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Friday, December 26, 2008

Plug-in Cars and Trucks; Plug-In 2008 Conference and Exhibition: Complete Coverage On The Auto Channel - In-Depth Exclusive Video

Plug-in Cars and Trucks; Plug-In 2008 Conference and Exhibition: Complete Coverage On The Auto Channel - In-Depth Exclusive Video

Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle Conference and Exhibition - In-Depth Exclusive Press Pass Coverage ... Continue reading

CARZ 4 GIRLZ: Holiday Driving Tips For Teens

CARZ 4 GIRLZ: Holiday Driving Tips For Teens

By Ilyse Gordon & Friends Do you have a long holiday traveling trip coming up, or are you planning on party hopping in your hometown? There will be more cars – and that means more mishaps – on the road during this busy driving time. Recently three teens were found dead in a car parked in the infamous Squaw Va ... Continue reading

Cadillac CTS Coupe Concept - Surprise in Detroit and Miss(ed) in L.A.

Cadillac CTS Coupe Concept - Surprise in Detroit and Miss(ed) in L.A.

For years, there were speculations about the arrival of a Cadillac coupe. The rumours were confirmed at the Detroit Auto Show with the unveiling of the CTS Coupe Concept. That it is going into production has been confirmed by the plans to unveil the final version on November 18, the eve of the LA Auto Show. It was a pi ... Continue reading

ESR Introduces Three Strong Rookies

ESR Introduces Three Strong Rookies

ESR Logo 5 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: ESR Introduces Three Strong Rookies DENVER, N.C. (December 23, 2008) - This past weekend, Eddie Sharp Racing traveled to Daytona International Speedway for the first test session to prep drivers and teams for the upcoming 2009 ARCA RE/MAX Series season. 62 drivers came out for the thre ... Continue reading

2009 Audi A4 2.0TFSI Quattro Review

2009 Audi A4 2.0TFSI Quattro Review

DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH CAREY RUSS 2009 Audi A4 2.0TFSI Quattro Review The Audi A4's technical excellence and front- or all-wheel drive prowess have always been first-rate, but since its inception in 1994, its styling has been on the conservative side. While that has undoubtedly added to its attraction for those peo ... Continue reading

Super One Launches Biggest Ever Karting Show Stand

Super One Launches Biggest Ever Karting Show Stand

Press Release Date: Tuesday 23 December 2008 Ref: ASI09/20 Super One Launches Biggest Ever Karting Show Stand The UK’s premier national karting championship will present its biggest ever Karting Show stand in January at Autosport International, 8-11 January 2009 at the NEC Birmingham. The Super One series has been ... Continue reading

PetroAlgae Raises $10 Million in Common Stock Offering

PetroAlgae Raises $10 Million in Common Stock Offering

MELBOURNE, Fla. December 26, 2008; PetroAlgae Inc., a leading developer of systems to derive biodiesel fuels from algae, today announced that it has closed on a $10 million capital raise through the sale of approximately 3.2 million of newly-issued shares of common stock to two existing investors. “The proceeds fr ... Continue reading

Dale Jarrett Racing Adventure to Repurchase 3.4% of Outstanding Shares

Dale Jarrett Racing Adventure to Repurchase 3.4% of Outstanding Shares

HICKORY, N.C., Dec 23 -- Dale Jarrett Racing Adventure, Inc. (OTC:DJRT) (BULLETIN BOARD: DJRT) , a "Full Throttle" lifetime experience company, announced today that it has negotiated an agreement to repurchase and retire 855,000 shares from Mr. Ned Jarrett, one of the founders of the company. This represents 3.42% of t ... Continue reading

Sheltra Motorsports Asks, "What do you want Santa Claus to bring you for Christmas this year?"

Sheltra Motorsports Asks, "What do you want Santa Claus to bring you for Christmas this year?"

Recently, members of the Sheltra Motorsports team were asked what they would like from Christmas. From health to new cell phones and even a car too, one of the strongest ARCA RE/MAX Series teams on the circuit responded to what they would like the jolly guy in the red suit to bring them this Christmas. Steven Cupp (Mec ... Continue reading

Harley-Davidson and Buell Announce Presenting Sponsorship of 2009 AMA International Women & Motorcycling Conference

Harley-Davidson and Buell Announce Presenting Sponsorship of 2009 AMA International Women & Motorcycling Conference

Harley, Buell and AMA Partner to Celebrate Women Riders MILWAUKEE, Dec. 22 -- Harley-Davidson and Buell are thrilled to announce their Presenting Sponsorship of the 2009 American Motorcyclist Association (AMA) International Women & Motorcycling Conference. From August 19-22, women will celebrate the freedom and control ... Continue reading

Professors Propose Higher Fuel Taxes To Premier

Professors Propose Higher Fuel Taxes To Premier

Professors propose higher fuel taxes to Premier http://www.gasgoo.com/auto-news/1008868/Professors-propose-higher-fuel- taxes -to-Premier.html Shanghai, December 26 (Gasgoo.com) China has unveiled the draft plan to raise fuel tax four-fold to 1 yuan per liter from January 1st with the tax on diesel up seven-fold to 0.8 ... Continue reading

Zhongxing To Make Sedan On Steve (Saleen) Platform

Zhongxing To Make Sedan On Steve (Saleen) Platform

Zhongxing to make sedan on Steve platform http://www.gasgoo.com/auto-news/1008862/Zhongxing-to-make-sedan-on-Stev e-pla tform.html Shanghai, December 26 (Gasgoo.com) After Chamco Auto (China American Cooperative Automotive Co.) and its subsidiary ZX Auto North America International got entangled in a bankruptcy case, t ... Continue reading

Chevrolet Equinox Fuel Cells Reach Big Milestones - 500,000 Miles Road Experience for Project Driveway

Chevrolet Equinox Fuel Cells Reach Big Milestones - 500,000 Miles Road Experience for Project Driveway

Detroit, MI December 26, 2008; Chevrolet's Project Driveway program - the largest endeavor to put fuel cell vehicles on real roads - has reached several important milestones. According to Chevrolet Vice President and General Manager Ed Peper, GM now has more than 100 vehicles out on the road, and will have logged 500,0 ... Continue reading

Toyota recalls more than 120,000 cars in China

Toyota recalls more than 120,000 cars in China

Toyota recalls more than 120,000 cars in China due to steering defect BEIJING December 25, 2008; The AP reported that Toyota Motor Corp. has issued a recall for more than 120,000 cars in China to fix a problem that could result in loss of steering control, China's quality watchdog said Thursday in the latest piece of b ... Continue reading

Cummins Builds New Generator Plant in China

Cummins Builds New Generator Plant in China

Cummins builds new generator plant in China http://www.gasgoo.com/auto-news/1008865/Cummins-builds-new-generator-pl ant-i n-China.html Shanghai, December 26 (Gasgoo.com) Cummins Power Generation Inc, a division of Cummins Inc, has recently started construction of a diesel generator sets plant in Wuhan, the capital city ... Continue reading

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