Big Oil's Anti-E15 Campaign Filled with Gross Exaggerations and Misinformation +VIDEO
The people who rammed lead down our throats for nearly a century, and denied it was harmful, have a new story to peddle By Marc J. Rauch Exec. Vice President/Co-Publisher THE AUTO CHANNEL AUTO CENTRAL - May 16, 2012: A bit more than 18-months ago, the EPA issued a study finding and held a teleconference to announce tha ... Continue reading
American Coalition for Ethanol Responds to Big Oil Claims on E15
SIOUX FALLS, SD â May 16, 2012: The Senior Vice President for the American Coalition for Ethanol, Ron Lamberty responded May 16 to recent testing results on E15 blends from the American Petroleum Institute. âThe real problem here is that people may read about this project and think that it actually has some c ... Continue reading
Big Oil's Research Tests Show E15 Damages Vehicle Engines +VIDEO
WASHINGTON - May 16, 2012: The American Petroleum Institute and two auto maker associations, Global Automakers and Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers, presented a long expected rebuttal APIâs President and CEO Jack Gerard told reporters this morning that testing by the Coordinating Research Council showed that u ... Continue reading
La Brea Bakery Keeps Rolling out the Dough And Now Electric Delivery Trucks Too
La Brea Bakery, the nation's favorite artisan bread brand, announces four new electric trucks will be rolling out in Los Angeles to deliver the bakery's award-winning fresh baked loaves, rolls and baguettes. 'The City is appreciative of businesses who share our goal of building a more sustainable LA.With LA's dedicat ... Continue reading
Great American Group Schedules June Auction for Auto Manufacturing Equipment
A variety of automotive component manufacturing equipment will be available for sale during a live webcast auction beginning at 11 a.m. (EDT) Thursday, June 14 hosted by Great American Group, LLC (OTCBB: GAMR), a leading provider of asset disposition, valuation and appraisal services. 'Before they closed their doors, F ... Continue reading
Praxair Announces Price Increases for Gases and Facility Fees Effective June 1, 2012
DANBURY, Conn.--Praxair, Inc. and its divisions and subsidiaries (Praxair Distribution, Praxair Healthcare Services, Praxair Canada Inc., and Praxair Puerto Rico N.V.) are notifying bulk and packaged industrial, electronics, specialty, and medical gases customers in the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico of increas ... Continue reading
STAR Releases its 2012 XML/ DTS Repository and Transport Guidelines
Standards for Technology in Automotive Retail (STAR), the global information technology (IT) standards body for retail automotive and related industries, has released a new major version of its transport specifications. The STAR 2012 XML and DTS repository continues to be actively modified and developed by the membersh ... Continue reading
Digi-Key Corporation and T-Global Technology Sign Global Distribution Agreement
Global electronic components distributor Digi-Key Corporation, recognized by design engineers as having the industry's largest selection of electronic components available for immediate shipment, and t-Global Technology, a leading supplier of advanced thermal management solutions, today announced the two companies have ... Continue reading
Alcantara Interiors Showcased at Beijing Auto Show
Alcantara materials were featured on some of the world's most prestigious brands displayed at the recent 2012 Beijing International Auto Show, including Porsche, Audi, Maserati, Lamborghini, Ferrari and Mercedes. Porsche and Audi both unveiled vehicles with Alcantara interiors in Beijing. The Porsche Cayenne GTS with a ... Continue reading
Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones Announces Good News for California Drivers
Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones today announced important changes to the California Low Cost Automobile Insurance Program. Beginning May 15, the cost of an annual premium for the program has decreased up to nine percent across California's 58 counties and the income eligibility caps for qualifying for the program hav ... Continue reading
Environmental Enthusiasts Excel With Mercedes-Benz F-CELL
Actress Diane Kruger is one of more than 35 environmental enthusiasts and early adopters in California enjoying the benefits of the Mercedes-Benz hydrogen electric fuel cell vehicle, the B-Class F-CELL the first zero-emissions vehicle available from Mercedes-Benz in the US. Kruger, who stars in "Farewell, My Queen," ... Continue reading
PND manufacturers are making the right moves as the in-car navigation market is forecast to rapidly diverge into smartphone-based applications and dedicated in-car solutions. The total in-car navigation market is set to grow with a CAGR of 25.9% over the next five years, representing a strong market with plenty of oppo ... Continue reading
Everyone has a role to play in encouraging the further adoption of electric vehicles throughout the UK according to industry experts Office of Low Emissions Vehicles, Transport for London, PwC and Hertz - Continued collaboration efforts should focus on education, financial incentives, creating opportunities to trial an ... Continue reading
Award given to Jeep Wrangler Call of Duty electroluminescent billboard campaign titled 'Any World -- Night Vision' National OBIE Award recognizes agency design teams that produce outstanding outdoor advertising campaigns Any World -- Night Vision' featured three large completely backlit electroluminescent billboards ex ... Continue reading
Findings from a new survey commissioned by AT&T* as part of the "It Can Wait" campaign indicate Hispanic teens are highly vulnerable when it comes to texting while driving. A shocking 54 percent of Hispanic teens admit to texting while driving, compared to 41 percent of Caucasian and 42 percent of African-American teen ... Continue reading
