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Friday, February 25, 2011

Petroleum Quality Institute of America (PQIA) Issues Consumer Alerts On Two Motor Oils

Petroleum Quality Institute of America (PQIA) Issues Consumer Alerts On Two Motor Oils

PR Newswire METUCHEN, N.J., Feb. 25, 2011 METUCHEN, N.J., Feb. 25, 2011 -- -- The Petroleum Quality Institute of America issued Consumer Alerts on two passenger car engine oils today that are currently on the market. The oils are Liberty Gold Plus SMO 5W-30 Motor Oil and Bullseye Automotive Products High Mileage 10W-30 ... Continue reading

Tesla Motors Announces 2011 Annual Stockholder Meeting

Tesla Motors Announces 2011 Annual Stockholder Meeting

PALO ALTO, Calif.--Tesla Motors, Inc. announced today that its 2011 annual meeting of stockholders will be held on Wednesday, June 1, 2011 at 9:00am Pacific time, at TechMart in Santa Clara, California. What:    Tesla Motors 2011 Annual Stockholder Meeting When: June 1, 2011 Time: 9:00am – 10 ... Continue reading

What Would You Do For $1,000 of Free Fuel?

What Would You Do For $1,000 of Free Fuel?

PR Newswire CLEVELAND, Feb. 25, 2011 CLEVELAND, Feb. 25, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- What would you do for $1,000 worth of free fuel? The National FlexFuel Vehicle (FFV) Campaign is betting drivers in Ohio will check their fuel doors, gas caps, and especially their vehicle identification number (VIN) to see if ... Continue reading

Electric Vehicles to Take Center Stage at IEEE-USA Workshop in Austin

Electric Vehicles to Take Center Stage at IEEE-USA Workshop in Austin

PR Newswire WASHINGTON, Feb. 25, 2011 WASHINGTON, Feb. 25, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The new Chevrolet Volt and Nissan Leaf will be featured attractions at the IEEE-USA Electric Vehicles & Personal Transportation Workshop on Friday 4 March at the Renaissance Austin (Texas) Hotel. The event will explore the challe ... Continue reading

Autogas (propane) for America Reaches 100 Stakeholders

Autogas (propane) for America Reaches 100 Stakeholders

Asheville, NC - February 24, 2011: Autogas for America, the unified voice of the U.S. propane autogas market, reached 100 stakeholders last Friday. The non-partisan organization is working to reduce emissions, foster a green economy, and reduce America’s domestic energy deficit by increasing the number of autogas ... Continue reading

Toyota Adding U.S. Transmission Capacity

Toyota Adding U.S. Transmission Capacity

PR Newswire BUFFALO, W.Va., Feb. 25, 2011 BUFFALO, W.Va., Feb. 25, 2011 -- Toyota announced today it will add 6-speed automatic transmission capacity at its plant in Buffalo. The $64 million investment will create approximately 40 new jobs in West Virginia. Toyota made the announcement with Governor Earl Ray Tomblin, U ... Continue reading

Entire MG Lola Collection offered for sale

Entire MG Lola Collection offered for sale

To view this email correctly, it may be necessary to permit images to download from the Internet. If you would prefer not to, or this email does not display as expected, please click here MG Sportscar Collection for Sale It is not often that an entire stable of thoroughbred sportscars comes onto the market at the same ... Continue reading

Improving Listening Skills among Salespersons May Boost Sales of Additional Services and Customer Loyalty at Replacement Tire Retailers in Japan

Improving Listening Skills among Salespersons May Boost Sales of Additional Services and Customer Loyalty at Replacement Tire Retailers in Japan

J.D. Power Asia Pacific Reports: Improving Listening Skills among Salespersons May Boost Sales of Additional Services and Customer Loyalty at Replacement Tire Retailers in Japan ... Continue reading

KICKER Partners with Subaru for OEM High-Performance Audio Upgrades

KICKER Partners with Subaru for OEM High-Performance Audio Upgrades

Please use the above press release and image attachments at your convenience. If you have any questions, contact Roger, Christina or me at 1-800-256-0808 or reciprocate at this email address. Thank you. KICKER(r) Partners with Subaru(r) for OEM High-Performance Audio Upgrades STILLWATER, USA - KICKER(r) Performance Aud ... Continue reading

Confused.com Reveals Young Female Drivers to be Hit With Car Insurance Increases

Confused.com Reveals Young Female Drivers to be Hit With Car Insurance Increases

CARDIFF, Wales, Feb. 25, 2011 CARDIFF, Wales, Feb. 25, 2011 -- Confused.com is urging young female drivers to shop around for new motor insurance cover ahead of the EU Gender Directive ruling on 1 March 2011. The ruling, which will decide whether or not it is legal for insurers to charge different premiums based on gen ... Continue reading

