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Tuesday, November 17, 2009

Balqon Corporation Announces Record 2009 Third Quarter Revenues

Balqon Corporation Announces Record 2009 Third Quarter Revenues

HARBOR CITY, Calif.--Balqon Corporation (OTCBB:BLQN), an emerging developer and manufacturer of zero emissions heavy-duty electric vehicles for Class 7 and Class 8 applications, today announced its financial results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009. Revenues for the three months ended September 30 ... Continue reading

Drag Racing Champion and NASCAR Legend Team Up at Fishing Tournament for Prevention, Awareness of Spinal Cord Injuries

Drag Racing Champion and NASCAR Legend Team Up at Fishing Tournament for Prevention, Awareness of Spinal Cord Injuries

Time: Saturday, November 21, 8:30 a.m. Place: Homestead-Miami Speedway HOMESTEAD, Fla., Nov. 17 -- What does drag racing champion Darrell Gwynn have in common with NASCAR legend Darrell Waltrip? Aside from having the same first name, they're teaming up with Rejuvenate Auto® to provide custom wheelchairs to underprivil ... Continue reading

Ituran Location and Control Ltd Announces a Doubling of the Dividend Issuance Policy

Ituran Location and Control Ltd Announces a Doubling of the Dividend Issuance Policy

AZOUR, Israel, November 17 -- Ituran Location and Control Ltd. , today announced that the Board of Directors has approved an increase in the dividend policy, providing for an annual dividend distribution in an amount not less than 50% of the Company's net income whereby the annual dividend policy has historically been ... Continue reading

Accuride’s Gunite and Accuride Wheels Brands Receive Silver Supplier Awards from Thomas Built Buses

Accuride’s Gunite and Accuride Wheels Brands Receive Silver Supplier Awards from Thomas Built Buses

EVANSVILLE, Ind.--Accuride Corporation (OTCBB: AURDQ) today announced that its Gunite and Accuride Wheels brands recently received Silver Supplier Awards for 2009 from Thomas Built Buses (High Point, NC), a division of Daimler Trucks North America. The Silver Supplier Award is given to those TBB suppliers whose supplie ... Continue reading

Aftersoft Group Reports First Quarter Financial Results

Aftersoft Group Reports First Quarter Financial Results

NEW YORK, Nov. 17 -- Aftersoft Group, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: ASFG), a leading provider of business automation and ecommerce solutions for the automotive aftermarket, announced the following financial results for its fiscal first quarter and three months ended September 30, 2009, through the filing on November 12, 20 ... Continue reading

Alcoa Aluminum Soars with Ares, Time Magazine’s 2009 Invention of the Year

Alcoa Aluminum Soars with Ares, Time Magazine’s 2009 Invention of the Year

NEW YORK--Alcoa aluminum plays a critical role in the future of NASA’s Ares rocket, named by Time magazine as the 2009 Invention of the Year. The rocket, which Time called, “The best and smartest and coolest thing built in 2009 — a machine that can launch human beings to cosmic destinations we'd never considered ... Continue reading

Alcoa Wheels Contribute to Environmentally Friendly Coca-Cola Distribution Trucks in Belgium

Alcoa Wheels Contribute to Environmentally Friendly Coca-Cola Distribution Trucks in Belgium

CLEVELAND--Renault Trucks and Coca-Cola Enterprises Belgium (CCEB) are joining forces to reduce their environmental impact, and Alcoa wheels are playing a part. Renault Trucks is making a test vehicle with a hybrid propulsion system available to Coca-Cola Enterprises Belgium - a move which will speed up development of ... Continue reading

Arana Wins First Pro Stock Motorcycle NHRA Championship

Arana Wins First Pro Stock Motorcycle NHRA Championship

POMONA, Calif., Nov. 17 -- After 19 years of futility, Pro Stock Motorcycle rider Hector Arana finally won his first NHRA national event last year when he claimed the race trophy in Norwalk, Ohio. The Puerto Rican native said at the time that life simply couldn't get any better. Sunday at the Auto Club NHRA Finals in P ... Continue reading

