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Infiniti Announces U.S. Pricing on 2011 IPL G Coupe, First Production Vehicle in Infiniti Performance Line

Infiniti Announces U.S. Pricing on 2011 IPL G Coupe, First Production Vehicle in Infiniti Performance Line

Infiniti Announces U.S. Pricing on 2011 IPL G Coupe, First Production Vehicle in Infiniti Performance Line PR Newswire FRANKLIN, Tenn., Sept. 28 FRANKLIN, Tenn., Sept. 28 -- Infiniti today announced U.S. pricing on the new 2011 Infiniti Performance Line G Coupe, which is set to go on sale December 10th at Infiniti reta ... Continue reading

ActaCell Engages With AVL To Develop Initial Design For Its Lithium-Ion Battery Technology; Medium And Heavy-Duty Truck Market Identified As Best Fit

ActaCell Engages With AVL To Develop Initial Design For Its Lithium-Ion Battery Technology; Medium And Heavy-Duty Truck Market Identified As Best Fit

AUSTIN, Texas--ActaCell announced today that it is working closely with AVL, the world’s largest privately owned and independent company for the development of gasoline, diesel, alternative fuel, electric and hybrid powertrain systems. The company engaged AVL to test ActaCell’s lithium-ion ... Continue reading

Experian and JATO Introduce the First Mexican Vehicles in Operation Database

Experian and JATO Introduce the First Mexican Vehicles in Operation Database

Experian and JATO Introduce the First Mexican Vehicles in Operation Database PR Newswire SCHAUMBURG, Ill., Sept. 28 SCHAUMBURG, Ill., Sept. 28 -- Experian Automotive today announced a new Vehicles in Operation (VIO) report that will, for the first time, provide the automotive industry with a clear and timely picture of ... Continue reading

Pioneering Electric Vehicle (EV) Producer THINK Puts in Place Top Leadership Team to Drive Growth

Pioneering Electric Vehicle (EV) Producer THINK Puts in Place Top Leadership Team to Drive Growth

Pioneering Electric Vehicle (EV) Producer THINK Puts in Place Top Leadership Team to Drive Growth PR Newswire OSLO, Norway, Sept. 28 OSLO, Norway, Sept. 28 -- THINK's top leadership team is further strengthened with the appointment today of Barry Engle as CEO. Â Engle brings a global track record of success with exten ... Continue reading

Mahindra Rejects Any Attempt by Global Vehicles to Order Mahindra Vehicles as it is Invalid

Mahindra Rejects Any Attempt by Global Vehicles to Order Mahindra Vehicles as it is Invalid

Mahindra Rejects Any Attempt by Global Vehicles to Order Mahindra Vehicles as it is Invalid PR Newswire MUMBAI, India, Sept. 28 MUMBAI, India, Sept. 28 -- Mahindra and Mahindra announced that it had received and was rejecting an invalid order for pick-up trucks from former distributor Global Vehicles USA, Inc. Mahindra ... Continue reading

Audi Sets U.S. Prices for 2011 Audi A8 Luxury Flagship Sedan and Soon-to-Arrive 2011 Audi R8 V8 Sports Cars

Audi Sets U.S. Prices for 2011 Audi A8 Luxury Flagship Sedan and Soon-to-Arrive 2011 Audi R8 V8 Sports Cars

Audi Sets U.S. Prices for 2011 Audi A8 Luxury Flagship Sedan and Soon-to-Arrive 2011 Audi R8 V8 Sports Cars PR Newswire HERNDON, Va., Sept. 28 HERNDON, Va., Sept. 28 -- The all-new Audi A8 blends innovation, performance and luxury with competitive prices starting at $78,050 Audi R8 4.2 quattro® gains 10 more hp for ... Continue reading

Wills Declared Formula Mazda National Champion After Marchand Disqualification

Wills Declared Formula Mazda National Champion After Marchand Disqualification

ELKHART LAKE, Sept. 27, 2010: Darryl Wills, of Deer Park, Texas, was declared the 2010 Formula Mazda National Champion and Super Sweep winner following Juan Marchand’s disqualification in Sunday’s race at the 47th SCCA National Championship Runoffs Presented by Subway. Mike Anderson, of Anza, Calif., and Jaso ... Continue reading

Late-race pass helps Tomasi win Formula Continental SCCA National Championship at Road America

Late-race pass helps Tomasi win Formula Continental SCCA National Championship at Road America

