EPA Proposes 2013 Renewable Fuel Standards
EPA Proposes 2013 Renewable Fuel Standards WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed the 2013 percentage standards for four fuel categories that are part of the agency's Renewable Fuel Standard program (RFS2). The proposal announced today will be open to a 45-day public comment period and EP ... Continue reading
*Tuesday, February 5 th 6:30 - 8:30pm* Mazda Booth, Hall C WHAT: Come meet Season 13 Mirror Ball Champion Karina Smirnoff, who has made her mark for the past seven years as one of the featured dancers on ABC's hit reality series Dancing with the Stars. Ms. Smirnoff will be signing autographs in the Mazda Booth, Hall C. ... Continue reading
2013 Kia Soul ! Review By Carey Russ
2013 Kia Soul ! Review By Carey Russ ... Continue reading
Audi Announces Pricing and Fuel Economy for 2014 Audi A8 L TDI Clean Diesel
Pricing Starts at $82,500 for the First Ever 2014 Audi A8 L TDI(R) Clean Diesel With an EPA Estimated Fuel Efficiency of 24 City/ 36 Highway/ 28 Combined MPG HERNDON, VA Jan 31, 2013; The Audi A8 has set new standards for the luxury sedan in terms of interior and exterior design, technology, performance and efficiency. ... Continue reading
Fuel Prices - Regular Gas 1.31.13
<p>Regular Gas</p> <p> Current Avg. $3.810</p> Yesterday Avg.$3.813</p> Week Ago Avg. $3.789</p> Month Ago Avg.$3.858</p> Year Ago Avg. Current Avg. $3.810pp ... Continue reading
Idling Cars and Frosty Windshields Pose Risks to Northwest Winter Drivers
Scraping a frosty windshield is a winter-weather chore shared by many Northwest drivers, especially those who live east of the Cascades. But regardless of geography, the latest poll from PEMCO Insurance shows that some drivers' ice-removing habits may leave them out in the cold. According to the PEMCO Insurance Northwe ... Continue reading
Toyota will stage the world debut of the redesigned 2014 Tundra full-size pickup truck at a press conference at the 2013 Chicago Auto Show. The press conference will take place Thursday, Feb. 7, at 9:00 a.m. (CST) in the Grand Ballroom at McCormick Place. ... Continue reading
At the Washington Auto Show today, Nissan outlined its strategy for tripling the current electric vehicle quick-charging infrastructure in the United States with the addition of at least 500 quick-charging stations in the next 18 months, including the greater Washington D.C. area's first fast-charge network. ... Continue reading
Visteon Corporation and its longtime Korean affiliate Halla Climate Control Corp. (HCC) today announced they have completed the contribution of the majority of Visteon's automotive climate business to HCC. The transaction was divided into two phases, with the second phase on track to be completed late in the first quar ... Continue reading
Alcoa Aluminum Wheels Recognized for Safety and Energy Efficiency in China
Alcoa received a 2013 Accessory of the Year Award in the category of Best Safety and Energy Savings for the contributions of its forged aluminum wheels to China's bus manufacturing industry. ... Continue reading
Seven Prominent Auto Industry Leaders Will Judge Entries for Altair Enlighten Award
Altair today announced that an eminent group of industry leaders will serve as judges for the Altair Enlighten Award, a new program to recognize innovation in vehicle light-weighting for the auto industry. In collaboration with the Center for Automotive Research (CAR), Altair has created this award as a competition ope ... Continue reading
Sitting off a main road that runs through U of M's North Campus in Ann Arbor is a large industrial garage with an impossibly bright roof. On a recent windy afternoon, four engineering students sit in one of the building's mechanical bays staring at a car. The car is a virtual pod, a one-occupant carbon fiber shell bala ... Continue reading
Live Webcast and Satellite Feed of Ram Product Reveal at the 2013 Chicago Auto Show
Journalists and the public are invited to watch a live webcast of the unveiling of the first new product under the Ram Commercial Brand at the 2013 Chicago Auto Show. A live satellite feed will also be provided to broadcasters for live airing or recording for later use. ... Continue reading
General Motors Foundation and Chevrolet Help Distressed Neighborhoods
