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Tesla Hits the Road in Canada

Tesla Hits the Road in Canada

TORONTO--Tesla Motors, producer of the Roadster, the only electric highway-capable high performance vehicle announces the delivery of the first Roadsters to Canada. “It is both a personal and collective statement of optimism for a better future, as well as fun and actually practical transportation.” Customers ... Continue reading

A.T. Kearney's 14th Annual Automotive Study Indicates U.S. Auto Sales Volumes Will Trend Back to Historical Levels by 2012

A.T. Kearney's 14th Annual Automotive Study Indicates U.S. Auto Sales Volumes Will Trend Back to Historical Levels by 2012

SOUTHFIELD, Mich.--A study by A.T. Kearney forecasts that 2010 U.S. auto sales volumes will be 11.7 million and trend back to historical levels (approximately 16 million) by 2012. Since 2007, approximately 20 million units of pent-up demand have accumulated, of which more than nine million units will be recovered durin ... Continue reading

The Future of Air Travel Passenger Comfort: Plastic Composites

The Future of Air Travel Passenger Comfort: Plastic Composites

The Future of Air Travel Passenger Comfort: Plastic Composites As Memorial Day weekend and summer is nearing and vacation and travel plans are being finalized, consumers everywhere are all getting excited about upcoming trips. With the economic recovery underway, a recent study shoes that 92 percent of Americans are pl ... Continue reading

John Stossel Relies on "Myths, Lies and Downright Stupidity" to Knock Alternative Fuels

John Stossel Relies on "Myths, Lies and Downright Stupidity" to Knock Alternative Fuels

By Marc J. Rauch Exec. Vice President/Co-Publisher THE AUTO CHANNEL It's rather ironic that TV personality John Stossel wrote the book "Myths, Lies and Downright Stupidity: Get Out the Shovel..." given that everything he reports on concerning ethanol is based on myths, lies and downright stupidity. In particular, the s ... Continue reading

2010 Leesburg BikeFest Pictures and Video by BlingMaster.com

2010 Leesburg BikeFest Pictures and Video by BlingMaster.com

We have just created a WebPage that has Pictures and Video of the 2010 Leesburg BikeFest held in Leesburg, Florida. Pictures and Video Include : Custom MotorCycles, Rats Hole Bikini Contest, Roaming Video and much more... Click on the Link Below and We Hope You Enjoy!! http://www.BlingMasterTV.com/2010leesburgbikefest ... Continue reading

365 Energy Selected as Provider of ChargePoint Networked Charging Stations in Poland

365 Energy Selected as Provider of ChargePoint Networked Charging Stations in Poland

CAMPBELL, Calif.--Coulomb Technologies’ exclusive EMEA distribution partner 365 Energy today announced that Zohar Energy has been chosen by Polish energy company POLENERGIA to support its expansion as a leading provider of infrastructure solutions for electric vehicles (EVs) in Poland. The first ChargePoint® ... Continue reading

Air News Release (HQ): EPA Honors Clean Air Initiatives from Across the Country

Air News Release (HQ): EPA Honors Clean Air Initiatives from Across the Country

*CONTACT: * Dave Ryan ryan.dave@epa.gov 202-564-7827 202-564-4355 *FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE * May 26, 2010 *EPA Honors Clean Air Initiatives from Across the Country * "Winners demonstrate excellence in innovation, commitment " *WASHINGTON* - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is presenting the 10th annual Clea ... Continue reading

APR Motorsport adds Steve Gorriaran and Aaron Stehley to ST squad as the team seeks another podium at Lime Rock!

APR Motorsport adds Steve Gorriaran and Aaron Stehley to ST squad as the team seeks another podium at Lime Rock!

