Impact by Mastercraft Safety Creates Year End Awards for MORR Sportsman
Impact by Mastercraft Safety Creates Year End Awards for MORR Sportsman Competitors Appleton, WI (April 15, 2011) - Impact by MasterCraft Safety, a company synonymous with the off-road racing industry, continues to support the Sportsman off-road racer with four year end awards for Sportsman drivers competing in the 201 ... Continue reading
eFleet Direct Expands into the Denver, Colorado Auto Market
COMMERCE CITY, Colo., April 15, 2011 COMMERCE CITY, Colo., April 15, 2011 -- eFleet Direct continues expansion of their vehicle operations with a new staging and processing facility in Commerce City, CO, a northern suburb of Denver. Based on current market conditions in this region, the demand for quality pre-owned veh ... Continue reading
Acura Named Official North American Vehicle Sponsor of the BMC Racing Team
TORRANCE, Calif., April 15, 2011 TORRANCE, Calif., April 15, 2011 -- Acura today announced the brand is now the official North American vehicle sponsor of the BMC Racing Team, an American-registered professional cycling team headquartered in Santa Rosa, Calif. Acura will provide the BMC Racing Team with a fleet of spec ... Continue reading
ExxonMobil, National Society of Black Engineers Honor Universities for Minority Retention Efforts
IRVING, Texas--Exxon Mobil Corporation and the National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE) have announced the inaugural winners of the Impact Award, a recognition that honors universities for retaining under-represented minority students enrolled in engineering programs on their campuses. âto increase the number of ... Continue reading
Apr. 15 Media Advisory Auburn Hills, Mich. , Apr 15, 2011 à -à Chrysler Group's Automobility Program invites visitors to the Abilities Expo ââ¬â Los Angeles to meet Carlos Moleda, winner of the 367-mile Sadlers Ultra Challenge handcycle race in Alaska, a two-time National Handcycling Champion, and a f ... Continue reading
Nissan To Voluntarily Repair Start-Up Glitch In All 8,000 Leafs
Tokyo April 16, 2011; Nikkei reported that Nissan Motor Co. said Friday that it will launch a repair service campaign for its Leaf electric car in response to the vehicle's start-up problems. The Leaf made its Japanese and U.S. debuts in December. Nissan has received reports from some Leaf drivers that the car fails to ... Continue reading
ARCA - 3 Amigos 250 Rescheduled For Saturday Morning Start
TALLADEGA, Apr. 15, 2011: In cooperation with NASCAR and ARCA Racing Series officials, Talladega Superspeedway has canceled all remaining track activities for Friday, April 15. The 3 Amigos 250 ARCA race will be held on Saturday, April 16 with a scheduled start of 8 a.m. Any race fan with a Friday or Saturday ticket wi ... Continue reading
Audi Brings to Life the All-New A7 with Interactive Billboard in New York's Times Square
HERNDON, Va., April 15, 2011 HERNDON, Va., April 15, 2011 -- Audi will launch the all-new A7 5-door coupe with an interactive billboard in New York City's Times Square. Located at 46th Street and Broadway, the 15,000-square foot LED billboard will bring to life the Audi A7 tagline "A boldly designed car deserves a bold ... Continue reading
EPA Administrator Lisa P. Jackson to Deliver Keynote Address at Power Shift 2011 Conference
*CONTACT: * EPA Press Office press@epa.gov *FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:* April 15, 2011 *TOMORROW: EPA Administrator Lisa P. Jackson to Deliver Keynote Address at Power Shift 2011 Conference* * * *WASHINGTON* - On Saturday, April 16, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lisa P. Jackson will speak to near ... Continue reading
Research and Markets: Energy Harvesting for Electric Vehicles 2011-2021
DUBLIN--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/b80bfc/energy_harvesting) has announced the addition of the "Energy Harvesting for Electric Vehicles 2011-2021" report to their offering. The electric vehicle industry - land, water and air - is rapidly rising to become a huge market of over $200 ... Continue reading
GM Leads in Clean-Energy Patents
