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Monday, February 20, 2012

2012 SAE International President Frank O. Klegon to Speak at IEEE Electric Vehicle Event

2012 SAE International President Frank O. Klegon to Speak at IEEE Electric Vehicle Event

SAE International 2012 President Frank O. Klegon will speak to a group of senior automotive executives and engineers during the 2012 IEEE International Electric Vehicle Conference (IEVC), scheduled for March 4-8 at the TD Convention Center in Greenville, S.C. SAE International is a technical co-sponsor of the event. Mr ... Continue reading

Pep Boys' Five-Point Checklist for Spring Car Care

Pep Boys' Five-Point Checklist for Spring Car Care

The Pep Boys -- Manny, Moe & Jack , the nation's leading automotive aftermarket service and retail chain, has prepared a five-point spring car care checklist to help drivers save money, improve gas mileage and prevent increased wear, as they emerge from winter. Pep Boys recommends that drivers thoroughly inspect their ... Continue reading

2013 Infiniti JX Luxury Crossover Production Begins

2013 Infiniti JX Luxury Crossover Production Begins

The first luxury vehicle produced in the state of Tennessee, an Infiniti JX luxury crossover in Emerald Green, rolled off the production line during a special ceremony today at Nissan's Smyrna Vehicle Assembly Plant. The all-new, 7-passenger 2013 Infiniti JX, the latest addition to the Infiniti Inspired Performance lin ... Continue reading

Rinspeed to Present Dock+Go "Backpacks on Wheels" at 2012 Geneva Motor Show +VIDEO

Rinspeed to Present Dock+Go "Backpacks on Wheels" at 2012 Geneva Motor Show +VIDEO

Another exciting innovation from the visionary automotive designer ZURICH - February 20, 2012: "You're not going to take your steamer trunk as if you were going on a lengthy vacation if all you want to do is a little shopping at your local supermarket!" - No, Swiss automotive visionary Frank M. Rinderknecht isn't hirin ... Continue reading

Antique Automobile Club of America (AACA) Announces 3 New National Awards

Antique Automobile Club of America (AACA) Announces 3 New National Awards

Antique Automobile Club of America Announces 3 New National Awards. The Corvette Award; The Military Vehicle Award; and The Thunderbird Award HERSHEY, PA (February 20, 2012) - The Antique Automobile Club of America (AACA) introduces three new National Awards. The Corvette Award; The Military Vehicle Award; and The Thun ... Continue reading

Hino Trucks' "INSIGHT" Recognized as one of Heavy Duty Trucking's Top 20 New Products for 2011

Hino Trucks' "INSIGHT" Recognized as one of Heavy Duty Trucking's Top 20 New Products for 2011

Hino Trucks' "INSIGHT", the most advanced web-based location and telematics solution in the medium duty commercial truck market, was named one of Heavy Duty Trucking's Top 20 new products for 2011. This year's best-of-the-best new products from 2011 were selected from hundreds of products and services and were judged o ... Continue reading

Ford and Ford Credit to Participate in J.P. Morgan Global High Yield & Leveraged Finance Conference

Ford and Ford Credit to Participate in J.P. Morgan Global High Yield & Leveraged Finance Conference

On Monday, Feb. 27, Neil Schloss, Ford Motor Company vice president and treasurer, and Michael Seneski, Ford Motor Credit Company chief financial officer, will deliver a presentation at the J.P. Morgan Global High Yield & Leveraged Finance Conference in Miami, Florida. The presentation will begin at 9:40 a.m. EST and w ... Continue reading

Chrysler Group Engineer Receives Prestigious "Black Engineer of the Year President's Award"

Chrysler Group Engineer Receives Prestigious "Black Engineer of the Year President's Award"

Chrysler Group SUV Vehicle Line Executive honored during 26th Annual Event Award recognizes "exceptional career gains in government and industry, and in lifetime achievement" Chrysler Group continues its nearly two-decades long support of the BEYA Global Competitiveness Conference Four other Chrysler Group engineers re ... Continue reading

Special Motorsports Event - After Fighting For Lead Wreck Ruins Coughlin's Night

Special Motorsports Event - After Fighting For Lead Wreck Ruins Coughlin's Night

NEW SMYRNA BEACH Feb. 19, 2012: JEGS.com Chevrolet driver Cody Coughlin battled for the lead for most of the opening Pro Late Model race of the 46th World Series of Asphalt Stock Car Racing at New Smyrna Speedway on Saturday night. But after contact with another driver, Coughlin spun and suffered damage to his JEGS.com ... Continue reading

Special Motorsports Event - Shootout Eligibility Returns To Its Roots For 2013

Special Motorsports Event - Shootout Eligibility Returns To Its Roots For 2013

DAYTONA BEACH, Feb. 19, 2012: NASCAR today released the eligibility requirements for the 2013 Shootout at Daytona, an announcement that signals a return to the fan-favorite preseason event’s roots. Next season’s field will consist of 2012 Coors Light Pole winners and past Shootout winners who have attempted t ... Continue reading

Special Motorsports Event - Stewart Shootout Report

Special Motorsports Event - Stewart Shootout Report

Daytona, Feb. 19, 2012: Kyle Busch edged Tony Stewart by a hair to win Saturday night’s Budweiser Shootout at Daytona (Fla.) International Speedway. The margin of victory was .013 of a second, and it came in a two-wide dash that produced the closest finish in Shootout history. “You can’t be too unsatisfi ... Continue reading

