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Friday, February 22, 2013

ROLLS-ROYCE WRAITH Set to Unveil at Geneva Motor Show

ROLLS-ROYCE WRAITH Set to Unveil at Geneva Motor Show

ROLLS-ROYCE WRAITH SET FOR UNVEIL AT GENEVA MOTOR SHOW Show all media Rolls-Royce Motor Cars today confirmed the launch of its next model, Rolls-Royce Wraith. The car will be presented for the first time at the Geneva Motor Show on 5 March 2013, with first deliveries to customers expected in the fourth quarter of 2013. ... Continue reading

The 2013 Jeep Patriot Is Ready For Road Tests At Northstar Jeep In Brisbane

The 2013 Jeep Patriot Is Ready For Road Tests At Northstar Jeep In Brisbane

Adrenaline junkies can now get their fix of adventure by test-driving the 2013 Jeep Patriot in Brisbane. The Patriot combines the power of off-roading that is synonymous with Jeep and the style of a luxury family SUV into one compact crossover package. Jeep enthusiasts will love the power and performance of the new Nor ... Continue reading

Lexus and The Weinstein Company are in the midst of producing five short films as part of a series titled 'Life is Amazing

Lexus and The Weinstein Company are in the midst of producing five short films as part of a series titled 'Life is Amazing

Lexus and The Weinstein Company Hosted Special Preview Party in Los Angeles on February 21, 2013 Screening Two Short Films from the Series LOS ANGELES, CA, FEBRUARY 22, 2013 “ Lexus and The Weinstein Company are in the midst of producing five short films as part of a series titled 'Life is Amazing.' In what is an unpr ... Continue reading

First RS model in the Q series: Audi RS Q3

First RS model in the Q series: Audi RS Q3

First RS model in the Q series: Audi RS Q3 quattro GmbH chief van Meel: “The compact Audi RS Q3 creates a new class in the SUV segment.” Combines excellent power with outstanding everyday practicality 2.5 TFSI with 228 kW (310 hp) and 420 Nm (309.78 lb-ft), 0 to 100 km/h (62.14 mph) in 5.5 s Audi RS Q3 Audi R ... Continue reading

The Audi A3 e-tron

The Audi A3 e-tron

Highly efficient plug-in hybrid with 150 kW (204 hp) system power and 350 Nm (258.15 lb-ft) system torque From 0 to 100 km/h (62.14 mph) in 7.6 seconds 1.5 liters of fuel per 100 km (156.81 US mpg) Audi A3 e-tron Audi A3 e-tron Audi is working intently to electrify the drivetrain using plug-in hybrid technology. The br ... Continue reading

New Golf GTD celebrates its world premiere in Geneva

New Golf GTD celebrates its world premiere in Geneva

Sporty long-distance Golf with 135 kW / 184 PS only consumes 4.2 litres of fuel per 100 km Four-cylinder TDI engine of the Golf GTD complies with EU-6 emissions standard Wolfsburg, 21 February 2013 - Extremely fuel efficient, but extremely sporty – it is these attributes that have excited fans of the Golf GTD over ... Continue reading

Launch of the new Beetle Convertible

Launch of the new Beetle Convertible

Open-top driving this spring in the latest generation Beetle Wolfsburg, 22 February 2013 - The new Beetle Convertible has arrived and is available now in Volkswagen dealerships all over Germany. With an updated, fresh design, a wealth of trim options and not least a great value-for-money price the new Beetle Convertibl ... Continue reading

Volkswagen Group meets its targets for fiscal year 2012

Volkswagen Group meets its targets for fiscal year 2012

Increase in operating profit to EUR 11.5 billion (EUR 11.3 billion) Board of Management and Supervisory Board propose higher dividend Prospects for 2013: Given the ongoing crisis in key European markets, the goal for operating profit is to match the prior-year level, sales revenue and vehicle deliveries are to increase ... Continue reading

Oberthur Technologies and FICOSA Demonstrate at the Mobile World Congress 2013, a Complete Connectivity Solution for the Automotive Market

Oberthur Technologies and FICOSA Demonstrate at the Mobile World Congress 2013, a Complete Connectivity Solution for the Automotive Market

Oberthur Technologies, one of the world's largest providers of security and identification solutions and services based on smart card technologies, and FICOSA an automotive parts and systems supplier, will demonstrate at the Mobile World Congress 2013 in Barcelona, a remotely provisionable SIM for the automotive market ... Continue reading

Research and Markets: Global Commercial Vehicle Tire Market 2012-2016 with Continental AG, Michelin SCA and The Goodyear Tire Dominating

