Honda Racing Corporation Renews Contract with Dani Pedrosa until end of 2018
TOKYO, May, 16 2016 - - Honda Racing Corporation is pleased to announce the renewal of its contract with Dani Pedrosa for an additional two years. Both parties are pleased to reach the agreement ahead of this weekend's Grand Prix, which will be the 30-year-old Catalan rider's 250th in the World Championship.Pedrosa has ... Continue reading
Next Generation 2017 MV-1 Revealed
CHARLOTTE, N.C., May 16, 2016 -- Mobility Ventures today revealed updates for its next generation 2017 MV-1, the first and only American-made vehicle designed and manufactured specifically for wheelchair users. The updated features, announced in conjunction with the American Public Transportation Association Bus and Pa ... Continue reading
The Warrior Jeep Team Makes History and Completes the Trans-America Trail
GARDEN GROVE, Calif., May 16, 2016 -- The Warrior Jeep Team makes history by becoming the first to navigate a Jeep the entire length of the famous Trans-America Trail in one contiguous adventure. With the purpose of raising awareness and generating support for our wounded special operations veterans and their families, ... Continue reading
Bennett Morgan, President and Chief Operating Officer, Retires from Polaris
MINNEAPOLIS—Polaris Industries Inc. today announced that Bennett Morgan, President and Chief Operating Officer, has retired. Morgan joined the company in 1987 and took on increasing roles of responsibility, including leading Polaris business units, until he was promoted into his current role in 2005. “Bennett dedic ... Continue reading
SDG&E Injects $7.5M In Education Push To Inspire Drivers To Switch To Electric Drive
SAN DIEGO, May 16, 2016 -- Today, San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) announced it will invest $7.5 million over the next five years to develop a bold new education campaign to create awareness, expand electric vehicle (EV) ownership and lead the charge among large cities to electrify the transportation sector. The desire ... Continue reading
FordDirect Names Mike Jurecki Chief Executive Officer
DEARBORN, Mich., May 16, 2016 -- FordDirect Chairman of the Board, and dealer principal of Steamboat Motors Bill Keith today announced the appointment of Mike Jurecki of RouteOne as Chief Executive Officer, effective June 6. "We're excited to welcome Mike to FordDirect," Keith said. "The board is confident his expertis ... Continue reading
DETROIT, May 16, 2016 -- While the automakers are making record profits, they're also facing unprecedented financial challenges presented by new technologies, societal changes, government regulations and increased competition, all of which will require historic levels of capital investment to remain competitive. And, i ... Continue reading
Autonomous Vehicles Disrupt Tier 1 Supplier Roles as ADAS Ecosystem Expands
LONDON, May 16, 2016 -- ABI Research, the leader in transformative technology innovation market intelligence, finds Tier 1 suppliers are losing their roles as system innovators and developers in the nascent autonomous vehicle market. This is occurring as more OEMs engage directly with software developers and hardware a ... Continue reading
Baron & Budd Accepting Cases Involving Ally Financial “SmartLease” Automotive Lease Program
DALLAS—The national law firm of Baron & Budd is now accepting cases from consumers who participated in the “SmartLease” automotive lease program offered by Ally Financial Inc., formerly GMAC. Many consumers are claiming the company is violating the Federal Consumer Leasing Act by charging hidden fees when custome ... Continue reading
Boeing, China Airlines Celebrate Delivery of World's First Co-Branded 777
EVERETT, Wash., May 16, 2016 -- Boeing [NYSE:BA] and China Airlines today celebrated the delivery of the world's first co-branded 777 during a ceremony in Everett, marking the carrier's 10th 777-300ER (Extended Range). "We are delighted to celebrate 100 years of Boeing by working together with Boeing to accomplish the ... Continue reading
Boyd Autobody & Glass Acquires Long Time British Columbia Licensed Partner
WINNIPEG, May 16, 2016 /CNW/ - The Boyd Group Inc. (the "Boyd Group") today announced the May 6th, 2016 acquisition and opening on May 9th, 2016 of a location operated by one of its long-time licensed partners. Boyd Autobody & Glass "Galaxie" has been a licensed partner in our program since Sept 1997 and has operated i ... Continue reading
Defending Topeka winner Richie Crampton looks for more success in Kansas
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PRESS RELEASE For Immediate Release ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~ Contact: Rob Geiger (832) 971-9345 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~ Def ... Continue reading
Driver Behaviour Needs to Change to Stem the Deaths On and Off Ontario Roads
OPP Emphasizes Motorcycle and Off-Road Vehicle Safety over May Long Weekend ORILLIA, ON, May 16, 2016 /CNW/ - Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) fatality data for motorcyclists and off-road vehicle deaths reveals that the behaviour of drivers on and off the road is responsible for the overwhelming majority of the deaths. ... Continue reading