Hello, APR Motorsport adds Steve Gorriaran and Aaron Stehley to ST squad as the team seeks another podium at Lime Rock! With such exciting news, APR was wondering if your company would like to include the attached press release in your next publication, post on your website, or send out to your customer base so they ca ... Continue reading

ARCA RACING SERIES DRIVER TIM GEORGE JR. MAKES PIT STOP AT FOOD LION SPEED STREET

ARCA RACING SERIES DRIVER TIM GEORGE JR. MAKES PIT STOP AT FOOD LION SPEED STREET

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Archie Hamilton to race at Le Mans in Porsce Carrera Cup

Archie Hamilton to race at Le Mans in Porsce Carrera Cup

734215.jpg,736863.jpg 26th May 2010 ARCHIE HAMILTON TO RACE AT LE MANS IN PORSCHE CARRERA CUP Archie Hamilton, 19 from Basingstoke, will take a huge step towards his career goal by racing at the Le Mans track for the first time on 12th June. He is now confirmed as part of the Redline team racing in the Le Mans round of ... Continue reading

ASA Press Release - ASA Racing...Better Than A Movie

ASA Press Release - ASA Racing...Better Than A Movie

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PRESS RELEASE May 26, 2010 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~ For Immediate Release Contact: Kevin Ramsell,ASA Public Relations Director (kramsell@asa-racing.com [mailto:racingpr@me.com]) ~~~ ... Continue reading

ATV Safety Institute Offers Timely Tips for a Safe Memorial Day Weekend

ATV Safety Institute Offers Timely Tips for a Safe Memorial Day Weekend

IRVINE, Calif.--From twisting trails to desert dunes, millions of Americans will celebrate the upcoming Memorial Day weekend by swinging a leg over their ATVs for the first time this year. With more than 35 million riders operating over 10 million ATVs across the U.S., understanding the importance of safe and responsib ... Continue reading

Audi / Volkswagen Select austriamicrosystems’ FlexRay Transceiver for Electronic Control Units

Audi / Volkswagen Select austriamicrosystems’ FlexRay Transceiver for Electronic Control Units

UNTERPREMSTAETTEN, Austria--austriamicrosystems (SIX:AMS), a leading global designer and manufacturer of high performance analog ICs announced that Audi / Volkswagen has selected the AS8221 FlexRay transceiver for use in their Electronic Control Units (ECUs). The AS8221 fully conforms to the FlexRay Electrical Physical ... Continue reading

AutoChina International Announces Chief Financial Officer Jason Wang’s Upcoming Appearance on CNBC’s “Street Signs�??

AutoChina International Announces Chief Financial Officer Jason Wang’s Upcoming Appearance on CNBC’s “Street Signs�??

SHIJIAZHUANG, China--AutoChina International Limited (“AutoChina�?? or the “Company�??) , China’s largest commercial vehicle sales, servicing, leasing, and support network, today announced that the Company’s Chief Financial Officer Jason Wang is scheduled to appear this afternoon (Ma ... Continue reading

Automobili Lamborghini selects Zircotec(R) ceramic coating to protect Gallardo LP 570-4 Superleggera

Automobili Lamborghini selects Zircotec(R) ceramic coating to protect Gallardo LP 570-4 Superleggera

*Use of heat resistant ceramics allows Lamborghini to increase carbon composite content and improve vehicle presentation.* *OXFORD – *The new lightweight Gallardo LP 570-4 Superleggera is the latest Lamborghini to use Zircotec’s advanced ceramic heat resistant coatings on its tailpipe assemblies. Using a Diamond Bl ... Continue reading

AutoNation Authorizes Additional $250 Million For Share Repurchases

AutoNation Authorizes Additional $250 Million For Share Repurchases

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., May 26 -- AutoNation, Inc. , America's largest automotive retailer, today announced that its Board of Directors has authorized the repurchase of up to an additional $250 million of the Company's common stock. As of May 26, 2010, AutoNation had utilized substantially all of the amounts previously ... Continue reading