PR Newswire DETROIT, April 15, 2011 DETROIT, April 15, 2011 -- General Motors received more clean-energy patents last year than any other organization, according to the Clean Energy Patent Growth Index of U.S. patents. GM's 135 patents represent nearly 14 percent of the total 1,881 received by 700 entities. "U.S. clean ... Continue reading
ROCHESTER, N.Y.--Vnomics, the leading provider of Intelligent Telematics software that delivers real-time returns, today announced a partnership with Manage Mobility, an award-winning, national telecommunications management and logistics firm based in Alpharetta, Georgia. Manage Mobility offers fully-customized wireles ... Continue reading
Audi of America Appoints Peter Donnellan as Director, After Sales
PR Newswire HERNDON, Va., April 15, 2011 HERNDON, Va., April 15, 2011 -- Audi of America announced the appointment of Peter Donnellan to the position of Director, After Sales. His immediate emphasis will be to improve customer satisfaction, enhance dealership service standards and build on Audi parts and accessories gr ... Continue reading
V8 Supercar - Drivers Launch Public Fund Raiser For Jason Richards
In an unprecedented show of support, Australian and New Zealand V8 Supercar drivers have rallied together to launch a major public fundraising campaign in aid of their cancer suffering mate and fellow competitor, Jason Richards. The drivers made the announcement this morning in a moving media conference in Hamilton, Ne ... Continue reading
ARCA - Chad Hackenbracht And CGH Motorsports Ready For More Plate Racing At Talladega
TALLADEGA, April 15, 2011: Despite qualifying 28th for tomorrowâs 3 Amigos 250 at Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway, New Philadelphia, Ohio native Chad Hackenbracht is heavily optimistic about his second go-around with the 2.66-mile restrictor plate oval. In practice Thursday, Hackenbracht posted the 29th fastest lap ... Continue reading
ARCA - Duno Qualifies 8th For Talladega
TALLADEGA, April 15, 2011: Milka Duno made an impressive debut at Talladega Superspeedway Thursday afternoon with a solid eighth-place qualifying effort for Friday's 3 Amigos 250. Duno and her Sheltra Motorsports team started the day off strong with a three-hour practice session. The Venezuelan-native completed 37 laps ... Continue reading
F1 - Mercedes/Petronas GP - Practice - Shanghai
Nico Rosberg and Michael Schumacher were back in action today as the first two practice sessions ahead of the third race of the season, the Chinese Grand Prix, took place today at the Shanghai International Circuit. The focus for P1 was on aerodynamic evaluations and gaining an initial understanding of the set-up and t ... Continue reading
ARCA - Empire Racing; BoomText Launch Mobile Marketing Campaign
MOORESVILLE, April 15, 2011: Officials from Mooresville, North Carolina-based Empire Racing LLC and Phoenix, Arizona-based BoomText announced today the creation of the âHard Corr Fansâ� program powered by BoomText, an innovative mobile marketing campaign focused on gaining support of Empire Racing, drive ... Continue reading
ARCA - Maryeve Dufault And Tony Marks Racing Qualify Career-Best Third At Talladega
TALLADEGA, April 14, 2011: Maryeve Dufault qualified a career-best third in only her second ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards attempt at Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway Thursday afternoon lining up her No. 12 VR-12 / Dodge Motorsports / Victory Water Dodge Charger on the inside of row number two for tomorrowâ ... Continue reading
ACRA - Sean Corr Qualifies Personal Best At Talladega
TALLADEGA, April 14, 2011: After negotiating the 22nd fastest time in practice Thursday, Sean Corr and his Empire Racing LLC. team qualified a solid 20th setting the tone for tomorrowâs 3 Amigos 250 at Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway, the second of 19 events on the 2011 ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards sched ... Continue reading
ARCA - TALLADEGA UPDATE: Dufault Fails Post Race Inspection
Talladege, Apr. 14, 2011: Maryeve Dufault failed post race inspection for the 3 Amigos 250. Tim George Jr. will now start in third place. ... Continue reading
ARCA - Ty Dillon Wins Pole Award For Friday's 3 Amigos 250
Ty Dillon Wins Pole Award for Fridayâs 3 Amigos 250 TALLADEGA, Ala. â Ty Dillon is quickly finding his place in the ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards. As in, first place. Dillon captured the pole position Thursday at Talladega Superspeedway for the running of the 3 Amigos 250, which is scheduled to begi ... Continue reading