Lexus of Stevens Creek Joins in the Fight Against Cancer
SAN JOSE, Calif., May 16, 2016 -- Lexus of Stevens Creek is driven to join in the fight against cancer. The luxury vehicle dealership in San Jose, California, has been participating in the American Cancer Society's Relay For Life of Cambrian for the last 3 years by having employees walk during the 24-hour event - all d ... Continue reading
LOS ANGELES, May 16, 2016 -- ANSA Productions, owners and operators of the Los Angeles Auto Show (LA Auto Show®), today announced that they are combining LA Auto Show Press and Trade Days with their four-year-old auto-tech conference, Connected Car Expo (CCE), to form the four-day pre-show event, AutoMobility LA™. T ... Continue reading
LOS ANGELES, May 17, 2016 -- ANSA Productions, owners and operators of the Los Angeles Auto Show (LA Auto Show®), today announced that they are combining LA Auto Show Press and Trade Days with their four-year-old auto-tech conference, Connected Car Expo (CCE), to form the four-day pre-show event, AutoMobility LA™. T ... Continue reading
Magna Wins 2016 JEC Americas Innovation Award
Carbon-fiber hoods help meet fuel economy and emissions standards AURORA, ON, May 16, 2016 - Magna International Inc. has been selected as a 2016 JEC Americas Innovation Award winner in the automotive category for the molding process used in making carbon-fiber hoods for Cadillac. The award is based on criteria includi ... Continue reading
Pennsylvania State Police Announce Increase in DUI Arrests for 2015
HARRISBURG, Pa., May 16, 2016 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Pennsylvania State Police announced an increase in driving under the influence (DUI) arrest totals for 2015. Troopers were responsible for 18,801 DUI arrests, which marks a 6.2 percent increase in the totals from 2014. Nearly one-fourth, or 4,431, of these DU ... Continue reading
Rick Cole Auctions Joins Victory Lane Magazine
stokescommunications SPECIAL EVENT INFORMATION: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~ RICK COLE AUCTIONS Joins VICTORY LANE MAGAZINE as Presenting Sponsors of "Tribute to the Can Am" Event Monterey, August 20th Monterey, Calif. (May 15, 2016) The Racing History Project is ple ... Continue reading
Saab Develops Underwater Anti-IED Robot
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md., May 16, 2016 -- Defense and security company Saab presented its remotely operated vehicle (ROV), Sea Wasp, at the Navy League's Sea-Air-Space Exposition in National Harbor, Maryland. Sea Wasp, which relocates, identifies and neutralizes underwater improvised explosive devices (IEDs), is designed t ... Continue reading
SCE Launches Charge Ready Electric Vehicle Charging Pilot Program
ROSEMEAD, Calif.—Southern California Edison’s Charge Ready program will bring representatives of local businesses and other organizations together on Wednesday in Irwindale to learn how they can take part in the pilot program that will add as many as 1,500 electric vehicle charging stations to SCE’s service area. ... Continue reading
Terre Haute IN Action Track Preparing For Tony Hulman Classic
​Terre Haute Action Track To Open Up USAC's Week Of Indy Events Popular Tony Hulman Classic To Feature USAC National Sprint Cars The much anticipated and newly named, USAC's "The Week Of Indy" is coming up next week, leading up to the 100th running of the Indy 500. It all begins with the annual Tony Hulman Class ... Continue reading
West Central KY Gas Prices Increase 8 Cents
https://us.vocuspr.com/Publish/519775/vcsPRAsset_519775_105650 _6cedf1fd-d3b9-46aa-8c17-74c4c796a240_0.jpg West Central KY Gas Prices Increase 8 Cents (May 16, 2016) -- West Central Kentucky gas prices have gone up 8 cents to $2.192 a gallon, according to AAA East Central’s Fuel Gauge report. The national averag ... Continue reading
Atlanta performance has Lucas Oil Racing TV rider Hector Arana Jr. on right track
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PRESS RELEASE For Immediate Release ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~ Contact: Rob Geiger (832) 971-9345 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~ Atl ... Continue reading
Grosset-Janin Nets Almost Perfect Score For Albatec In Euro RX Opener
Having trouble reading this email? View it in your browser http://emailmarketing.createsend.co.uk/t/r-e-syhjdyd-jdvajtg-i/ Grosset-Janin Nets Almost Perfect Score For Albatec In Euro RX Opener Circuit Jules Tacheny, Mettet (Belgium) — Sunday 15 May, 2016; Albatec Racing began its bid for FIA European Rallycross ... Continue reading
Jeg Coughlin Jr. picks up team morale with round-win in Atlanta
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PRESS RELEASE Like us on Facebook [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001U8uFr0fMbt8ZUsszog2ydm3pxQOwNn2HDluLnRU qBE3TI1xqmmmB_r4QKzSqUeFiNRVGBSaJQ__jvSbZTKPX2R7eKm5iX89PRUup4554A1MoZz 8mE64DN14V97qn9jLtXlSrJbHjdfrUcDJ8ebL3DWohw_wrR5y3pyMgff-_z- ... Continue reading
Lucas Oil pro Hector Arana Sr. races past son in Atlanta's first round
