Lexus of Richmond Announces Pursuit of Perfection Leadership Award
Media partners WRLH-FOX, WRVA, WRNL & Richmond Magazine helped recognize local student athletes RICHMOND, Va., May 20 -- For the 14th year Lexus of Richmond has participated in recognizing one outstanding high school senior scholar-athlete for the Annual Lexus of Richmond Pursuit of Perfection Leadership Award. Thirty ... Continue reading
Federal-Mogul's Eco-Friendly QuietShield(R) Receives Environmental Achievement Award
SOUTHFIELD, Mich., May 20 -- Federal-Mogul Corporation received from the Environmental Management Association (EMA) its 2008 Environmental Achievement Award for QuietShield(R) GRN, an innovative, environmentally-friendly product that is made from recycled material. The material is processed into a sound-deadening paddi ... Continue reading
IPG Appoints Martin Walsh to Lead GM Relationship
NEW YORK--The Interpublic Group announced today that Martin Walsh, a senior GM executive with experience across the carmakerâs divisions and international operations, has joined IPG to serve in a new role that will oversee and coordinate the marketing services holding companyâs efforts on behalf of this impor ... Continue reading
Dongfeng Visteon setting up new plant in Wuhan
Dongfeng Visteon setting up new plant in Wuhan http://autonews.gasgoo.com/auto-news/1010554/Dongfeng-Visteon-setting-u p-new -plant-in-Wuhan.html Shanghai, May 20 (Gasgoo.com) Dongfeng Visteon Automotive Trim Systems (Dongfeng Visteon), a joint venture between leading auto parts supplier Visteon, Yanfeng Visteon and Do ... Continue reading
BYD chairman sells shares to overseas investors
BYD chairman sells shares to overseas investors http://autonews.gasgoo.com/auto-news/1010552/BYD-chairman-sells-shares- to-ov erseas-investors.html Shanghai, May 20 (Gasgoo.com) Chinese battery and auto maker BYD Co. said that its chairman and president Wang Chuanfu has sold some of his shares to overseas investors, as ... Continue reading
China builds auto R&D giant base in Tianjin
China builds auto R&D giant base in Tianjin http://autonews.gasgoo.com/auto-news/1010555/China-builds-auto-R-D-gian t-bas e-in-Tianjin.html Shanghai, May 20 (Gasgoo.com) China Automotive Technology and Research Center (CATARC) broke ground for its new campus in Tianjin on May 19, to build the largest base of auto R&D i ... Continue reading
ROANOKE, Va.--Advance Auto Parts, Inc. , a leading retailer of automotive aftermarket parts, accessories, batteries, and maintenance items, today announced its financial results for the first quarter ended April 25, 2009. First quarter earnings per diluted share were $0.98 including a $0.04 charge related to store dive ... Continue reading
"Cash for Clunkers" is an Environmental Clunker
"Clunker" of a Bill Would Increase Pollution, Overload Landfills BETHESDA, Md., May 20 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- As "Cash for Clunkers" legislation moves closer to becoming law, the unintended negative consequences of this radical bill should be of concern to all Americans. The legislation, which in theory is supposed ... Continue reading
ZBB Proposes $94 Million Advanced Energy Storage Manufacturing Facility
MILWAUKEE--ZBB Energy Corporation (NYSE AMEX: ZBB) announced today that it has applied for $47,047,415 of cost share financial assistance under Funding Opportunity Announcement 26 of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (FOA 26) to enable the investment of $94,094,831 into ZBBâs Zinc Bromide Advanced ... Continue reading
2009 MAZDA MX-5 MIATA GRAND TOURING A Real Sports Car By Steve Purdy TheAutoChannel.com Detroit Bureau Iâve been a fan of the 1960s British and Italian sports cars since late in my misspent youth - MGs, Alfa Romeos, Austin Healeys, Triumphs, and their ilk. Their charm was in simplicity, agility, and a sort of inti ... Continue reading
McLaren Automotive announces plans for new British high technology production facility
Ron Dennis reveals details of proposed investment supporting over 800 jobs McLaren answers UK political and industrial calls for high-tech manufacturing and engineering work supporting exports McLaren Production Centre planned to build McLaren Automotiveâs range of high performance sports cars from 2011 Woking, Ma ... Continue reading
C. Robert Kidder to Become Chairman of Chrysler Group LLC
AUBURN HILLS, Mich., May 20 -- Chrysler LLC today announced that C. Robert Kidder, former Chairman of Borden Chemical Inc. and of Duracell International Inc., will become Chairman of Chrysler Group LLC, once it completes its acquisition of the operating assets of Chrysler LLC and completes a global alliance with Fiat S ... Continue reading
Jeep in the Movies is Now Playing at the Walter P. Chrysler Museum
The Walter P. Chrysler Museum, in Auburn Hills, Mich., is spotlighting Jeep in the Movies featuring two celebrated vehicles: the Jeep Wrangler Rubicon featured in Paramount Picturesâ, Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life and the Jeep Wrangler Unlimited that co-starred in the Paramount release, Sahara. Runnin ... Continue reading
Judge Refuses Motion to Postpone Chrysler Bankruptcy
judge declined on Wednesday to postpone Chrysler's bankruptcy to allow a district court to hear arguments about whether the U.S. government exceeded its authority in the reorganization of the automaker. An attorney for three state retirement funds from Indiana requested the bankruptcy hearings be postponed until a dist ... Continue reading
Is this the future of motorsport?
