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Monday, November 12, 2012

Fireball Tim and Bro Test Out a 2013 Porsche Cayenne GTS +VIDEO

Fireball Tim and Bro Test Out a 2013 Porsche Cayenne GTS +VIDEO

HOLLYWOOD, USA - November 12, 2012: In this episode of the "Talk Show in a Car," Funny Host Fireball Tim grabs a 420hp 2013 Porsche Cayenne GTS for a hysterical ride with guest, brother and Hollywood Writer, Ethan Lawrence. Ethan's known for writing episodes from THE PRETENDER, EUREKA, MURDER IN SMALL TOWN X and David ... Continue reading

Auto Industry Authority, MaryAnn Wright Joins Fallbrook Technologies' Board of Directors

Auto Industry Authority, MaryAnn Wright Joins Fallbrook Technologies' Board of Directors

Fallbrook Technologies Inc. (Fallbrook), a pioneering technology company dedicated to improving the performance and flexibility of transmissions for engine and human-powered devices, announced today that MaryAnn Wright has joined its board of directors. Ms. Wright is Vice President, Global Technology and Innovation for ... Continue reading

Hertz Global Holdings To Present At The 2012 Barclays Global Automotive Conference

Hertz Global Holdings To Present At The 2012 Barclays Global Automotive Conference

Event: Hertz Global Holdings, Inc.'s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Mark Frissora to speak at the 2012 Barclays Global Automotive Conference in New York City Time/Date: 9:05 am (EST) on Tuesday, November 13, 2012 Internet Access: Hertz's presentation will be broadcast live through an audio webcast available from ... Continue reading

HARMAN Delivers Next-Generation Internet Connectivity for Audi MMI Infotainment System

HARMAN Delivers Next-Generation Internet Connectivity for Audi MMI Infotainment System

HARMAN, the premium global audio and infotainment group said today that it has started deliveries of its latest-generation automotive infotainment system to premium automaker Audi. The new Audi MMI Navigation plus platform is the latest in a series of solutions from HARMAN that safely and securely deliver a broad range ... Continue reading

Haven't You Heard ... Winter's Back! Secure Your Car With Viper SmartStart for Safer Driving This Winter

Haven't You Heard ... Winter's Back! Secure Your Car With Viper SmartStart for Safer Driving This Winter

According to stats from the NHTSA, Thanksgiving is the deadliest time to be driving, with over 50% more drivers on the road and increased drunk driving rates -- and New Year's isn't far behind. The stats don't lie, auto safety is important and the car is your largest mobile device -- shouldn't there be an app for that? ... Continue reading

New Image Co-Processor Platform Powers Aptina HDR Automotive Image Sensors

New Image Co-Processor Platform Powers Aptina HDR Automotive Image Sensors

Aptina, a global provider of CMOS imaging systems enabling Imaging Everywhere, today introduced the AP0100AT and AP0101AT, two dedicated automotive image co-processors that enable flexible camera platforms using high performance Aptina megapixel high dynamic range (HDR) sensors. The two-chip solution of sensor and co-p ... Continue reading

Scania is Organising a High-Level Meeting in Brussels on Sustainable Development

Scania is Organising a High-Level Meeting in Brussels on Sustainable Development

At Scania's transport conference in Brussels on Wednesday, November 14, the transport industry, public authorities and the European Union will gather to discuss sustainable transport development. The participants will include EU Commissioners Connie Hedegaard and Siim Kallas. The theme of the conference is what can be ... Continue reading

Total Transit Switches To Universal Lubricants' ECO ULTRA Premium Motor Oil

Total Transit Switches To Universal Lubricants' ECO ULTRA Premium Motor Oil

Universal Lubricants, a manufacturer and distributor of premium lubricants, announced today that Total Transit is now using the ECO ULTRA line of motor oil in its fleet of cabs. The Glendale, AZ-based transportation company offers a wide array of services throughout Arizona and the Southwest. As part of a larger servic ... Continue reading

