Lamb Sweeps MX-5 Cup Doubleheader at New Jersey Motorsports Park
MILLVILLE, June 15, 2009: A day after winning Round Three of the SCCA Pro Racing Playboy Mazda MX-5 Cup at New Jersey Motorsports Park, Todd Lamb, of Atlanta, Ga., took the Round Four win as well, sweeping the series doubleheader event, part of Mazda Formula X Presented by Cooper Tires. The entire podium was a repeat o ... Continue reading
John Coughlin grabs Top Dragster lead with Joliet win
JOLIET, June 15, 2009: JEGS Mail Order recently announced that the popular Top Dragster and Top Sportsman classes will be added to the 2010 JEGS Allstars race at Route 66 Raceway and brothers John and Mike Coughlin have every intention of being a part of it. John took his first step towards qualifying for the prestigio ... Continue reading
IndyCar Series Notes - June 15, 2009
Rahal visits Ohio State: New Albany, Ohio resident Graham Rahal says his earliest childhood memories involve racing - being at the track, following his dad's illustrious career. But he'll tell you that rooting for Ohio State football is a close second in his memory bank. "We've always followed (Ohio State)," Rahal said ... Continue reading
Drissi Puts Ice Age Jaguar in Victory Circle at Portland
PORTLAND, June 14, 2009: Tomy Drissi, of Los Angeles, recorded his second-career Muscle Milk SCCA Trans-Am Series win Sunday in the Fluge Global Adventures Rose Cup Classic at Portland International Raceway. Todd Harris, of Portland, Ore., and Tony Ave, of Maiden, N.C., completed the podium. Drissi, who started from th ... Continue reading
London, June 14, 2009: .A1GP World Cup of Motorsport fans have chosen their winners from the 2008/09 season. After a series of accolades were put up for grabs on the seriesâ website, A1GP.com, fans from across the globe voted to decide who they thought should be rewarded in four special categories. Most Improved T ... Continue reading
Rossi edges teammate Lorenzo by .0095 after epic duel; Three riders tied for series lead
INDIANAPOLIS, June 15, 2009: Six-time MotoGP World Champion Valentino Rossi edged his Fiat Yamaha teammate, Jorge Lorenzo, by .0095 of a second to win the Catalunya Grand Prix on June 14 at Barcelona, Spain. The victory pushed inaugural Red Bull Indianapolis GP winner Rossi into a three-way tie with Lorenzo and 2007 Mo ... Continue reading
Tengzhong manager says Hummer deal to be closed in Q3
Tengzhong manager says Hummer deal to be closed in Q3 http://autonews.gasgoo.com/auto-news/1010895/Tengzhong-manager-says-Hum mer-d eal-to-be-closed-in-Q3.html Shanghai, June 15 (Gasgoo.com) Sichuan Tengzhong Heavy Industrial Machinery Co said on Sunday that it has submitted plans to buy General Motors Corp's Hummer to ... Continue reading
Huarong Asset invests in Chery Auto, eyeing IPO
Huarong Asset invests in Chery Auto, eyeing IPO http://autonews.gasgoo.com/auto-news/1010908/Huarong-Asset-invests-in-C hery- Auto-eyeing-IPO.html Shanghai, June 15 (Gasgoo.com) China Huarong Asset Management Corp. confirmed on Saturday that it invested 300 million yuan ($43.93 mln) to take a stake in Chery Automobile ... Continue reading
Making Fuel-Efficient Cars with Advanced High-Strength Steel Now Easier with New Toolkit
New advanced high-strength steel (AHSS) forming applications guidelines available online DETROIT, June 15 -- Today the Auto/Steel Partnership (A/SP) released the revised Advanced High-Strength Steel Applications Design and Stamping Process Guidelines - A Special Edition of In-depth Advanced High-Strength Steel Case Stu ... Continue reading
AUBURN HILLS, Mich., June 15 -- BorgWarner's new exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) technology reduces nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions, enabling medium- and heavy-duty commercial diesel engines and vehicles to comply with increasingly rigorous global emissions standards. Recirculating exhaust gas and combining it with an a ... Continue reading
DETROIT, June 15 -- Business, nonprofit and advocacy leaders today have called for a recovery of the manufacturing sector that includes enacting pro-industry policies and regulation that drive research and development, managing capital and investment, and creating new demand through innovation and globalization. The ex ... Continue reading
