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Friday, June 13, 2014

Vauxhall has announced it has signed a new long term, comprehensive contract with vehicle recycling company Autogreen

Vauxhall has announced it has signed a new long term, comprehensive contract with vehicle recycling company Autogreen

The contract ensures that all Vauxhall vehicles handled by Autogreen that have reached the end of their life are disposed of and recycled using the very latest, most environmentally friendly methods and meeting the legislative requirements set out in the European End-of-Life Vehicle (ELV) Directive. Vauxhall has been w ... Continue reading

Honda Honors Suppliers of Indirect Products and Services; Annual Purchases Exceed $1.4 Billion in Ohio and Indiana

Honda Honors Suppliers of Indirect Products and Services; Annual Purchases Exceed $1.4 Billion in Ohio and Indiana

Honda has honored 25 suppliers that provide indirect products and services to five Honda automotive plants in Ohio and Indiana. Driven by record auto production in North America in 2013, Honda also announced that its purchasing for Maintenance, Repair and Operational (MRO) services in this region set a record of more t ... Continue reading

BIO Issues Call for Papers for 2014 Pacific Rim Summit on Industrial Biotechnology and Bioenergy

BIO Issues Call for Papers for 2014 Pacific Rim Summit on Industrial Biotechnology and Bioenergy

2014 Pacific Rim Summit on Industrial Biotechnology and Bioenergy WASHINGTON--The Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) invites leaders from the biotechnology, chemical and agricultural industries to submit proposals and abstracts for panels, individual papers and poster presentations for the 2014 Pacific Rim Summi ... Continue reading

Ford Motor Company Lowers Fuel Economy Ratings For Six Vehicles

Ford Motor Company Lowers Fuel Economy Ratings For Six Vehicles

Ford identified an error with fuel economy ratings for certain vehicles through its internal testing and notified the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Ford worked with EPA as the agency retested the vehicles, which resulted in lower fuel economy ratings for Ford’s 2013- and 2014-model year hybrid and plu ... Continue reading

RECALL :Vail Sport Trailer Tires

RECALL :Vail Sport Trailer Tires

NHTSA Campaign ID Number : 14T003 Synopsis : Double Camel, in cooperation with Lionshead Specialty Tire & Wheel LLC (Lionshead), is recalling certain Vail Sport ST LH 99 tubeless trailer tires, size 225/75D15, manufactured from April 2012 through February 2013. The affected tires may not be marked with the load range l ... Continue reading

GM Announces Four New Recalls

GM Announces Four New Recalls

General Motors will recall all current generation Chevrolet Camaros because a driver’s knee can bump the key FOB and cause the key to inadvertently move out of the “run” position, with a corresponding reduction or loss of power. The issue, which may primarily affect drivers sitting close to the steering ... Continue reading

Wow! Tesla's Elon Musk Announces "All Our Patent Are Belong to You"

Wow! Tesla's Elon Musk Announces "All Our Patent Are Belong to You"

SAN FRANCISCO--June 13, 2014: Tesla CEO announced on the company's website yesterday that Tesla's patents just became open source. Musk says that " We believe that Tesla, other companies making electric cars, and the world would all benefit from a common, rapidly-evolving technology platform." What this will mean for t ... Continue reading

Bridgestone Becomes Official Worldwide Olympic Partner

Bridgestone Becomes Official Worldwide Olympic Partner

- Company to Serve as Official Tire of Olympic Games - Bridgestone Corporation (Bridgestone) announced on June 13 it has entered into an agreement with the International Olympic Committee (IOC) that makes the world's largest tire and rubber company an official TOP worldwide Olympic partner through the 2024 Olympic Game ... Continue reading

AAA, Active Transportation Alliance Pedal 'Roll Together' Campaign for Safer Sharing of the Roads

AAA, Active Transportation Alliance Pedal 'Roll Together' Campaign for Safer Sharing of the Roads

As the summer bike riding season shifts into high gear with the Bike Commuter Challenge and Chicago Bike Week (June 13-20), Chicago's leading biking, walking and transit advocacy organization, Active Transportation Alliance is teaming up with AAA, the nation's largest motor organization on a campaign to encourage bicyc ... Continue reading

Answer Financial shares tips for motorcyclists

Answer Financial shares tips for motorcyclists

- This Monday bikers are encouraged to hit the road as part of the 23rd Annual International Motorcycle & Scooter Ride to Work Day. Before strapping on your brain bucket, consider these tips, courtesy of your original auto insurance comparison company Answer Financial® Inc. Be your own safe-keeper You may have the rig ... Continue reading

The Ohio State University Wins North American EcoCAR 2 Competition

The Ohio State University Wins North American EcoCAR 2 Competition

Today, the U.S. Department of Energy and General Motors Co. announced the winning team of the competition, The Ohio State University, as they took home the overall winners title at the EcoCAR 2: Plugging In to the Future finals. The team's exceptionally engineered 2013 Chevrolet Malibu with energy storage, electric dri ... Continue reading

Rear View Safety Saves Lives

Rear View Safety Saves Lives

Rear View Safety, Inc. is announcing that its rear view safety systems can save lives. They will be mandatory in all new vehicles beginning in 2018 under regulations passed by the Department of Transportation. The installation of rear view safety systems is expected to save 95 to 112 lives annually while reducing injur ... Continue reading

The New Citan Traveliner extra long

The New Citan Traveliner extra long

A new extra-long Traveliner variant of the Mercedes-Benz Citan urban delivery van will soon be available to order, with a total of seven seats, offering outstanding flexibility. The new variant is ideal for alternating between carrying crew and cargo in commercial applications, use as a taxi, or for a mix of profession ... Continue reading

Special Deals in the UK on The Volkswagen Golf SV

Special Deals in the UK on The Volkswagen Golf SV

With Volkswagen Retailers now taking orders for the new and super versatile Golf SV, Volkswagen Finance has announced a number of attractive offers which also make it super value to own. From now until the end of June, retail customers can order a Golf SV on Volkswagen Finance’s Solutions personal contract plan wi ... Continue reading

All-New Renault Trafic Van

All-New Renault Trafic Van

Since 1998, Renault has stood out as the undisputed number one van manufacturer both in France and Europe. To consolidate this position, which saw it take a market share of 14.6 per cent in 2013, Renault will soon have renewed its entire LCV line-up with the introduction of All-New Trafic and New Master coming not long ... Continue reading

Renault Sandouville plant celebrates its 50th anniversary this year

Renault Sandouville plant celebrates its 50th anniversary this year

Opened in 1964, the Sandouville plant celebrates its 50th anniversary this year. Opening a new chapter in its history, the site is about to start building LCVs for the first time: New Trafic (to be launched this summer) and the high-roof version of the Opel/Vauxhall Vivaro, previously built in Spain (Nissan plant in Ba ... Continue reading

John Edwards announces launch of Jaguar Land Rover Special Operations

John Edwards announces launch of Jaguar Land Rover Special Operations

Jaguar Land Rover launches Special Operations division to meet the increasing needs and aspirations of today’s discerning customers. Jaguar Land Rover Special Operations will focus on designing and engineering high specification vehicles, bespoke commissions, heritage products and branded goods. Jaguar Land Rover ... Continue reading

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