FedEx Closes in on Vehicle Fleet Fuel Efficiency Goal Years Ahead of Schedule
FedEx Express, a unit of FedEx Corp. , has made significant progress towards its goal to make its vehicle fleet 20 percent more fuel efficient by 2020, announcing today that the FedEx Express vehicle fleet is now 16.6 percent more fuel efficient through FY2011 than it was in 2005. Twenty percent of the FedEx Express di ... Continue reading
Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group Reports On-Airport Corporate Store Openings
Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Inc. is pleased to announce three corporate location openings. The Company has opened two since January 1, 2012 and has plans for a third location in July. The openings include a Thrifty Car Rental location at the John F. Kennedy Airport (JFK) in New York, NY which opened on March 1, 20 ... Continue reading
Great Deals Await Consumers On New Vehicles Headed For 2013 Redesign
According to Kelley Blue Book www.kbb.com, the leading provider of new car and used car information, auto sales are rebounding in the United States due to the plethora of redesigns and new introductions during the last few years. Shoppers in the market for a new-car bargain who have little care for owning the most up-t ... Continue reading
Car crashes end more teen lives every day than cancer, suicide and homicide combined. That's why AAA Michigan, the Detroit Tigers, Michigan State Police (MSP) and the Office of Highway Safety Planning (OHSP) joined together today (May 16) to encourage teens to be safe drivers this Memorial Day weekend, the start of the ... Continue reading
SAE International Formula SAE Michigan Winners Announced
SAE Internationalhosted the Formula SAE Michigan competition on May 11-12. The competition takes college students out of the classroom and encourages them to apply textbook theories to real engineering processes. With two days of competition, student teams representing more than 118 colleges and universities, from nine ... Continue reading
Innovative Ford "Easy Fuel" System Counters Rising Fuel Thefts
Ford's Easy Fuel system which prevents the expensive mistake of misfuelling is also proving a deterrent to petrol and diesel thieves. ... Continue reading
The Automotive Applications Council of the Steel Market Development Institute today honored General Motors Co.'s (GM) Chevrolet Volt design and engineering team with its annual Automotive Excellence Award. The team was recognized during the 11th Annual Great Designs in Steel (GDIS) seminar in Livonia, Mich. for its eff ... Continue reading
NHRA Pro Stock - Topeka Next Test
TOPEKA, May 15, 2012: Five-time world champion Jeg Coughlin Jr. and his JEGS.com/Mopar Dodge Avenger race team are hoping this weekend's 24th annual Dollar General NHRA Summernationals at Heartland Park Topeka will kick off a successful summer that will ultimately earn them a berth in the 2012 playoffs. "One of the pri ... Continue reading
Special Motorsports Project - Project Libra Debuts Roush Yates V6 Twin-Turbo Engine With P5 Result
SALINAS, May 15, 2012: Perseverance paid off for Project Libra Saturday at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca as its Radical SR10 finished the grueling 6-hour American Le Mans Monterey Presented by Patrón. Marking the debut of the Roush Yates Ford-based V6 twin-turbo 3.2-liter engine in racing competition, the car placed fif ... Continue reading
Honda Announces New UNI-CUB Personal Mobility Device
Representing an evolution of the U3-X personal mobility concept device that Honda announced in 2009, the UNI-CUB features a compact design with comfortable saddle and offers the same freedom of movement in all directions that a person enjoys while walking. ... Continue reading
Porsche 918 Spyder Development Races Ahead +VIDEO
The Porsche 918 Spyder is on the road. Driving trials of the super sports car of the future has progressed a step further with completion of the initial prototypes. ... Continue reading
Volkswagen Introduces Standard Dab Radio From Polo To Phaeton
Volkswagen is tuning in to customer demand and fitting DAB radios as standard on all models from the Polo to the Phaeton, giving buyers not only a wider choice of radio stations but also a higher quality of sound. ... Continue reading
Belfast Gets A Taste Of Life In The 'World Of Ferrari'
Over 20 Ferrari cars lit up the slipways of Titanic Belfast this weekend as Ferrari Owners' Clubs from Ireland and Scotland gathered in the city as part of a special Ferrari event. ... Continue reading
Production Of The All-New Volvo V40 Starts With A Warm Welcome From Residual Forecasters
The all-new Volvo V40 has received a warm welcome from the fleet industry just as order books open. ... Continue reading
Here's one chariot that looks set to swing low for the rest of 2012, as it gets crammed to the roof and beyond with rugby players... ... Continue reading
The Peugeot 4008 - Style and Safety
Peugeot Australia has released the all-new 4008 SUV with a rear camera standard across the range. ... Continue reading
Volvo's Royal Seal of Approval
Volvo Car Corporation will use 50 special-edition vehicles to transport 500 guests to Princess Estelle's christening in Stockholm's Royal Chapel on May 22. ... Continue reading
Audi and InStyle present 2012 Women of Style Awards
More than 300 people attended the fourth annual InStyle and Audi Women of Style awards in Sydney last night to recognize and celebrate the outstanding achievements of successful Australian women. ... Continue reading
Plus X Awards: Opel Named 2012 Most Innovative Automotive Brand
Opel has taken out eight categories to be named the Most Innovative Automotive Brand at the 2012 Plus X Awards held in Cologne, Germany. ... Continue reading
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