Dana Holding to Participate in the Bank of America Merrill Lynch 2011 Leveraged Finance Conference
Dana Holding Corporation will participate in the Bank of America Merrill Lynch 2011 Leveraged Finance Conference on Nov. 30, 2011. Dana's Chief Financial Officer, Jim Yost, will provide a brief overview of the company and answer questions for approximately 30 minutes, beginning at 2:40 p.m., EST. ... Continue reading
Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "A Deployment Roadmap for Connected Electric Vehicles" report to their offering. Deployment Roadmap for Connected Electric Vehicles A comprehensive analysis of the connected Electric Vehicle value chain in China, the USA and Western Europe As vehicle manufacturers ... Continue reading
G.I. Jobs Recognizes Progressive as a Leading Military-Friendly Employer for Third Consecutive Year
After eight years in the United States Army, Connie Dingeman transitioned out of the military into the corporate world. For the past 14 years, she has been part of the recruiting team at Progressive Insurance. Now she uses her experience to recruit military veterans for the car insurance group and enable them to transl ... Continue reading
ZAP Jonway Leads Chinese Market With Five-year Warranty on Full Mitsubishi Drive Train
ZAP Jonway, a designer and manufacturer of gasoline and new energy electric vehicles (EVs), extended its Mitsubishi drive train warranty on all its manual transmission (1.6 liter, 1.8 liter and 2.0 liter) and automatic transmission vehicles, standing behind the company's commitment to its product quality and specifical ... Continue reading
Allison Transmission Produces its 5,000th Hybrid System for Buses and Coaches
Allison Transmission reached a major milestone in the manufacture of bus and coach hybrids by producing its 5,000th H 40/50 EP system. Â Designed for both city-wide transit buses and city-to-city coaches, fleet operators and passengers across North America and Europe are enjoying the benefits of these technologically- ... Continue reading
Lighthouse Preservation Projects to Receive Funding From Sale of "Save our Lights" License Plates
State Historic Preservation Officer Brian Conway announced that the awarding of three Michigan Lighthouse Assistance Program grants. The grants are funded through the sale of the "Save our Lights" license plates for 2011. The Michigan Lighthouse Assistance Program is funded by proceeds from the sale of the "Save our Li ... Continue reading
Audi of America Appoints Jeri Ward as First-Ever Director of Customer Experience
Audi of America today announced the appointment of Jeri Ward to director of Customer Experience, a new role within the U.S. organization that focuses on strategy and programs for improving customer experience and loyalty across the company. She assumes the position immediately. As a member of Audi's executive managemen ... Continue reading
Mercedes-Benz Previews the 2011 L.A. Auto Show
The next-generation Mercedes-Benz ML63 AMG sport utility vehicle is making its world premiere at the 2011 Los Angeles Auto Show, open to the public November 18-27 at the Los Angeles Convention Center. Three more high-performance Mercedes-Benz cars are making their North American debut at the L.A. Show â a long-awa ... Continue reading
2012 Toyota Camry Hybrid Available At Toyota Dealers - Get 'Em While They Are Hot
TORRANCE, Calif., Nov. 14, 2011 â Toyota Motor Sales (TMS), U.S.A., Inc. today announced that the new 2012 Camry Hybrid is arriving at Toyota dealerships across the nation. This all-new Camry Hybrid sets a new standard for efficiency, refinement and value in the mid-size hybrid sedan category. The 2012 Camry Hybri ... Continue reading
Research and Markets: Global and Chinese Automotive Exhaust System Industry Report 2010-2011
Research and Markets has announced the addition of Research In China's "Global and Chinese Automotive Exhaust System Industry Report, 2010-2011" report to their extensive offering of automobile parts market research publications. Global and Chinese Automotive Exhaust System Industry Report, 2010-2011 Automotive Exhaust ... Continue reading
SAE International Offers Book on Integrated Vehicle Health Management
