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Thursday, April 22, 2010

LIVE from the Beijing Auto Show: The New Audi A8 L - WATCH IT HERE

LIVE from the Beijing Auto Show: The New Audi A8 L - WATCH IT HERE

AUTO CENTRAL - April 22, 2010: Audi will be presenting the world premiere of its new flagship luxury car, the A8 L, at the 2010 Beijing Auto Show. The unveiling will be made to the global audience via a LIVE broadcast, which you can watch right here, on TheAutoChannel.com The broadcast will start at Beijing local time ... Continue reading

SPECIAL EARTH DAY COMPILATION REPORT from The Auto Channel

SPECIAL EARTH DAY COMPILATION REPORT from The Auto Channel

AUTO CENTRAL - April 22, 2010: In celebration of this year's Earth Day, we would like to re-present for your consideration some of what we believe is our best work in reporting and commenting on alternative fuels, energy and technology. In addition, while we strongly believe in the economic viability and healthful bene ... Continue reading

2010 Nissan 370Z Touring Review

2010 Nissan 370Z Touring Review

SEE ALSO: Nissan Buyer's Guide DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH CAREY RUSS 2010 Nissan 370Z Touring Back in 1970, Nissan sold cars in the U.S. under the Datsun name. If the first Datsuns were rather pedestrian small sedans of the type chosen in those days to establish an import brand in this country, that began to change wit ... Continue reading

Panasonic Presents First Electric Vehicle Battery to Tesla

Panasonic Presents First Electric Vehicle Battery to Tesla

SUMINOE, Japan--Tesla officials today visited Panasonic's new Lithium-ion battery cell manufacturing facility in Suminoe, Japan. Panasonic Energy Company President Naoto Noguchi presented Tesla Chief Technology Officer JB Straubel with the first production Lithium-ion cells manufactured at the new facility. “These ... Continue reading

New Porsche Panamera Models Debut This Week in Beijing, China - VIDEO ENHANCED

New Porsche Panamera Models Debut This Week in Beijing, China - VIDEO ENHANCED

The Panamera and Panamera 4 with an all-new, 300-horsepower Porsche V6 go on sale in June ATLANTA, April 22 -- Porsche officially unveils its 300-horsepower V6 Panamera and Panamera 4 on April 23rd at Beijing Motor Show, just 600 miles away and one year after Porsche's historic Panamera S, 4S and Turbo debut in Shangha ... Continue reading

element14 Celebrates Earth Day Sponsoring the Power of One Solar Car

element14 Celebrates Earth Day Sponsoring the Power of One Solar Car

LONDON--element14, the new online technology resource and collaborative community for electronic design engineers, in recognition of Earth Day, announces its sponsorship of The Power of One Solar Car Project. “element14 gives electronic design engineers from around the world the chance to participate and share the ... Continue reading

J.D. Power and Associates Reports: April New-Vehicle Retail Sales Maintain Positive Trend After March Rebound

J.D. Power and Associates Reports: April New-Vehicle Retail Sales Maintain Positive Trend After March Rebound

WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif., April 22 -- Building on the momentum from last month, April's retail selling rate is expected to improve slightly, supported by increased shopping early in the month and incentive programs, according to J.D. Power and Associates, which gathers real-time transaction data from more than 8,900 re ... Continue reading

Crimson Fire Debuts the 'Transformer': A New Pumper That Meets Department Needs for Firefighting and Emergency Response - VIDEO ENHANCED

Crimson Fire Debuts the 'Transformer': A New Pumper That Meets Department Needs for Firefighting and Emergency Response - VIDEO ENHANCED

BRANDON, S.D., April 22 -- Crimson Fire, Inc. is introducing a new pumper designed to meet fire departments' dual needs to respond to emergencies and fight fires at the fire-rescue industry's biggest trade show, which begins today. Crimson Fire, which is a subsidiary of Spartan Motors, Inc. , will display the Transform ... Continue reading

