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'Clean Is a Reality' With New Faurecia Products Destined to Move to Highways From the 2010 LA Auto Show

'Clean Is a Reality' With New Faurecia Products Destined to Move to Highways From the 2010 LA Auto Show

Faurecia (http://www.faurecialaautoshow.com) is proclaiming that "Clean is a reality" with the production-ready products it will display at the 2010 LA Auto Show press days, Nov. 17-18. Faurecia innovations are focused sharply on helping vehicles become cleaner by making them lighter and therefore more fuel efficient. ... Continue reading

ABRA Opens Collierville, TN Center

ABRA Opens Collierville, TN Center

MINNEAPOLIS--ABRA Auto Body & Glass, a Minneapolis-based damaged vehicle repair company, announced today the opening of a new repair center in metro Memphis. The facility, located at 430 East Winchester Blvd. in Collierville, will increase the number of ABRA repair centers to 101 in twelve states. “This repair center ... Continue reading

AECOM awarded design services contract to upgrade one of Asia’s largest water treatment facilities

AECOM awarded design services contract to upgrade one of Asia’s largest water treatment facilities

LOS ANGELES--AECOM Technology Corporation , a leading provider of professional technical and management support services for government and commercial clients around the world, announced today that it has been awarded a design and construction-services contract by the Water Supplies Department of the Hong Kong Special ... Continue reading

Backlink Request Reminder-We are Migrating links at TruckersResource

Backlink Request Reminder-We are Migrating links at TruckersResource

Dear Webmaster of http://www.theautochannel.com, I'm the webmaster of http://www.truckersresource.com and we are updating our Directory! We feel that your site would fit perfectly into our collection of quality links at http://www.truckersresource.com. The Google PR of this site is currently 3. A few months ago we plac ... Continue reading

CellControl Named National Traffic Safety Institute Award Winner

CellControl Named National Traffic Safety Institute Award Winner

BATON ROUGE, La.--CellControl, the leading fleet-grade distracted driving (DWD) technology, is the 2010 recipient of the National Traffic Safety Institute Jeffrey M. Chase Pinnacle Technology Award. The award distinguishes an outstanding technology that advances the NTSI mission to promote traffic safety and protect dr ... Continue reading

Chevrolet Volt Named AUTOMOBILE Magazine 2011 Automobile of the Year

Chevrolet Volt Named AUTOMOBILE Magazine 2011 Automobile of the Year

PR Newswire DETROIT, Nov. 16, 2010 DETROIT, Nov. 16, 2010 -- The Chevrolet Volt is the AUTOMOBILE Magazine 2011 Automobile of the Year. The award will be presented to Joel Ewanick, GM U.S. Marketing Vice President, on Wednesday at the Los Angeles International Auto Show. In naming the Volt their Automobile of the Year, ... Continue reading

Chevrolet Volt Named Motor Trend 2011 Car of the Year

Chevrolet Volt Named Motor Trend 2011 Car of the Year

PR Newswire DETROIT, Nov. 16, 2010 DETROIT, Nov. 16, 2010 -- Motor Trend magazine, one of the world's premier automotive authorities, today named the Chevrolet Volt the 2011 Motor Trend Car of the Year. "We expected a science experiment, but this is a moon shot," Motor Trend editors wrote for the January 2011 issue. "T ... Continue reading

CORRECTING and REPLACING Airbiquity Announces General Availability of Electric Vehicle Services in Europe

CORRECTING and REPLACING Airbiquity Announces General Availability of Electric Vehicle Services in Europe

MUNICH--Please replace the release with the following corrected version due to revisions to second paragraph. “Our discussions with global automobile manufacturers demonstrate an immediate need for Green Vehicle solutions. Because of existing and new customer plans, Airbiquity will have Electric Vehicle services read ... Continue reading

Easy Holiday Gifts with Free Holiday Packaging and Shipping

Easy Holiday Gifts with Free Holiday Packaging and Shipping

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Envoiture.fr: First Facebook Application Dedicated to Carpooling In France!