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Lucas Oil pro Hector Arana Sr. races past son in Atlanta's first round ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~ ATLANTA (May 15) -- Lucas Oil Buell Pro Stock Motorcycle rider Hector Arana Sr. earne ... Continue reading
Lucas Oil's Richie Crampton pumped for upcoming stretch after solid race in Atlanta
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PRESS RELEASE For Immediate Release ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~ Contact: Rob Geiger (832) 971-9345 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~ Luc ... Continue reading
Mopar News: Mopar Dodge Charger R/T Driver Hagan Breaks Through with NHRA Southern Nationals Win
This press release and photos are available online at http://media.fcanorthamerica.com/newsrelease.do?id=17513&mid=6 [cid:image001.jpg@01D1AEEA.2EC55680] Mopar Dodge Charger R/T Driver Hagan Breaks Through with NHRA Southern Nationals Win * Matt Hagan heats up with victory in all-Mopar Dodge NHRA Funny Car final round ... Continue reading
Too much horsepower results in early exit from Atlanta Dragway for Shane Gray
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PRESS RELEASE For Immediate Release ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~ Contact: Rob Geiger (832) 971-9345 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~ ~~~ ... Continue reading
Victory's Matt Smith puts scare in points leader, but drops close battle by inches
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PRESS RELEASE For Immediate Release ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~ Contact: Rob Geiger (832) 971-9345 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~ Vic ... Continue reading
America's Car Museum Prepares For Its Annual Wheels & Heels Gala
TACOMA, WA - May 16, 2016 - The theme of this year's Wheels & Heels Annual Gala proves that America's Car Museum (ACM) likes its events shaken, not stirred. "Casino Royale: High Stakes & Hot Cars" will help ACM continue to provide visitors with high-quality educational programs and support the collector car community t ... Continue reading
Chinese Automaker GAC Group Will Exhibit in Detroit for 2017 NAIAS
DETROIT, May 16, 2016: The North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) announced today that Chinese automaker GAC Group will exhibit on the main show floor at the 2017 auto show. GAC Group returns to Detroit after it participated at the 2015 NAIAS where the company unveiled its GS4 SUV in front of thousands of inter ... Continue reading
NHTSA RECALLS - May 9-15 2016; Subaru, Scion, Toyota, Ford, Chevrolet, RV's
Your vehicle MAY be involved in a safety recall and MAY create a safety risk for you or your passengers. If left unrepaired, a potential safety defect could lead to injury or even death. Safety defects must be repaired by a dealer at no cost to you. The following may apply to one or more of your vehicles if your vehicl ... Continue reading
Ram Truck to Showcase Off-road Truck Leadership at 2016 Overland Expo
AUBURN HILLS, Mich., May 16, 2016: Overland Expo to host Ram Truck press conference and owner clinic Fresh off their Chicago Auto Show unveiling, new 2017 Ram Power Wagon and Ram 2500 4x4 Off-road pickups will make their first Arizona appearance at the Overland Expo in Mormon Lake, Ariz. Including popular 1500 Rebel mo ... Continue reading
Yamaha Motorcycles Advances into African Market
LAGOS, Nigeria and IWATA, Japan, May 16, 2016 -- Yamaha Motor Company announced today that CFAO Yamaha Motor Nigeria Ltd., a joint venture between Yamaha Motor and CFAO S.A., opened its first motorcycle assembly plant in Africa within the Amuwo Odofin Industrial Scheme area of Lagos, Nigeria on May 13. The facility inc ... Continue reading
Record Numbers of Vipers to Snake Around Silverstone
LONDON - May 16, 2016: As tradition dictates, this summer's Silverstone Classic (29-31 July) will be home to a huge number of enthusiastic car clubs all celebrating significant model or marque milestones with vast displays and glittering track parades. Recent events have exulted in record breaking birthday cavalcades o ... Continue reading
"Time-Warp" Love Bug Ready For New Owner After 42 Years
A 42 year old Volkswagen Beetle, that has covered just 90 km, has been discovered in time warp condition and will be sold at Silverstone Auctionsâ Classic Race Aarhus Auction in Denmark on 28th and 29th May. LONDON - May 16, 2016: Unique is a word often used incorrectly, but in the case of this 1974 Beetle, it is ... Continue reading
JUBILEE: KODA Celebrates Production of 100,000 Third-Generation Superbs
CZECH REPUBLIC - May 16, 2016: KODA has produced 100,000 third-generation Superbs. The milestone vehicle ran off the assembly line at the KODA plant in Kvasiny on 11th May 2016. Since the model was introduced in 2001, the Czech manufacturer has produced more than 850,000 Superbs and the production capacity at Kvasi ... Continue reading
The Auto Channel content library (since 1996) has grown to become the world’s most extensive and complete interactive archive of automotive centric news, articles, reviews and intense event coverage, presented to viewers as Text, Video and Images.
Vehicle manufacturers and alt fuels.