CAR-Research XRM Releases Bundled-Apps Solution

CAR-Research XRM Releases Bundled-Apps Solution

'Single-Source CRM Solution' Launched at Digital Dealer Conference in Orlando, Florida Houston-based CRM Company offers a Bundled-Apps Solution HOUSTON, May 26 -- CAR-Research XRM introduced a new Bundled-Apps Solution of Customer Relationship Management and Marketing solutions at the 8th Annual Digital Dealer Conferen ... Continue reading

Casey Wyatt Survives Night of Chaos at Langley Speedway

Casey Wyatt Survives Night of Chaos at Langley Speedway

For Immediate Release Chrissy Wyatt Ward for Casey Wyatt Racing May 28, 2010 Newport News, VA- May 22 was the first Twin race of the 2010 season for the Late Models division and the night did not disappoint those who go to the races for beating and banging. There were a total of 6 cautions which sidelined several cars ... Continue reading

Enova Announces Hybrid School Bus Order; Initial Large Scale Deployment of Federal Stimulus Dollars for School Buses

Enova Announces Hybrid School Bus Order; Initial Large Scale Deployment of Federal Stimulus Dollars for School Buses

TORRANCE, Calif.--Enova Systems, Inc (NYSE AMEX: ENA) (AIM: ENV) (AIM: ENVS), a leading innovator of propriety hybrid and electric drive systems, confirmed today that they, along with Navistar International Corporation and its subsidiary IC Bus, will deploy 16 hybrid school buses used for a number of school districts. ... Continue reading

ExxonMobil Outlines Achievements in Environmental, Safety, Economic & Social Performance

ExxonMobil Outlines Achievements in Environmental, Safety, Economic & Social Performance

IRVING, Texas--Exxon Mobil Corporation today issued its 2009 Corporate Citizenship Report detailing actions to improve environmental, economic and social performance, while providing the energy needed to support economic recovery and growth around the world. “Meeting the challenge of sustainability requires that we e ... Continue reading

FEV GmbH Selects UQM® Systems for European Vehicle Program

FEV GmbH Selects UQM® Systems for European Vehicle Program

FREDERICK, Colo.--UQM TECHNOLOGIES, INC. (NYSE Amex: UQM), a developer of alternative energy technologies, announced today that FEV GmbH., Aachen, Germany, an internationally recognized powertrain and vehicle engineering company that supplies the global transportation industry, has ordered twelve UQM® PowerPhase® ... Continue reading

Free Admission for Residents of Lancaster, Lebanon, Ephrata, Landisville and Myerstown at SSP on Saturday

Free Admission for Residents of Lancaster, Lebanon, Ephrata, Landisville and Myerstown at SSP on Saturday

Contact: Lillian Bell (717) 292-1696 -FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Free Admission for All Residents of Lancaster, Lebanon, Ephrata, Landisville & Myerstown at SSP on Saturday, May 29 AMA Motorcycle Racing on Sunday Night - Tickets Only $5.00 Newberrytown, PA (May 25, 2010) - This Saturday night, May 29 will be the next "Homet ... Continue reading

Frost & Sullivan Lauds Bowman Power for Its Development of an Innovative Yet Affordable Technology for the Automotive Powertrain Market

Frost & Sullivan Lauds Bowman Power for Its Development of an Innovative Yet Affordable Technology for the Automotive Powertrain Market

LONDON, May 26 -- Based on its recent research on the powertrain market, Frost & Sullivan presents Bowman Power Group Ltd. (Bowman Power) with the "2010 European Frost & Sullivan New Product Innovation Award" for the development of electrical turbogenerators that convert exhaust gases into useful energy. In an industry ... Continue reading

Gladiator® Garageworks Makes a Pit Stop at A.J. Foyt Racing's Garage for Indy 500

Gladiator® Garageworks Makes a Pit Stop at A.J. Foyt Racing's Garage for Indy 500

