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Saturday, May 21, 2011

What's Your Car Complaint? The Auto Channel Can Help Solve the Issue

What's Your Car Complaint? The Auto Channel Can Help Solve the Issue

Put an 800 lb. gorilla on your side Something wrong with your new car? Was a recent repair job not done properly? Looking for a way to get better fuel mileage? The Auto Channel wants to help you get satisfaction. Tell us about your problem; we'll go to the source and help get the issue rectified or answered. Don't sit ... Continue reading

World Challenge - Skeen, Crosland and Aschenbach Conquer Race 1

World Challenge - Skeen, Crosland and Aschenbach Conquer Race 1

BOWMANVILLE, May 21, 2011: Mike Skeen, of Charlotte, N.C., led start to finish overall on Saturday at Mosport International Raceway to capture the Pirelli World Challenge GT win in the Pirelli Grand Prix of Mosport Victoria Day Speedfest Presented by Optima Batteries. Ben Crosland, from Salt Lake City, Utah, earned his ... Continue reading

ARCA - Sean Corr Builds Confidence Saturday At New Jersey Motorsports Park

ARCA - Sean Corr Builds Confidence Saturday At New Jersey Motorsports Park

MILLVILLE, May 21, 2011): ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards championship contender Sean Corr found his comfort zone Saturday afternoon at New Jersey Motorsports Park (NJMP) giving the Goshen, New York native some stability heading into tomorrow’s ModSpace 150. Corr, an avid dirt winner turned asphalt competi ... Continue reading

ARCA - Maryeve Dufault Making Strides At New Jersey Motorsports Park

ARCA - Maryeve Dufault Making Strides At New Jersey Motorsports Park

MILLVILLE, May 21, 2011: Tony Marks Racing (TMR) pilot Maryeve Dufault in the No. 12 VR-12 / Dodge Motorsports Dodge Charger made huge strides Saturday at New Jersey Motorsports Park (NJMP) giving her rookie team confidence heading into tomorrow’s ModSpace 150. Dufault, the Sorel, Quebec Canada native originally h ... Continue reading

Tenneco Announces Results of 2011 Annual Meeting

Tenneco Announces Results of 2011 Annual Meeting

LAKE FOREST, Ill.--Tenneco Inc. announced at its annual meeting today that its shareholders re-elected Charles W. Cramb, Dennis J. Letham, Hari N. Nair, Roger B. Porter, David B. Price, Jr., Gregg M. Sherrill, Paul T. Stecko, Mitsunobu Takeuchi, and Jane L. Warner to the company’s board of directors. The ... Continue reading

Phoenix Business Journal Honors Avnet Chairman and CEO Roy Vallee with Lifetime Achievement Award

Phoenix Business Journal Honors Avnet Chairman and CEO Roy Vallee with Lifetime Achievement Award

PHOENIX--Avnet, Inc. , a leading global technology distributor, has announced that Roy Vallee, chairman and CEO of Avnet, Inc., was honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Phoenix Business Journal during its third annual Most Admired CEOs Awards Dinner on May 19th. The award recognizes Vallee’ ... Continue reading

Cee Lo Green Headlined "Range Rover Evoque Live," an Interactive Global Music Event Held in New York on May 21

Cee Lo Green Headlined "Range Rover Evoque Live," an Interactive Global Music Event Held in New York on May 21

NEW YORK, May 21, 2011 -- WHAT: Â 'Range Rover Evoque Live' marked a global interactive music event uniting international artists who performed simultaneously in Milan, New York and Shanghai, all to support the launch of the all-new 2012 Range Rover Evoque. Guests and fans in New York witnessed an amazing performance ... Continue reading

FLASH!!! World Doesn't End - Obama Intends To Blame Bush And Conservatives For The Failure, Yet Indy Continues To Endure

FLASH!!! World Doesn't End - Obama Intends To Blame Bush And Conservatives For The Failure, Yet Indy Continues To Endure

Whew! We dodged another bullet. Now we can go back to paying attention to important stuff like; the the debt ceiling, job growth, taxes, a non-existent Federal budget, The Ryan Plan, The Gang of 6,5,4,3..., the Pelosi Healthcare Pole Dance, terrorists operating in the US, oil prices, the alternative energy shell game, ... Continue reading

Chevrolet Volt Plant Prepares for Production Boost, Exports

Chevrolet Volt Plant Prepares for Production Boost, Exports

DETROIT General Motors’ Detroit-Hamtramck Assembly plant, home of the Chevrolet Volt, will close for four weeks beginning in June for planned upgrades to prepare for a significant increase in the rate of Volt production, along with assembly of the 2013 Chevrolet Malibu midsize sedan. Already in tight supply, the n ... Continue reading

