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Thursday, December 2, 2010

EnergyOne Technologies Announces First Provisional Patent Filing

EnergyOne Technologies Announces First Provisional Patent Filing

LEXINGTON, Ky.--EnergyOne Technologies Inc., a provider of renewable energy solutions and next generation technologies, announced today that the Company has filed its first cornerstone provisional patent with the United States Patent and Trademark Office. “This technology will be the first of its kind, enabling th ... Continue reading

AIADA: November 2010 U.S. Auto Sales Reflect Continuing Recovery

AIADA: November 2010 U.S. Auto Sales Reflect Continuing Recovery

Washington DC December 2, 2010; AIADA reported that spurred by overall economic improvements and the onset of the holiday shopping season, November auto sales experienced a successful month. Though unemployment remains high, consumer confidence is on the rise and retailers are reporting a higher than hoped for holiday ... Continue reading

Automotive News to Host Free Online Access Week Dec. 6-12, 2010 - Hahahaha! TheAutoChannel.com is always FREE

Automotive News to Host Free Online Access Week Dec. 6-12, 2010 - Hahahaha! TheAutoChannel.com is always FREE

DETROIT, Dec. 2, 2010 DETROIT, Dec. 2, 2010 -- Executives with a professional interest in the automotive industry can electronically preview one of the premier sources for late-breaking news and information Dec. 6-12, 2010. Automotive News is hosting a complimentary one-week-only Free Access Week during which its subsc ... Continue reading

Automotive Leasing Surges

Automotive Leasing Surges

For the 2010 year, leasing has seen a huge surge over recent years. With total lease penetration hitting the 25% mark, leasing has once again become a major way for manufacturers to entice customers into vehicles. "Leasing is a great way for manufacturers to lure customers back into the car market," says Richard Joseph ... Continue reading

Results from 2010 SCCA Board Elections

Results from 2010 SCCA Board Elections

TOPEKA, Dec. 2, 2010: Sports Car Club of America, Inc. announced the results for the four Areas holding elections. One new member will join the SCCA Board of Directors for 2011, while three incumbents will rejoin for a second three-year term. All candidates ran unopposed in this year’s election. Jerry Wannarka, of ... Continue reading

Asbury Automotive (Dealer) Group Announces Transactions

Asbury Automotive (Dealer) Group Announces Transactions

PR Newswire DULUTH, Ga., Dec. 2, 2010 DULUTH, Ga., Dec. 2, 2010 -- Asbury Automotive Group, Inc. , one of the largest automotive retail and service companies in the U.S., today announced the closing of its acquisition of Greenville Automotive Group, which consists of Lexus, Toyota, Jaguar, Porsche, and Volvo brands ope ... Continue reading

GE Demonstrates Electric Bus of the Future

GE Demonstrates Electric Bus of the Future

NISKAYUNA, N.Y.--The hybrid systems research team at GE Global Research, the company’s central technology development arm, announced a significant breakthrough that could help accelerate the electrification of bus fleets, delivery trucks and other larger, heavy-duty vehicle fleets. “Weâ€℠... Continue reading

AutoNation Announces November 2010 Retail New Vehicle Unit Sales

AutoNation Announces November 2010 Retail New Vehicle Unit Sales

AutoNation, Inc. , America's largest automotive retailer, today announced that its retail new vehicle unit sales in November 2010, as reported to the applicable automotive manufacturers, totaled 15,511, an increase of 16% as compared to November 2009. Retail new vehicle unit sales in November 2010 for AutoNation's oper ... Continue reading

Neilsen Rating Reports Improved Figures For Lucas Oil Off Road On CBS Sports - VIDEO ENHANCED

Neilsen Rating Reports Improved Figures For Lucas Oil Off Road On CBS Sports - VIDEO ENHANCED