ARCA - Chad Hackenbracht And CGH Motorsports Ready For More Plate Racing At Talladega
TALLADEGA, April 14, 2011: Despite qualifying 28th for tomorrowâs 3 Amigos 250 at Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway, New Philadelphia, Ohio native Chad Hackenbracht is heavily optimistic about his second go-around with the 2.66-mile restrictor plate oval. In practice Thursday, Hackenbracht posted the 29th fastest lap ... Continue reading
DUBLIN--Research and Markets(http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/504d42/united_kingdo m_agr) has announced the addition of the "United Kingdom Agribusiness Report Q2 2011" report to their offering. United Kingdom Agribusiness service provides proprietary medium term price forecasts for key commodities, including ... Continue reading
Titan Machinery Announces Agreement to Acquire Carlson Tractor and Equipment
FARGO, N.D.--Titan Machinery Inc. announced today that it has entered into a definitive purchase agreement to acquire Carlson Tractor and Equipment. The acquisition consists of two construction locations in the Minneapolis suburbs of Rosemont and Rogers, Minnesota. The acquisition is subject to customary conditions to ... Continue reading
More Than 1 Billion Devices to Have Embedded Wireless Networking Capability in 2011
Note to Journalists iSuppli is now part of IHS. Please reference IHS iSuppli in terms of data and analysis. More Than 1 Billion Devices to Have Embedded Wireless Networking Capability in 2011 El Segundo, Calif., April 15, 2011-Shipments of electronic products with embedded wireless local area networking technology (WLA ... Continue reading
Goodyear Finalizes Deal for New Global Headquarters Complex
new Akron headquarters complex The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company has scheduled a groundbreaking ceremony with representatives from The State of Ohio, local members of Congress, Industrial Realty Group, The City of Akron and Summit County. When Monday, April 18th @ 10:00 a.m. Where Goodyear's Akron Innovation Center (l ... Continue reading
ECOtality Announces 60% Increase in Revenue for 2010 Fiscal Year
SAN FRANCISCO--ECOtality, Inc. , a leader in clean electric transportation and storage technologies, announced today that it increased revenue by 60 percent, to $13.7 million for the Fiscal Year ended December 31, 2010 and will provide a shareholder update. âIn 2011, management is focused on successfully executing ... Continue reading
PR Newswire SAN CLEMENTE, Calif., April 15, 2011 SAN CLEMENTE, Calif., April 15, 2011 -- Leading automotive CRM provider DealerSocket (www.dealersocket.com), announced today that company Vice President , Matt Redden will speak at the 10th Annual Digital Dealer Conference to be held in Orlando, Florida April 19 ââ ... Continue reading
RWE Equips Amsterdam With Charging Stations for Electric Vehicles
DORTMUND, Germany, April 15, 2011 -- - Amsterdam City Council Awards Major Contract to set up City-wide Charging Facilities - Initial Delivery of 125 Charging Stations The Dutch energy utility Essent, a wholly owned subsidiary of RWE AG, was asked by Amsterdam City Council to deliver and install at least 125 charging s ... Continue reading
Zipcar IPO Lauded by Partner Who Brought Concept South
PR Newswire ATLANTA, April 15, 2011 ATLANTA, April 15, 2011 -- Lanier Parking Solutions today congratulated its partner, Zipcar, Inc. , on its successful initial public offering. Lanier brought car sharing to Atlanta in 2006 by partnering with Flexcar, which Zipcar acquired in 2007. "Atlanta has embraced the car sharin ... Continue reading
Next-Gen Dodge Viper Training for 'Super Car Olympics'
PR Newswire AUBURN HILLS, Mich., April 15, 2011 AUBURN HILLS, Mich., April 15, 2011 -- The long, cold and snowy winter presented a perfect environment for the ultimate American-built sports car and icon of the Dodge brand's performance car lineup to prepare for its imminent return. Using a 2010 chassis as a test subjec ... Continue reading
