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Friday, October 4, 2013

A Lexus Shout-Out To Their 2014 LX 570 FULL Size SUV

A Lexus Shout-Out To Their 2014 LX 570 FULL Size SUV

Navigate urban traffic in superlative comfort with room for eight? Wind along rutted, off-road trails to a secluded vacation home? Tow a horse trailer? The Lexus LX 570 can dispatch all of those duties with aplomb, all the while providing the comfort, luxury and infotainment technology expected from a Lexus flagship mo ... Continue reading

The 12th Annual NMCA World Street Finals Engulfs Indianapolis October 10-13!

The 12th Annual NMCA World Street Finals Engulfs Indianapolis October 10-13!

For their last points event of the 2013 season, the NMCA Flowmaster Nationals rolls into Lucas Oil Raceway for the 12th Annual NMCA World Street Finals Featuring the 7th Annual Chevrolet Performance LSX Shootout. Lucas Oil Raceway was the scene of the NMCA World Finals last season, where records were set in many race c ... Continue reading

Toyota Is Goefer-ing It With Nex Gen 2014 Corolla By Michael Bernstein

Toyota Is Goefer-ing It With Nex Gen 2014 Corolla By Michael Bernstein

By Michael Bernstein Michigan Bureau The Auto Channel 2014 Toyota Corolla Review Using the University of Minnesota’s growing campus, which is located just east of downtown Minneapolis, as its back drop, Toyota formally introduced the 11th generation of the Corolla, its first and arguably its most successful model ... Continue reading

After 37 Years of Service, Universal Technical Institute Announces Retirement of John C. White, Chairman of the Board

After 37 Years of Service, Universal Technical Institute Announces Retirement of John C. White, Chairman of the Board

Universal Technical Institute, Inc. , the leading provider of post-secondary education for students seeking careers as automotive, diesel, collision repair, motorcycle and marine technicians, announced today that John C. White has advised the Board of Directors of his intention to retire from his duties as an executive ... Continue reading

Lund International, a Portfolio Company of Highlander Partners, Acquires the Assets of AMP Research

Lund International, a Portfolio Company of Highlander Partners, Acquires the Assets of AMP Research

Lund International Holding Company, a portfolio company of Highlander Partners, L.P., today announced it has acquired all of the operating assets of AMP Research. AMP, based in Tustin, California, is the leading provider of automatic power articulating running boards, bed steps, bed extenders and related products. Lund ... Continue reading

Automotive service providers catch an exclusive 'sneak peek' of Full Slate and CARFAX integrations with the VAST business management and POS system

Automotive service providers catch an exclusive 'sneak peek' of Full Slate and CARFAX integrations with the VAST business management and POS system

MAM Software, Inc. , a leading provider of business management solutions, will demonstrate its VAST Business Management Software for automotive service providers at Meineke Car Care Center's International Franchisee Convention on October 7th at Boca Raton Resort and Club in Boca Raton, Florida. Franchisees will learn h ... Continue reading

UltraBurn Technology Adopted by Heavy Duty Diesel Engine Operators

UltraBurn Technology Adopted by Heavy Duty Diesel Engine Operators

Emissions Technology, Inc. (ETI) of Houston, Texas is pleased to announce that two of its customers, have reported significant improvements in fuel savings and emissions reduction as a result of their adoption of the UltraBurn® Combustion Catalyst System on the generators and propulsion engines of their ferry vessels. ... Continue reading

Sheehy Auto Stores Offers Support to Federal Employees During Government Shutdown

Sheehy Auto Stores Offers Support to Federal Employees During Government Shutdown

Sheehy Auto Stores has announced two initiatives in an effort to aid furloughed federal government employees. Each Sheehy dealership will offer a FREE oil change with a current federal government photo ID. In addition, Sheehy will provide a 90-day payment deferral program for all qualified customers affected by the shu ... Continue reading

Chevrolet Supports Making Strides Against Breast Cancer

Chevrolet Supports Making Strides Against Breast Cancer

Chevrolet and General Motors employees, dealers and customers will unite for the third consecutive year in the fight against breast cancer. Together with the American Cancer Society, Chevrolet provides nationwide grassroots support of the Society’s Making Strides Against Breast Cancer® walks and other activitie ... Continue reading

