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How Does Your Garden Grow: Subaru of America, Inc. to Sponsor Northwest Flower & Garden Show

How Does Your Garden Grow: Subaru of America, Inc. to Sponsor Northwest Flower & Garden Show

PR Newswire CHERRY HILL, N.J., Feb. 22, 2011 CHERRY HILL, N.J., Feb. 22, 2011 -- Subaru of America, Inc., is once again a sponsor of the Northwest Flower & Garden Show, February 23-27, at the Washington State Convention Center in Seattle, WA.  The show's overall theme for 2011 is "Once Upon a Time…Spec ... Continue reading

Navistar Reaches Development Agreement With EcoMotors International On Groundbreaking Engine Design

Navistar Reaches Development Agreement With EcoMotors International On Groundbreaking Engine Design

PR Newswire WARRENVILLE, Ill., Feb. 22, 2011 WARRENVILLE, Ill., Feb. 22, 2011 -- Navistar International Corporation today announced it has reached a development agreement with EcoMotors International™ in support of the company's opoc® (Opposed-Piston, Opposed-Cylinder) engine architecture. EcoMotors ... Continue reading

Allstate Announces Quarterly Dividend

Allstate Announces Quarterly Dividend

PR Newswire NORTHBROOK, Ill., Feb. 22, 2011 NORTHBROOK, Ill., Feb. 22, 2011 -- The Allstate Corporation today announced a quarterly dividend of 21 cents on each outstanding share of the Corporation's common stock, payable in cash on April 1, 2011 to stockholders of record at the close of business on March 11, 2011. The ... Continue reading

Jaguar to Launch XKR-S and Celebrate 50 Years of E-Type in Geneva

Jaguar to Launch XKR-S and Celebrate 50 Years of E-Type in Geneva

PR Newswire MAHWAH, N.J., Feb. 22, 2011 MAHWAH, N.J., Feb. 22, 2011 -- Jaguar will launch the new Jaguar XKR-S at the Geneva Motor Show on March 1, 2011. With a higher output supercharged V8 engine, revised suspension, and a new aerodynamically-driven design, the Jaguar XKR-S expresses the company's long held duality o ... Continue reading

U.S. Auto Parts Network, Inc. to Report Fourth Quarter 2010 Financial Results on February 28, 2011

U.S. Auto Parts Network, Inc. to Report Fourth Quarter 2010 Financial Results on February 28, 2011

PR Newswire CARSON, Calif., Feb. 22, 2011 CARSON, Calif., Feb. 22, 2011 -- U.S. Auto Parts Network, Inc. announced today that it will report financial results for the fourth quarter ended January 1, 2011, on Monday, February 28, 2011, after market close. The Company will hold a conference call to discuss the results th ... Continue reading

KEYART Goes International: Personalised Key Covers for Audi, VW, Skoda and Seat Now Available in Japan

KEYART Goes International: Personalised Key Covers for Audi, VW, Skoda and Seat Now Available in Japan

GERA, Germany & YOKOHAMA, Japan--Elegant and individual car keys? Yes! With attachable key covers made by the German company KEYART in Gera. These stylish covers for car keys for the brands Audi, VW, Skoda and Seat are now available in Japan. Its distribution partner, XAS Inc. (www.keyart.jp), Yokohama, will offer the ... Continue reading

NowAuto Group, Inc. Announces Fiscal Second Quarter 2011 Results

NowAuto Group, Inc. Announces Fiscal Second Quarter 2011 Results

PR Newswire PHOENIX, Ariz., Feb. 22, 2011 PHOENIX, Ariz., Feb. 22, 2011 -- NowAuto Group, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: NAUG and NWAU) today announced results for its fiscal 2011 second quarter ended December 31, 2010. The Company reported revenue of $1,039,677 million and a net loss of $0.07 per diluted share versus reven ... Continue reading

2011 Subaru Legacy Review

2011 Subaru Legacy Review

2011 Subaru Legacy Review Mark Fulmer TACH Editor In Chief For almost all of America. This has been quite a winter. The rain, the snow, and the wind have been way above average. It's been Subaru weather. The legacy for 2011 has only some minor modifications since last year it was fully redesigned. ... Continue reading