Paris, May 20, 2009: While Audi advances diesel technology in Le Mans, VW explores CNG and Formula 1 gets in on the act with KERS energy recovery, other companies are fantasising even further about how racing cars can be powered. <p> This is Swiss firm GreenGTâs take on environment-pleasing motor racing â an ... Continue reading
360FuelCard.com to Offer a Green Way to Purchase Fuel
SCARBOURGH, Maine--Integrity Marketing announced today that it is implementing a dual strategy in helping the environment by partnering with Carbonfund.org to offset its own fuel emissions and by launching the 360FuelCard.com, a commercial fuel charge card. By joining Carbonfund.org, the leading nonprofit carbon offset ... Continue reading
Seat Strengthens Links with Catalan Institutions
Joan Delort, Secretary for Security at the Catalan government's Department of the Interior and Institutional Relations, accompanied by other authorities of the Catalan autonomous police, today paid a visit to the SEAT facilities in Martorell to get first-hand knowledge of the manufacturing activity of the Spanish car m ... Continue reading
Renault Espace Marks its 25th Anniversary with a Lavishly-Equipped Special Edition Version
The 25th anniversary limited edition Renault Espace is based on the model's already extensively equipped Carminat Evolution equipment level. For an extra cost of just EUR 2,000, it packs EUR 7,520- worth of additional technological, safety, travelling comfort and driving pleasure-related features which represent a savi ... Continue reading
All-New GMC Terrain On Track To Hit Middle East Showrooms in Q4 2009
GMC has announced that the all-new Terrain crossover is right on track and is due to be in GMC Middle East showrooms in the fourth quarter of this year. ... Continue reading
Johnson Controls Announces Quarterly Dividend
MILWAUKEE, May 20 -- The Directors of Johnson Controls, Inc. (JCI) have authorized a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.13 per common share. The dividend is payable July 2, 2009 to shareholders of record June 12, 2009. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20081030/AQTH055ALOGO) Johnson Controls has paid consec ... Continue reading
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All-New Subaru Legacy Series Debut in Japan
Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd. (FHI), the manufacturer of Subaru automobiles, today announced the launch of the fully redesigned Legacy series, Subaru's main model, across Subaru dealerships in Japan. ... Continue reading
TRW's Capacitive Touch Sensing - Interior Control at Your Fingertips
LIVONIA, Mich., May 20 -- TRW Automotive Holdings Corp. , through its subsidiaries, is breaking new ground in the development of Capacitive Touch Sensing Technology for interior controls. The new touch sensing technology replaces traditional buttons and knobs and allows occupants to control vehicle functions with a fin ... Continue reading
Chrysler Financial Resumes Special Programs with May Zero Percent Program
FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich., May 20 -- Chrysler Financial announces today the resumption of subvented retail A.P.R. programs in conjunction with Chrysler LLC. Effective today through June 1, qualified customers have an option of selecting 0% financing for 72 months on select 2008 model year Chrysler, Jeep(R) and Dodge vehi ... Continue reading
Visteon Integrates Collision Warning Features on Research Fleet
University of Michigan and U.S. Department of Transportation launch field testing of passenger car safety system VAN BUREN TOWNSHIP, Mich., May 20, 2009 -- Visteon Corporation (Pink Sheets: VSTN) is a key participant in an automotive field test that monitors driver response to an integrated vehicle-based collision warn ... Continue reading
SoberTeen(TM) Insurance Product Generates Dozens of Discussions; Kent State MBA Class gives it a "thumbs up" for marketability STAMFORD, Conn., May 20 -- A patent application authored by intellectual property expert Mark Nowotarski, President of Markets, Patents & Alliances L.L.C., and auto insurance expert, Donald Bas ... Continue reading
