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Friday, August 3, 2012

5Minute Drive with Fireball Tim and Jeff Jensen in 2013 Chevy Malibu ECO +VIDEO

5Minute Drive with Fireball Tim and Jeff Jensen in 2013 Chevy Malibu ECO +VIDEO

Hollywood, CA - August 3, 2012: In this third episode of this Talk Show in a >Car, funny Host Fireball Tim interviews >Hollywood Stuntman Jeff Jensen in a 2013 Chevy >Malibu ECO. Jeff's done over 150 films! See his list here on IMDB. ... Continue reading

2013 Subaru Impreza WRX STI: Power, Control, Pure Performance

2013 Subaru Impreza WRX STI: Power, Control, Pure Performance

Subaru Canada, Inc. (SCI) is pleased to announce the release of the 2013 Subaru Impreza WRX STI. Ultimately it's all about performance, and the 2013 WRX STI continues as the ultimate-performance Subaru with its high-boost 305-horsepower turbocharged/intercooled SUBARU BOXER engine teamed with a 6-speed manual transmiss ... Continue reading

Funfest 2012 to Commemorate Chevrolet Corvette's Centenary With Time Capsule

Funfest 2012 to Commemorate Chevrolet Corvette's Centenary With Time Capsule

Effingham, Ill.; Enthusiasts and Mid America Motorworks, the world’s largest supplier of aftermarket parts and accessories for Corvettes, will celebrate Corvette’s 60th Anniversary with a time capsule containing the country’s most unique Corvette memorabilia – not to be opened until the American spo ... Continue reading

Research and Markets: 2012 U.S. New Car Dealers Industry - Industry & Market Report

Research and Markets: 2012 U.S. New Car Dealers Industry - Industry & Market Report

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "2012 U.S. New Car Dealers Industry-Industry & Market Report" report to their offering. '2012 U.S. New Car Dealers Industry-Industry & Market Report' The New Car Dealers Industry-Industry & Market report, published annually by Barnes Reports, contains timely and ac ... Continue reading

Protect Your Car Through the Summer Heat

Protect Your Car Through the Summer Heat

As temperatures heat up, and though the snow and salt may be gone, Autoglym warns motorists across Canada about the need to shield their cars from the extreme conditions we might see over the summer months. Extensive studies from Britain's leading car care firm, Autoglym, reveal that a combination of the sun's UV light ... Continue reading

Oshkosh Corporation to Participate in the Credit Suisse Industrials Conference and Jefferies 2012 Global Industrial A & D Conference

Oshkosh Corporation to Participate in the Credit Suisse Industrials Conference and Jefferies 2012 Global Industrial A & D Conference

Oshkosh Corporation announced today that its management will participate in two upcoming conferences. Management will participate in the Credit Suisse Industrials Conference taking place at the Credit Suisse Conference Center in New York City on Tuesday, August 7, 2012 and the Jefferies 2012 Global Industrial and A&D C ... Continue reading

News from Mercedes-Benz Truck & Van (NI) - Coastways splits the difference with Mercedes-Benz Atego

News from Mercedes-Benz Truck & Van (NI) - Coastways splits the difference with Mercedes-Benz Atego

Date: 3 August 2012 Coastways splits the difference with Mercedes-Benz Atego Belfast-based Coastways Storage & Removals appreciates the differing benefits of box and curtainside bodies - so two of its new 7.5-tonne Mercedes-Benz Atego trucks offer the best of both worlds. Each has a curtain on one side, which allows fo ... Continue reading

Hertz Partners With Royal Jordanian To Give Frequent Flyers Global Car Rental Benefits

Hertz Partners With Royal Jordanian To Give Frequent Flyers Global Car Rental Benefits

Three-year agreement rewards Royal Plus members with air miles, special deals, best available Hertz rates; general customers enjoy online booking boost LONDON, Aug. 3, 2012 -- The Hertz Corporation , has entered into a new partnership with Royal Jordanian to provide a broad range of worldwide car rental benefits and pr ... Continue reading

Pirelli World Challenge - Gleason Race Preview

Pirelli World Challenge - Gleason Race Preview

LEXINGTON, Aug. 3, 2012: Napleton Porsche and driver Kevin Gleason are debuting a brand-new Porsche Cayman S in this weekend’s Pirelli World Challenge event at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, the second Napleton-built Cayman to run in the competitive GTS class this year. Napleton Porsche also built and maintained in t ... Continue reading

Nissan Launches Reinvented 2013 Pathfinder -- More Style, Comfort, Room, Innovation And Best-In-Class Fuel Economy

Nissan Launches Reinvented 2013 Pathfinder -- More Style, Comfort, Room, Innovation And Best-In-Class Fuel Economy

Nissan today unleashed the all-new 2013 Pathfinder SUV, a complete makeover featuring a sleek, aerodynamically styled exterior, a premium interior, class-exclusive user-friendly technology and a new unibody platform and advanced drivetrain that helps it achieve best-in-class fuel economy while maintaining class-lead to ... Continue reading

The Electric Bicycle Market in the United States Will More than Triple by 2018, Forecasts Pike Research

The Electric Bicycle Market in the United States Will More than Triple by 2018, Forecasts Pike Research

While electric bicycles are highly popular in many rapidly growing economies -- particularly China, which accounts for some 92 percent of e-bike sales in the world today -- they have yet to catch on in a significant way in North America. Only around 89,000 e-bikes will be sold this year in the United States, for exampl ... Continue reading

Historics - 2012 Intermountain Concours d'Elegance To Feature Exhibit Honoring Carroll Shelby