Community Day Attendees Can Enter Scavenger Hunt for a Chance to Win Gladiator Brand Products BENTON HARBOR, Mich., May 26 -- Behind every winning team is a winning system. For the second consecutive year, Gladiator® GarageWorks will be making a pit stop at the A.J. Foyt Racing Garage for the Indianapolis 500® Race a ... Continue reading

Hot Wheels® Teams with Dad’s Root Beer and Dreyer & Reinbold Racing to Unveil Custom IndyCar for Father’s Day Race Weekend

Hot Wheels® Teams with Dad’s Root Beer and Dreyer & Reinbold Racing to Unveil Custom IndyCar for Father’s Day Race Weekend

INDIANAPOLIS--Hot Wheels® was joined today by Dreyer & Reinbold Racing, Dad’s Root Beer along with team driver Mike Conway to reveal a custom-designed #24 Dad’s Root Beer IRL racecar. The racecar, unveiled for the first time, will be on display at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway today then travel to th ... Continue reading

House and Senate to Unveil Bipartisan Electrification Bills

House and Senate to Unveil Bipartisan Electrification Bills

House Cosponsors to Unveil Bipartisan Electrification Bill On Thursday, May 27, House Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming Chairman Ed Markey (D-MA) and Rep. Judy Biggert (R-IL) will introduce the Electric Drive Vehicle Deployment Act of 2010, legislation that aims to advance the widescale deploym ... Continue reading

IOWA produces strong comeback for Koch and GGRT

IOWA produces strong comeback for Koch and GGRT

 For Immediate Release, May 25, 2010 Media Contact: Bill Sullivan: sullivanimages@sbcglobal.net Team Information: www.goldengateracingteam.com  . Koch and GGRT rally back into the hunt with solid run in Iowa  East vs. West event displayed strong performances for all Richard Childress Development teams  By Bill ... Continue reading

Lucas So Cal Race: Glen Helen!

Lucas So Cal Race: Glen Helen!

Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series Announces New Southern California Location - Glen Helen Raceway Corona, Ca. (May 25, 2010) – Today, the Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series announced that the August 7th and 8th, Southern California event, will be held at the legendary Glen Helen Raceway. The landmark facility in San Ber ... Continue reading

Mercedes-Benz Financial Expands Mobile Strategy to the Showroom Floor by Equipping Dealers with the Apple iPad(TM)

Mercedes-Benz Financial Expands Mobile Strategy to the Showroom Floor by Equipping Dealers with the Apple iPad(TM)

- Company among first to adapt consumer iPad for business use - Proprietary MB Advantage dealer system accessible via iPad - Increased flexibility, information on the showroom floor FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich., May 26 -- Mercedes-Benz Financial, which has received more than $5 million in lease and loan payments from custom ... Continue reading

Merck Announces Third Quarter 2010 Dividends

Merck Announces Third Quarter 2010 Dividends

WHITEHOUSE STATION, N.J.--At their meeting today, the Board of Directors of Merck & Co., Inc. declared a quarterly dividend of $0.38 per share on the company’s common stock for the third quarter of 2010. Payment will be made on July 8, 2010 to common stockholders of record at the close of business on June 15, 20 ... Continue reading

National Glass Exchange Acquires Road Guardian Corporation

National Glass Exchange Acquires Road Guardian Corporation

TRINIDAD, Colo., May 26 -- The National Glass Exchange is pleased to announce the acquisition of the Road Guardian Corporation of Norridgewock, Maine. Prior to the acquisition the National Glass Exchange had exclusive sales and marketing rights for the company's windshield replacement contract program. "Road Guardian h ... Continue reading

National Insurance Crime Bureau and IGS Offer Auto Lenders Full-Service Monitoring of Vehicles

National Insurance Crime Bureau and IGS Offer Auto Lenders Full-Service Monitoring of Vehicles

DES PLAINES, Ill., May 26 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB) and IGS today announce a relationship agreement to offer auto lenders and vehicle finance companies a full-service monitoring solution for their loan portfolios. IGS, based in Las Vegas, provides skiptracing, asset location ... Continue reading

