By Henny Hemmes Senior European Editor Amsterdam Bureau The Auto Channel VERONA, Italy. September 2010. It applies to all markets worldwide: a car cannot be successful if the price is not right. That is especially the case on the Dutch market, where prices are sky high because of huge taxes. Christiaan Kouwel, product ... Continue reading
DCH Auto Group Wins National Highway Safety Award for Teen Safe Driving Program
DCH Auto Group Wins National Highway Safety Award for Teen Safe Driving Program PR Newswire SOUTH AMBOY, N.J., Sept. 27 SOUTH AMBOY, N.J., Sept. 27 -- The Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA) presented one of four Peter K. O'Rourke Special Achievement Awards for notable achievements in highway safety to DCH Auto ... Continue reading
Coughlin loses by an eyelash in Dallas
DALLAS, Sept. 27, 2010: After barely qualifying for Sunday's eliminations at the 25th annual Super Start Batteries NHRA Fall Nationals, Jeg Coughlin Jr. was still brimming with confidence when he rolled to the line Sunday morning against No. 1 qualifier Allen Johnson. His confidence, everyone soon found out, was real a ... Continue reading
Trunk or Treat Promises a Sweet Time at the Walter P. Chrysler Museum
Trunk or Treat Promises a Sweet Time at the Walter P. Chrysler Museum PR Newswire AUBURN HILLS, Mich., Sept. 27 AUBURN HILLS, Mich., Sept. 27 -- The Walter P. Chrysler Museum, in Auburn Hills, is offering spook-tacular fun for the whole family Sunday, Oct. 24 with Trunk or Treat from 2 ââ¬â 4 p.m. Goblins d ... Continue reading
Visteon's 'C-Beyond' Vehicle Concept To Be Showcased at Paris Motor Show - A New Vision for Connected and Sustainable Mobility PR Newswire PARIS, Sept. 27, 2010 PARIS, Sept. 27, 2010 -- Visteon Corporation is displaying the successful C-Beyond vehicle concept, featuring its unique range of innovative technologies, at t ... Continue reading
Vibrant Names Jeff Babka Chief Financial Officer
NEW YORK--Jeff Babka has been named Chief Financial Officer of Vibrant, the global leader in contextual advertising, it was announced today by Doug Stevenson co-founder and CEO of Vibrant. âJeff is one of the best CFOs I know. Heââ¬â¢s fantastic. His track record is impressive with extraordinary standin ... Continue reading
Mercedes GP/Petronas Race Report - Singapore - Sept 27, 2010
Nico Rosberg continued his run of points-scoring finishes today with a strong drive to take fifth place at the Singapore Grand Prix from seventh position on the grid. Team-mate Michael Schumacher had a more eventful race with two out-of-sync pit stops compromising his track position and he finished the 61-lap race in 1 ... Continue reading
Kelley Blue Book Launches Hot Used-Car Report, Helping Dealers Better Understand Consumer Used-Car Interest PR Newswire IRVINE, Calif., Sept. 27 IRVINE, Calif., Sept. 27 -- Kelley Blue Book www.kbb.com, the leading provider of new car and used car information, today announces the launch of its monthly Hot Used-Car Repo ... Continue reading
Warkocki Takes Sunoco SCCA GT-3 National Championship At Road America
ELKHART LAKE, Sept. 27, 2010: Though his first 16 visits to the SCCA National Championship Runoffs Presented by Subway ended without a podium finish, Robert Warkocki, of Frankfort Ill., finally made it count in attempt 17 by claiming the Sunoco GT-3 National Championship Sunday at Road America. Mike Henderson, of El Ca ... Continue reading
SCCA Spec Racer Ford National Championship Goes to Schofield
ELKHART LAKE, Sept. 27, 2010: After three consecutive runner-up finishes, Brian Schofield, of Lakeland, Fla., finally climbed the top step of the Spec Racer Ford National Championship podium at the 2010 SCCA Runoffs Presented by Subway. Scott Rettich, of Camden, Ohio, and Mike Miserendino, of Los Angeles, completed the ... Continue reading
Champions crowned at JEGS Northern SPORTSnationals
HEBRON, Sept 27, 2010: Moonlighting Pro Stock drivers Dave Connolly and Ryan Ondrejko were among the winners crowned during the sixth annual JEGS NHRA Northern SPORTSnationals held today at National Trail Raceway. Connolly, who made a return to the NHRA Pro Stock class at last weekâs Charlotte event, drove to the ... Continue reading
Thunderhill Raceway And TSRS Results - September 24 & 25, 2010
Mini Stocks Feature Race (9/24/10) 1. 7X Jessie Sandoval Sr. Corpus Christi, TX 30 laps QT 20.234 2. 88 Brandon Spreen Boerne, TX 30 laps QT 19.741 Fast Time 3. 5 Bobby Chaffee New Braunfels, TX 30 laps QT 20.279 4. ... Continue reading
Japan's Big Auto Players Plan a Jolt of Electrics (And More Gasoline Models)
Washington DC September 26, 2010; The AIADA newsletter reported that Japan's three largest automakers are making a push to extend their alternative-fuel powertrain offerings in the next two years. Automotive News reports that Toyota Motor Corp. will bring two electric and six hybrid-electric models to market in the nex ... Continue reading
Ken Schrader Overcomes Vibration to Score Sixth Straight Top-10 Finish With KHI
LAS VEGAS, September 27, 2010: In a caution-filled race under the lights, Ken Schrader overcame a persistent vibration to earn a 10th-place finish in the Smith's Food & Drug Stores 350 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Schrader fought the vibration from lap 31 of the 167-lap race before earning his sixth consecutive top-10 ... Continue reading
Vero Beach, September 27, 2010: After taking the 2010 Star Mazda Championship presented by Goodyear by storm this season with a record-breaking nine pole positions, 11 podiums and record-tying seven wins, Juncos Racing will head to the season finale at Road Atlanta this weekend having already clinched the driver's cham ... Continue reading
Citroen C4 Picasso and Grand C4 Picasso: New Styling and Even More 'Creative Technologies'
Having already achieved undisputed success since their respective launches in 2006 and 2007 - with nearly 650,000 vehicles sold globally and 63,000 sales to British customers - Citroën UK has announced that C4 Picasso and Grand C4 Picasso will feature new styling, enhanced levels of equipment and engine upgrades from ... Continue reading
The 81st Geneva International Motor Show puts human beings at centre stage.
