Uncommon Alliance to Accelerate Plug-in Cars in California
With plug-in cars arriving in showrooms this month, a new plan outlines steps to be ready for up to 1 million plug-in hybrid and battery-powered cars by 2020. The report was unveiled at Universal Studios Hollywood where Back to the Future's electric car was first introduced 25 years ago. "It's a bright, clean new world ... Continue reading
New 2012 Ford Focus Crashed More Than 12,000 Times in Virtual and Real World Tests
Ford engineers expanded safety testing for the new 2012 Ford Focus, including more than 12,000 virtual and real-world crash tests globally, to prove out its new safety technologies The new Focus features advanced restraint systems with innovative next-generation airbags that provide enhanced chest protection Ford Focus ... Continue reading
Chevrolet Volts Begin Shipping to Dealerships
The first Chevrolet Volts left the Detroit-Hamtramck Assembly plant on Monday destined for initial retail launch markets. Customers in California, Texas, Washington D.C. and New York could receive the world's first-and-only electric vehicle with extended-range capability in the next few days. These are the first of an ... Continue reading
China's BYD Looks to Charge its U.S. Business
Washington DC December 13, 2010; Chinese battery and car maker BYD Co. plans to start test-marketing an all-electric battery car in the U.S. next year, after almost a year's delay, and is in talks with officials in Los Angeles to supply e-buses that could eventually lead to a manufacturing plant in the city. The Wall S ... Continue reading
Tom Campbell Named Chairman of SCCA Pro Racing Board of Directors
TOPEKA, Dec. 13, 2010: SCCA Pro Racing, Ltd. and Sports Car Club of America (SCCA), Inc. announced today that Tom Campbell, of Saratoga Springs, N.Y., is a recent addition to the SCCA Pro Racing Board of Directors and has been elected Chairman of the Board. Campbell replaces former Chairman Brian Holtz, who passed away ... Continue reading
Honda Civic Concept to Make World Debut at North American International Auto Show
TORRANCE, Calif. â Dec. 13, 2010 â The styling direction of the next-generation Honda Civic will debut at the 2011 North American International Auto Show in January, American Honda Motor Co., Inc., announced today. The company released a sketch of the Civic Concept that conveys the sleek and aerodynamic profi ... Continue reading
Hyundai Launches Equus Owner's Manual Applications on the App Store
Hyundai is redefining the luxury vehicle ownership experience with the launch of the Equus Owner's Manual App for iPad®, iPhone and iPod touch. This is a clean-sheet approach to the luxury sedan's key features that also includes live service scheduling, video tutorials and location-based dealer locator. The app ... Continue reading
Safety Recall 2011 Model Year Sienna vehicles produced before early November 2010 to replace the stop lamp (brake light) switch bracket. Due to the proximity of the stop lamp switch bracket to the parking brake pedal when the parking brake is fully applied, the stop lamp switch bracket could, in limited circumstances, ... Continue reading
Ford of Europe Sales Increased by 0.5% November 2010
COLOGNE, December 13, 2010 â Ford of Europe sales across its 51 markets increased by 0.5 per cent in November due to strong sales momentum in Eastern Europe and in Russia and Turkey, offsetting a continuing weak market in Western Europe, particularly in the south of Europe. Ford sales in Turkey, Russia and Eastern ... Continue reading
New Owner Says Saab Will Soon Have Strongest Lineup
Washington DC December 13, 2010; The AIADA newsletter reported that despite a rough period that almost saw the demise of the brand, Saab will soon have the strongest vehicle lineup in its 73-year history thanks to investments by former owner GM and ceaseless deal-making by new owner Victor Muller. By 2012, Saab will ha ... Continue reading
$125,000 ROCKSTAR Race Late Results
GILA RIVER INDIAN COMMUNITY, Dec. 13, 2010: Most of the time, different classes of vehicles in the Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series tend to stick to themselves. Pro 4 Unlimited trucks donât go picking fights with their Pro 2 Unlimited brethren, and Pro Lite Unlimited and Pro Buggy Unlimited vehicles wouldnât ... Continue reading
SPEED EuroSeries Becomes Le Mans Series Feeder Formula
London, Dec. 13, 2010: The new SPEED EuroSeries will showcase the economic CN sportscars at every one of the super-popular Le Mans Series events in 2011. A mix of 90-minute and one-hour, two-driver races will feature on all Le Mans Series programmes, starting at the Paul Ricard Circuit in April. A sixth (additional) en ... Continue reading
General Tire and Lucas Oil Sign-on To Produce Best in the Desert's 2011 Five Event TV Coverage
Corona, Dec 13, 2010: For nearly two decades, America's premier open desert racing series, Best In The Desert, owned by Casey Folks, has organized the most grueling and longest off road competitions this sidBest In The Desert Logoe of the US/Mexico border. Deemed "The American Off Road Racing Series", the organization ... Continue reading
2010 PRI Trade Show Comes To Successful Close
ORLANDO, Dec. 13, 2010: After three days of big crowds and even bigger sales, the 2010 PRI Trade Show at the Orange County Convention in Orlando, Florida, came to a close Saturday. Nearly 40,000 racing business people from all 50 states and 65 countries worldwide attended this yearâs show to get current with the l ... Continue reading
Citroën C-ZERO Becomes the First All-Electric Production Car to Use Eurotunnel
