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ARM, Freescale, IBM, Samsung, ST-Ericsson and Texas Instruments Form New Company to Speed the Rollout of Linux-Based Devices

ARM, Freescale, IBM, Samsung, ST-Ericsson and Texas Instruments Form New Company to Speed the Rollout of Linux-Based Devices

TAIPEI, Taiwan--ARM, Freescale Semiconductor, IBM, Samsung, ST-Ericsson and Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI), today announced the formation of Linaro, a not-for-profit open source software engineering company dedicated to enhancing open source innovation for the next wave of always-connected, always-on computing. Li ... Continue reading

ASA Press Release - ASA Racing Kicks Off the Month of June

ASA Press Release - ASA Racing Kicks Off the Month of June

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PRESS RELEASE June 3, 2010 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~ For Immediate Release Contact: Kevin Ramsell,ASA Public Relations Director (kramsell@asa-racing.com [mailto:racingpr@me.com]) ~~~ ... Continue reading

Atlanta Motor Speedway Adds Late Model Race and Pre-Race Concert to Friday of Labor Day NASCAR Night Racing Weekend

Atlanta Motor Speedway Adds Late Model Race and Pre-Race Concert to Friday of Labor Day NASCAR Night Racing Weekend

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Marcy Scott (770) 946-3951 Matthew Simmons (770) 946-3917 Atlanta Motor Speedway Adds Late Model Race and Pre-Race Concert to Friday of Labor Day NASCAR Night Racing Weekend HAMPTON, Ga. (June 3, 2010) - Atlanta Motor Speedway has added a 150-lap late-model race and pre-race concert with ... Continue reading

Bonhams Joins Fairfield County Concours for 2010 Show - Press Release

Bonhams Joins Fairfield County Concours for 2010 Show - Press Release

*High-Res Images Available Upon Request* Photo Caption: "1916 Packard Twin Six Seven Passenger Touring Car that will be up on the block Sept. 12 at the Bonhams Auction during the 2010 Fairfield Concours d'Elegance" FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Media Contact: Sanaz Bakhtiari JMPR Public Relations (818) 992-4353 sbakhtiari@jmp ... Continue reading

Chevrolet Awards Detroit Pitcher New Corvette for Great Performance

Chevrolet Awards Detroit Pitcher New Corvette for Great Performance

DETROIT, June 3 -- Chevrolet today awarded Detroit Tigers pitcher Armando Galarraga a 2010 Corvette convertible, recognizing his outstanding performance on and off the field. Galarraga retired 26 consecutive Cleveland Indians batters on Wednesday evening. The 27th and final batter, Jason Donald, hit a routine ball in t ... Continue reading

Chip McClure Elected First Vice Chair of Detroit Regional Chamber

Chip McClure Elected First Vice Chair of Detroit Regional Chamber

Goal to Renew Detroit Regional Chamber Focus on Manufacturing TROY, Mich., June 3 -- ArvinMeritor, Inc. Chairman, CEO and President Chip McClure has been named first vice chair of the Detroit Regional Chamber Board of Directors for the 2010-2011 program year and co-chair of the 2011 Mackinac Policy Conference. In this ... Continue reading

Congressman Fattah, NASA Chief Technologist Will Visit Hybrid X Team at West Philadelphia High School

Congressman Fattah, NASA Chief Technologist Will Visit Hybrid X Team at West Philadelphia High School

PHILADELPHIA, June 3 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- NASA's Chief Technologist, at the invitation of Congressman Chaka Fattah (D-PA), will meet the engineers and innovators of tomorrow in an extraordinary visit to the West Philly Hybrid X Team at West Philadelphia High School on Monday June 7 at 3 p.m. Building the next gen ... Continue reading

Defending series champion Coughlin adds NMCA title defense to his schedule

Defending series champion Coughlin adds NMCA title defense to his schedule

Defending series champion Coughlin adds NMCA title defense to his schedule READING, Pa. (June 3) -- No one in the National Muscle Car Association was happy when last month's race in Bowling Green, Ky., was rained out. But the unfortunate turn of events for the sanctioning body and the various racers in attendance was q ... Continue reading

