Friday, April 22, 2011

HEELS ON WHEELS: 2011 MAZDA2 REVIEW

2011 MAZDA2 VEHICLE 32-MPG, the 5-passenger 2011 Mazda2 hatchback might cause shoppers to rethink hybrid vehicle options. And its little 100-horsepower 1.5-liter 4-cylinder surprisingly knocks the performance socks off electric-gas powered engines, too. The Mazda2 is sporty and has modern technology conveniences and de ... Continue reading

Wheego Delivers first LiFe Full-Speed Electric Car - VIDEO ENHANCED

ATLANTA, GA (April 22, 2011) - Coinciding with Earth Day, WHEEGO ELECTRIC CARS, a U.S. manufacturer of all-electric cars, today delivered the first Wheego LiFe, a highway-speed 100% electric car. "We are very proud of this car and the American spirit that it represents," said Mike McQuary, CEO of Wheego Electric Cars. ... Continue reading

Ford Shelby GT's Spirit Returns in New Shelby GTS at New York International Auto Show

NEW YORK--Fulfilling the desire of Ford Shelby GT fans worldwide, executives with Shelby American Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Carroll Shelby International Inc. (Pink Sheets: CSBI) introduced today the new Shelby GTS post-title package for the 2011-2012 Ford Mustang at the New York International Auto Show. Availa ... Continue reading

Carolla, Farah Wander N.Y. Auto Show Taping for New Series, The Car Show

CHARLOTTE, N.C.--Walking the halls of the 2011 New York International Auto Show on Wednesday, funny man and car nut Adam Carolla spotted a red Dodge Ram 4500 flatbed with shiny 19.5-inch chrome rims and a load of something that was supposed to represent hay bales … he beckoned the video crew, lifted his mi ... Continue reading

Commercial Vehicle Group Announces Receipt of Requisite Consents for Consent Solicitations for Its 8% Senior Notes Due 2013 and Its 11%/13% Third Lien Senior Secured Notes Due 2013

NEW ALBANY, Ohio, April 22, 2011 NEW ALBANY, Ohio, April 22, 2011 -- Commercial Vehicle Group, Inc. (the "Company") announced today that it has received, pursuant to its previously announced cash tender offers and consent solicitations with respect to all of its outstanding 8% Senior Notes due 2013 (the "2005 Notes") a ... Continue reading

J.D. Power and Associates to Release Inaugural Green Automotive Study Results on Wednesday, April 27

WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif., April 22, 2011 WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif., April 22, 2011 -- J.D. Power and Associates will announce the results of its inaugural 2011 Green Automotive Study at 4 a.m. ET on Wednesday, April 27.The inaugural Green Automotive Study examines attitudes of consumers planning to purchase or lease a n ... Continue reading

Infield Section Of IMS Road Course To Be Repaved In June

INDIANAPOLIS, April 21, 2011: The infield section of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course will be repaved this summer in anticipation of the Red Bull Indianapolis GP MotoGP race Aug. 26-28. The project, which will repave 1.5 miles of the circuit from Turn 5 through Turn 16, will start Thursday, June 9. Turn 5 is ... Continue reading

Current IZOD IndyCar Series Drivers Understand History Of Milwaukee Mile

WEST ALLIS, April 21, 2011: The legacy of the Milwaukee Mile is known to any generation of racers including the current group of IZOD IndyCar Series drivers set to compete in this year’s Milwaukee 225. The most famous one-mile auto racing facility in the world just drips of motorsports history dating back to 1903 ... Continue reading

Rotor & Wing Special - Japan Misses Early Opportunity to Deploy UAVs at Stricken Fukushima Plant

<b>By Andrew Drwiega, Military Editor</b> The pictures broadcast around the world of a manned Chinook CH-47 helicopter flying over the stricken, radiation-emitting Fukushima nuclear plant in Japan in the early days of the ongoing disaster filled aviation experts with horror. Aviation industrialists and observers who ar ... Continue reading

Yokohama Wins Fullerton's Presidents Business Achievement Award

FULLERTON, April 21, 2011: Yokohama Tire Corporation has been named recipient of the 2011 Presidents’ Business Achievement Award by the Fullerton Chamber of Commerce, which annually recognizes businesses for their innovation, entrepreneurship and outstanding business citizenship. Yokohama was awarded the top honor ... Continue reading

SCCA Approves SSC B-Spec Cars For 2011

TOPEKA, April 21, 2011: Sports Car Club of America’s Club Racing Board has approved the “B-Specâ€&#65533; cars identified by several automotive manufacturers for inclusion into Showroom Stock C beginning immediately. Five models in all will be added to SSC, including the Ford Fiesta 4-door (2010-2011), Hond ... Continue reading

Media Release - Earth Day - Go Green Auto Rally

Go Green Auto Rally Celebrates Earth Day 2011 Friday, April 22, 2011 - Go Green Auto Rally (GGAR) teaches drivers to reduce their carbon footprint, save money through less fuel consumption and to increase their safety behind the wheel of their own vehicles – no matter what they drive. To learn more about ... Continue reading

Navistar Solidifies Its Environmental Leadership Commitment on Earth Day 2011

WARRENVILLE, Ill.--On Earth Day, Navistar is marking that it is seeing a growing demand for sustainable technology across its business divisions. Navistar founded its environmental platform on the total vehicle concept, which focuses on components meeting a high level of internal standards from the beginning of their d ... Continue reading

