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2010 SSP Race Schedule Released

2010 SSP Race Schedule Released

Contact: Lillian Bell (717) 292-1696 -FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE SSP Releases 2010 Schedule - Stock Car Saturday Night Season Opener on Saturday, April 10 with an Open Wheel Doubleheader on Sunday, April 11 Newberrytown, PA (January 14, 2009) - The 2010 season opener of Stock Car Saturday Night will be on Saturday, April 10 ... Continue reading

ASA Press Release - Tim Olson Brings Experience to Phakisa

ASA Press Release - Tim Olson Brings Experience to Phakisa

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PRESS RELEASE January 18, 2010 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~ For Immediate Release Contact: Kevin Ramsell,ASA Public Relations Director (kramsell@asa-racing.com [mailto:racingpr@me.com]) ... Continue reading

BorgWarner Announces 2009 Fourth Quarter and Full Year Earnings Conference Call

BorgWarner Announces 2009 Fourth Quarter and Full Year Earnings Conference Call

AUBURN HILLS, Mich., Jan. 18 -- BorgWarner Inc. announces the following Webcast: BorgWarner 2009 Fourth Quarter and Full Year Earnings What: Conference Call When: February 11 @ 9:30 am Eastern Where: http://www.borgwarner.com/invest/webcasts.shtml Live over the Internet --Simply log on to the web at the How: address ab ... Continue reading

Cummins Filtration Releases New Fleetschool Interactive Training

Cummins Filtration Releases New Fleetschool Interactive Training

NASHVILLE, Tenn.--Cummins Filtration , is proud to announce Fleetschool, a new web-based eLearning program, which offers a portfolio of up-to-date product and market training for employees, dealers and distributors. “To achieve the engine life that end users demand, filtration technology has also changed dramatically ... Continue reading

Datalex’s Travel Distribution Platform Enables CarTrawler Multi Supplier Auto Rental for Frontier Airlines

Datalex’s Travel Distribution Platform Enables CarTrawler Multi Supplier Auto Rental for Frontier Airlines

DUBLIN--CarTrawler, the leading provider of multi supplier auto rental to airlines, will provide an integrated auto rental platform across Frontier’s direct channels. The solution was brought live using the Datalex Travel Distribution Platform. “They can now receive competitive rental car rates while booking their ... Continue reading

Edible Arrangements 'Greens' Fleet with Ford Transit Connect Vans

Edible Arrangements 'Greens' Fleet with Ford Transit Connect Vans

DETROIT, Jan. 18 -- SUMMARY -- Edible Arrangements International is the leading purveyor of artistically designed fresh fruit arrangements. The company recently purchased 20 Ford Transit Connect vehicles for its fleet program. They are used by Edible Arrangement franchisees to deliver fresh fruit arrangements to custom ... Continue reading

Hestiun Opens Canadian Headquarters

Hestiun Opens Canadian Headquarters

MADRID--This week, Hestiun continued its expansion in North America by opening its Canadian headquarters in Burlington, Ontario, the centre of Ontario’s Greater Toronto Area, the core of the country’s financial sector and commercial industries. The official launch of the Canadian headquarters was an exciting follow ... Continue reading

Le Mans-spec Austin Healey 100/4 and Jaguar XK150 vie for pole position at Barons

Le Mans-spec Austin Healey 100/4 and Jaguar XK150 vie for pole position at Barons

Please find attached a press release about Barons' sale of classic, collectors' and sports cars at Sandown Park on February 9th. If I can help by providing further information or high-res images, please don't hesitate to contact me. ... Continue reading

Magneti Marelli Expands North American Presence in Pulaski, Tennessee

Magneti Marelli Expands North American Presence in Pulaski, Tennessee

PULASKI, Tenn., Jan. 18 -- Magneti Marelli, SpA, through its subsidiary, Magneti Marelli Suspensions USA, LLC, located in Farmington Hills, MI, announced today that it has acquired the International Steel Solutions, LLC plant in Pulaski, Tennessee. Specific terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Magneti Marelli i ... Continue reading