Corona, December 2, 2010: Over the holiday weekend, the third addition of the 2010 Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series aired on CBS Sports Prime Time Network Television. The most recent broadcast took place on Sunday 11/28, 5:00-6:00pm Est. and despite the time slot going up against prime time heavy weights like "NFL on F ... Continue reading

World Challenge Announces 2011 Schedule

World Challenge Announces 2011 Schedule

TOPEKA, Dec. 2, 2010: WC Vision and SCCA Pro Racing today announced six of the eight venues and the first 10 races that will showcase Sports Car Wars and make up the planned 12-race 2011 World Challenge Championships campaign. In this, the 22nd consecutive year of North America’s top professional series for produc ... Continue reading

Prospeed, Inc. Named As Technical Supplier To Andretti Autosport

Prospeed, Inc. Named As Technical Supplier To Andretti Autosport

DENVER, Dec. 1, 2010: Prospeed, Inc., the manufacturer of the only premium high performance brake fluid developed and manufactured in the United States, announced today it has been awarded "Technical Supplier" status with Andretti Autosport. Prospeed RS683 Xtreme Performance Brake Fluid™ specifically addresses ext ... Continue reading

The All-Stars of Short Course Racing Collide for the Ultimate Pay Day

The All-Stars of Short Course Racing Collide for the Ultimate Pay Day

Phoenix, Dec. 1, 2010: The all-stars of short course racing collide for the ultimate pay day. Professional pride, bragging rights and the richest payday in off road, the Rockstar Energy Challenge Cup is the all-or-nothing season finale showdown. The lineup features a sure to be thrilling PRO-2 vs. PRO-4 battle and you ... Continue reading

IndyCar Modifies T.E.A.M. Program For 2011 Season

IndyCar Modifies T.E.A.M. Program For 2011 Season

INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. 1, 2010: Seeking to increase the competitive balance throughout the IZOD IndyCar Series field, INDYCAR officials have modified the Team Enhancement and Allocation Matrix for the 2011 season. Though the financial guarantee to full-time IZOD IndyCar Series teams will remain the same as it was in 2010, ... Continue reading

Newman/Haas To Test Servia, Hinchcliffe

Newman/Haas To Test Servia, Hinchcliffe

Indianapolis, Dec. 1, 2010: Firestone Indy Lights championship runner-up James Hinchcliffe and Indy car veteran driver Oriol Servia will test with Newman/Haas Racing on Dec. 13-14 at Sebring International Raceway. Servia, a native of Catalonia, Spain, has made 15 starts for NHR in CART/Champ Car and the IZOD IndyCar Se ... Continue reading

Meijer Links Up With Team Penske

Meijer Links Up With Team Penske

Indianapolis, Dec. 1, 2010: Penske Racing announced that Meijer will join Team Penske as a sponsor of its three-car IZOD IndyCar Series program, beginning with the 2011 season. Coca-Cola will play an integrated role in this sponsorship as it is a key supplier to Meijer and a sponsor with Penske Racing. Meijer, which op ... Continue reading

The Stig's Caterham R500 Takes Its Final Bow

The Stig's Caterham R500 Takes Its Final Bow

The Caterham Superlight R500 in which Top Gear's erstwhile Stig set the BBC programme's test track alight is making its final journey next week before being retired from active service. ... Continue reading

Land Rover Announces The New Freelander 2 SD4 Sport Limited Edition

Land Rover Announces The New Freelander 2 SD4 Sport Limited Edition

Land Rover today launches the new Freelander 2 SD4 Sport Limited Edition at the Bologna Motor Show. ... Continue reading

Jaguar Serve Up LTA Partnership

Jaguar Serve Up LTA Partnership

Jaguar has today announced a new partnership with The Lawn Tennis Association (LTA) to become the Official Vehicle supplier of British Tennis. ... Continue reading

