Bob Bondurant School of High Performance Driving Launches Championship Race Series
CHANDLER, Ariz., June 22 -- The Bob Bondurant School of High Performance Driving, a leader in advanced driver training for more than four decades, is proud to announce the new Bondurant Championship Race Series. The Bondurant Championship Race Series begins this September for the 2009-2010 race season and includes 18 r ... Continue reading
SAIC may buy Opel Insignia platform to build new Roewe
SAIC may buy Opel Insignia platform to build new Roewe http://autonews.gasgoo.com/auto-news/1011018/SAIC-may-buy-Opel-Insignia -plat form-to-build-new-Roewe.html Shanghai, June 23 (Gasgoo.com) China's Shanghai Automotive Industry Corp (SAIC) is planning to purchase new Buick Regal's platform from General Motors Corp to ... Continue reading
Foton to build 300,000-unit gasoline engine base
Foton to build 300,000-unit gasoline engine base http://autonews.gasgoo.com/auto-news/1011019/Foton-to-build-300-000-uni t-gas oline-engine-base.html Shanghai, June 23 (Gasgoo.com) Beiqi Foton Motor, a subsidiary of Beijing Auto, is planning to build a gasoline-direct-injection engine production base in Beijing to equi ... Continue reading
Mitsubishi-Changfeng tech transfer deal to expire
Mitsubishi-Changfeng tech transfer deal to expire http://autonews.gasgoo.com/auto-news/1011015/Mitsubishi-Changfeng-tech- trans fer-deal-to-expire.html Shanghai, June 23 (Gasgoo.com) The technology transfer agreement between Japanese automaker Mitsubishi Motors and its Chinese partner Changfeng Motor will expire at the ... Continue reading
Research and Markets: Collecting and Distributing Traffic Information in China
DUBLIN--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/4a1ef5/collecting_and_dis) has announced the addition of the "Collecting and Distributing Traffic Information in China" report to their offering. Can technology save China from gridlock? Congestion is already a huge problem in all major cities in ... Continue reading
NitrogenMan Nitrogen Tire Inflation Now Available to Fleet Vehicles and Trucking Companies
Hi : NitrogenMan, a company that provides on-site nitrogen tire inflation is now making their services available to fleet vehicles and the trucking industry. Previously, the company primarily serviced automotive dealerships and personal vehicles. Nitrogen tire inflation is becoming increasingly popular among fleet vehi ... Continue reading
Rabbit Named One of the '2009 Top 10 Coolest New Cars Under $18,000' by Kelley Blue Book's kbb.com
Third year in a row for Volkswagen Rabbit HERNDON, Va., June 23 -- Volkswagen of America, Inc. announced that the Rabbit has once again been named one of the "Top 10 Coolest Cars Under $18,000" by Kelley Blue Book (www.kbb.com), a top rated consumer web-site that provides vehicle pricing and information. The annual acc ... Continue reading
La Mesa RV Earns 2009 Circle of Excellence Award from Winnebago Industries, Inc.
San Diego, CA - La Mesa RV Centers with dealerships in San Diego, California, Tucson and Mesa, Arizona has been recognized as a 2009 Circle of Excellence winner by Winnebago Industries, Inc. To be honored as a Circle of Excellence dealer, La Mesa RV excelled in customer satisfaction. Winnebago Industries established th ... Continue reading
DUBLIN--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/432f49/synthetic_rubber_m) has announced the addition of Supplier Relations US, LLC's new report "Synthetic Rubber Manufacturing Industry in the U.S. and its International Trade [Q2 2009 Edition]" to their offering. The Synthetic Rubber Manufactur ... Continue reading
Parman Lubricants Corp. Introduces First Environmentally Friendly, Green Motor Oil to Tennessee
EcoPower motor oil is re-refined and recycled - and now available throughout Tennessee NASHVILLE, Tenn., June 23 -- Green motor oil is coming to Nashville, Chattanooga, Memphis and surrounding areas, thanks to Nashville-based Parman Lubricants Corp., which has signed a dealer agreement with Safety-Kleen, makers of EcoP ... Continue reading
Cars.com Expands Certified Pre-Owned Vehicle Program With Nissan Partnership
CHICAGO, June 23 -- Cars.com announced today a partnership with Nissan North America Inc. to advertise the manufacturer's certified pre-owned vehicles. All Nissan factory-certified cars available at Nissan dealers nationwide are now accessible on the automotive shopping site. "Working with Cars.com raises the visibilit ... Continue reading
Comdata Corporation Enters into Agreement with 360FuelCard.com
BRENTWOOD, Tenn.--Comdata Corporation, a leader in payment innovation, announces an alliance with 360FuelCard.com. The agreement represents a new approach to environmental fleet card products. Comdata will provide corporate fuel cards, as well as the network of fuel and service sites, for 360FuelCard.com customers. Thi ... Continue reading
