PR Newswire CLEMMONS, N.C., April 13, 2011 CLEMMONS, N.C., April 13, 2011 -- Sheffield Financial, a division of BB&T Financial, FSB, which is a subsidiary of BB&T Corporation , has renewed and expanded its three-year financing services agreement with American Suzuki Motor Corporation effective immediately. The new cont ... Continue reading
PR Newswire DEARBORN, Mich., April 13, 2011 DEARBORN, Mich., April 13, 2011 -- Is your city ready for electric vehicles? While Ford is gearing up to launch the all-new Focus Electric later this year, cities around the country also are preparing to support the new plug-in technology. Ford has compiled a list of the 25 m ... Continue reading
PR Newswire COSTA MESA, Calif., April 13, 2011 COSTA MESA, Calif., April 13, 2011 -- www.t3motion.com - T3 Motion, Inc. (OTC BB: TMMM) a leader in cost-effective, clean-technology electric vehicles has announced that the R3 Series prototype hybrid electric consumer vehicles incorporate a Samsung Galaxy Tab into the sle ... Continue reading
ExxonMobil Introduces Android Station Locator Application
FAIRFAX, Va.--ExxonMobil is launching its latest in mobile technology ââ¬â the Exxon Mobil Fuel Finder application for Android. The application gives real-time maps, driving directions, and station information for nearly 10,000 Exxon and Mobil retail locations across the continental United States. âThi ... Continue reading
Timken, SAE International Present Innovation Award to Chrysler's Dr. Mircea Gradu
PR Newswire DETROIT, April 13, 2011 DETROIT, April 13, 2011 -- The Timken Company has awarded Dr. Mircea Gradu its 2010 SAE/Timken-Howard Simpson Automotive Transmission and Driveline Innovation Award. Dr. Gradu is the engineering director for transmission and driveline, as well as the head of virtual tools analysis, f ... Continue reading
DUBLIN--Research and Markets(http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/fa7657/australian_au tomot) has announced the addition of the "Australian Automotive Intelligence Yearbook 2011" report to their offering. Purchase the 2011 YEARBOOK and reap the benefits of more than a decade of direct research and development, as ... Continue reading
RESTON, Va.--ZoomSafer, the leading provider of enterprise software to prevent distracted driving, announced today that it is the recipient of the 2011 Frost & Sullivan Product Differentiation Excellence Award in the North American Commercial Vehicle Safety Systems Market. This Frost & Sullivan award recognizes ZoomSaf ... Continue reading
Vehicles Powered by Clean, American Natural Gas (NGVs) "Take the Hill"
PR Newswire WASHINGTON, April 13, 2011 WASHINGTON, April 13, 2011 -- Flanked on either side by more than a dozen natural gas-powered vehiclesââ¬âranging from passenger cars to 18 wheelersââ¬ârenowned entrepreneur and energy icon T. Boone Pickens urged his fellow Americans and Congressional leade ... Continue reading
Mazda Launches All-New Advertising Campaign Asks 'What do you Drive?'