Suzuki GB PLC Offers Motorcycle Clothing and Accessory Lines Online

Suzuki GB PLC Offers Motorcycle Clothing and Accessory Lines Online

SAN LUIS OBISPO, California, February 22, 2011 -- Suzuki Great Britain's "wish list" just got better. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20101109/SHOPATRONLOGO) Thanks to the integration of Shopatron eCommerce (http://ecommerce.shopatron.com/) into its website, http://www.suzuki-gb.co.uk/accessories/, Suzuki GB P ... Continue reading

Tom Johnson Camping Center to Debut New Brands at Charlotte RV Show

Tom Johnson Camping Center to Debut New Brands at Charlotte RV Show

PR Newswire CONCORD, N.C., Feb. 22, 2011 CONCORD, N.C., Feb. 22, 2011 -- Among the nearly 50 RVs they are bringing to the show, Tom Johnson Camping Center will debut new brands from Skyline RV, Forest River Inc., Coachmen and Gulfstream RV at the 21st Annual RV and Camping Show February 25-28 at the Charlotte Conventio ... Continue reading

Research and Markets: Report on Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure with 2012 Forecasts

Research and Markets: Report on Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure with 2012 Forecasts

DUBLIN--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/e05c62/electric_vehicle_c) has announced the addition of the "Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure" report to their offering. This report covers the full picture of how electric vehicles by land, water and air will be externally charged. They ... Continue reading

Better Drivers in Maine Pay Less for Car Insurance with One-of-a-Kind Program from Progressive

Better Drivers in Maine Pay Less for Car Insurance with One-of-a-Kind Program from Progressive

MAYFIELD VILLAGE, Ohio--Business travelers who park their cars at the airport several days a week. Families with an extra car they only drive occasionally. Drivers who avoid slamming on the brakes. They’re all less likely to be in an accident and can save money on their car insurance with a new program f ... Continue reading

General Motors and Chrome Systems to Honor Outstanding Accessories Sales Performance by GM Dealers and Distributors

General Motors and Chrome Systems to Honor Outstanding Accessories Sales Performance by GM Dealers and Distributors

PR Newswire PORTLAND, Ore., Feb. 22, 2011 PORTLAND, Ore., Feb. 22, 2011 -- Recognizing the exceptional growth in accessories sales revenues at GM dealerships using the GM Accessories Digital Solution, powered by Chrome, General Motors and Chrome Systems, Inc., a subsidiary of DealerTrack Holdings, Inc. , and a leader i ... Continue reading

Quantum Announces Canadian Order for Ultra Light-Weight Natural Gas Vehicle Storage Systems for Light Duty Vehicles

Quantum Announces Canadian Order for Ultra Light-Weight Natural Gas Vehicle Storage Systems for Light Duty Vehicles

Quantum Fuel Systems Technologies Worldwide, Inc. announced today that it has secured a new purchase contract from a large Canadian natural gas vehicle integrator, Hi-tec Fuel & Auto Ltd, to supply a series of natural gas vehicle tanks for light duty trucks. The Quantum next generation medium capacity Compressed Natura ... Continue reading

New BMW i-models Are Easily Recognizable

New BMW i-models Are Easily Recognizable

By Henny Hemmes Senior European Editor The Auto Channel MUNICH, February 21, 2011. Contrary to what we previously expected, based on statements in the context of Project I, the new BMW i is not a division, but a sub-brand of BMW. It is not a sister of M GmbH, that is a separate subsidiary of the BMW Group AG. The M ver ... Continue reading

Lane Departure Warning Systems Go Mainstream: $14.3 Billion Market by 2016, According to ABI Research

Lane Departure Warning Systems Go Mainstream: $14.3 Billion Market by 2016, According to ABI Research

LONDON--Outside of Japan, lane departure warning (LDW) systems began to appear on top-of-the-line consumer vehicles around 2005, with automatic steering correction being phased in on some models over the next five years or so. In 2011, the system will be available on high-volume models such as the Ford Focus and Merced ... Continue reading