The General Motors Foundation is providing a $1 million grant to Habitat for Humanity International to help with neighborhood revitalization efforts in 12 U.S. cities. The grant was presented Thursday by Foundation President and GM Director of Corporate Relations Vivian Pickard during the Washington Auto Show. From fin ... Continue reading
Florida Push to Make Safety Alarms in Day-Care Vehicles Mandatory
ATWEC Technologies, Inc., a leader in the child safety industry, today announced that a Florida state representative is renewing efforts to make it mandatory for child care centers statewide who transport children to install safety alarms in their vehicles, after legislators failed to pass a similar bill two years in a ... Continue reading
Honda Motor Co., Ltd. (HMC; NYSE) today announced its consolidated financial results for the fiscal third quarter ended December 31, 2012. Third Quarter Results Honda's consolidated net income attributable to Honda Motor Co., Ltd. ... Continue reading
Chrysler Group Introduces New Mopar '13 Dodge Dart
Select Mopar parts and accessories outfit new Mopar '13 Dart Performance upgrades include lowered sport suspension, revised steering calibration, sport-tuned exhaust, ground-effects kit, and premium brake kit with slotted rotors Custom leather Mopar driver's seat Industry-first wireless charging for smartphones 500 num ... Continue reading
Mercedes-Benz presents the latest in safety systems and sustainable drivetrains at the Washington Auto Show at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center from Friday, February 1 st to Sunday, February 10 th. As the inventor of the automobile, Mercedes-Benz has a rich history in developing and implementing breakthroughs ... Continue reading
NIADA Endorses RouteOne As Credit Application Provider Of Choice For 2013
Today, RouteOne LLC announced that the National Independent Automotive Dealer Association (NIADA) has once again endorsed RouteOne as the credit application management system of choice for independent dealers in 2013. As an endorsed NIADA National Member Benefit Partner since 2009, RouteOne has assisted NIADA's 20,000 ... Continue reading
Lincoln Debuts First-Ever Twitter-Generated Super Bowl Ad
Lincoln, the luxury automotive brand, today unveiled its Super Bowl ad, the first-ever commercial written entirely through social media with consumers participating on Twitter. Jimmy Fallon asked his followers to tweet responses to his questions about road trips full of unexpected events, which ultimately created the s ... Continue reading
Mazda SkyACTIV Honored with 2013 Green Car Technology Award
Mazda's highly-efficient SkyACTIV technology has been named Green Car Journal's 2013 Green Car Technology Award winner at the Washington Auto Show (WAS). The inaugural Green Car Technology Award winner was announced at a press conference held in the Washington Auto Show's Advanced Technology Superhighway (ATS) exhibit ... Continue reading
A.M. Best Downgrades Ratings of Auto Club Insurance Association and its Insurance Subsidiaries
A.M. Best Co. has downgraded the financial strength rating (FSR) to A- (Excellent) from A (Excellent) and the issuer credit ratings (ICR) to a-" from a" of Auto Club Insurance Association (ACIA) (headquartered in Dearborn, MI) and its insurance subsidiaries. The outlook for all ratings has been revised to stable fr ... Continue reading
USF2000 - Texas' Toppe Joins JDC For 2013
Indianapolis, Jan. 31, 2013: JDC MotorSports has added another key piece towards its quest for Cooper Tires USF2000 Championship Powered by Mazda silverware, with rookie Clarke Toppe joining its 2013 driver line-up. Enhancing a talented multi-car effort in the Mazda Road to Indy series, the Texas teenager is focused on ... Continue reading
Sprint Cup - Rondeau Elevated To Director Of Competition At Furniture Row Racing
DENVER, Jan. 31, 2013: Pete Rondeau, who has been affiliated with Furniture Row Racing since the 2010 season, has been elevated to the competition director position for the NASCAR Sprint Cup team. Rondeau initially joined the Denver-based Furniture Row Racing as the teamâs car chief. He assumed the crew chief role ... Continue reading