EA SPORTS Predicts Spain Will Win the 2010 FIFA World Cupâ„¢

EA SPORTS Predicts Spain Will Win the 2010 FIFA World Cupâ„¢

REDWOOD CITY, Calif.--And the FIFA World Cup Trophy goes to … Spain! Electronic Arts today declared the winner of the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa™. Using the market-leading EA SPORTS™ soccer engine that drives 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa™ on the PlayStation®3 computer entertainment ... Continue reading

HUNT SHINES ON THE ROAD AND TAKES CAREER WIN NUMBER 49

HUNT SHINES ON THE ROAD AND TAKES CAREER WIN NUMBER 49

Steven Blakesley Email: steven@norcalmedia.com Phone: (916) 316-4854 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  HUNT SHINES ON THE ROAD AND TAKES CAREER WIN NUMBER 49  LINCOLN, CALIF. (June 3, 2010) – Five-time USAC champion Tony Hunt had one of the best weekends of his prestigious career, putting together a third place finish ... Continue reading

HUNT WINS USAC WESTERN SPRINT FEATURE AFTER DUEL WITH WYSONG

HUNT WINS USAC WESTERN SPRINT FEATURE AFTER DUEL WITH WYSONG

Steven Blakesley Email: steven@norcalmedia.com Phone: (916) 316-4854 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  HUNT WINS USAC WESTERN SPRINT FEATURE AFTER DUEL WITH WYSONG  SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA (June 3, 2010) – USAC Amsoil Western Sprint Car Series points leader Tony Hunt secured his 29 series win in his illustrious career b ... Continue reading

Motorcycle Safety Foundation Participates at the International Conference on Safety and Mobility of Vulnerable Road Users in Jerusalem, Israel

Motorcycle Safety Foundation Participates at the International Conference on Safety and Mobility of Vulnerable Road Users in Jerusalem, Israel

IRVINE, Calif.--The Motorcycle Safety Foundation (MSF) wrapped up its participation yesterday at the International Conference on Safety and Mobility of Vulnerable Road Users: Pedestrians, Motorcyclists, and Bicyclists, held in Jerusalem, Israel, May 30 – June 2, 2010. “The MSF RETS: A System Designed to Succee ... Continue reading

Pep Boys to Present at 2010 Morgan Joseph Best Ideas Conference

Pep Boys to Present at 2010 Morgan Joseph Best Ideas Conference

PHILADELPHIA--The Pep Boys – Manny, Moe & Jack , the nation’s leading automotive aftermarket service and retail chain, today announced that it will present an overview of the Company’s vision – to be the automotive solutions provider of choice for the value-oriented customer – and the ... Continue reading

Plug In Carolina Selects AeroVironment to Supply, Install and Support Electric Car “Re-fueling�?? Stations Throughout South Carolina

Plug In Carolina Selects AeroVironment to Supply, Install and Support Electric Car “Re-fueling�?? Stations Throughout South Carolina

CHARLESTON, S.C.--Plug In Carolina today announced it has selected AeroVironment, Inc. (AV) in Monrovia, Calif., to supply, install and support a network of public electric vehicle (EV) “re-fueling�?? stations in seven South Carolina cities. The charging network is expected to be operational by December 1, 2 ... Continue reading

SELF LOOKS TO BOUNCE BACK IN ROOKIE BATTLE AT ROSEBURG

SELF LOOKS TO BOUNCE BACK IN ROOKIE BATTLE AT ROSEBURG

Photo by Terry Thomson Steven Blakesley Email: steven@norcalmedia.com Phone: (916) 316-4854 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  SELF LOOKS TO BOUNCE BACK IN ROOKIE BATTLE AT ROSEBURG  PARK CITY, UTAH (June 3, 2010) – 19 year-old NASCAR K&N Pro Series rookie Michael Self will compete in the “TOYOTA/NAPA Bonus Challe ... Continue reading

Shell Ecobox(TM) Efficiently Delivers Oil To Engines; Significantly Reduces Plastic Waste

Shell Ecobox(TM) Efficiently Delivers Oil To Engines; Significantly Reduces Plastic Waste

