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ATX Obtains French Certification for In-Vehicle SOS System

ATX Obtains French Certification for In-Vehicle SOS System

DUSSELDORF, Germany, August 26 -- ATX Group, one of the leading providers of customized, connected vehicle (telematics) services to the global automotive industry, announced today it and BMW France have obtained certification from the French Interior Ministry to provide ATX's emergency notification and response, or eCa ... Continue reading

Freescale Cleans Up Small Combustion Engines with Electronic Control Solution

Freescale Cleans Up Small Combustion Engines with Electronic Control Solution

SHENZHEN, China--Faced with worldwide emissions regulations and rising gas prices, the small engine market is migrating from mechanical carbureted systems to cleaner, more efficient electronic control and electronic fuel injection (EFI). To address the global need for these eco-friendly designs, Freescale has combined ... Continue reading

IndyNDYCAR SERIES ANNOUNCES MODIFICATIONS TO 2010 SCHEDULE

IndyNDYCAR SERIES ANNOUNCES MODIFICATIONS TO 2010 SCHEDULE

INDIANAPOLIS, Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2009 - Indy Racing League officials today confirmed the date for the 2010 IndyCar Series event at Kentucky Speedway and announced changes to the dates for the 2010 IndyCar Series races held at Texas Motor Speedway and Twin Ring Motegi. "We worked with our promoter partners to ensure th ... Continue reading

11 Midas Shops in San Diego Area Add SpeeDee Oil Change Services

11 Midas Shops in San Diego Area Add SpeeDee Oil Change Services

SAN DIEGO--Midas, Inc. has brought the well-known Northern California SpeeDee Oil Change name to San Diego by adding SpeeDee quick-lube services to 11 company-owned Midas shops in the San Diego market. SpeeDee specializes in convenient high-quality oil changes and fluid service, while Midas is known for its full range ... Continue reading

2009 Belgian Grand Prix - Preview

2009 Belgian Grand Prix - Preview

2009 BELGIAN GRAND PRIX SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS 28-30 AUGUST PREVIEW Just one week after Rubens Barrichello achieved Brawn GP's seventh victory of the 2009 Formula One season in Valencia, Round 12 takes the team to Spa in the forests of the Ardennes for the Belgian Grand Prix. One of the most historic races in Formula One ha ... Continue reading

8.26China's Shuanghuan Auto opens first overseas plant in Sudan

8.26China's Shuanghuan Auto opens first overseas plant in Sudan

China's Shuanghuan Auto opens first overseas plant in Sudan http://autonews.gasgoo.com/auto-news/1011912/China-s-Shuanghuan-Auto-op ens-f irst-overseas-plant-in-Sudan.html Shanghai, August 26 (Gasgoo.com) Chinese carmaker Shuanghuan Automobile Co has started up production at its first overseas plant in Sudan to meet in ... Continue reading

8.26Dongfeng lifts '09 sales target 18% to 1.3M units

8.26Dongfeng lifts '09 sales target 18% to 1.3M units

Dongfeng lifts '09 sales target 18% to 1.3M units http://autonews.gasgoo.com/auto-news/1011915/Dongfeng-lifts-09-sales-ta rget- 18-to-1-3M-units.html Shanghai, August 26 (Gasgoo.com) China's Dongfeng Motor Group, the country's third-largest carmaker, said today it has raised its 2009 sales target by 18% on encouraging ... Continue reading

8.26Tengzhong's Hummer deal outline disclosed

8.26Tengzhong's Hummer deal outline disclosed

Tengzhong's Hummer deal outline disclosed http://autonews.gasgoo.com/auto-news/1011911/Tengzhong-s-Hummer-deal-ou tline -disclosed.html Shanghai, August 26 (Gasgoo.com) General Motors might sign an agreement for sale of its Hummer brand to China's Sichuan Tengzhong Heavy Industrial Machinery later this week, media said ... Continue reading