WESTMONT, Jan. 31, 2013: Officials from Napleton Porsche of Westmont and the Porsche Club of America (PCA) announced today that the fourth fulltime season of competition for the Pirelli Cayman Endurance Cup Championship will be run in conjunction with PCA race event weekends. The eight-event season begins at this weeke ... Continue reading
Motorsports Brands - Roush-Fenway And Valvoline Extend Sponsorship Relationship
CONCORD, Jan. 30, 2013: Roush Fenway Racing and Valvoline, a brand of Ashland Inc. , have announced the extension of their long-running and equally successful NASCAR partnership. The relationship, which spans over a decade and a half, pairs two elite organizations with long histories of automotive performance excellenc ... Continue reading
NHRA Pro Stock - Career-best Numbers Greet Coughlin At First Preseason Test With J&J Racing
DELAWARE, Jan. 30, 2013: The preseason preparations of five-time world champion Jeg Coughlin Jr. got off to a career-best start at a recent session in Bradenton, Fla. Working alongside new teammate Allen Johnson, the recently-crowned Pro Stock king, Coughlin made several passes in the 6.4-second, 213-mph range, numbers ... Continue reading
Special Motorsports Event - Lamborghini Turns 50 Brings Race Series to America +VIDEO
By Henny Hemmes Senior European Editor The Auto Channel The Hague, January 30, 2013; Fifty years ago, Ferruccio Lamborghini had an embitious plan: âI want to build the perfect car.â Lovers of sports cars all know what has been achieved since then, with big names such as the Miura, Countach, Diablo, Murcielago ... Continue reading
Best In The Desert Off-Road - Golden Nugget Offers Host Of Value-Adds For Mint 400
LAS VEGAS, Jan. 30, 2013: For the fifth consecutive year, the world-renowned General Tire Mint 400 has selected the Golden Nugget Las Vegas as the âOfficial Host Hotelâ for Best in the Desertâs General Tire Mint 400. The top off-road teams in the world will compete in over twenty different classes of rac ... Continue reading
Embarque On A Journey With Toyota Prius+
Embarque, the new executive minicab service operating in London and all the major airports will be transforming its vehicle fleet by adding 22 seven-seat Prius+ models through January and February. ... Continue reading
SKYACTIV-D Clean Diesel Technology Wins Friends Worldwide...
With their unique combination of class-beating performance, increased fuel efficiency and reduced CO2emissions, Mazda's SKYACTIV-D clean diesel engines are attracting the admiration of automotive experts and consumers worldwide. ... Continue reading
Vauxhall Adds Potent New Biturbo Engine To Zafira Tourer Range
Following in the tyre tracks of the Astra and Insignia BiTurbo models, Vauxhall has introduced state-of-the-art, sequential twin-turbo diesel technology to the Zafira Tourer range. ... Continue reading
Sorento Heavy Duty Towing Solution
Kia Motors Australia has developed a heavy duty towing solution to give owners of the award-winning facelifted Sorento even greater opportunity to get the best from the best. ... Continue reading
The Feature-Packed 13YM Honda Civic Hatch Has Arrived
The stylish Honda Civic Hatch now gives you more choice and even better value for money, with a host of new features for 2013. ... Continue reading
Holden Wins the Game with Major NRL Deal
For the first time in over 15 years Holden today signed a major sponsorship deal with one of Australia's major football codes ... Continue reading
Narva's Sleek and Versatile High Powered L.E.D Strip Lamps Suit Interior and Exterior Applications
Narva's sleek new high powered 9-33V multi-voltage L.E.D exterior strip lamps feature the latest surface mount diode L.E.D technology delivering an intensely powerful bright white spread of light. ... Continue reading
Mazda to Build Transmission Plant in Thailand
Production to begin in fiscal year ending March 2016, annual capacity approximately 400,000 units ... Continue reading
Shannons opens 2013 Auction Season in Style
Shannons is kicking off the 2013 Classic Auction season in style in Sydney on Monday (February 4), with a huge line-up of classic cars, motorcycles and Heritage black and white numberplates, offering 29 of the 66 lots with no reserve. ... Continue reading
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