National CTE Research Center Announces “Green” Programs of Study Technical Assistance
LOUISVILLE, Ky.--The National Research Center for Career and Technical Education and the Office of Vocational and Adult Education (OVAE), at the U.S. Department of Education, announced the selection of five states who will receive technical assistance from the Center to establish and develop green-focused programs of s ... Continue reading
Wright Express Announces Hosting Agreement with CSC for International Fuel Card Processing
SOUTH PORTLAND, Maine--Building on its acquisition of international capabilities in 2008, Wright Express announced an expansion of its international operations by establishing an agreement with CSC to provide hosting services for the Wright Express International Fleet Card System. The agreement reinforces Wright Expres ... Continue reading
U.S. Automakers Closing the Gap with Overseas Competitors - VIDEO STORY
DETROIT - June 23, 2009: The newly released annual J.D. Power and Associates Automotive Initial Quality Survey shows a closing gap between foreign and domestic cars. Over the last two decades, foreign automakers have developed a reputation for producing better cars than their North American competitors, often outrankin ... Continue reading
More than 100,000 crashes each year are caused by fatigued drivers MONTVALE, N.J., June 23 -- Drowsy driving is one of the most vexing problems involving traffic safety with more than 60 percent of working Americans admitting to driving while feeling sleepy and 37 percent to actually falling asleep at the wheel, in the ... Continue reading
Volvo Group Begins Selling Trucks That Meet EPA2010 Emissions Standards
STOCKHOLM, Sweden--Regulatory News: AB Volvoâs North American subsidiary, Volvo Trucks North America, has begun selling vehicles that meet the new US emissions standards, EPA2010, which come into effect in 2010. The trucks meet the standards using SCR, Selective Catalytic Reduction, which also increases fuel effic ... Continue reading
LONDON--The impact of the global financial crisis on the truck and bus industry has been profound. However, other forces such as increasing divergence in market requirements and new powertrain technologies are driving major changes in the commercial vehicle (CV) industry, which are fundamentally changing the way OEMs, ... Continue reading
China Yuchai International Announces Hybrid Engine Developments
SINGAPORE, June 23 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ -- China Yuchai International Limited ("China Yuchai" or the "Company"), announced today that its subsidiary, Guangxi Yuchai Machinery Company Limited ("GYMCL"), is developing two new alternative energy diesel engines. One of them is a new dual fuel engine that utilizes a ... Continue reading
DIAS Holding Notes Significant Growth by China in Supplying the World's Auto Manufacturers
-- Proof that DIAS Business Strategy is Sound -- ALLEN PARK, Mich., June 23 -- DIAS Holding, Inc. (OTC:DSHL) (BULLETIN BOARD: DSHL) , owner and operator of an International Auto Salon, with 300,000 square feet of exhibition space for Asian companies to display their abilities as component resources, and Asia Forging Su ... Continue reading
CAMBRIDGE, England--CSR plc (LSE:CSR): Photo ref: PEM4867 To download: http://www.csr.com/images/hires/pem4867.jpg CSR (LSE:CSR) today announced it has launched its RoadTunes ROM solution for portable navigation devices (PNDs) and aftermarket in-car devices, such as Bluetooth-enabled vehicle infotainment and car radio ... Continue reading
Hertz Ensures its Customers Are NeverLost(R)
LONDON, June 23 -- - Hertz Upgrades Signature Satellite Navigation System Through New Partnership With Garmin Hertz vehicle rental customers across Europe will soon benefit from a new version of the unique satellite navigation system Hertz NeverLost(R) (Version 3), with 4,000 new units available across Europe from the ... Continue reading
AVL Employs PBS GridWorks for Powertrain Engineering and Development
Altair's PBS Professional Chosen to Manage Compute Intensive Workloads for Engine Component Design TROY, Mich., June 23 -- Altair Engineering, Inc., a leading global provider of technology and services that empower innovation and decision-making, today announced that AVL, the world's largest privately-owned and indepen ... Continue reading
Excessive Focus on Quickly Selling Vehicles Leads Some Redesigned Sites To Lower Shopper Satisfaction Scores WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif., June 23 -- Honda ranks highest among automotive manufacturer Web sites for usefulness in new-vehicle shopping for a second consecutive time, according to the J.D. Power and Associates 2 ... Continue reading
The Auto Industry is Charging Its Batteries!