Ford e-News - Dec. 1, 2010

Ford e-News - Dec. 1, 2010

Ford Transit Connect Taxis ensure Beantown is green town Ford Transit Connect Taxis are launching in Boston and across New England as taxi fleet operators look for new alternatives to add passenger comfort and cargo capacity, while increasing fuel economy and maneuverability and lowering costs. Boston Cab Dispatch pick ... Continue reading

Peugeot's RCZ Wins Top Gear Award

Peugeot's RCZ Wins Top Gear Award

Top Gear magazine, today announced that the Peugeot RCZ is its â'Coupe of the Year'2010. The UK's best selling automotive magazine took its assessment of the RCZ to the extreme by road testing it in Northern China in the proximity of the Great Wall; the first time the Peugeot RCZ has been in the world's largest car ma ... Continue reading

Vauxhall Corsa Ideal Candidate For Positive Outcomes

Vauxhall Corsa Ideal Candidate For Positive Outcomes

National recruitment and training organisation, Positive Outcomes, has taken delivery of 33 new highly efficient Vauxhall Corsa hatchbacks in its latest step to maximise staff support and client service. ... Continue reading

Changeover At Mini Design

Changeover At Mini Design

After 10 successful years at MINI Design, Gert Volker Hildebrand is handing over the running of the MINI Design studio to Anders Warming at the end of 2010. Gert Hildebrand will be leaving the company on 31.12.2010. ... Continue reading

End Of Year Boost To Kia Model Line Up

End Of Year Boost To Kia Model Line Up

Kia has boosted the diesel line-up of its cee'd model range by introducing a new VR-7 special edition of the cee'd and pro_cee'd. A new top-of-the-range version of Sorento has also been launched. ... Continue reading

Mitsubishi's Lancer SX Heads 2011 Model Year Update

Mitsubishi's Lancer SX Heads 2011 Model Year Update

Mitsubishi Motors Australia Limited (MMAL) has introduced a new model to their popular Lancer small hatch and sedan range, the SX, as part of the 2011 model year update. In addition, a number of interior and exterior specification changes have been made to variants across the range, ensuring the 2011 Lancer family boas ... Continue reading

Truck Industry Council Gets Behind Safety Drive Day

Truck Industry Council Gets Behind Safety Drive Day

Freight 2011 is pleased to announce that the Truck Industry Council (TIC) has thrown its full support behind the Freight 2011 Safety Drive Day on the 4th March at Sandown Racecourse in Melbourne, coming on board as an official supporter and endorsing the event to its members. ... Continue reading

Australia's First Ever Electric Vehicle Fast Charger to be Installed at Mitsubishi

Australia's First Ever Electric Vehicle Fast Charger to be Installed at Mitsubishi

Mitsubishi Motors Australia Limited (MMAL) will unveil Australia's first ever fast charge electric vehicle recharging station later this month in Adelaide to service Mitsubishi's innovative electric i-MiEV. ... Continue reading

Mitsubishi's Popular Triton Club Cab is Back for 2011

Mitsubishi's Popular Triton Club Cab is Back for 2011

Mitsubishi Motors Australia Limited (MMAL) welcomes the popular Club Cab back to the Triton two and four-wheel drive utility range. The Triton Club Cab heads a range of updates to the vehicle as part of its Model Year 2011 MN Triton line-up. ... Continue reading

Hyundai Scores Australia's Best Cars Hat-Trick With i20, i30 and iMax

Hyundai Scores Australia's Best Cars Hat-Trick With i20, i30 and iMax

Australia's seven State and Territory based motoring clubs have recognised three Hyundai models as class-winners in the 2010 Australia's Best Car national awards. ... Continue reading

Skoda Superb Wagon 125TDI Awarded 'Australia's Best Large Car Under $60,000'

Skoda Superb Wagon 125TDI Awarded 'Australia's Best Large Car Under $60,000'

Skoda's Superb Wagon has taken out another award this time as 'Australia's Best Large car under $60,000' at the Australia's Best Car Awards 2010 last night. ... Continue reading

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