Chubb Adds Pet Injury Coverage to Its Auto Policy

Chubb Adds Pet Injury Coverage to Its Auto Policy

PR Newswire WARREN, N.J., Feb. 22, 2011 WARREN, N.J., Feb. 22, 2011 -- The Chubb Group of Insurance Companies is adding up to $2,000 in coverage to its automobile policy for pets injured or killed in a crash or other covered loss. The policy will help pay to treat, board or replace domestic pets, even if they were pull ... Continue reading

Semi Truck Accident Statistics Continue to Rise in U.S. for 2010

Semi Truck Accident Statistics Continue to Rise in U.S. for 2010

PR Newswire NEW YORK, Feb. 22, 2011 NEW YORK, Feb. 22, 2011 -- The statistics are out for 2010 for Semi Truck, Tractor Trailer, and Commercial Vehicle accidents in the U.S. And the numbers continue to go up. In 2010 over 500,000 Large Truck and Commercial Vehicles were involved in accidents; with over 100,000 people su ... Continue reading

Alcoa Wheels Recognized with Top 20 New Product by Heavy Duty Trucking

Alcoa Wheels Recognized with Top 20 New Product by Heavy Duty Trucking

CLEVELAND--Heavy Duty Trucking recognized Alcoa Wheels, a key supplier to Wheel Torque Solutions, as a “Top 20�?? new product recently at the TMC Annual Convention in Tampa, Florida. Heavy Duty Trucking editors, in combination with members of the American Trucking Associations’ Tec ... Continue reading

F1 - Teams Look To Ecclestone For Guidance

F1 - Teams Look To Ecclestone For Guidance

<b>By Alan Baldwin - Reuters</b> LONDON, Teams left the fate of the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix in the hands of Formula One supremo Bernie Ecclestone on Friday after police again fired on protesters in the Gulf kingdom. The renewed violence forced Ecclestone to tone down a short-lived note of optimism that the Ma ... Continue reading

Rock Island Grand Prix's King Of The Streets To Earn USF2000 Test Day

Rock Island Grand Prix's King Of The Streets To Earn USF2000 Test Day

Since 1994, some of karting's biggest names have gathered each Labor Day weekend in Rock Island, Ill., with an eye on being crowned "King of the Streets." In 2011, winning that title will come with an added bonus. The Mazda Road to Indy and INDYCAR announced today it will award a test day in a Cooper Tires Presents the ... Continue reading

THE NATIONAL CLUB MOTORSPORT SHOW - Supported By MSA Go Motorsport

THE NATIONAL CLUB MOTORSPORT SHOW - Supported By MSA Go Motorsport

<b>"The show you can afford to attend, but not to miss"</b> Ricoh Arena, Coventry, 5-6 November 2011 A new type of motor show is coming soon, promoting all kinds of national club racing - from rally to road and from stocks to supercars. It's MotorSportUK, offering clubs, suppliers and manufacturers an affordable way to ... Continue reading

Mr. Aruba Winter Nationals Raises $4,900 For JEGS Foundation

Mr. Aruba Winter Nationals Raises $4,900 For JEGS Foundation

DELAWARE, Feb. 22: For the past five years, a dedicated group of close drag racing friends have gathered for the Mr. Aruba Winter Nationals in an effort to raise money for the JEGS Foundation Racing For Cancer Research project. Despite extremely cold temperatures, the group recently gathered for the 2011 running of the ... Continue reading

2012 Fiat 500: A First Impression - Life is Better When Driven

2012 Fiat 500: A First Impression - Life is Better When Driven

Fiat 500: A First Impression,Life is Better When Driven By Larry Nutson Senior Editor, Chicago Bureau (IMG_0988) The Auto Channel Chicago, February 2011 - “It’s not how big your car is. It’s how big your life is.” This statement is written on a wall in the Fiat Design Studio in Turin, Italy. Laura S ... Continue reading

Kory Rabenold Determined To Put Career Back On Track In 2011

Kory Rabenold Determined To Put Career Back On Track In 2011

SLATINGTON, February 22, 2011: Kory Rabenold hasn’t been in an ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards car for more than one race since 2009, but the Slatington, Pennsylvania native is focused now more than ever to not let another year go by without doing what he loves, race. Rabenold spent the winter-off season r ... Continue reading