Getting Rid of Spare Tire Helps Boost Chevy Cruze MPG

Getting Rid of Spare Tire Helps Boost Chevy Cruze MPG

MILFORD, Mich. Changing a flat tire on the side of a busy freeway can be a dirty and dangerous job. The 2011 Chevrolet Cruze offers a safer option: an on-board tire inflator kit that also helps improve fuel efficiency by shedding 26 pounds of spare tire and jacking hardware. The inflator kit is among 42 changes to the ... Continue reading

General Motors Certifies DealerTrack's Customer Relationship/Internet Lead Management System

General Motors Certifies DealerTrack's Customer Relationship/Internet Lead Management System

LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y., May 16, 2011 -- DealerTrack, Inc. today announced that General Motors has certified DealerTrack's Customer Relationship Management (CRM)/Internet Lead Management (ILM) system for use by General Motors dealers using the DealerTrack Dealer Management System (DMS). The combination of DealerTrack's CRM/ ... Continue reading

Research and Markets: Business Snapshot & SWOT Analysis - Ford Motor Corporation

Research and Markets: Business Snapshot & SWOT Analysis - Ford Motor Corporation

DUBLIN--Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Business Snapshot & SWOT Analysis - Ford Motor Corporation" report to their offering. “Business Snapshot & SWOT Analysis - Ford Motor Corporation” SWOT Analysis is a framework used extensively for an assessment of the internal as well as external ... Continue reading

NASCAR Whelen All-American Series - Wilson Ready To Hammer Down At Caraway

NASCAR Whelen All-American Series - Wilson Ready To Hammer Down At Caraway

ASHEBORO, May 21, 2011: It’s been nearly a month since Ryan Wilson has been behind the wheel of his No. 12 Randolph Bank Toyota Camry but the vacation is over and action will resume at Caraway (N.C.) Speedway in the NASCAR Whelen All-American Series with a Super Five Late Model race this Sunday, May 22. After whee ... Continue reading

ARCA - Brent Discovering Enjoying Other Aspects Of Racing

ARCA - Brent Discovering Enjoying Other Aspects Of Racing

SHELBY TOWNSHIP, May 21, 2011: While Shelby Township, Michigan native Robb Brent may be not be in a race car, he is doing just about everything that he can to stay near the cockpit, including spotting and serving as a driver coach. Last weekend, the ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards which is recognized as one of ... Continue reading

Motorsports Brands - Toyota Charlotte Qualifying Comments

Motorsports Brands - Toyota Charlotte Qualifying Comments

KYLE BUSCH, No. 18 M&M's Toyota Camry, Joe Gibbs Racing Starting Position: 1st How was your car in qualifying? "I can't say enough about everything. The guys unloaded a really, really good M&M's Camry today. Dave Rogers (crew chief) did a great job. All the guys here that work on this thing gave me a really good piece. ... Continue reading

ARCA - Duno Ready For Twists And Turns At New Jersey

ARCA - Duno Ready For Twists And Turns At New Jersey

MOORESVILLE, May 21, 2011: After tackling two Superspeedways and two short tracks thus far in the ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards season, Milka Duno is ready for something a little more familiar - road course racing. While she is an ARCA Racing Series Rookie, Duno is certainly no stranger to the twists and turn ... Continue reading

FIA F1 - Barcelona Mercedes/Petronas GP Qualifying Report

FIA F1 - Barcelona Mercedes/Petronas GP Qualifying Report

Nico Rosberg "With our focus on the race pace this weekend, it was to be expected that we might suffer a little in Qualifying. However I am not too disappointed with seventh place as we should be stronger in the race tomorrow, and I believe we can aim to be better than in Istanbul. I have one set of new tyres left whic ... Continue reading

World Challenge - Challenge Poles Go To Skeen, Brown, and Povoledo at Mosport

World Challenge - Challenge Poles Go To Skeen, Brown, and Povoledo at Mosport

BOWMANVILLE, May 21, 2011: Mike Skeen, from Charlotte, N.C.., grabbed the Pirelli World Challenge GT and overall pole for Saturday’s Pirelli Grand Prix of Mosport Victoria Day Speedfest Presented by Optima Batteries. Paul Brown, from Covina, Calif., and Aaron Povoledo, from nearby Toronto, earned the GTS and Touri ... Continue reading

