

BROOKLYN, June 10, 2011: With only one week left until one of the state’s largest sporting events, race fans have spoken and it’s loud and clear: The price of a ticket to a sporting event is more important than ever. MIS officials realized this long ago when implementing a new sales strategy that reset the pr ... Continue reading

Motorsports Venues - Clausen To Be Busiest Driver During Milwaukee 225 Weekend

WEST ALLIS, June 10, 2011: There is no doubt Bryan Clausen will be the busiest driver at the Milwaukee Mile on June 17-19. Clausen, the 22-year-old Noblesville, Ind., driver, will compete in three separate divisions during the Milwaukee 225 racing weekend in an effort to pull off one of the most spectacular racing achi ... Continue reading

Motorsports Venues - Grand Prix du Canada Creates Sold-Out Circuit Gilles Villeneuve

Montréal, June 10, 2011: Octane Racing Group announces that all grandstand tickets for the 2011 edition of the Grand Prix du Canada have been sold. As of 5 pm on Thursday, only one-day or three-day general admission tickets are available for the event. "The unfailing support of the race fans enables us once again to m ... Continue reading

IndyCar - HVM Simona De SIlvestro Quotes On Texas

"People are surprised to hear that I'm really looking forward to the Texas race, after what happened last year, but it's a great track. In fact, it's probably my favorite oval on the schedule, besides Indy. Plus, it's going to be fun to do the double-race format. The team has worked hard to make the No. 78 Nuclear Clea ... Continue reading

Ford eNews - Week Ending June 10, 2011

EcoBoost will power smallest engine ever for Ford Ford is expanding its industry-leading range of fuel-efficient powertrains in North America with the addition of a new 1.0-liter EcoBoost™ three-cylinder – the smallest engine Ford has ever built – and an all-new eight-speed au ... Continue reading

Nissan Names Dan Bedore Named Director of Product Communications

Nissan Americas today announced that Dan Bedore has been named director, Product Communications, effective June 13. Most recently Bedore was senior group manager, Social Media and Regional Public Relations for Hyundai Motor America, where he was responsible for social media engagement and public relations for the Hyund ... Continue reading