ELKHART LAKE, Sept. 27, 2010: Brian Tomasi, of Elgin, Ill., made a last-lap pass on runner-up Revere Greist, of Madison, Wis., on the outside of Turn Five to claim his second-career Formula Continental National Championship in the 47th SCCA Runoffs Presented by Subway at Road America. Niki Coello, of East Troy, Wis., f ... Continue reading

Ruck Takes F Production Title and SCCA Super Sweep

Ruck Takes F Production Title and SCCA Super Sweep

ELKHART LAKE, Sept. 27, 2010: Kevin Ruck, of Delaware, Ohio, used skill and a little bit of luck to win the F Production National Championship and SCCA Super Sweep at Road America. Rick Harris, of Derby, Kan., and Bill Wessel, of Madison, Wis., completed the podium at the 2010 SCCA National Championship Runoffs at Road ... Continue reading

KIC Executive Director Invited to Asia to Talk about Rechargeable Indoor Karting Power at Lithium-ion Conference

KIC Executive Director Invited to Asia to Talk about Rechargeable Indoor Karting Power at Lithium-ion Conference

Las Vegas, Nevada September 20, 2010 In an effort to embrace the indoor karting community, Kart Industry Council executive director Ray Verhelst is making travel plans to further the technology of electric powered karting by participating in the South China Lithium-ion Top Level Forum in Shenzhen, China. The city is lo ... Continue reading

Stupid National Survey Shows That Most Consumers Support 60 Mile Per Gallon Car and Light Truck Fuel Economy Standard by 2025

Stupid National Survey Shows That Most Consumers Support 60 Mile Per Gallon Car and Light Truck Fuel Economy Standard by 2025

National Survey Shows That Most Consumers Support 60 Mile Per Gallon Car and Light Truck Fuel Economy Standard by 2025 WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 -- As the Obama Administration considers a new car and light truck fuel economy standard for 2025, the Consumer Federation of America (CFA) released findings o ... Continue reading

IDC Energy Insights Forecasts Electric Vehicle Market to Reach 2.7 Million Cars By 2015

IDC Energy Insights Forecasts Electric Vehicle Market to Reach 2.7 Million Cars By 2015

FRAMINGHAM, Mass.--IDC Energy Insights announced today the availability of two new studies, Business Strategy: The Coming Electric Vehicle Rollout: Forecasting the Market (Document # EI224908) and The Coming Electric Vehicle Rollout Part 2: Challenges and Opportunities for Electric Utilities (Document # EI224910) that ... Continue reading

U.S. Set to Propose New Auto Fuel and Emissions Rules

U.S. Set to Propose New Auto Fuel and Emissions Rules

WASHINGTON, Sept 27, 2010; John Crawley and Tom Doggett writing for Reuters reorted that the Obama administration this week will propose new fuel efficiency and emissions requirements for cars and light trucks for model years 2017 and beyond. The plan, a centerpiece of President Barack Obama's energy agenda geared towa ... Continue reading

Chevrolet at the Paris Motor Show

Chevrolet at the Paris Motor Show

The 2010 Paris Motor Show is Chevrolet's biggest European show yet, with no less than four world premieres. ... Continue reading

Porsche At The 2010 Paris Motor Show

Porsche At The 2010 Paris Motor Show

On the occasion of the Paris Motor Show, Porsche will celebrate the world premiere of the 911 Carrera GTS (Coupé and Cabriolet) and the 911 Speedster. Furthermore, on October 1,Matthias Müller will take over from Michael Macht as the new Chairman of the Board of Management of Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG. ... Continue reading

Aston Martin Named The Coolest Brand - VIDEO ENHANCED

Aston Martin Named The Coolest Brand - VIDEO ENHANCED

Aston Martin has been named the UK's coolest brand, winning this prestigious accolade for a remarkable fourth time in five years. ... Continue reading

Investment in Electric Vehicle IT Systems to Total $5.1 Billion by 2015, Forecasts Pike Research

Investment in Electric Vehicle IT Systems to Total $5.1 Billion by 2015, Forecasts Pike Research

BOULDER, Colo.--With more than 3 million electric vehicles (EVs) expected to be driving the world’s roads by 2015, utilities will face a host of new infrastructure requirements to support the increased power demand that will result from customers plugging in to recharge. The majority of EV service equipm ... Continue reading

Range Rover Unveils Pop-Up Street Installations Created By Four Parisian Artists To Celebrate Range Rover Evoque

Range Rover Unveils Pop-Up Street Installations Created By Four Parisian Artists To Celebrate Range Rover Evoque

Range Rover has today unveiled four pop-up temporary street installations at key Parisian landmarks. The brand has worked with leading contemporary Parisian artists to create artworks which have been inspired by the new Range Rover Evoque and the city of Paris. ... Continue reading

