Allstate Applauds the U.S. Senate and Senator Kirsten Gillibrand for Taking a Stand on Teen Driving
In a statement released today, Allstate Insurance Company's senior vice president and deputy general counsel Bill Vainisi praised the Senate and U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) for passing the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21), which includes provisions of the Safe Teen and Novice Uniform P ... Continue reading
Zonar Releases Fuel-Based GPS Tracking Technology
Zonar Releases Fuel-Based GPS Tracking Technology New technology helps fleets reduce fuel costs Seattle, WA Zonar, provider of electronic fleet inspection, tracking and operations systems, announced the availability of a new patent-pending technology that adds fuel as a fifth dimension to the firm's HD-GPS reporting. U ... Continue reading
Jaguar Launches 18 City Road Show to Introduce Full Model Line Up to Luxury Consumers
Jaguar is hitting the road and taking its new model line-up for a spin. The company is launching an 18 city U.S. tour to reestablish the storied British brand among luxury consumers in a new modern context. The multi-day brand event, called the "Jaguar ALIVE Driving Experience," invites consumers to learn about and dri ... Continue reading
CoverHound Adds GMAC Insurance to Comparative Shopping Platform
CoverHound today announced the addition of GMAC Insurance to its insurance comparison shopping platform. The introduction of GMAC Insurance further expands CoverHound's offering to consumers, as the company continues to provide instant, accurate and actionable quotes to insurance shoppers online. "We're extremely excit ... Continue reading
Ten years ago, Scion surprised the advertising industry by selecting global creative agency ATTIK as its creative agency of record. In validating their choice, ATTIK's newest clients quickly pointed to the firm's unique design aesthetic and its strategic thinking. ATTIK remains the brand's creative agency of record, an ... Continue reading
Renesas Electronics Corporation,, a premier supplier of advanced semiconductor solutions, Ariane Controls, its powerline communications partner, and Grid2Home, its Smart Energy Profile Partner, today announced the availability of the SE-CPM evaluation and development platform for communication between Electric Vehicles ... Continue reading
CODA Automotive, a leading developer of all-electric vehicles, today announced award-winning Martin Automotive Group in West Los Angeles and Fladeboe Automotive Group in Irvine, Calif. as its first dealers in the Los Angeles region. Both dealers will showcase the 2012 CODA sedan, the manufacturer's all-electric flagshi ... Continue reading
FTC Takes Action to Stop Deceptive Car Dealership Ads
FTC Alleges Dealers Falsely Promised To Pay Off Trade-ins, No Matter What Consumers Owed Five car dealers around the country have agreed to Federal Trade Commission settlement orders that require them to stop running ads in which they promise to pay off a consumer's trade-inno matter what the consumer owes on the vehic ... Continue reading
AB Volvo publishes 2011 Annual Report
Today, Wednesday, March 14, AB Volvo (STO:VOLVA)(STO:VOLVB) is publishing its 2011 Annual Report on www.volvogroup.com. The Annual Report is available both in a web version formatted for reading on screen and as a PDF document for downloading. March 14, 2012 ... Continue reading
Cyclone Power Technologies (OTCQB: CYPW), developer of the all-fuel, clean-tech Cyclone Engine, announced today that it has appointed product development expert Karl Petersen to the Company's Technical Board of Advisors. Mr. Petersen has over 45 years of experience in product development, engineering, manufacturing, an ... Continue reading
IndyCar - Seat Time Not Lap Tme Key Testing Element
Indianapolis, Mar. 13, 2012: It's hard to judge results at any IZOD IndyCar Series test sessions, as teams and drivers concentrate on different aspects of performance aside from pure speed. Some teams work on aerodynamics. Some focus on race setups and others take time to learn and develop their cars into race-winning ... Continue reading
IndyCar - Aero Kit Rules Expected Soon
Indianapolis, Mar. 13, 2012: INDYCAR vice president of technology Will Phillips said his intent is to have a draft of 2013 aero kit regulations prepared "very soon." Bodywork open to development and for sale by any approved manufacturer will be introduced for the 2013 IZOD IndyCar Series season. Phillips said the three ... Continue reading
Automotive Performance Brands - Yokohama Tire Partners With Houston Rocket
FULLERTON, March 13, 2012: Yokohama Tire Corporation is partnering with the National Basketball Associationâs Houston Rockets for the second consecutive year, announced Shawn Denlein, Yokohama director of sales, Consumer Products. During the âHome Team Prideâ program, consumers will receive an $85 gift c ... Continue reading
POWRi - Rossi And Darland Enter Midget Stampede At Cowtown Speedway
