Maintain Your Cool in Hot Weather Driving - Some Kewl 411 to Tweet to YR FBFR
BETHESDA, Md., July 18, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- It's tough to keep your cool when the inside of your car is full of hot air from a malfunctioning air conditioning (A/C) system. According to the Car Care Council, an annual checkup of your vehicle's A/C system will help prevent it from breaking down when you need ... Continue reading
2011 Kia Optima Review By Larry Nutson
Review of the 2011 Kia Optima By Larry Nutson Completely redesigned with new sleek exterior styling for 2011, the Optima is available in three trims, LX, EX and SX, and offers a wide array of convenience and luxury as well as impressive technology. Available with three all-new and fuel-efficient engines, a 2.4-liter GD ... Continue reading
Sprint Cup - Edwards Leads Roush Fenway at New Hampshire
LOUDON, July 18, 2011: Roush Fenway Racingâs Carl Edwards did what he had to do in the waning laps of Sundayâs Sprint Cup race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, saving fuel, while bringing his No. 99 Ortho Ford home in 13th position. The result saw Edwards reclaim the Sprint Cup point lead. With 19 races in th ... Continue reading
Sprint Cup - Stewart Snares Second In New Hampshire
Loudon, July 18, 2011: Tony Stewart the owner had a banner day Sunday at New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon. And Tony Stewart the driver also enjoyed a stellar outing in the Lenox Industrial Tools 301 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race. Stewart drove his No. 14 Office Depot/Mobil 1 Chevrolet Impala for Stewart-Haas Raci ... Continue reading
Motorsports Venues - MIS Cares Now Accepting Grant Applications Until Sept. 1
BROOKLYN, July 18, 2011: With the success of several fund-raising events so far in 2011 and even more to come, Michigan International Speedwayâs charitable arm, MIS Cares, is excited to award grants to area organizations at the end of this year. The deadline for organizations to apply for an MIS Cares grant is Thu ... Continue reading
Sprint Cup - Fuel Shortage Spoils Smith's Solid Performance In New Hampshire
LOUDON, July 18, 2011: Regan Smith and the Furniture Row Racing team felt they were in position to take a gamble in Sunday's Sprint Cup race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, but unfortunately the decision didn't play out in their favor. With the Lenox Industrial Tools 301 coming down to fuel mileage, Smith's No. 78 Che ... Continue reading
Automotive Affairs - Weekly NHTSA Recalls - July 18, 2011
NHTSA Campaign ID Number : 11V356 Manufacturer : HONDA (AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.) Make / Model Years : HONDA / 2008-2010 Subject : REAR BRAKE RESERVOIR HOSE NHTSA Campaign ID Number : 11V355 Manufacturer : FORD MOTOR COMPANY Make / Model Years : FORD / 2007 MERCURY / 2007 Subject : FUEL TANK FILLER NHTSA Campaign ID Nu ... Continue reading
Whelen Modified Series - Wayne Self Gets Another Win At Thunderhill
Kyle, July 18, 2011: After starting P4 in the NASCAR Whelen All-American Series Modified Division, Self quickly showed he had a fast car by charging into first place using the outside groove on a restart. By Lap 20, Self extended to a 10-car-length lead and never looked back as the balance of the race was all green fla ... Continue reading
Zipcar Drives Transportation Change in Baltimore
Zipcar, Inc. , the world's leading car-sharing network, the City of Baltimore and the Parking Authority of Baltimore City celebrate Zipcar's one-year anniversary of operations in Baltimore with the release of survey data from Zipcar's Baltimore-area members documenting Zipcar's impact on the city's transportation lands ... Continue reading
Siemens Charges Up the Town of Cary, North Carolina
18 EV charging solutions offered by Siemens on display in Raleigh, N.C. this week at 2011 Plug-In Conference Orlando, FL and Raleigh, N.C. July 18, 2011 Siemens Energy, Inc. has been commissioned to provide solutions for electric vehicle (EV) charging to support the Town of Cary, N.C., at the Town's Public Works and Ut ... Continue reading
Fitch to Rate Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust 2011-B; Presale Issued
Fitch Ratings expects to assign the following ratings to Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust 2011-B: --$233,400,000 class A-1 'F1+sf'; --$267,400,000 class A-2 'AAAsf'; Outlook Stable; --$300,800,000 class A-3 'AAAsf'; Outlook Stable; --$198,610,000 class A-4 'AAAsf'; Outlook Stable; --$31,580,000 class B 'AAsf'; Outlook Stab ... Continue reading
Asahi Kasei Plastics Develops New Material for Auto Seats
Asahi Kasei Plastics developed Tenac-C Z-Series, a low emission acetal copolymer for the seat-adjuster comfort mat in the lumbar support manufactured by Brose Group to improve interior air quality in the 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee. ... Continue reading
GM's Flint Assembly Plant Gets $328 Million Infusion
General Motors will invest $328 million to prepare its plant in Flint, Mich. to build the next generation of Chevrolet and GMC full-size pickup trucks, creating or retaining 150 jobs. The plant, which currently has 2,047 employees, builds the hot-selling heavy-duty versions of the Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra. Sa ... Continue reading
OnStar Out of the Box for Older Cars Available at Best Buy Stores July 24
OnStar FMV, the first out-of-the-box application of OnStar's "blue button" automotive safety and security services that can work on 90 million older vehicles, goes on sale July 24 and can be preordered at Best Buy stores nationwide. ... Continue reading
Jeep Tells the World about the "Most Awarded SUV Ever" - the 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee
New advertising campaign for the Jeep Grand Cherokee's begins today with print, broadcast and digital efforts The 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee has received 30 awards from prominent automotive journalist associations, print/on-line/television media outlets and industry organizations 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee delivers ... Continue reading
Tie Down Those Suitcases on the Roof of the Car!