Envoiture.fr: First Facebook Application Dedicated to Carpooling In France!

PARIS--The new Facebook application “Envoiture.fr�?? (or Rideshare.co.uk in English) enables Facebook users to easily share lifts and travel cheaply through Facebook. Users can see their friends´ lifts and can instantly decide to join them and agree on a meeting point and costs. Normal search results in t ... Continue reading

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From:Mrs. Jana lofer,

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Green Mountain Gringo® Salsas and Tortilla Strips Awarded “Non-GMO Verified�?? status by the Non-GMO Project

Green Mountain Gringo® Salsas and Tortilla Strips Awarded “Non-GMO Verified�?? status by the Non-GMO Project

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C.--TW Garner Food Company announced today that its Green Mountain Gringo® salsas and tortilla strips are now officially “Non-GMO Project Verified,�?? meaning that they have been independently tested and verified to demonstrate best practices for avoidance of genetically-modified ingredie ... Continue reading

J.D. Power and Associates Reports: Customer Retention Varies Widely Among Personal Car Insurance Companies in the UK

J.D. Power and Associates Reports: Customer Retention Varies Widely Among Personal Car Insurance Companies in the UK

PR Newswire LONDON, Nov. 16, 2010 LONDON, Nov. 16, 2010 -- While 56 percent of personal car insurance customers overall indicate they have used the same insurance provider for the past year, policy retention rates vary widely between insurance companies — ranging from a high of more than 80 percent to a low of 3 ... Continue reading

Jeep Expands Vehicle Lineup with New Grand Cherokee and Liberty Models

Jeep Expands Vehicle Lineup with New Grand Cherokee and Liberty Models

2011 Jeep‚® Grand Cherokee Overland Summit the most luxurious, distinctive and comprehensively equipped production Jeep vehicle ever 2011 Jeep Liberty Jet combines vehicle's renowned capability with unique upscale appearance Both new models available in Jeep showrooms next month A pair of new Jeep vehicles â₠... Continue reading

Press Release: SunPods to Participate in the 2010 CleanTech National Awards Gala

Press Release: SunPods to Participate in the 2010 CleanTech National Awards Gala

> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE > > Contact information: > > Mary Khoury > 615 Dado Street > San Jose, CA 95131 > Phone: 408.549.1220 > Email: mary.khoury@sunpods.com > Web: www.sunpods.com P1030943b IMG_0101 truck-trailer-small.jpg SunPods to Participate in the 2010 CleanTech National Awards Gala SAN JOSE, Calif., November 16 ... Continue reading

ProtectION™ From Performance Plastics - New Solutions for Lithium-Ion Battery Packs

ProtectION™ From Performance Plastics - New Solutions for Lithium-Ion Battery Packs

PR Newswire HOOSICK FALLS, N.Y., Nov. 16, 2010 HOOSICK FALLS, N.Y., Nov. 16, 2010 -- The Composites Division of Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics (SGPPL) recently introduced ProtectIONâ„¢, a series of products designed to protect lithium-ion cells from hazards that can negatively affect battery performance. Protect ... Continue reading

SPECIAL NIGHT FOR STOCK CAR FANS PLANNED

SPECIAL NIGHT FOR STOCK CAR FANS PLANNED

TOYOTA SPEEDWAY NEWS NOTE: SPECIAL "FRIDAY FAN DAY" OPEN PIT AREA FOR CANIDAE CALIFORNIA CLASSIC RACE FRIDAY NOVEMBER 26, 2010 4-6PM A TOYS-FOR-TOTS TOY ADMITS THE WHOLE FAMILY: FREE! Irwindale, Calif. - - Stock car fans will have unique opportunity to visit the working pit area at Toyota Speedway in Irwindale on Frida ... Continue reading

Stay Fit This Holiday Season with Jillian Michaels: Fitness Ultimatum 2011 Available Now from D3Publisher, Empowered Media and Interactive Game Group

Stay Fit This Holiday Season with Jillian Michaels: Fitness Ultimatum 2011 Available Now from D3Publisher, Empowered Media and Interactive Game Group