Austin Reed Back to Back top 10's in Vegas

Austin Reed Back to Back top 10's in Vegas

For immediate release 11.17.09 Coto De Caza, Ca Austin Reed, the 16 year old driver of the #14 Approved Memory, Kalgard, K&N Filters, Ringers Gloves, (RBP) Rolling Big Power, Vitamin Water Legend car, normally competes at the Toyota Speedway at Irwindale. Recently the team made the decision to race the last two races a ... Continue reading

AutoChina International Announces Lease of Company’s 6,500th Commercial Vehicle; Company To Present At the Brean Murray China Growth Conference on November 20, 2009

AutoChina International Announces Lease of Company’s 6,500th Commercial Vehicle; Company To Present At the Brean Murray China Growth Conference on November 20, 2009

SHIJIAZHUANG, Heibei Province, China--AutoChina International Limited (“AutoChina” or the “Company”) , a leading one-stop commercial vehicle sales and leasing company in China offering its customers affordable lease-to-own options, today announced that it recently leased its 6,500th commercial vehicle in just o ... Continue reading

Auto-Finder(TM) is a New Patented Automotive Safety Product That Makes the Perfect Holiday Gift for Friends and Family

Auto-Finder(TM) is a New Patented Automotive Safety Product That Makes the Perfect Holiday Gift for Friends and Family

POWAY, Calif., Nov. 17 -- Find your way to safety fast with the Auto-Finder(TM). It guides you to your car, or whatever you want to find, from up to 1/2 mile away. The Auto-Finder is the first of a new category of family safety products featuring Finder Technologies' patented micro antenna system. This technology platf ... Continue reading

Bowers & Wilkins Zeppelin Mini

Bowers & Wilkins Zeppelin Mini

Good afternoon, If you have any Holiday Gift Guides coming up, I hope you will consider featuring the Bowers & Wilkins Zeppelin Mini which is a music system for the Apple iPod for the home. You may be aware of Bowers & Wilkins already as the provider of thee audio system in the Jaguar XKR, XF, and the XJ. Press release ... Continue reading

Chris Rado Breaks Records at Three Tracks During Super Lap Battle, NHRA Finals and Time Attack with Continental Tires

Chris Rado Breaks Records at Three Tracks During Super Lap Battle, NHRA Finals and Time Attack with Continental Tires

FORT MILL, S.C., Nov. 17 -- Veteran racer Chris Rado of WORLD Racing broke the Unlimited FWD record at the Super Lap Battle finals on November 11th, with a time of 1.49.703. Rado ran his Scion tC on Continental tires, the first result of a new strategic alliance between Continental Tire and Hoosier Racing Tire. The pre ... Continue reading

Compliance and Enforcement News Release (HQ): EPA Announces Environmental Justice Showcase Communities

Compliance and Enforcement News Release (HQ): EPA Announces Environmental Justice Showcase Communities

*CONTACT: *Deb Berlin berlin.deb@epa.gov 202-564-4914 202-564-4355 * FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE *November 17, 2009 * EPA Announces Environmental Justice Showcase Communities * *WASHINGTON* - U.S Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lisa P. Jackson announced a national initiative to address environmental justi ... Continue reading

ECOtality Meets with Vice President Biden to Discuss Recovery Act Success

ECOtality Meets with Vice President Biden to Discuss Recovery Act Success

PHOENIX--ECOtality, Inc. (OTCBB: ETLY), a leader in clean electric transportation and storage technologies, today announced that it was part of a select group of leaders to meet in Phoenix with Vice President Joe Biden yesterday, for a detailed discussion of the success of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (AR ... Continue reading

Edmunds.com Engineers Assess Floor Mats and Runaway Acceleration

Edmunds.com Engineers Assess Floor Mats and Runaway Acceleration

SANTA MONICA, Calif.--The vehicle testing team at Edmunds.com, the premier online resource for automotive consumer information, has confirmed that it is possible for the floor mats of essentially any vehicle to dangerously interfere with its accelerator pedal, as is suspected in the recent Toyota and Lexus accidents th ... Continue reading

EPA Media Alert (HQ): Nov. 18: Administrator Jackson Continues First Official Visit to New Orleans

EPA Media Alert (HQ): Nov. 18: Administrator Jackson Continues First Official Visit to New Orleans

