Freescale and FAW Partner to Bring Next-Generation Technology to Automobiles in China
Freescale Semiconductor today announced a partnership with First Automobile Works (FAW), one of the leading automotive OEMs in China, and the establishment of a FAW-Freescale joint automotive lab. The joint lab will be established in the Technology Center of FAW and will be a shared research and development lab focusin ... Continue reading
DealerTrack Expands Integrated Services to Assist Dealers in Complying with New California Law
DealerTrack Registration and Titling Services Group, a leading provider of on-demand dealer management software and services, now offers an innovative solution to California automobile dealers in complying with a new state law. With the passage of Assembly Bill 1215 last year, beginning in July, all used vehicles offer ... Continue reading
Commercial Vehicle Group at 2012 Mid-America Trucking Show
Commercial Vehicle Group, Inc. , a leading supplier of fully integrated system solutions for the global commercial vehicle market, today announced that it will exhibit an array of products and new technologies at the 2012 Mid-America Trucking Show (MATS) in Louisville, KY, between March 22 - 24. ... Continue reading
Peter Sherry Jr., Ford Motor Company associate general counsel for Corporate and Commercial Matters and corporate secretary, has elected to retire effective April 1, 2012, after more than 31 years of service with the automaker Sherry will be succeeded by Bradley Gayton, currently Ford assistant general counsel and assi ... Continue reading
Honda and Sprinkles Bake Up Sweet CR-V Marketing Program
American Honda has teamed up with Sprinkles Cupcakes on a delectable mall-based marketing program to promote interest in the segment-leading 2012 Honda CR-V. The Honda CR-V Mall Tour will provide free Sprinkles cupcakes to those who check out the all-new 2012 CR-V. Kicking off this Thursday, March 22 at the Westfield M ... Continue reading
FIA F1 - Australian GP Race Report
Melbourne, Mar. 18, 2012: McLarenâs Jenson Button drove a pluperfect race to take the lead of the world championship at Melbourne's Albert Park on Sunday, keeping his head and his lead even when a safety car intervention appeared to throw a beaten Sebastian Vettel a lifeline. The 2009 world champion scored his thi ... Continue reading
FIA F1 - Australian GP Post-Race Driver Comments
Lotusâs Romain Grosjean on his early exit in Melbourne; Caterhamâs Vitaly Petrov on prompting the only safety car of the race; Ferrariâs Felipe Massa and Williamsâ Bruno Senna on their late coming together; Pastor Maldonado on the last-lap mistake which cost Williams a hefty pointsâ haul; and M ... Continue reading
FIA F1 - 2012 Mercedes' F-Duct Engineering Tweak
Melbourne, Mar. 18, 2012: Given all the rhetoric about Mercedes new F-Duct we thought that a reprise of the technology was in order. To whit; Mercedes' is arguably the most innovative car of the season, especially compared to its predecessor, with its 'W-duct' front wing and the reported 'F-duct rear wing' that has gen ... Continue reading
POWRi - Darland Earns $5k At Cowtown Speedway
KENNEDALE, March 18, 2012: Dave Darland passed Rico Abreu for the lead on the opening lap and never relinquished it Saturday, earning $5,000 for his victory in the POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget Seriesâ Midget Stampede at quarter-mile Cowtown Speedway. It was the third POWRi victory of Darlandâs illustrious ... Continue reading
Sprint Cup - Stewart Race Report
Bristol, Mar. 18, 2012: Itâs rare when Tony Stewart is happy with a 14th-place finish, but considering his performances of late at Bristol (Tenn.) Motor Speedway, Stewartâs 14th-place run in the Food City 500 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race Sunday was a welcome reprieve. âReally proud of Steve (Addington, ... Continue reading
Family-owned Consumer Tire Celebrates 50 Years in Business in Northeast Ohio
Consumer Tire Inc., a family-owned Northeast Ohio auto service provider and retailer of all major tire brands, will celebrate 50 years in business this month with food, prizes and special discounts to thank valued customers. Anniversary sale prices will extend from March 25 through March 31 and will coincide with the o ... Continue reading
Auto Sales Continue to Rise; Car Insurance Rates Don't Have to Follow
There's some good news on the auto front: Drivers who chose to squeeze a few more years out of their vehicles during the tough economy are starting to upgrade. According to Autodata, February 2012 auto sales were at their highest annual rate since March 2008. New cars usually mean new car insurance costs. But while mos ... Continue reading
Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Vehicle Maintenance Facilities in California: A Federal and State Compliance Guide" subscription to their offering. 'Vehicle Maintenance Facilities in California: A Federal and State Compliance Guide' This authoritative guide summarizes the Federal and California- ... Continue reading
Clean Energy Fuels Corp. has signed a 10-year strategic partnership agreement with Saddle Creek Corporation, a leading logistics services provider, to build natural gas fueling stations at existing Saddle Creek locations in support of Saddle Creek's expanding natural gas-powered truck fleet. Saddle Creek is a nationwid ... Continue reading
New Car Buyers Are Thinking Differently This Year
Foresight Research released the first results from its 2012 Automotive Marketing Communications Study ©. Automotive research specialists, Foresight interviewed 7,851 new vehicle buyers in the US, finding: Buyers in 2011 looked for and listened to fewer marketing communications, as a different mix of customers and need ... Continue reading
GPS Insight to Showcase Fleet Tracking Solution at Mid-America Trucking Show, March 22-24