All-new Kia Sorento awarded 5-Star Euro NCAP rating

All-new Kia Sorento awarded 5-Star Euro NCAP rating

NEWS FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Michael Choo ( <mailto:cdore@kia.co.kr> mjc@kia.co.kr), International Communications Manager, Kia Motors Corporation, Tel: +82-2-3464-5663 All-new Kia Sorento awarded 5-Star Euro NCAP rating - All-new Sorento among the safest SUVs on the global market - Acknowledgement of Kia's world ... Continue reading

ATX Obtains French Certification for In-Vehicle SOS System

ATX Obtains French Certification for In-Vehicle SOS System

DUSSELDORF, Germany, Aug. 26 -- ATX Group, one of the leading providers of customized, connected vehicle (telematics) services to the global automotive industry, announced today it and BMW France have obtained certification from the French Interior Ministry to provide ATX's emergency notification and response, or eCall ... Continue reading

“Cash for Clunkers” Hangover Taking Its Toll on Auto Sales, Reports Edmunds.com

“Cash for Clunkers” Hangover Taking Its Toll on Auto Sales, Reports Edmunds.com

SANTA MONICA, Calif.--The "Cash for Clunkers" party is over, and now the auto industry is likely to experience a painful hangover. Edmunds.com, the premier online resource for automotive information, anticipates a steep decline in sales in the coming weeks based upon a significant drop in “purchase intent” behavior ... Continue reading

Competition clutch: new credentials for ZR1 and LS9 crate engines

Competition clutch: new credentials for ZR1 and LS9 crate engines

Ladies and Gentlemen: Engineers often consider race car clutches in three categories: drag race, standing-start road race, and circle track racing, where the clutch is employed twice-once to leave the pits and once to stop. In contrast the operating conditions of the drag race clutch are much more demanding. Here today ... Continue reading

Dan Baudoux Motorsports TORC Race Video

Dan Baudoux Motorsports TORC Race Video

A quick video from TORC competitor Dan Baudoux and his #7 Mole Lake Casino Miller Lite BP BFGoodrich Ford F-150. ... Continue reading

Deere & Company Announces Quarterly Dividend

Deere & Company Announces Quarterly Dividend

MOLINE, Ill., Aug. 26 -- The Deere & Company Board of Directors declared a regular quarterly dividend of $.28 a share on common stock, payable November 2, 2009, to stockholders of record on September 30, 2009. ... Continue reading

Eco-driving Website FuelClinic.com Is a Finalist in the $50,000 Intelligent Transportation Society of America (ITSA) Congestion Challenge

Eco-driving Website FuelClinic.com Is a Finalist in the $50,000 Intelligent Transportation Society of America (ITSA) Congestion Challenge

ORLANDO, Fla., Aug. 26 -- FuelClinic ( http://www.fuelclinic.com/ ) is one of nine finalists chosen from a field of over 90 start-up companies participating in the Intelligent Transportation Society of America (ITSA) Congestion Challenge -- a grant process being held at the venture-capital website Vencorps ( http://www ... Continue reading

Ford e-News

Ford e-News

DEARBORN, Mich., Aug. 26 -- Let your Mustang dreams run wild with new customizer site Maybe you want a Mustang in black with a white stripe. Or are hood scoops and decals your idea of the perfect muscle car? On the Mustang customizer site, enthusiasts can do just that - create the 2010 Ford Mustang of their dreams. By ... Continue reading

Fwd: Drive Smart Video Contest

Fwd: Drive Smart Video Contest

Hi, I just wanted to follow up my email from earlier this week about the Drive Smarter Video Contest <http://www.drivesmarterchallenge.org/contest/>. Is this something you'd be interested in posting to your website? As I mentioned below, the Alliance to Save Energy has paired with NASCAR and the Indy Racing League to i ... Continue reading

Gates Corporation Launches Website for Power Transmission & Motion Control Design Solutions

Gates Corporation Launches Website for Power Transmission & Motion Control Design Solutions

DENVER--Gates Corporation has launched PT Design Source (http://www.gatesprograms.com/ptdesign?sid=prptdesign0809), a website offering application expertise, information on quality products and free software tools to design engineers in the power transmission and motion control fields. Utilizing its resources, engineer ... Continue reading