Citroën's C-ZERO, the Company's new battery-powered city car, braved snow and sub-zero temperatures earlier this month to become the very first all-electric production vehicle to use the Eurotunnel's shuttle service. ... Continue reading
Daimler Celebrates the Motor Car's 125th Birthday
125 years after Carl Benz filed his "Vehicle with gas engine drive" under Patent number 37435 at the Berlin Patent Office in 1886, Daimler AG is celebrating the motor car's birthday. On January 29, 2011, the inventor of the automobile is inviting international guests from the automotive sector, personalities from the w ... Continue reading
2011 Jeep® Compass is beautifully redesigned, reflecting the styling cues of the all-new Jeep Grand Cherokee Unsurpassed compact SUV 4x4 fuel economy (28 mpg) and off-road capability, and innovative interior features combine to provide tremendous value Upgraded interior features soft touch points and high quality mate ... Continue reading
TrueCar Reaches 200,000 Cars Sold From Their Leads
Car-pricing web site TrueCar, Inc., announced today that it has sold more than 200,000 cars through the company's innovative online car buying and pricing platform. The platform saves consumers on average $4,356 off the Manufacturer's Suggested Retail Price (MSRP)(1) on new cars and is available on the company's more t ... Continue reading
Toyota Regains Top Spot for Most-Considered Brand; Ford, Honda Close Behind
Market Intelligence Brand Watchâ⢠study, embattled automaker Toyota has regained the top spot as the most-considered auto brand among new-car shoppers. à Toyota consistently captured the most-considered auto brand title from Q1 2007 through Q3 2009, but then fell to the number-two spot for Q4 2009 throug ... Continue reading
Citroën DS3 Named 'Small Car of the Year' in Fifth Gear Awards
Citroëns DS3 is celebrating another best in class, after picking up the 'Small Car of the Year' accolade in the Fifth Gear Awards. The latest honour for DS3 comes just days after the stand-out model was presented with the same title in TopGear magazine's 2010 awards, together with the overall 'Car of the Year' troph ... Continue reading
New Ford Focus and C-Max with Continental Technology
Innovative technologies by international automotive supplier Continental figure prominently in the most recent generation of the all-new Ford Focus and the Ford C-MAX multi-activity vehicle (MAV). The latter shares a common platform with the Focus. This marks the first time that an emergency brake assist is available o ... Continue reading
FPT's Revolutionary Multiair Technology Reaps Awards Also Across the Ocean
The influential US magazine Popular Science nominated MultiAir technology "Best of What's New" 2010 for its innovative features that raise the bar in terms of fuel efficiency and eco-friendliness. The revolutionary MultiAir electro-hydraulic intake valve management system, invented and marketed by FPT - Fiat Powertrain ... Continue reading
The 20 Millionth Peugeot Manufactured at the Sochaux Plant Rolls off the Production Line
In the company's bicentenary year, the 20 millionth Peugeot manufactured at the historic Sochaux plant rolls off the production line, with the honour going to a white 5008. Together with the 3008 and the 308, this vehicle symbolises the sustained level of activity which the site is currently experiencing. Sochaux produ ... Continue reading
The SEAT Ibiza Tops the 'Greencar' List in Spain
SEAT posted excellent results during the January-October 2010 period in terms of the number of vehicles registered with an emissions level of 130 g/km or less. These figures prove the Spanish brand's dedication to preserving the environment by manufacturing cars with an increasingly lower carbon footprint. ... Continue reading
Call of Duty: Black Ops Jeep Wrangler Comes to Life
Jeep has answered the Call of Duty in Sydney this week, joining forces with Activision Publishing, Inc. for last night's highly anticipated midnight launch of Call of Duty: Black Ops. ... Continue reading
Jaguar XJ is the Top Gear Luxury Car of the Year 2010
Top Gear has named the Jaguar XJ as its Luxury Car of the Year 2010, placing the British firm's flagship model above rivals from BMW and Audi. ... Continue reading
Dacia Duster Takes Top 'Autobest 2011' Award
The Autobest 2011 award for the best car available on the market in 2010 went to Dacia Duster. ... Continue reading
Opel Insignia OPC Sports Tourer Races Ahead with (yet) Another Award
For the second time in two years, the Opel Insignia OPC Sports Tourer took the "Best Sport Car of the Year" award Friday in the station wagon category at a ceremony sponsored by Auto Bild SportsCars, the sister publication of the German car magazine Auto Bild. ... Continue reading
Advanced New Audi A6 Travels Light to Tackle Emissions
The latest Audi model to move into the vanguard of Vorsprung durch Technik is the A6 Saloon, which has been redesigned from the ground up with the benefit of the brand's most advanced lightweight construction techniques, engine efficiency measures, chassis developments and in-car technological innovations. With weight ... Continue reading
The application containing all the product information on the new BMW X3 has been available in the App Store since the beginning of December 2010, offering the chance to experience the vehicle via iPad. The application combines the advantages of the classic product catalogue, the website and the interactive possibiliti ... Continue reading
The UK roll-out of Infiniti, the Japanese performance automotive brand, is gathering pace with the opening of Infiniti Centre Glasgow, the country's fourth Centre and the first in Scotland. ... Continue reading
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