Ohio Technical College To Feature Airbrush Show at World of Wheels Event in Pittsburgh

Ohio Technical College To Feature Airbrush Show at World of Wheels Event in Pittsburgh

CLEVELAND, Jan. 18 -- Ohio Technical College (OTC) will take its "Evolution of Life Fuel Your Future Road Show" - a custom airbrush demonstration that tours high schools around the country - to the Championship Auto Shows' World of Wheels event at the David Lawrence Convention Center in Pittsburgh, Pa., Jan. 22-24, 201 ... Continue reading

Orange County Choppers Commissioned to Build Gladiator(R) GarageWorks Bike

Orange County Choppers Commissioned to Build Gladiator(R) GarageWorks Bike

New Gladiator Brand Bike to be Featured on January 21st Episode of American Chopper BENTON HARBOR, Mich., Jan. 18 -- Get your motors running and head into the garage. Looking for adventure, Gladiator® GarageWorks, the leader in garage organization, commissioned Orange County Choppers to build a Gladiator brand themed ... Continue reading

Pro-Fabrication, Inc. Renews Contingency Sponsorship with USARacing

Pro-Fabrication, Inc. Renews Contingency Sponsorship with USARacing

*Pro-Fabrication, Inc. Renews Contingency Sponsorship with USAR* * * * * CONCORD, NC. (January 18, 2010) – USARacing is pleased to announce that Pro-Fabrication, Inc. of Concord, NC has renewed its contingency sponsorship program with the Pro Cup Series for 2010. “We are proud to have Pro-Fabrication back with the ... Continue reading

[RealWire] RAC To Sponsor Caddy TDI In 2010 Volkswagen Racing Cup

[RealWire] RAC To Sponsor Caddy TDI In 2010 Volkswagen Racing Cup

Company: Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles (http://www.volkswagen-vans.co.uk/) Release summary: The Caddy TDI racing van will be competing in the Volkswagen Racing Cup in 2010 sporting bright orange livery thanks to a new sponsorship deal with the RAC, and it will also have a new driver with Simon Elliott, Director of Vol ... Continue reading

Research and Markets: Effective Core Programs that Cut Core Investment of Distributors Fuel Growth in the North American Automotive Remanufactured Aftermarket

Research and Markets: Effective Core Programs that Cut Core Investment of Distributors Fuel Growth in the North American Automotive Remanufactured Aftermarket

DUBLIN--Research and Markets(http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/96da42/evaluation_of _core) has announced the addition of Frost & Sullivan's new report "Evaluation of Core Strategies in the North American Automotive Remanufactured Aftermarket" to their offering. “The most popular core program is the tradition ... Continue reading

Research and Markets: Manufacturers Devise Strategies to Thwart Auto Parts Counterfeiting and Gray Market Activities inside North America According to a 2009 Study

Research and Markets: Manufacturers Devise Strategies to Thwart Auto Parts Counterfeiting and Gray Market Activities inside North America According to a 2009 Study

DUBLIN--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/5b5d6d/strategic_analysis) has announced the addition of Frost & Sullivan's new report "Strategic Analysis of the North American Automotive Parts Counterfeiting and Gray Market" to their offering. “Aspects assisting the growth of auto part count ... Continue reading

Research and Markets: The Strategic Overview of the Global Light Vehicle Tires Provides Forecasts for Units and Revenues Up To 2015

Research and Markets: The Strategic Overview of the Global Light Vehicle Tires Provides Forecasts for Units and Revenues Up To 2015

DUBLIN--Research and Markets(http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/f597d7/the_strategic _over) has announced the addition of Frost & Sullivan's new report "The Strategic Overview of the Global Light Vehicle Tires" to their offering. “The Strategic Overview of the Global Light Vehicle Tires” This Research Servi ... Continue reading

