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Valley Honda Dealers Donate Groceries and Turkeys to AZ Heroes to Hometowns Turkey to Troops Event

Valley Honda Dealers Donate Groceries and Turkeys to AZ Heroes to Hometowns Turkey to Troops Event

As part of the Valley Honda Dealer's ongoing commitment to support our local military service members, each of the Valley Honda Dealers will be donating $500 worth of groceries, turkeys and/or gift cards to AZ Heroes to Hometowns this year at the "Turkey to Troops" event on Saturday, November 17th starting at 11:00am i ... Continue reading

125 MPC CODA Automotive Puts a Free Fueling Station in Customers' Garages

125 MPC CODA Automotive Puts a Free Fueling Station in Customers' Garages

CODA Automotive, a leading developer of all-electric vehicles, today announced it is offering California residents who purchase a new 2012 CODA electric vehicle (EV) a complimentary home GE WattStationâ„¢ Wall-Mount Level 2 EV charger, plus a home assessment and installation* of the charger conducted by Mr. ... Continue reading

2013 Volkswagen Jetta Hybrid Launch Review By Thom Cannell

2013 Volkswagen Jetta Hybrid Launch Review By Thom Cannell

A different way of thinking, Volkswagen’s 2013 Jetta Hybrid is built for drivers. By Thom Cannel Michigan Bureau The Auto Channel Volkswagen’s 2013 Jetta Hybrid rolls Viagra when compared to the pious brigade of wimpy hybrid appliances masquerading as driver’s cars. Boasting an all-new turbocharged engin ... Continue reading

As You Hit The Road This Holiday Season, Beware Of Drivers Who Won't Put Down The Internet

As You Hit The Road This Holiday Season, Beware Of Drivers Who Won't Put Down The Internet

Just in time for the busiest travel season of the year, State Farm has released its annual research report on distracted driving, with troubling results. Though texting while driving remains a concern on the nation's highways, people are also webbing while driving with increasing frequency. These behaviors may pose equ ... Continue reading

Hino Trucks Deploys The Road To Recovery Assistance Program For Customers Impacted By Hurricane Sandy

Hino Trucks Deploys The Road To Recovery Assistance Program For Customers Impacted By Hurricane Sandy

Hino Trucks announced to its dealers in the New York Metropolitan and Northeast regions today its Road to Recovery Assistance Program to aid in the recovery effort of its dealers and customers from the effects of Hurricane Sandy. "We have seen first-hand the devastation and impact of Hurricane Sandy. Many of our custom ... Continue reading

Naked Lime Marketing Is Approved for the General Motors 2013 Standards for Excellence Reputation Management Program

Naked Lime Marketing Is Approved for the General Motors 2013 Standards for Excellence Reputation Management Program

Naked Lime Marketing has announced that its Digital Reputation Management Service has been approved by General Motors (GM) for the 2013 Standards for Excellence (SFE) program. Naked Lime's base reputation management package for GM dealers includes everything they need to monitor what their customers are saying online a ... Continue reading

Special Motorsports Event - Walmart Offers Special Las Vegas NASCAR Holiday Ticket Packages

Special Motorsports Event - Walmart Offers Special Las Vegas NASCAR Holiday Ticket Packages

Walmart offers Special Las Vegas NASCAR Holiday Ticket Packages Exclusive Ticket, Food Package to Kobalt Tools 400 under $100 LAS VEGAS, Nov. 15, 2012 - Walmart, the world's largest retailer, is putting some NASCAR in the holiday season for race fans by offering one of the best ticket packages in the sport at Las Vegas ... Continue reading

American Suzuki Motor Corporation Receives Bankruptcy Court Approval of Agreement with Ally Financial Inc. and Certain Affiliates to Enable Continuation of Automotive Financing Programs

American Suzuki Motor Corporation Receives Bankruptcy Court Approval of Agreement with Ally Financial Inc. and Certain Affiliates to Enable Continuation of Automotive Financing Programs

American Suzuki Motor Corporation today announced that it has received Bankruptcy Court approval of its agreement with Ally Financial Inc. and certain of its affiliates , including American Suzuki Financial Services Company, to assume certain agreements with Ally that support Ally's provision of automotive dealer floor ... Continue reading

Young Creative Chevrolet 2013 is all About the Passion of Football

Young Creative Chevrolet 2013 is all About the Passion of Football

Seventh annual Young Creative Chevrolet contest is launched European students in fashion, photography, video and visual arts are invited to take part Contest theme revolves around football, the planet's most popular sport Chevrolet's global football sponsorships ensure high exposure for participants Chevrolet marked th ... Continue reading

