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Tuesday, January 25, 2011

Consumer Preferences Shift as Gas Prices Rise

Consumer Preferences Shift as Gas Prices Rise

Mid month reports from the U.S. Energy Information Association confirm what your wallet already knows... that gas prices are on the rise across the United States. In fact, there is not a region across the country where prices were not up from the same period a year ago. Additionally, this rise put the price per gallon ... Continue reading

Porsche Announces 2012 911 Black Edition

Porsche Announces 2012 911 Black Edition

Based on the 3.6-liter, 345 horsepower (hp) 911 Carrera, the upcoming 911 Black Edition features a comprehensive list of standard equipment and will be available as a Coupe or Cabriolet and only in black. Exclusivity and price help make this new 911 Carrera distinctive as the 911 Black Edition will be limited to just 1 ... Continue reading

Research and Markets: Strategic Analysis of the Passenger Cars Market in Iran - Demand for Dual-fuel Cars to Increase in Iran's Booming Passenger Cars Market

Research and Markets: Strategic Analysis of the Passenger Cars Market in Iran - Demand for Dual-fuel Cars to Increase in Iran's Booming Passenger Cars Market

Frost & Sullivan's new report "Strategic Analysis of the Passenger Cars Market in Iran" to their offering. “Strategic Analysis of the Passenger Cars Market in Iran” This research service provides crucial insights about the Iran Passenger Cars Market. The research service highlights brief overview of the Iran ... Continue reading

Four Audi Models Earn Top Marks in the Strategic Vision 2010 Total Value Index

Four Audi Models Earn Top Marks in the Strategic Vision 2010 Total Value Index

Four Audi models earned the highest scores in their categories, according to the newly released Strategic Vision 2010 Total Value Index. The Total Value Index measures the total value of a vehicle from the ownership experience to financial considerations, such as fuel economy, resale value and reliability. It's a compr ... Continue reading

VW/Audi, Ford and Hyundai May Take Your Breath Away, Says Strategic Vision's 2010 Total Value Index Report

VW/Audi, Ford and Hyundai May Take Your Breath Away, Says Strategic Vision's 2010 Total Value Index Report

SAN DIEGO--Now in its fourteenth year as the industry’s most comprehensive “value study,�?? Strategic Vision announces the Total Value Index™ (TVI) leaders of 2010 with results that indicate value leadership is evolving. Behind Total Value corporate leader Volkswagen o ... Continue reading

Using Organic Forms in Design: How Mercedes-Benz is Influenced by Nature - VIDEO FEATURE

Using Organic Forms in Design: How Mercedes-Benz is Influenced by Nature - VIDEO FEATURE

LOS ANGELES - January 25, 2011: The organic forms within nature have long inspired artists working in every media. For the artists working at Mercedes-Benz the inspiration affects their creative process in how they approach interior design of their automobiles. In the creative design study they call Interior Sculpture ... Continue reading

Global Automakers Association Says Diversity of Technologies and Alternative Fuels Is Needed to Help Meet Nation's Environmental Goals

Global Automakers Association Says Diversity of Technologies and Alternative Fuels Is Needed to Help Meet Nation's Environmental Goals

WASHINGTON--When considering how to advance the nation’s environmental and energy goals, the Association of Global Automakers (Global Automakers) believes that good public policy should encourage all promising advanced technologies and alternative fuels. “Hybrids are just one of the many technologie ... Continue reading

Growth Energy: Domestic Ethanol Is the Answer to Our Nation's Addiction to Foreign Oil

Growth Energy: Domestic Ethanol Is the Answer to Our Nation's Addiction to Foreign Oil

Growth Energy, the leading coalition of American ethanol supporters, singled out an enormous oversight in a study produced by the RAND Corp. that claims advanced biofuels are not ready to replace petroleum in military hardware, such as warships and warplanes. The study overlooks the potential domestic impact that ethan ... Continue reading

Road & Track Magazine Redesign Raises the Bar

Road & Track Magazine Redesign Raises the Bar

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif.--Road & Track, the nation's longest-running and most trusted automotive magazine, today announced it has redesigned key elements of its content taking its sophisticated look to a new level. The redesign hits newsstands February 1st. “Our designers worked closely with engineering and road test ... Continue reading