Navistar Defense Receives $61 Million to Support Allied MRAP Needs

Navistar Defense Receives $61 Million to Support Allied MRAP Needs

WARRENVILLE, Ill.--Navistar Defense, LLC today completed two foreign military sales worth a total of $61 million for 80 enhanced International® MaxxPro® Dash Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicles with DXMâ„¢ independent suspension. “U.S. and coalition forces share a common mission in Afghanistan a ... Continue reading

New Research Reports on Chemicals & Petrochemicals Market Research Available at MarketPublishers.com

New Research Reports on Chemicals & Petrochemicals Market Research Available at MarketPublishers.com

LONDON--Market Publishers Ltd announces that new market research reports on Chemicals & Petrochemicals are available in its catalogue. Succinic Acid Market Research (China). The report covers detailed description and smart analysis of China’s succinic acid industry, future investment opportunities, and new metho ... Continue reading

News Release - Comprehensive Language Services Arranged for Asian Games

News Release - Comprehensive Language Services Arranged for Asian Games

For web version of this email, visit http://www.admail.net/view/1bc3204/689aad/ Comprehensive Language Services Arranged for Asian Games GUANGZHOU, China - May 26, 2010 - The 16th Asian Games (www.gz2010.cn/en), part of the worldwide Olympic movement and governed by the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) is pleased to unvei ... Continue reading

Novelis Selected as Leading Supplier of Aluminum Sheet for New BMW 5 Series Sedan

Novelis Selected as Leading Supplier of Aluminum Sheet for New BMW 5 Series Sedan

Novelis Fusion(TM) technology enables advanced door design ATLANTA, May 26 -- Novelis announced today that it has been selected as the main supplier of aluminum sheet for the sixth generation BMW 5 Series sedan, which went on sale this spring. This latest model features lightweight aluminum sheet in the doors, hood, fr ... Continue reading

Ocelot Down Selected for Australian Vehicle Competition

Ocelot Down Selected for Australian Vehicle Competition

LADSON, S.C.--Force Protection, Inc. , a leading designer, developer and manufacturer of survivability solutions and provider of total life cycle support for those products, today announced that its Ocelot light protected patrol vehicle has been down-selected by the Australian Government to compete in the Land 121 Ph ... Continue reading

Official Entry List for USAR Pro Cup Hampton Virginia 250

Official Entry List for USAR Pro Cup Hampton Virginia 250

To whom it may concern, Here is the official entry list for the USAR Pro Cup Hampton Virginia 250 race at Langley Speedway. The event will start at 7:00 p.m. If you have any further questions, please do not hesitate to contact me. ... Continue reading

Press Release-2010 Hoosier Hundred May 28

Press Release-2010 Hoosier Hundred May 28

Contact Track Enterprises at 217-764-3200 for more information 2010 Hoosier Hundred Features New Twists nd Turns Race strategy for 100-mile dirt track championship races could change dramatically at the 2010 Hoosier Hundred on May 28 as a new 'intermission' period planned on lap 51 may allow race teams to drastically c ... Continue reading

Press Release: Ryan Robertson Closes in on Bowman Gray Points Lead

Press Release: Ryan Robertson Closes in on Bowman Gray Points Lead

Below and attached is a press release announcing Ryan Robertson's performance this week. Please feel free to contact me for more information. Ryan Robertson Closes in on Bowman Gray Points Lead Winston-Salem, NC: Ryan Robertson, driver of the #23 Law Offices of Timothy D. Welborn/Make-A-Wish Chevrolet, gained some grou ... Continue reading

SAE International Announces Recipients of the 2009 SAE/AISI Sydney H. Melbourne Award for Excellence in the Advancement of Automotive Sheet Steel

SAE International Announces Recipients of the 2009 SAE/AISI Sydney H. Melbourne Award for Excellence in the Advancement of Automotive Sheet Steel