LOS ANGELES--Take the challenge to step up your fitness regime with America’s premiere health and wellness coach in D3Publisher’s Jillian Michaels: Fitness Ultimatum 2011, available now for Wii™. The only official video game series created by Jillian Michaels, Jillian Michaels: Fitness Ultimatum 201 ... Continue reading

Trash and Recycling News Release (HQ): President Signs America Recycles Day Proclamation/Proclamation, new task force focus on electronic waste

Trash and Recycling News Release (HQ): President Signs America Recycles Day Proclamation/Proclamation, new task force focus on electronic waste

*CONTACT: *Latisha Petteway petteway.latisha@epa.gov 202-564-3191 202-564-4355 *FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE *November 16, 2010 *President Signs America Recycles Day Proclamation ** *"Proclamation, new task force focus on electronic waste " *WASHINGTON* - Yesterday, on America Recycles Day, President Obama signed a proclamati ... Continue reading

WHAT EVERY AMERICAN SHOULD KNOW

WHAT EVERY AMERICAN SHOULD KNOW

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Electric Vehicle Sales in Asia Pacific to Total 1.4 Million by 2015, Forecasts Pike Research

Electric Vehicle Sales in Asia Pacific to Total 1.4 Million by 2015, Forecasts Pike Research

BOULDER, Colo.--In the Asia Pacific region, there are various national-level initiatives and programs to promote the awareness of electric vehicles (EVs). These programs include the establishment of aggressive goals, subsidies for EV purchasers, research and development support and demonstration projects, tax incentive ... Continue reading

The New Volkswagen EOS and TDI Models On Stage in L.A.

The New Volkswagen EOS and TDI Models On Stage in L.A.

<p><a href="/cybercast/2010laautoshow"> Complete 2010 LA Auto Show Coverage</a></p> </p><p>By Henny Hemmes <br>Senior European Editor <br>The Auto Channel </p><p>LOS ANGELES, November 19, 2010; Volkswagen AG flew a group of German journalists to California, to give them the first look at the second generation of the Eo ... Continue reading

H.I.G. Capital Portfolio Company Stant Announces the Purchase of Shelby Enterprises

H.I.G. Capital Portfolio Company Stant Announces the Purchase of Shelby Enterprises

MIAMI--H.I.G. Capital, LLC, a leading global private investment firm, today announced that its portfolio company, Stant Corporation, a global, integrated manufacturer of highly engineered vapor and fluid control components, has acquired Shelby Enterprises, Inc. “We are pleased to continue to support Stant in its s ... Continue reading

Reflections on 2010 LA Auto Show

Reflections on 2010 LA Auto Show

The 2011 Auto Show Season Begins in Earnest By Steve Purdy TheAutoChannel.com Detroit Bureau [195] The mid-November LA Auto Show always begins the new season. Next comes Detroit in January, Chicago in February and New York at the end of March. All want the designation of being the premier US show. Only Detroit maintain ... Continue reading

Third RRDC/FIA Young Drivers Symposium To Kick Off At PRI Show

Third RRDC/FIA Young Drivers Symposium To Kick Off At PRI Show

HILLIARD, Nov. 19, 2010: The third RRDC/FIA Young Drivers Symposium will kick off at the Performance Racing Industry (PRI) Trade Show in Orlando, Fla., next month with a lineup of the the sport's and industry's most distinguished experts. The FREE workshop, open to racing drivers from all motorsports disciplines, will ... Continue reading

Kart Industry Council Add Mitch Wright As New Director Of Tracks

Kart Industry Council Add Mitch Wright As New Director Of Tracks

Las Vegas, November 19, 2010: Bringing more than 44 years of racing and track management experience to the board, Mitch Wright, the General Manager of the brand new NOLA Motorsports Park has graciously accepted the invitation to become the association’s new Director of Tracks. As the former Director of Racing at t ... Continue reading