CLEVELAND--Diversified industrial manufacturer Eaton Corporation today announced that Richard H. Fearon, vice chairman and chief financial and planning officer, will participate in the KeyBanc Capital Markets Industrial, Automotive and Transportation Conference on June 3 in Boston, Mass. The purpose of the Eaton presen ... Continue reading
Omega Service Corporation Signs Agreement with Finance Express
RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA, Calif., May 20 -- Finance Express, the leading provider of web-based financial services and technology for independent auto dealerships, announced today that Omega Service Corporation has integrated with the Finance Express platform. OSC offers dealers a national Buy-Back product that allows cus ... Continue reading
UQM Technologies to Hold Conference Call Thursday, May 21, 2009 at 4:30 P.M. Eastern Time
FREDERICK, Colo.--UQM Technologies, Inc. (NYSE Amex:UQM), a developer of alternative energy technologies, will hold a conference call with members of the investment community on Thursday, May 21, 2009 at 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time. To participate in the call, dial 1-888-505-4381 approximately 10 minutes before the conferen ... Continue reading
CEO and Co-Founder Jonathan Ord also named as finalist for Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year 2009 Orange County/Desert Cities SAN CLEMENTE, Calif., May 20 -- Leading automotive CRM provider DealerSocket, today announced that it has been selected as a winner of the Red Herring 100 North America Award. The Red Herri ... Continue reading
Nebraska Motor Carriers Are Now Able to Make IRP Pay Supplements Online
LINCOLN, Neb.--The Nebraska Department of Motor Vehicles has worked with Nebraska.gov to create a system for motor carriers to securely submit their International Registration Plan (IRP) payments online. The Nebraska Department of Motor Vehicles Motor Carrier Services Division is responsible for processing registration ... Continue reading
Veteran Auto Electronics Executive Tom Metzger Joins ATX
DALLAS, May 20 -- ATX Group, one of the world's leading providers of customized connected vehicle (telematics) services to global automobile manufacturers, today announced Tom Metzger, a veteran of the automotive electronics industry, has joined as senior vice president over the company's global sales and account manag ... Continue reading
TALLAHASSEE, Fla.--Vehicle owners nationwide who have purchased extended warranties from a dealer or third-party provider are questioning if their extended protection plans are still viable and wondering how they should file repair claims following the recent announcements by Chrysler and GM automakers that nearly 2,00 ... Continue reading
Research and Markets: Hybrid and Pure Electric Cars 2009-2019 - Order Report Now
DUBLIN--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/c01978/hybrid_and_pure_el) has announced the addition of the "Hybrid And Pure Electric Cars 2009-2019" report to their offering. "Electric vehicles will penetrate the market rapidly to constitute 35% of the cars made in 2025" Entirely researched i ... Continue reading
Thousands of Female Riders Help Harley-Davidson Kick Start Women Riders Month
Women Hit the Open Road to Celebrate and Learn to Ride MILWAUKEE, May 20 -- The first weekend in May saw women riders around the world banding together to share the open road, as well as flocking to new rider training courses around the country to help establish a world record--all to kick start Women Riders Month. Har ... Continue reading
Competition Lets Children Design Their Own Car Seat
LONDON, May 20 -- Budding artists aged three to 12 have the chance to ride in style, in a child car seat customised by themselves. Halfords, the UK leading retailer of travel solutions, has united with the award-winning child car seat manufacturer, Maxi-Cosi, to offer children the chance to design their own car seat co ... Continue reading
Volvo: Truck Deliveries In April 2009
STOCKHOLM, Sweden--Regulatory News: The total deliveries from the Volvo Groupâs truck operations in April amounted to 9,196 vehicles. This was a decrease of 63%, compared with the year-earlier period. Please see the attached file for the full report. (http://feed.ne.cision.com/wpyfs/00/00/00/00/00/0E/E2/75/wkr0011 ... Continue reading