WARRENDALE, Pa., May 26 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- SAE International announces that four distinguished Ford Motor Company professionals are the winners of the 2009 SAE/AISI Sydney H. Melbourne Award for Excellence in the Advancement of Automotive Sheet Steel. They include: -- Bhimaraddi Alavandi, Technical Specialist, ... Continue reading

SolFocus and Victor Valley College Complete the Largest Solar Power Plant of its Kind in North America

SolFocus and Victor Valley College Complete the Largest Solar Power Plant of its Kind in North America

VICTORVILLE, Calif.--Victor Valley College and SolFocus held a grand opening ceremony today for the largest solar power plant in North America using concentrator photovoltaic (CPV) systems. After two months of construction, the one megawatt solar power plant is now providing clean power to Victor Valley College in Vict ... Continue reading

Timken Adds Germanischer Lloyd Verification to List of Technical Distinctions Serving Wind Energy Industry

Timken Adds Germanischer Lloyd Verification to List of Technical Distinctions Serving Wind Energy Industry

CANTON, Ohio, May 26 -- Germanischer Lloyd, the world's leading technical body validating the integrity of components and systems for wind energy, has verified Timken's load-carrying capacity ratings for various wind bearing types. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20100210/TIMKENLOGO ) In addition to auditing ... Continue reading

Trafficmaster Secures Deal with Jaguar and Becomes Its Approved Tracking Partner

Trafficmaster Secures Deal with Jaguar and Becomes Its Approved Tracking Partner

LONDON--Jaguar has chosen Trafficmaster’s Trackstar stolen vehicle tracking as its approved security system on the All New Jaguar XJ. Branded as Jaguar Trackstar, it will launch at the end of May and is supported by Trafficmaster’s own round the clock team of stolen vehicle experts. “We are delighted to ... Continue reading

Unregulated Internet Automobile Sales Are A Ticking Time Bomb

Unregulated Internet Automobile Sales Are A Ticking Time Bomb

Automotive Recyclers Association pushes lawmakers to close loopholes and to review outdated vehicle regulations. MANASSAS, Va., May 26 -- The Automotive Recyclers Association (ARA) is calling upon state lawmakers to review and update gaps in laws that allow: (1) vehicles to be sold and transferred without the proper pa ... Continue reading

Virgin Mobile USA Announces Extension of "Free I.P." Program to This Summer's Lady Gaga U.S. Monster Ball Tour

Virgin Mobile USA Announces Extension of "Free I.P." Program to This Summer's Lady Gaga U.S. Monster Ball Tour

Sprint Nextel Corporationhas added a news release to its Newsroom website. Title: Virgin Mobile USA Announces Extension of "Free I.P." Program to This Summer's Lady Gaga U.S. Monster Ball Tour Date(s): 26-May-2010 9:02 AM For a complete listing of our news releases, please click here ----------------------------------- ... Continue reading

Xerium Technologies Completes Balance Sheet Restructuring

Xerium Technologies Completes Balance Sheet Restructuring

RALEIGH, N.C.--Xerium Technologies, Inc. , a leading global manufacturer of industrial textiles and rolls used primarily in the paper production process, announced that its pre-packaged chapter 11 plan of reorganization has become effective as of today. The Company, which had filed a voluntary petition for relief under ... Continue reading

Zipcar Completes $70MM Asset Backed Financing Transaction to Support Fleet Growth

Zipcar Completes $70MM Asset Backed Financing Transaction to Support Fleet Growth

New facility provides significant capital for fleet expansion CAMBRIDGE, Mass., May 26 -- Zipcar, Inc., the world's largest car sharing company, today announced it has implemented an asset backed securitization (ABS) program led by Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank for an aggregate of $70 million in variabl ... Continue reading