Bentley to Launch Unique Special-Edition Continental Models for China

Bentley to Launch Unique Special-Edition Continental Models for China

Continental Flying Spur Speed China and the Continental GT Design Series China to make debut at 2010 Auto China Motor Show in Beijing CREWE, England - April 22, 2010: Bentley Motors is ready to unveil two unique Continental models which have been engineered and designed exclusively for the China market. These special e ... Continue reading

Jaguar North America Launches New Class-Leading 'Jaguar Platinum Coverage' Customer Care Program on 2011 Model Year

Jaguar North America Launches New Class-Leading 'Jaguar Platinum Coverage' Customer Care Program on 2011 Model Year

- New ownership benefit debuts in conjunction with launch of the all-new 2011 Jaguar XJ luxury sedan - Jaguar builds on its customer service leadership - Jaguar Platinum Coverage offers longer protection and lower ownership costs MAHWAH, N.J., April 22 -- Coinciding with the launch of its new flagship model, the 2011 J ... Continue reading

Earnhardt Jr. To Reach Make-A-Wish Milestone at Charlotte

Earnhardt Jr. To Reach Make-A-Wish Milestone at Charlotte

MOORESVILLE, N.C. (April 22, 2010) – In specific terms, the wish is simple – meet Dale Earnhardt Jr., share a few laughs and stories, ask questions like “What is your favorite hobby?” or “What video games do you play?” and enjoy a NASCAR experience that on any other weekend would come thro ... Continue reading

Automakers to Debut 89 New Models at Auto China 2010 (Beijing Auto Show)

Automakers to Debut 89 New Models at Auto China 2010 (Beijing Auto Show)

BEIJING, April 22 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- One of the most important auto shows worldwide, the 2010 Beijing International Automotive Exhibition, more commonly known as Auto China 2010, will be held at the China International Exhibition Center (Tianzhu) and the China International Exhibition Center (Jinganzhuang) in Beijing ... Continue reading

Thunderhill Raceway steps up from a Race Track to a Family Experience!

Thunderhill Raceway steps up from a Race Track to a Family Experience!

<b>Special Report by Aaron Brungot</b> KYLE, April 22, 2010: With all odds seemingly against them – including the economy, weather and conflicting race dates – the management and staff of Thunderhill Raceway (Kyle, TX) forged ahead with its 2010 Season Opener that had been postponed until March 27. Originally ... Continue reading

SunTrust RACING Bosch Engineering 250 Preview

SunTrust RACING Bosch Engineering 250 Preview

ALTON, April 22, 2010: Eyjafjallajokull. It’s a tongue-twister of a name SunTrust Racing driver Max Angelelli will never forget. The recently erupted volcano in Iceland, pronounced EY-ya-fyat-lah-YOH-kuht (or, “Hey, you forgot La Yogurt,” as recommended by The New York Times), has managed to snarl airlin ... Continue reading

Red Bull Indy GP Teleconference - Nicky Hayden - April 21, 2010

Red Bull Indy GP Teleconference - Nicky Hayden - April 21, 2010

HOST: Welcome, everyone, to another Red Bull Indianapolis GP teleconference. Our guest today is 2006 MotoGP World Champion Nicky Hayden. First, a brief introduction. Nicky is 28 years old, he is from Owensboro, Ky. As I said, he is the 2006 MotoGP World Champion, and he is in his eighth season in the premier class of G ... Continue reading

Defending Race Winners GAINSCO/Bob Stallings Racing Looking For Major Momentum Shift

Defending Race Winners GAINSCO/Bob Stallings Racing Looking For Major Momentum Shift

DANVILLE, April 21, 2010: Defending Bosch Engineering 250 race winners and reigning GRAND-AM Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal Cask No. 16 Champions GAINSCO/Bob Stallings Racing, and drivers Alex Gurney and Jon Fogarty, head back to Virginia International Raceway (VIR) this weekend ready to rebound from ... Continue reading

