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Tuesday, September 25, 2012

Integrated Environmental Technologies, Ltd. Announces New Distributor Agreement With Sky Blue Industries Focused on Transportation and Auto Care Industries

Integrated Environmental Technologies, Ltd. Announces New Distributor Agreement With Sky Blue Industries Focused on Transportation and Auto Care Industries

Integrated Environmental Technologies, Ltd. ("IET" or the "Company") (OTC Bulletin Board: IEVM), announced today that Sky Blue Industries, Inc. ("Sky Blue") has added the Company's Excelyte disinfecting solution and Catholyte Zero cleaning solutions to the Sky Blue product offerings. Sky Blue is a manufacturer and dist ... Continue reading

Nokia Veteran Alan Ewing Named Executive Director of the Car Connectivity Consortium

Nokia Veteran Alan Ewing Named Executive Director of the Car Connectivity Consortium

The Car Connectivity Consortium (CCC), an organization driving global innovation for phone-centric car connectivity solutions, today announced Nokia veteran Alan Ewing as its new executive director. A 14-year Nokia veteran, Ewing is a prominent figure in the global mobile industry and reflects a groundswell of support ... Continue reading

Florida's Top Energy Official Touts Facility That Could Lead to Largest CNG Network Outside of California

Florida's Top Energy Official Touts Facility That Could Lead to Largest CNG Network Outside of California

Florida's top energy official, Agriculture & Consumer Affairs Commissioner Adam Putnam, today hailed the opening of Nopetro LLC's state-of-the-art compressed natural gas (CNG) facility, which for the first time offers Florida and the Southeast the prospect of a viable natural gas solution not seen anywhere outside of C ... Continue reading

Revolutionary Art Exhibit Returns With The Debut Of Three Customized Hyundai Re:Mix Vehicles

Revolutionary Art Exhibit Returns With The Debut Of Three Customized Hyundai Re:Mix Vehicles

Re:Mix Lab is back with three Hyundai vehicles representing the ultimate in style, design, performance and innovation. Each car has a unique personality. The Music 2.0 Veloster Turbo demands attention with its mirror-like chrome exterior, DJ station and sound system that can be heard from blocks away. ... Continue reading

Oregon Department of Transportation Selects AssetWorks Fuel Management System

Oregon Department of Transportation Selects AssetWorks Fuel Management System

AssetWorks, a leading provider of fleet management software, automated fuel management systems and motor pool and car sharing management systems, announced today that the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) has contracted to purchase the FuelFocus Fuel Management System for its 48 fuel sites across the state. 'W ... Continue reading

Study Finds Alcoa Forged Aluminum Wheels Dramatically Cut Carbon Footprint of Commercial Vehicles, Supporting Sustainable Transportation

Study Finds Alcoa Forged Aluminum Wheels Dramatically Cut Carbon Footprint of Commercial Vehicles, Supporting Sustainable Transportation

Alcoa today released the findings of a peer-reviewed life cycle assessment (LCA) which concludes that Alcoa aluminum wheels substantially cut the carbon footprint of commercial vehicles. In North America, the study found that substituting 18 conventional steel truck wheels with Alcoa aluminum wheels cut carbon emission ... Continue reading

Honda Launches Corporate Social Responsibility Statement for North America and Accompanying Website

Honda Launches Corporate Social Responsibility Statement for North America and Accompanying Website

In an ongoing effort to be “a company that society wants to exist," American Honda Motor Co, Inc. today announced its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Statement for North America and the launch of a complementary Corporate Social Responsibility website. â'Our new CSR website gives us a chance to share our effort ... Continue reading

Avoid Traffic During 405 Freeway Closure with Tips from Traffic Experts at TomTom

Avoid Traffic During 405 Freeway Closure with Tips from Traffic Experts at TomTom

As Los Angeles drivers prepare for the expected impact of the 405 freeway closure, heralded as “Carmageddon II," TomTom is sharing tips and recommendations for L.A.-area motorists to better navigate around the city this weekend, September 28 - 30. ... Continue reading

Total Car Score Names Top 10 Classic Muscle Cars

Total Car Score Names Top 10 Classic Muscle Cars

Total Car Score, the most comprehensive automotive ranking and comparison website, has identified the Top 10 Classic Muscle Cars. The site has also identified 10 modern-era muscle cars that offer excellent performance capabilities at a much lower cost, as well as the potential to be future classics. Additional analysis ... Continue reading

Motorsports Venues - Darlington Raceway To Host NASCAR For 64th Consecutive Year

Motorsports Venues - Darlington Raceway To Host NASCAR For 64th Consecutive Year

DARLINGTON, Sep. 25, 2012: Darlington Raceway has announced that the NASCAR Sprint Cup and Nationwide Series will return to the track Too Tough to Tame on Mother’s Day weekend, May 10-11, 2013. The 2013 Sprint Cup Series Bojangles’ Southern 500 will mark the 64th consecutive year of NASCAR racing at the Lady ... Continue reading