Entergy Nuclear Unites With HVM Racing For The 2011 IZOD INDYCAR Series Season

Entergy Nuclear Unites With HVM Racing For The 2011 IZOD INDYCAR Series Season

Baltimore, January 24, 2011: HVM Racing and Entergy Nuclear announced in Baltimore today that they have entered into a three-year partnership to compete in the IZOD INDYCAR Series. This re-confirms the return of the 2010 Indianapolis 500 Rookie of the Year, Simona De Silvestro as HVM Racing and Entergy team up to promo ... Continue reading

Act Soon To Buy 2011 Indy 500 General Admission Tickets At 2010 prices

Act Soon To Buy 2011 Indy 500 General Admission Tickets At 2010 prices

INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. 24, 2011: Speed is essential for Indianapolis 500 teams, and it's also important for fans looking for a great value for "The Most Important Race in History" on Sunday, May 29 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Fans should visit www.imstix.com or the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Ticket Office before F ... Continue reading

Insure.Com - Car insurance comparison: The most and least expensive 2011 vehicles to insure

Insure.Com - Car insurance comparison: The most and least expensive 2011 vehicles to insure

By Barbara Marquand Insure.com January 25, 2011; You're bound to turn heads behind the wheel of the 604-horsepower Mercedes SL65 AMG, a sleek two-door convertible with a 6-liter, V-12 biturbo engine. Step on the gas and you could accelerate from zero to 60 in 4.2 seconds and hit 120 miles per hour in just 12.8 seconds. ... Continue reading

Kylie And Lexus Form New Partnership

Kylie And Lexus Form New Partnership

Elegant, contemporary and chic: you might choose the same words to describe both Kylie and the new Lexus CT 200h. Lexus is proud to announce a new partnership with the global superstar to launch its new full hybrid luxury hatchback into the heart of a new market sector. ... Continue reading

The 911 Black Edition - A Distinctive And Individual New Porsche

The 911 Black Edition - A Distinctive And Individual New Porsche

The Porsche 911 Black Editions offer the core 911 principles of distinctive design with inner strength; with a high level of specification that emphasises the iconic styling of the car and enhances the interior, while retaining the authentic sporting character of the driving experience. ... Continue reading

100% Electric Nissan Leaf Picks Up European Car Of The Year 2011 Trophy

100% Electric Nissan Leaf Picks Up European Car Of The Year 2011 Trophy

The trophy recognising the revolutionary Nissan LEAF as Europe's Car of The Year 2011 was handed over to Nissan Motor Co.'s President and CEO Carlos Ghosn in a special ceremony held today at the Pavillion Gabriel in Paris. ... Continue reading

Winnebago Industries Presents the 2011 Itasca Sunova

Winnebago Industries Presents the 2011 Itasca Sunova

Winnebago Industries, Inc. , a leading U.S. motor home manufacturer, continues its strong presence in the Class A gas market with the exceptional Itasca Sunova and the introduction of the new 36V floorplan. “For 2011, we are excited to add the new 36V to the Itasca Sunova lineup” “For 2011, we ar ... Continue reading

Jaguar Celebrates 50 Years Of Iconic E-Type

Jaguar Celebrates 50 Years Of Iconic E-Type

This year marks the 50th anniversary of one of the most famous and desirable cars in automotive history - the Jaguar E-Type. ... Continue reading

Freshened Mazda2 Range Bound

Freshened Mazda2 Range Bound

An updated version of the Mazda2 city car with refreshed trim and all-new colours will arrive in Australian showrooms this month. ... Continue reading

Urgent Need For Insurance Policy Simplification

Urgent Need For Insurance Policy Simplification

"One can have nothing but sympathy for those affected by the recent widespread floods," says David Purchase, Executive Director of VACC. ... Continue reading

The New BMW 5 Series Touring

The New BMW 5 Series Touring

The new, fourth generation BMW 5 Series Touring has arrived in Australia. ... Continue reading

Volvo Car Australia Announces Management Change

Volvo Car Australia Announces Management Change

Volvo Car Australia and New Zealand Managing Director, Alan Desselss, has been appointed as the new President and CEO of Volvo Japan as of 1 March 2011. ... Continue reading

Mazda To Lease Electric Vehicles In Japan

Mazda To Lease Electric Vehicles In Japan

Mazda Motor Corporation is independently developing an electric vehicle (EV) with plans to commence leasing in Japan in the first half of 2012. The new EV, based on the Mazda2 / Demio subcompact, is expected to have a driving range of 200 kilometers and will be leased mainly to local government bodies and fleet custome ... Continue reading

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