Hertz NeverLost Navigation Sponsor for Race Across America
Navigation Solutions has announced Hertz NeverLost as the official Navigation Sponsor for the venerable 2011 Race Across America, a continuous 3,000 mile bicycle ride across the United States, starting June 14-18 in Oceanside, CA. out of finding restaurants near the 55 different Time Stations. ... Continue reading
SMRT Corporation Ltd. and its wholly owned subsidiary SMRT International Pte Ltd Singapore's premier multi-modal transport service provider is pleased to announce that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with BYD Company Limited (BYD a leading-edge provider of green energy technology based in Shenzhen China) to ... Continue reading
Confused.com has revealed the 10 most popular games families play in cars on long journeys. 52% of UK car owners avoided the tailbacks on the Bank Holiday and stayed at home or used another method of transport, according to new research from car insurance comparison site Confused.com. But for those who stuck with tradi ... Continue reading
SAE International Releases Engineer Employment Study for Mobility Industries
SAE International recently released an Engineer Employment Study for Mobility Industries, 2011-2016, the first-of-its-kind in the industry, which discusses the employment and career outlook for mobility professionals in the automotive, aerospace and commercial vehicle industries. In order to complete the study, SAE Int ... Continue reading
New York High School Students Take 1st Place at National Automotive Technology Competition
Alex Gross and Daniel White, students at Orange-Ulster BOCES High School in Goshen, New York, finished in 1st place at the 2011 National Automotive Technology Competition. The students are sponsored by the Greater New York Automobile Dealers Association. Â The Competition, the auto industry's largest school-to-work in ... Continue reading
Four Tips for Tire Safety from Pep Boys
manny, moe and Jack Kick off tire safety Week with Four Points to Inspect Before Your Next Road Trip A Simple Five-Minute Preventative Check-Up Assures Safe Summer Travel In honor of the tenth annual National Tire Safety Week, June 5 - 11, The Pep Boys - Manny, Moe & Jack are offering motorists four helpful tips to gua ... Continue reading
Jeep Takes Test Drives to a New Level
The Jeep brand is bringing its entire vehicle lineup to local shopping malls across the country as part of the brand's 70-year anniversary. Ã Jeep brand fans and potential consumers will have an opportunity to drive each of the products in a no-pressure environment. Product specialists will be on-hand to answer any ... Continue reading
Grand Am GT - Segal, Assentato And Cosmo Ready For The Glen
WATKINS GLEN, June 3, 2011: Jeff Segal and co-driver Emil Assentato will be looking to close out the opening half of the 2011 GRAND-AM Rolex Sports Car Series season with a rebound victory in Saturdayâs 39th Annual Sahlenâs Six Hours of The Glen after a rough outing in the No. 69 FXDD/SpeedSource Mazda RX-8 G ... Continue reading
EPA Commemorates World Environment Day
EPA is proud to join the international community in commemorating World Environment Day on June 5 in conjunction with its partners in the America's Great Outdoors (AGO) initiative: the Department of the Interior, the Department of Agriculture and the White House Council on Environmental Quality. During this first weeke ... Continue reading
Research and Markets: Car Batteries Market In Egypt 2011
Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Car Batteries Market In Egypt" report to their offering. This report is a comprehensive research of the car batteries market in Egypt. The report starts with a summary, industry overview including a brief country profile for Egypt and general information and main ... Continue reading
Consumer Brands - Subaru Named As Official Car Of The Isle Of Man TT Races
Subaru of America Inc. announced a multi-year sponsorship agreement of the Isle of Man TT Races and will run a U.S. specification Subaru WRX STI on several timed laps of the famous TT motorcycle course. The previous timed lap for a car was run 21 years ago by legendary motorsport racer Tony Pond who completed the cours ... Continue reading
FIA F1 - Mercedes/Petronas GP Canadian Preview
In the midst of Formula One's European season, Round Seven of the 2011 World Championship sees the sport take a trip across the Atlantic Ocean to the vibrant city of Montreal for the Canadian Grand Prix on Sunday 12 June. * Mercedes-Benz power has achieved eight podiums in Canada since 1999, including four victories. * ... Continue reading
IndyCar - Last Motegi Event To Run On Road Course
