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Heels on Wheels: 2012 Suzuki Grand Vitara Review

Heels on Wheels: 2012 Suzuki Grand Vitara Review

HEELS ON WHEELS By Katrina Ramser San Francisco Bureau The Auto Channel INTRO TO THE GRAND VITARA VEHICLE For a company that started out as a weaving loom manufacturer back in 1909, Suzuki proves its ability to diversity with the Suzuki Grand Vitara, a light-duty compact utility vehicle with handsome SUV styling. Stron ... Continue reading

Nutson's Nuggets: Last Week's (May 7 -12, 2012) Automotive NewsI In Case You Were Sleeping

Nutson's Nuggets: Last Week's (May 7 -12, 2012) Automotive NewsI In Case You Were Sleeping

* One of the most iconic personalities in the racing and automobile enthusiast worlds died Thursday night at Baylor Hospital in his native Texas - Carroll Shelby, age 89. Though the cause of death was not immediately released he had been suffering for the past few months with pneumonia. In addition to creating the Cobr ... Continue reading

2013 Scion FR-S Review By Steve Purdy

2013 Scion FR-S Review By Steve Purdy

2013 SCION FR-S More fun for the Scion crowd By Steve Purdy TheAutoChannel.com Michigan Bureau [0535] Less than five years ago Akio Toyoda asked his people the simple question, “Where is the passion in our lineup?â€� When they found none he followed up with, “I want to build a sports car.â€� ... Continue reading

ALMS P2 - Dempsey Racing Qualifies P3 At Laguna Seca

ALMS P2 - Dempsey Racing Qualifies P3 At Laguna Seca

MONTEREY, May 12, 2012: Dempsey Racing, with team drivers Patrick Dempsey, Joe Foster and Jonny Cocker, will start third in the P2 class – and fifth overall in the field – in the debut race of the team’s No. 27 Trina Solar/GNC Beverages/Motegi Racing/Dempsey Racing Judd-powered Lola B12-80 Coupe in Satur ... Continue reading

Nationwide - Toyota Post-Race Comments

Nationwide - Toyota Post-Race Comments

Darlington, May 12, 2012: Joey Logano won Friday night's NASCAR Nationwide Series (NNS) race at South Carolina's Darlington Raceway. Camry drivers Denny Hamlin (second), Brian Scott (seventh) and Kurt Busch (eighth) also earned top-10 finishes. Toyota drivers led 110-combined laps (of 151) at Darlington with Hamlin lea ... Continue reading

Indy Lights - Teams Produce Race Simulation At Indy

Indy Lights - Teams Produce Race Simulation At Indy

Indianapolis, May 12, 2012: A one-day Firestone Indy Lights test at Indianapolis Motor Speedway designed to offer rookie drivers more experience on the famed 2.5-mile oval offered up a preview of what to expect on Freedom 100 Race Day on May 25. As the five-hour session wound down, the field staged a fairly race-realis ... Continue reading

MyDealerLot to Provide Retail Automotive Technology for Mercedes-Benz USA As Part of Preferred Vendor Technology Program

MyDealerLot to Provide Retail Automotive Technology for Mercedes-Benz USA As Part of Preferred Vendor Technology Program

MyDealerLot (MDL) announced today that it has been selected to participate in the Mercedes-Benz USA (MBUSA) Preferred Vendor Status Program to provide Automated Customer Recognition, Targeted Messaging and Asset Tracking Systems utilizing RFID technologies. Now, Mercedes-Benz dealerships will be able to access preferre ... Continue reading

Chrysler to Host SAE 2013 World Congress; ZF will be Tier One Strategic Supplier

Chrysler to Host SAE 2013 World Congress; ZF will be Tier One Strategic Supplier

SAE International announces that Chrysler will serve as Host Company for the SAE 2013 World Congress and ZF will serve as Tier One Strategic Supplier for the event. Theme for the SAE 2013 World Congress will be "Achieving Efficiency." The three-day event will be held April 16-18, 2013 at Cobo Center in Detroit. Mircea ... Continue reading

VOXX International To Bring Bongiovi Digital Power Station Technology To The Car

VOXX International To Bring Bongiovi Digital Power Station Technology To The Car

VOXX International Corporation announced today that it has finalized its agreement with AVG (OEAM) Inc., an AVG Group company, to become the exclusive U.S. distributor of the Bongiovi Digital Power Station (DPS) technology for applications in the automotive aftermarket and the PPO Market (automotive accessorization pos ... Continue reading

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