Heading for the Sun. Precipitation Radar Keeps BMW Drivers Away from the Rain
Sunshine and blue skies, yes; showers and hailstones, no thank you. That is why surfers tune in to the coastal weather report, hang-gliders check the internet and hikers invoke the weather gods. But what about BMW drivers? With immediate effect, they can turn to an on-board precipitation radar. ... Continue reading
ExxonMobil Increases Butyl Rubber Capacityat Kawasaki Plant
TOKYO--ExxonMobil Chemicalâs affiliate ExxonMobil Yugen Kaisha (EMYK) announced today that Japan Butyl Co. Ltd. will increase its butyl rubber production capacity by 18,000 tons per year at the Kawasaki Plant. This expansion will increase its capacity to 98,000 tons per year when the project is completed in late 2 ... Continue reading
Kia Motors Kicks Off Experiential Global Road Show
NEWS FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Michael Choo ( <mailto:cdore@kia.co.kr> mjc@kia.co.kr), International Communications Manager, Kia Motors Corporation, Tel: +82-2-3464-5663 Kia Motors Kicks Off Experiential Global Road Show - 'Kia on Tour 2009' brings latest models to 44 countries around the world - Supporting local ... Continue reading
The New Volkswagen Scirocco R - From the Race Track to the Road
There could not be a better time or place for a world premiere: parallel to the start of the 24-hour race at the Nürburgring, Volkswagen is presenting the new Scirocco R for the first time anywhere. A sports car without compromise and a race track that demands everything of the driver will be meeting together this wee ... Continue reading
Insignia OPC Sports Tourer: New High-Performance Wagon from Opel
Like the Insignia OPC sedan, the Sports Tourer is full of technological highlights. The OPC engine is 25 percent more powerful than the 260 hp version of the 2.8 V6 Turbo in the Insignia Sport and Cosmo. The increase in power was obtained by reworking the exhaust, significantly reducing the counter pressure, with speci ... Continue reading
Automakers Strive To Add Content Without Clutter
Increased demand for new and emerging driver-assist safety features is creating an engineering dilemma for automakers. How do you effectively integrate these features into the vehicle when collectively they require a myriad of sensors, imagers and vision systems - all of which need to be affixed on or near the windscre ... Continue reading
All-Makes Servicing and Repair from Suzuki
Suzuki GB PLC is pleased to announce the launch of its All-Makes Servicing and Repair programme which will be introduced across its network of 152 dealers and authorised repairers. The bespoke programme, an industry first, launches at the end of May and has been developed to allow Suzuki dealers to offer multi brand ma ... Continue reading
Diesel Powered 2009 RAV4 with Toyota Optimal Drive Offered in UK
Fifteen years ago the original RAV4 created a new market segment for compact, fun-to-drive SUVs. Now it is ready to raise the bar higher with improved performance, lower emissions and even better fuel economy. Thanks to new and revised powertrains with Toyota Optimal Drive technology, the 2009 RAV4 becomes an even stro ... Continue reading
All Volvos, Large And Small, Benefit From the Scrappage Scheme
Following Volvo Car UK's confirmation of its participation in the Government's Scrappage Scheme, Volvo is pleased to announce further details of the additional support offering which will be available across all models, engines and trim levels in the range. ... Continue reading
Pocahontas Stays Green With Honda's Hydrogen Car
Actress and Environmental Youth Leader Q'orianka Kilcher, who played Pocahontas in the movie "The New World", has taken delivery of the next-generation Honda FCX Clarity. ... Continue reading
MINI D Day. Australia's Most Fun and Fuel Efficient Car Arrives
The first diesel powered MINI has arrived in showrooms, claiming the title of Australia’s most fuel efficient car. The new MINI Cooper D can travel 100 kilometres using only 3.9 litres, according to the official combined fuel consumption test. For the first time in Australia, the new car is also fitted with the c ... Continue reading
MINIMALISM: Lower Consumption. Lower Emission. Same Fun.