Ford Suppliers Add 5,500 Jobs to Support Global Launch of All-New Ford Focus

Ford Suppliers Add 5,500 Jobs to Support Global Launch of All-New Ford Focus

PR Newswire DEARBORN, Mich., Feb. 25, 2011 DEARBORN, Mich., Feb. 25, 2011 -- New Focus suppliers are adding 5,500 jobs around the world to produce next generation of Ford's global car Next-generation Ford Focus has 80 percent parts commonality and uses 75 percent of the same supply base globally Ford is working more cl ... Continue reading

Porsche Presents First Functional, Full Hybrid Car, the 'Semper Vivus', 111 Years After its World Premiere in 1900 - VIDEO ENHANCED

Porsche Presents First Functional, Full Hybrid Car, the 'Semper Vivus', 111 Years After its World Premiere in 1900 - VIDEO ENHANCED

ATLANTA - February 25, 2011: From the beginning of the 20th century, the name Porsche has been associated with pioneering innovations in automotive engineering. Ferdinand Porsche, the founding father of the present-day Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG, Stuttgart, entered unchartered territory in 1900 with the creation of th ... Continue reading

Ford Giving Mercury and Lincoln Owners a Reason to Stay, Reports the Wall Street Journal

Ford Giving Mercury and Lincoln Owners a Reason to Stay, Reports the Wall Street Journal

Jeff Bennett of the Wall Street Journal reports that Ford is offering some Mercury vehicle owners $500 toward the purchase of a new Ford vehicle and as much as $1,500 to buy a Lincoln as the auto maker looks to retain customers after dissolving the brand last year. ... Continue reading

'REV It UP' Nationwide Auto Dealer Technician Contest Helps Instill Consumer Confidence in Auto Repairs; Attracts 6,000 Entrants

'REV It UP' Nationwide Auto Dealer Technician Contest Helps Instill Consumer Confidence in Auto Repairs; Attracts 6,000 Entrants

PR Newswire LAS VEGAS, Feb. 25, 2011 LAS VEGAS, Feb. 25, 2011 -- WHAT: A thorough inspection of every vehicle that enters an auto dealer service department is vital for both consumer confidence and safety. Mobile Productivity, Inc., (MPi) (www.mpifix.com) a Las Vegas, NV based firm that provides profitability tools for ... Continue reading

Kentucky Speedway July 7-9 NASCAR Weekend Fan Zone Infield Passes Placed on Sale

Kentucky Speedway July 7-9 NASCAR Weekend Fan Zone Infield Passes Placed on Sale

SPARTA, Feb. 25, 2011: Kentucky Speedway is celebrating the opening of the 2011 race season by placing infield Fan Zone passes on sale for its July 7-9 NASCAR race weekend that will feature the historic Sprint Cup Series debut at the 105,000-capacity facility along with Camping World Truck and Nationwide Series action. ... Continue reading

MIS Value Priced Tickets Last Through Monday

MIS Value Priced Tickets Last Through Monday

<b>Ticket prices available to fit every wallet</b> BROOKLYN, Feb. 25, 2011: The average ticket price at Michigan International Speedway hasn’t been this low since Dale Earnhardt won the Daytona 500 in 1998. Back then, as it is today, the average price of a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race ticket at MIS is $56. Of cou ... Continue reading

Drayson Racing Enters The EVCUP Zero Emission Race Series

Drayson Racing Enters The EVCUP Zero Emission Race Series

Drayson Racing, the green technology race team run by former British Government Minister of Science Lord Paul Drayson, which raced to success in the international Le Mans Series in the USA, Europe and Asia last year, has become the first major team to commit to racing in the new zero-emission EVCUP, the first electric ... Continue reading

All-New Ford Focus Officially Certified at 40 MPG with Features, Technology Competitors Can't Match - VIDEO ENHANCED

All-New Ford Focus Officially Certified at 40 MPG with Features, Technology Competitors Can't Match - VIDEO ENHANCED

DEARBORN, Mich., Feb. 25, 2011 DEARBORN, Mich., Feb. 25, 2011 -- The all-new Ford Focus is certified by the EPA at 40 mpg highway with a six-speed automatic transmission, which is overwhelmingly preferred by American drivers Ford Motor Company now has four nameplates with an EPA-certified rating of 40 mpg or higher, mo ... Continue reading

J.J. Yeley, No. 46 AAMCO Transmissions-Ohsweken Speedway Chevrolet Impala Subway Fit Fresh 500 Fast Facts

J.J. Yeley, No. 46 AAMCO Transmissions-Ohsweken Speedway Chevrolet Impala Subway Fit Fresh 500 Fast Facts

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Race No. 2 Subway Fit Fresh 500, Phoenix (Ariz.) International Raceway, Avondale, Arizona Race Information: Event: Subway Fit Fresh 500, Sunday, February 27th at 1:00 p.m. Local. Track: Phoenix (Ariz.) International Raceway Qualifying: Friday, February 25th, at 1:40 p.m. Local Time Track Length ... Continue reading