Ace Karts Leads the Pack in Adrenaline with Safety

Ace Karts Leads the Pack in Adrenaline with Safety

Melbourne, November 20, 2010: Motorsport's popularity comes from its inherent danger; sports that don’t carry such a high risk of serious injury simply don’t provide the same adrenaline rush. However, one Melbourne go karting centre, Ace Karts, is ensuring that drivers as young as 6 years old can join in on t ... Continue reading

Mercedes/Petronas GP Test Day 2 - Abu Dhabi

Mercedes/Petronas GP Test Day 2 - Abu Dhabi

Michael Schumacher was in action for the MERCEDES GP PETRONAS team today for the second and final day of the Pirelli tyre test at the Yas Marina Circuit in Abu Dhabi. Michael continued the programme begun by team-mate Nico Rosberg yesterday and revisited many of the set-up evaluations to further improve the team's unde ... Continue reading

Ford F-150 With Torture-Tested EcoBoost Engine Finishes 2010 Tecate SCORE Baja 1000 in 38 Hours

Ford F-150 With Torture-Tested EcoBoost Engine Finishes 2010 Tecate SCORE Baja 1000 in 38 Hours

PR Newswire DEARBORN, Mich., Nov. 20, 2010 DEARBORN, Mich., Nov. 20, 2010 -- F-150 EcoBoostâ„¢ race truck, with an engine that has the equivalent of 10 years of rugged use, finished the grueling Baja 1000 in just over 38 hours, traveling 1,061 miles The same stock EcoBoost engine endured the equivalent of 15 ... Continue reading

Eltek Valere EV Powercharger 3000 Chosen by Leading German Auto Manufacturer for New Line of Electric Vehicles

Eltek Valere EV Powercharger 3000 Chosen by Leading German Auto Manufacturer for New Line of Electric Vehicles

DRAMMEN, Norway--Eltek Valere, the industry’s leader in green, high-efficiency power technology, today announced it has been awarded a contract from a leading German automobile manufacturer to provide its EV Powercharger™ 3000 high-efficiency battery charger for a high volume concept line of ... Continue reading

The Market for Driver Monitoring Systems is Primed to Top $1 Billion by 2015, According to ABI Research

The Market for Driver Monitoring Systems is Primed to Top $1 Billion by 2015, According to ABI Research

LONDON--Active safety and driver assistance systems have been making steady progress in the long migration path from high-end exclusivity to mass-market appeal. As advanced sensors such as radar and cameras are introduced, the challenge for manufacturers is to get as much added value from these components as possible. ... Continue reading

Hot Rodder Scholarships From Ohio Technical College

Hot Rodder Scholarships From Ohio Technical College

OHIO TECHNICAL COLLEGE AWARDS $202,000 IN SCHOLARSHIPS TO FINALISTS OF HOT RODDERS OF TOMORROW ENGINE CHALLENGE CLEVELAND, Ohio – Ohio Technical College (OTC) awarded $202,000 in scholarships to high school students on the top six teams competing in the Hot Rodders of Tomorrow Engine Challenge National Championshi ... Continue reading

Breaking Auto Show News, Photos and Videos Delivered in Real Time to iPhone and iPod touch with New Road & Track Auto Show App

Breaking Auto Show News, Photos and Videos Delivered in Real Time to iPhone and iPod touch with New Road & Track Auto Show App

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif.--Road & Track (RoadandTrack.com), the nation's longest-running and most trusted automotive magazine, today announced its Road & Track Auto Show App is now available at the App Store for iPhone and iPod touch. “Road & Track Auto Show App instantly brings coverage of the world's most exciting a ... Continue reading

AMERICA'S CAR SHOW with Tom Torbjornsen - LIVE SATURDAY and SUNDAY

AMERICA'S CAR SHOW with Tom Torbjornsen - LIVE SATURDAY and SUNDAY

LIVE RADIO BROADCASTS &#8226: DIY INFORMATION &#8226; COMMENTARY Tom Torbjornsen, one of the world's premier automotive radio personalities hosts two different LIVE radio shows every week. Both shows can be heard right here on The Auto Channel. ... Continue reading

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