Wheels, Inc. Announces Second Annual EcoWheels Green Driver Challenge

DES PLAINES, Ill., April 22, 2011 DES PLAINES, Ill., April 22, 2011 -- Wheels, Inc., a leader in the multi-billion-dollar fleet-leasing industry, with support of more than 35 clients, today announced the second annual EcoWheelsâ„¢ Green Driver Challenge. Through this program, corporate fleet drivers and empl ... Continue reading

Philips Lumileds Introduces LUXEON A, Its Latest Illumination Grade LED

SAN JOSE, Calif.--LUXEON A introduced this week is the latest illumination grade LED from Philips Lumileds that reduces the engineering effort required for new solutions and delivers Freedom From Binning. LUXEON A shares the LUXEON Rebel ES platform and footprint and incorporates a 2 square millimeter thin film flip ch ... Continue reading

ExxonMobil Receives Safety Leadership Award from Gas Processors Association

SAN ANTONIO, Texas--ExxonMobil Production Company’s U.S. operations have earned the Gas Processors Association (GPA) 2010 Company Safety Award. The efforts of about 500 employees working over one million work hours at the company’s gas processing facilities led to first place honors for ou ... Continue reading

Navistar's eStar Sponsors Earth Day New York's CO2 E Drive

WARRENVILLE, Ill.--eStarâ„¢, the all-electric truck by Navistar, is a sponsor and participant in today’s Earth Day New York CO2 E Drive. The event is helping raise climate change awareness and will feature a parade of environmentally-friendly vehicles painting a virtual “Eâ₠... Continue reading

Global Color Studies Show Ford Customer Tastes: Germany, Norway Like Black; U.S. Coasts Choose Silver

DEARBORN, Mich., April 22, 2011 DEARBORN, Mich., April 22, 2011 -- Studies of European and U.S. customers reveal color trends by market: Both regions remain loyal to traditional core colors White is the new red; dark grays, blacks and blues also popular, mirroring fashion trends New paint technologies, like tri-coat pe ... Continue reading

Mercedes-Benz Fashion Force Hits Manhattan for the New York Auto Show

NEW YORK, April, 22, 2011 NEW YORK, April, 22, 2011 -- Just in time for the New York Auto Show, the new 2012 CLS63 AMG Fashion Force vehicle is taking to the streets of Manhattan with New York's most elite beauty bloggers looking for individuals who stand out with unique stylish looks. Hot off the trails of Oscar Week ... Continue reading

Citroen C1 - A New Role With Hertfordshire Community Meals

The Citroen C1, already one of the UK's most popular city cars, now has a new role with Hertfordshire Community Meals (HCM). ... Continue reading

Toyota Production To Return To Normal By December

By TOKYO April 21, 2011; Chang-Ran Kim and Nathan Layne writing for Reuters reported that Toyota Motor Corp (Tokyo:7203.T - News) said it could take until the end of the year before production has fully recovered to levels before the massive earthquake and tsunami on March 11 devastated Japan's northeast, disrupting th ... Continue reading

Electric Powertrain Company ALTe Forms Joint Venture With Inmatech, Inc. to Produce Hybrid Electric Storage Devices

ALTe Powertrain Technologies, the Michigan developer of a Range Extended Electric Powertrain, has signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) to form a joint venture with Inmatech, Inc., a leading developer of advanced supercapacitors, to produce and sell hybrid electric storage (HES) devices composed of batteries, supercapacitors ... Continue reading

A Glorious Day At Beaulieu Boatjumble 2011 Sunday 17 April

An excellent day was had by all at Beaulieu's annual BoatJumble on 17 April 2011. Sponsored by Practical Boat Owner Magazine, the event took place on a beautiful sunny day, and the crowds were out in force to enjoy the warm weather and pick up some boating bargains. ... Continue reading

CV Show A Big Success For Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles

Last week's Commercial Vehicle show at the NEC in Birmingham proved very successful for Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles with higher levels of sales enquiries and test drive requests received than the last time it exhibited at the show in 2008. ... Continue reading

Ford and Shakespeare's Globe Act Together

Ford is continuing to support London's world-famous Shakespeare's Globe theatre, providing three Ford Transit vans and two Ford Mondeos for the European tours of "Hamlet" and "As You Like It" this summer. ... Continue reading

The All-New Jaguar XJ Named 2011 International Luxury Car Of The Year By Road & Travel Magazine

The International Car of The Year (ICOTY) jury, made up of 12 nationally-renowned automotive journalists, has named the all-new 2011 Jaguar XJ as the 2011 International Luxury Car of the Year for its unique design and stellar performance. ... Continue reading

Absolutely Emission-Free - The Mini On Two Wheels.

Mini presents the eco-friendly solution to the parking space problem in city centres. The brand is celebrating the comeback of the folding bike with a modern version of the practical means of locomotion. ... Continue reading

US icons To Shine At Shannons May Auction

Six iconic American cars spanning 40 years are amongst the 27 classic vehicles going under the hammer at Shannons Autumn Auction in Sydney on May 2. ... Continue reading

2011 NY Auto Show: Mazda Minagi Concept Makes North American Debut - VIDEO ENHANCED

Compact SUV Features a Production-Ready Design, Full Suite of SKYACTIV Technologies - NEW YORK - April 21, 2011: Making its North American debut at the New York International Auto Show is Mazda’s MINAGI Concept, the first model to feature the brand’s breakthrough SKYACTIV technologies and KODO design language ... Continue reading