Helix Wind Corp. Inks Groundbreaking Deal to Offer Financing of Small Wind Turbines to Individuals and Small Businesses

Helix Wind Corp. Inks Groundbreaking Deal to Offer Financing of Small Wind Turbines to Individuals and Small Businesses

SAN DIEGO--Helix Wind Corp. (OTCBB: HLXW), a global renewable energy company, announced today that it has established a joint venture with Atoll Financial Group (AFG), Washington, DC, to develop products and financing mechanisms to offer individuals, small businesses, commercial users and its distributors’ financing ... Continue reading

IRWIN Tools Night Race at Bristol Debuts in 2010

IRWIN Tools Night Race at Bristol Debuts in 2010

IRWIN Tools to Sponsor NASCAR's Classic Race Under the Lights HUNTERSVILLE, N.C., Aug. 26 -- IRWIN Tools, a manufacturer and distributor of a broad line of professional hand tools and power tool accessories, today announced that it will be the title sponsor of one of the most prestigious sporting events in the country ... Continue reading

JACK ROUSH COMMENDS CLEAN CITIES GRANTS FOR PROPANE INCLUSION

JACK ROUSH COMMENDS CLEAN CITIES GRANTS FOR PROPANE INCLUSION

For Immediate Release JACK ROUSH COMMENDS CLEAN CITIES GRANTS FOR PROPANE INCLUSION LIVONIA, Mich. (August 26, 2009) – Earlier today, Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced the selection of 25 cost-share projects under the Clean Cities program that will be funded with nearly $300 million from the American Recover ... Continue reading

JEGS part of NASCAR racer K. Wallace's special fan car (NASCAR/JEGS)

JEGS part of NASCAR racer K. Wallace's special fan car (NASCAR/JEGS)

JEGS part of NASCAR racer K. Wallace's special fan car MONTREAL (Aug. 26) -- JEGS racer Kenny Wallace will be vying for another victory on NASCAR's Nationwide Series this Sunday on Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal with a very special paint scheme saluting a very special group of diehard fans and sponsors. Normally ... Continue reading

Monaco RV, LLC Named Presenting Sponsor of the 2009 LPGA Navistar Classic

Monaco RV, LLC Named Presenting Sponsor of the 2009 LPGA Navistar Classic

WARRENVILLE, Ill.--With the 2009 LPGA Navistar Classic right around the corner, Navistar announced that the latest addition to its portfolio of best-in-class vehicle brands, Monaco RV, LLC, will be the presenting sponsor at this year’s golf tournament in Prattville, Ala. Played at one of the country’s most pristine ... Continue reading

Navistar Financial Announces Renewal of $650 Million Dealer Inventory Funding Facility

Navistar Financial Announces Renewal of $650 Million Dealer Inventory Funding Facility

WARRENVILLE, Ill.--Consistent with previous guidance, Navistar Financial Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of Navistar International Corporation , today announced that as part of its strategy for refinancing its wholesale portfolio it has signed an agreement for a one-year renewal of a $650 million dealer floor pl ... Continue reading

NAVTEQ LocationPoint Advertising Selected by Nextar

NAVTEQ LocationPoint Advertising Selected by Nextar

Lifetime of Free Traffic Information Supported by Discrete Advertising and Targeted Discounts CHICAGO, Aug. 26 -- NAVTEQ, a leading global provider of digital map data for location-based solutions and vehicle navigation, today announced its selection by Nextar for their new 43LT GPS navigation unit. Nextar is working w ... Continue reading

Networkfleet Celebrates Milestone Ten Year Anniversary

Networkfleet Celebrates Milestone Ten Year Anniversary

SAN DIEGO--Networkfleet, Inc., a leader in wireless fleet management, announced it is celebrating its ten year anniversary today. One of the largest fleet telematics suppliers, Networkfleet now has more than 100,000 subscriber vehicles in the U.S. generating more than 10 million messages daily. Since its founding a dec ... Continue reading

OEConnection and Navistar Successfully Launch Parts Supply Network Solution to International (R) Dealers

