Includes Full Integration of Polk's in-market auto segment information through Datalogix for local, regional and national auto advertisers NEW YORK, Dec. 19, 2011; TidalTVâan online video advertising platform and solutions providerâtoday announced the launch of the industry's most comprehensive set of audienc ... Continue reading
The Auto Channel Names 2011 as "YEAR ONE" of the Television-Internet Convergence Age
The Internet's video pioneer has waited since 1987 for this birth day AUTO CENTRAL - December 20, 2011: As this year comes to an end, The Auto Channel is citing 2011 as the breakthrough year for what will undoubtedly be heralded as the Television-Internet Convergence Age. While the convergence of traditional television ... Continue reading
Magellan GPS Receives 2012 CES Innovations Award
Magellan, a leading GPS brand, has been named an International CES Innovations 2012 Design and Engineering Award Honoree for its Wireless Back-up Camera. Products entered in this prestigious program are judged by a preeminent panel of independent industrial designers, engineers and members of the media to honor outstan ... Continue reading
North American International Auto Show Announces 2012 Poster Contest Winners
The North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) today announced the winners of its annual high school poster contest in conjunction with the upcoming 2012 show, which takes place Jan. 9-22 at Cobo Center in Detroit. The grand prize, the Chairmens' Award of $1,000, will be presented to Elizabeth Sabol, a 10th grade s ... Continue reading
Les Ryder Named EcoMotors VP, Engineering
EcoMotors has named Les Ryder as its Vice President of engineering. Ryder worked for nearly 30 years at Ford Motor Company in engine development and manufacturing, with his most recent role being Chief Engine Engineer. His long career gave him broad experience in bringing engines into production. ... Continue reading
Winterton, Kane Named to New Leadership Positions in Goodyear North American Tire
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company today announced several key leadership succession moves designed to continue the positive momentum in the company's North American Tire business. John F. "Jack" Winterton has been appointed president of the company's North American Tire consumer business unit. He succeeds Steve McClel ... Continue reading
Nissan Teases 2013 Pathfinder Concept At Detroit Auto Show
Nissan Pathfinder Re-imagined The Nissan Pathfinder Concept, which is set for its world debut at the 2012 North American International Auto Show beginning on January 9th, takes all of Pathfinder's traditional SUV hallmarks and wraps them in a new platform and dramatic new aerodynamic body.Ã With thoughtful technolog ... Continue reading
TORRANCE, Calif. December 12, 2011; A concept vehicle revealing the styling direction of the next-generation Honda Accord Coupe will debut at the 2012 North American International Auto Show January 10, American Honda Motor Co., Inc., announced today. The Accord Coupe Concept will convey the dynamic and aggressive profi ... Continue reading
Honda Announces Pricing for All-New 2012 CR-V
Pricing remains consistent with outgoing model despite the addition of innovative features and new AWD system TORRANCE, Calif. December 17, 2011; The all-new 2012 Honda CR-V, which was recently named a finalist for 2012 North American Truck of the Year, is set to debut at U.S. dealers nationwide today with a manufactur ... Continue reading
Pennsylvania's Stronger Teen Driver Law to Take Effect Dec. 24
Measure Limits Passengers, Requires Additional Training -- Pennsylvania's new law aimed at increasing safety for young drivers takes effect at 12:01 a.m. on Dec. 24. The new law increases behind-the-wheel training requirements, places a limit on the number of passengers a young driver can transport and makes not wearin ... Continue reading
Toyota Announces Prices for 2012 RAV4 Compact SUV and Prius Liftback
TORRANCE, Calif., Dec. 19, 2011 - - Toyota Motor Sales (TMS), U.S.A., Inc., today announced manufacturer's suggested retail prices (MSRP) for the 2012 RAV4 compact sport utility vehicle (SUV) and the Prius Liftback. The RAV4 will begin arriving at dealerships on December 20 and the Prius in January 2012. RAV4 The Toyot ... Continue reading
Schnitzer Announces Earnings Date and Preliminary Results for First Quarter of Fiscal 2012
Schnitzer Steel Industries, Inc. will report on Monday, January 9, 2012, the financial results for its fiscal 2012 first quarter, which ended on November 30, 2011, and will webcast a conference call to discuss the performance at 11:30 a.m. Eastern on the same day. In advance of its full earnings release, Schnitzer is p ... Continue reading
New England Car Dealer Reaches Annual Goal of $100,000 in Donations to Local Schools