Diana Harker to race LODRS D3 at Indy

Diana Harker to race LODRS D3 at Indy

Brownsburg, April 22, 2010: Australian Top Alcohol Dragster driver, Diana Harker is getting set to compete at this weekend LODRS Division Three event held at O'Reilly Raceway Park and with the tune-up calls on the family owned Blown Dragster being made by her three time Division Four Championship winning father, Steve ... Continue reading

No Scrappage, No Problem - Buyers Still Roll In To Carenquiry.Co.Uk

No Scrappage, No Problem - Buyers Still Roll In To Carenquiry.Co.Uk

The end of the UK's official, government-funded scrappage scheme has been no problem for Britain's newest online car buying service, CarEnquiry.co.uk, with a further 4,000 visitors and 275 live enquiries taken for its free, 'personal shopping' service in the first week of April. ... Continue reading

Subaru Hot to Trot in Lancashire With Bay Horse

Subaru Hot to Trot in Lancashire With Bay Horse

The Beatles famously claimed in the song 'A day in the life' that there are 4,000 holes in Blackburn, Lancashire, but that isn't going to stop Subaru's rugged range of All-Wheel Drivevehicles from getting about. The Japanese manufacturer has teamed up with a new local dealer, Bay Horse Garage, who will be bringing the ... Continue reading

New VW Phaeton Unveiled In Beijing

New VW Phaeton Unveiled In Beijing

Volkswagen has unveiled the revised Phaeton at the Beijing Motor Show. ... Continue reading

Clean Energy Contracts to Convert 501 New Verizon Service Vans to (CNG) Power in 2010 - Only 500 huh?

Clean Energy Contracts to Convert 501 New Verizon Service Vans to (CNG) Power in 2010 - Only 500 huh?

SEAL BEACH, Calif.--BAF, a wholly owned subsidiary of Clean Energy Fuels Corp. , has received an order from Verizon (NYSE, NASDAQ:VZ) to convert 501 new Ford E-250 Series vans to compressed natural gas (CNG) power. The vans are scheduled for deployment later this year. “Because it is abundant and renewable, cleane ... Continue reading

Citroen Festival Celebrates 40 Years of the GS & SM

Citroen Festival Celebrates 40 Years of the GS & SM

Citroen has announced details of the 'Citroën Story' Festival 2010, which will be held at the Zolder race circuit in Belgium on 24th & 25th of April. ... Continue reading

Skoda Auto at the Beijing Motor Show

Skoda Auto at the Beijing Motor Show

The most important China-based motor show this year will see the official launch of the facelifted Octavia MingRui in the Chinese market. ... Continue reading

The Mitsubishi "ASX Challenge" - The Online Way To Win The All-New Asx Crossover

The Mitsubishi "ASX Challenge" - The Online Way To Win The All-New Asx Crossover

To help support the launch of Mitsubishi's all-new crossover - the ASX - on-sale from July 1st this year, Mitsubishi Motors (UK) has just launched a new online game called 'The Mitsubishi ASX Challenge'. ... Continue reading

BMW: It Doesn't Get More Authentic Than This

BMW: It Doesn't Get More Authentic Than This

From now on, BMW Classic's specialist workshop will not only be repairing and restoring its own classic vehicles, but also those belonging to customers. ... Continue reading

Perth Will be the Mercedes-Benz Capital of Australia this Weekend

Perth Will be the Mercedes-Benz Capital of Australia this Weekend

The West Australian capital city of Perth will be star-struck this weekend as the 2010 National Rally of Official Mercedes-Benz Clubs gets underway. ... Continue reading

'Score Yourself a Pik-Up' Competition Launches with Up to 100 Mahindras to be Won

'Score Yourself a Pik-Up' Competition Launches with Up to 100 Mahindras to be Won