Research and Markets: Global Commercial Vehicle Tire Market 2012-2016 with Continental AG, Michelin SCA and The Goodyear Tire Dominating

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Global Commercial Vehicle Tire Market 2012-2016" report to their offering. TechNavio's analysts forecast the Global Commercial Vehicle Tire market to reach 1.81 billion units by 2016. One of the key factors contributing to this market growth is the steady economic ... Continue reading

Cooper Tire & Rubber Company Declares 164th Consecutive Quarterly Dividend

Cooper Tire & Rubber Company Declares 164th Consecutive Quarterly Dividend

Cooper Tire & Rubber Company today announced a quarterly dividend of 10.5 cents per share on common stock, payable March 29, 2013, to stockholders of record at the close of business March 6, 2013. This will mark the 164th consecutive quarterly dividend paid by Cooper Tire & Rubber Company. About Cooper Tire & Rubber Co ... Continue reading

Hyundai Motor America Sells Its First Special Edition Veloster RE:MIX Model

Hyundai Motor America Sells Its First Special Edition Veloster RE:MIX Model

Hyundai Motor America recently delivered the first of its new Veloster RE:MIX limited edition models to its excited new owner at Sterling McCall Hyundai in Houston, Texas. Hyundai began selling its special edition production Veloster in mid-February alongside a comprehensive offering of stylish, well-equipped and effic ... Continue reading

Autoliv: Autoliv's 2012 Annual Report Available

Autoliv: Autoliv's 2012 Annual Report Available

Autoliv, Inc. (STO:ALIVSDB) has filed its Form 10-K, which includes the Company's 2012 Annual Report, with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The Form 10-K, including the Annual Report, is available at the SEC Edgar website: www.sec.gov. The Annual Report is also available in a reader-friendly, downloadable ... Continue reading

Goodyear Launches New Ads During Biggest Race of Season

Goodyear Launches New Ads During Biggest Race of Season

The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company has announced that it is taking to the race track to launch its new North American integrated advertising campaign during the biggest event of the NASCAR season, the Daytona 500. Designed to highlight those experts who choose Goodyear's tires for their superior performance, the new ad ... Continue reading

All-New Range Rover Notches Up 10 Industry Awards

All-New Range Rover Notches Up 10 Industry Awards

The all-new Range Rover, the world's most refined and capable SUV, has notched up 10 international awards in just three months since production began. The world's first SUV with a lightweight all-aluminium body, the new Range Rover takes luxury and capability to a new level, with even greater refinement and enhanced pe ... Continue reading

EnergyLogic and MacroAir Announce HVLS Fan Winner from National Automotive Dealership Association's 2013 Annual Convention and Expo

EnergyLogic and MacroAir Announce HVLS Fan Winner from National Automotive Dealership Association's 2013 Annual Convention and Expo

EnergyLogic, the foremost leader and manufacturer of waste oil heating technology and MacroAir's authorized supplier for the automotive market, and MacroAir, the inventors of the high volume, low speed fan, have announced the winner of this year's NADA drawing for an HVLS fan. ... Continue reading

Honda Develops New Technology to Join Steel and Aluminum and Achieves World's First Application

Honda Develops New Technology to Join Steel and Aluminum and Achieves World's First Application

Honda Motor Co. , Ltd. has announced the development of a new technology to join steel and aluminium and further applied this technology to mass production vehicles , initially to the North American version of the all-new Acura RLX but plans to expand its application to other models . The first application of this tech ... Continue reading

J.D. Power and LMC Automotive Report: Strong New-Vehicle Sales in February Drives Robust Selling Rate

J.D. Power and LMC Automotive Report: Strong New-Vehicle Sales in February Drives Robust Selling Rate

The new-vehicle retail selling rate in February remains above 12 million units--stronger than it was a year ago's the auto industry recovery continues, according to a monthly sales forecast developed by J.D. Power and Associates' Power Information Network (PIN) and LMC Automotive. ... Continue reading

Details Of Ford Motor Company's February 2013 U.S. Sales Conference Call

Details Of Ford Motor Company's February 2013 U.S. Sales Conference Call

Ford Motor Company will release its February 2013 U.S. sales results at approximately 9:30 a.m. EST Friday, March 1, 2013. At 10 a.m. EST, Erich Merkle, Ford U.S. sales analyst, will host a conference call for the investment community and news media to discuss the results and related market trends. He will be joined by ... Continue reading