Automotive Book Author Event at Automotive Hall of Fame Dearborn MI November 16- 17, 2012

Automotive Book Author Event at Automotive Hall of Fame Dearborn MI November 16- 17, 2012

More than two dozen authors of books about cars and the car industry will be on hand at the seventh annual Auto Authors Book Fair taking place this year at the Automotive Hall of Fame in Dearborn, Michigan on Friday and Saturday, November 16-17, 2012. The event is just in time for holiday gift shopping and best of all, ... Continue reading

Mercedes-Benz My Service Revolutionises Car Servicing and MoT

Mercedes-Benz My Service Revolutionises Car Servicing and MoT

At a time when motoring is more expensive than ever before, Mercedes-Benz Hertfordshire has bucked the trend for increasing car ownership costs by revealing a whole new concept for customers who are looking for the ultimate value in their servicing - Mercedes My Service. The exciting initiative has been launched at the ... Continue reading

AAA Northern California, Nevada, and Utah Names Flyers Energy Preferred Fuel Supplier

AAA Northern California, Nevada, and Utah Names Flyers Energy Preferred Fuel Supplier

AAA Northern California, Nevada & Utah (AAA NCNU) has named Auburn-based Flyers Energy as the preferred supplier of fuel for their emergency roadside service providers in Northern California, Nevada and Utah for 2013. About 280 companies are contracted to provide emergency roadside service to AAA NCNU members. "Providi ... Continue reading

USAA Tops Military Friendly Employers List

USAA Tops Military Friendly Employers List

USAA, long recognized as a leading financial services provider of the military and their families, is the top military friendly employer in the nation, according to G.I. Jobs Magazine. Additionally, for the fifth straight year, USAA retains its No. 1 ranking as the leading Military Spouse Friendly company, according to ... Continue reading

Fuel Rewards Network Program Now Provides at Least 3 Cents Per Gallon Savings on Fuel Purchases at Shell

Fuel Rewards Network Program Now Provides at Least 3 Cents Per Gallon Savings on Fuel Purchases at Shell

Excentus, creator of the patented cents per gallon rewards concept and leading loyalty marketing program provider, today announced the launch of a limited-time promotion that thanks hard-working consumers nationwide by helping them save at least 3 cents per gallon on fuel purchases at participating Shell stations this ... Continue reading

Fuel Prices - Fuel Prices - Regular Gas 11.12.2012

Fuel Prices - Fuel Prices - Regular Gas 11.12.2012

<p>Regular Gas</p> <p> Current Avg. $3.810</p> Yesterday Avg.$3.813</p> Week Ago Avg. $3.789</p> Month Ago Avg.$3.858</p> Year Ago Avg. Current Avg. $3.810p ... Continue reading

Nationwide - Logano Post Race Comments Phoenix

Nationwide - Logano Post Race Comments Phoenix

How does it feel to win your ninth NNS race of 2012? "They didn't make it easy on me -- that's for sure with all those cautions and our car was very loose for the first couple laps or so after a restart. Once we got going it was pretty good and then they started catching back up. Not really much time to make an adjustm ... Continue reading

Cayman Interseries - Carter Produces Flag-To-Flag Victory From Pole

Cayman Interseries - Carter Produces Flag-To-Flag Victory From Pole

DAYTONA BEACH, Nov. 11, 2012: Al Carter made his Pirelli Cayman Interseries Endurance Cup Championship a winning one Saturday morning at Daytona International Speedway with a flag-to-flag victory from the pole in the No. 59 Chris Smith Racing Porsche Cayman S in the opening sprint race of the weekend at the HSR Daytona ... Continue reading

AAA Thanksgiving Holiday Travel Forecast News Conference On Nov. 13

AAA Thanksgiving Holiday Travel Forecast News Conference On Nov. 13

WHAT: AAA will release its annual Thanksgiving Holiday Travel Forecast during a news conference at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2012. How will the current state of the economy affect travel during the Thanksgiving holiday weekend? Will fuel prices that are higher than one year ago resu ... Continue reading