Bayne, Woods Head to Phoenix Still Savoring Daytona 500 Triumph

Bayne, Woods Head to Phoenix Still Savoring Daytona 500 Triumph

After a week filled with media appearances, Trevor Bayne and the crew of the Wood Brothers No. 21 Motorcraft/Quick Lane Ford Fusion are headed to Phoenix International Raceway this week for the Subway Fresh Fit 500. It’s the Woods first trip to a track less than a mile-and-a-half since the team went to a partial s ... Continue reading

Chrysler Group Executive Named to HispanicBusiness Magazine's 2011 Corporate Elite

Chrysler Group Executive Named to HispanicBusiness Magazine's 2011 Corporate Elite

PR Newswire AUBURN HILLS, Mich., Feb. 25, 2011 AUBURN HILLS, Mich., Feb. 25, 2011 -- President and CEO of Ram Truck Brand Fred M. Diaz, Jr. receives "Corporate Elite" honor List includes the 25 most influential, engaged and dynamic Hispanic business leaders in America Selectees must have made "a significant professiona ... Continue reading

Andy Hillenburg's Fast Track Blue Collar Hero Driver Challenge Gaining Momentum

Andy Hillenburg's Fast Track Blue Collar Hero Driver Challenge Gaining Momentum

CONCORD, February 25, 2011: For ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards car owner Andy Hillenburg, the chance to breed the next-up and comer is a no-brainier. Hillenburg is a true definition of a hardcore racer. Having raced competitively for over four decades, the Indiana native, now residing in Rockingham, North Caro ... Continue reading

Subaru of America, Inc. Appoints Rachelle Damminger Manager of Corporate Communications

Subaru of America, Inc. Appoints Rachelle Damminger Manager of Corporate Communications

PR Newswire CHERRY HILL, N.J., Feb. 25, 2011 CHERRY HILL, N.J., Feb. 25, 2011 -- Subaru of America, Inc. today announced the appointment of Rachelle Damminger to manager of corporate communications. Reporting to the director of corporate communications for Subaru, Damminger will be responsible for the company's busines ... Continue reading

Tate Holleran 11th in Florida Winter Tour main events at Palm Beach International Raceway

Tate Holleran 11th in Florida Winter Tour main events at Palm Beach International Raceway

JUPITER, Feb. 24, 2011: Tate Holleran, slowed by mechanical gremlins, finished 11th in both main events in the Formula Vortex TaG Cadet class of the Florida Winter Tour Formula Kart championship last weekend (Feb. 19-20) on Palm Beach International Raceway’s .8-mile kart track. “We had an intermittent electri ... Continue reading

Alumi Craft Named 2011 Limited Buggy Class Official Sponsor Alumi Craft Race Cars

Alumi Craft Named 2011 Limited Buggy Class Official Sponsor Alumi Craft Race Cars

With preparations underway for its season opener Saturday, February 26th at Glen Helen Raceway , the Lucas Oil Regional Off Road Series announced today that Alumi Craft will be the 2011 Limited Buggy class sponsor. "Alumi Craft is a strong stable name in the off road community with a great product and outstanding custo ... Continue reading

Teams Head To Barber To Tune Up For 2011 Season

Teams Head To Barber To Tune Up For 2011 Season

Indianapolis, Feb. 24, 2011: A.J. Foyt Racing team director Larry Foyt scheduled two days of testing at Barber Motorsports Park as Round 1 of preparation for the 18-race IZOD IndyCar Series season, which includes the first four events on road and temporary street circuits. Round 2 will be the Open Test at the same venu ... Continue reading

Williams Unveil Definitive 2011 Race Livery

Williams Unveil Definitive 2011 Race Livery

With just 28 days to go until the Australian Grand Prix gets underway in Melbourne, Williams have revealed their 2011 car’s race livery at a special event at the team's UK F1 Conference Centre. The blue and white design, which also features splashes of red, will grace the Cosworth-powered FW33 throughout the comin ... Continue reading

Firestone To Present RRDC Evening With Roger Penske In Long Beach

Firestone To Present RRDC Evening With Roger Penske In Long Beach

HILLIARD, Feb. 24, 2011: For the second straight year, Firestone will be the presenting sponsor of the Road Racing Drivers Club's third annual West Coast banquet honoring auto racing's most influential leaders. This year, on April 14, prior to the running of the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach, the RRDC Evening with Ro ... Continue reading

Womenetics to Partner with Porsche Cars North America for the 2011 POW! Awards

Womenetics to Partner with Porsche Cars North America for the 2011 POW! Awards

PR Newswire ATLANTA, Feb. 25, 2011 ATLANTA, Feb. 25, 2011 -- Womenetics today announced a partnership with Porsche Cars North America to present the 2nd Annual POW! Awards. This signature event honors innovative female leaders who forge new paths and create leadership models for the women who follow. "Porsche believes ... Continue reading