Linde Hydrogen Fuels Mercedes-Benz World Tour

Linde Hydrogen Fuels Mercedes-Benz World Tour

MURRAY HILL, N.J. & NEW PROVIDENCE, N.J.--Linde North America will support the Mercedes-Benz F-CELL World Drive, commemorating the 125th anniversary of the invention of the automobile. The drive will make stops in 32 cities in North America between February 24 and March 18. “Linde has years of hydrogen fueling exp ... Continue reading

Hyundai Names Manheim Location Auction of the Year

Hyundai Names Manheim Location Auction of the Year

corp_C FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Lois Rossi Feb. 22, 2011 Director Public Relations, Manheim (678) 645-2028 Hyundai Names Manheim Location Auction of the Year Manheim Pennsylvania's Outstanding Performance Recognized by Hyundai Motor America ATLANTA - Hyundai Motor America recently named Manheim Pennsylvania its 2 ... Continue reading

Faurecia to Supply Extensive Content for the 2012 Volkswagen Passat

Faurecia to Supply Extensive Content for the 2012 Volkswagen Passat

PR Newswire AUBURN HILLS, Mich., Feb. 22, 2011 AUBURN HILLS, Mich., Feb. 22, 2011 -- The all-new 2012 Passat to be built at Volkswagen's new Chattanooga, Tenn., plant will incorporate technology from Faurecia inside, outside and under the car, according to Faurecia North America President Mike Heneka. Faurecia is the w ... Continue reading

Bayne Brings Wood Brothers Back To Victory Lane

Bayne Brings Wood Brothers Back To Victory Lane

Over the past 61 years, the Wood Brothers of Stuart, Va., have played a part in some of the most memorable moments in motorsports. But Trevor Bayne’s victory in Sunday’s Daytona 500 topped them all. Bayne, making just his second career Sprint Cup start and his first in the Great American Race, scored a stunni ... Continue reading

F1 - GP Of Bahrain Cancelled Due To Civil Unrest

F1 - GP Of Bahrain Cancelled Due To Civil Unrest

Bahrain Grand Prix organisers have called off the opening race of the Formula One season due to political unrest in the country. "The Bahrain International Circuit today announced that the Kingdom of Bahrain would withdraw from hosting this year's F1 Grand Prix race so that the country can focus on its process of natio ... Continue reading

F1 - FIA Test Report - Barcelona - Day 4

F1 - FIA Test Report - Barcelona - Day 4

Barcelona day four - Massa blazes a trail to the top 21 Feb 2011 Ferrari signed off from the test at Barcelona’s Circuit de Catalunya with a flourish on Monday. Felipe Massa’s best lap, a 1m 22.625s, was the fastest time of the four-day session at the Spanish circuit and almost four seconds quicker than the B ... Continue reading

100th Anniversary Indianapolis 500 To Start At Noon Sunday May 29

100th Anniversary Indianapolis 500 To Start At Noon Sunday May 29

INDIANAPOLIS, Feb. 21, 2011:The 33 greatest drivers in the world will cross the famed Yard of Bricks to take the green flag for the 100th anniversary of the Indianapolis 500 at noon (ET) Sunday, May 29, 2011. The start time has been 1 p.m. since 2006. "With less than 100 days until the 100th anniversary of the Indianap ... Continue reading

Jaguar Announces The Official E-Type 50th Anniversary Collectors' Book - VIDEO ENHANCED

Jaguar Announces The Official E-Type 50th Anniversary Collectors' Book - VIDEO ENHANCED

21st February 2011: Jaguar has commissioned a beautiful 'Collectors'Edition' coffee-table book to mark the 50th anniversary of the car that stopped the automotive world in its tracks - the E-Type. ... Continue reading

PPQ Inspired By Alfa Romeo Style

PPQ Inspired By Alfa Romeo Style

It's not often that a car manufacturer is associated with a brand inspired garment that appears on a high profile catwalk show, but this is what happened courtesy of designers PPQ for Italian brand and event sponsor's Alfa Romeo at the PPQ London Fashion Week Show on Friday (19 February). ... Continue reading