*CONTACT: * EPA Press Office Press@epa.gov 202-564-6794 202-564-4355 *FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE* November 17, 2009 * * ****Updated with details on Wednesday's Events**** * * *Nov. 18: Administrator Jackson Continues First Official Visit to New Orleans * * * *WASHINGTON* - Administrator Lisa P. Jackson, a New Orleans native ... Continue reading

EventMover Transports New Nissan LEAF Zero Emission Electric Car on Nationwide Tour

EventMover Transports New Nissan LEAF Zero Emission Electric Car on Nationwide Tour

LAGUNA BEACH, Calif.--Nissan North America has contracted with EventMover, Inc. to transport the new Nissan LEAF zero-emission, all-electric car on its nationwide tour which began November 13 in Los Angeles. EventMover is responsible for moving the vehicle from location to location in a specially equipped and branded t ... Continue reading

F&I Administration Announces SCS Auto Integration with Wright Express

F&I Administration Announces SCS Auto Integration with Wright Express

CHICAGO--F&I Administration Solutions, North America’s leading provider of software solutions for the administration of automotive F&I products, is pleased to announce a strategic partnership with Wright Express Corporation to integrate their two leading products: SCS Auto and the Wright Express corporate branded Mas ... Continue reading

GENIVI Alliance Strengthens Presence in Japanese Automotive Industry

GENIVI Alliance Strengthens Presence in Japanese Automotive Industry

TOKYO, Nov. 17 -- The GENIVI Alliance, an industry association driving the development and adoption of an open In-Vehicle Infotainment (IVI) reference platform, today announced continued expansion of its membership with the addition of five Japan-based companies -- Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., Alpine Electronics, Mitsubishi ... Continue reading

Global Forum on Bioplastics and Manufactured Fibers Announced

Global Forum on Bioplastics and Manufactured Fibers Announced

--NatureWorks LLC: Innovation Takes RootA collaborative biopolymers forum for the global Ingeo™ community April 13-15, 2010Dallas, TexasFour Seasons Resort & Club Background Innovation Takes Root covers: recent advancements using Ingeo™ bioresin and manufactured fibers, including mechanical and thermal properties, ... Continue reading

Hagens Berman Files Class Action Against Hyundai for Defective Air Bags

Hagens Berman Files Class Action Against Hyundai for Defective Air Bags

Defective front-seat air bag sensors don't detect adults weighing less than 130 pounds SANTA ANA, Calif., Nov. 17 -- Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro filed a class-action lawsuit last week on behalf of an Ohio couple against Hyundai Motor Company (005380.KS) for selling cars with defective air bag sensors that fail to prope ... Continue reading

Hight, Force Championship Teleconference Wednesday

Hight, Force Championship Teleconference Wednesday

***FORD RACING TELECONFERENCE ADVISORY*** Â Ford Racing will be hosting a media teleconference featuring 2009 NHRA Full Throttle Funny Car Champion Robert Hight, driver of the Auto Club Ford Mustang Funny Car, and team owner John Force, on Wednesday, November 18th. Â Hight clinched his first career Funny Car champion ... Continue reading

International Cars, Ltd. Commemorates “Veterans Appreciation Month” this November to Support Wounded Warrior Project

International Cars, Ltd. Commemorates “Veterans Appreciation Month” this November to Support Wounded Warrior Project

DANVERS, Mass.--The International Cars, Ltd. (ICL) family of dealerships invites its customers and community to join them this November in observing “Veterans Appreciation Month.” For each vehicle sold through November 30, International Cars dealerships will donate $100, up to a total donation of $25,000, in suppor ... Continue reading

Jordin Sparks Gives 'Thumbs Up' to National Pledge Against Texting and Driving

Jordin Sparks Gives 'Thumbs Up' to National Pledge Against Texting and Driving

American Idol Superstar Teams Up With Allstate to Launch 30-City Tour Designed to Make this 'the Safest Holiday Ever' NORTHBROOK, Ill., Nov. 17 -- Nineteen-year-old singing sensation Jordin Sparks and her mom, Jodi Sparks, today publicly pledged not to text and drive by leaving their mark - in this case, their thumbpri ... Continue reading