RSVP today for LeMay Museum Scottsdale Event

RSVP today for LeMay Museum Scottsdale Event

Dear The Auto Channel, PO Box 1117 Tacoma, WA 98401 This message was intended for: submit@theautochannel.com You were added to the system December 10, 2008. ... Continue reading

SAE International and Korean Society of Automotive Engineers Enter Into Publishing Sales/Marketing Agreement

SAE International and Korean Society of Automotive Engineers Enter Into Publishing Sales/Marketing Agreement

WARRENDALE, Pa., Jan. 18 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- SAE International and the Korean Society of Automotive Engineers (KSAE) have entered into a reciprocal sales and marketing agreement. Both organizations are now able to sell into each other's publications, e-newsletters and Web sites. Also, both organizations will sha ... Continue reading

SAE International Partners With SupplierBusiness to Offer Market Research Reports for the Automotive Industry

SAE International Partners With SupplierBusiness to Offer Market Research Reports for the Automotive Industry

WARRENDALE, Pa., Jan. 18 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- SAE International is expanding its content offerings by partnering with SupplierBusiness, an industry leader in the creation of electronic market research reports. Effective Jan. 1, 2010, SupplierBusiness e-format reports are available through SAE International's Web ... Continue reading

SAIC, Dana Holding Corporation, Hyundai Mobis and CarMax receive Global Automotive Shareholder Value Award presented by PricewaterhouseCoopers and Automotive News

SAIC, Dana Holding Corporation, Hyundai Mobis and CarMax receive Global Automotive Shareholder Value Award presented by PricewaterhouseCoopers and Automotive News

DETROIT, Jan. 18 -- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP and Automotive News announced the winners of the Global Automotive Shareholder Value Award for one- and three-year performance by Global Vehicle Manufacturers, Global Automotive Suppliers and U.S. Automotive Retailers. The annual event was held in conjunction with the Auto ... Continue reading

Smith System Demonstrates 29% Fuel Savings - Video Shows How

Smith System Demonstrates 29% Fuel Savings - Video Shows How

ARLINGTON, Texas, Jan. 18 -- Smith System, the leader in professional driver training, today announced a limited time offer on its successful Right Foot Fuel Economy(SM) video. Now companies can save both on the cost of the training video and on the fuel savings generated by its educational content. This narrative vide ... Continue reading

SpeedWorks Mustang Challenge Race Team Unveils "Save the Shark" Livery

SpeedWorks Mustang Challenge Race Team Unveils "Save the Shark" Livery

For Immediate Release Contact: Jan Fambro (310) 826-2962 SpeedWorks’ Mustang Challenge Race Team Unveils the “Save the Shark” Car Great White Shark Image Photographed by Driver Chip Scarlett INDIANAPOLIS (January 18, 2010) – SpeedWorks’ Mustang Challenge race team today unveiled the livery for its “Save the ... Continue reading

Tim George Jr. Prepares for the Rolex 24 at Daytona

Tim George Jr. Prepares for the Rolex 24 at Daytona

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University of Waterloo Alternative Fuels Team

University of Waterloo Alternative Fuels Team

Hi, My name is Alwin Cheung and I am a student at the University of Waterloo, and a member of the University Of Waterloo Alternative Fuels Team. We are currently looking for sponsors for our ongoing, three-year competition, the EcoCAR Challenge, hosted by General Motors, Environment Canada, and the United States Depart ... Continue reading

Spyker CEO says still in talks with GM over Saab

Spyker CEO says still in talks with GM over Saab

AMSTERDAM January 18, 2010 Ben Berkowitz reporting for Reuters said that Dutch luxury car maker Spyker Cars said on Monday it was still in talks to buy Swedish auto brand Saab from General Motors, but gave no indication of when a deal might be clinched. The future of Saab is hanging in the balance after U.S. owner Gene ... Continue reading