Skoda Auto At The 2011 Geneva Motor Show

Skoda Auto At The 2011 Geneva Motor Show

Highlighting its achievements and the brand's new direction, Skoda Auto will present a new corporate design at the forthcoming Geneva Motor Show. ... Continue reading

The Consequences Of ENVY Sink In As Suspects Line Up Online

The Consequences Of ENVY Sink In As Suspects Line Up Online

Peugeot's interactive ENVY multi-media whodunnit moves into its concluding stage, with the launch of a dedicated Facebook competition for budding detectives at www.facebook.com/peugeotuk ... Continue reading

Smart Forspeed: Zero Emissions, Great Fun To Drive And A Cool Design

Smart Forspeed: Zero Emissions, Great Fun To Drive And A Cool Design

Smart is presenting an unconventional study at the Geneva Motor Show: the forspeed combines contemporary urban mobility with the fun factor typical of smart. ... Continue reading

Maserati 'Strikes A Pose' At London Fashion Week

Maserati 'Strikes A Pose' At London Fashion Week

In the exciting scenario of London Fashion Week, once again a fleet of fabulous Maseratis 'struck a pose', whilst chauffeuring celebrities to their favourite shows. ... Continue reading

New BMW Sub-Brand: BMW i

New BMW Sub-Brand: BMW i

I's a new day in our industry; a new era for individual mobility. This is BMW i "Born Electric." said Ian Robertson, member of the Board of Management of BMW AG responsible for Sales and Marketing, in Munich on Monday. ... Continue reading

Natural Gas Powered Honda Civic Is America's 'Greenest' Vehicle For Eighth Time

Natural Gas Powered Honda Civic Is America's 'Greenest' Vehicle For Eighth Time

American Honda's natural gas-powered Civic GX has earned the title of America's greenest vehicle for the eighth time according to the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE). ... Continue reading

Win A Hyundai i20 By Showing Your Colours In The Hyundai A-League Finals

Win A Hyundai i20 By Showing Your Colours In The Hyundai A-League Finals

Hyundai is looking for the biggest, brightest and most passionate football fans in Australia to be a part of the excitement of the Hyundai A-League Finals Series. The Hyundai Show Your Colours competition will give entrants the chance to win a new Hyundai i20 at the Hyundai A-League Grand Final. ... Continue reading

Holden Pays Tribute To The Late Jack Rawnsley

Holden Pays Tribute To The Late Jack Rawnsley

Holden has paid tribute to Jack Rawnsley, the last remaining engineer to have worked on the very first Holden - the 48-215 - who passed away yesterday aged 99. ... Continue reading

Moffat And French Head PI Celebrity Grid

Moffat And French Head PI Celebrity Grid

The famous all-Ford XY GTHO 'front-row' of the 1971 Hardie Ferodo 500 grid at Bathurst will be re-formed at this year's Phillip Island Classic Festival of Motorsport from March 18-20. ... Continue reading

Shannons To Shine At Longford Revival

Shannons To Shine At Longford Revival

A number of Australia's most spectacular road and racing cars and motorcycles will be heading to Northern Tasmania on the first weekend in April for the inaugural Longford Revival Festival Shannons Show & Shine. ... Continue reading

McLaren MP4-12C Production Prototypes Take "Final" 1,000 Mile Road Trip in the Global Development Program - VIDEO ENHANCED

McLaren MP4-12C Production Prototypes Take "Final" 1,000 Mile Road Trip in the Global Development Program - VIDEO ENHANCED

WOKING, England - February 21, 2011: McLaren Automotive's vehicle development team has been testing prototype versions of the innovative new McLaren MP4-12C high-performance sports car around the world since 2007. And the development programme recently completed the car's final "sign-off" 1,000 mile development drive. ... Continue reading

BMW i, the New Sub-Brand of BMW - COMPLETE PRESS CONFERENCE VIDEO

BMW i, the New Sub-Brand of BMW - COMPLETE PRESS CONFERENCE VIDEO

By Henny Hemmes Senior European Editor SEE ALSO: MUNICH - February 22, 2011: Simply “BMW i” - that is the name of the new BMW sub-brand. It has been founded for the future generation of sustainable zero- en ULEV-vehicles and can be compared to M GmbH, which develops and builds the sporty M-vehicles. Starting ... Continue reading

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