Camping World Trucks - Peters Race Report Phoenix

Camping World Trucks - Peters Race Report Phoenix

Phoenix, Nov. 11, 2012: Timothy Peters and the No. 17 Red Horse Racing team traveled to Phoenix International Raceway on Friday night for the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Lucas Oil 150 looking to improve on their previous record at the 1-mile oval. Fighting hard for a shot at the championship heading into the fina ... Continue reading

Camping World Trucks - Toyota Post Race Comments Phoenix

Camping World Trucks - Toyota Post Race Comments Phoenix

Tundra driver Brian Scott claimed his first NASCAR victory of 2012 in Friday evening's NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS) race at Phoenix International Raceway (PIR). Scott started from the third position and led 48 laps (of 153) over three race segments to capture his second career Truck Series win. Scott's tri ... Continue reading

Chrysler Mid-Atlantic Business Center and its Dealers Unite With Toys for Tots to Bring Good Cheer to Families This Holiday Season

Chrysler Mid-Atlantic Business Center and its Dealers Unite With Toys for Tots to Bring Good Cheer to Families This Holiday Season

Chrysler Group LLC's Mid-Atlantic Business Center (MABC) and more than 250 of its dealers are joining forces with the Marine Toys for Tots Foundation to make this holiday season happier for many families. "We value our strong connection to the local community, so this is a heartfelt way for us to give back to the peopl ... Continue reading

Nearly 50 Vehicle Debuts Confirmed for the 2012 Los Angeles Auto Show

Nearly 50 Vehicle Debuts Confirmed for the 2012 Los Angeles Auto Show

The Los Angeles Auto Show confirmed today that nearly 50 vehicles will debut at the show Nov. 28-29 when it opens for Press Days and Nov. 30-Dec. ... Continue reading

Jaguar F-TYPE makes its UK dynamic debut with Jessica Ennis in London Lord Mayor's Show

Jaguar F-TYPE makes its UK dynamic debut with Jessica Ennis in London Lord Mayor's Show

**Jaguar F-TYPE&nbsp;makes&nbsp;its UK dynamic debut with Jessica Ennis in London Lord Mayor&#39;s Show** The all-new F-TYPE,&nbsp;driven by Jaguar Academy of Sports Ambassador Jessica Ennis, made its UK dynamic debut in front of a crowd of over 500,000 people at this year&rsquo;s Lord Mayor&rsquo;s Show in London. Wit ... Continue reading

Toyota and World Up Join Forces to Empower Youth Through Hip-Hop, Technology and Education

Toyota and World Up Join Forces to Empower Youth Through Hip-Hop, Technology and Education

Toyota and New York City's World Up have come together in a new fundraising effort to empower youth in New York City and beyond through the power of hip-hop, technology and education. From November 12 through November 18, World Up and Toyota invite everyone to take to Twitter and Instagram to lend their voice to the #T ... Continue reading

2013 Honda Civic to Debut at Los Angeles Auto Show

2013 Honda Civic to Debut at Los Angeles Auto Show

2013 Honda Civic to Debut at Los Angeles Auto Show With More Youthful and Premium Styling 2013 Civic styling honed to make the segment's best-selling car even better TORRANCE, Calif., Nov., 12, 2012; Honda today revealed the first look at the much-anticipated 2013 Honda Civic Sedan, in advance of its debut at the 2012 ... Continue reading

New 2013 Jeep Patriot Freedom Edition Harkens Back to the Jeep Brand's Military Roots and Pays Tribute to U.S. Military Members

New 2013 Jeep Patriot Freedom Edition Harkens Back to the Jeep Brand's Military Roots and Pays Tribute to U.S. Military Members