NHRA Pro Stock - Coughlin Scores Round Win At Dallas

NHRA Pro Stock - Coughlin Scores Round Win At Dallas

DALLAS, Sep. 25, 2012: Jeg Coughlin Jr. is happy to take the breaks where he and the JEGS.com/Mopar Dodge Avenger can get them. On Sunday at the 27th annual AAA Texas NHRA Fall Nationals, Coughlin was happy to accept his first round win thanks to a fortunate break against his opponent Vieri Gaines. Coughlin won that ra ... Continue reading

Lucas Oil Off Road - Yokohama Tire's Cameron Steele Wins Again

Lucas Oil Off Road - Yokohama Tire's Cameron Steele Wins Again

TORRENCE Sep. 26, 2012: Led by veteran off-road racer Cameron Steele’s second victory of the season, Yokohama Tire Corporation (YTC)-sponsored drivers scored several podium finishes during rounds 13 and 14 of the Lucas Oil Off-Road Racing Series at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, September 21-22. During round 13, Steele ... Continue reading

Research and Markets: Advanced Automotive (HEVs, PHEVs, EVs) Energy Storage and Distribution Report - 2012 Edition

Research and Markets: Advanced Automotive (HEVs, PHEVs, EVs) Energy Storage and Distribution Report - 2012 Edition

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Advanced Energy Storage and Distribution Report - 2012 Edition" report to their offering. 'Advanced Energy Storage and Distribution Report - 2012 Edition' OEMs have a wide range of non-electrification options for improving fuel efficiency, including a wide range o ... Continue reading

HARMAN To Provide HALOsonic External Sound Solution for New Hybrid Vehicles

HARMAN To Provide HALOsonic External Sound Solution for New Hybrid Vehicles

HARMAN, the premium global audio and infotainment group , announced today that a major European-based automaker will be integrating HARMAN's exclusive HALOsonic External Sound Synthesis (ESS) solution in a line of plug-in hybrid vehicles. HARMAN's HALOsonic ESS solution is a potentially life-saving technology that gene ... Continue reading

Call For Entries: $500K Lexus Eco Challenge Revs Up

Call For Entries: $500K Lexus Eco Challenge Revs Up

Young people are committed to making a difference in the world, and for the sixth year, their efforts will be rewarded through the Lexus Eco Challenge. An educational program and contest, the Lexus Eco Challenge has inspired and empowered more than 22,000 middle and high school students to learn about the environment a ... Continue reading

CarMD Makes Retail Debut at Pep Boys Locations

CarMD Makes Retail Debut at Pep Boys Locations

CarMD.com Corporation today announced that the Pep Boys-- Manny, Moe & Jack, will be the first brick-and-mortar retail outlet to sell its CarMD Vehicle Health System. The popular product, which includes an easy-to-use handheld device plus solutions from an unprecedented automotive repair database, empowers consumers of ... Continue reading

Speaker Line-up Set for SAE International Counterfeit Parts Avoidance Symposium

Speaker Line-up Set for SAE International Counterfeit Parts Avoidance Symposium

A comprehensive group of experts will highlight SAE International's "2012 Counterfeit Parts Avoidance Symposium," -- which will be held Friday, Nov. 2, 2012 in Phoenix, AZ. The industry leaders will participate in a series of panel discussions and presentations that delve into such hot-topic issues as updates to SAE st ... Continue reading

Hertz Acquires Pioneer Rental

Hertz Acquires Pioneer Rental

Hertz Global Holdings, Inc. announced that Hertz Equipment Rental Corporation (HERC) has acquired Pioneer Equipment Rental and Sales, a leading Oklahoma-based construction and industrial equipment rental company, focused primarily on rentals to the industrial and construction markets, that services the Oklahoma, Southe ... Continue reading

Need More Cargo Space and Better Gas Mileage? Autobytel Editors Select the 2012 Minivans with the Best MPG

Need More Cargo Space and Better Gas Mileage? Autobytel Editors Select the 2012 Minivans with the Best MPG

School has begun for most everyone and that brings with it more team sports and activities. Parents understand the grueling schedule of school drop-offs, after school activities and weekend outings. With the hustle and bustle of everyday life, the last thing families want to think about is whether or not the family car ... Continue reading

Details Of Ford Motor Company's September 2012 U.S. Sales Conference Call

Details Of Ford Motor Company's September 2012 U.S. Sales Conference Call

September 25 -- (Please note 10:00 a.m. EDT call time) Ford Motor Company will release its September 2012 U.S. sales results at approximately 9:30 a.m. EDT Tuesday, October 2, 2012. At 10 a.m. EDT, Erich Merkle, Ford U.S. sales analyst, will host a conference call for the investment community and news media to discuss ... Continue reading