RIO DE JANEIRO, June 3 -- This week at the Michelin Challenge Bibendum 2010, Shell Lubricants announced that it offers an innovative product called Ecobox(TM), an alternative to traditional plastic packaging for motor oil. Through its design, Ecobox(TM) can help owners and operators of oil change facilities more effici ... Continue reading

SpaceX Hosts Teleconference to Discuss First Test Launch of Falcon 9

SpaceX Hosts Teleconference to Discuss First Test Launch of Falcon 9

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.--SpaceX will host a teleconference call at 11:15am EDT on Thursday, June 3, to discuss and take questions on the first test launch of the Falcon 9. The inaugural flight of Falcon 9 will be a test flight and will launch a Dragon spacecraft qualification unit into orbit to provide SpaceX with valuabl ... Continue reading

TEAM CASTROL/JOHN AND ASHLEY PRE-RACE PACKAGE FOR CHICAGO

TEAM CASTROL/JOHN AND ASHLEY PRE-RACE PACKAGE FOR CHICAGO

TEAM CASTROL/JFR 25TH ANNIVERSARY SEASON JOHN FORCE/ASHLEY FORCE HOOD Pre-Race Package for the 13th annual U.A. Route 66 Nationals June 3-6, 2010 Route 66 Raceway Joliet, Ill. Tenth event in the Countdown to the 2010 NHRA Full Throttle Championship * * * * follow John Force Racing at _www.twitter.com/jfr_racing_ (http: ... Continue reading

Team News: AIM Autosport all primed for Six Hours of The Glen

Team News: AIM Autosport all primed for Six Hours of The Glen

AIM Autosport ready for Six Hours of The Glen this weekend Team works overtime with only four days between races, including travel days Watkins Glen, New York (2010.06.03) It has been a hectic week for the AIM Autosport crew with just four days between races as they moved from Lime Rock Park in Connecticut to Watkins G ... Continue reading

Tom Brady to Quarterback Flag Football Game at Audi Best Buddies Challenge: Hyannis Port

Tom Brady to Quarterback Flag Football Game at Audi Best Buddies Challenge: Hyannis Port

- Brady returns for his third year as Honorary Chairman - Audi continues support for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities - More than 1,500 people and celebrity guests to participate in Challenge HERNDON, Va., June 3 -- Audi is once again the official vehicle of Best Buddies International and the Tit ... Continue reading

USAR Reduces Teams' Costs

USAR Reduces Teams' Costs

USAR Reduces Teams' Costs FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONCORD, N.C. ( June 3, 2010) – In a move to help teams reduce costs, USARacing Pro Cup Series Director Jimmy Wilson announced Thursday he was eliminating the need for each team to have a person score its car during an event. “Since the 2010 season began we h ... Continue reading

ASA Press Release - ASA Promoting Positive Experiences this Summer

ASA Press Release - ASA Promoting Positive Experiences this Summer

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PRESS RELEASE June 3, 2010 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~ For Immediate Release Contact: Kevin Ramsell,ASA Public Relations Director (kramsell@asa-racing.com [mailto:racingpr@me.com]) ~~~ ... Continue reading

Boost Mobile Brings Android to Prepaid with Launch of Motorola i1

Boost Mobile Brings Android to Prepaid with Launch of Motorola i1

Sprint Nextel Corporationhas added a news release to its Newsroom website. Title: Boost Mobile Brings Android to Prepaid with Launch of Motorola i1 Date(s): 3-Jun-2010 9:04 AM For a complete listing of our news releases, please click here ------------------------------------------------------------ If you are unable to ... Continue reading

Ford F150 MI Auto Times 'May the Best Truck Win' Contestant

Ford F150 MI Auto Times 'May the Best Truck Win' Contestant

DETROIT, June 3 -- Ford F150 Auto Times contestant takes on the GMC Sierra in the first round of MI Auto Times comparison "May the Best Truck Win." The MI Auto Times analysis of the GMC Sierra 1500 SLE and the Ford F150 STX was difficult because both Michigan trucks have strong advantages, but in the end Ford F150 MI M ... Continue reading

Hendrick Motorsports Drivers Come Together In An Initiative To Improve America's Communities

Hendrick Motorsports Drivers Come Together In An Initiative To Improve America's Communities