Based on an initial idea from the SAE Integrated Vehicle Health Management (IVHM) Steering Group, SAE International now offers a highly-anticipated new book that addresses both basic and advanced concepts critical for the understanding and support of the developing field of IVHM. Integrated Vehicle Health Management: P ... Continue reading
Pearson Fuels is First in Alternative Fuels Industry with Educational Animated Video
Pearson Fuels has launched their new educational animated short, Fuel Better in Sixty Seconds. The video is available at http://www.pearsonfuels.com/fuelbetter. With the election season ramping up and daily conversations occurring in the media around budget cuts and tax policy, it is important that the public be educ ... Continue reading
Over Three-Fourths Say Government Should Increase, Enforce Higher Standards. An overwhelming majority of consumers believe that fuel-efficiency standards for cars and trucks should be improved, according to a new poll by the Consumer Reports National Research Center. Nearly all respondents (93 percent) support increase ... Continue reading
Toyota to Serve as Title Sponsor of the "Love Is Art Project" in Downtown Detroit
Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc. will be serving as the title sponsor of the "Toyota Love Is Art Project" on Saturday, Nov. 19. This one-night charitable art exhibit is designed to promote human rights and equality. ... Continue reading
Sanctioning Body News - NASCAR Names Kim Brink Managing Director, Brand & Consumer Marketing
DAYTONA BEACH, Nov. 14, 2011: NASCAR announced today that Kim Brink has been named managing director, brand and consumer marketing. Brink begins her duties with NASCAR today, reporting to Steve Phelps, NASCAR chief marketing officer. Brink joins NASCAR from General Motors Corporation, where she helped lead the transfor ... Continue reading
NAVTEQ Named Ford Motor Company's Exclusive Map Provider for SYNC MyFord Touch Navigation System
Deal Provides Premium Map Data with Advanced Location Content NAVTEQ, the leading global provider of maps, traffic and location data enabling navigation, location-based services and mobile advertising around the world, has been selected by Ford Motor Company to be their exclusive map supplier for the Sync MyFord Touch. ... Continue reading
Special Motorsports Event - McIntosh Nominated For Mashable Must-Follow Athlete Award
PALO ALTO, Nov. 14, 2011: Mashable, an American news site and Internet news blog with over 50 million monthly page views, is running the fifth annual Mashable Awards presented by Buddy Media, a community-focused competition rewarding the best of digital and social Media. "Mazda Road to Indy" race car driver Shannon McI ... Continue reading
Dr. Wilm Uhlenbecker Named President and CEO of Behr America
Dr. Wilm Uhlenbecker has been named President and CEO of Behr America, a leading supplier of automotive air conditioning and engine cooling systems. He previously was Vice President, Operations for the company. ... Continue reading
Smith Electric Vehicles Corp. (Smith), a leader in all-electric commercial vehicles, today announced the appointment, effective Nov. 4, 2011, of Thomas T. Stallkamp and Robert J. Druten to its board of directors, and Bryan Hansel, Smith's current president and chief executive officer, as chairman. Mr. Stallkamp brings ... Continue reading
KCP&L Begins Electric Vehicle Charging Pilot Program Using Coulomb Technologies ChargePoint Network
Coulomb Technologies today announced that KCP&L, an investor-owned utility headquartered in Kansas City, Mo., is using Coulomb's ChargePoint Network to access essential electric vehicle (EV) charging station data collected for a three-year pilot program in and around the Kansas City region. The program consists of eigh ... Continue reading
2011 Volkswagen Touareg TDI Road Trip and Review By Steve Purdy
2011 VOLKSWAGEN TOUAREG TDI LAKE TAHOE ROAD TRIP REVIEW Exploring the Mountains in a Luxurious SUV By Steve Purdy TheAutoChannel.com Detroit Bureau [DSC 8391] If youâre following these stories youâll know this is our second of three road trips of the fall season. The first was last month, the Wisconsin Dells ... Continue reading
Innovation, as practiced by Nissan's creative design, engineering and product development teams can take many forms -- from the recently introduced "most room for the dollar" Nissan Versa Sedan to the all-new category defining Nissan NV van, Nissan's first entry into the commercial vehicle segment in North America. Inn ... Continue reading