Audatex Directions Examines the Impact of Asian Vehicles on Repair Costs
Audatex Data and Analysis Reveal Higher Repair Costs versus Domestic Vehicles SAN DIEGO, June 15 -- Audatex North America, Inc. has released the latest quarterly volume of its industry trends publication, Audatex Directions. This issue's feature article examines the increase in share of Asian vehicles and their impact ... Continue reading
TransUnion.com: National Auto Loan Delinquency Rates Experience Seasonal Drop in First Quarter 2009
CHICAGO, June 15 -- TransUnion.com released today the results of its analysis of trends in the auto lending industry for the first quarter of 2009. The report is part of an ongoing series of quarterly consumer lending sector analyses focusing on credit card, auto loan and mortgage data that may be found on TransUnion's ... Continue reading
GEICO and the Oakland County Sheriff's Office Set Out Bait to Catch Auto Thieves
OAKLAND COUNTY, Mich.--Catching car thieves sometimes takes more than just patience and persistence â it takes bait. For the Oakland County Sheriffâs Office Auto Theft Task Force in Oakland County, Mich., that bait is a specially-altered vehicle, donated by GEICO, and strategically placed in high-theft areas ... Continue reading
Nova Bus' Plattsburgh plant officially open
SAINT-EUSTACHE, QC, June 15 -- Nova Bus is celebrating a major milestone with the official opening of its newest bus assembly plant, located in Plattsburgh, NY. More than 200 Nova Bus colleagues were joined by other members of the community for the inauguration ceremony of the new 140,000 sq. ft. plant in Banker Road I ... Continue reading
Volvo Car Corporation First to Introduce NAVTEQ MapCare(TM) Program
New car buyers to automatically receive annual map updates for navigation systems CHICAGO, June 15 -- NAVTEQ, the leading global provider of digital map, traffic and location data for in-vehicle, portable, wireless and enterprise solutions has announced that the Volvo Car Corporation is the first automotive company to ... Continue reading
City Council President Eric Garcetti, Hollywood Businesses Launch Hollywood Hail-a-Taxi Sign Program
HOLLYWOOD--Los Angeles City Council President Eric Garcetti, Hollywood businesses, and community stakeholders today launched a new 3-month sign program to promote Hollywoodâs Hail-a-Taxi project. Dozens of volunteers installed more than 200 signs on poles throughout Hollywood to encourage the use of taxicabs and f ... Continue reading
GreenRoad Wins San Francisco Business Times’ Green Business Award
REDWOOD SHORES, Calif.--GreenRoad, a global pioneer in improving driving behavior, announced that it has been named the winner in the San Francisco Business Timesâ Green Business Awards, in the transportation category. The company received the award at an awards reception held at the Hilton San Francisco, June 11. ... Continue reading
Weight-Saving Door Panel and Scratch-Resistant Surface Receive SPE Automotive Award 2009 BURSCHEID, Germany, June 15 -- Johnson Controls, one of the world's leading suppliers of automotive interior systems and electronics, ranks among the top award winners at the 12th Automotive Division Award of the Society of Plast ... Continue reading
Affinia Issues Brake Rotor Safety Public Awareness Message
MCHENRY, Ill.--Affinia Global Brake & Chassis (a leading brake component manufacturer whose family of brands includes Raybestos®) has recently discovered a serious potential brake safety concern regarding the replacement and use of certain imported brake rotors that are significantly different from the Original Equipm ... Continue reading
Call for Moratorium on Auto Dealership Closures
For Immediate Release C Greater New York Auto Dealers Association Calls For Moratorium on Further Dealership Closures New York, NY - (June 15, 2009): "The time has come for a moratorium on the forced closure of GM automobile dealerships while their true value to the industry and economy is thoroughly investigated," sai ... Continue reading
Volkswagen Group of America Opens New Parts Distribution Center in Jacksonville
