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Ford Technology Allows New 2012 Ford Focus to Carve Through Turns Like a Downhill Skier - VIDEO ENHANCED

Ford Technology Allows New 2012 Ford Focus to Carve Through Turns Like a Downhill Skier - VIDEO ENHANCED

DEARBORN, Mich., Dec. 28, 2010 DEARBORN, Mich., Dec. 28, 2010 -- The all-new 2012 Ford Focus features standard torque vectoring control to increase vehicle stability in turns by applying slight braking force to one side Torque vectoring control is a Focus class-exclusive feature that serves as a confidence-builder for ... Continue reading

An All-New Concept in Automotive Adventure Driving is Created - DrivingXllence

An All-New Concept in Automotive Adventure Driving is Created - DrivingXllence

DrivingXllence (DXL). Â With the goal of providing its clients the most exclusive and luxury-laden supercar tours available, Libert created DrivingXllence as a way to improve on his formula of quality, efficiency, luxury, adventure and the overall supercar experience. DXL will offer three initial programs that focus ... Continue reading

DICE and Livio Bringing Internet Radio Into The Vehicle

DICE and Livio Bringing Internet Radio Into The Vehicle

Livio Radio, developers of innovative audio products for the home and the vehicle, and DICE Electronics, an industry leader in automotive OEM digital media integration, are teaming up to seamlessly take Internet radio on the road. DICE currently manufactures electrical components that connect smartphones to factory ste ... Continue reading

Edmunds.com Reports 2010 Auto Industry Trends

Edmunds.com Reports 2010 Auto Industry Trends

Edmunds.com reflects on the year, noting the key trends. “Hybrids and compact cars, on the other hand, weren’t such strong sellers. There weren’t many new players in the compact car segment to draw in attention and, because of the economy, many traditional compact car buyers likely bo ... Continue reading

Auto and Truck Purchase Tax Bonus - Buy Now!

Auto and Truck Purchase Tax Bonus - Buy Now!

Depreciation Bonus At A Glance The Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization and Job Creation Act of 2010 provides 100 percent depreciation bonus for capital investments placed in service after September 8, 2010 through December 31, 2011. For equipment placed in service after December 31, 2011 and through Dece ... Continue reading

Mini-documentary On Jeg Coughlin Sr. A Hit - VIDEO ENHANCED

Mini-documentary On Jeg Coughlin Sr. A Hit - VIDEO ENHANCED

DELAWARE, Dec. 27, 2010: Part history lesson, part mission statement and all wrapped up in one five-minute video capping JEGS Mail Order's 50th year in business. A custom video, a tribute to Jeg Coughlin Sr.'s founding and expanding of the company, was unveiled at the JEGS Associate Lunch last week. The video documents ... Continue reading

The Farhud: Edwin Black's Exhaustive Research on Arab-Nazi Collusion

The Farhud: Edwin Black's Exhaustive Research on Arab-Nazi Collusion

Much of Farhud does not make for comfortable reading. The central event is the two days of rioting in June 1941, resulting in the deaths of hundreds of Jews – the exact figure is not known - destruction of property, mass looting, rape and mutilation. Farhud is the Arabic name for ‘ violent dispossession’. The pro-Na ... Continue reading

Vehicle Thieves Rarely Take a Holiday

Vehicle Thieves Rarely Take a Holiday

DES PLAINES, Ill., Dec. 28, 2010 New Year's Day and Halloween See Most Theft Activity DES PLAINES, Ill., Dec. 28, 2010 -- Once again, New Year's Day was the leading holiday for reported vehicle thefts in 2009, according to an analysis by the National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB). Christmas Day repeats as the holiday w ... Continue reading

2011 Will Be a Test of Electric Vehicles' Commercial Viability, Says Pike Research

2011 Will Be a Test of Electric Vehicles' Commercial Viability, Says Pike Research

BOULDER, Colo.--Electric vehicle (EV) market introductions will get into high gear in 2011, accompanied by the widespread arrival of charging station networks. During the course of this momentous year for the automotive industry, many consumers will form their early impressions of the EV driving experience. According t ... Continue reading

Megane Renault Sport 250 Scoops Top Gear Australia

Megane Renault Sport 250 Scoops Top Gear Australia

The Megane Renault Sport 250 has come out on top in the annual Top Gear Australia Magazine 'Car of the Year' awards, securing further critical acclaim just weeks on from its local debut. ... Continue reading

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