OEConnection and Navistar Successfully Launch Parts Supply Network Solution to International (R) Dealers

RICHFIELD, Ohio, Aug. 26 -- OEConnection LLC, the leading Online Parts & Service Exchange in the automotive industry, has successfully implemented their supply chain solutions to the International truck dealerships throughout the United States and Canada. OEConnection originally signed a contract in April 2009 with Nav ... Continue reading

Patrick Sheltra Looking To Blow The Competition Away In Chicago

Patrick Sheltra Looking To Blow The Competition Away In Chicago

Patrick Sheltra Looking To Blow The Competition Away In Chicago Joliet, Illinois (August 26, 2009) - - Fresh off an well deserved and much needed third place finish last Sunday at the Illinois State Fairgrounds (Springfield), ARCA RE/MAX Series veteran Patrick Sheltra heads to the “ Windy Cindy�?? this week ... Continue reading

Pep Boys' Second Quarter Results Conference Call to Be Broadcast on Investorcalendar.com

Pep Boys' Second Quarter Results Conference Call to Be Broadcast on Investorcalendar.com

PHILADELPHIA--The Pep Boys – Manny, Moe & Jack , the nation’s leading automotive aftermarket service and retail chain, will broadcast its second quarter earnings conference call live on Wednesday, September 9 at 8:30 a.m. ET. The conference call will be broadcast over the Internet at http://www.investorcalendar.com ... Continue reading

Porsche Club of America supports reconstruction efforts in China - PRESS INVITE AUGUST 30

Porsche Club of America supports reconstruction efforts in China - PRESS INVITE AUGUST 30

Dear Members of the Press and Friends: On behalf of Ice Breaking Care Society 500 Club (IBCS) in partnership with Homeland International Inc (HII), I would like to invite you to the Porsche Club of America – Upper Canada Region’s Concours d’Elegance & Exotics Show & Shine Charity Event in support of the reconstru ... Continue reading

PR: FuelClinic.com a Finalist in the $50,000 ITSA Congestion Challenge

PR: FuelClinic.com a Finalist in the $50,000 ITSA Congestion Challenge

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Eco-driving Website FuelClinic.com Is a Finalist in the $50,000 Intelligent Transportation Society of America (ITSA) Congestion Challenge ORLANDO, Fla., Aug. 26, 2009 -- FuelClinic ( http://www.fuelclinic.com ) is one of nine finalists chosen from a field of over 90 start-up companies participatin ... Continue reading

Purolator video campaign 3rd and final round!

Purolator video campaign 3rd and final round!

Hi there, I wanted to say thanks for posting an article about the Purolator video campaign. I also just wanted to let you know that they came out with a third and final round of videos. ... Continue reading

Research and Markets: 2009 Worldwide Automotive Parts & Accessories Stores Report Provides Estimates on up to 10 Sub-Industries

Research and Markets: 2009 Worldwide Automotive Parts & Accessories Stores Report Provides Estimates on up to 10 Sub-Industries

DUBLIN--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/08d98f/2009_worldwide_aut) has announced the addition of the "2009 Worldwide Automotive Parts & Accessories Stores Report" report to their offering. The Worldwide Automotive Parts & Accessories Stores report, published annually, contains timely an ... Continue reading

Scion Launches 'Installation 5 Tour: Self Portraits' Online Auction on ArtNet.com to Benefit Creative Capital Sept. 12 Through Sept. 30

Scion Launches 'Installation 5 Tour: Self Portraits' Online Auction on ArtNet.com to Benefit Creative Capital Sept. 12 Through Sept. 30

Collection Features Self Portraits From International Contemporary Artists, Including Blek le Rat, Mark Mothersbaugh, David Choe, Ron English, Jeff Soto and Angela Boatwright, Among Many Others Fifth Annual Art Tour Makes Final Stop At Scion Installation L.A. Gallery on Sept. 12 LOS ANGELES, Aug. 26 -- For the fifth ye ... Continue reading

SEPTEMBER 5: Tony Stewart to announce "Official Small Business of NASCAR, Courtesy of Office Depot" at Atlanta Motor Speedway