HERNDON, Va. (June 15, 2009) - Stefan Jacoby, president and CEO, Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (VWGoA) will join local elected officials and community leaders in the grand opening of the company's parts distribution center in Jacksonville, Fla., June 18 at 1:00 pm. The 260,000 square foot center represents at $30 m ... Continue reading
Bosch Calls for Mutual Support to Address Energy, Environment and Mobility Challenges
- CEO Peter Marks encourages constituents to accelerate use of efficient vehicle technology and alternative energy sources - Threat of energy scarcity looms as oil demand to outpace extractability - Clean diesel vehicles present solid business case for U.S. as widespread electrification will take several years DETROIT, ... Continue reading
NORTHVILLE, Mich., June 15 -- Hayes Lemmerz International, Inc. ("Hayes" or the "Company") announced today that the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware (the "Bankruptcy Court") granted a number of the Company's motions in hearings held on June 10, 2009 and today. As previously announced, on May ... Continue reading
Driver’s Alert Wins State of Georgia Contract
LIGHTHOUSE POINT, Fla.--Driverâs Alert⢠(the âCompanyâ), a pioneer in fleet safety and data risk reduction services, today announced that the Department of Administrative Services of the State of Georgia selected the Company to provide its âReport My Driving Solutionâ for the Stateâs ... Continue reading
Johns Hopkins APL Selects GS Yuasa Lithium Power Solutions for Radiation Belt Storm Probes Mission
ALPHARETTA, Ga., June 15 -- GS Yuasa Lithium Power (GYLP) today announced that The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (JHU/APL) awarded it the contract to supply Lithium-ion cells for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Radiation Belt Storm Probes (RBSP) mission. Two satellites wil ... Continue reading
Mack Truck Demonstrates Diesel-Electric Hybrid Technology for Federal Officials
Diesel-Electric Government Incentives Will Play Key Role in Establishing Heavy-Duty Market WASHINGTON, June 15 -- On June 11, 2009, Mack Trucks, Inc. gave federal legislators and policymakers a first-hand look at its industry-leading parallel diesel-electric hybrid technology for heavy-duty trucks. The Mack hybrid tech ... Continue reading
Yes, New Auto Plants Will Be Built
Washington DC June 15, 2009; The AIADA newsletter reported that one man's poison is another man's meat, writes Forbes' Jerry Flint. The collapse of General Motors and Chrysler eventually will mean more sales, lots more sales, for carmakers outside the U.S. and perhaps Ford, too. And likely as not, this means the intern ... Continue reading
"MultiAir" is Launched on the Alfa Romeo MiTo
Just a year after the celebrations for the Centenary and as ever a synonym of refined technologies and high performance engines, Alfa Romeo announces the marketing from September of the Alfa Romeo MiTo with 1.4 Turbo petrol MultiAir engines, the revolutionary technology developed and patented by FPT - Fiat Powertrain T ... Continue reading
Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG, Stuttgart, is proudly presenting its history "in motion": In a 2 ½-film "The Porsche Way", the Company presents its entire history from the early years up to the present day on one full-coverage DVD. Starting with the lifetime achievements of Ferdinand and Ferry Porsche, the film focuses i ... Continue reading
Seat's Scorching Hot Hatch Stunners
The fire-breathing threesome, which are all available to order now with deliveries beginning on 1 October, bring innovative new technology to the sporting supermini segment for the very first time with RRPs starting at just £14,995. ... Continue reading
Volkswagen Throws Emissions Lifeline To Fleet Managers
Volkswagen is renowned for offering fleets cars with superb levels of build quality, refinement and safety. It can also offer business customers a wide range of cars to help reduce the day-to-day costs of running a fleet, whilst reducing their impact on the environment thanks to its efficient TSI petrol, TDI diesel and ... Continue reading
Honda May Miss Insight Sales Target in U.S.