The Detroit News Offers Buy One Get One Auto Show Tickets

The Detroit News Offers Buy One Get One Auto Show Tickets

DETROIT, Jan. 18 -- Beginning Tuesday, January 19 and running through Thursday, January 21 The Detroit News is offering tickets to the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) at a buy one get one free rate. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20081105/CLW096LOGO) "We're happy to help our readers in this t ... Continue reading

Philadelphia International Auto Show Returns to Pennsylvania Convention Center from January 30 – February 7

Philadelphia International Auto Show Returns to Pennsylvania Convention Center from January 30 – February 7

E. NORRITON, Pa.--The Automobile Dealers Association of Greater Philadelphia (ADAGP) announces the return of the Philadelphia International Auto Show to the Pennsylvania Convention Center from Saturday, January 30 to Sunday, February 7. The event’s Media and Industry Preview Day and Black Tie Tailgate Preview Gala ... Continue reading

Siemens PLM Software’s Technology Used in 90 Percent of the Vehicles on Display at the North American International Auto Show

Siemens PLM Software’s Technology Used in 90 Percent of the Vehicles on Display at the North American International Auto Show

DETROIT & PLANO, Texas--Siemens PLM Software, a business unit of the Siemens Industry Automation Division and a leading global provider of product lifecycle management (PLM) software and services, today announced that its technology enabled the development of more than 90 percent of the vehicles that top selling automa ... Continue reading

Panasonic reportedly targets $1 billion revenue from India by 2012

Panasonic reportedly targets $1 billion revenue from India by 2012

Panasonic /quotes/comstock/13*!pc/quotes/nls/pc (PC 16.93, -0.12, -0.70%) is looking for sales revenue of $1 billion from its Indian operations by 2012 and is looking to enter the automobile sector there, the Press Trust of India reported Sunday, citing Panasonic India's director of operations and planning, Arjun Balak ... Continue reading

Ruia Gp targets Rs 600 cr revenue from Dunlop by 2010-11

Ruia Gp targets Rs 600 cr revenue from Dunlop by 2010-11

NEW DELHI: Diversified conglomerate Ruia Group today said it expects to garner revenue of Rs 600 crore from its tyre brand 'Dunlop' by next fiscal following re-starting operations at its two plants in Tamil Nadu and West Bengal. The group also said it will ramp up capacity of the 'Falcon' brand at its Mysore plant by f ... Continue reading

Child Booster Seat Ratings From IIHS

Child Booster Seat Ratings From IIHS

BEST BETS | GOOD BETS | Not recommended New ratings from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety take the guesswork out of selecting boosters most likely to provide good lap and shoulder belt fit in a range of vehicles. The Institute rates 9 belt-positioning boosters as BEST BETS and 6 as GOOD BETS out of 60 models ... Continue reading

‘Toyota U Trust’ set to expand across India

‘Toyota U Trust’ set to expand across India

Delhi, January 8th, 2010 * Toyota to expand its used car business across 15 key cities in 2010 * Pilot projects completed in 4 major cities with Toyota certified cars * Toyota U Trust to enhance residual value of Toyota cars Delhi, January 8th, 2010:Toyota Kirloskar Motor (TKM) announced the expansion of 'Toyota U Trus ... Continue reading

Toyota ‘Q’ World comes to town

Toyota ‘Q’ World comes to town

New Delhi: January 11th, 2010 * Toyota 'Q' World to be held in 10 cities across India * The event will span across 4 months from Jan - May * An exciting array of vehicles to be showcased exhibiting Toyota quality and technology * Customers across India to get an opportunity to see the concept model of the all new Toyot ... Continue reading

Honda introduces HSV-010 GT for competing in GT500 class of SUPER GT Series

Honda introduces HSV-010 GT for competing in GT500 class of SUPER GT Series

January 18, 2010 - Honda Motor Co., Ltd. introduced the HSV-010 GT, which will compete in the GT500 class of the 2010 Super GT Series (managed and run by GTA Co., Ltd.). * The letters “HSV” stand for Honda Sports Velocity. ... Continue reading