Mackey Marketing Group signs to Represent Venue™ Transformable Mobile Hospitality, Mobile Marketing, Mobile Exhibits Vehicle to Motorsports

Mackey Marketing Group signs to Represent Venue™ Transformable Mobile Hospitality, Mobile Marketing, Mobile Exhibits Vehicle to Motorsports

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.--Veteran motorsport marketing firm Mackey Marketing Group, Inc. has signed on to represent the new Venue transformable mobile marketing, mobile hospitality and mobile entertainment vehicle to the motorsport industry. Eric Gerard, senior member of Ogden Gerard, LLC, Venue’s exclusive dealer, said ... Continue reading

Magellan(R) Complete Turn-By-Turn Navigation App Now Available on the App Store

Magellan(R) Complete Turn-By-Turn Navigation App Now Available on the App Store

Innovative vehicle mounting cradle for iPhone(R) and iPod touch(R) devices also introduced SANTA CLARA, Calif., Nov. 17 -- Magellan, one of the leading GPS brands, today announced its Magellan RoadMate® turn-by-turn navigation app is now available from the App Store. Magellan also announced the introduction of a new i ... Continue reading

Mercedes-Benz of Little Rock Celebrates Grand Opening on November 17th

Mercedes-Benz of Little Rock Celebrates Grand Opening on November 17th

Innovative Autohaus design focuses on exceeding customers' expectations MONTVALE, N.J., Nov. 17 -- Lisenne Rockefeller and Baker Kurrus host the grand opening of Mercedes-Benz of Little Rock's new retail center on Tuesday, November 17 in Little Rock, Arkansas. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20070709/NYM040L ... Continue reading

Mercedes-Benz Retail Support The UK's Youth With Flava During Anti-Bullying

Mercedes-Benz Retail Support The UK's Youth With Flava During Anti-Bullying

<http://161.58.205.95/eshotadmin/templates/mercedes/001/001 .jpg> <http://rsm1.midnitehour.com/eshot/admin/images/rsm/Flava_mercedes_w orld_140609_0032%20resized.jpg> Flava with their Mercedes-Benz Viano MERCEDES-BENZ RETAIL SUPPORT THE UK'S YOUTH WITH FLAVA DURING ANTI-BULLYING WEEK (16-20 NOVEMBER 2009) Media informa ... Continue reading

Multi-Million Dollar Investment Expands Production Capacity, Creates New Jobs at Camden, SC Aluminum Wheel Plant

Multi-Million Dollar Investment Expands Production Capacity, Creates New Jobs at Camden, SC Aluminum Wheel Plant

CAMDEN, S.C., Nov. 17 -- With its recent multi-million dollar investment in new equipment to expand internal production capabilities, Forgitron is on schedule to complete Phase Two of the company's long-term growth strategy this year. "As we continue to introduce new products, gain market share and enter new markets, i ... Continue reading

NAVTEQ LocationPoint Advertising Selected by Loopt

NAVTEQ LocationPoint Advertising Selected by Loopt

Leading social-mapping service able to reach consumers with coupons from local merchants CHICAGO, Nov. 17 -- NAVTEQ, the leading global provider of digital map, traffic and location data for in-vehicle, portable, wireless and enterprise solutions, today announced its selection by Loopt® to enable its social-mapping se ... Continue reading

Newly crowned NMCA champ Coughlin looking for jackpot in Vegas

Newly crowned NMCA champ Coughlin looking for jackpot in Vegas

Newly crowned NMCA champ Coughlin looking for jackpot in Vegas LAS VEGAS (Nov. 17) -- A month after capturing the world title in the National Muscle Car Association, Pro Street driver Troy Coughlin is ready to race for big bucks and bragging rights at this weekend's Street Car Super Nationals V presented by Chassiswork ... Continue reading

North Georgia Honda Dealers to Demo All-New Dog Friendly Element at Thursday's Paws for Cocktails Event Benefiting the Atlanta Pet Rescue

North Georgia Honda Dealers to Demo All-New Dog Friendly Element at Thursday's Paws for Cocktails Event Benefiting the Atlanta Pet Rescue