NHRA Funny Car - Time For 2012 For Tasca
POMONA, Nov. 14, 2011: Itâs not surprising that Bob Tasca III and the Motorcraft/Quick Lane and FordParts.com Ford Mustang Funny Car team immediately turned their collective focus to 2012 before the 2011 NHRA Full Throttle Series Championship trophy had even been awarded at the Auto Club Finals at Auto Club Racewa ... Continue reading
Goodyear Blimp Gondola Goes to Smithsonian
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company is making another significant gift to the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum Tuesday - the second in two years - with the donation of the Goodyear blimp gondola, or car C-49. The C-49 car goes to the Smithsonian on the heels of last year's donation of a lifeboat used on the 191 ... Continue reading
Camping World Trucks - Paludo Preview - Homestead
ACHIEVING GOALS: In 2010, Miguel Paludo made his second start for Red Horse Racing at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Competing full-time in 2011, Paludo has earned three top-five finishes, seven top-10 finishes and has paced the field for 19 laps. The driver still has one more goal to accomplish in 2011, finishing in the to ... Continue reading
IndyCar - Indy Lights Drivers Davison And Yacaman Shine in IndyCar Test At Palm Beach
INDIANAPOLIS, Nov. 14, 2011: Former Firestone Indy Lights race winners James Davison and Gustavo Yacaman took their first steps-80 laps each-to jumpstart their careers from Mazda Road to Indy drivers to IZOD IndyCar Series drivers. Davison and Yacaman tested the 2011 No. 27 and No. 28 cars, respectively, on Nov. ... Continue reading
Automotive Performance Brands - Steele Tire Tests Before Baja 1000
FULLERTON, CA. â (Nov. 14, 2011) â Thereâs plenty at stake for Yokohama Tire Corporation-sponsored off-road racing husband and wife team Cameron and Heidi Steele as they head to Ensenada, Mexico for the 44th annual Tecate SCORE Baja 1000, November 17-20. Heidi, a three-time titlist, is looking to capture ... Continue reading
Ford Charges Up for 2012 Announcing Exclusive Collaboration Eco-Conscious Multi-Media
Ford Motor Company today announces an exclusive collaboration with SHFT.com, the award-winning multimedia platform founded by actor and filmmaker Adrian Grenier and film producer Peter Glatzer. The automotive leader and green lifestyle website are joining forces to inspire people to make smarter environmental decisions ... Continue reading
FIA F1 - Mercedes/Petronas GP - Race Report - Abu Dhabi
Nico Rosberg and Michael Schumacher made up one place on their grid positions in today's Abu Dhabi Grand Prix to finish in sixth and seventh places respectively at the end of the 55-lap race at the Yas Marina Circuit. After an entertaining battle between the pair on the first lap, Nico emerged ahead in P6 by the start ... Continue reading
USAC Sprint Car - Levi Jones Earns Unprecedented Fifth USAC Sprint Car Title
HANFORD, Nov. 13, 2011: Levi Jones can still remember the first time he strapped into a Sprint Car â a type of open-wheel racecar with an extremely high power-to-weight ratio. It was June 1998 and Jones was 16 years old, and on that day at Red Hill (Ill.) Speedway he simply wanted to be competitive enough to come ... Continue reading
Formula Car Challenge Winter Series - Andretti Autosport/Veach Post-Race Comments
ZACH VEACH, #77 TEAM ZAKOSI DATA BACKUP CAR Won the Formula Pro Mazda race from pole; will race again tomorrow at 5:05 p.m. Eastern "All in all, it was a really good day. To get my first pole and first win in a Star Mazda car was really exciting. We've worked hard and learned a lot to get to this point, but there's sti ... Continue reading
Nationwide Series - Toyota Post-Race Team Comments - Phoenix
JOEY LOGANO, No. 18 GameStop Toyota Camry, Joe Gibbs Racing Finishing Position: 4th How was your race car today? "We had a fast car. We had a pretty good GameStop Toyota. We just didn't take off during restarts. The first 10 laps we were just junk -- and we'd lose all the track position we had -- and then we'd get goin ... Continue reading
DAYTONA BEACH, November 13, 2011: Ending his racing season the way it began last March at Sebring International Raceway, Lee Davis â with more than a little help from teammate Ryan Eversley â swept both the sprint and endurance races Saturday at the HSR Daytona Historics to seal both the 2011 Cayman Interseri ... Continue reading