Toyota to ramp up Fortuner's capacity; booked 6,500 orders

Toyota to ramp up Fortuner's capacity; booked 6,500 orders

CHANDIGARH: Toyota Kirloskar Motor on Saturday said it would ramp up the assembling capacity of its most successful SUV in the country, Fortuner, to 1,000 units from next month on the back growing demand. The company also said it already has booking for 6,500 units of the SUV, which is priced at 18.9 lakh (ex-showroom ... Continue reading

Toyota to ramp up Fortuner's capacity; booked 6,500 orders

Toyota to ramp up Fortuner's capacity; booked 6,500 orders

CHANDIGARH: Toyota Kirloskar Motor on Saturday said it would ramp up the assembling capacity of its most successful SUV in the country, Fortuner, to 1,000 units from next month on the back growing demand. The company also said it already has booking for 6,500 units of the SUV, which is priced at 18.9 lakh (ex-showroom ... Continue reading

BMW bets big on luxury car market, to ramp-up dealer network

BMW bets big on luxury car market, to ramp-up dealer network

MUMBAI: With India emerging as a hot-spot for luxury cars, German luxury car-maker BMW, plans to ramp-up its network pan-India and penetrate Tier II BMW Z4 Sportscar Porsche Panamera Mercedes E-Class cities like Coimbatore, Jaipur, Ludhiana, Bhubhaneshwar and Lucknow, among others, a top company official said here. The ... Continue reading

Maruti cars to cost Rs 600-10,000 more

Maruti cars to cost Rs 600-10,000 more

Starting Saturday, buying a new Maruti Suzuki car will become more expensive with the country's largest carmaker announcing a hike in prices across almost all models. The company has, however, spared the newly launched Eeco, the Swift (petrol) and the Gypsy models. The highest increase has been on the Swift Dzire model ... Continue reading

Will a Chinese or Indian automaker scrap the traditional dealer model?

Will a Chinese or Indian automaker scrap the traditional dealer model?

With the possible exception of a trip to the dentist, visiting a car dealership is the least pleasant activity in which we participate. Unless you walk in with mound of cash, you can be sure that using their cruel four square method, U.S. dealers have a quadrangled plan of attack to bend you over. But what if it wasn't ... Continue reading

2010 Detroit Auto Show Final Walk Around The Exhibit Floor

2010 Detroit Auto Show Final Walk Around The Exhibit Floor

2010 NORTH AMERICAN (DETROIT) INTERNATIONAL AUTO SHOW - “WHAT A DIFFERENCE A YEAR MAKES” By Steve Purdy TheAutoChannel.com Detroit Bureau Photos By The Author The theme of the Detroit auto show, according to chairman, Detroit auto dealer Douglas R. Fox, is “What a difference a year makes.” I must ag ... Continue reading

Timeline Unvieled For Roush 2011 Mustang Lineup

Timeline Unvieled For Roush 2011 Mustang Lineup

LIVONIA, January 18, 2010: ROUSH® Performance, the leader in specialty Mustang builds with more than 16,000 vehicles on the road, unveiled the timeline for producing their highly-anticipated 2011 Ford Mustang conversions. In April, shortly after Ford’s Job 1 begins on the 2011 model year Mustang, ROUSH will off ... Continue reading

Industry Education Builds Depth At PKE2010

Industry Education Builds Depth At PKE2010

January 18, 2010, Las Vegas, NV – PKE2010 February 5-7, 2010 is adding a number of important seminars and industry discussions to the schedule for the weekend. The Indoor Performance Karting Market, A Discussion On Improved Costs, Management & Marketing –February 6th 2010- This Saturday morning panel session ... Continue reading

Auto Show Attendees Say Show is #1 Source for Deciding Car Purchase

Auto Show Attendees Say Show is #1 Source for Deciding Car Purchase

Third Party Survey Reveals Important Consumer Data for Auto Industry NEW YORK, Jan. 18 -- According to findings by a third-party research group, the New York International Auto Show (NYIAS) continues to be one of the most effective marketing opportunities for automakers looking to move metal. In fact, nearly three quar ... Continue reading