Canine accessory package allows man's best friend to travel safely and comfortably What: Atlanta-area animal lovers will have a chance Thursday to experience Honda's all-new, Dog Friendly Element at the Paws for Cocktails event benefiting the Atlanta Pet Rescue. The event, now in its eighth year, will feature food and ... Continue reading

RED Distribution is Giving Away a Custom Chopper Designed and Built on a Recent Episode of TLC's American Chopper

RED Distribution is Giving Away a Custom Chopper Designed and Built on a Recent Episode of TLC's American Chopper

ENTER TO WIN AT OCCROCKS.COM - CONTEST CLOSES FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 20! NEW YORK, Nov. 17 -- RED Distribution is giving away a custom chopper featured recently on TLC's American Chopper. Orange County Choppers, the premier motorcycle brand behind the hit television show, designed and built a special chopper on the October 2 ... Continue reading

Research and Markets: An Essential Report on Recreational Vehicle Dealers in the US

Research and Markets: An Essential Report on Recreational Vehicle Dealers in the US

DUBLIN--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/1bf7da/recreational_vehic) has announced the addition of the "Recreational Vehicle Dealers in the US" report to their offering. This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in retailing new and/or used recreational vehicles commonly re ... Continue reading

Ricardo Wins Major Russian Transmission Contract

Ricardo Wins Major Russian Transmission Contract

VAN BUREN TWP, Mich., Nov 17 -- Ricardo, Inc., the U.S. subsidiary of Ricardo plc, the leading independent provider of technology, product innovation and engineering solutions to the world's automotive, defense, transport and new energy industries, has announced today that its parent company has been awarded a major co ... Continue reading

Ron Hornaday Jr. Named 2009 Camping World Truck Series Champion!

Ron Hornaday Jr. Named 2009 Camping World Truck Series Champion!

FAIRFIELD, Calif.--Copart, Inc. , a leading online vehicle auction, is proud to announce that Ron Hornaday Jr. has been named the 2009 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Champion! Hornaday raced for Copart five times during his championship season and went to Victory Lane once wearing Copart blue. “Congratulations to ... Continue reading

Shanghai General Motors Co., Ltd. Chooses Apriso for Quality Containment

Shanghai General Motors Co., Ltd. Chooses Apriso for Quality Containment

LONG BEACH, Calif.--Apriso®, a leading provider of manufacturing software solutions for sustained operations excellence, today announced Shanghai General Motors Co., Ltd. (SGM) has implemented Apriso’s FlexNet® for Quality Containment, as part of initiatives to improve tracking of materials across production, reduc ... Continue reading

Sypris Reports Third Quarter Results

Sypris Reports Third Quarter Results

LOUISVILLE, Ky.--Sypris Solutions, Inc. today reported financial results for its third quarter ended October 4, 2009. The results of the Company’s Test & Measurement segment, which was divested on October 26, have been excluded from both current and historical results and reclassified as discontinued operations. HIGH ... Continue reading

Tenneco Inc. Announces Public Offering of Common Stock

Tenneco Inc. Announces Public Offering of Common Stock

LAKE FOREST, Ill.--Tenneco Inc. today announced its intention to offer 10,000,000 shares of its common stock pursuant to an underwritten registered public offering. In connection with the offering, Tenneco intends to grant the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional 1,500,000 shares of its common s ... Continue reading

Vehicle Production Group Announces MV-1 Production Will Start October 2010 With Ford Engine

Vehicle Production Group Announces MV-1 Production Will Start October 2010 With Ford Engine

MIAMI, Nov. 17 -- The Vehicle Production Group LLC (VPG) announced today that volume production of the MV-1, the first factory-built and assembled wheelchair-accessible vehicle designed to meet the unique needs of the paratransit, taxi and consumer market, will commence in October 2010. The new vehicle will be powered ... Continue reading

Victory Interview with Carl Edwards from NASCAR Nationwide Series at PIR

Victory Interview with Carl Edwards from NASCAR Nationwide Series at PIR

@Nationwidenns will be at Homestead-Miami Speedway Nov. 21. Attached is the audio file of the interview with race champ Carl Edwards along with a transcript and a link to all the pictures we shot this weekend http://www.flickr.com/photos/nationwide/sets/72157622691540591/ Nancy Smeltzer Nationwide Insurance Communicati ... Continue reading