The first MINI fitted with the complete package of MINIMALISM technologies has arrived in Australia in the form of the new MINI Cooper D, helping this car achieve outstanding fuel consumption of just 3.9 litres per 100 kilometres. ... Continue reading
The BMW Group is in agreement with the direction outlined today by President Obama and his Administration to have the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Department of Transportations; National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) work together toward one national standard for regulating future green ... Continue reading
CLEVELAND, May 19, 2009 â Ford Motor Company today marked the start of production of its advanced fuel-efficient EcoBoost engines at Cleveland Engine Plant No. 1 â a key step in Fordâs plan to deliver leading fuel economy across millions of vehicles. Ford invested $55 million to retool and reopen the pla ... Continue reading
Cadillac Named Top Brand in AutoPacific Owner Satisfaction Survey - VIDEO ENHANCED
National Survey Measures Satisfaction with New Vehicles TUSTIN, CA - May 20, 2009: In the most challenging auto sales market in years, AutoPacific announced yesterday its 13th Annual Vehicle Satisfaction Awards (VSA). For the second straight year, Cadillac ranks highest among new car owners, taking the Highest Satisfac ... Continue reading
Honda Begins Sales of Honda Safety Navi Safe Driving Educational Software for PC-based Auto Driving Simulator Tokyo, May 20, 2009 - (JCN Newswire) - Honda Motor Co., Ltd. begins sales in Japan of Honda Safety Navi, new educational software for safe driving developed for a PC-based automobile driving simulator.Combined ... Continue reading
Toyota to Hold 35th Annual Safety Event for Children
Tokyo, May 20, 2009; TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION announces that it will hold the 35th "Toyota Safety School" event at the Toyota Kaikan Exhibition Hall in Toyota City, Aichi Prefecture, Japan, on 26 days from May 25 to July 16. The event, which is supported by the local police, has been held since 1975 for kindergarten an ... Continue reading
Terminated Chrysler Dealerships to Challenge Sale
Committee of Chrysler Affected Dealers," filed papers on Tuesday asking the bankruptcy court to delay hearings that would approve the sale and allow Chrysler to reject almost 800 of its dealership franchise agreements, or about 25 percent of its overall dealer network. The committee, which said it represents nearly 300 ... Continue reading
Roundtable Calls on President Obama to Save Chrysler Jobs
CLEVELAND, May 19 The American Policy Roundtable today called upon President Barack Obama to intervene and stop the termination of 789 Chrysler dealerships across the nation. The contract termination was announced last week by Chrysler operating under the protection of federal bankruptcy court. "Chrysler is now operati ... Continue reading
Air News Release:President Obama Announces National Fuel Efficiency Policy
THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary 202-456-2580 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 19, 2009 *President Obama Announces National Fuel Efficiency Policy * WASHINGTON, DC - President Obama today - for the first time in history - set in motion a new national policy aimed at both increasing fuel economy and reducing green ... Continue reading
Governor Gregoire Proclaims May 21 Drive Nice Day, Challenges Washington to Be Collision Free
Seattle and Tacoma square off in second Drive Nice City Challenge, $10,000 grant from Allstate at stake SEATTLE, May 19 -- Drive Nice Day, a day of awareness to encourage safe and responsible driving in Washington, is this Thursday, May 21. Governor Gregoire has proclaimed May 21 Drive Nice Day throughout the state and ... Continue reading
Wednesday Night Test & Tune at SSP This Week; Racing Returns on Saturday
Contact: Lillian Bell (717) 292-1696 -FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 40-Lap Late Model Race at SSP on May 23 for 55th Anniversary Racing from the Past Featured for Old-timer's Reunion Newberrytown, PA (May 19, 2009) - Racing returns to SSP next Saturday night, May 23 for the 55th Anniversary Race and Old-timer's Reunion featuri ... Continue reading
WASHINGTON, May 19 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The new White House-brokered agreement on increased auto fuel efficiency averaging 35.5 miles per gallon (MPG) for new cars and light trucks sold in 2016 is "historic and a great beginning for recovering America's position in the global auto market," according to 40MPG.org ... Continue reading
New Standards Set First Ever Greenhouse Gas Pollution Standards for Cars and Provide More Certainty to Auto Industry WASHINGTON, May 19 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Obama Administration announced today a new national standard for fuel efficiency for cars and light trucks and the first ever greenhouse gas pollution st ... Continue reading
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