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Friday, January 25, 2013

Research and Markets: 2013 Global Market Review of Automotive Battery Technology - Forecasts to 2027

Research and Markets: 2013 Global Market Review of Automotive Battery Technology - Forecasts to 2027

Research and Markets (has announced the addition of the "Global market review of automotive battery technology - forecasts to 2027" report to their offering. 'Global market review of automotive battery technology - forecasts to 2027' This latest just-auto report edition offers a global review of the OE batteries sect ... Continue reading

Your Gate to Convenience, Your Door to Practicality: Motorized Garage Doors and Gates by Somfy

Your Gate to Convenience, Your Door to Practicality: Motorized Garage Doors and Gates by Somfy

The advantages of Somfy's motorized gates and motorized garage doors are many. In fact Somfy's motorized garage doors and gates can improve your lifestyle. And here's why! With Somfy motorized garage door just one simple click on the remote control is enough for your door to open in an instant. You can even control you ... Continue reading

Washington Auto Show Public Policy Events; Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2013: Cannon House Caucus Room, Capitol Hill; Thursday, Jan. 31, 2013: Walter E. Washington Convention Center

Washington Auto Show Public Policy Events; Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2013: Cannon House Caucus Room, Capitol Hill; Thursday, Jan. 31, 2013: Walter E. Washington Convention Center

Affordable transportation is an essential part of the American economy. Most forms of transportation rely on fuel consumption, and leading the conversation in keeping transportation costs low, while creating economic sustainability, is fuel efficiency. However, some economists say that new fuel-efficiency standards for ... Continue reading

EDTA President Brian Wynne to Participate During Public Policy Days at Washington Auto Show

EDTA President Brian Wynne to Participate During Public Policy Days at Washington Auto Show

WHEN: Thursday, January 31, 2013 -- 2:00 PM (immediately following keynote address) WHERE: Washington Convention Center, 801 Mt Vernon Pl NW, Washington, DC 20001 WHAT: EDTA President Brian Wynne will participate during the Public Policy Days at the Washington Auto Show, promoting battery, hybrid, plug-in hybrid and fu ... Continue reading

San Diego Selected as Venue for BIO's 2013 Pacific Rim Summit

San Diego Selected as Venue for BIO's 2013 Pacific Rim Summit

Today the Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) announced the 2013 Pacific Rim Summit on Industrial Biotechnology and Bioenergy will be held October 8-11 at the Westin Gaslamp Quarter in San Diego, Calif. BIO also announced BIOCOM as its partner to host this unique conference dedicated solely to the growth of the i ... Continue reading

2013 AutoGlow Vive Detroit Celebrates Detroit History And Nets Record $250,000 For The Children's Center

2013 AutoGlow Vive Detroit Celebrates Detroit History And Nets Record $250,000 For The Children's Center

The Children's Center AutoGlow Vive Detroit , presented by Ford Motor Company, held at Ford Field, was Detroit's exclusive afterglow event following the North American International Auto Show Charity Preview on January 18, 2013 -- This year's event exceeded previous records with more than $250,000 raised and 1,000 gues ... Continue reading

Lexus Eco Challenge Second Round Winners Continue To Make Positive Impact On The Environment

Lexus Eco Challenge Second Round Winners Continue To Make Positive Impact On The Environment

Lexus and Scholastic today are pleased to announce the second round winners in the 2012-2013 Lexus Eco Challenge, an educational program and contest that inspires and empowers young people to learn about the environment and take action to improve it. Lexus will award a total of $500,000 in grants and scholarships throu ... Continue reading

GM Financial to Host Conference Call on Fourth Quarter and Calendar Year 2012 Operating Results

GM Financial to Host Conference Call on Fourth Quarter and Calendar Year 2012 Operating Results

GENERAL MOTORS FINANCIAL COMPANY, INC. will release its fourth quarter and calendar year 2012 operating results on Thursday, February 14, 2013. A conference call for fixed income investors to discuss the results will begin at noon ET. The conference call can be accessed by dialing 800-230-1074 (U.S. and Canada) or 612- ... Continue reading

AFirst of Its Kind, Christian-Based Automotive Conference

AFirst of Its Kind, Christian-Based Automotive Conference

Christian Dealership Leaders and Industry Experts have united to boldly offer a first of its kind, 2 day, biblically based conference, March 13-14, 2013 at the Charlotte Speedway in North Carolina. Fourteen breakout sessions and seven panel discussions will teach attendees how to run every profit center in the dealersh ... Continue reading

DealerSocket Enjoys Beach Cleanup at San Onofre

DealerSocket Enjoys Beach Cleanup at San Onofre

On Saturday, Jan. 19, 2013, more than 50 community-minded friends of the environment descended upon Trail 1 at San Onofre State Beach to rid the area of garbage. These 50+ people are employees, friends and family of one of San Clemente's largest companies, DealerSocket, Inc., a proprietary technology company specializi ... Continue reading