PR Newswire IRVINE, Calif., April 13, 2011 IRVINE, Calif., April 13, 2011 -- Mazda North American Operations (MNAO) will today launch an all-new advertising campaign that centers around the question, "What do you drive?" Â The campaign is built around the core brand belief that, "if it's not worth driving, it's not wo ... Continue reading
Chevrolet Volt Named AEI's Best Engineered Vehicle of 2011
PR Newswire WARRENDALE, Pa., April 13, 2011 WARRENDALE, Pa., April 13, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The readers and editors of SAE International's Automotive Engineering International (AEI) magazine have selected the 2011 Chevrolet Volt as the "Best Engineered Vehicle of 2011." The announcement was made during the S ... Continue reading
2011 Mazda MX-5 Review - 20 Years of Simple Fun
2011 MAZDA MX-520 Years of Simple Fun. By Larry Nutson (IMG_1116) Senior Editor, Chicago Bureau The Auto Channel As I got behind the wheel of the Mazda MX-5 I had flashbacks of driving the first Miata in 1989 and even further flashbacks to my own â67 Triumph TR4A. Thereâs just something special about a 2-seat ... Continue reading
Saline High School Seniors are Michigan's Best Young Auto Techs
PR Newswire DEARBORN, Mich., April 13, 2011 DEARBORN, Mich., April 13, 2011 -- Derek Reyst of Manchester and Connor Jennings of Saline, seniors at Saline High School in Saline, took first place in the Michigan state final of the annual Ford/AAA Student Auto Skills Competition, held today at the Macomb Community College ... Continue reading
MINI "Inspired By Goodwood" Model Debuts in China - VIDEO ENHANCED
By Henny Hemmes Senior European Editor AMSTERDAM, April 12, 2011. The past years, Mini has come up with concept cars and special models at the international auto shows. Although the Mini Rocketman made its world debut in March, it will be at the center stage of the Mini display at Auto Shanghai 2011 for its Asian premi ... Continue reading
Charged up: Ford Pushes for Electric Vehicle-Readiness Across the U.S.
PR Newswire DEARBORN, Mich., April 13, 2011 DEARBORN, Mich., April 13, 2011 -- Ford is working with cities and utility partners to identify key infrastructure building blocks that will enable metropolitan areas to be EV ready. Cities across the United States are and can take a variety of steps now to enhance the readin ... Continue reading
American Traffic Solutions Continues Growth With 10 New Contracts
PR Newswire SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., April 13, 2011 SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., April 13, 2011 -- In the first quarter of 2011, 10 cities in Colorado, Florida, Missouri and New Jersey signed contracts with American Traffic Solutions to install and maintain more than 100 red-light safety and speed safety cameras, furthering ATS' posit ... Continue reading
Research and Markets: Bahrain Autos Report Q2 2011 - An Economic Recovery is Under Way
DUBLIN--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/974654/bahrain_autos_repo) has announced the addition of the "Bahrain Autos Report Q2 2011" report to their offering. The Bahrain Autos Report provides industry professionals and strategists, corporate analysts, auto associations, government depar ... Continue reading
Research and Markets: Iran Autos Report Q2 2011 - A New Car Brand is to be Launched
DUBLIN--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/21f883/iran_autos_report) has announced the addition of the "Iran Autos Report Q2 2011" report to their offering. The Iran Autos Report provides industry professionals and strategists, corporate analysts, auto associations, government departments ... Continue reading
EPA Administrator Jackson to Join USPS to Unveil Go Green Commemorative Stamps
*CONTACT: *EPA Press Office* *press@epa.gov * * * FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE *April 13, 2011* **THURSDAY: EPA Administrator Jackson to Join USPS to Unveil Go Green Commemorative Stamps WASHINGTON* - U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lisa P. Jackson will join the United States Postal Service (USPS), en ... Continue reading
EcoCAR 2: Plugging into the Future
PR Newswire DETROIT, April 13, 2011 DETROIT, April 13, 2011 -- Today at SAE 2011 World Congress in Detroit, David Sandalow, Assistant Secretary for Policy and International Affairs from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), took the stage for the morning keynote address and, along with Karl Stracke from General Motors ( ... Continue reading
