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Saturday, January 26, 2013

Grand Am Rolex - Kimball Hopes For Clean, Smart 24 Debut

Grand Am Rolex - Kimball Hopes For Clean, Smart 24 Debut

Daytona, Jan 23, 2013: Neither the Daytona Prototype's horsepower, its braking nor suspension caught Charlie Kimball off-guard during his initial round of testing the Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates car for the Rolex 24 At Daytona. Actually, not feeling the wind at his visor was the thing that struck the IZOD In ... Continue reading

Grand Am Rolex - Segal Looks To Add Daytona 24-Hour Title

Grand Am Rolex - Segal Looks To Add Daytona 24-Hour Title

DAYTONA BEACH, Jan. 23, 2013: Two-time reigning GRAND-AM Rolex Sports Car Series GT Champion Jeff Segal will be looking to add a Rolex 24 At Daytona victory to his accomplished resume this weekend when he joins teammates Max Papis, Giancarlo Fisichella and Toni Vilander in the debut race for the new No. 61 R.Ferri AIM ... Continue reading

Grand Am Rolex - Park Place Motorsports Rolex 24 At Daytona Preview

Grand Am Rolex - Park Place Motorsports Rolex 24 At Daytona Preview

DAYTONA BEACH, Jan. 23, 2013: A new racing season unveils a brand new contender for the 51st Rolex 24 At Daytona GT-class victory when the No. 73 Racing4Research Porsche GT3 Cup entry for newly christened Park Place Motorsports hits the 3.56-mile, 12-turn Daytona (Fla.) International Speedway road circuit for this week ... Continue reading

Grand Am Rolex - Goldcrest Motorsports Returns For Sixth-Consecutive 24 At Daytona

Grand Am Rolex - Goldcrest Motorsports Returns For Sixth-Consecutive 24 At Daytona

DAYTONA BEACH, Jan. 23, 2013: FOAMETIX/Burtin Racing with Goldcrest Motorsports returns to the Rolex 24 At Daytona for the sixth-consecutive year this weekend with team owner and lead driver Claudio Burtin co-driving the No. 17 FOAMETIX/Z-Value Porsche GT3 with Martin Ragginger and Jack Baldwin and first-time teammates ... Continue reading

Grand Am Rolex - Velocity Wayne Taylor Ready For Daytona

Grand Am Rolex - Velocity Wayne Taylor Ready For Daytona

DAYTONA BEACH, Jan. 23, 2013: The Velocity Worldwide era begins for Wayne Taylor Racing this weekend with a new full-time co-driver and the reigning IZOD IndyCar Series champion also sharing the driving duties with veteran Italian Max “The Ax” Angelelli at the year’s biggest race – the 51st running ... Continue reading

Grand Am Rolex - Napleton Turns Historic Pole Effort At Daytona

Grand Am Rolex - Napleton Turns Historic Pole Effort At Daytona

DAYTONA BEACH, Florida (January 24, 2013) – Napleton Racing and driver Shane Lewis scored the inaugural GX class pole in the team’s new No. 16 Napleton Racing Porsche Cayman S in qualifying Thursday for this year’s running of the Rolex 24 At Daytona. Lewis and co-drivers David Donohue, Dr. Jim Norman and ... Continue reading

Chrysler Town & Country Picked "Best Family Hauler" For Eighth Year In A Row

Chrysler Town & Country Picked "Best Family Hauler" For Eighth Year In A Row

Eight consecutive Readers' Choice award reinforces Chrysler's leadership in minivan functionality, versatility and design Detroit News reader-judges award reflects consumer sentiment at the 2013 North American International Auto Show Town & Country offers class exclusive fold-flat Super Stow 'n Go seating, Blu-ray rear ... Continue reading

Unanimous Defense Verdict for Hyundai

Unanimous Defense Verdict for Hyundai

On January 22, 2013, an eight-person Washoe County jury returned a unanimous defense verdict after an 11-day product liability motor vehicle crashworthiness trial. Melissa D. Stevens, Plaintiff v. Hyundai Motor Company, a foreign corporation; Hyundai Motor America, a foreign corporation; Lithia Salmir, Inc., dba Lithia ... Continue reading

SoCal Penske Professional Vehicles, Acton Fleet Sales and Specialty Vehicle Group to Introduce Cadillac XTS-L W30 7-Inch Extended Sedan to Livery Industry, announce exclusive cooperative agreement at 2013 LCT Show

SoCal Penske Professional Vehicles, Acton Fleet Sales and Specialty Vehicle Group to Introduce Cadillac XTS-L W30 7-Inch Extended Sedan to Livery Industry, announce exclusive cooperative agreement at 2013 LCT Show

SoCal Penske Professional Vehicles, Acton Fleet Sales and Specialty Vehicle Group (SVG) today announced that the companies will together hold a press conference at the 2013 LCT show in Las Vegas to introduce and announce the launch of the all new Cadillac XTS-L 7-Inch extended sedan built on Cadillac's XTS W30 Chassis ... Continue reading

Volvo to Become World's Largest Heavy-Duty Truck Manufacturer Following Strategic Alliance with Chinese Company Dongfeng Motor Group

Volvo to Become World's Largest Heavy-Duty Truck Manufacturer Following Strategic Alliance with Chinese Company Dongfeng Motor Group

'With DFG as a partner, we can improve our position in the increasingly important Chinese market and become more internationally competitive by virtue of the Chinese volumes.' ... Continue reading

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