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2012 BMW 1 Series: First Drive Review - VIDEO ENHANCED

2012 BMW 1 Series: First Drive Review - VIDEO ENHANCED

BMW 1 Series Grows up By Henny Hemmes Sr. BERLIN, July 14, 2011. Nowadays, motorists are downsizing, but that doesn’t mean that they do not want premium cars. Therefore, it looks like the second generation BMW 1 Series is arriving right in time. In 2004, BMW launched its first small model. ... Continue reading

Camping World Trucks - Crafton Reverses Fortune, Out-Wheels Dillon To Win At Iowa

Camping World Trucks - Crafton Reverses Fortune, Out-Wheels Dillon To Win At Iowa

NEWTON, July 17, 2011:Matt Crafton and the No. 88 Menards/Ideal Door Chevrolet team began the Coca-Cola 200 presented by Hy-Vee with one mantra: "today is the new tomorrow." After four straight finishes outside the top-15 due to on-track incidents and an engine failure, the team was determined to turn around their luck ... Continue reading

Nationwide Series - Busch Wins

Nationwide Series - Busch Wins

Loudon, July 7, 2011: In less than eight years, Kyle Busch accomplished what it took Mark Martin to do in 24 – win 49 NASCAR Nationwide Series races. By winning Saturday’s New England 200 Nationwide Series race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon, Busch tied the venerable Martin for the all-time Nationw ... Continue reading

JEGS All-Star Tour - Coughlin Pads Rookie Lead With Seventh-place Finish

JEGS All-Star Tour - Coughlin Pads Rookie Lead With Seventh-place Finish

SCHERERVILLE, July 17, 2011: With the support of his family and under the watchful eye of his crew, Cody Coughlin drove a steady race and brought the JEGS.com Chevrolet home in seventh place in Saturday's Illiana 100 JEGS CRA All-Stars Tour race at Illiana Motor Speedway. The 15-year-old from Delaware, Ohio, was racing ... Continue reading

Camping World Trucks - Whitt Delivers P6 Finish

Camping World Trucks - Whitt Delivers P6 Finish

NEWTON, July 17, 2011: Rookie Cole Whitt got back to what made him the youngest driver ever to lead the points standings earlier this season: logging laps. After the first eight NASCAR Camping World Truck Series events, the 20-year-old Whitt was the lone driver to complete all 1,301 laps. His average finish was 8.25 an ... Continue reading

Ford eNews - Week Ending July 15, 2011

Ford eNews - Week Ending July 15, 2011

Ford hits hatchback sweet spot with Fiesta and Focus U.S. sales of popular five-door hatchbacks continue to skyrocket, and it's a trend reflected in two of Ford's hottest-selling cars: About half of retail sales of the 2011 Fiesta are for the hatchback model; the sales mix for the all-new 2012 Focus is 41 percent hatch ... Continue reading

Mercedes-Benz Patrols Miami for Swim Week

Mercedes-Benz Patrols Miami for Swim Week

The Mercedes-Benz Fashion Force is patrolling the streets of Miami from July 14-17, 2011 during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Swim and its top enforcer, Miami based International stylist, Danny Santiago along with other fashion influencers are carrying out the mission of spotting "stylesetters" with unique design looks an ... Continue reading

Garmin Cleared for Acquisition of Navigon

Garmin Cleared for Acquisition of Navigon

Garmin Ltd. announced today that it has received antitrust clearance from Germany's Federal Cartel Office in connection with the planned acquisition of privately held navigation provider Navigon AG by a subsidiary of Garmin Ltd. The acquisition is expected to be completed on July 26, 2011. About Garmin Ltd. The global ... Continue reading

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