*** MEDIA ALERT *** HENDRICK MOTORSPORTS DRIVERS COME TOGETHER IN AN INITIATIVE TO IMPROVE AMERICA'S COMMUNITIES Gordon, Johnson, and Earnhardt Jr. to Hold Media Conference at Pocono Raceway to Announce Pepsi Refresh Program Ideas WHAT: Drivers Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, and Dale Earnhardt Jr. are asking fans to part ... Continue reading

Hybrid Electric Vehicles Join UPS Fleet in Minneapolis

Hybrid Electric Vehicles Join UPS Fleet in Minneapolis

MINNEAPOLIS--UPS today announced its fleet of alternative-fuel vehicles had expanded with the deployment of 13 next-generation hybrid electric delivery trucks to Minneapolis. “Collectively, this new HEV fleet can yield a 35 percent fuel savings, the equivalent of what’s used in a year to power 100 conventional ... Continue reading

IEEE Brings Unprecedented Level of Automotive BlackBox Consumer Protection to Market with New IEEE 1616a Standard

IEEE Brings Unprecedented Level of Automotive BlackBox Consumer Protection to Market with New IEEE 1616a Standard

PISCATAWAY, N.J.--IEEE, the world's leading professional association for the advancement of technology today announced the completion of IEEE 1616a, a new standard based on IEEE 1616, the first universal standard for motor vehicle event data recorders (MVEDRs), similar to units found on aircraft and trains. An adjunct ... Continue reading

JAGUAR MARKS ITS 75TH ANNIVERSARY WITH RETURN TO LE MANS

JAGUAR MARKS ITS 75TH ANNIVERSARY WITH RETURN TO LE MANS

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LG Electronics Demonstrates Mobile DTV Receiver, Related Technology to Detroit Automaker Audience

LG Electronics Demonstrates Mobile DTV Receiver, Related Technology to Detroit Automaker Audience

DETROIT, June 3 -- With two local broadcasters in Detroit among the first in the country transmitting Mobile Digital Television signals, LG Electronics today demonstrated its industry-standard mobile DTV technology to representatives from the automobile industry and discussed how easy it will be to integrate Mobile DTV ... Continue reading

Media Release: Brabham Ready For Four Wins At Le Mans

Media Release: Brabham Ready For Four Wins At Le Mans

Media Release: Brabham Ready For Four Wins At Le Mans London, UK - Thursday, June 3, 2010; David Brabham has his sights set on scribing another entry into the history books of the world's biggest endurance race, on June 12-13, with four consecutive wins in three different classes at the 2010 outing of the 24 Hours of L ... Continue reading

Public Invited to Open House Day at the Grand Prix (04-05)

Public Invited to Open House Day at the Grand Prix (04-05)

News Announcement for Immediate Release The Public Invited to discover the World of Formula 1, Thursday, June 10 from 9 am to noon A Popular Tradition Returns to Montreal With the "Open House Day" at the Canadian Grand Prix Montréal, June 3, 2010 - Octane Racing Group, promoter of the Canadian Grand Prix, is pleased t ... Continue reading

Summit Racing Greg Anderson NHRA Pre Race: Anderson Turns Investigator to Prepare for Joliet

Summit Racing Greg Anderson NHRA Pre Race: Anderson Turns Investigator to Prepare for Joliet

Contact: Jon Knapp Summit Racing PR Ph: 704.662.3121 J2Racing@aol.com Anderson Turns Investigator to Prepare for Joliet Mooresville, N.C., June 2, 2010 – One of the more popular genres of television shows in recent years has been that of crime scene investigation. Almost daily, we are entertained by scenes of fi ... Continue reading

Treble eager to win Chicago race for home team

Treble eager to win Chicago race for home team

DON SCHUMACHER RACING 2010 NHRA FULL THROTTLE DRAG RACING SERIES Round 6 of 17 - Pro Stock Motorcycle 13th annual United Association Route 66 NHRA Nationals Route 66 Raceway Joliet, Ill. June 4-6, 2010 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Judy Stropus, 203-438-0501; cell 203-243-2438; jstropus@earthlink.net TREBLE EAGER TO W ... Continue reading