The first plug-in electric vehicle conference to be held in Detroit. DEARBORN, Mich., June 23 -- Plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs) are on the brink of revolutionizing America's driving habits and Detroit is at the epicenter of this transformation. The Business of Plugging In(SM), Detroit's inaugural plug-in electric veh ... Continue reading
ExxonMobil and Electrovaya Launch Electric Car Program in Baltimore
HOUSTON--ExxonMobil announces the sponsorship of an all-electric car-sharing and rental program, called AltCar, at the Maryland Science Center in Baltimore, MD. The new electric vehicles at the science center, called the Maya-300, are powered exclusively by enhanced lithium ion battery technology. They are one of the f ... Continue reading
Automaker Will Use Loan to Add American Jobs, Help Improve Environment FRANKLIN, Tenn., June 23 -- Nissan North America, Inc. (NNA) today said it has been conditionally approved by the U.S. Department of Energy for a $1.6 billion loan to modify its Smyrna, Tenn., manufacturing plant to produce zero-emissions vehicles a ... Continue reading
Itâs In The Stars To Be A Star: THE NEW 2010 FORD TAURUS: by Marty Bernstein Senior Editor The Auto Channel. Many reviews of the new Taurus will refer, compare and contrast it to the original model from the bygone days of 1986! 1986 is history, dead history. Twenty-three years ago the Dow Jones was 1,995, a stamp ... Continue reading
Tesla Gets Loan Approval from US Department of Energy
SAN CARLOS, Calif.--Tesla Motors has received approval for about $465 million in low-interest loans from the US Department of Energy to accelerate the production of affordable, fuel-efficient electric vehicles. Tesla will use $365 million for production engineering and assembly of the Model S, an all-electric family se ... Continue reading
J.D. Power Quality Study: Porsche Receives Quality Award
The vehicles of the Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG, Stuttgart, continue to meet the highest quality standards in the USA, the largest export market for the Stuttgart sports car manufacturer. The US market research institute J.D. Power arrived at this conclusion in its latest survey, "Initial Quality Study," which was publ ... Continue reading
The Mercedes-Benz S 63 AMG and S 65 AMG, the powerful top-of-the-line S-Class models, are now even more appealing: thanks to a series of subtle yet extremely effective fine-tuning measures, the two performance saloons are even more striking and priceless than ever before. The updated technology is aimed at ensuring a m ... Continue reading
Audi Wins Numerous Awards for Creative Advertising
The Art Directors Club (ADC) of Europe has awarded the Audi 'Robbery' TV commercial with its gold medal as the best commercial in 2008. At the awards ceremony in Barcelona, the intelligent humor of the promotional film created by kempertrautmann agency in Hamburg won over the 51-member jury made up of the leading creat ... Continue reading
Audi Armada at Goodwood Festival of Speed
Audi Tradition is taking a veritable armada of racing cars to the Goodwood Festival of Speed in the south of England from July 3 to 5, where Audi will be the 'featured marquee'. At the most prestigious classic motor sport event in the world, no fewer than 15 current and historic Audi racing cars will be climbing the hi ... Continue reading
Nissan Hosts the Launch of The UK Hydrogen Network (Uk-Hynet) Project
On Tuesday 23rd June 2009, Nissan European R&D hosted a meeting at the Nissan Technical Centre Europe (NTCE) in Bedfordshire to launch the UK Hydrogen Network (UK-HyNet) project. ... Continue reading
Capital Thrills: GTbyCITROËN Concept Turns Gaming Fantasy Into London Reality
Citroën's stunning concept supercar, the GTbyCITROËN, took to the streets of central London on Tuesday (23/06) to recreate part of the 'street circuit' featured in Gran Turismo - the PLAYSTATION 3 driving game which the GTbyCITROËN was designed for. ... Continue reading
Keepmedriving - Keeping Parents Up-To-Date On Child-Seat Use
In this, Child Safety Week 2009, the motoring solicitors at Keepmedriving, the motoring law division of Richard Nelson Solicitors, are urging parents to make sure that children are safe when on the road. Research has shown that many people simply are not aware of the safety and legal risks of using inappropriate and po ... Continue reading
Escape to Your Reality This Summer at vwescape.co.uk
Over the last 60 years, Volkswagen campers, vans and kombis have become unique style icons, used to escape from our daily routines to the reality of having fun doing what we want in our leisure time. ... Continue reading
Ford, Chevy Lead kbb.com Share of Market Interest as Toyota, Honda Decline