Worthington to Present at JTVIR Metals Conference, LLC Hosted Jointly With Knight Capital Group

Worthington to Present at JTVIR Metals Conference, LLC Hosted Jointly With Knight Capital Group

COLUMBUS, Ohio--Worthington Industries, Inc. announced today that it will participate in the JTVIR Metals Conference, LLC hosted jointly with Knight Capital Group on Wednesday, November 18, 2009, in New York City. Andy Rose, vice president and chief financial officer for Worthington Industries will present at 8:40 a.m. ... Continue reading

WWA Group Announces Results of Expanded Auction Schedule

WWA Group Announces Results of Expanded Auction Schedule

TEMPE, Ariz.--WWA Group, Inc. (OTCBB: WWAG) today announced combined results from its most intensive international auction sales schedule ever. WWA Group has held seven successful auctions since September of this year in Dubai (three auctions), Texas, Abu Dhabi, Lebanon and the Philippines. Two additional auctions are ... Continue reading

2010 Ford Fusion Hybrid Review

2010 Ford Fusion Hybrid Review

“The most fuel efficient mid size sedan in America” is Ford’s tag line for the Fusion Hybrid. Rated at 36-mpg on the highway and 41 in the city by the EPA, the Fusion is certainly ahead of the pack. You might get a little better mileage with the Jetta TDI (diesel), but that’s a smaller car costing a ... Continue reading

Ford Fusion Named 2010 MOTOR TREND Car of the Year

Ford Fusion Named 2010 MOTOR TREND Car of the Year

DEARBORN, Mich., Nov. 17 -- -- The 2010 Ford Fusion is MOTOR TREND magazine's pick for its prestigious Car of the Year® award -- The Fusion bested a field of 23 contenders - including the Toyota Camry, Honda Accord, BMW 7 Series and Mercedes-Benz E-Class - to win the prominent award -- Fusion is now among America's to ... Continue reading

Chevrolet at The Los Angeles International Auto Show

Chevrolet at The Los Angeles International Auto Show

- U.S. premiere of the all-new Cruze, delivering up to 40 mpg highway - Volt electric vehicle to be available in select markets in 2010 - Camaro, Equinox and other hot-selling Chevrolet vehicles also on display DETROIT, Nov. 17 -- Chevrolet affirms its commitment to fuel solutions and building refined, eco-friendly veh ... Continue reading

City of Houston Installs Coulomb Technologies Networked Charging Stations for Electric Vehicles

City of Houston Installs Coulomb Technologies Networked Charging Stations for Electric Vehicles

HOUSTON--Coulomb Technologies, the leader in electric vehicle charging station infrastructure, today announced the first networked charging stations for plug-in electric vehicles are available for use in the city of Houston, Texas. The ten charging stations available for consumer and City fleet use are part of a public ... Continue reading

Electrification Coalition Praises U.S.-China Electric Vehicles Initiative, And Why Not?

Electrification Coalition Praises U.S.-China Electric Vehicles Initiative, And Why Not?

Coalition Urges Administration to be Ambitious In Goals WASHINGTON, Nov. 17 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Electrification Coalition today applauded the announcement of the U.S.-China Electric Vehicles Initiative, and urged the Obama administration to go even further in its efforts to support an electrified transportat ... Continue reading

IntelliChoice.com Names Executive Editor

IntelliChoice.com Names Executive Editor

IRVINE, Calif.--IntelliChoice.com, the leading provider of automotive ownership cost and value analysis and part of Source Interlink Media, today announced the appointment of Charlie Vogelheim to the post of executive editor. Vogelheim will report directly to Greg Goff, president of Source Interlink Media Digital. †... Continue reading

CNN Says Black Friday Is Best day to buy a car

CNN Says Black Friday Is Best day to buy a car

If you're looking for a new car, the day after Thanksgiving is the best day of the year to buy. NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- When people think of Black Friday shopping, they usually think of things like flat screen TVs, toys and sweaters. Now you can add cars, trucks and SUVs. Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving, is ... Continue reading

Yokohama Tire Corporation-sponsored FXMD Team Captures Redline Time Attack Race Championship

Yokohama Tire Corporation-sponsored FXMD Team Captures Redline Time Attack Race Championship