A major European survey carried out by Goodyear Dunlop has found that motorists are failing to load their cars correctly when embarking on a summer holiday. I've copied the press release below, should you find this item of interest. Unsecured loads in cars major threat to safety on summer getaways. ... Continue reading
GE Energy Industrial Solutions and Lowe's announce today at the Plug-In 2011 Conference and Exposition they will partner to offer consumers the fast-charging, easy-to-use, energy-efficient GE WattStation Wall Mount Electric Vehicle (EV) Charging Station. ... Continue reading
Jiffy Lube Greases the Wheels of Car Care with New App
Jiffy Lube International, Inc. today releases its new iPhone application that puts convenience and education back into car care by giving drivers the ability to store and organize vital vehicle information in the palm of their hand. Additionally, the "app" arms drivers on the go with tips like how to jump a dead batter ... Continue reading
Dutch Electric Vehicle Charging Station Manufacturer Alfen Joins Coulomb Technologies
Coulomb Technologies and leading European electric vehicle (EV) charging station manufacturer, Alfen today announced that Alfen's ICU Twin public charging station is the latest to be compatible with Coulomb's ChargePoint Network. ... Continue reading
GM, Nissan, and Mitsubishi Add to the Growth of Electric Vehicles
In 2010 the combined production of consumer hybrid and electric vehicles totaled about 1.15 million. In 2016, according to ABI Research's forecasts, global production will approach 4.9 million. The big change in the market in 2011 is the introduction of plug-in hybrids and pure electric vehicles from major manufacturer ... Continue reading
Find the Closest Electric Charging Station Through the GPS
Coulomb Technologies today announced it will partner with TomTom for an industry-first partnership to extend ChargePoint Network driver services into electric vehicles (EV). The partnership will help to fuel EV adoption by reducing range anxiety, extending driving range and maximizing the EV driving experience by bring ... Continue reading
Ex-McQueen Car Set for RM Monterey Auction
EX-MCQUEEN CARS SET FOR MONTEREY AUCTION At RMâs upcoming Monterey auction, we will be offering two cars formerly owned by the King of Cool himself, Steve McQueen. Anyone familiar with McQueen knows he was an avid car enthusiast, often performing his own stunts when driving for a film. Off-camera, he must have tho ... Continue reading
Volvo Car Corporation Develops Range Extenders for Electric Cars - Adding 1,000 km Extra Range
Volvo Car Corporation is now taking the next step in the company's electrification strategy by producing test cars with Range Extenders - electric cars that are fitted with a combustion engine to increase their effective range. ... Continue reading
Sébastien Guigues, New Marketing Director of SEAT Spain
Sébastien Guigues (33), from Avignon, France, has been appointed as the new head of Marketing for SEAT in Spain starting on 1 July, reporting directly to SEAT Spain Director Vicente Adrián. ... Continue reading
Mercedes-Benz Inaugurates New Climatic Wind Tunnels: Weather at the Touch of a Button
Mercedes-Benz has inaugurated two new climatic wind tunnels at its Sindelfingen site, designed to bring extreme weather conditions indoors. Temperatures ranging from minus 40 to plus 60 degrees Celsius, hurricanes with wind speeds of up to 265 km/h, tropical rainfall and heavy snowstorms are all part of the standard re ... Continue reading
Volkswagen Starts Production of the New Beetle in Mexico
Volkswagen has officially began production of the new Beetle in Puebla, Mexico. On this occasion Dr. Guido Westerwelle, the Federal Foreign Minister, Felipe Calderón, the Mexican President, and Hubert Waltl, Board Member for Production and Logistics at the Volkswagen Passenger Cars brand, visited the Volkswagen plant ... Continue reading
New Opel Combo: Wide Range Of Powerful Variants
The new generation Opel Combo offers clever solutions in the compact van segment. It comes in a wide range of variants, is technically advanced, exceptionally economical and provides maximum utility. ... Continue reading
BRABUS Upgrade for AMG E- and S-Class Models
The S 63 can be refined in a similar manner: an additional front spoiler made from Formula 1 material of choice carbon fiber for the AMG bumper was modeled for it as well. It benefits the car's appearance and handling characteristics at high speed. ... Continue reading
Von Frankenberg Takes Over BMW i Communications, Lampka Takes Over MINI Communications
Cypselus von Frankenberg (45), previously in charge of MINI communications, will head up communications for the BMW i brand as of 1 September 2011. ... Continue reading
ABT Beetle or ABT Speedle - in Any Case a Cool Beetle
ABT Sportsline is currently working flat out on the Kempten version of the new VW Beetle. Plenty of heart and soul is also put into the development of the components, as Hans-Jürgen Abt underlines. After all the General Manager of the world's largest tuner of vehicles from the Volkswagen group still raves about his fi ... Continue reading
Renault is to Invest €85 Million in 'Fonderie de Bretagne' Foundry
Renault will be investing in the foundry to modernize the plant, buildings and facilities. The main investment item is a new production line with a capacity of 40,000 tons per year, to replace the existing SPO line, the plant's main casting shop, which currently accounts for 70% of business. ... Continue reading
Volkswagen Group Reports Record Deliveries for the First Half of 2011
The Volkswagen Group delivered more vehicles in the first six months of 2011 than ever. A total of 4.09 (January - June 2010: 3.58; +14.1 percent) million vehicles were delivered to customers worldwide from January to June of this year. Europe's largest automaker therefore once again performed noticeably better than th ... Continue reading
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