Historics - 2012 Intermountain Concours d'Elegance To Feature Exhibit Honoring Carroll Shelby

SALT LAKE CITY, Aug.2, 2012: Eight historically significant cars from the Larry H. Miller Total Performance Museum at Miller Motorsports Park will be on display at the 2012 Intermountain Concours d’Elegance September 22, 2012. These special cars comprise the centerpiece for a display honoring legendary automotive ... Continue reading

Sprint Cup - Stewart Pocono Race Preview

Sprint Cup - Stewart Pocono Race Preview

KANNAPOLIS, Aug. 2, 2012: When the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series left Pocono (Pa.) Raceway last August, crews immediately began ripping up the decades-old pavement so that fresh, new asphalt would greet drivers when the series returned to the quirky 2.5-mile triangle in June 2012. Had one asked Tony Stewart, driver of the N ... Continue reading

Ford eNews - Week of Aug. 1, 2012

Ford eNews - Week of Aug. 1, 2012

Raptor vs. Rover Two American innovators in go-anywhere capability the 2013 Ford F-150 SVT Raptor and NASA's Mars Rover Curiosity face off in a unique comparison of awesome off-road hardware. Each vehicle represents the pinnacle of high-tech mobility on Earth and Mars. ... Continue reading

Subaru Facebook Fans to Take the Wheel Again for 2012 "Share the Love" Event

Subaru Facebook Fans to Take the Wheel Again for 2012 "Share the Love" Event

Subaru of America Facebook fans will take the wheel on Aug. 6, and select two charities to join three others for the automaker's 2012 "Share the Love" event. Subaru has donated nearly $20 million to charitable organizations through its "Share the Love" sales event over the last four years. ... Continue reading

BMW Group Adds One More Model to their Electric Vehicle Line Up for London 2012

BMW Group Adds One More Model to their Electric Vehicle Line Up for London 2012

BMW, Official Automotive Partner to the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, is keeping the Games moving with a range of fully electric vehicles as part of the fleet. The 160 BMW 1 Series ActiveE models and 40 MINI E's are being used for many duties including shuttling athletes and officials within the Olympic Par ... Continue reading

Vauxhall D-Type Hits The Ton At Prescott

Vauxhall D-Type Hits The Ton At Prescott

Vauxhall and the Vintage Sports Car Club are celebrating the centenary of the D-type and its derivatives this weekend at the Prescott hillclimb in Gloucestershire, where more than a dozen examples of the model will feature in a parade on Sunday, August 5. ... Continue reading

Mercedes-Benz E 300 Bluetec Hybrid Pricing And Specification Released

Mercedes-Benz E 300 Bluetec Hybrid Pricing And Specification Released

Prices and specifications for the new Mercedes-Benz E 300 BlueTEC Hybrid, the most efficient E-Class production car yet created, have been announced. ... Continue reading

BMW Group Adds One More Model To Its Electric Vehicle Line Up For London 2012

BMW Group Adds One More Model To Its Electric Vehicle Line Up For London 2012

BMW, Official Automotive Partner to the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, is keeping the Games moving with a range of fully electric vehicles as part of the fleet. ... Continue reading

Fiat 500 Among Top 10 Depreciation Proof Cars

Fiat 500 Among Top 10 Depreciation Proof Cars

The award-winning Fiat 500 city car has received further confirmation of its popularity and value for money after being named among the Top 10 most depreciation resistant cars in the UK. ... Continue reading

New Gearbox Makes Volkswagen Up! The Automatic Choice In The City

New Gearbox Makes Volkswagen Up! The Automatic Choice In The City

The award-winning Volkswagen up! now really is the automatic choice in the city car sector, thanks to the addition of a new automated manual gearbox (ASG) which is available to order now. ... Continue reading

Ford S-Max Takes Planes To Germany

Ford S-Max Takes Planes To Germany

Ford has devised a new twist on taking the plane to Germany, after loaning two S-MAX for Britain's Dave Wiltshire and Steve Roberts to carry their aircraft to the World Model Jet Flying Championships. ... Continue reading

Awards for Audi in July 2012

Awards for Audi in July 2012

At this year's Automotive Brand Contest, three of the awards went to the Audi A3. The highest accolade, the Best of Best, went to the new model for its interior design. ... Continue reading

Audi Strengthens Film Ties with Sponsorship of Melbourne International Film Festival

Audi Strengthens Film Ties with Sponsorship of Melbourne International Film Festival

Audi Australia celebrates its continued support of major Australian film festivals with sponsorship of the Melbourne International Film Festival (MIFF) and its proud partnership with the much anticipated premiere screening of Wayne Blair's The Sapphires to officially open the festival last night. ... Continue reading

Garth Tander Hands Over 17 Holden Commodores to Leukaemia Foundation

Garth Tander Hands Over 17 Holden Commodores to Leukaemia Foundation

Holden V8 Supercar driver and Leukaemia Foundation Ambassador Garth Tander made a special appearance at the Coates Hire Ipswich 300 today in a striking liveried black and blue Holden Commodore to mark the donation of a fleet of 17 VE Commodores to the Leukaemia Foundation's Patient Transport Program. ... Continue reading

Mazda Celebrates July Sales Joy

Mazda Celebrates July Sales Joy

Mazda Australia has posted its best ever July result with 7,951 new cars sold last month and remains on target for another record-breaking year ... Continue reading

VACC: Fair Work Act Review Fails Small Business

VACC: Fair Work Act Review Fails Small Business

VACC, the peak automotive industry body in Victoria, has criticised the Fair Work Act Review Panel for failing to meet the core requirements of small business owners. ... Continue reading

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