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Saturday, January 15, 2011

Toyota Launches Marketing Campaign for Prius Family of Vehicles

Toyota Launches Marketing Campaign for Prius Family of Vehicles

"Prius Goes Plural," challenges the public to help the automaker answer a unique, grammatical question in the wake of the world premiere of the Toyota Prius family of vehicles—what do you call more than one Prius? Adding to the current third-generation Toyota Prius and Prius Plug-in vehicle (PHV), the Pr ... Continue reading

Gilmore Car Museum Embarks on Major Expansion

Gilmore Car Museum Embarks on Major Expansion

Gilmore Car Museum Embarks on Major Expansion Museum Experiences Unprecedented Growth Hickory Corners, MI The state of Michigan has been known as the home of the auto industry-despite the recent economic downturn-for more than 100 years and is currently undergoing a renewal. Like the innovators and the entrepreneurs it ... Continue reading

Made in USA Foundation Charges GM with Violating Labeling Laws

Made in USA Foundation Charges GM with Violating Labeling Laws

General Motors, bailed out by U.S. taxpayers and still owned in part by the federal government, is stripping country of origin labels off of its cars at auto shows around the country, says the Made in the USA Foundation. The Made in the USA Foundation has charged GM with violating the American Automobile Labeling Act ( ... Continue reading

The 2011 North American International Auto Show Charity Preview Exceeds 10,000 Ticket Goal - $2.6 Million Raised for Local Children's Charities

The 2011 North American International Auto Show Charity Preview Exceeds 10,000 Ticket Goal - $2.6 Million Raised for Local Children's Charities

2011 North American International Auto Show Charity Preview black tie gala continues to be one of the top single-night fundraising events in the nation as nearly 10,500 guests helped raise $2.6 million for local children's charities. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20090903/DE70318LOGO ) "Our passion as the ... Continue reading

Andretti Autosport Dominates USF2000 Winterfest

Andretti Autosport Dominates USF2000 Winterfest

HOMESTEAD, Jan. 14, 2011: Zach Veach, driver of the #7 Team Zakosi Data Backup car for Andretti Autosport, clinched the first-ever USF2000 Cooper Tires Winterfest championship title after winning two races and securing two additional podium finishes during the series, as well as three pole awards. Veach's teammate and ... Continue reading

From the Auction Block to the World Challenge Grid: Mustang Set for Barrett-Jackson

From the Auction Block to the World Challenge Grid: Mustang Set for Barrett-Jackson

Scottsdale, Jan. 14, 2011: SPX, a company founded as an automotive components supplier that has grown to a global, Fortune 500, multi-industry company, will auction off a Ford Mustang FR500S modified to World Challenge GTS specifications at the Barrett-Jackson auction in Scottsdale, Arizona, on January 21. Additionally ... Continue reading

Veach Earns Driver Title for USF2000 Cooper Tires Winterfest

Veach Earns Driver Title for USF2000 Cooper Tires Winterfest

HOMESTEAD, Jan. 14, 2011: With a victory and two second-place finishes Wednesday and Thursday on Homestead-Miami Speedway’s 2.25-mile road course, Andretti Autosport’s Zach Veach of Stockdale, Ohio captured the $10,000 drivers’ title in the inaugural Cooper Tires Winterfest. With the strong showing the 1 ... Continue reading

Motorcraft and Quick Lane Auction Fired Up for a Cure; Fire Suit and Helmet to Benefit Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation on eBay

Motorcraft and Quick Lane Auction Fired Up for a Cure; Fire Suit and Helmet to Benefit Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation on eBay

DEARBORN, January 14, 2011: Ford Customer Service Division’s (FSCD) Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF) NASCAR Design Contest is auctioning the 2010 designed fire suit and helmet to raise additional support for great cause. FCSD brands Motorcraft and Quick Lane, Wood Brothers Racing and Bill Elliott are a ... Continue reading

Yokohama Tire Corporation Announces Strategic Management Promotions

Yokohama Tire Corporation Announces Strategic Management Promotions

FULLERTON, Jan. 14, 2011: Yokohama Tire Corporation (YTC) today announced several strategic management promotions within the company. They include: -- Dan King, from vice president of sales and marketing to senior vice president of sales and marketing. “Dan has been highly instrumental in securing strong performan ... Continue reading

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