GasLog Announces the Delivery of the Recently Acquired LNG Carrier

GasLog Announces the Delivery of the Recently Acquired LNG Carrier

GasLog Ltd. ("GasLog" or the "Company") (GLOG) today announced that it has taken delivery of the STX Frontier, a 2010-built, 153,600 cubic meter Tri-Fuel Diesel Electric LNG carrier from STX Pan Ocean LNG PTE. Ltd., a Singapore based company. The vessel has been renamed GASLOG CHELSEA. Paul Wogan, CEO; said, "We are de ... Continue reading

Ford Celebrates Official Opening of First Myanmar Dealership

Ford Celebrates Official Opening of First Myanmar Dealership

RMA Group and Capital Automotive open new Ford dealership facility, exemplifying Ford’s global customer service standards and commitment to offering a world-class ownership experience Ford emphasizes commitment to skills training for employee technicians, sales and service people Starting line-up of One Ford vehic ... Continue reading

2014 Ford Mustang Cobra Jet Prototype Sells for $200,000 at Barrett-Jackson with Proceeds to Benefit National Multiple Sclerosis Society

2014 Ford Mustang Cobra Jet Prototype Sells for $200,000 at Barrett-Jackson with Proceeds to Benefit National Multiple Sclerosis Society

Last weekend at the Barrett-Jackson Auction Company’s Las Vegas sale, the 2014 Ford Mustang Cobra Jet prototype fetched $200,000. Ford Motor Company auctioned it at no reserve with proceeds benefitting the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. The organization assists those living with this unpredictable and often ... Continue reading

Nissan Motor Company Strengthens Brand Power In New Multi-Year Agreement With Omnicom Group

Nissan Motor Company Strengthens Brand Power In New Multi-Year Agreement With Omnicom Group

Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., today announced it has signed a multi-year agreement with Omnicom Group for communications, advertising, marketing, media, promotions and digital services. The global relationship will be managed by Nissan United, a newly-formed multi-disciplinary team of agency leaders based in New York that wi ... Continue reading

Faurecia NA employees donate 1.1 million meals to feed hungry families in annual #FUELS program!

Faurecia NA employees donate 1.1 million meals to feed hungry families in annual #FUELS program!

More than 1.1 million meals were donated to local food banks across North America in September as part of Faurecia North America's corporate-giving initiative, Faurecia Unites with Employees for Local Service (FUELS). Faurecia and its employees have provided more than 2.4 million meals since the program began in 2010. ... Continue reading

General Motors' Alicia Boler-Davis Discusses Customer Experience Strategy

General Motors' Alicia Boler-Davis Discusses Customer Experience Strategy

On October 8, the Motor Press Guild (MPG), the largest automotive media association in North America, will host Alicia Boler-Davis, GM Senior Vice President of Global Quality and Customer Experience, to discuss the company's strategy to provide customers with best overall experience in the industry. Boler-Davis' newly ... Continue reading

AAA: Pink Tow Truck to Service Chicagoland Motorists in October

AAA: Pink Tow Truck to Service Chicagoland Motorists in October

Stranded motorists shouldn't be surprised if they see a pink tow truck coming to their aid. For the second time in AAA's more than 110-year history, it is painting its classic red, white and blue tow trucks the color pink in order to raise awareness of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month in collaboration with the Am ... Continue reading

The International Association of Auto Theft Investigators (IAATI) Names LoJack Law Enforcement Liaison Peter Perrien as Next President

The International Association of Auto Theft Investigators (IAATI) Names LoJack Law Enforcement Liaison Peter Perrien as Next President

LoJack Corporation , a provider of vehicle theft recovery systems and advanced fleet management solutions, announced today that Peter Perrien was named the 62nd president of the International Association of Auto Theft Investigators (IAATI). Perrien's election was announced at the Annual IAATI Training Seminar, which wa ... Continue reading

One of Washington's Largest Private Real Estate Developers and the Leading Electric Car Charging Service Provider Expand Workplace EV Charging

One of Washington's Largest Private Real Estate Developers and the Leading Electric Car Charging Service Provider Expand Workplace EV Charging

Car Charging Group, Inc. (OTCQB: CCGI) ("CarCharging"), a nationwide provider of convenient electric vehicle (EV) charging services, is pleased to announce its partnership with Lerner Enterprises ("Lerner"), one of the largest private real estate developers in the Greater Washington, DC Metropolitan Area. Through this ... Continue reading

Meritor's Fletcher Facility to Showcase High-Tech Careers During NAM Manufacturing Day

Meritor's Fletcher Facility to Showcase High-Tech Careers During NAM Manufacturing Day