KENNEDALE, March 13, 2012: Multi-time championship-winning drivers Tony Rossi and Dave Darland have entered the Midget Stampede at Cowtown Speedway on Friday and Saturday (March 16-17). The two-night event co-sanctioned by the POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget Series and the Rocky Mountain Midget Racing Association has a ... Continue reading
NHRA Top Fuel - Schumacher Takes Over Points Lead
Gainseville, Mar. 13, 2012: U.S. Army Top Fuel drivers Tony âThe Sargeâ� Schumacher and Antron Brown took to historic Auto-Plus Raceway in Gainesville, Fla., over the weekend for the Tire Kingdom NHRA Gatornationals. Schumacher, who handles the controls of the U.S. Army dragster, lost in a Monday-morning ... Continue reading
NADA University Reports Sharp Rise in Attendance at Educational Workshops Held During 2012 NADA/ATD Convention 2013 NADA Convention Call for Workshops Issued McLean, Virginia (March 14, 2012) NADA University, the education and training arm of the National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA), reports that attendanc ... Continue reading
Michael Slagter Promoted to Senior Vice President, Sales for Mercedes-Benz USA
Mercedes-Benz USA (MBUSA) announced today the promotion of Michael Slagter to the newly created position of senior vice president, sales, effective immediately reporting to MBUSA's president and CEO, Steve Cannon. In this position, Slagter has overall responsibility for sales, volume planning and distribution operation ... Continue reading
Today, Ford is celebrating Pi Day (3.14 day), a holiday recognizing the role mathematics plays in everyday activities Ford engineers will challenge visitors on reddit.com as well as Detroit area high school students to solve mathematical equations for prizes throughout the day Math is a key part of the technology behin ... Continue reading
A Polk analysis of new and used commercial vehicle registrations (GVW 3-8) in the U.S. finds 1.25 million units were registered during the 2011 calendar year. Used commercial vehicle registrations reached a record level for a calendar year of 791,288 units, surpassing the previous record of 671,887 units registered in ... Continue reading
Vehicle owners who visit dealer facilities for service are considerably more satisfied with their experience at dealerships than with service from independent facilities, according to the J.D. Power and Associates 2012 U.S. Customer Service Index (CSI) Study(SM) released today. ... Continue reading
Toyota, Volvo & Chevy Trucks Lead the Pack With Vincentric Best Value in America Awards +VIDEO
The 8th annual Vincentric Best Value in America awards were announced earlier today, with Toyota earning the top spot for best value passenger cars, Volvo being named the best value luxury brand, and Chevrolet earning the award for best value truck brand. 'Our 2012 results show strong performance from a wide variety of ... Continue reading
Green Light For The Mercedes-Benz Goodwood Festival Of Speed Line-Up
Mercedes-Benz will showcase its illustrious motorsport heritage and its latest model range at the 2012 Goodwood Festival of Speed (June 28-July 1) - and also promises to spring a couple of surprises for the 150,000 visitors expected. ... Continue reading
Nissan Exclusively Reveals NV400 Chassis Cab Range And New Vehicle Bodybuilder Strategy AT CV Show
Nissan has chosen the CV show in April to give operators an exclusive preview of its new NV400 chassis cab range ... Continue reading
What have Dan Akroyd, Stevie Wonder, Jay Leno, Richard Branson and the Chevrolet Corvette all got in common? ... Continue reading
Kia Claims Two More Red Dot Design Awards
Kia has been awarded two top honours for its Picanto and Rio models in the 2012 red dot design competition. ... Continue reading
TV Chef Serves Up Tasty Video Review of Isuzu Rodeo Pick-Up +VIDEO
TV chef Mike Robinson covered over 24,000 miles in his first year as an Isuzu brand ambassador and gives an insight into his daily life and how well his Rodeo pick-up meets his needs in an exclusive video at the official Isuzu UK YouTube channel. ... Continue reading
Skoda Repeats Double-Digit Growth in February
Skoda is continuing its double-digit growth in 2012. In February alone, worldwide sales grew by 13.1 per cent to reach more than 72,100 units. ... Continue reading
Holden Achieves Employer of Choice for Women Again in 2012
For the first time since 2008, Holden has been named a 2012 Employer of Choice for Women. ... Continue reading
More Equipment, Improved Value, the Enhanced 3 Series Coupé and Convertible
BMW Australia today announced a host of changes to the 3 Series Coupé and Convertible models, which include enhanced specification and pricing revisions from March Production. ... Continue reading
Honda Launches Tyre Program With Bridgestone
Honda Australia in partnership with Bridgestone Australia, is pleased to announce the launch of the Honda Tyre Program, branded as "Honda Tyre Centre," at participating Honda dealerships. ... Continue reading
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