Special Motorsports Event - Johnson Shootout Comments

Special Motorsports Event - Johnson Shootout Comments

Daytona, Feb. 19, 2012: Jimmie Johnson needed another lap to get by the rotating tandem of cars in front of him with just one lap to go in Saturday night’s Budweiser Shootout at Daytona (Fla.) International Speedway. Johnson, the driver of the No. 48 Lowe’s Chevrolet Impala for Hendrick Motorsports, lined up ... Continue reading

Pirelli Cayman Interseries - Sandridge Wins Endurance Cup Championship Open At Palm Beach

Pirelli Cayman Interseries - Sandridge Wins Endurance Cup Championship Open At Palm Beach

WEST PALM BEACH, February 19 2012: Mark Sandridge passed Lee Davis on lap two of Saturday’s eight-lap sprint to win the first official points race of the 2012 season – and the first in the new Pirelli Cayman Interseries Endurance Cup Championship era – in the opening full day of racing action at the Palm ... Continue reading

Nissan And Fedex Express Join Forces Delivering Funding Support To The British Red Cross In A Zero Emission Vehicle

Nissan And Fedex Express Join Forces Delivering Funding Support To The British Red Cross In A Zero Emission Vehicle

Nissan and FedEx collaborate once again in London demonstrating the companies' joint commitment to environmental sustainability and corporate social responsibility ... Continue reading

The New Aston Martin Vantage Range For 2012

The New Aston Martin Vantage Range For 2012

The Aston Martin Vantage range continues to evolve with a comprehensive array of improvements to the V8 Vantage aimed at enhancing the dynamic feel, style and competitive pricing of the marque's entry-level sports car. There are also changes at the top-end of the Vantage range with the new and ultra-exclusive V12 Zagat ... Continue reading

Britain's Newest MG Dealership Opens

Britain's Newest MG Dealership Opens

One of the best known car dealerships in the Midlands has become Britain's newest MG outlet. ... Continue reading

Jaguar Launches Exclusive XK 'Artisan SE' +VIDEO

Jaguar Launches Exclusive XK 'Artisan SE' +VIDEO

Every Jaguar XK represents a compelling combination of advanced engineering and - the XK Artisan SE models - further enhance that luxury quality through the introduction of hand-crafted 'Artisan' interiors. ... Continue reading

Cadillac Celebrates 100 Years of the Electric Starter Motor +VIDEO

Cadillac Celebrates 100 Years of the Electric Starter Motor +VIDEO

Invention that ended "crankiness" of early cars ushered in Cadillac innovation DETROIT - February 20, 2012: With the turn of a key or push of a button, starting a car today is taken for granted. But a century ago, the electric starter that debuted in the 1912 Cadillac Touring Edition helped establish Cadillac's reputat ... Continue reading

Record Results for Ferrari In 2011

Record Results for Ferrari In 2011

The Board of Directors of Ferrari S.p.A. met today under the chairmanship of Luca di Montezemolo to examine the company's results for 2011. ... Continue reading

Mini Adds Horsepower to 'Great' Britain Campaign in Paris

Mini Adds Horsepower to 'Great' Britain Campaign in Paris

Just a few months after he drove the two millionth MINI off the production line at MINI Plant Oxford Prime Minister David Cameron today got behind the wheel of a MINI in Paris in support of the 'GREAT' Britain Campaign, helping to promote the best of Britain around the world. ... Continue reading

Infiniti Sponsors Motor Sport Magazine Hall Of Fame Awards

Infiniti Sponsors Motor Sport Magazine Hall Of Fame Awards

Infiniti, the luxury automotive brand from Japan, took centre stage amongst motor racing's elite last night, as Associate Sponsor of the Motor Sport Magazine Hall of Fame. ... Continue reading

Chiswick Honda Named Best Fleet Dealer at Annual AM Awards

Chiswick Honda Named Best Fleet Dealer at Annual AM Awards

Chiswick Honda impressed AM judges by displaying a full and in depth understanding of fleet needs. They also proved they can react dynamically to manufacturer fleet requirements and follow the buying cycle from start, all the way through to delivery to the end customer. ... Continue reading

Mazda MX-5 Venture Edition for Luxury and Thrills This Spring

Mazda MX-5 Venture Edition for Luxury and Thrills This Spring

With spring just around the corner, Mazda has introduced a new special edition of its iconic sportscar - the 'MX-5 Venture Edition' ... Continue reading

It's back... A Peugeot Icon Returns to the Geneva Motor Show

It's back... A Peugeot Icon Returns to the Geneva Motor Show

Peugeot is revealing not one, but two concept cars in Geneva, which present two expressions of the Marque's upmarket trend in the supermini segment. ... Continue reading

The Showroom Experience Becomes Fully Interactive With The New iPad Mercedes-Benz C-Class Coupe Brochure App

The Showroom Experience Becomes Fully Interactive With The New iPad Mercedes-Benz C-Class Coupe Brochure App

Mercedes-Benz UK has unveiled its first iPad Brochure App - an innovative, interactive experience that compliments traditional paper brochures with a more engaging way to experience the C-Class Coupé. ... Continue reading

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