Team HUMMER - Stage 14 Recap

Team HUMMER - Stage 14 Recap

Buenos Aires, January 18, 2010: Saturday marked the 14th and final stage of the 32nd edition of the Dakar Rally. The rally came full circle as competitors drove 707 kilometers from Santa Rosa to the finish line in Buenos Aires, where the Dakar Rally began nearly two weeks ago. The key to the final stage was staying foc ... Continue reading

SPX to Donate Autographed Ford Mustang Challenge Race Car to Help Raise Funds for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

SPX to Donate Autographed Ford Mustang Challenge Race Car to Help Raise Funds for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

Randy Owen, Lead Singer of Legendary Country Music Group Alabama, to Join Auction of SPX Car at Barrett-Jackson Collector Car Event CHARLOTTE, N.C. and SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., Jan. 18 -- SPX Corporation today announced that it will donate a Ford Mustang FR500S Challenge Race car autographed by numerous race car drivers to r ... Continue reading

All Available Grandstand Seats Offered For Formula 1 Canadian GP

All Available Grandstand Seats Offered For Formula 1 Canadian GP

Montréal, January 18, 2010 - Montreal's Octane Racing Group Inc., promoter of the FORMULA 1 CANADIAN GRAND PRIX, the eighth round of the 2010 FIA Formula 1 World Championship, is pleased to announce that as of tomorrow, January 18, all available grandstand seats can be purchase. The ''privilege'' period offered to 200 ... Continue reading

Team’s strong driver development program continues in 2010

Team’s strong driver development program continues in 2010

Woodbridge, January 18, 2010 – Continuing its tradition as a team focused on driver development, AIM Autosport’s Keith Willis announced today that in addition to running a full program in the 2010 Star Mazda Championship presented by Goodyear, the team will also be entering the new Cooper Tire presents the US ... Continue reading

Nissan Mixim Concept in Detroit's Michelin Challenge Design

Nissan Mixim Concept in Detroit's Michelin Challenge Design

The Nissan Mixim, a one-off compact concept car powered by a pair of innovative “Super Motor” electric motor/generators, makes its first U.S. appearance as part of the Michelin Challenge Design™ display at the 2010 North American International Auto Show in Detroit, January 11 - 24, 2010. Now in its ninth ... Continue reading

Europe Shifting to a Carbon Dioxide-based Vehicle Taxation Regime for a Low-carbon Automotive Industry, Notes Frost & Sullivan

Europe Shifting to a Carbon Dioxide-based Vehicle Taxation Regime for a Low-carbon Automotive Industry, Notes Frost & Sullivan

LONDON, Jan. 18 -- As Europe shifts steadily toward a carbon dioxide (CO2)-based vehicle taxation regime and vehicle manufacturers (VMs) hasten to comply with stringent EU CO2 norms (average fleet emissions less than 130g/km by 2015), demand for low-CO2 cars has skyrocketed. As a result, every European VM is racing tow ... Continue reading

Statement from Carlos Ghosn, Chairman & CEO of Renault

Statement from Carlos Ghosn, Chairman & CEO of Renault

Carlos Ghosn, Chairman & CEO of Renault, declared after meeting the French President, Nicolas Sarkozy, on January 16th 2010: « Renault is a French company, a socially responsible citizen, attached to its industrial and technological roots. This is one of the reasons why we decided to produce in the Flins plant (France ... Continue reading

Škoda Trio Recognised at What Car? Awards

Škoda Trio Recognised at What Car? Awards

Škoda is delighted to add three prestigious What Car? price point wins to its ever growing trophy cabinet. ... Continue reading