Pro Racing - Ave Leads Trans-Am Practice 2 At Mosport

Pro Racing - Ave Leads Trans-Am Practice 2 At Mosport

BOWMANVILLE, May 21, 2011: Tony Ave, of Maiden, N.C., continued his stranglehold on the top of the SCCA Pro Racing Trans-Am Series time charts in practice on Saturday at Mosport International Raceway but his competitors closed the gap somewhat from Friday to Saturday. Driving the No. 4 Lamers Racing/Beebe Racing/Optech ... Continue reading

Green Motorsports - EV Cup Switches To The US

Green Motorsports - EV Cup Switches To The US

Laguna Seca, May 20, 2011: The EV Cup, the world's first racing series exclusively featuring zero-emission electric vehicles, will now start in the United States in November, rather than in the UK this summer as originally planned. The series will begin with two race events in California, at Laguna Seca in November and ... Continue reading

IndyCar - Ganassi-Hull-Franchitti-Dixon Press Conference Transcript

IndyCar - Ganassi-Hull-Franchitti-Dixon Press Conference Transcript

MODERATOR: Folks, we've got a double situation here again. We've got a very tight time frame at the beginning. Also, following this, they have a team meeting that they are scheduled to have. So we're going to be very quick here. Chip, a different situation than our just previous one where you have a team that you're st ... Continue reading

IndyCar - Penske, Cindric, Mears, Castroneves, Briscoe, Power Press Conference Transcript

IndyCar - Penske, Cindric, Mears, Castroneves, Briscoe, Power Press Conference Transcript

MODERATOR: Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. I'm Merrill Cain with Team Penske. Thanks for joining us today for the annual Indianapolis 500 Team Penske press conference. We're privileged today to be joined by the key players of the most successful team here at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Team Penske. First off, ... Continue reading

Motorsports Venues - Charities Are Using The Fast Lane To Raise Funds With Events At Motorsports Country Club of Cincinnati

Motorsports Venues - Charities Are Using The Fast Lane To Raise Funds With Events At Motorsports Country Club of Cincinnati

BATAVIA, May 20, 2011: Several not-for-profit organizations are adding some zip to their fund-raising efforts by staging kart races at the Motorsports Country Club of Cincinnati. The facility is unique not only to the area but also to the world, as it's the only known country club centered around a kart track. Located ... Continue reading

Motorsports Venue - HPD Wins Schwitzer Award

Motorsports Venue - HPD Wins Schwitzer Award

INDIANAPOLIS, May 20, 2011: James Goodloe, Roger Griffiths, Marcelo Martinelli and Robert Bell of Honda Performance Development (HPD) received the 45th annual BorgWarner Louis Schwitzer Award on May 20 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway for their development of the Honda Refueling Safety Interlock System. The Honda Ref ... Continue reading

Sprint Cup - Roush Fenway Looks To Add To Fast Start With Sprint All-Star Victory

Sprint Cup - Roush Fenway Looks To Add To Fast Start With Sprint All-Star Victory

CONCORD, May 20, 2011 : Roush Fenway Racing’s Cup program will take a break from Sprint Cup point racing this weekend and focus on the Sprint All-Star Challenge event. Holding the Sprint Cup points lead, the organization will set its sights on winning the famed Sprint All-Star event for the fourth time in team his ... Continue reading

ClipperCreek Ships its 5,000th Charge Station

ClipperCreek Ships its 5,000th Charge Station

ClipperCreek, Inc. announced today that it shipped its 5,000th electric vehicle charging station, clearly maintaining its leadership position in the market. The company has seen a significant increase in shipments as new vehicles hit the market. “The customer base is varied and broad based”, said David Packar ... Continue reading

Low Speed Electric Vehicles Provide Better Alternative To Cars

Low Speed Electric Vehicles Provide Better Alternative To Cars

GAINESVILLE, Fla., May 18, 2011 -- Karl Benz knew what he was doing when he produced the first gasoline engine. Cars have revolutionized the way we get from Point A to Point B, but with more than 125 million cars (and counting) on U.S. roads, our cities, climate and environment are getting hit hard because of the moder ... Continue reading

Wording of Auto Insurance Policies Drives Many Americans Up a Wall, InsuranceQuotes.com Poll Shows

Wording of Auto Insurance Policies Drives Many Americans Up a Wall, InsuranceQuotes.com Poll Shows

AUSTIN, Texas, May 19, 2011 -- More than one-third of insured American drivers who have read at least part of their auto insurance policies have had trouble making sense of them, according to an online Harris Interactive poll commissioned by InsuranceQuotes.com. Eighty-seven percent of drivers who currently have auto i ... Continue reading

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