Chrysler Group Sets the 79th McDonald's Thanksgiving Day Parade in Motion

Chrysler Group Sets the 79th McDonald's Thanksgiving Day Parade in Motion

This Thanksgiving Day, Chrysler Group vehicles will drive dignitaries, floats and even Santa down State Street as part of the 79th McDonald's Thanksgiving Parade in downtown Chicago. The parade officially runs from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. (CST) on Thursday, November 22. "Getting the opportunity to share in this time-honored ... Continue reading

Troopers to Offer Free Child Safety Seat Inspections Statewide

Troopers to Offer Free Child Safety Seat Inspections Statewide

State Police Participating in National "Click It or Ticket" Campaign Pennsylvania State Police will offer free child safety seat inspections statewide in conjunction with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's "Click It or Ticket" campaign from Nov. 19 to Dec. 2. ... Continue reading

GEICO Invites Students to Promote Road Safety Artistically

GEICO Invites Students to Promote Road Safety Artistically

GEICO is calling on students to put their art and filmmaking skills to use and promote safe driving by entering the 2012-2013 National Safety Poster and Video Contest. For the contest, which is now in its 26th year, GEICO is inviting elementary and middle school students (grades K-8) to create a hand-drawn or computer- ... Continue reading

Winnebago Industries to Receive 17th Consecutive RVDA Quality Circle Award

Winnebago Industries to Receive 17th Consecutive RVDA Quality Circle Award

Winnebago Industries, Inc., a leading U.S. recreation vehicle manufacturer, received notification that the Company earned the prestigious Quality Circle Award from the Recreation Vehicle Dealers' Association (RVDA). The award is scheduled to be presented at a ceremony conducted at RVDA's Dealer Reception during the Nat ... Continue reading

Fuel Prices - Fuel Prices - Regular Gas 11.16.2012

Fuel Prices - Fuel Prices - Regular Gas 11.16.2012

<p>Regular Gas</p> <p> Current Avg. $3.810</p> Yesterday Avg.$3.813</p> Week Ago Avg. $3.789</p> Month Ago Avg.$3.858</p> Year Ago Avg. Current Avg. $3.810p ... Continue reading

IndyCar - Graham Rahal/RLL Press Conference

IndyCar - Graham Rahal/RLL Press Conference

Indianapolis, Nov. 15, 2012: Graham Rahal-Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing conference call: Earlier today, Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing announced a multi-year agreement with Graham Rahal to drive the No. 15 Honda with sponsorship from the TBC Retail Group. Two of the three co-owner of Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing - B ... Continue reading

Special Motorsports Event - Derek Daly Academy To Present Career Development Seminar AT PRI

Special Motorsports Event - Derek Daly Academy To Present Career Development Seminar AT PRI

Noblesville, Nov. 15, 2012: Derek Daly, founder of the Derek Daly Academy (DDA) will once again present his career development seminar at North America's largest trade show dedicated to motor sport. This must-see presentation will take place at the Performance Racing Industry Show on Friday, November 30th from 1:30PM t ... Continue reading

FIA F1 - HRT In Talks With Potential Buyers

FIA F1 - HRT In Talks With Potential Buyers

Austin, Nov. 15, 2012: HRT are likely to change hands in the next few weeks, according to owners Thesan Capital, who confirmed on Monday that they in talks with several parties interested in purchasing the Spanish team. “HRT Formula 1 Team’s current management hopes to conclude the sale in the upcoming weeks ... Continue reading

Ferrari Challenge - Tucker And Level 5 Set To Make History At COTA

Ferrari Challenge - Tucker And Level 5 Set To Make History At COTA

Austin, Nov. 15, 2012: Following a dominant year, which included his third consecutive American Le Mans Series presented by Tequila Patrón championship and three additional national titles, Scott Tucker and Level 5 Motorsports are set to cap off the 2012 season in style this weekend at the brand new Circuit of the A ... Continue reading

FIA F1 - Drivers Hail 'Spectacular' Circuit Of The Americas Venue

FIA F1 - Drivers Hail 'Spectacular' Circuit Of The Americas Venue

F1 AUSTIN, Nov. 15, 2012: Superlatives were the order of the day when six Formula 1 drivers faced the first official press conference of the first FORMULA 1 UNITED STATES GRAND PRIX at Austin’s Circuit of The Americas Thursday. Among them was Fernando Alonso, the Ferrari star who is gunning for his third driversâ ... Continue reading

VINtek Helps Automotive Lenders Comply with Georgia's Recently Published Electronic Lien and Title Rules

VINtek Helps Automotive Lenders Comply with Georgia's Recently Published Electronic Lien and Title Rules

VINtek, a provider of automotive collateral management, electronic lien and title (ELT) services and direct finance processing, announced it is assisting automotive lenders in Georgia with compliance with finalized ELT legislation. 'We are encouraged to see Georgia make the move to paperless vehicle liens' In October, ... Continue reading

News Release:EPA Keeps Renewable Fuels Levels in Place After Considering State Requests