Kia Motors-- Super Bowl Ad Back On The Big Screen In NCM Media Networks FirstLook

Kia Motors-- Super Bowl Ad Back On The Big Screen In NCM Media Networks FirstLook

In a Super Bowl advertising blockbuster sequel, Kia Motors America (KMA) will be back on the big screen for the premiere of its 2013 big game commercial. The fast-growing automaker's complete 60-second “Space Babies" ad for the redesigned 2014 Sorento CUV will premiere on Feb. 1 on more than 19,000 movie screens natio ... Continue reading

Pennsylvania American Water Rolls out New Fleet Powered by Compressed Natural Gas

Pennsylvania American Water Rolls out New Fleet Powered by Compressed Natural Gas

Pennsylvania American Water officials joined with Pennsylvania Speaker of the House Sam Smith and Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection officials today to mark the company's launch of a compressed natural gas (CNG) pilot for its vehicle fleet. The company displayed four new CNG-powered Ford F-250 trucks a ... Continue reading

Fuel Prices - Regular Gas 1.25.13

Fuel Prices - Regular Gas 1.25.13

<p>Regular Gas</p> <p> Current Avg. $3.810</p> Yesterday Avg.$3.813</p> Week Ago Avg. $3.789</p> Month Ago Avg.$3.858</p> Year Ago Avg. Current Avg. $3.810pp ... Continue reading

Cell Phone Users More Likely to Speed and Drive Drowsy When Behind Wheel

Cell Phone Users More Likely to Speed and Drive Drowsy When Behind Wheel

Motorists who use cell phones while driving are more likely to engage in additional dangerous behaviors such as speeding, driving drowsy, driving without a safety belt and sending texts or emails, according to a survey conducted by the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety. Additionally, more than two-thirds (69 percent) o ... Continue reading

Details Of Ford Motor Company's January 2013 U.S. Sales Conference Call

Details Of Ford Motor Company's January 2013 U.S. Sales Conference Call

January 25 -- Ford Motor Company will release its January 2013 U.S. sales results at approximately 9:30 a.m. EST Friday, February 1, 2013. At 10 a.m. EST, Erich Merkle, Ford U.S. sales analyst, will host a conference call for the investment community and news media to discuss the results and related market trends. He w ... Continue reading

Historics - SCCA History On Display At Rolex 24 at Daytona

Historics - SCCA History On Display At Rolex 24 at Daytona

TOPEKA, Jan. 24, 2013: The Sports Car Club of America’s Club Racing history will be a significant part of this weekend’s Rolex 24 at Daytona, highlighting a 50th anniversary celebration of the inaugural Formula Vee® race at the same location. Formula Vee, long among the most popular SCCA SafeRacer National ... Continue reading

Grand Am Rolex - Rolex 24 Fans Get Special Pricing For IMS Road Race Events

Grand Am Rolex - Rolex 24 Fans Get Special Pricing For IMS Road Race Events

INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. 24, 2013: Racing fans watching the Rolex 24 At Daytona on Saturday, Jan. 26 and Sunday, Jan. 27 on SPEED and SPEEDTV.com can take advantage of special general admission ticket pricing for the two GRAND-AM Road Racing events Friday, July 26 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. To celebrate the 24 hours ... Continue reading

Grand Am Rolex - Gurney, Fogarty, Gidley And Law Seek First Rolex 24 Win

Grand Am Rolex - Gurney, Fogarty, Gidley And Law Seek First Rolex 24 Win

DAYTONA BEACH, Jan. 24, 2013: GAINSCO/Bob Stallings Racing, and drivers Alex Gurney, Jon Fogarty, Memo Gidley and Darren Law, are set to tackle the opening round of the 2013 GRAND-AM Rolex Sports Car Series season in the No. 99 GAINSCO Auto Insurance Corvette Daytona Prototype at this weekend’s Rolex 24 At Daytona ... Continue reading

Grand Am Rolex - MOMO NGT Motorsports Ready For Daytona Challenge

Grand Am Rolex - MOMO NGT Motorsports Ready For Daytona Challenge

Daytona, Jan. 24, 2013: The familiar No. 30 MOMO NGT Motorsport racing team is ready to embark on a new chapter of its history for this year’s 51st annual Rolex 24 at Daytona race, January 24-27, 2013. After achieving several important successes during the 2012 season, including a class victory at the ALMS Petit L ... Continue reading

Kia Motors' Super Bowl Commercial Will Answer The Age Old Question Of "Where Do Babies Come From?"

Kia Motors' Super Bowl Commercial Will Answer The Age Old Question Of "Where Do Babies Come From?"