Berlin City Auto Group, a family of dealerships founded in 1980 in New England, and its Drive for Education foundation, a forward-thinking program created by the employees of Berlin City Auto Group, announce the award recipients in its Drive for Education program. Donating $60,000 to 18 K-12 schools spanning across New ... Continue reading
AK Steel Announces Fourth Quarter and Full-Year 2011 Earnings Date
AK Steel said today it plans to release its fourth quarter and full-year 2011 financial results before the opening of trading on the New York Stock Exchange on Tuesday, January 24, 2012. AK Steel will also provide live listening access on the Internet to its earnings conference call to be held at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Tim ... Continue reading
On The Road Again - Chaotic Family Fun
Chaotic Connections is a brand new board game filled with strategy and change. The game takes players on a cross-country road trip without them leaving their living room. Each player is dealt four cities at random and must attempt to build roads to connect the cities in order to win. Much like a real life road trip, it ... Continue reading
New Year, Old Myths, New Fatalities: Alcohol-Related Traffic Deaths Jump on Christmas and New Year's
Some holiday predictions are, tragically, very predictable. For example, more people are likely to die in alcohol-related traffic crashes during the holidays than at other times of the year. Statistics show that during Christmas and New Year's, two to three times more people die in alcohol-related crashes than during c ... Continue reading
Off Season Testing - Milka Duno Claims Fastest Time iI Single Car ARCA Testing At Daytona
DAYTONA BEACH, Dec 18, 2011: Milka Duno and her Sheltra Motorsports team proved they will be a team to watch when the ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards visits Daytona International Speedway for the season opener in February. Duno drove her No. 63 Ford Fusion to the top of the speed charts during the Saturday morn ... Continue reading
The Market for Electric Vehicle Telematics Will Reach $1.4 Billion by 2017, Forecasts Pike Research
For early plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs), one of the key features for customers is not a component of the drivetrain, but rather, the telematics package. Giving the driver the ability to check on the battery and the rate of charge, telematics serve as a lifeline of sorts to help alleviate concerns over the limited ra ... Continue reading
CITGO Petroleum Recognizes HEAR US for Fueling Good
Doing good in local communities is a core value woven throughout CITGO Petroleum Corporation and one that is uniquely demonstrated through its Fueling Good Program. Now in its third year, Fueling Good recognizes and rewards local heroes within their communities for the good works they do, from caring for the needy to p ... Continue reading
Gilmore Car Museum Opens Year Round Driven by Success - Museum Experiences Unprecedented Growth Hickory Corners, MI The ever-expanding Gilmore Car Museum, a favorite destination which has been visited by more than a million guests since opening to the public in 1966, has begun year-round hours for the first time in its ... Continue reading
Company is one of 190 leading employers to achieve a perfect score in the 2012 report Index rates major employers based on lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) workplace policies and benefits defining the best -in- class practices for LGBT inclusion in the workplace Company has achieved a perfect score six tim ... Continue reading
Schaeffler Technologies -- a global automotive manufacturer of high-precision products and systems for engines, transmissions and chassis applications -- is supplying components or technologies to all 10 of Ward's 10 Best Engines for 2012. According to Ward's, the publication's editors scored the engines based on power ... Continue reading
Evatran today announced that it has opened its online Plugless Power product reservation system and is offering a $150 rebate card, which can be used to cover up to six months of electricity to recharge customers' vehicles, as an incentive to encourage advanced reservations. The Preferred Customer Group will allow Evat ... Continue reading
AAA Projects More Than 800,000 Motorists Will Need Roadside Rescue During Year-End Holiday Season
Proper vehicle maintenance can avoid some causes of engine trouble. AAA anticipates it will come to the aid of more than 800,000 stranded motorists during the year-end holiday period, as 83.6 million holiday travelers choose to take to the roadways for their holiday travel plans. Between December 23, 2011, and January ... Continue reading
Award-Winning Audi Magazine Goes Digital: New App for iPad Users in the U.S.
