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2011 Chevrolet VOLT: The Ultimate Volt Review - MANY VIDEOS

2011 Chevrolet VOLT: The Ultimate Volt Review - MANY VIDEOS

The Light at the 'Front' of the Tunnel By Marc J. Rauch Exec. Vice President/Co-Publisher THE AUTO CHANNEL January 23, 2011: Just a bit more than four years ago, Rick Wagoner and Bob Lutz (General Motors’ Chairman and Vice-Chairman, respectively) appeared on the GM Press Conference stage at the Detroit Auto Show t ... Continue reading

First Drive: 2012 BMW 6 Series Convertible 650i - VIDEO ENHANCED

First Drive: 2012 BMW 6 Series Convertible 650i - VIDEO ENHANCED

Sunny side up By Henny Hemmes Senior European Editor CAPE TOWN, RSA, January 21, 2011. The new BMW 6 Series Convertible is on schedule with the first drives on the way, the second generation is scheduled to hit the European and Asian markets by the end of March and is will arrive in the US, Canada and Korea in May. Whi ... Continue reading

Research and Markets: Hybrid-Electric Vehicles, Remains Insignificant At 1.4% Of The Global New Vehicle Market In 2010

Research and Markets: Hybrid-Electric Vehicles, Remains Insignificant At 1.4% Of The Global New Vehicle Market In 2010

DUBLIN--Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "The Electric Vehicle Batteries Report" report to their offering. This report reviews current automotive propulsion battery technologies and the drivers and barriers that are influencing the markets for battery-powered vehicles, which include those that rel ... Continue reading

125 Years of German Automotive Tradition Shifts to Batteries

125 Years of German Automotive Tradition Shifts to Batteries

11th International Advanced Automotive Battery Conference BERLIN and PASADENA, California, January 21, 2011 -- January 29th marks the 125th anniversary of the birth of the automobile by Karl Benz. On that date in 1886, the Mercedes-Benz namesake registered his "vehicle powered by a gas engine" in Germany. Today Germany ... Continue reading

Hands Together - Maybach To Utilise Aston Martin Expertise in Mutually Beneficial Alliance

Hands Together - Maybach To Utilise Aston Martin Expertise in Mutually Beneficial Alliance

By Robert Erskine Senior European Correspondent Autolab USA 'Hands Together’ When it comes to hands they are the extension of the human brain in terms of our abilities to 'make'. As the first recorded ages of our existence blossomed from the Stone Age, Paleolithic, Mesolithic, Neolithic, Bronze Age, Iron Age, and ... Continue reading

CODA Holdings Appoints Former General Motors International Executive Philip Murtaugh as Chief Executive Officer

CODA Holdings Appoints Former General Motors International Executive Philip Murtaugh as Chief Executive Officer

PR Newswire SANTA MONICA, Calif., Jan. 21, 2011 SANTA MONICA, Calif., Jan. 21, 2011 -- CODA Holdings, a California-based leading developer of advanced Lithium-ion power battery systems and all-electric vehicles, today announced that its Board of Directors has named Philip Murtaugh, a seasoned executive with extensive o ... Continue reading

Scania Receives Large Order for Biofuel(Ethanol) Buses in Sweden

Scania Receives Large Order for Biofuel(Ethanol) Buses in Sweden

Scania has received an order for 158 buses from public transport company Keolis Sverige. By ordering buses that run on biofuels, the company strengthens its position in sustainable urban transport. The delivery to Keolis consists of urban, suburban and intercity buses. The majority, 123 urban and suburban buses, will b ... Continue reading

2011 Ford Explorer Review

2011 Ford Explorer Review

The 2011 Ford Explorer FORD HAS CREATED A NEW ICONIC AMERICAN VEHICLE .by Marty Bernstein Senior Editor- At -Large Henry Ford may have created the modern assembly line and created the first popular and affordable American car in the Model T. But Allan Mulally, the current CEO of Ford will be recognized not only for his ... Continue reading

Rolex 24 At Daytona To Be Showcased On FX, SPEED

Rolex 24 At Daytona To Be Showcased On FX, SPEED

DAYTONA BEACH, Jan. 21, 2011: Race fans can gear up for the 49th running of the Rolex 24 At Daytona by watching GRAND-AM: Rolex 24 At Daytona, an action-packed show previewing America's premier sports car race, which will debut Saturday at 11 p.m. (ET) on FX. The one-hour program, produced in association with PGA TOUR ... Continue reading

SCCA and BFGoodrich Tires Announce Formation of Club Racing Super Tour

SCCA and BFGoodrich Tires Announce Formation of Club Racing Super Tour

TOPEKA, January 21, 2011: On the heels of the announcement naming BFGoodrich® Tires the Official Street Tire of Sports Car Club of America, the two companies announced the formation of the new BFGoodrich Tires SCCA Super Tour — bringing some of the feel and prestige of the SCCA National Championship Runoffs to ... Continue reading

2011 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid Review

2011 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid Review

2011 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid THE TRIPLE TREAT SEDAN LINE-UP IS NOW COMPLETE by Marty Bernstein Senior Editor-at-Large Detroit Bureau That great looking, award winning, hot selling mid-size sedan you see turning heads is one of two versions the 2011 Hyundai Sonata duo: the 2.4-liter gasoline direct injection model or the ... Continue reading

ARCA Drivers To Attend Motorsports 2011 In Pennsylvania

ARCA Drivers To Attend Motorsports 2011 In Pennsylvania

MOORESVILLE, January 22, 2011: ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards drivers Sean Corr, Chad Hackenbracht and Kory Rabenold will attend Motorsports 2011 at the Greater Philadelphia Expo Center in Oaks, Pennsylvania this weekend. Corr and Hackenbracht will kick off ARCA’s presence with an autograph session at the ... Continue reading

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