News Release:EPA Keeps Renewable Fuels Levels in Place After Considering State Requests

EPA Keeps Renewable Fuels Levels in Place After Considering State Requests The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced that the agency has not found evidence to support a finding of severe “economic harm" that would warrant granting a waiver of the Renewable Fuels Standard (RFS). The decision is bas ... Continue reading

Ford Launches The Ford Fusion Winter Sweepstakes

Ford Launches The Ford Fusion Winter Sweepstakes

Getaway with the all new 2013 Ford Fusion! The Ford Fusion Winter Sweepstakes is here for a limited time. By simply entering the sweepstakes a lucky winner will be driving away with the 2013 Ford Fusion, equipped with new features to please every driver. Enter to win the 2013 Ford Fusion with just a few simple clicks o ... Continue reading

Circle BMW is Area Drop-Off Site for Holiday Food Donations to Benefit The FoodBank of Monmouth and Ocean Counties

Circle BMW is Area Drop-Off Site for Holiday Food Donations to Benefit The FoodBank of Monmouth and Ocean Counties

WHO: Circle BMW , the region's premier BMW dealership, today announced WHAT: They are accepting donations of nonperishable food items during November and December to support The FoodBank of Monmouth and Ocean Counties WHEN: November 2012 through December 31, 2012 WHERE: Circle BMW, 500 Route 36 East, Eatontown, N.J. 07 ... Continue reading

Carfax Adds FEMA Advisory To Help Reduce Flood Damage Fraud

Carfax Adds FEMA Advisory To Help Reduce Flood Damage Fraud

To help consumers and dealers avoid potential fraud, Carfax is identifying specific cars that were last registered or located in FEMA-declared major disaster areas from Hurricane Sandy. A public service announcement included with Carfax Vehicle History Reports alerts buyers about a car's last-known location and reminds ... Continue reading

Ener-G-Force - Off-Road For Tomorrow

Ener-G-Force - Off-Road For Tomorrow

Is it possible that the Mercedes-Benz G-Class will still be around in 2025? A cool design study from Mercedes-Benz demonstrates how the genes of the classic off-roader from 1979 may still assert themselves in the far future ... Continue reading

Citroen DS3 Hits 200,000 Production Milestone

Citroen DS3 Hits 200,000 Production Milestone

The 200,000th DS3 has just rolled off the production line at the Poissy plant in France, a significant milestone for the success of the model, which was the first of the distinctive DS line. ... Continue reading

Double Mii Giveaway In Seat's 'Better Than No VAT Weekend'

Double Mii Giveaway In Seat's 'Better Than No VAT Weekend'

Two fortuitous motorists will this weekend win a sensational prize courtesy of Seat - and all they have to do is test drive any new Seat. ... Continue reading

Michael Cole Appointed As Chief Operating Officer At Kia Motors Europe

Michael Cole Appointed As Chief Operating Officer At Kia Motors Europe

Michael Cole, Managing Director of Kia Motors (UK) Limited has been appointed to the role of Chief Operating Officer at Kia Motors Europe, based in Frankfurt, Germany, with effect from Monday 19 November. ... Continue reading

28 Mini Fans Cram Into The Record Books

28 Mini Fans Cram Into The Record Books

A team of gym members from East Sussex have today smashed two Guinness World Records for the number of people inside both a classic Mini and a 2012 MINI. ... Continue reading

Vauxhall Partners With Ingenie To Offer More Affordable Car Insurance For Young Drivers

Vauxhall Partners With Ingenie To Offer More Affordable Car Insurance For Young Drivers

Vauxhall has teamed up with young driver insurance specialist ingenie. The partnership could provide 17 to 25 year-old Vauxhall drivers, of both new and used cars, with more affordable insurance and the benefits of ingenie's black box technology, which acts as a co-pilot. ... Continue reading

Motorsports Brands - McLaren Geneva Officially Opens Its Doors In The Prestigious City

Motorsports Brands - McLaren Geneva Officially Opens Its Doors In The Prestigious City

The expansion of the McLaren Automotive retail network continues with the opening of the latest showroom in Geneva, which is the seventeenth McLaren showroom in Europe. McLaren Geneva is the second McLaren showroom in Switzerland, following McLaren Zurich which opened in September 2011. ... Continue reading

Abarth Set For Appearance At Motorcycle Live 2012

Abarth Set For Appearance At Motorcycle Live 2012

High performance car brand Abarth will be drawing on its rich two-wheel heritage when it appears at Motorcycle Live 2012, the UK's largest motorbike show, next week. ... Continue reading

Honda Announces Technician And Apprentice Of The Year

Honda Announces Technician And Apprentice Of The Year

For the first time in Honda Australia's history, a female has been named Apprentice of the Year. ... Continue reading

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