INDIANAPOLIS, June 3, 2011: The IZOD IndyCar Series announced today that it will run the 2.98-mile, natural-terrain road course during its final visit to the Twin Ring Motegi motorsports facility in Japan on Sept. 18. The race was scheduled for the 1.5-mile, egg-shaped oval, but it sustained damage during the March ear ... Continue reading
JEGS CRA All Stars Tour - Cody Coughlin Aiming For Big Weekend
ANDERSON, Ind. (June 3) -- Coming off his best race of the inaugural season of the JEGS CRA All Stars Tour presented by GM Performance Parts, 15-year-old rookie driver Cody Coughlin is pumped up about this weekend's Anderson 100 presented by JEGS.com at historic Anderson Speedway. Coughlin raced to a 12th-place result ... Continue reading
IndyCar - HVM Racing Leans Forward With Test At Milwaukee Mile
Milwaukee, June 2, 2011: Following a bittersweet month of May at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Simona de Silvestro is focused on good results for the remainder of the 2011 IZOD IndyCar season. In preparation, she and her team at HVM Racing participated in Wednesday's test at The Milwaukee Mile. The No. 78 Nuclear Cl ... Continue reading
Grand Am - GAINSCO, Gurney, Fogarty Look For First Season Win At The Glen
WATKINS GLEN, June 2, 2011: GAINSCO/Bob Stallings Racing, and drivers Alex Gurney and Jon Fogarty, will look to close out the first half of the 2011 GRAND-AM Rolex Sports Car Series season with a much-need victory in Saturdayâs 39th Annual Sahlenâs Six Hours of The Glen in the No. 99 GAINSCO Auto Insurance Ch ... Continue reading
Sprint Cup - Roush Fenway Drivers Look To Excel On Mile and Half Ovals
CONCORD, June 2, 2011: Roush Fenway Racing followed up Sprint Cup victories at Dover and the Sprint All-Star Race, by dominating the majority of last weekendâs Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway; leading 221 laps of the event. The organization looks to continue the momentum this week at the 1.5-mile oval of ... Continue reading
Sprint Cup - Kansas Native Ready For Big Run In RCR American Ethanol Chevy This Weekend
KANSAS CITY, June 2, 2011: Local racing star Clint Bowyer has won a lot of races and two series championships at nearby Lakeside Speedway during his motorsports career. Now the Bowyer, who turned 32 Monday, wants to win a race just down the street from the famed short track Sunday. The Emporia, Kan., native has returne ... Continue reading
ProSolo - Tire Rack SCCA Solo Tour Heats Up In Lincoln
LINCOLN, June 2, 2011: The Tire Rack® SCCA Solo National Tour visited Lincoln (Neb.) Airpark on Memorial Day weekend, an event that was unique in itâs own right but also served as a preview for this fallâs Tire Rack SCCA Solo National Championships. While not all of this fallâs contenders were in atte ... Continue reading
AlertDriving to Showcase New Look at ASSE Safety 2011
AlertDriving, the global leader in driver risk management solutions, will be showcasing their new online presence at the ASSE Safety 2011 exposition, held June 12 through 14 at McCormick Place in Chicago, IL. Everything from updated empirical case studies to improved return on investment and CO2 emission reduction calc ... Continue reading
Direct Injection Reduces Fuel Consumption and Emissions
Anyone who has ever played the game "telephone" knows that the more times a message gets passed along, the less accurate it will be when it gets to its destination. The same thing applies to feeding fuel to an engine. Across-the-board use of direct injection in the Buick lineup is helping to take translation layers out ... Continue reading
For the first time, BorgWarner's variable turbine geometry (VTG) turbochargers and Torque-On-Demand® (TOD®) transfer cases, featuring a proprietary electronic control unit and software, are available in China. Great Wall Motor Company, one of China's largest vehicle makers, introduced these advanced technologies in t ... Continue reading
Free Tire Check Pit Offered During National Tire Safety Week
TireVan Corporation, a full service mobile tire replacement service, announced today that it is launching a tire safety campaign in the Washington DC metropolitan area. The company is partnering with the Rubber Manufacturers Association (RMA) to promote National Tire Safety Week from June 5 to June 12. As part of this ... Continue reading
UK Drivers Using Their Cars Less Often Due to Rising Fuel Costs
Admiral has found motorists using their cars less and ignoring problems with their cars due to motoring costs. Half of UK motorists say they have reduced the amount of driving they do due to the rising cost of fuel, while more than nine out of ten feel ripped off by the current price of petrol and diesel. These are som ... Continue reading