Volkswagen Drives World Cup Fever By Giving Soccer Fans A Once In A Lifetime Chance To Be Featured In National TV Spot

Volkswagen Drives World Cup Fever By Giving Soccer Fans A Once In A Lifetime Chance To Be Featured In National TV Spot

Volkswagen Teams Up with Soccer Legends Ramon Morales and Ramon Ramirez to Urge Soccer "Fanaticos" to Showcase their Fandom for Shot at Stardom HERNDON, Va., June 3 -- Volkswagen of America, Inc. announced today a nationwide contest calling on soccer "fanaticos" to express their passion for the game for a chance to win ... Continue reading

World Fuel Services Corporation Declares Regular Quarterly Cash Dividend

World Fuel Services Corporation Declares Regular Quarterly Cash Dividend

MIAMI--World Fuel Services Corporation announced today that its board of directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.0375 per share payable on July 7, 2010 to shareholders of record on June 18, 2010. About World Fuel Services Corporation Headquartered in Miami, Florida, World Fuel Services is a global leader ... Continue reading

2010 MAZDASPEED3 Sport 5-Door Review

2010 MAZDASPEED3 Sport 5-Door Review

SEE ALSO: Mazda Buyers Guide Mazda's little cruise missile has only gotten better DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH CAREY RUSS 2010 Mazdaspeed3 Review Mazda is different. Unlike most mass-market automakers worldwide, Mazda seems to design and build cars not from the usual market research perspective, but from enthusiasm. Mazd ... Continue reading

Andretti Autosport Pre-Race Quotes - June 3, 2010

Andretti Autosport Pre-Race Quotes - June 3, 2010

MARCO ANDRETTI, #26 TEAM VENOM ENERGY DRINK CAR * Finished fourth at Texas last year and threatened to win the 2008 event before being sidelined by a late-race incident. "Texas is a fast track that really forces drivers to be on their game. We've been able to run well there in the past and the Venom car had a strong ru ... Continue reading

Ford Launches 2011 Ford Fiesta in Urban Market; Debuts New Television Ad on BET

Ford Launches 2011 Ford Fiesta in Urban Market; Debuts New Television Ad on BET

DEARBORN, Mich., June 3 -- The all-new 2011 Ford Fiesta turns up its style quotient this week with the launch of an urban marketing campaign that finds the Fiesta gracing the pages of a custom fashion e-zine that was designed to appeal to the interests of consumers while providing a unique way to highlight the new vehi ... Continue reading

Starting at $16,995, Chevrolet Cruze Offers Midsize-car Presence at Compact-car Price

Starting at $16,995, Chevrolet Cruze Offers Midsize-car Presence at Compact-car Price

DETROIT, June 3 -- The all-new 2011 Chevrolet Cruze will begin arriving in U.S. dealerships this September, starting at $16,995, including destination. Priced to compete in the compact-car segment, the Cruze offers more interior room, more miles per gallon in the Eco model, and more standard safety features than any of ... Continue reading

Division 3 Racer Ricky Adkins To Drive Coughlin's JEGS.com Cobalt In Joliet

Division 3 Racer Ricky Adkins To Drive Coughlin's JEGS.com Cobalt In Joliet

JOLIET, June 3, 2010: Top Sportsman driver Ricky Adkins, the North Central Division representative for the upcoming JEGS Allstars event at Route 66 Raceway, will be flying yellow and black colors of JEGS Mail Order this weekend as he has agreed to drive Mike Coughlin’s JEGS.com Chevy Cobalt during the special even ... Continue reading

Krohn Racing: Six Hours of the Glen GRAND-AM Pre-Race

Krohn Racing: Six Hours of the Glen GRAND-AM Pre-Race

Watkins Glen, June 3, 2010: The Krohn Racing team went directly from Lime Rock Park to the Finger Lakes Region of New York state this week for the Sahlen’s Six Hours of the Glen GRAND-Am Rolex Sports Car Series race, June 5. The regular race on the GRAND-Am schedule is held at the legendary Watkins Glen Internatio ... Continue reading