For generations, inquisitive young minds have asked the burning question that all parents dread. A question that leaves many moms and dads stumbling to find the right words to carefully, and sometimes creatively, navigate the most delicate of situations. On February 3, with more than 100 million people watching, Kia Mo ... Continue reading

Toyota To Focus On Its American Successes, Bright Future At The 2013 Chicago Auto Show

Toyota To Focus On Its American Successes, Bright Future At The 2013 Chicago Auto Show

As the 2013 Chicago Auto Show draws near, Toyota plans on showcasing its American "success stories," as evidenced by numerous award-winning vehicles and a strong motorsports presence in the automaker's exhibit. Toyota's 45,000-square-foot stand will be a blend of new products available at dealerships and concept vehicl ... Continue reading

Subaru Releases Teasers for Latest "Dog Tested. Dog Approved." Commercials

Subaru Releases Teasers for Latest "Dog Tested. Dog Approved." Commercials

Subaru of America, Inc. announces the return of its "Dog Tested. Dog Approved.TM" campaign. An all-new cast of canines will make their television debut during Animal Planet's Puppy Bowl IX. ... Continue reading

Safety and Security Telematics Installed in One Out of Every 7 Cars Shipping Globally in 2013, Says ABI Research

Safety and Security Telematics Installed in One Out of Every 7 Cars Shipping Globally in 2013, Says ABI Research

With infotainment functionality such as music streaming, connected navigation, and social networking having dominated much of the connected car market in 2011 and 2012, traditional safety and security telematics is expected to make a comeback in 2013 due to growing awareness about its importance from consumers and gove ... Continue reading

J.D. Power and LMC Automotive Report: New-Vehicle Retail Sales Kicking Off 2013 Ahead of Expectations

J.D. Power and LMC Automotive Report: New-Vehicle Retail Sales Kicking Off 2013 Ahead of Expectations

The January new-vehicle selling rate is off to a strong start in 2013, with the highest retail selling rate in January in five years, according to a monthly sales forecast developed by J.D. Power and Associates' Power Information Network® (PIN) and LMC Automotive. Retail Light-Vehicle Sales January new-vehicle retai ... Continue reading

Chrysler Group Gives Sneak Peek Inside New Mopar '13

Chrysler Group Gives Sneak Peek Inside New Mopar '13

Chrysler Group LLC released an interior image of its new Mopar '13 limited-edition vehicle, which will be shown at next month's Chicago Auto Show. "This vehicle is the perfect canvas for personalization and customization," said Pietro Gorlier, President and CEO of Mopar, Chrysler Group LLC's service, parts and customer ... Continue reading

More Than 1,000 Projects Compete For First Lexus Design Award

More Than 1,000 Projects Compete For First Lexus Design Award

The first Lexus Design Award has attracted strong interest from around the world, with more than 2,100 initial registrations leading to 1,243 projects being submitted by the closing date for entries. ... Continue reading

A New Look With Added Features For Volvo's Award Winning On Call Smartphone Application

A New Look With Added Features For Volvo's Award Winning On Call Smartphone Application

Volvo's award-winning mobile app, Volvo On Call, has been further enhanced for 2013 with a new design, extra features and added vehicle connectivity. ... Continue reading

First Customer Takes Delivery Of All-New Range Rover At Land Rover's Brand New Handover Centre

First Customer Takes Delivery Of All-New Range Rover At Land Rover's Brand New Handover Centre

The first customer hand-over of two All-New Range Rovers took place today at Land Rover's new state-of-the-art visitor centre in Solihull. ... Continue reading

Ford Fiesta Adds European Top Seller Title

Ford Fiesta Adds European Top Seller Title

Consumers bought a new Ford Fiesta every two minutes on average last year, making it the best-selling small car in Europe, according to automotive data intelligence provider JATO Dynamics. ... Continue reading

Motorsports Brands - McLaren P1 The Next Steps Towards Production

Motorsports Brands - McLaren P1 The Next Steps Towards Production

The McLaren P1 was unveiled to the world as a design study at the Paris Motor Show in September 2012, and was met with the glare of a thousand camera flashes ... Continue reading

The Ferrari 458 Spider Receives "Best Cabriolet" Award From Auto Motor Und Sport

The Ferrari 458 Spider Receives "Best Cabriolet" Award From Auto Motor Und Sport

The readers of the prestigious German car magazine Auto Motor und Sporthave crowned the 458 Spider "Best Imported Cabriolet" in the traditional "Best cars" poll. ... Continue reading

UK's "Most Affordable SUV", Dacia Duster, Becomes One Of Country's Least Depreciating New Cars

UK's "Most Affordable SUV", Dacia Duster, Becomes One Of Country's Least Depreciating New Cars

Ever thought that buying a car with a headline-grabbing price tag only made sense in the short term? Then think again. ... Continue reading

11th Year On Top For Mini At The Businesscar Awards

11th Year On Top For Mini At The Businesscar Awards

MINI has once again reinforced its position as the car to beat after BusinessCar Magazine named the MINI Hatch 'Supermini of the Year' for the 11th consecutive year at their annual awards. ... Continue reading

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