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Friday, March 26, 2010

BIO Supports Extension of Cellulosic Biofuel Producer Tax Credit, Requests Parity for Algae and Biobased Products

BIO Supports Extension of Cellulosic Biofuel Producer Tax Credit, Requests Parity for Algae and Biobased Products

WASHINGTON--Consistent, sustained and diverse federal support is the key to rapid growth of a sustainable advanced biofuel industry. The Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) today thanked Reps. Earl Pomeroy (D-N.D.) and John Shimkus (R-Ill.) for introducing a bill to extend by three years the Cellulosic Ethanol Pr ... Continue reading

Chrysler Group LLC Offers Letters of Intent to 50 U.S. Dealers

Chrysler Group LLC Offers Letters of Intent to 50 U.S. Dealers

AUBURN HILLS, Mich., March 26 -- In an effort to find a mutually beneficial resolution in situations that make sense for the customer, the dealer and the company, Chrysler Group LLC today announced it is offering Letters of Intent to 50 arbitrating dealers to join its dealer network as full-line representatives. These ... Continue reading

NY Auto Show: Our Future Direction: The Science of Tomorrow's Cars

NY Auto Show: Our Future Direction: The Science of Tomorrow's Cars

NEW TECHNOLOGIES MAKING VEHICLES SAFER, GREENER AND BETTER CONNECTED NEW YORK, March 26 -- Technology is transforming the cars and trucks that we depend on and enjoy, in ways that could never have been imagined even a decade ago. Today, from state-of-the-art electronics and safety systems to environmentally-friendly po ... Continue reading

Izod IndyCar Series - Event Schedule - March 26, 2010

Izod IndyCar Series - Event Schedule - March 26, 2010

Practice Session 1 Fri, March 26th 10:40am - 11:40am ET Practice Session 2 Fri, March 26th 2:10pm - 3:10pm ET Practice Session 3 Sat, March 27th 9:55am - 10:55am ET Qualifying Session Sat, March 27th 1:20pm - 2:50pm ET Warm Up Sun, March 28th 9:30am - 10:00am ET Honda Grand Prix of St. ... Continue reading

THUNDERHILL RACEWAY SCHEDULE OF EVENTS FRIDAY & SATURDAY, MARCH 26 & 27, 2010 (RESCHEDULED) 2010 SEASON OPENER

THUNDERHILL RACEWAY SCHEDULE OF EVENTS FRIDAY & SATURDAY, MARCH 26 & 27, 2010 (RESCHEDULED) 2010 SEASON OPENER

Friday, March 26—4:00 p.m.–Dark—Open Practice—Tech Opens—Tire and fuel sales will close at 7:00 p.m. Weekend Pit Passes AvailablE! Get unlimited pit access throughout the weekend—without having to wait for gate to open at 10A on Saturday. Overnight camping is encouraged and is FREE! ALL DR ... Continue reading

Thunderhill Raceway Rolls Into A New Season

Thunderhill Raceway Rolls Into A New Season

KYLE, Texas March 19, 2010: The season opener for stock car racing at Thunderhill Raceway (Kyle, TX) is only a few days away, and everything is moving forward at full speed to make 2010 the best racing season ever in the 11-year history of this 3/8-mile asphalt track. This Saturday (March 20) will be the season opener. ... Continue reading

Team Stargate Worlds/HVM Racing St. Petersburg Preview

Team Stargate Worlds/HVM Racing St. Petersburg Preview

St. Petersberg, March 26, 2010: After leading her very first race, experiencing her first rain race, and just about everything else a race could throw at you, 21 year old Simona De Silvestro has had time to reflect and rest after her debut on the streets of Sao Paulo. De Silvestro and her Team Stargate Worlds/HVM Racin ... Continue reading

Wilkins, AIM Autosport Bring Momemtum And History To Barber Motorsports Park

Wilkins, AIM Autosport Bring Momemtum And History To Barber Motorsports Park

DAYTONA BEACH, March 26, 2010: Mark Wilkins has both momentum and history on his side when he returns to Barber Motorsports Park in the AIM Autosport No. 61 Pacific Mobile Ford Riley for the Porsche 250 on April 10, Round 3 of the GRAND-AM Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal Cask No. 16. The race will take ... Continue reading

Mercedes/Petronas F1 - Australian Grand Prix - March 26, 2010

Mercedes/Petronas F1 - Australian Grand Prix - March 26, 2010

The opening day of practice for the second race of the 2010 season, the Australian Grand Prix held at Albert Park in Melbourne, got underway today with the two practice sessions taking place in very different conditions. The first session began at 12.30pm local time under blue skies and warm sunshine. Nico and Michael ... Continue reading

NHRA Audio Blog - Bob Tasca - Motorcraft/Quicklane Funny Car

NHRA Audio Blog - Bob Tasca - Motorcraft/Quicklane Funny Car

Indianapolis, March 19, 2010: Bob Tasca driver of the Motorcraft-Quicklane Funny car offers his weekly comments on the RaceFanNetwork. To listen click here: Bob Tasca-3-23-2010 The RaceFanNetwork is a multicast broadcaster offering the best in motorsports and automotive performance news, information, scheduled and live ... Continue reading