IZOD to Sponsor Luyendyk';s Andersen Racing No. 5

IZOD to Sponsor Luyendyk';s Andersen Racing No. 5

INDIANAPOLIS, May 27, 2010: The title sponsor of the IZOD IndyCar Series will be the primary sponsor of the No. 5 that Andersen Racing has entered in Friday’s Firestone Freedom 100 Firestone Indy Lights race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway for driver Arie Luyendyk Jr. Luyendyk and team co-owner Dan Andersen mad ... Continue reading

Battery and Power: Atomik 500 Amongst Salon Prive Supercar Debuts

Battery and Power: Atomik 500 Amongst Salon Prive Supercar Debuts

The UK debut of the all-electric Atomik 500 will take place at Salon Prive (21 - 23 July 2010), a ground-breaking new vehicle that promises supercar performance, with city-car size. ... Continue reading

AIM Autosport Is Ready For Lime Rock Team

AIM Autosport Is Ready For Lime Rock Team

Woodbridge,May 27, 2010: AIM Autosport is heading to Lime Rock Park in Connecticut this weekend with a lot on its mind and something to prove. There is a new technical partner on board and the team is also coming off it's best result, a second place at Virginia International Raceway (VIR), the team's first podium in al ... Continue reading

Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series Announces New Southern California Location - Glen Helen Raceway

Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series Announces New Southern California Location - Glen Helen Raceway

Corona, May 26, 2010: Today, the Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series announced that the August 7th and 8th, Southern California event, will be held at the legendary Glen Helen Raceway. The landmark facility in San Bernardino, California, has an extensive history of off road and motocross racing while hosting a multitude o ... Continue reading

Wirth Research Designed HPD ARX-10 Dominates In Laguna

Wirth Research Designed HPD ARX-10 Dominates In Laguna

Laguna Seca, May 26, 2010: Storming victory at Laguna Seca provides the perfect preview to Le Mans debut The Honda Performance Development (HPD) ARX-01c, designed and developed by Wirth Research in collaboration with HPD, revved up for next month’s Le Mans 24-Hours with back-to-back victories in the US-based Ameri ... Continue reading

TDS Onboard For De Silvestro's Indy 500 Debut

TDS Onboard For De Silvestro's Indy 500 Debut

Leader In Telecommunications Technology Joins Indy 500 Effort Photo courtesy of Marshal PruettSPEEDWAY, Ind. (May 25, 2010) – The fast paced and exciting worlds of telecommunications and racing have merged. Team Stargate Worlds/HVM Racing, the IndyCar Series team, is proud to announce that TDS Telecommunications C ... Continue reading

Jack Nicholson To Wave Green Flag At 2010 Indy 500

Jack Nicholson To Wave Green Flag At 2010 Indy 500

INDIANAPOLIS, May 26, 2010: Three-time Academy Award-winning actor Jack Nicholson has been named honorary starter of the Indianapolis 500 Mile Race on Sunday, May 30, and will wave the green flag at the 2010 edition of “The Greatest Spectacle in Racing.” Legendary film icon Nicholson won the Academy Award for ... Continue reading

Tony Stewart Racing Teams Eye Memorable Weekend

Tony Stewart Racing Teams Eye Memorable Weekend

INDIANAPOLIS, May 26, 2010: There’s a buzz in the air. Memorial Day weekend is here, signifying it’s time for the world of motorsports to take center stage. While most Americans turn their attention to summer, the auto racing community gears up for the rise in temperature. Across the country, at racetracks of ... Continue reading

Hulme Canam Supercar Opens To Orders

Hulme Canam Supercar Opens To Orders

A limited run of just 20 New Zealand-designed and built Hulme CanAm supercars ensures extreme rarity value. ... Continue reading

Mahindra Enters High Growth Electric Car Segment; Acquires Majority Stake In Reva

Mahindra Enters High Growth Electric Car Segment; Acquires Majority Stake In Reva

Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. today strengthened its position in the electric vehicles domain with the acquisition of a majority stake in REVA Electric Car Co Ltd. Bangalore. ... Continue reading