Mahindra Automotive Australia (MAA) has launched an exciting new competition across all national dealers. Dubbed 'Rate & Win', the contest could see up to 100 entrants driving away in a free Mahindra Pik-Up utility vehicle. ... Continue reading

Chrysler Group LLC Reports Audited Financial Results for the Period From June 10, 2009, to December 31, 2009

Chrysler Group LLC Reports Audited Financial Results for the Period From June 10, 2009, to December 31, 2009

Chrysler Group LLC today announced its 2009 Audited Financial Results for the period from June 10, 2009, to December 31, 2009. ... Continue reading

The Shooting Break Concept Car: Taking the Coupé Design to New Heights

The Shooting Break Concept Car: Taking the Coupé Design to New Heights

In October 2004 Mercedes-Benz established a new market segment with the four-door Coupé CLS. ... Continue reading

Superchips Announces Release of 2010 Jeep Wrangler JK 3.8L

Superchips Announces Release of 2010 Jeep Wrangler JK 3.8L

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Contact: Vinny Russo Schiefer Public Relations (407) 637-5056 vinny@schieferpr.com Superchips Announces Release of 2010 Jeep Wrangler JK 3.8L Sanford, FL – A Flashpaq programmer is the secret to unlocking the performance potential of your 2007 – 2010 Wrangler JK. Sup ... Continue reading

Automotive and Steel Experts to Discuss Safety, Lightweighting, Cost Reduction and the Environment

Automotive and Steel Experts to Discuss Safety, Lightweighting, Cost Reduction and the Environment

WHO: Steel Market Development Institute - a business unit of AISI WHAT: Ninth Annual Great Designs in Steel Seminar - the premier forum featuring the latest trends in automotive steel technologies. This year's program features more than 30 technical presentations from automotive and steel industry experts on advanced h ... Continue reading

Vehicle Owners Should Use the New 3 R's on Earth Day

Vehicle Owners Should Use the New 3 R's on Earth Day

Reuse, Reduce, Repower BETHESDA, Md., April 21 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In recognition of Earth Day on April 22, the Car Care Council encourages vehicle owners to consider the new 3 R's to do their part to protect the environment: Reuse, Reduce and Repower. Consumers could make a huge environmental contribution and a ... Continue reading

THINK Goes Myth Busting for Earth Day: Top 10 Myths About Electric Vehicles--Busted!

THINK Goes Myth Busting for Earth Day: Top 10 Myths About Electric Vehicles--Busted!

WASHINGTON, April 21 -- On the 40th anniversary of Earth Day, Richard Canny, CEO of pioneering electric car company THINK, is setting the record straight on electric vehicles. Here are Canny's top 10 EV myths, busted: 1. "You are just moving the pollution out of the cities to the countryside." - Busted: Electric vehicl ... Continue reading

Saab Cars North America Announces Pricing on All-New Premium Flagship Vehicle: The 9-5 Aero Sedan Launch Package

Saab Cars North America Announces Pricing on All-New Premium Flagship Vehicle: The 9-5 Aero Sedan Launch Package

-- All-new 9-5 vehicle pricing on model year 2010 and 2011 variants -- Premium 9-5 Sedan available in July DETROIT, April 21 -- Saab Cars North America announced pricing for its all-new 2010 model year 9-5 Aero Sedan launch package. The flagship vehicle will arrive in U.S. dealer showrooms in July. Saab will lead the n ... Continue reading

Ford Dealer Ad Group Drives Higher Customer Acquisition with Mobile

Ford Dealer Ad Group Drives Higher Customer Acquisition with Mobile

CLARK, N.J.--Gold Mobile, a leading provider of automotive mobile lead generation, and loyalty solutions, in partnership with Seritas, an auto dealer inventory and website provider, and ePulsetrak, an auto dealer CRM system exceeded expectations for the Southern Cincinnati Ford Dealer Ad Group with the industryâ₠... Continue reading

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