All-New Meriva's Flexdoors Reveal Inside Line on Innovation

All-New Meriva's Flexdoors Reveal Inside Line on Innovation

Opel/Vauxhall's first interior pics of its all new Meriva reveal one of the most innovative and stylish cabins in the compact MPV class, and an initial glimpse of the access to the rear of the car offered by its clever and unique-in-class FlexDoors. ... Continue reading

Autocar's hot hatch of the future is made real by Ford

Autocar's hot hatch of the future is made real by Ford

Visitors to the Autocar stand at the Autosport International show this weekend will get a special treat: the chance to see a scale model of the winning design in Autocar's Hot Hatch 2020 competition, made by the expert clay modellers at Ford's technical centre in Dunton, Essex. ... Continue reading

Conquer the Arctic with Toyota Hilux

Conquer the Arctic with Toyota Hilux

Millions of television viewers around the world witnessed the mighty Toyota Hilux becoming the first car to be driven to the Magnetic North Pole, with Top Gear's Jeremy Clarkson at the wheel. Now intrepid drivers have the chance to get behind the wheel of a similarly awesome Hilux and test their skills across the froze ... Continue reading

Honda UK Backs 'Homemade' Cars with New TV Advertising Campaign

Honda UK Backs 'Homemade' Cars with New TV Advertising Campaign

Honda UK is backing its British-built cars by making the Civic the star of its latest advertisement 'Everything' which hits UK TV screens on Monday, 18 January. ... Continue reading

What Car? Award for Audi A1 Even Before Launch

What Car? Award for Audi A1 Even Before Launch

The centre of attention for car enthusiasts this year will be the Audi A1 according to the readers of What Car? Magazine, an overwhelming majority of whom voted to crown the forthcoming Audi compact the 'most exciting car of 2010', and in the process secured its first major magazine award. ... Continue reading

Gemballa MIG-U1 - The super sports car in a unique overall concept

Gemballa MIG-U1 - The super sports car in a unique overall concept

In the last 27 years, Uwe Gemballa has achieved the best world-wide reputation for refining Porsche cars. Now, the company manager from Leonberg near Stuttgart takes on a new challenge. The automobile manufacturer turns the most potent super sports car from Maranello, the Ferrari Enzo, into the GEMBALLA MIG-U1 - an ind ... Continue reading

Story with a Happy Ending: Santa Monica Buys Electric Truck From Man They Sought to Prosecute - VIDEO ENHANCED

Story with a Happy Ending: Santa Monica Buys Electric Truck From Man They Sought to Prosecute - VIDEO ENHANCED

AUTO CENTRAL - January 18, 2010: In October 2008, we journeyed down to Santa Monica to cover the Alt Car Expo 2008, an annual exposition that always features leading alternative energy proponents and practitioners. At this year’s event one of the exhibitors was Paul Pearson, a former Hollywood special effects guy, ... Continue reading

Ford of Europe Revealing Unprecedented Variety of New Models, Technologies and Innovations During 2010

Ford of Europe Revealing Unprecedented Variety of New Models, Technologies and Innovations During 2010

COLOGNE, January 15, 2009 – Ford of Europe is revealing an unprecedented variety of new models, technologies and innovations during 2010, further strengthening its portfolio and delivering affordable, state-of-the art features focused on fuel economy, safety, and driver comfort and convenience. Just two weeks into ... Continue reading

RDX Racedesign Peugeot 207

RDX Racedesign Peugeot 207

The tuning firm RDX Racedesign have released a new styling kit for the Peugeot 207 and Peugeot 207 CC models to give it a more aggressive look. ... Continue reading

Toyota to Double Hybrid Output in 2011

Toyota to Double Hybrid Output in 2011

TOKYO January 17, 2010; Taiga Uranaka writing for Reuters reported that Toyota Motor Corp aims to double its global output of gas-electric hybrid cars to 1 million units in 2011, as it fights to stay in the lead in the growing market for low-emission cars, the Nikkei business reported on Monday. Toyota, the world's lar ... Continue reading

Hitachi Develops Lithium-ion Batteries for Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles

Hitachi Develops Lithium-ion Batteries for Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles

Tokyo, Jan 12, 2010; Hitachi, Ltd. today announced that Hitachi and Hitachi Vehicle Energy, Ltd., which develops and manufactures lithium-ion batteries for automotive applications, such as hybrid electric vehicles, have developed lithium-ion batteries for plug-in hybrid electric vehicles, a first for the Hitachi Group. ... Continue reading

Mazda Delivers Premacy Hydrogen RE Hybrid to Iwatani Corporation for Use in Kyushu

Mazda Delivers Premacy Hydrogen RE Hybrid to Iwatani Corporation for Use in Kyushu

Hiroshima, Jan 13, 2010; Mazda Motor Corporation today delivered a Mazda Premacy Hydrogen RE Hybrid to Iwatani Corporation, an energy development company based in Japan. The Premacy Hydrogen RE Hybrid is Mazda's latest hydrogen rotary engine (RE) vehicle which uses hydrogen as a fuel and features a unique hybrid system ... Continue reading

Ferrari Appoints New Design Director

Ferrari Appoints New Design Director

Flavio Manzoni, 45, has been appointed Ferrari's new Design Director. ... Continue reading

Toyota to Launch "G's" Sports Conversion Series

Toyota to Launch "G's" Sports Conversion Series

Tokyo, Jan 15, 2010; TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION (TMC) announces it plans to begin a gradual rollout in Japan in mid-2010 of its newly developed "G Sports"(1)(G's) sports conversion car(2) series. The series, to be sold through Toyota-brand dealers, is meant to offer to a wider range of people the "automotive seasoning" t ... Continue reading

Fiat Backs Skiing For the Disabled

Fiat Backs Skiing For the Disabled

Fiat is backing the 2010 Disabled Alpine Skiing World Cup this month (18 - 23 January 2010) as the main sponsor of the world's leading event for disabled winter athletes and to promote its Autonomy programme that provides Fiat and Alfa Romeo vehicles with factory-built conversions for European markets. ... Continue reading

Toyota to Launch "G's" Sports Conversion Series in Japan

Toyota to Launch "G's" Sports Conversion Series in Japan

Toyota Motor Corporation announced it plans to begin a gradual rollout in Japan in mid-2010 of its newly developed "G Sports"(G's) sports conversion car series. The series, to be sold through Toyota-brand dealers, is meant to offer to a wider range of people the "automotive seasoning" that TMC has pursued through its G ... Continue reading

The New Green Machine: 2010 Camaro Synergy Special Edition

The New Green Machine: 2010 Camaro Synergy Special Edition

DETROIT – Hot and cool exterior colors are a part of Chevy Camaro history. Now the 2010 model is getting its own. Chevrolet today debuts the Camaro Synergy Special Edition with pricing starting at $26,790. Synergy will be produced in limited quantities from February to May. “Synergy Green continues a long tra ... Continue reading

Cadillac CTS Coupe Wins Top Honors in The Detroit News Readers Choice Awards

Cadillac CTS Coupe Wins Top Honors in The Detroit News Readers Choice Awards

Detroit January 16, 2010; Two Cadillacs and a Chevrolet won three of The Detroit News Readers Choice Awards today, including the top honor of Best in Show for the Cadillac CTS Coupe. Each year, the Detroit News takes 100 readers to the North American International Auto Show at Cobo and then asks them to pick their favo ... Continue reading

Hyundai CEO To Receive Automotive Hall Of Fame's 2010 Distinguished Service Citation

Hyundai CEO To Receive Automotive Hall Of Fame's 2010 Distinguished Service Citation

FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif January 14, 2010; The Automotive Hall of Fame will award its coveted 2010 Distinguished Service Citation to John Krafcik, Hyundai Motor America president and CEO, on January 15, in conjunction with the Detroit Economic Club. Hyundai's long list of achievements in 2009 include sales growth of eigh ... Continue reading

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