CPUC Commissioner Bohn Dedicates California's First Grid-Connected Solar Farm

CPUC Commissioner Bohn Dedicates California's First Grid-Connected Solar Farm

MENDOTA, Calif.--Dedication ceremonies were held today for CalRENEW-1, the first utility-scale photovoltaic solar electricity plant to connect to the California Independent System Operator's (CAISO) transmission grid under the state's Renewables Portfolio Standards program. California Public Utilities Commissioner John ... Continue reading

May 2010 Auto Sales Finish Strong

May 2010 Auto Sales Finish Strong

Positive sales numbers for America's international auto industry during May fueled a sense of cautious optimism that the U.S. auto industry is undergoing a steady, yet gradual recovery. Industry-wide sales have demonstrated a significant improvement during every month of 2010, with May 2010 sales up 19.1 percent over M ... Continue reading

IZOD Indycar Series To Race In Baltmore In 2011

IZOD Indycar Series To Race In Baltmore In 2011

INDIANAPOLIS, June 2, 2010: Baltimore Racing Development (BRD) formally announced June 2 that the Baltimore Grand Prix will be part of the IZOD IndyCar Series schedule beginning in 2011. The inaugural event has been scheduled for August 5-7, and will be contested on a 2.4-mile temporary street circuit around the scenic ... Continue reading

Last Chance to Get $29 Ticket Deal at Talladega Superspeedway

Last Chance to Get $29 Ticket Deal at Talladega Superspeedway

TALLADEGA, June 2, 2010: Fans should act fast to take advantage of the $29 two-day ticket in the Allison Grandstands for the Oct. 29-31 AMP Energy 500 weekend. The special offer is ending on July 15, 2010. The $29 two-day ticket offer celebrates the NASCAR record breaking 29 leaders in the Aaron’s 499 at Talladega ... Continue reading

Point's Leader Patrick Sheltra Hungry For Pocono Win

Point's Leader Patrick Sheltra Hungry For Pocono Win

LONG POND, June 2, 2010: Without question, Patrick Sheltra’s 2010 ARCA Racing Series presented by RE/MAX and Menards performance has been commendable. In six races this year, Sheltra has posted six consecutive top-10 finishes including a season-best second at Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway in April. The combinatio ... Continue reading

IZOD Indycar Series Makes Dramatic Change With Future Engine Spec

IZOD Indycar Series Makes Dramatic Change With Future Engine Spec

<b>New platform provides automotive challenge with high-performance and relevant formula</b> INDIANAPOLIS, June 2, 2010: Fans and industry representatives have asked for increased manufacturer participation in the sport, and the IZOD IndyCar Series is providing such a platform with its new engine strategy. The series a ... Continue reading

TrackChic.com Announces Accelerated Growth Of 35.13% For The First Five Months 2010

TrackChic.com Announces Accelerated Growth Of 35.13% For The First Five Months 2010

Atlanta, June 2, 2010: TrackChic.com, the social phenomenon for motorsports’ forgotten female fans, announces increased website viewership by 35.13% in the first five months of 2010. The web metrics analyzer, Alexa, now ranks TrackChic.com as the 64,867most popular website in the USA and 382,430 worldwide, outperf ... Continue reading

At One Year, Camaro Leads U.S. Sports Car Segment and Wins New Chevrolet Customers Globally

At One Year, Camaro Leads U.S. Sports Car Segment and Wins New Chevrolet Customers Globally

DETROIT, June 3 -- Consumers made the 2010 Chevrolet Camaro the best-selling sports car in the U.S. for the first full year of sales. From May 2009 to May 2010, Camaro posted 99,872 total sales, outselling its closest competitor by nearly 20,000 vehicles. Camaro continues to bring new customers to Chevrolet dealerships ... Continue reading

NADAguides.com Awards the 2010 Audi TTS 'Car of the Month' for June

NADAguides.com Awards the 2010 Audi TTS 'Car of the Month' for June

-Sporty exterior with a luxurious interior exerts an award-winning driving experience- COSTA MESA, Calif., June 2 -- Today, the 2010 Audi TTS was awarded "Car of the Month" for June by NADAguides.com, the leading provider of vehicle pricing and information. With exceptional safety features, advanced technologies that e ... Continue reading