SEPTEMBER 5: Tony Stewart to announce "Official Small Business of NASCAR, Courtesy of Office Depot" at Atlanta Motor Speedway

[cid:image003.jpg@01CA2649.A39BDF50] CONTACTS: Lisa Schmitz Edelman 312-240-2604 (office) 773-459-5337 (mobile) lisa.schmitz@edelman.com<mailto:lisa.schmitz@edelman.com> MEDIA ALERT WHAT: Two-time NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion Tony Stewart will introduce the winner of the "Official Small Business of NASCAR, Courtes ... Continue reading

Shell Named Official Fuel Provider for HFM U.S. Auto and Motorcycle Titles

Shell Named Official Fuel Provider for HFM U.S. Auto and Motorcycle Titles

Shell Nitrogen Enriched Gasolines to be Exclusively used for Car and Driver, Road & Track and Cycle World Testing and Evaluation NEW YORK, Aug. 26 -- Hachette Filipacchi Media U.S. and Shell today announced an agreement naming Shell the official fuel provider for Car and Driver, Road & Track and Cycle World. Through th ... Continue reading

Toyota Announces Safety Recall on Select Vehicles

Toyota Announces Safety Recall on Select Vehicles

TORRANCE, Calif., Aug. 26 -- Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc., will launch a voluntary Safety Recall with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) involving approximately 95,700 Toyota and Scion vehicles sold in the United States. On certain 2009 and 2010 model year Toyota Corolla, Corolla Matrix, and ... Continue reading

Chicagoland Speedway Plays Key Role In Title Race

Chicagoland Speedway Plays Key Role In Title Race

Indianapolis, August 26, 2009: Each of the past three years, Chicagoland Speedway has hosted the deciding race in the IndyCar Series driver championship. The ninth race on the action-packed 1.5-mile oval again will be a factor in determining the 2009 titleholder. The PEAK Antifreeze & Motor Oil Indy 300 this weekend is ... Continue reading

Mini Celebrates its 50th Birthday Today

Mini Celebrates its 50th Birthday Today

The MINI brand turns 50 on 26 August 2009. Fifty years ago to the day, the British Motor Corporation (BMC) unveiled the result of its quest to design a new and revolutionary compact car. The very first sales brochures praised the Morris Mini-Minor&#146;s &#147;extraordinary future promise&#148;. Fifty years later, we k ... Continue reading

New Vehicles Leave MPG Standard Behind

New Vehicles Leave MPG Standard Behind

Washington DC August 26, 2009; The AIADA newsletter reported that according to the Wall Street Journal, high mileage claims for planned plug-in automobiles highlight a deep flaw with the MPG standard: As automobiles increasingly rely on multiple fuel sources, or on electricity alone, gauging their efficiency in terms o ... Continue reading

Cash for Clunkers Wraps up with Nearly 700,000 Car Sales and Increased Fuel Efficiency, U.S. Transportation Secretary LaHood Declares Program "Wildly Successful"

Cash for Clunkers Wraps up with Nearly 700,000 Car Sales and Increased Fuel Efficiency, U.S. Transportation Secretary LaHood Declares Program "Wildly Successful"

The CARS program came to a close Tuesday night with nearly 700,000 clunkers taken off the roads, replaced by far more fuel efficient vehicles. Rebate applications worth $2.877 billion were submitted by the 8 p.m. deadline, under the $3 billion provided by Congress to run the program. Cars made in America topped the mos ... Continue reading

First Luxury Car Dealership/Restaurant Partnership in Country Opens in Placer County, California

First Luxury Car Dealership/Restaurant Partnership in Country Opens in Placer County, California

-- Mercedes-Benz of Rocklin and Bistro 33 Announce Opening of First Auto Dealership/Restaurant Concept in US ROCKLIN, Calif., Aug. 26 -- A first-of-its-kind business partnership between Mercedes-Benz of Rocklin and the restaurant group SRO Inc., owners of such fine dining establishments as Bistro 33, Riverside Clubhous ... Continue reading