Toyota Certified Used Cars Bring Atlantic Toyota to No. 1 Spot in NY State

Toyota Certified Used Cars Bring Atlantic Toyota to No. 1 Spot in NY State

Toyota Certified used cars are offered in large quantities at Atlantic Toyota, and shoppers have the pick of some of the highest quality models. By offering the many models available at the dealership, Atlantic Toyota is happy to announce how proud it is to take the spot as No. 1 Certified Pre-Owned Dealer in New York ... Continue reading

Great Value 'Venture Edition' Mazda2 And MX-5 On Sale Now

Great Value 'Venture Edition' Mazda2 And MX-5 On Sale Now

To offer even greater value to customers in 2013, Mazda is introducing four new special versions of its best-selling model in the UK, the Mazda2, and its iconic Mazda MX-5 - the world's best-selling two-seater sportscar. ... Continue reading

Mopar Motorsports NHRA Phoenix Event Preview

Mopar Motorsports NHRA Phoenix Event Preview

Mopar All Fired Up for Phoenix * Mopar gets ready for Arizona Nationals after scoring a Pro Stock win in the NHRA season opener at Pomona with Nobile * Three (3) Mopars battled in Pomona finals with Capps in Funny Car, Nobile and Coughlin faced-off in Pro Stock * Four (4) Mopars in top-5 in Pro Stock standings with Nob ... Continue reading

AAA: Extreme Winter Weather Calls for Driver Preparation

AAA: Extreme Winter Weather Calls for Driver Preparation

Snow, extreme cold and blizzard-like weather can create extremely dangerous driving conditions for motorists on most highways statewide. AAA Chicago advises motorists to prepare themselves and their car. Motorists are advised to monitor weather conditions and follow advice from authorities. If it is not safe to tra ... Continue reading

2013 Mazda CX-9 Grand Touring FWD Review By Carey Russ

2013 Mazda CX-9 Grand Touring FWD Review By Carey Russ

DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH CAREY RUSS 2013 Mazda CX-9 Grand Touring FWD Do you want sport with your utility, as in an engaging driving experience in a midsize crossover? Meaning something more than merely a transportation appliance? Then check out Mazda's CX-9. Offering seating for up to seven people, the CX-9 has been ... Continue reading

Mercedes-Benz A-Class Is Am';s New Car Of The Year

Mercedes-Benz A-Class Is Am';s New Car Of The Year

The new A-Class was announced as ‘AM New Car of the Year' at last night's prestigious AM Awards. ... Continue reading

Tradition: Future - Porsche 911 To Be Centre Stage At 2013 Goodwood Festival Of Speed

Tradition: Future - Porsche 911 To Be Centre Stage At 2013 Goodwood Festival Of Speed

Goodwood is honouring one of the world’s most versatile and popular sports cars – the Porsche 911 – with the main Central Feature at the 2013 Festival of Speed from 11-14 July. ... Continue reading

Fashion Duo George Jenkins & Luke Archer Named 'Alfa Romeo Young Designers Of The Year 2013'

Fashion Duo George Jenkins & Luke Archer Named 'Alfa Romeo Young Designers Of The Year 2013'

BA Fashion students Luke Archer (23) and George Jenkins (22) have been named winners of the Alfa Romeo Young Designer of the Year Award 2013 ... Continue reading

Kia Win 'Best Training Programme' At The 2013 Am Awards

Kia Win 'Best Training Programme' At The 2013 Am Awards

Kia have won the award for 'Best Training Programme' at the 2013 AM Awards at a ceremony held on Wednesday night at the International Convention Centre in Birmingham. ... Continue reading

Rolls-Royce Motor Cars Launches Third Showroom In India

Rolls-Royce Motor Cars Launches Third Showroom In India

Rolls-Royce Motor Cars' presence in India continues to grow with the official opening of a third showroom in the South Indian commercial capital of Hyderabad, following the appointment of its authorised dealer, Kun Motoren Private Limited to represent Rolls-Royce Motor Cars Hyderabad. ... Continue reading

Innovative Mercedes-Benz My Dash System Wins Am Award

Innovative Mercedes-Benz My Dash System Wins Am Award

Mercedes-Benz scored a significant win at the prestigious AM Awards last night, with the innovative My Dash system scooping the 'Best Digital Initiative' honour. ... Continue reading

Getting Down To The Nitty-Gritty Of Safe Winter Driving

Getting Down To The Nitty-Gritty Of Safe Winter Driving

A group of gritter drivers received valuable winter driving skills coaching at Mercedes-Benz World on Wednesday as part of Mercedes-Benz Driving Academy's bid to help Surrey County Council keep traffic moving safely on the roads as temperatures look set to drop below freezing again. ... Continue reading

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