ELECTRIC (11th) AVENUE: New York Auto Show Puts the Spark Back into Electric Vehicles
PR Newswire NEW YORK, April 13, 2011 NEW YORK, April 13, 2011 -- An ever-growing list of state-of-the art electric cars whose kind has not been seen since the early days of the automobile will be on display at the New York International Automobile Show at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center at 11th Avenue between 34t ... Continue reading
IndyCar - ALEX TAGLIANI Long Beach Has All The Ingredients
INDIANAPOLIS, April 13, 2011: Driver Alex Tagliani is taking his wife, Bronte, to a special dinner Friday night in Los Angeles. The couple will be eating on the set of celebrity chef Gordan Ramseyâs Hellâs Kitchen. No doubt, the meal will be prepared with the finest of foods. What has Tagliani excited, though ... Continue reading
GM Names Ferguson to Lead Government Relations and Public Policy
PR Newswire DETROIT, April 13, 2011 DETROIT, April 13, 2011 -- General Motors today announced that Robert E. Ferguson, currently vice president, Government Relations, is named vice president, Global Public Policy, with responsibility for GM's government relations and public policy activities in the U.S. and its global ... Continue reading
SKUSA - Five Drivers Bring Home Top-Fives For Phil Giebler Racing In SKUSA ProKart
BUTTONWILLOW, April 13, 2011: Phil Giebler Racing had five drivers with top-five main event finishes Saturday in the Superkarts! USA ProKart Challenge South on Buttonwillow Raceway Parkâs .69-mile kart track. Mason Daughters, of Polo, Mo., led the PGR entrants by taking third in TaG Junior. He qualified in third p ... Continue reading
LoJack Releases Second Annual Vehicle Theft Recovery Report
PR Newswire WESTWOOD, Mass., April 13, 2011 WESTWOOD, Mass., April 13, 2011 -- LoJack Corporation today released its second annual Vehicle Theft Recovery Report, highlighting results from its 2010 recoveries that provide valuable information on the ongoing issue of vehicle theft. Â In 2010, the LoJack Stolen Vehicle R ... Continue reading
F1 - Mercedes/Petronas GP - Pre-Event Feature - The Engine in Shanghai
Shanghai, Apr. 13, 2011: Other circuits may dispute the fact, but the Shanghai International Circuit currently boasts the longest straight in Formula One. The run from turns 13 to 14 totals 1170m - the equivalent to 11 football pitches laid end to end, or the same length as three and a half of the world's biggest aircr ... Continue reading
Chicago, April 13, 2011: Peter Dempsey, driver of the No. 36 Pulse/Microbiology International/Motorsport Ireland/Irish Sports Council car, will progress to Long Beach, California this weekend for the third race of the Firestone Indy Lights season fresh off his second consecutive podium finish at Barber Motorsports Park ... Continue reading
Ford to Participate in Bank of America Merrill Lynch 2011 New York Auto Summit
PR Newswire DEARBORN, Mich., April 13, 2011 DEARBORN, Mich., April 13, 2011 -- On Wednesday, April 20, Mark Fields, Ford Motor Company executive vice president and president of The Americas, will participate in the Bank of America Merrill Lynch 2011 New York Auto Summit. The presentation will begin at approximately 12: ... Continue reading
ARCA - Milka Duno Gearing Up For Successful Debut At Talladega Superspeedway
MOORESVILLE, April 13, 2011: After a two-month break from ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards racing action, there isn't another driver as ready to return to the racetrack as Milka Duno. Duno made her ARCA Racing Series debut with Sheltra Motorsports in the season-opening event at Daytona International Speeddway (D ... Continue reading
ARCA - Brent Brevak Leaning On Experience And Support For Talladega Debut
TALLADEGA, April 13, 2011: When Brent Brevak saw Trevor Bayne pull his legendary Wood Bros. Racing Ford Fusion into victory lane in the Daytona 500 in February, the youngest winner in the history of NASCARâs greatest race gave hope to those vying for the same opportunity. While Brevak isnât expecting to be co ... Continue reading
ARCA - Grand Opportunity Lies Ahead For Bryan Silas
TALLADEGA, April 12, 2011: After dabbling in the USARacing Pro Cup Series over the course of the last two months, Stuart, Florida native Bryan Silas will return to his normal surroundings this week when the ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards makes their annual stop at Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway for the running ... Continue reading