Enphase Microinverter-Based Solar Systems 45 to 70 Times More Reliable
PETALUMA, Calif.--Enphase Energy today released field data demonstrating the reliability of its microinverter technology. The data, collected separately and independently by Westinghouse Solar and SunEdison over a two-year period from 2008 - 2010, show the reliability of microinverters is 45 to 70 times greater than tr ... Continue reading
Top Safety Award for Electric 2011 Chevrolet Volt
The 2011 Chevrolet Volt is the first electric vehicle to earn a five-star overall vehicle score for safety as part of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's New Car Assessment Program. "Safety is a key consideration for all buyers no matter how a car is powered gas, or in the case of the Volt, electricity ... Continue reading
Audi celebrates 40 years of 'vorsprung durch technik'
'Vorsprung durch Technik' is 40 years young in 2011, and the sentiment in the famous motto - which translates as 'advancement through technology' - encapsulates the Audi philosophy just as perfectly now as it did way back in 1971. ... Continue reading
Twinair Engine Helps Improve Customer Satisfaction In Fiat
The popularity of Fiat's award-winning 500 and its TwinAir engine, together with consistent improvements in terms of quality, reliability and customer service, have helped move Fiat upwards in the recent JD Power satisfaction survey. ... Continue reading
2012 Honda Civic Models Compare Specs and Prices
39 different Honda Civics. Each Honda Civic is differentiated by its own equipment and capabilities. Where else but on The Auto Channel can you use tools to let you easily compare each Honda Civic with all of the others...I have included links to the tools here in this article¦have fun and make sure you buy the right ... Continue reading
Skoda At GTI-Treffen In Wörthersee
This year's GTI-Treffen in Reifnitz, by Lake Wörthersee, is set to attract tuning fans from all over Europe for the thirtieth time at the beginning of June, and Skoda will once again be in the thick of the action, showcasing the Fabia vRS 2000 design concept prepared especially for this anniversary meeting, the rall ... Continue reading
Three Year Free Servicing For GT-R
The running costs of a super car has now become substantially more affordable thanks to Nissan offering a three year servicing plan, along with three years RAC cover, for the 2011 version GT-R. ... Continue reading
The Audi A1 1.4 TFSI Sport -The A1 In Sport Mode
The Audi A1 has been a major success following its market debut in Australia and now Audi introduces the new top-of-the-line version - the A1 1.4 TFSI Sport. It is the next big Audi ... in sport mode. ... Continue reading
Record Isuzu D-MAX Ute Sales In May
Isuzu Ute Australia's D-MAX one-tonne ute range sales continue to climb steadily with a record 624 retailed in May, a 73 per cent increase over May 2010 and 41.7 per cent up year-over-year to date, despite some current stock shortages due to the Japanese tsunami. ... Continue reading
Kia Motors Makes Top Ten After Focussed May
Kia Motors Australia has again bucked the trend of a contracting new car market to grab a place in the top ten sale list for May, according to VFACTS figures released by the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries today. ... Continue reading
Mazda Australia Remembers Mike Quist
The Mazda Australia family is today mourning the loss of Mike Quist, public relations manager at the company between 1979 and 2001, who sadly passed away yesterday. ... Continue reading
Renault Resurgent, As Sales Grow 45.5% Year-To-Date
Renault continues its resurgence in Australia, posting 316 new vehicle sales in May 2011, according to VFACTS figures released today. This equates to a substantial growth of 45.5% year-to-date and a magnificent 247.3% increase over May, 2010. ... Continue reading
Holden Commodore, Cruze And Captiva Lead The Way In May
Holden led the Australian car market in May during a challenging period for the automotive industry, according to official VFACTS figures released earlier today. ... Continue reading
Powerful 270 PS Golf R Revealed As Cabriolet Concept!
Volkswagen has travelled to the largest GTI Meet in the world at Wörthersee with an entire fleet of new models, concept cars and accessory highlights ... Continue reading
Two Days Of Thunder At Qld. Raceway
Group N Touring cars, Trans Am Tribute racers, rare Porsche Museum cars and a Cobra/GT 40 Challenge will all share the spotlights for two days of thunder at Queensland Raceway over the June 25-26 weekend. ... Continue reading
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