Abarth Kicks Off New Series At Media Track Day

Abarth Kicks Off New Series At Media Track Day

Abarth has signalled the start of its 2011 one-make Trofeo race series with an appearance at a major racing media day. ... Continue reading

The New Toyota Verso-S: Small, Spacious And Smart

The New Toyota Verso-S: Small, Spacious And Smart

Toyota returns to the B-MPV market with the Verso-S, a new model that majors on delivering exceptional space and great flexibility within compact overall dimensions ... Continue reading

'A New Type Of Luxury' Goes Live Next Tuesday

'A New Type Of Luxury' Goes Live Next Tuesday

The unveiling of the Infiniti Etherea, the luxury concept that points the way to a future compact entry-level Infiniti, will be streamed live from the 81st International Geneva Motor Show starting 11.15pm GMT on Tuesday 1 March. ... Continue reading

Chevrolet Cruze-Flash! New Model To Hatch At Geneva

Chevrolet Cruze-Flash! New Model To Hatch At Geneva

With both the British and World Touring Car Championship titles in its armoury, the Cruze is already a winner - and at the Geneva Motor Show, Chevrolet will pull the wraps off the variant that will bring it even greater success in the sales charts. ... Continue reading

New Zafira Concept Makes World Premiere At Geneva Show

New Zafira Concept Makes World Premiere At Geneva Show

These are the first official pictures of Vauxhall's Zafira Tourer Concept, which makes its world debut at next week's Geneva Motor Show and gives the strongest hint yet at what a production-ready version may look like. ... Continue reading

Mikkelsen To Get Early Rally Run In Corsica

Mikkelsen To Get Early Rally Run In Corsica

Andreas Mikkelsen and co-driver Ola Fløene will contest the Ronde De La Giraglia (5-6 March), a national rally on the island of Corsica, in their Skoda UK Motorsport Fabia S2000, as an asphalt test for the forthcoming rounds of the Intercontinental Rally Challenge (IRC). ... Continue reading

New Honda Jazz Now On Sale With Three Years' Complimentary Servicing

New Honda Jazz Now On Sale With Three Years' Complimentary Servicing

Customers can benefit from three years' complimentary servicing and a range of competitive finance options to help drive down running costs on their new Jazz. ... Continue reading

Fiat Introduces Mylife To Its Range Of Cars

Fiat Introduces Mylife To Its Range Of Cars

A new collection of well-equipped, high value models has just been introduced across the Fiat passenger car range. ... Continue reading

Saab Highlights At 2011 Geneva Motor Show

Saab Highlights At 2011 Geneva Motor Show

Two world premieres, the launch of the new Saab 9-3 MY12 range, and the unveiling of a limited edition Convertible celebrating Saab's first year of independence: the Saab stand at next week's Geneva Motor Show will be packed with more news than ever before. ... Continue reading

The Luxury Of Leather

The Luxury Of Leather

February Driven by its outstanding heritage of hand-crafted fine leather interiors, Bentley and its luxury leather partner Ettinger have devised a range of modern must-have personal accessories to be launched at this year's Geneva Motor Show. ... Continue reading

Mitsubishi Increases Customer Satisfaction With Capped Price Servicing

Mitsubishi Increases Customer Satisfaction With Capped Price Servicing

Since January 2010, peace of mind has been a standard specification of new Mitsubishi vehicles with the launch of the company's capped price servicing program. ... Continue reading

2nd Annual Elvis Presley Car Show at Graceland Will Be Held On Memorial Day weekend Friday-Sunday May 27-29, 2011

2nd Annual Elvis Presley Car Show at Graceland Will Be Held On Memorial Day weekend Friday-Sunday May 27-29, 2011

2nd Annual Elvis Presley Car Show at Graceland 3734 Elvis Presley Blvd Memphis, TN 38116 901-332-3322 www.Elvis.com/carshow Memorial Day weekend Friday-Sunday May 27-29, 2011 The Elvis Presley Car Show at Graceland celebrates Elvis’ love for everything on wheels. Elvis enjoyed cars, classic and new, moto ... Continue reading

Kia Motors intends to join the Clean Energy Partnership to promote Fuel Cell Electric Vehicles in Germany

Kia Motors intends to join the Clean Energy Partnership to promote Fuel Cell Electric Vehicles in Germany

NEWS FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Michael Choo ( <mailto:cdore@kia.co.kr> mjc@kia.co.kr), General Manager, Kia Motors Corporation, Tel: +82-2-3464-5663 Kia Motors intends to join the Clean Energy Partnership to promote Fuel Cell Electric Vehicles in Germany - Kia to showcase its excellence in Fuel Cell technologies i ... Continue reading

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