FULLERTON, November 17, 2009: Billy Johnson and the FXMD Team did what they do best: win. The Yokohama Tire Corporation-sponsored race team and driver have dominated the Redline Time Attack all year long and they did it again at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, California during the season finale, November 14-15, capturi ... Continue reading

In Their Own Words: Team Falken Tire

In Their Own Words: Team Falken Tire

Tires are a pivotal component for any successful auto racing team - just ask Team Falken Tire motorsport supervisor Kevin Jones, tire engineer Yoshi Yasuda, team manager Rod Everett and driver Bryan Sellers. Each played a critical role in the team’s debut this year of its Porsche 911 GT3 RSR in the American Le Man ... Continue reading

Levi Jones Clinches Third USAC Title

Levi Jones Clinches Third USAC Title

Tulare, November 17, 2009: Tony Stewart Racing (TSR) driver Levi Jones clinched his third career U.S. Auto Club (USAC) National Sprint Car Series championship by finishing 12th in Sunday night’s 30-lap season finale at Thunderbowl Raceway in Tulare, Calif. Jones won the championship driving the No. 20 Chevy/Bass P ... Continue reading

2010 Red Bull Indianapolis GP Tickets On Sale

2010 Red Bull Indianapolis GP Tickets On Sale

New pricing structure provides value, flexibility to MotoGP fans INDIANAPOLIS, November 17, 2009: Tickets for the 2010 Red Bull Indianapolis GP go on sale Monday, Nov. 16, with a new structure that offers additional value and flexibility to fans attending the annual MotoGP event Aug. 27-29 at the Indianapolis Motor Spe ... Continue reading

Mazda to Add New Mazda2 Sedan Thanks to Thai Production

Mazda to Add New Mazda2 Sedan Thanks to Thai Production

Mazda has confirmed that by mid-2010 Australia-bound Mazda2's will be produced at its new state-of-the-art production plant in Thailand, bringing with it an all-new sedan version of the popular light car to join it's hatchback sibling ... Continue reading

Results from 2009 SCCA Board Elections

Results from 2009 SCCA Board Elections

TOPEKA, November 17, 2009: Sports Car Club of America, Inc. announced the results for the five Areas holding elections. Four new members will join the SCCA Board of Directors in 2010, while one incumbent will rejoin for his second term. Running unopposed in Area One, Richard E. Patullo, of Hampden, Mass., will take ove ... Continue reading

Timo Glock To Lead Manor Grand Prix Driver Line-up

Timo Glock To Lead Manor Grand Prix Driver Line-up

The new Manor Grand Prix team, currently preparing for its debut into the FIA Formula One World Championship next season, is delighted to announce that it has chosen Timo Glock to lead its driver line-up. The announcement is a prelude to the official launch of the team later this year, when Manor Grand Prix expects to ... Continue reading

Volvo's Apprentices Graduate With a Secure Future

Volvo's Apprentices Graduate With a Secure Future

On Thursday 19 November, the five apprentices of Volvo Car Australia's inaugural Apprenticeship Program will graduate as technicians securing ongoing employment within the Volvo dealer network. ... Continue reading

Kia Motors Posts 34.6% Increase in October Global Sales

Kia Motors Posts 34.6% Increase in October Global Sales

Kia Motors Corporation has announced its global sales figures for passenger cars (export sales, domestic sales and sales from overseas plants), recreational vehicles (RVs), and commercial vehicles for October 2009, recording a total of 148,583 units sold. This figure represents a year-on-year increase of 34.6%. ... Continue reading

Toyota Launches the All-New Land Cruiser

Toyota Launches the All-New Land Cruiser

The Toyota Land Cruiser has built a formidable reputation around the world for its ability to take even the most extreme conditions in its stride. From arid deserts to polar wastes, Land Cruiser has demonstrated its unrivalled toughness and durability in a heritage that spans six decades. ... Continue reading

New Hyundai Santa Fe - Too Good to be True?

New Hyundai Santa Fe - Too Good to be True?