Alfa Romeo Giulietta: The Safest Compact Ever

Alfa Romeo Giulietta: The Safest Compact Ever

Alfa Romeo Giulietta has been awarded the prestigious Euro NCAP five-star rating and an overall score of 87/100: an impressive result that makes it the safest compact ever. ... Continue reading

Lexus Celebrates A Decade At The Top

Lexus Celebrates A Decade At The Top

Highest ranked in J.D. Power and Associates/WhatCar? Vehicle Ownership Satisfaction Study for 10th consecutive year ... Continue reading

Kia Forte Awarded Edmunds.com Consumers' Top Rated Vehicle Award

Kia Forte Awarded Edmunds.com Consumers' Top Rated Vehicle Award

Forte is Top-Rated Sedan by Consumers in 'Under $15,000' Category - Kia compact sedan recognized for high owner satisfaction - Forte lauded for style, abundant features and overall value IRVINE, Calif., June 3 -- Kia Motors America (KMA) today announced the 2010 Kia Forte compact sedan has been named the top-rated seda ... Continue reading

Car Dealer AutoNation's May Retail New Vehicle Unit Sales Up 22%

Car Dealer AutoNation's May Retail New Vehicle Unit Sales Up 22%

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., June 3 -- AutoNation, Inc. , America's largest automotive retailer, today announced that its retail new vehicle unit sales in May 2010, as reported to the applicable automotive manufacturers, totaled 19,283, an increase of 22% as compared to May 2009. Retail new vehicle unit sales in May 2010 for ... Continue reading

Aygo and Yaris Highest Ranked for Satisfaction

Aygo and Yaris Highest Ranked for Satisfaction

Small car double for Toyota in 2010 J.D. Power and Associates/What Car? Vehicle Ownership Satisfaction Study ... Continue reading

Mercedes-Benz and Smart Dealers Take the Lead On EVs

Mercedes-Benz and Smart Dealers Take the Lead On EVs

Mercedes-Benz and smart are preparing for the widespread uptake of electric vehicles (EVs) in the UK by beginning the installation of recharging points across their dealer networks. ... Continue reading

Infiniti: Jean-Pierre Diernaz Appointed Marketing Director For Amie Region

Infiniti: Jean-Pierre Diernaz Appointed Marketing Director For Amie Region

Infiniti has a new Marketing Director in Europe. Taking over from Bastien Schupp is Jean-Pierre Diernaz, 41, a sales and marketing specialist who joined Nissan Europe in 2005. He began his career with Ford after graduating from ISG University in Paris. He will have under his responsibility a large region including Euro ... Continue reading

Trading Standards' Investigation Reveals Part Worn Dangers

Trading Standards' Investigation Reveals Part Worn Dangers

The high levels of risk associated with buying part worn tyres has been revealed by Birmingham City Council after its trading standards officers examined a selection of part worn tyres being sold in the city and found that nine out of ten failed to meet the minimum legal standards. ... Continue reading

Audi Travolution: Efficiently Through The City

Audi Travolution: Efficiently Through The City

Building highly efficient cars is one aspect of Audi's 'Vorsprung durch Technik' - making sure that they can be used for efficient journeys is another - and forms the basis of the brand's 'Travolution' project in Ingolstadt. ... Continue reading

Audi Successful At Michelin Challenge Bibendum

Audi Successful At Michelin Challenge Bibendum

Audi has made a successful start to the Michelin Challenge Bibendum 2010. ... Continue reading

Record May Sales For Subaru

Record May Sales For Subaru

Subaru's All-Wheel Drive range maintained major traction last month, achieving record May sales of 3610 vehicles, according to official VFACTS figures released today. ... Continue reading

Mercedes-Benz: First Choice Pays Off

Mercedes-Benz: First Choice Pays Off

Despite the challenges of some lingering economic uncertainty, interest rate rises and stock shortages the sales result for May was a very satisfying result said the Managing Director of Mercedes-Benz Cars, Mr Horst Von Sanden. ... Continue reading

Chrysler Group LLC Reports May 2010 U.S. Sales Increased 33 Percent, Topping 100,000 Units

Chrysler Group LLC Reports May 2010 U.S. Sales Increased 33 Percent, Topping 100,000 Units