Mitsubishi Motors North America Looks to OneCommand to Fuel a National Communication Program
OneCommand, a leader in multi-channel marketing solutions for the automotive industry, today announced that it has been awarded Mitsubishi Motors North America's (MMNA) National Parts and Service Communications Program. During the program's initial pilot, OneCommand delivered lost soul, recall and Spring Car Care commu ... Continue reading
Black Friday May Be Best Day to Buy a Car in 2011
Think Black Friday only helps save you money on your next LCD television or laptop? Think again. TrueCar.com, the authority on new car pricing, today revealed that it expects this year's Black Friday, November 25th, will be the best day to buy a new vehicle, which is the first or second largest purchase consumers make. ... Continue reading
Kia Picanto Three-Door Wins Prestigious Design Award
Just months after its launch, the sporty Kia Picanto three-door, available exclusively in Europe, has been honoured with the coveted iF product design award 2012. This award recognises design quality alongside a number of other criteria, including workmanship, innovation and eco-friendliness. ... Continue reading
BMW At The 42nd Tokyo Motor Show 2011
The introduction of groundbreaking drive system innovations sees BMW taking driving pleasure to consistently greater heights, while at the same time reducing fuel consumption and emissions to ever lower levels ... Continue reading
Land Rover Celebrates 8th Anniversary With China Exploration & Research Society (CERS)
The Land Rover In Action Exhibition week (14 - 18 Nov 2011) at the prestigious Royal Geographical Society (with IBG) in London will coincide with Land Rover's 8th Anniversary with China Exploration & Research Society (CERS), one of Land Rover's six Global Humanitarian and Conservation Partners. ... Continue reading
New Avensis Takes On-Board Connectivity To The Next Level
Across the board, equipment specifications have been raised for the new, British-built Toyota Avensis. Foremost among the improvements is the provision of Toyota's innovative and affordable Touch and Go integrated multimedia and navigation system as a standard feature on all models bar the entry level T2 grade. ... Continue reading
The performance of Toyota's UK training academy has been declared "outstanding" in a new report from the independent regulator and inspection body Ofsted. ... Continue reading
Euro NCAP Crash Test: 5 Stars for the BMW 1 Series
Now in its second generation, the BMW 1 Series is once again the undisputed benchmark for driving dynamics in the compact vehicle segment. Just a few weeks after its market launch it has now been officially certified as a perfect role model in the area of safety ... Continue reading
Difficult Times For Honda At Rally Victoria
The final round of the Bosch Australian Rally Championship proved tough for the Honda Civic Type R of Eli Evans and Glen Weston, with the team experiencing technical issues that left them towards the back of the field in Heat Two. ... Continue reading
BMW at the 42nd Tokyo Motor Show 2011
The introduction of groundbreaking drive system innovations sees BMW taking driving pleasure to consistently greater heights, while at the same time reducing fuel consumption and emissions to ever lower levels. ... Continue reading
Crewe Sets New Benchmark in Energy Management
Bentley Motors' headquarters in Crewe is the first plant in the UK automotive industry - and one of the first companies anywhere - to achieve the new energy management standard, ISO 50001. ... Continue reading
Audi A6 Wins "Golden Steering Wheel" Award
Audi has won one of the most coveted awards in the shape of the "Golden Steering Wheel 2011." This year, it was the Audi A6 that achieved the latest success in this prestigious competition. ... Continue reading
Rare Bikes and Plates Under the Hammer
Rare motorcycles and low-digit black and white number plates could outshine many of the classic cars at Shannons Melbourne Summer Auction next Monday, November 21. Four of the 11 motorcycles in the auction are being sold with no reserve and five are sought-after Harley-Davidsons. ... Continue reading
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