LONDON, April 15, 2011 -- - With Photo The Hertz Corporation has signed an agreement with Mitsubishi Motors in the UK to add the pure-electric vehicle (EV) i-MiEV city car to the fleets of Hertz and car sharing club Connect by Hertz in the UK. The rollout starts today, with two Mitsubishi i-MiEVs now available for Conn ... Continue reading
GE Unveils Ultra Powerful High-Tech Laser Welding System
NISKAYUNA, N.Y.--GE scientists and engineers at the companyââ¬â¢s Global Research headquarters in Niskayuna, NY today unveiled a high-power hybrid laser arc welding (HLAW) system that will revolutionize how industrial products are manufactured in the future. For more information and to see a video demonstrat ... Continue reading
A new website, celebrating Jeep's 70th Anniversary and coinciding with the launch of the newly redesigned Jeep Compass compact SUV, has just been launched (15 April) by the legendary marque's UK operation. ... Continue reading
Aston Martin Launches In India
Aston Martin has officially opened the doors to its first dealership in India today, bringing the British marque's luxury sports cars to the city of Mumbai. ... Continue reading
Consumer Reports: Survey Finds Most American Car Buyers Won't Downsize Their Next New Car Purchase
Most car buyers (56 percent) expect their next new vehicle to be the same size as the model they currently drive, but those who are looking to downsize are motivated by improved fuel economy, lower maintenance and repair costs, environmental concerns, and improved reliability, according to a new survey conducted by the ... Continue reading
RECALL: FORD F-150 AND LINCOLN MARK LT PICK-UP
Ford expanded Its F-150 and Lincoln Mark LT recall to 1.2 million trucks; because of airbag problems NHTSA RECALL PE09046,EA10001 Manufacturer: FORD MOTOR COMPANY FORD / F-150 2004-2006 LINCOLN / MARK LT 2006 Mfr's Report Date: FEB 21, 2011 NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID Number: 11V107000 NHTSA Action Number: PE09046,EA10001 Compon ... Continue reading
Formula One World Champion Sebastian Vettel started his Chinese Grand Prix weekend in style today by test driving two high performance Infiniti cars around a test track in Shanghai. ... Continue reading
Peugeot: Just Add Fuel The Antidote To 'Spiralling' Insurance Costs
With figures from the AA revealing a startling 40 per cent rise in motor insurance costs in the last year and average annual premiums predicted to exceed £1,000 by the end of this year, motorists may well be wondering just how they can afford to buy that new car. ... Continue reading
Seat's Dealer 'Jigsaw' Nears Completion
In line with Seat's ambition to build on its spectacular sales growth through 2011 and beyond, the Spanish car maker is continuing to expand its successful network of UK dealers. ... Continue reading
Toyota Aygo Ice: Cool Car, Hot Value
Aygo Ice is the cool choice for city car customers this spring, a new version of Toyota's stylish entry model that comes handsomely equipped for style and comfort. ... Continue reading
New Sales Director And Fleet Director For Mazda
Senior management changes at Mazda Motors UK see Peter Allibon appointed as Sales Director - after the recent departure of Mark Cameron - and Steve Jelliss take up the role of Fleet and Remarketing Director. ... Continue reading
EW Fleet And Remarketing Director For Mazda
Senior management changes at Mazda Motors UK see Steve Jelliss appointed Fleet and Remarketing Director. He moves across from the role of Aftersales Director which he has held for six years, turning aftersales into an even more critical component of both the dealer and Mazda business models. ... Continue reading
Holden Calls On Facebook Friends To Pledge To Drive Safely This Easter
Holden is urging Australian drivers to show their commitment to reducing the road toll this Easter by taking an online pledge to drive safely over the holiday period. ... Continue reading
Team Hyundai Rallye Completes Targa Tasmania 2011
Team Hyundai Rallye have completed Targa Tasmania, delighted to have been among the much reduced field to finish the challenging rain plagued 2011 event. ... Continue reading
Hyundai's iLoad And iMax, Now Loaded With More
The multi-award winning and highly acclaimed Hyundai iLoad and iMax range is now loaded with new safety and convenience features for all 2011 models. ... Continue reading
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