Chrysler Group LLC today reported a U.S. sales increase of 33 percent, the second consecutive year-over-year percentage sales improvement, and the first time that monthly sales have topped the 100,000 threshold since March 2009. ... Continue reading

Euro NCAP Crash Test: 5 Stars For The New BMW 5 Series

Euro NCAP Crash Test: 5 Stars For The New BMW 5 Series

Dynamic performance at its most aesthetically pleasing - and safest: the new BMW 5 Series achieves the top rating on the test for new vehicles, making it the benchmark in this discipline within its competitive field. ... Continue reading

Li-ion Motors - Electric Cars New Invention

Li-ion Motors - Electric Cars New Invention

*Li-ion Motors - Electric Cars New Invention* ** * * Today, we use several electrical devices such as mobile phones, computer, PDA’s and many more; they all use an electric battery to charge thus eliminating the need of attaching the charger of the device to wall socket. Have you ever think of such a car that can ... Continue reading

Midas and SPIN Magazine Rock the Highway This Summer with Search for the Next Great Road Song

Midas and SPIN Magazine Rock the Highway This Summer with Search for the Next Great Road Song

ITASCA, Ill.--On the Road Again. Running on Empty. Traveling Band. “And, we know those road trips are always better with great music, so we’re going to help them find that next great song.” For generations, the lure of the open road has inspired long and varied lists of classic songs. Now, Midas Internationa ... Continue reading

Your Car's A/C System and the Environment

Your Car's A/C System and the Environment

LANSDALE, Pa., June 2 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Few motorists know that the air conditioner in their vehicle has been a focus of worldwide environmental concerns and international efforts to address those concerns for several decades, or that they can play a major role in protecting the environment through their choic ... Continue reading

Kia Sorento Awarded 'Top Safety Pick' by Insurance Institute for Highway Safety

Kia Sorento Awarded 'Top Safety Pick' by Insurance Institute for Highway Safety

2011 CUV Wins Highest Recognition from IIHS - Sorento receives top ratings for front, side, rollover, and rear impact protection - CUV becomes fourth new generation Kia vehicle to be named 'Top Safety Pick' IRVINE, Calif., June 2 -- Joining the 2010 Forte compact sedan and 2010 Soul urban passenger vehicle, the 2011 So ... Continue reading

2010 Chevrolet Equinox, GMC Terrain Earn IIHS Top Safety Pick Award

2010 Chevrolet Equinox, GMC Terrain Earn IIHS Top Safety Pick Award

DETROIT, June 2 -- The 2010 Chevrolet Equinox and GMC Terrain received the highest possible rollover protection rating of "Good" in the first Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) rollover tests of midsize SUVs and crossovers, one of four tests leading to both vehicles receiving the Institute's Top Safety Pick ... Continue reading

First Rollover Tests of Midsize SUVs

First Rollover Tests of Midsize SUVs

First rollover tests of midsize SUVs: 5 of 12 models earn marginal ratings ARLINGTON, VA — New test results show that some automakers are doing a good job of designing vehicle roofs that perform much better than current federal rollover standards require. The roofs on other vehicles need improvement. In the first ... Continue reading

Ford's U.S. May Sales Up 23 Percent; Sixth Straight Month Ford Sales Increase More Than 20 Percent

Ford's U.S. May Sales Up 23 Percent; Sixth Straight Month Ford Sales Increase More Than 20 Percent

DEARBORN, Mich., June 2 -- -- Ford, Lincoln and Mercury May sales totaled 192,253, up 23 percent versus year ago. -- All-new Super Duty powers F-Series pickup to its highest sales month in more than two years; Super Duty sales up 82 percent versus year ago; total F-Series sales up 49 percent -- Record May sales for For ... Continue reading

Subaru Sales Up 35-Percent for May 2010

Subaru Sales Up 35-Percent for May 2010

- Year-to-date Sales Up More Than 29,000 Units Through the Same Period Last Year - - Subaru Outback, Forester and Legacy Vehicles Break Previous Monthly Records - CHERRY HILL, N.J., June 2 -- Sales for Subaru of America, Inc. continue to climb as the company sold 23,667 vehicles in May 2010 - a 35-percent increase over ... Continue reading

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