Electric Hummer H3E by Raser Drives over 50 Miles on Batteries in Test Drive

Electric Hummer H3E by Raser Drives over 50 Miles on Batteries in Test Drive

PROVO, Utah--Raser Technologies, Inc. , an energy technology company, announced results from a recent test drive demonstrating over 50 miles of all-electric range by its electric Hummer H3E during a preliminary road test. “I am very proud of our team and their work to reach this important milestone,” said Jim ... Continue reading

Owners of 'Clunkers' Can Still Save on Driving Costs, Says CarBuddy

Owners of 'Clunkers' Can Still Save on Driving Costs, Says CarBuddy

Michigan-based online carpooling service offers tips for saving money behind the wheel ANN ARBOR, Mich., Aug. 26 -- While hundreds of thousands of American car owners have reduced their driving costs by taking advantage of the "Cash for Clunkers" program, those who are still stuck with their clunkers can cut their cost ... Continue reading

More Safety in Every Vehicle Category: Continental's Mid-Range Radar Can Be Installed in Any Vehicle

More Safety in Every Vehicle Category: Continental's Mid-Range Radar Can Be Installed in Any Vehicle

The 24 gigahertz radar system makes it less expensive to integrate advanced driver assistance systems. 360-degree hazard detection increases comfort and safety. AUBURN HILLS, Mich., Aug. 26 -- The development by Continental, the international automotive supplier, of a new mid-range radar reinforces the company's strate ... Continue reading

1.4 Million Michiganians Have Labor Day Travel Plans, Says AAA

1.4 Million Michiganians Have Labor Day Travel Plans, Says AAA

DEARBORN, Mich., Aug. 26 -- An estimated 1.4 million Michiganians will travel during the 2009 Labor Day holiday, according to a recent AAA survey. This year, Labor Day falls on Sept. 7, a full week after last year, at a time when many families are preparing for school opening. Nationally, Labor Day travel is anticipate ... Continue reading

AAA Chicago: Late Labor Day to Reduce Number of Vacationers, but will be Third Busiest Labor Day Weekend this Decade

AAA Chicago: Late Labor Day to Reduce Number of Vacationers, but will be Third Busiest Labor Day Weekend this Decade

AURORA, Ill.--AAA today projected the number of Americans traveling on vacation this Labor Day weekend will be heavily impacted by when Labor Day falls on the calendar. Approximately 39.1 million travelers are expected to take a trip of 50 miles or more away from home, a decrease of 13.3 percent from 2008 when Labor Da ... Continue reading

New Subaru Legacy Achieves Top 5-Star rating in Euro NCAP Safety Test

New Subaru Legacy Achieves Top 5-Star rating in Euro NCAP Safety Test

Tokyo, August 26, 2009 – Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd. (FHI), the manufacturer of Subaru automobiles, today announced that its new 2010MY Legacy 2.0D Sport Station Wagon LHD (European specifications) has been awarded the highest possible 5-star safety rating by the European New Car Assessment Programme (Euro NCAP*) i ... Continue reading

Donny Schatz Keeps Winning Pace

Donny Schatz Keeps Winning Pace

INDIANAPOLIS, Aug. 25, 200: Three-time and defending World of Outlaws (WoO) champion Donny Schatz isn’t planning on slowing down anytime soon. The Tony Stewart Racing (TSR) driver continues to pile on wins and reach milestones that few have attained behind the wheel of a Sprint car. In the past two weeks, the Nort ... Continue reading

Biffle's Team Captures Tissot Pit Road Award in Bristol

Biffle's Team Captures Tissot Pit Road Award in Bristol

Bristol, TN. August 25, 2009: Greg Biffle’s team won the Tissot Pit Road Precision Award in Saturday night’s (Aug. 22) NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Bristol (Tenn.) Motor Speedway. It was the fifth victory of the season for the No. 16 crew, which remains in first place in the Tissot standings. ... Continue reading

Runoffs Early Registration Ends Friday Night

Runoffs Early Registration Ends Friday Night

TOPEKA, Aug. 25, 2009: Early registration for the 2009 SCCA National Championship Runoffs at Road America will end at 11:59 p.m.(Central time) on Friday, Aug. 28. Drivers are encouraged to register for the 46th edition of the National Championship Runoffs soon before the entry fee increases by $200. Currently, the earl ... Continue reading

