RoadTrip: New 2010 Audi S4 Sedan - EXCLUSIVE VIDEO
The first of two RoadTrip episodes videotaped at Infineon Raceway in Sonoma, California during the Audi Performance experience. In this episode, Mark Fulmer joins up with Audi's Christian Bokich to talk about the new S4 Sedan. Just click the play button to ride along. The new S4 features more performance and technology ... Continue reading
Ford Adopts Tax Benefit Preservation Plan
DEARBORN, Mich., Sept. 11 -- Ford Motor Company today announced that its Board of Directors has adopted a tax benefit preservation plan designed to preserve substantial tax assets. Through year-end 2008, Ford had tax attributes, including net operating losses, capital losses and tax credit carryforwards, that would off ... Continue reading
Scuderi Group to Introduce New Thermodynamic Process at IAA
Preliminary Test Results of the Scuderi Engine Prove the Concept of Firing After Top Dead Center FRANKFURT, Germany â Sept. 8, 2009 â Scuderi Group, LLC will announce next week that it has proven the revolutionary concept of Firing After Top Dead Center, a new thermodynamic process â the Scuderi Cycle â ... Continue reading
NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, Friday from Old Bridge Township Raceway Park, Englishtown, N.J.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NHRA LUCAS OIL DRAG RACING SERIES - NORTHEAST DIVISION OLD BRIDGE TOWNSHIP RACEWAY PARK, ENGLISHTOWN, N.J. Friday, September 11, 2009 Contact: Eric Lotz, NHRA (626) 688-8646 RAIN ENDS DAY ONE OF LUCAS OIL EVENT ENGLISHTOWN, N.J. (September, 11, 1009) - Persistent rain through out the morning and i ... Continue reading
Girls Gone Cars: A Look at the Girls of the British Motor Show - VIDEO FEATURETTE
The last great auto show hurrah before the gloom and doom of the official economic depression was the 2008 British Motor Show Here's a look at the lovely ladies that lit up last year's event. To see The Auto Channel's exclusive PRESS PASS COVERAGE of the 2008 British Motor Show CLICK HERE. ... Continue reading
First Peek at the Audi 'e-tron' Electric Sportscar Debuting at Frankfurt Motor Show
Confirmed: Electric Audi e-tron will bow at the IAA in Frankfurt By Henny Hemmes Senior European Editor INGOLSTADT , Germany - September 11, 2009: As reported earlier today http://www.theautochannel.com/news/2009/09/10/477064.html), Audi will definitely shock the world with an electric vehicle. Although the Germans do ... Continue reading
Jaguar Creates A Luxury Space For The All-New XJ In Knightsbridge
The all-new Jaguar XJ will take Knightsbridge by storm this autumn with the opening of a unique luxury viewing room at the Berkeley hotel. ... Continue reading
SAIC in talks to buy GM's India plant
SAIC in talks to buy GM's India plant - Source http://autonews.gasgoo.com/auto-news/1012116/SAIC-in-talks-to-buy-GM-s- India -plant-Source.html Shanghai, September 11 (Gasgoo.com) China's largest automaker SAIC Motor group is in initial talks with General Motors Co on buying one of its India plants to produce its Wulin ... Continue reading
Development of New Lightweight Battery for Electric Cars
VAN BUREN TWP., Mich., Sept. 11 -- Ricardo, Inc., the US subsidiary of Ricardo plc, the leading independent provider of technology, product innovation and engineering solutions to the world's automotive, defense, transport and new energy industries, has announced that the award of $2.1 million (GBP1.3m) of funding has ... Continue reading
Tough New Trekking Version to Join Qubo Range
A rugged new version of the versatile Qubo range is gearing up for a UK introduction later this month, following its international public debut at the Frankfurt Motor Show next week. ... Continue reading
The BMW Vision EfficientDynamics
The BMW Vision EfficientDynamics is BMW's most innovative concept car ever and sets a new performance car agenda. Its unique powertrain, ground-breaking performance potential and exo-skeletal style bodywork crafted from aerodynamic knowledge gained in Formula One set it apart from anything previously seen. ... Continue reading
Kia Named UK Automotive Company Of the Year by Institute of Transport Management
Kia Motors (UK) Limited has been named UK Automotive Company for 2010 by the Institute of Transport Management in recognition of "its innovative and dynamic efforts to lead the way towards a healthier industry, in both financial and environmental terms" ... Continue reading
Toyota Unveils Auris Hsd Full Hybrid Concept
The new Auris HSD Full Hybrid Concept, presented publicly for the first time at the Frankfurt motor show, marks a significant milestone in Toyota's plan to equip its mainstream European models with full hybrid technology. Toyota is committed to making the environmental benefits of its Hybrid Synergy Drive (HSD) accessi ... Continue reading
Ssangyong Sales Lift For Fifth Consecutive Month
For the fifth month in succession, SsangYong has outperformed the UK car market in August with a sales increase over the same month last year of 160 per cent. ... Continue reading
Dubai, Sept 10, 2009; The Dubai Rapid Link (DURL), an international consortium including Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI), has completed the construction of Dubai Metro Red Line, a fully automated, driverless metro system, in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The system commenced operation on September 9 at ... Continue reading
Peugeot 4007 Dcs Automatic - Double the Driving Pleasure
The 4007 is Peugeot's first compact all-terrain vehicle, available with either five or seven seat versions, and is particularly appreciated for its dynamic attributes, combining high performance engines with an innovative integral electronic transmission and chassis components worthy of a saloon car. ... Continue reading
The HEMERA and the Whole Range of PGO Automobiles Approved by European Small Series!