A new world-beating engine, more equipment and a stylish new look - all at a lower price. The 2010 Hyundai Santa Fe looks too good to be true. ... Continue reading

Autoliv to Acquire Delphi Passive Safety Assets in North America

Autoliv to Acquire Delphi Passive Safety Assets in North America

STOCKHOLM, Sweden--Regulatory News: Autoliv Inc. (STO:ALIVSDB) , the worldwide leader in automotive safety, has agreed to acquire North American airbag, seatbelt and steering wheel assets from Delphi. Earlier this year, Delphi announced that it planned to exit its Occupant Protection Safety (OPS) business in North Amer ... Continue reading

Nissan NV200 Has Been Voted International Van Of The Year 2010

Nissan NV200 Has Been Voted International Van Of The Year 2010

NV200, Nissan's global all new small van, has been awarded the International Van of the Year (IVoY) 2010 by a jury consisting of 23 specialised European journalists representing a readership of more than half a million owners of commercial vehicles. ... Continue reading

Geely will get right to use Volvo licensed technology

Geely will get right to use Volvo licensed technology

Geely will get right to use Volvo licensed technology http://autonews.gasgoo.com/auto-news/1012990/Geely-will-get-right-to-us e-Vol vo-licensed-technology.html Shanghai, November 17 (Gasgoo.com) Ford Motor's Volvo car division will retain the rights for its licensed technologies, and its Chinese bidder Geely will get t ... Continue reading

Suzuki Network Expands Further With New Dealer for Newbury

Suzuki Network Expands Further With New Dealer for Newbury

Suzuki GB PLC is pleased to announce the appointment of another new franchise to its dealer network, bringing the total number of dealers to 148. ... Continue reading

Mazda UK Signs New Paint and Distribution Deals

Mazda UK Signs New Paint and Distribution Deals

Two new bodyshop distributors have been appointed by Mazda UK as part of a drive to improve the service to Mazda's 150-strong dealer network and 177 Approved Accident Repair Centres and their customers ... Continue reading

Skoda Auto Heads Towards Its 2009 Sales Target

Skoda Auto Heads Towards Its 2009 Sales Target

The Czech Republic's largest car manufacturer is already very close to its 2009 sales target. With sales of 570,217 vehicles worldwide between January and October, Skoda Auto is just 1.7% below 2008's record-breaking sales figure ... Continue reading

Subaru Gives Santa and Children’s Hospice a Helping Hand This Christmas

Subaru Gives Santa and Children’s Hospice a Helping Hand This Christmas

Subaru has teamed up with a leading East Anglian children's charity and a local motoring enthusiast to spread a little Christmas cheer this year. ... Continue reading

Online with Mountune

Online with Mountune

Mountune, a part of the Performance Engineering division of Revolve Technologies, are pleased to announce the opening of the Mountune Online Store. ... Continue reading

Kia Motors' First U.S. Manufacturing Plant Starts Production in West Point, GA - VIDEO ENHANCED

Kia Motors' First U.S. Manufacturing Plant Starts Production in West Point, GA - VIDEO ENHANCED

$1 Billion Manufacturing Plant To Create 2,500 Jobs - State-of-the-art facility is capable of producing 300,000 vehicles annually - All-new 2011 Sorento CUV is first vehicle built at the plant WEST POINT, Ga., Nov. 16 -- The first U.S.-built Kia vehicle(1), a white 2011 MY Sorento CUV, rolled off the production line to ... Continue reading

2010 Car and Truck Of The Year Candidates on Display at San Francisco International Auto Show

2010 Car and Truck Of The Year Candidates on Display at San Francisco International Auto Show

2010 Car and Truck Of The Year Candidates on Display at San Francisco International Auto Show SAN FRANCISCO, CA – November 16, 2009 – Northern California residents will have an opportunity to see 14 of the 15 cars and all 10 of the trucks being considered for the 2010 North American Car and Truck of the Year ... Continue reading

Infineon Raceway Kicks Off Toy Drive

Infineon Raceway Kicks Off Toy Drive

Toys Needed for Annual Race to the Holidays Christmas Party SONOMA, Calif. (Nov. 16, 2009) - You can help make the holidays bright for a Sonoma Valley child in need this holiday season by simply donating a gift for the 7th annual High-Powered Toy Drive at Infineon Raceway. All toys collected during the three-week drive ... Continue reading

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