Ford Aims To Top Company Car Wish List

Ford Aims To Top Company Car Wish List

With the UK introduction of its new range of large cars - Ford S-MAX, Galaxy and Mondeo - Ford is reducing official recommended list prices by making current seasonal promotions permanent. ... Continue reading

Infiniti Presents the iPad Version Of Its Customer Magazine Adeyaka

Infiniti Presents the iPad Version Of Its Customer Magazine Adeyaka

Following the launch of the Apple iPad, adeyaka - the multi-prizewinning customer magazine of Infiniti -will be available worldwide in a version developed specially for the iPad. ... Continue reading

Land Rover Launches New Intuitive Consumer Website

Land Rover Launches New Intuitive Consumer Website

Land Rover has launched a new website designed to put the consumer at the centre of the online experience ... Continue reading

2011 Honda Pilot SUV Offers Room for Eight People, Standard V-6 Power with Variable Cylinder Management and Available VTM-4 Four-Wheel-Drive

2011 Honda Pilot SUV Offers Room for Eight People, Standard V-6 Power with Variable Cylinder Management and Available VTM-4 Four-Wheel-Drive

TORRANCE, Calif. March 25. 2010; The Honda Pilot earned its reputation as one of the original innovators in the crossover SUV segment, raising the prominence of on-road driving sophistication, three-row passenger capability and higher fuel efficiency compared to conventional SUV designs. Currently in its second generat ... Continue reading

Leon Cupra R: The Ultimate Seat Storms Into UK

Leon Cupra R: The Ultimate Seat Storms Into UK

The new SEAT Leon Cupra R is preparing to roar into UK showrooms becoming, in the process, the most powerful production car yet offered by SEAT UK. ... Continue reading

Toyota to Conduct Spring Traffic-safety Campaign

Toyota to Conduct Spring Traffic-safety Campaign

Tokyo, Mar 25, 2010 - - TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION (TMC) announces it will conduct its yearly spring traffic-safety campaign from April 1 to 30 to coincide with Japan's spring nationwide campaign, which runs from April 6 to 15. A total of 426 companies, made up of vehicle dealers, logistics systems companies, forklift de ... Continue reading

Spring Looks Cleaner For New Audi A3 Cabriolet TFSI

Spring Looks Cleaner For New Audi A3 Cabriolet TFSI

Compact 105PS TFSI engine brings improved torque and performance, higher mpg and significantly lower CO2 to popular Audi drop-top ... Continue reading

Skoda Auto Posts Record Sales And Profit In 2009 Despite Financial Crisis

Skoda Auto Posts Record Sales And Profit In 2009 Despite Financial Crisis

Despite very difficult market conditions, Skoda Auto was one of the few car manufacturers to achieve record sales in 2009. Overall it supplied its customers with 684,226 cars, 1.4% more than in 2008. ... Continue reading

Carry On Renault Clio - Iconic Supermini Celebrates 20th Birthday

Carry On Renault Clio - Iconic Supermini Celebrates 20th Birthday

Clio, one of Britain's best-loved cars and one of the most iconic small cars ever made, comes of age this year as it turns 20. ... Continue reading

All-New Honda CR-Z Racing Out of Showrooms in Japan

All-New Honda CR-Z Racing Out of Showrooms in Japan

Honda's CR-Z has captivated the Japanese auto market, achieving orders of 10,000 vehicles in its first month of sales. ... Continue reading

25 Years of BMW (Forschung und) Technik GmbH

25 Years of BMW (Forschung und) Technik GmbH

Innovative force entails future capability. The BMW Group owes its status as the world's most successful manufacturer of premium automobiles to an outstanding development concept in all areas relevant to driving pleasure, sustainability and safety. ... Continue reading

Attractive Fluorescents Brighten Narva Range

Attractive Fluorescents Brighten Narva Range

Two fluorescent lamps in the Narva range will brighten up the shelves and increase sales for retailers with their attractive new retail blister packs. ... Continue reading

Racers Get Revved-Up in Las Vegas for the Mint 400 - VIDEO ENHANCED

Racers Get Revved-Up in Las Vegas for the Mint 400 - VIDEO ENHANCED

LAS VEGAS - March 26, 2010: The rugged 400 mile race was started in 1978 as a promotion for the Mint Hotel in Las Vegas. Billed as the "Great American Desert Race," the brutal course quickly skyrocketed to fame as racers braved the rough roads of the Moapa Indian reservation and treacherous trails like the infamous Roc ... Continue reading

North American Grid Operators Assess Impact of Electric Vehicles

North American Grid Operators Assess Impact of Electric Vehicles

RENNSELAER, N.Y.--As automakers ramp up production of plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs), a group of U.S. and Canadian power grid operators who manage most of the North American bulk electric grid collectively studied the effect that PEVs would have on the electric power grid. “Assessment of Plug-in Electric Vehicle ... Continue reading

'Access to Repair Parts Act' Protects Consumers' Right to Choose Quality Alternatives For Vehicle Repair

'Access to Repair Parts Act' Protects Consumers' Right to Choose Quality Alternatives For Vehicle Repair

Quality Parts Coalition Echoes Support of Legislation on Heels of U.S. House Judiciary Committee Hearing WASHINGTON, March 23 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The U.S. House of Representatives Judiciary Committee yesterday heard from consumer advocates and industry experts on why the "Access to Repair Parts Act" (H.R. 3059/S ... Continue reading

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