PGO Automobiles is he first European small series to have successfully registered its entire vehicle lineup in European small series. ... Continue reading
New Series 51 Bentley Continental Range To Debut At Frankfurt Show
Bentley Motors will preview an exciting new design direction for the company's Continental GT and GTC models at the 2009 Frankfurt Show. The Series 51 Continental models represent Bentley exterior and interior styling at its most vibrant and will enable customers to order 'off the peg' from an exclusive range created b ... Continue reading
Renault Uk Hires Chris Hawken As New Marketing Communications Manager
Renault UK has hired well-respected car marketer, Chris Hawken, as its new Marketing Communications Manager with immediate effect ... Continue reading
Smart Festival 2009 - The Biggest, Best and Most Colourful Yet
The world's biggest-ever single day gathering of smart owners is this Saturday (12th September). It is set to be a very memorable occasion for enthusiasts of the iconic brand, and a particularly colourful affair too. ... Continue reading
Europcar and Renault Sign Partnership Agreement For Zero-Emission Mobility
Renault and Europcar, the Renault Group's number one short-term rental partner in Europe, today announced an agreement to speed up the implementation of shared innovative solutions as part of Renault's 'Zero-Emission' vehicles programme. The agreement will be signed at the Frankfurt Motor Show on September 16. ... Continue reading
A Minor Miracle? Could You Save Classic Morris From the Crusher?
The scrappage scheme has removed thousands of automotive eyesores from the road, but occasionally a car is put forward that even the most hardened trader can't bear to see go to the crusher. ... Continue reading
Toyota Unveils Auris HSD Full Hybrid Concept
The new Auris HSD Full Hybrid Concept, presented publicly for the first time at the Frankfurt motor show, marks a significant milestone in Toyota's plan to equip its mainstream European models with full hybrid technology. Toyota is committed to making the environmental benefits of its Hybrid Synergy Drive (HSD) accessi ... Continue reading
TORRANCE, Calif. & GAFFNEY, S.C.--Freightliner Custom Chassis Corporation (FCCC) and Enova Systems (Enova) (NYSE Amex: ENA) (AIM: ENV) (AIM: ENVS) announced today that they have jointly executed a Letter of Intent (LOI) to enter into an all-electric commercial chassis development program. The development program includ ... Continue reading
Pennsylvania State Police to Offer Child Safety Seat Checks
HARRISBURG, Pa., Sept. 10 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- State police will offer free child passenger safety seat checkups throughout Pennsylvania as part of the department's participation in National Child Passenger Safety Week, Sept. 12-18, Commissioner Frank E. Pawlowski announced. Each of the department's regional troo ... Continue reading
PEMCO Poll: Pardon Me, Are You A Polite Driver?
SEATTLE, Sept. 10 -- PEMCO Insurance today released the first set of results of an ongoing examination of how Northwest drivers view the politeness of their own driving behavior and that of other drivers on Washington roads. PEMCO's tracking study measures a number of variables associated with polite and aggressive dri ... Continue reading
AURORA, Ill.--AAA is teaming up with the Illinois Department of Transportation to host Seat Check Saturday on Sept. 12th, as part of the National Child Passenger Safety Week, Sept. 12-18. There will be 67 seat check events held statewide where parents can go to get their child seats checked for free by a trained child ... Continue reading
Ford Wixom Vehicle Assembly Plant Gains New Lease on Life as Renewable Energy Park
WIXOM, Mich., Sept. 10 -- -- Ford Motor Company's idled Wixom Assembly Plant will be redeveloped into one of the nation's largest renewable energy manufacturing parks -- Ford has reached an agreement in principle to sell Wixom Assembly Plant to Xtreme Power of Austin, Texas, and Clairvoyant Energy of Santa Barbara, Cal ... Continue reading
AAA Gives Motorists 10 Easy Ways to Keep Kids Safe as They Return to School
ORLANDO, Fla., Sept. 10 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- It's back-to-school season across the U.S. with 56 million students expected to enroll in kindergarten through high school classes at more than 98,000 schools this year. That many students returning to school will mean increased congestion on the roadways and the need ... Continue reading
Honda Commemorates 30 Years of Manufacturing in America
MARYSVILLE, Ohio--Honda of America Mfg. marked 30 years of manufacturing in America today with a symbolic tree planting ceremony that represents the companyâs deep roots in America and its longstanding relationships with the communities that have hosted the companyâs operations. âOn behalf of the thousan ... Continue reading
Audi Set to SHOCK the Auto World at 2009 Frankfurt Motor Show
HERNDON, Va., Sept. 10 -- Audi today called for an end to uninspired, restrained use of electricity. This vital force of nature has been suppressed and underutilized for too long. What was once seen as the mother of all natural forces has been dumbed down. Wussified. ... Continue reading
Girls Gone Cars: The 2nd Best Attraction of Any Auto Show - VIDEO FEATURETTE
A New TACH Series to Kick Off the New Auto Show Season Whether you're a journalist or a consumer, there's two exciting aspects to attending car shows. The first are the vehicles on display, the second are the beautiful ladies that help to display the cars, trucks and bikes. And sometimes the second is better than the f ... Continue reading
GM Launches 60-Day Satisfaction Guarantee; Offer Bolsters Campaign to Earn Consumer Confidence
· 'May the Best Car Win' marketing effort demonstrates GM's confidence in the quality, durability of its cars, trucks and crossovers · 60-day Satisfaction Guarantee covers 2009 and 2010 Model Year vehicles · Builds on 100,000-mile/five-year powertrain warranty · Covers all vehicles sold by Chevrolet, Buick, GMC and ... Continue reading
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