Functional, versatile, economical and ecological: no matter how divers the demands placed upon them are, the vehicles on display at the Motor Show cannot ignore the human element. ... Continue reading
Volvo: One Tonne Life Studying A Household Reducing Its Co2 Output By 85%
Volvo Car Corporation has entered into a partnership to test whether a typical family can cut their carbon footprint by more than 85% by switching to more sustainable housing, transport and energy solutions. ... Continue reading
Addison Lee Galaxy is MPG Star!
The UK's largest minicab service, Addison Lee, has swapped the trials of London traffic for a challenge of a different kind, piloting a 2.0-litre, 140PS TDCi Ford Galaxy PowerShift to stand-out fuel economy on the 2010 MPG Marathon. ... Continue reading
HYUNDAI / SONATA 2011 Manufacturer: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY Mfr's Report Date: SEP 23, 2010 NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID Number: 10V426000 NHTSA Action Number: PE10035 Component: STEERING:GEAR BOX:SHAFT SECTOR Potential Number of Units Affected: 139500 Summary: HYUNDAI IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2011 SONATA VEHICLES MANUFACTUR ... Continue reading
Hyundai Vehicles Earn Their Stripes With UK Police Forces
Following a two-year long tender process, car maker Hyundai has been awarded 'preferred supplier'status by the National Association of Police Fleet Managers. ... Continue reading
Infiniti Designers Show Their Passion In Paris
Infiniti's passion for cars - and the art, craft and technology that goes into making them so special - is given full rein at the Paris Motor Show with the debut of the Infiniti Performance Line (IPL) G Cabrio Concept. ... Continue reading
Maserati On The Catwalk In London And Paris
The latest Maserati models 'strut their stuff' on the catwalks at London and Paris Fashion Week, which showcase the Spring/Summer 2011 collections. ... Continue reading
Kia Focuses On Style And Technology At Paris Show
Kia's 2010 Paris Motor Show stand will major on striking design and new technologies. Taking centre stage and making its world premiere will be the eye-catching, compact and unique electric POP concept, designed by Kia's European design team under the direction of Peter Schreyer, Kia's Chief Design Officer, and Gregory ... Continue reading
Infiniti's Traffic-Stopper Glides Into London
The car that sums up everything about Japan's newest luxury automotive manufacturer in one breathtaking package goes on display in London today. The Infiniti Essence, one of the most admired concept cars of recent years, is the latest attraction in the heart of the capital where it takes pride of place for the opening ... Continue reading
Saab: Discover the power of independence.
On the Saab stand at this year's Paris Motor Show we are showing additions to the Saab 9-5 range, the updated Saab 9-3 TTiD with class-leading low CO2 levels and an exciting electric-vehicle study: the zero-emission Saab 9-3 ePower. ... Continue reading
The SA Aperta - The Most Exclusive Ferrari Ever Takes Centre Stage At Paris
Ferrari is delighted to announce the presentation of the SA APERTA at the Paris International Motor Show 2010. ... Continue reading
Retracing The Steps Of Burke And Wills With The Mitsubishi Pajero
Instead of horses and camels, the 2010 Burke and Wills Environmental Expedition is utilising two Mitsubishi Pajeros, affectionately renamed after Burkeâ'horse "Billy" and camel "Raja", to travel from Melbourne to the Gulf of Carpentaria to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the journey. ... Continue reading
Airbag Anniversary: Saving Lives for 30 Years
30 years ago, the first series-production car equipped with an airbag left the Mercedes-Benz assembly line in Sindelfingen: an S-Class Saloon. This brought to an end more than 13 years of development time for the first driver airbag at Mercedes-Benz, and a new era in vehicle safety began. ... Continue reading
Kia's funky Soul has joined the five-star brigade with news that the style-leader is now a safety leader as well. ... Continue reading
53rd Annual San Francisco Auto Show Set for November 20-28, 2010
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA'S PREMIER AUTO SHOW TO FEATURE 2011 VEHICLES FROM THE WORLD'S MAJOR MANUFACUTURES SAN FRANCISCO, CA (September 24, 2010) â The San Francisco Chronicle|SFGate.com 53rd Annual International Auto Show, presented by AutoTrader.com, northern Californiaâs premier, largest and most spectacular au ... Continue reading
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