ARCA - It's More Than Just Racing At Talladega To Will Vaught
TALLADEGA, April 12, 2011: Known as one of the best dirt racers in the Midwest, Will Vaught will take a break from slipping and swinging on the clay and return to stock car territory as the ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards resumes their 2011 season at Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway for Friday afternoonâs 3 ... Continue reading
ARCA - Determination Propels Brett Hudson And Co. To Another Shot At Restrictor Plate Racing
TALLADEGA, April 12, 2011: For Owensboro, Kentucky native Brett Hudson, the opportunity to compete at Daytona (Fla.) International Speedway was a dream come true. Unfortunately, his dream turned into a nightmare as on lap four of the 80-lap season opener saw a tire disintegrate on the No. 94 Hudson Performance Drivelin ... Continue reading
ARCA - Matt Merrell Looks For Champion Like Performance At Talladega
TALLADEGA, April 12, 2011: After delivering an electrifying third place performance at Daytona (Fla.) International Speedway, Win-Tron Racing has once again called upon Portland, Texas native Matt Merrell to drive the teamâs No. 32 Toyota Camry in Friday afternoonâs 3 Amigos 250 at Talladega (Ala.) Superspeed ... Continue reading
MotoGP - IMS' Jeff Belskus Statement About Austin MotoGP announcement
INDIANAPOLIS, April 12, 2011: A statement from Indianapolis Motor Speedway Corporation President and Chief Executive Officer Jeff Belskus about the announcement April 12 by Dorna Sports that a MotoGP World Championship event will take place at the circuit under construction in Austin, Texas, starting in 2013: "We're pl ... Continue reading
Austin Names New International Racing Venue Along With Announcment Of F1 and MotoGP Deals
Austin, Apr. 12, 2011: Austin Texas' emerging international racing venue is now called Circuit of the Americas. In addition to today's formal naming announcement the Texas business collective headed by Red McCombs has secured the right to host US Grand Prix beginning in 2012, followed by another contract with associati ... Continue reading
Used Cars Rising in Price, Finds Cars.com
PR Newswire CHICAGO, April 13, 2011 CHICAGO, April 13, 2011 -- Research conducted by Cars.com, a leading online resource for people buying and selling new and used cars, found that the average retail price of a used car is on the rise. Â While conventional wisdom dictates that a vehicle consistently depreciates over i ... Continue reading
Coulomb Technologies Expands ChargePoint America Program with the Addition of Six New Cities
CAMPBELL, Calif.--Coulomb Technologies today announced the expansion of its $37 million ChargePoint America program into six new US cities: Baltimore, Md., Tampa, Fla., Boston, Santa Barbara, Calif., Ventura, Calif. and Monterey, Calif. Since Coulombââ¬â¢s announcement of the ChargePoint America program on J ... Continue reading
Congress Must Adopt a Fuel Neutral Energy Policy Approach, says CleanFUEL USA
PR Newswire GEORGETOWN, Texas, April 13, 2011 GEORGETOWN, Texas, April 13, 2011 -- Last week, The New Alternative Transportation to Give Americans Solutions (NATGAS) Act of 2011 was introduced to the U.S. Congress by a bipartisan set of sponsors in an effort to boost consumption of alternative fuels. The new bill, aggr ... Continue reading
Daimler Annual Shareholders' Meeting: "We are on a path of profitable growth"
PR Newswire BERLIN, April 13, 2011 BERLIN, April 13, 2011 -- Daimler AG continues to operate successfully this year. "We are on a path of profitable growth," said Dr. Dieter Zetsche, Chairman of the Board of Management of Daimler AG and Head of Mercedes-Benz Cars, according to the text of his speech today to approximat ... Continue reading
Autoliv Expands in China Extends its assembly plant in Southern China
Autoliv plant in Southern China was brought into operations three years ago, replacing a leased plant that was started in 2005. Now the Guangzhou plant has 800 employees, which will be increased by 150 when the expansion is completed. ... Continue reading
2012 Chevrolet Camaro Engine: More Power, Efficiency
PR Newswire DETROIT, April 13, 2011 DETROIT, April 13, 2011 -- A new, more powerful and more efficient version of the 3.6L direct-injected V-6 will be standard in the 2012 Chevrolet Camaro. It delivers an SAE-certified 323 horsepower (241 kW) at 6,800 rpm ââ¬â 11 horsepower (8 kW) more than 2011 models. It ... Continue reading