Americans Choose Gas over Alternatives

Americans Choose Gas over Alternatives

Owners choose lower cost technological solutions over higher priced alternative fuels NEW YORK, May 27 -- According to Harris Interactive's 2010 AutoTECHCAST study, conducted between April 6, 2010 - April 26, 2010, there is greater demand for technologies that provide enhanced fuel economy of existing gasoline driven e ... Continue reading

BYD Company Limited and Daimler AG Sign Joint Venture Contract to Develop Electric Vehicles in China

BYD Company Limited and Daimler AG Sign Joint Venture Contract to Develop Electric Vehicles in China

-- BYD and Daimler AG to establish 'Shenzhen BYD Daimler New Technology Co. Ltd,' a 50:50 research and technology center to develop electric cars in China -- Mr. Wang Chuanfu, Chairman and President of BYD Company Limited: 'Together with Daimler we are making excellent progress identifying opportunities to utilize the ... Continue reading

Subaru Opts For Michelin On Cosworth Impreza

Subaru Opts For Michelin On Cosworth Impreza

Subaru has selected the new Michelin Pilot Sport 3 as the sole OE fitment on its new Cosworth Impreza STI CS400. ... Continue reading

Ford Drives Eurovision Song Contest

Ford Drives Eurovision Song Contest

Ford is official vehicle supplier to the 2010 Eurovision Song Contest, which has its final in Olso, Norway, on Saturday. With a fleet of 40 vehicles, Ford is the exclusive transportation provider for the organisers, artists and celebrities. ... Continue reading

Peugeot Celebrates 200 Years Of Manufacturing Prowess

Peugeot Celebrates 200 Years Of Manufacturing Prowess

200 years ago, two Peugeot brothers, Jean-Pierre and Jean-Frederic, established the Peugeot company with the creation of 'la societe Peugeot-Freres et Jacques Maillard-Salins'. The company was set up after the brothers had converted their father's corn mill into a steel mill to make the most of the industrial revolutio ... Continue reading

Mercedes-Benz: Black to the Future: The Rare SL Night Edition

Mercedes-Benz: Black to the Future: The Rare SL Night Edition

The iconic SL Roadster is now available in a unique Night Edition. ... Continue reading

World Premiere: New BMW 5 Series Passes First Crash Test Using Brake Intervention

World Premiere: New BMW 5 Series Passes First Crash Test Using Brake Intervention

Up until now, verification of vehicle safety has been obtained by means of crash tests in which structural integrity and restraint systems were tested in a non-braked situation. ... Continue reading

Peugeot RCZ Awarded the red dot 'best of the best' Award 2010

Peugeot RCZ Awarded the red dot 'best of the best' Award 2010

THE eagerly-awaited Peugeot RCZ sports coupe has won the 'red dot: best of the best 2010' award for outstanding design quality in the automotive category. ... Continue reading

Chevrolet Congratulates Cobalt Baby's Family with Child Safety Seats and a Year's Supply of Diapers

Chevrolet Congratulates Cobalt Baby's Family with Child Safety Seats and a Year's Supply of Diapers

Mother gives birth while driving her 2005 Chevy Cobalt to the hospital DETROIT, May 26 -- Earlier this week in Minnesota, Chevrolet was pleased to learn that the newest member of the Chevy family - a healthy 8-pound newborn named Joseph - was miraculously delivered while his mother Amanda McBride was driving her Chevy ... Continue reading

Mazda Commemorates 90th Anniversary with Limited Edition Biante 20S NAVI SPECIAL in Japan

Mazda Commemorates 90th Anniversary with Limited Edition Biante 20S NAVI SPECIAL in Japan

Only 400 units available; equipped with popular HDD GPS navigation and parking assist features - HIROSHIMA - May 27, 2010: As part of celebrations to mark its 90th anniversary, Mazda Motor Corporation has announced the sales launch of a limited edition version of its mid-size, tall ‘high-roof’ Biante minivan ... Continue reading

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