Recent kbb.com Site Traffic Data Reveals Upward-Climbing, Downward-Declining Brands IRVINE, Calif., June 23 -- Kelley Blue Book, www.kbb.com, the leading provider of new car and used car information, today announces the results of the latest analysis by Kelley Blue Book Market Intelligence of recent kbb.com Web traffic ... Continue reading
NORTHVILLE, Mich., June 23 -- ZF Friedrichshafen (ZF), a leading manufacturer of vehicle driveline and chassis technology, and ISE Corporation (ISE ), a leading designer and manufacture of hybrid propulsion systems and components for heavy duty vehicles, today announced plans to collaborate on the development and suppl ... Continue reading
British Drivers Love Their Motors
British motorists love their cars and 70 per cent are happy or even delighted by their motor according to popular car review website, RoadTestReports.co.uk. ... Continue reading
Innovative 'Early Bird' Used Car Service From carsite.co.uk
Wouldn't it be great to source your next used car before it actually goes on sale and save up to 20% in the process? And before you decide to buy, your chosen vehicle will receive a full independent RAC Inspection, a unique video test drive for you to review, and a comprehensive history check. ... Continue reading
Nissan to Mass Produce 'Affordable' Electric Cars in 2012
YOKOHAMA, Japan June 23, 2009; Shino Yuasa writing for the AP reported that Nissan Motor Co. said Tuesday its electric vehicles will be affordable, setting sights on the potentially lucrative market with a plan to mass produce zero-emission cars globally from 2012. Japan's No. 3 automaker said it would unveil its first ... Continue reading
BOULDER, Colo.--As plug-in hybrid and other electric vehicles begin shipping in volume starting in 2010, a robust new infrastructure will be required for charging access at home, at work, and around town. By 2015, the global installed base of charge points will surpass 5 million with cumulative equipment revenues of $6 ... Continue reading
Audi Business Cup Winners Honored
AUDI AG honored the 25 most successful Audi partners in Germany last weekend. Michael-Julius Renz, Head of Sales Germany at AUDI AG, was on hand to personally present the awards to the Audi dealers in Stirling, Scotland, and congratulate the dealerships on their good performance. "Our partners did some outstanding work ... Continue reading
UK Debut For New Vauxhall at Goodwood Festival of Speed
Vauxhall will use this year's Goodwood Festival of Speed to unveil the all-new, 325 horsepower Insignia VXR for the first time in the UK, and provide visitors with the chance to see two stunning historic concepts that have not been exhibited in public for many years. ... Continue reading
Grand Vitara Confirmed as Australia's Best Compact SUV
Suzuki's class leading Grand Vitara DDiS turbo-diesel has been confirmed as Australia's Best Compact SUV. ... Continue reading
Mitsubishi's Lancer Evolution Makes its Hollywood Debut
Mitsubishi Motors Australia Limited (MMAL) is proud to announce the amazing Lancer Evolution as the star of the new "Hollywood Stunt Driver Show" at Warner Bros. Movie World on the Gold Coast. ... Continue reading
The Honda Foundation Assists Kid's Sleep
Princess Margaret Hospital Foundation was recently given $30,000 by The Honda Foundation, in conjunction with Burswood Honda in Perth, Western Australia, to purchase a Portable Sleep Lab System for Princess Margaret Hospital for Children. ... Continue reading
TV's Jesse James Fraudulantly Claims Hydrogen-Powered World Speed Record, Says 'Landspeed Louise'
CREVE COEUR, MO - June 23, 2009: Noted automotive journalist and world land-speed historian Louise Ann Noeth has taken issue with television motorcycle guy Jesse James over his claim to have set a new world speed record. According to a press release from Ms. Noeth and her company, Landspeed Productions, Jesse James cla ... Continue reading
DETROIT June 22, 2009; Kimberly S. Johnson writing for the AP reported that U.S. automakers have underestimated the importance of fuel efficiency to consumers, but new federal standards are expected to help the companies turn a profit, according to the results of a University of Michigan study released Monday. Research ... Continue reading
Lee Iacocca Unveils Limited Edition Mustang
LOS ANGELES--Forty-five years after he introduced the original Ford Mustang, launched at a dramatic press conference at the 1964 New York Worldâs Fair, auto industry visionary Lee Iacocca today announced a new version of the famous muscle car â the Iacocca Silver 45th Anniversary Edition Ford Mustang â a ... Continue reading
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