GPS Insight, a leading provider of GPS fleet tracking solutions for commercial and government fleets, will be showcasing their award-winning software at the Mid-America Trucking Show in Louisville, March 22-24, 2012. GPS Insight is proud to make their first appearance at this show and looks forward to launching their s ... Continue reading
Rolls-Royce Selects Capgemini for Global Support of Pioneering Multi-Vendor IT Strategy
Rolls-Royce has awarded a key IT contract to Capgemini UK plc (Paris:CAP) as it finalises its move from a single-partner to a multi-vendor strategy. The three-year outsourcing contract has an option to extend to five years. In the newly created role of service integrator, Capgemini will work with Rolls-Royce to ensure ... Continue reading
Audi Recognizes 106 Dealers With 2011 Magna Society Awards
Audi identified its top performing U.S. dealerships throughout 2011, a year that saw the brand and its retail partners post record sales results. In all, 106 Audi dealerships earned the 2011 Magna Society recognition by providing superlative customer service while achieving strong overall business performance. Audi als ... Continue reading
Infiniti Launches National Certified Collision Repair Network
Infiniti today launched a new nationwide Infiniti Certified Collision Repair Network, a dynamic, comprehensive program designed to recognize and distinguish body shops that meet or exceed standards for repair work, training, equipment and delivery of Infiniti customer service. The new certification program is open to b ... Continue reading
Dodge Durango Special Service Reporting For Duty
Special Service Dodge Durango designed for police, fire and general fleet customers Model has unique components to handle extreme use, extra-long life and added utility Durango can tow class-leading 7,400 pounds and travel over a class-leading 550 miles between fill-ups Following the successful debut of the Dodge Charg ... Continue reading
Automotive Expert, Analyst Lauren Fix 'The Car Coach' Joins SaviCorp, Maker of the DynoValve
SaviCorp® (Pinksheets: SVMI.PK) SaviCorp, maker of the DynoValve®, has announced that Lauren Fix 'The Car Coach®' is joining the company as product spokesperson and media relations spokesperson effective immediately. Lauren Fix is an ASE Certified Technician, SAE Engineer and has been seen on television interviewed ... Continue reading
ECOtality Selected as 2012 New Energy Pioneer
Bloomberg New Energy Finance today announced ECOtality, Inc. , a leader in clean electric transportation and storage technologies, as a 2012 New Energy Pioneer. Now in its third year, the Bloomberg New Energy Finance Pioneer program named nine other companies at the fifth annual Bloomberg New Energy Finance Summit in N ... Continue reading
Louis Chevrolet Heads Home To La Chaux-De-Fonds In Style
A giant, polished-steel bust will grace the Parc de l'Ouest in La Chaux-de-Fonds and remind visitors of Louis Chevrolet, one of the Swiss city's most famous sons. ... Continue reading
Simon Lewis Takes Key Fleet Role As Infiniti Gears Up Towards 10% Market Share
The creation of a new UK Fleet Sales Manager role is one of a raft of changes to Infiniti's European sales teams as the luxury automotive brand from Japan lays more foundations in Europe consistent with its target of a 10% share of the global luxury car market by 2016. ... Continue reading
Peugeot iOn Charges Forward With A New Package For UK Buyers
Peugeot UK has announced changes to its Electric Vehicle (EV) Sales programme, with an on-the-road price reduction to £21,216 (after the Government's £5,000 Plug-in Car Grant), a monthly rental from £249 per month over a 3-year term and comprehensive coverage across the country through 23 dedicated EV Specialist Peu ... Continue reading
Land Rover Designs Born Free Lion For Pride Of Cape Town, South Africa
Land Rover and Born Free are collaborating together for the Pride of Cape Town - a major public arts event that will see a fantastic pride of fifty life-size lion sculptures prowling South Africa's V & A Waterfront, in aid of international wildlife charity and Land Rover's Global Conservation Partner, the Born Free Fou ... Continue reading
2012 Cadillac CTS-V Coupe Review by Carey Russ
DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH CAREY RUSS "Iron fist in a velvet glove" is a term that has been used to describe many a German or British high-performance car. Applied to an automobile, the term means a combination of first-rate sports car performance and handling with luxury levels of comfort and refinement. The Europeans ... Continue reading
Ceremony Marks Start of Subaru BRZ Production
A special ceremony held today at Subaru's Gunma factory in Ota-city, Japan, marked the start of production of one of this year's most anticipated new models, the Subaru BRZ and Toyota GT 86. ... Continue reading
Renault Buzzing as Kangoo Z.E. Scores Major Award at Twickenham
Kangoo Van Z.E. has scored another major accolade after picking up the VansA2Z.com Ecovan of the Year trophy at Twickenham Stadium yesterday. ... Continue reading
New 'Head Of Fleet' For Mazda UK
Mazda is changing the structure of its fleet sales department with the promotion of Steve Tomlinson to the new role of Head of Fleet - reporting to Peter Allibon, Sales Director, Mazda UK. ... Continue reading
First Cat Luxury Sleeper Introduced at the Melbourne Truck Show
Caterpillar in Australia is adding to its lineup of line haul on-highway trucks with its first luxury sleeper, the Cat CT630LS, revealed at the Melbourne Truck Show. The CT630LS will commence in market testing immediately with production planned for late 2012. ... Continue reading
Bentley V8 Thunders Over Goodwood's Hills
Bentley's new Continental GT 4.0 litre V8 tried Goodwood's hill climb for size and instantly hit its stride in preparation for this summer's Goodwood Festival of Speed. Goodwood's VIP guests got an early glimpse of this latest member of the Continental family as well as hearing the unique, sporting rumble of Bentley's ... Continue reading
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