Nearly 70 students from Rugby Middle School and the Balfour Education Center, along with education, government and community leaders, will experience a modern manufacturing plant and learn more about career opportunities in this growing sector of the economy when they visit Meritor's Fletcher plant on Oct. 4 during Man ... Continue reading

U.S. First In Oil Production - Gas Prices Still High - "Drill Baby Drill Will Lower Fuel Cost" Is A Big Oil Lie

U.S. First In Oil Production - Gas Prices Still High - "Drill Baby Drill Will Lower Fuel Cost" Is A Big Oil Lie

The U.S. Energy Information Administration estimates that the United States will be the world's top producer of petroleum and natural gas hydrocarbons in 2013, surpassing Russia and Saudi Arabia. For the United States and Russia, total petroleum and natural gas hydrocarbon production, in energy content terms, is almost ... Continue reading

Modern car technology has high stakes for consumer safety and has bred a new brand of car thief

Modern car technology has high stakes for consumer safety and has bred a new brand of car thief

Blair Stover notes that an increasingly computerized automobile has ushered in a new variety of car thief. While on board computers have made many car monitoring tasks easier, the electronic nature of modern vehicles has also facilitated high tech auto theft. Blair Stover sheds lights on hackers cracking into electroni ... Continue reading

Citizen Watch Company Introduces Limited Edition Watch With Brand Ambassador Matt Kenseth

Citizen Watch Company Introduces Limited Edition Watch With Brand Ambassador Matt Kenseth

Citizen Watch Company of America, Inc. (COA) introduces a new limited edition watch with CITIZEN Brand Ambassador, 2003 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion and two-time Daytona 500 winner Matt Kenseth. ... Continue reading

Toyota Posts Strong Growth In The Heart Of The Market

Toyota Posts Strong Growth In The Heart Of The Market

Toyota reaped the benefits of its comprehensive renewal of its core family market models in September with impressive results recorded by its Auris hatchback, Verso MPV and RAV4 compact SUV, all of which were launched within the past year. ... Continue reading

Audi UK September Sales Peak At A New All-Time High

Audi UK September Sales Peak At A New All-Time High

The crucial trading month of September has ended on a record high for Audi UK, which has posted an unprecedented total of 25,829 sales ... Continue reading

Bentley Expands Presence In France

Bentley Expands Presence In France

Bentley today announces the opening of a new dealership in Lyon, expanding the luxury British marque's presence in the French market. ... Continue reading

Fiat "Two Of A Kind Project" Asks Royal College Of Art Students To Imagine Fiat Icons Of The Future

Fiat "Two Of A Kind Project" Asks Royal College Of Art Students To Imagine Fiat Icons Of The Future

FIAT is challenging Vehicle Design students at the prestigious Royal College of Art (RCA) in London to explore how FIAT's most iconic models might look in the future, via a new initiative entitled "Two of a Kind". ... Continue reading

Nissan Leaf To Star At East Winds Film Festival

Nissan Leaf To Star At East Winds Film Festival

The 100% electric Nissan LEAF will play a starring role at this year's East Winds Film Festival - the UK's largest celebration of East Asian cinema outside of London. ... Continue reading

Fiat Chrysler Group Sales Surge Ahead During September

Fiat Chrysler Group Sales Surge Ahead During September

For the second month in a row, Fiat Chrysler Group has sold more than 3,000 vehicles in a single month after retailing 3,263 vehicles across its portfolio of five core brands during September. ... Continue reading

Holden Celebrates 35 Years of Commodore with Special Edition

Holden Celebrates 35 Years of Commodore with Special Edition

Holden is celebrating the 35th anniversary of Commodore with the introduction of the special edition 'VF Commodore International' sedan and Sportwagon. ... Continue reading

'Jaguar Land Rover Australia supports highly innovative bullet shaped-solar vehicle on marathon across Australia'

'Jaguar Land Rover Australia supports highly innovative bullet shaped-solar vehicle on marathon across Australia'

Jaguar Land Rover Australia is supporting a radical new solar car, incorporating Formula 1 design concepts, which will compete in this year's Bridgestone World Solar Challenge. ... Continue reading

Mazda back on track for the Celebrity Challenge at the 2014 Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix

Mazda back on track for the Celebrity Challenge at the 2014 Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix

The Australian Grand Prix Corporation today announced the return of the Celebrity Challenge to the 2014 Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix with Mazda confirming their sponsorship of the race featuring the soon to be released, All-New Mazda3. ... Continue reading

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