Ford Light Commercials Meet European Stage V Emissions

Ford Light Commercials Meet European Stage V Emissions

Ford's FiestaVan 2011 models will come with engines that meet and exceed the European Stage V emissions requirements. This means Ford light commercial vehicle customers can benefit from improved fuel economy and reduced emissions. ... Continue reading

Honda Jazz With Hybrid Tech: As Practical As Ever - With Lower Emissions

Honda Jazz With Hybrid Tech: As Practical As Ever - With Lower Emissions

The Jazz will feature the same 1.3 litre i-VTEC as the Insight hybrid and despite its taller body shape, the new car has similar CO2 emissions of 104 g/km - 21g/km less than the current lowest-emitting 1.2-litre petrol Jazz ... Continue reading

How Mazda's Accident Repair Service Boosts Profits And Sales

How Mazda's Accident Repair Service Boosts Profits And Sales

A year after Mazda UK launched Call Mazda First, its free-of-charge accident aftercare service, dealers are reporting a jump in bodyshop work and spin-off benefits in new vehicle sales. ... Continue reading

New Golf 77TSI - New Entry Model And Equipment Upgrade For The Award Winning Volkswagen Golf Range

New Golf 77TSI - New Entry Model And Equipment Upgrade For The Award Winning Volkswagen Golf Range

Volkswagen Group Australia is introducing a new affordable entry model to its popular Golf range. Powered by the acclaimed 77kW TSI petrol engine, previously introduced in this year's 'World Car of the Year' winner the Polo, the new Golf 77TSI truly provides class leading design and top quality engineering at a lower c ... Continue reading

The Audi R8 Spyder 5.2 FSI Quattro Has Arrived In Australia

The Audi R8 Spyder 5.2 FSI Quattro Has Arrived In Australia

The R8 Spyder 5.2 FSI quattro captivates from the very first glance. Its lines offer a unique interpretation of the dynamics and emotion of a high-performance sports car ... Continue reading

Classic Elegance And Awesome Power - The Audi RS 5 Coupé Has Landed In Australia

Classic Elegance And Awesome Power - The Audi RS 5 Coupé Has Landed In Australia

A classically elegant coupe with a wickedly powerful engine: the new Audi RS 5 Coupé has landed in Australia. The high-revving 4.2-litre V8 pumps out a hefty 331 kW, yet is very fuel efficient. Like all high-performance models from Audi, the RS 5 Coupé delivers its power to the road via all four wheels ... Continue reading

One Tonne Life: Studying One Family's Challenge To Reduce Its Carbon Footprint By 85 Per Cent

One Tonne Life: Studying One Family's Challenge To Reduce Its Carbon Footprint By 85 Per Cent

Volvo Car Corporation has entered into a partnership to study whether a young family can reduce its CO2 emissions by up to 85 per cent, simply by switching to a more sustainable lifestyle - living in a sustainable house, using 'clean' energy and driving an electric car. ... Continue reading

Rare Brock Prints To Aid Brabham's Charity

Rare Brock Prints To Aid Brabham's Charity

Rare original photographs giving an insider's glimpse into the early life of the late Peter Brock will be auctioned at this year's Shannons 'Christmas Party with the Club' in Melbourne on 27 November, with proceeds aiding two charities nominated by the event's guest of honour, Sir Jack Brabham. ... Continue reading

The Hatch Is Hot: Ford Fiesta Sales Show Trend Toward Five-Door Models, Paving Way for Focus

The Hatch Is Hot: Ford Fiesta Sales Show Trend Toward Five-Door Models, Paving Way for Focus

The Hatch Is Hot: Ford Fiesta Sales Show Trend Toward Five-Door Models, Paving Way for Focus DEARBORN, Mich., Sept. 28 DEARBORN, Mich., Sept. 28 -- New 2011 Ford Fiesta hatchback sales are countering conventional wisdom about hatch popularity in the U.S. market; Ford also is preparing to launch its all-new Focus in bot ... Continue reading

All-New 2011 Volkswagen Touareg Combines Stunning Design With Increased Power and Improved Fuel Efficiency

All-New 2011 Volkswagen Touareg Combines Stunning Design With Increased Power and Improved Fuel Efficiency

All-New 2011 Volkswagen Touareg Combines Stunning Design With Increased Power and Improved Fuel Efficiency PR Newswire HERNDON, Va., Sept. 28 HERNDON, Va., Sept. 28 -- The second generation all-new 2011 Volkswagen Touareg combines cutting-edge German design, even more versatility and an array of standard features, all ... Continue reading

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