Jeep Patriot Freedom Edition honors military members past and present Jeep to donate $250 to military charities for each 2013 Jeep Patriot Freedom Edition sold Jeep Patriot is the best-priced SUV in America; boasts unsurpassed compact SUV 4x4 capability and fuel economy up to 30 mpg Built at Chrysler Group LLC's Belvid ... Continue reading

Navistar's Regis Luther Awarded 2012 SAE Sid Olsen Engineering Executive Award

Navistar's Regis Luther Awarded 2012 SAE Sid Olsen Engineering Executive Award

Regis Luther, Vice President of Military Products and initiatives portfolio planning and program management for Navistar Inc., has been named the recipient of the 2012 SAE International Sid Olsen Engineering Executive Award. Luther was presented with the award at the 2012 SAE International Commercial Vehicle Engineerin ... Continue reading

2013 Honda Civic to Debut at Los Angeles Auto Show With More Youthful and Premium Styling

2013 Honda Civic to Debut at Los Angeles Auto Show With More Youthful and Premium Styling

Honda today revealed the first look at the much-anticipated 2013 Honda Civic Sedan, in advance of its debut at the 2012 Los Angeles Auto Show on November 29. The refined styling of the 2013 Civic Sedan, which goes on sale at Honda dealerships on November 29, will encompass a host of safety, feature, comfort, chassis an ... Continue reading

Introducing The Mii 'Miinx' - It's A Bit Piink

Introducing The Mii 'Miinx' - It's A Bit Piink

Newton's Third Law of Motion states that for every action there's an equal and opposite reaction. ... Continue reading

Caterham Adds To Seven Range With Supersport R

Caterham Adds To Seven Range With Supersport R

Caterham has added to its iconic range of Sevens, giving the acclaimed Supersport a steroid-induced brother - the two-litre Supersport R, which packs 180bhp and track-bred dynamics. ... Continue reading

Outstanding Anniversary Year For Beaulieu

Outstanding Anniversary Year For Beaulieu

In its 60th anniversary year, more than 400,000 visitors from all over the world have visited the Beaulieu attraction, giving it its best visitor numbers in over 15 years. ... Continue reading

Ferrari F12berlinetta Wins EVO Magazine's "Engine Of The Year"

Ferrari F12berlinetta Wins EVO Magazine's "Engine Of The Year"

The Ferrari F12berlinetta has today been honoured with another prestigious award - this time from EVO magazine which nominated the 6.3 litre V12 engine as their "Engine of the Year". ... Continue reading

Narva Releases a New Sleek Ultra Slim Generation of Interior Lamps

Narva Releases a New Sleek Ultra Slim Generation of Interior Lamps

The Narva Saturn ultra slim range, with profiles as incredibly thin as 10mm, use the latest SMD L.E.D's for superior performance, reliability and low current draw to provide an elegant and non-intrusive appearance. ... Continue reading

Peugeot, PoP and Surfrider set sail for the Sydney to Hobart

Peugeot, PoP and Surfrider set sail for the Sydney to Hobart

Peugeot Automobiles Australia, the Surfrider Foundation and PoP (Protect our Playground) have joined together to tackle one of the world's toughest yacht races - the Sydney to Hobart. ... Continue reading

Smooth Start for 2013 Phillip Island Classic

Smooth Start for 2013 Phillip Island Classic

The 24th Phillip Island Classic Festival of Motorsport from March 8-10 will have the smoothest start of any major 2013 Australian motor race meeting. ... Continue reading

All-New Harley Trike at the Australian Motorcycle Expo

All-New Harley Trike at the Australian Motorcycle Expo

Australian Trikes Pty Ltd confirms their appearance at the upcoming Australian Motorcycle Expo to be held at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre, Southbank, November 23-25, 2012. ... Continue reading

Shannons Motorshow at Geelong Revival

Shannons Motorshow at Geelong Revival

Shannons is staging a huge Classic Motorshow to support the Just Cars Geelong Revival over the December 1 & 2 weekend, with up to 500 cars and motorcycles of all ages on display free of charge on the Geelong waterfront. ... Continue reading

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