TOKYO, June 15, 2009; Chang-Ran Kim writing for Reuters reported that Honda Motor Co may fall short of its U.S. sales goal for the new Insight hybrid by a third in the model's first year due to the recession and relatively cheap gasoline, Bloomberg reported, citing a top local executive. "Given some dramatic change in ... Continue reading
Infiniti, the luxury automotive brand from Japan, confirms pricing and specification of its second car for the UK: the V6 powered, all-wheel drive EX. Smaller than the FX, it's the first crossover to blend the style and performance of a sports coupé with the character of a compact SUV. The EX is now available for Brit ... Continue reading
Fiat Professional Among Top Runners In Van CO2 Database
Fiat's commercial vehicles have featured strongly on a list of least-polluting vans in the Government's newly-released CO2 database figures. ... Continue reading
Learn to Drive With Mercedes-Benz, Not Just Pass the Test
The new Mercedes-Benz Driving Academy is set to revolutionise the way British teenagers learn to drive, with the aim of encouraging safer driving on Britain's roads. With young drivers amongst the most vulnerable on the roads (nearly 1 in 3 car drivers who die or are seriously injured are under the age of 252), the Mer ... Continue reading
Skoda Increases Scrappage Offer on Octavia
Due to the success of the Government's scrappage scheme and an especially high demand for Skodas, the Czech manufacturer is introducing an even higher discount on the Octavia range. ... Continue reading
Skoda Expands Its GreenLine Brand
Skoda is proud to announce the launch of the new Octavia GreenLine, further expanding the Czech manufacturer's environmentally friendly range. ... Continue reading
Citroen's New 3.0HDi V6 Diesel - More Power, Yet Better Economy & Less CO2
Citroën has released first details of an advanced 3.0HDi V6 240hp engine to be introduced to the C5 and C6 ranges later this summer. The unit is the most powerful production engine in the history of the Marque. ... Continue reading
New Kia is a Soul Sensation - 1,000 Sold in 100 Days
The Kia Soul has reached a major milestone in the UK as the 1,000th car was delivered to a customer on 8 June 2009, just 100 days after the unique Kia went on sale across the UK. ... Continue reading
Subaru (UK) Limited will once again be lending support to the UK's top amateur cyclists in the London-Paris Cycle Tour 2009. ... Continue reading
It's Time to Getaway, Thanks to Mitsubishi and Big 4 Holiday Parks
Mitsubishi Motors Australia Limited (MMAL) has announced the winner of an Outlander compact four-wheel drive in the "Mitsubishi Outlander and Big 4 Holiday Parks" competition, promoted widely by Channel 9's popular Getaway travel program. The lucky winner, Mr Ernest Kuljis from Meadow Springs WA, was delighted to accep ... Continue reading
BMW Financial Services Celebrates 20 Years in Australia
BMW Financial Services Australia is celebrating its 20th anniversary in a strong position and with a positive outlook. "We are here to stay and to grow even stronger," said Alan Crookes, Managing Director of BMW Financial Services Australia and also BMW Head of Financial Services Asia Pacific, Africa, East Europe Regio ... Continue reading
Incentives In Japan Boost Sales of Green Cars
TOKYO June 15, 2009; Japan Today reported that Japanese are snatching up hybrid cars, solar panels and energy-efficient TVs, wooed by government incentives designed to battle a recession while conserving energy. Tax breaks and rebates on green cars have helped two hybrid vehicles, Toyotaâs Prius and Honda Motor Co ... Continue reading
Eco-Engineers from Ohio State University Win Gold at 2009 EcoCAR Competition
Engineering Students Design 'Green' Vehicles of the Future University of Victoria and Mississippi State University Finish Second and Third Download this image TORONTO (June 12, 2009) Today university students from The Ohio State University earned top honors at the 2009 finals of the EcoCAR: The NeXt Challenge competiti ... Continue reading
"Cash for Clunkers" Plan to Be Put to Test
Toronto June 14 2009; Bernard Simon writing for FT.Com reported that the US Congress is set to approve a complicated car scrappage scheme this week that may spur demand for new vehicles but do little, critics say, to change Americansâ car-buying habits. The âcash for clunkersâ scheme, patterned on simila ... Continue reading
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