As more consumers own smart phones, iPads and other mobile devices, Audi of America is continually taking strides to innovate and reach these potential buyers wherever they are. In a new move for the brand in the U.S., Audi has brought the award-winning Audi Magazine, known for its innovative design, opulent visuals an ... Continue reading
Volkswagen Returns to the Super Bowl
Volkswagen of America, Inc. announced today it will advertise during the Super Bowl for the third consecutive year. Following the success of last year's two 30- second spots, Volkswagen will premiere one 60-second spot at the beginning of the third quarter of Super Bowl XLVI. The spot will feature the all-new Beetle, w ... Continue reading
By Henny Hemmes Senior European Editor The Auto Channel THE HAGUE, December 19, 2011. This morning, Swedish car manufacturer Saab has filed for bankruptcy at the Court of the Swedish city of Vänersborg. By this step, Saab, that has been heavily fighting off its downfall, seems to have bowed its head and accepted its d ... Continue reading
Toyota RAV4 Helps Keep Care Home Going In Winter
Getting about in heavy snow can be a real problem, as the staff at BEN's, Birch Hill Residential Care Centre near Berwick upon Tweed in the North East know only too well. ... Continue reading
Ford Employees Fund Macmillan Nurse For Essex
After five years of determined charity work, Ford employees have raised £140,000 to fund a full-time Macmillan Clinical Nurse Specialist post in Essex. The fundraising target was reached after their most recent initiative - this year's 'World's Biggest Coffee Morning'- held across Ford sites at Dagenham, Dunton and ... Continue reading
Mercedes-Benz Is Top Safety Star According to What Van?
Widely recognised as creating the finest vehicles in their class, Mercedes-Benz has once again been voted as top of the safety category in the What Van? Awards. ... Continue reading
UK Pricing Announced For "Best-Performing Jeep" Ever
Just five months after the successful launch in the UK of the internationally acclaimed new Grand Cherokee 4x4, Jeep has announced pricing of the eagerly awaited high performance SRT8 and premium Overland Summit versions. ... Continue reading
Actor Chris Ellison Takes Delivery Of New Jeep Compass
One drive of the new Jeep Compass 4x4 was all it took, and TV and film actor Chris Ellison was hooked. ... Continue reading
New Narva Retro-Fit Bull Bar Lamps Provide Stylish Appearance
Stylish L.E.D versions of the popular conventional bull bar lamps have been released by Narva, catering for retro-fits and a range of aftermarket 4WD and truck bull bars. ... Continue reading
ASIMO Pours A Drink At Tokyo Motor Show
The latest generation of Honda's humanoid robot ASIMO, was unveiled at the 42nd Tokyo Motor Show in November. ... Continue reading
BRZ Brings Seasonal Cheer to Sports Car Fans
Subaru has confirmed it will add the exciting BRZ rear-wheel drive sports car to its line-up in 2012. ... Continue reading
Audi Thanks Australian Community
As a way of saying thank-you to the Australian community for another year of growth, Audi and its national network of dealerships have set aside money from every single vehicle sold in 2011 to purchase gifts and play equipment for children. ... Continue reading
Opel Celebrates 150th Anniversary
At midnight on New Year's Eve December 31, Opel employees will not just be raising their glasses to the New Year but will be toasting the start of the 150th anniversary year of Opel. In 1862, the founding father, Adam Opel, could hardly have envisaged that his firm would one day become one of the biggest car makers in ... Continue reading
CustomerLink Announces Partnership with AutoTraker
CustomerLink Systems has partnered with AutoTraker Inc. to bring automated marketing services together with AutoTraker's automotive shop management software. AutoTraker software tracks customer and service histories for automotive repair shops, a process which includes frequency and sales reporting to help repair shop ... Continue reading
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