In Case You Missed It: Dakota Bell and Gary Lawson

In Case You Missed It: Dakota Bell and Gary Lawson

Indianapolis, AUgust 26, 2009: Tuesday night on "Karting News Live", Greg Wright and Matt Long continue to cover the sport of karting like no other! Their first guest was Dakota Bell, WKA Gold Cup and occasionally Manufacturer's Cup Junior hot shoe who will be graduating to the Senior classes after this season. Also on ... Continue reading

In Case You Missed It: Paulie Harraka, Joel Miller and Mazda's John Doonan

In Case You Missed It: Paulie Harraka, Joel Miller and Mazda's John Doonan

Indianapolis, August 26, 2009: RaceFanRadio's newest show, "the Next Level Presented by PitFit" continues to bring in some of the brightest young talent elevating through the ranks of motorsport and Tuesday night's show continued that trend. Two former kart racers from opposite sides of the country joined in: New Jerse ... Continue reading

EV Maker XP Vehicles Hires Lobby Firm for More Visibility in Washington

EV Maker XP Vehicles Hires Lobby Firm for More Visibility in Washington

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 25 -- XP Vehicles, a California-based electric car company, has recently hired a Washington, DC lobbying firm -- Eye on Washington -- to give the company more visibility and a voice on Capitol Hill as well as keep up to date with respect to developments concerning the U.S. Department of Energy's Adv ... Continue reading

Honda Insight Achieves Top Score for Euro NCAP Crash Tests

Honda Insight Achieves Top Score for Euro NCAP Crash Tests

The Insight is in good company, with the Jazz, Civic and Accord all awarded the maximum five star rating since the introduction of the new rating scheme. Euro NCAP's new rating scheme focuses on the vehicle's overall safety performance which gives consumers an easy to understand single score. The new system considers p ... Continue reading

JE DESIGN Refines the New Estate Seat Exeo ST

JE DESIGN Refines the New Estate Seat Exeo ST

Only that Seat introduced its first limousine, it already presents the estate version. JE DESIGN immediately again accompanies the market introduction with an extensive refining programme. JE DESIGN follows right two strategies with the new Seat Exeo ST. Outside the engineers turn the estate car into a sports car, whil ... Continue reading

Concentrated Driving Pleasure: The MINI Coupé Concept

Concentrated Driving Pleasure: The MINI Coupé Concept

MINI is celebrating a great birthday: Exactly fifty years ago, on 26 August 1959, the classic Mini was presented to the public for the first time, a unique story of success starting out and today giving MINI the perfect opportunity to look ahead without losing sight of the brand's great tradition. ... Continue reading

New Three-Door VW Polo Unveiled Ahead of Frankfurt Show

New Three-Door VW Polo Unveiled Ahead of Frankfurt Show

The new three-door Polo has been unveiled ahead of its public debut at the Frankfurt Motor Show. Drawing on the same clean, sharp lines adopted by the five-door model the new Polo three-door features a more aggressive stance, with a pronounced kink in the window line just above a sharp crease running the length of the ... Continue reading

New Prius Achieves 5-Star Euro NCAP Rating

New Prius Achieves 5-Star Euro NCAP Rating

The new Toyota Prius has achieved the maximum 5-star vehicle safety rating in the latest 2009 Euro NCAP test results. Achieving an overall score of 83 per cent, Prius is the third Toyota model to be granted a 5-star rating this year, after the new Toyota Avensis and iQ. ... Continue reading

Benchmark Distribution Innovates with Citroën Nemo & a Lombard Contract Hire First

Benchmark Distribution Innovates with Citroën Nemo & a Lombard Contract Hire First

With the delivery of its latest batch of 50 Citroën vans, Benchmark Distribution has broken new ground. The company, one of the UK's largest independent exhaust system and automotive component suppliers, has acquired its first Citroën Nemo 1.4HDi X vans, on a specially tailored Lombard Vehicle Management (LVM) contra ... Continue reading