Consumer Reports Tests Find $100,000 Electric Fisker Karma Plagued With Flaws

Consumer Reports Tests Find $100,000 Electric Fisker Karma Plagued With Flaws

Porsche Panamera easily outpoints Karma in face-off of luxury sports cars The plug-in extended range electric Fisker Karma can go gas free for 38 miles on a full charge, but Consumer Reports' engineers found it full of flaws: Compared with other luxury sedans, the Karma has tight confines and limited visibility, and a ... Continue reading

ChargePoint Partners with BMW for San Francisco Electric Vehicle Car Sharing Service

ChargePoint Partners with BMW for San Francisco Electric Vehicle Car Sharing Service

ChargePoint today announced it has partnered with BMW for its unique, premium electric vehicle (EV) car-sharing service program in San Francisco. ChargePoint, the largest online global charging network, connects the new charging stations throughout San Francisco, Burlingame, Palo Alto and Oakland. BMW recently announce ... Continue reading

TomTom Taps ParkMe to Provide Parking Information for Select Products

TomTom Taps ParkMe to Provide Parking Information for Select Products

TomTom today announces a collaboration with ParkMe, a leading provider of dynamic and real-time parking data. Through this collaboration, ParkMe will provide TomTom with access to the largest parking database in the world. 'This is an exciting step towards making the search for parking a thing of the past' ParkMe's par ... Continue reading

Mercedes-Benz Is Cool

Mercedes-Benz Is Cool

Mercedes-Benz has made its debut in the annual CoolBrands list, ranked 16th out of over 10,000 independently identified brands. ... Continue reading

Olympic High Jump Bronze Medallist Robbie Grabarz Back On Two Wheels Thanks To Alfa Romeo

Olympic High Jump Bronze Medallist Robbie Grabarz Back On Two Wheels Thanks To Alfa Romeo

Olympic high jump bronze medallist, Robbie Grabarz, picked up a Stradale Touring Alfa Romeo bike yesterday courtesy of Alfa Romeo, official car supplier to UK Athletics. ... Continue reading

Announcement From Chevrolet UK

Announcement From Chevrolet UK

We are pleased to announce that Andy Higgins will be joining Chevrolet UK as Managing Director, Chevrolet UK, effective from October 1st. In his new position Andy will be reporting into Cesare Prati – Executive Director Sales, Chevrolet Europe. ... Continue reading

The Economy Can't Improve Unless There's a Reason to Improve - Tax Cuts or Increases are Irrelevant

The Economy Can't Improve Unless There's a Reason to Improve - Tax Cuts or Increases are Irrelevant

By Marc J. Rauch Exec. Vice President/Co-Publisher We can't tax our way out of the financial depression we're in; nor can we tax-break our way out of it. Taxes are not the solution. Pissing away more money to banks and bailing out more crooked Wall Street brokerage houses won't stimulate anything but the spouses of the ... Continue reading

Bienvenue Skoda Rapid - Skoda At The Mondial De L'automobile In Paris

Bienvenue Skoda Rapid - Skoda At The Mondial De L'automobile In Paris

Skoda's appearance at the 2012 Paris Automobile Salon (September 27th - October 14th, 2012) is dominated by the Skoda Rapid. ... Continue reading

Mazda6 And Takeri - Separated At Birth

Mazda6 And Takeri - Separated At Birth

With the launch of the all-new Mazda6 there is a trend emerging from Mazda, its production cars closely resemble its concepts. ... Continue reading

Opel Marks 150 Years with Celebration in Russelsheim and Investment of 28.5 Million Euro at Opel Test Centre

Opel Marks 150 Years with Celebration in Russelsheim and Investment of 28.5 Million Euro at Opel Test Centre

On the eve of its 150th anniversary celebrations in Rüsselsheim, Germany, Opel has re-opened its completely renewed high-speed circuit at the Dudenhofen Test Center. ... Continue reading

Hyundai Provides Zero-Emissions Hydrogen Fuel Cell ix35 To Municipality of Copenhagen

Hyundai Provides Zero-Emissions Hydrogen Fuel Cell ix35 To Municipality of Copenhagen

Hyundai Motor Company is leasing 15 zero-emissions hydrogen-powered ix35 Fuel Cell vehicles to the Municipality of Copenhagen, supporting the Danish capital in its efforts to become carbon-neutral by 2025. ... Continue reading

Special Motorsports Event - Skoda Australia Partner with Drapac Professional Cycling

Special Motorsports Event - Skoda Australia Partner with Drapac Professional Cycling

Skoda Australia are proud to support Drapac Professional Cycling as major partner. ... Continue reading

Watch the Recreation of History: Documentary on the Nissan Patrol Simpson Desert Crossing to Air on Network Ten This Sunday

Watch the Recreation of History: Documentary on the Nissan Patrol Simpson Desert Crossing to Air on Network Ten This Sunday

A one-hour documentary on the first crossing of Australia's Simpson Desert by a motor vehicle, and Nissan's recreation of that momentous journey 50 years later, will air nationally on Network Ten this Sunday at 1pm. ... Continue reading

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