Chrysler Group Introduces Mopar '11 Charger
PR Newswire AUBURN HILLS, Mich., April 13, 2011 AUBURN HILLS, Mich., April 13, 2011 -- New special-edition Mopar Charger will be limited to 1,000 units Select Mopar parts enhance performance and distinguish new 2011 Dodge Charger HEMI®-powered, high-speed engine controller and 3.91 final-drive drop 0-to-60 times Cha ... Continue reading
Tesla Reinvents the Car Buying Experience
SAN JOSE, Calif.--Today Tesla Motors reinvents the car buying process with the grand opening of its store in the popular Santana Row retail district of San Jose, California. âIn a Tesla store EVs will not compete for floor space with traditional combustion cars. People will feel welcome to walk in and learn about ... Continue reading
LONDON â 13 April, 2011 â Automotive giant Nissan will be sharing some key insights and their perspective on vehicle lightweighting at Frost & Sullivan's annual flagship client event, GIL 2011: Europe - Growth, Innovation and Leadership scheduled for 17-18 May 2011 at the Emirates Stadium in London. One of th ... Continue reading
Subaru Legacy Range Enhanced With New ES Nav Model
Subaru's Legacy Tourer, launched in 2009 gets a new addition to the family with the introduction of the new ES Nav. ... Continue reading
New 2012 Audi Q3 Brings A Third Dimension To Audi SUV Style
A new compact Audi SUV that will be as comfortable within the confines of the city as it will be scaling hills or crossing continents makes its world debut next week at the 2011 Shanghai Motor Show ... Continue reading
Alfa 159 Range Receives New 2.0 JTDM 136 BHP Engine And Added Style
The 2011 Alfa 159 range has just been enhanced with new interior trim and equipment, as well as a new 136 bhp 2.0 JTDM engine. ... Continue reading
Ford Of Britain 100: Image Of The Week - 15/52
To celebrate the centenary of Ford of Britain in 2011 the company is exploring its photo archive to reveal rarely seen images. ... Continue reading
Bentley Mulsanne Wins International Readers' Award
Bentley is proud to announce that its flagship Mulsanne has been chosen by Centurion Magazine readers as their outstanding car model in the category Best Limousine/Saloon Car in the magazine's Readers' Choice 2010 ... Continue reading
Special Spring Offers From Saab
Saab Great Britain is celebrating the arrival of spring by offering the most comprehensive and competitive range of customer finance packages it has ever devised. ... Continue reading
Volkswagen Amarok Power And Performance Set New Class Standards
Technical specifications released for the new Volkswagen Amarok show that it sets new standards of fuel economy and emissions in the UK pick-up market, and with ratings of 7E and 8E, it also has some of the lowest insurance groups. ... Continue reading
Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles March Into The Record Books
Record sales figures for Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles in the UK for the first quarter of 2011 also achieved international recognition, as UK sales in March alone set a new export sales record for the month in the history of the company worldwide and beat the UK's previous record from March 2007 by over 450 vehicles. ... Continue reading
Infiniti Supplies Safety Car To The Spanish Rally Championship
Infiniti is working with the Royal Spanish Motorsport Federation by supplying a G37 Coupe S for the 2011 season to be the Work Car Zero in the Rallies Championship of Spain. The car began its duties on April 1 in the Rally of Villajoyosa. ... Continue reading
Ford has taken the wraps off the next evolution of its iconic SportVan bloodline - the one-off Transit SuperSportVan (SSV). ... Continue reading
New Audi Pennant Hills Keeps Audi Dealer Network Momentum Rolling
The investment in new industry-standard-setting dealerships by the Audi Australia Dealer Network continues apace, reflecting the ongoing growth and increasing strength of the brand in the Australian market. The latest addition to the network was officially opened in Sydney's Pennant Hills on the evening of Wednesday Ap ... Continue reading
Renault Announces Five-Year Passenger Car Warranty
Renault Australia has announced a five-year/unlimited km factory warranty for new passenger vehicles sold after 1 April 2011, the longest of any European brand. ... Continue reading
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