Estate Version of Škoda Superb to Debut at Frankfurt Motor Show

Estate Version of Škoda Superb to Debut at Frankfurt Motor Show

Škoda Auto will present the estate version of its flagship model Superb at the forthcoming Frankfurt Motor Show. The car is a logical continuation of the Superb model series and offers an ideal combination of practicality and elegance. The estate version follows on from the hatchback, the current generation of which h ... Continue reading

XPart Celebrates Its Fifth Anniversary with Worldwide MG Rover Parts Availability

XPart Celebrates Its Fifth Anniversary with Worldwide MG Rover Parts Availability

As XPart celebrates its fifth anniversary on 27th August 2009, motor traders around the globe are still able to service and repair MG Rover cars using genuine parts, thanks to the company's continuing efforts to ensure a steady supply of parts in the wake of the manufacturer's collapse in April 2005. Having acquired th ... Continue reading

Revealed - The Hyundai ix35

Revealed - The Hyundai ix35

Hyundai has released the first undisguised images of its new ix35, an all-new C-segment crossover that showcases Hyundai's distinctive new 'fluidic sculpture' design language. The ix35 replaces the popular Tucson - one of Europe's best-selling SUVs - and will make its world debut at the Frankfurt Motor Show next month. ... Continue reading

New Renault Grand Scénic: The 12th Model of the Renault Range to Achieve a Five-Star EuroNCAP Rating

New Renault Grand Scénic: The 12th Model of the Renault Range to Achieve a Five-Star EuroNCAP Rating

New Grand Scénic has become the 12th model of the Renault range to be awarded EuroNCAP's maximum five-star crash-test rating, despite the increase in the independent body's evaluation criteria (side and rear impact, child and adult protection, pedestrian protection, equipment) earlier this year. ... Continue reading

Volkswagen Honoured in Businesscar Techies 2009

Volkswagen Honoured in Businesscar Techies 2009

Volkswagen's latest security system has been honoured at this year's BusinessCar Techies Awards with the advanced electronic Intelligent Key being named Best Security Device. ... Continue reading

Volvo XC60 Gets the R-Design Treatment

Volvo XC60 Gets the R-Design Treatment

Volvo has announced first details of the latest car in the R-DESIGN stable - the XC60 R-DESIGN. Showcasing a series of sporty visual features, the R-DESIGN package also adds a specially tuned sports chassis and sharper driving characteristics, enabling customers to enjoy the XC60's practicality together with more dynam ... Continue reading

Envia Systems Wins 2009 R&D 100 Award for Electric Vehicle Battery With Highest Energy Density

Envia Systems Wins 2009 R&D 100 Award for Electric Vehicle Battery With Highest Energy Density

HAYWARD, Calif., Aug. 25 -- Envia Systems, a technology leader in high performance, low cost energy storage solutions using lithium-ion batteries today announced in partnership with Argonne National Laboratory, it is the recipient of an R&D 100 award for its lithium-ion battery for plug-in electric vehicles (PHEVs). Th ... Continue reading

Better Place Targets Tokyo Taxis for Battery Switch Application

Better Place Targets Tokyo Taxis for Battery Switch Application

TOKYO--Better Place today announced that it has received an award from the Japanese government to conduct a pilot project in Tokyo for the world’s first electric taxis with switchable batteries. Better Place will partner with Tokyo’s largest taxi operator, Nihon Kotsu, in the project commissioned by the Minis ... Continue reading

Nissan Becomes First Automaker to Commercially Deploy Methanol Fuel Cells for Material Handling Equipment

Nissan Becomes First Automaker to Commercially Deploy Methanol Fuel Cells for Material Handling Equipment

- Methanol fuel cells reduce plant's CO2 emissions - SMYRNA, Tenn., Aug. 25 -- Nissan North America (NNA) has become the first vehicle manufacturer to commercially deploy methanol fuel cells to power its material handling equipment (tugs) at its Smyrna, Tenn., assembly plant. The methanol fuel cells from Oorja Protonic ... Continue reading

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