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European drag racing 'royalty' to battle in Pomona

European drag racing 'royalty' to battle in Pomona

European drag racing 'royalty' to battle in Pomona POMONA, Calif. (Feb. 4) -- Top Fuel driver Urs Erbacher has a reality TV show called "Kings of Nitro" that plays in more than 150 countries around the world. This weekend, at the season-opening 49th annual Kragen O’Reilly NHRA Winternationals, the 2007 c ... Continue reading

EnerSys Reports Third Fiscal Quarter of 2009 Results

EnerSys Reports Third Fiscal Quarter of 2009 Results

READING, Pa., Feb. 4 -- EnerSys , the world's largest manufacturer, marketer and distributor of industrial batteries, announced today its financial results for the third fiscal quarter of 2009. Net earnings for the Company's third quarter increased 91% over the third quarter of the prior year to $30.6 million, or $0.63 ... Continue reading

Copart Adds Fourth Facility in Alabama

Copart Adds Fourth Facility in Alabama

FAIRFIELD, Calif.--Copart, Inc. today announced the opening of a new facility in Montgomery, Alabama. This latest addition to Copart’s growing footprint marks the company’s fourth facility in Alabama and the 146th facility world-wide. Copart CEO and founder Willis J. Johnson said the 20-acre site will serve t ... Continue reading

New Survey to Reveal State-By-State Highway Fatality Data

New Survey to Reveal State-By-State Highway Fatality Data

On Thursday, February 5th, the Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA) will release a new survey that reports 2008 highway fatality trends. 44 states and the District of Columbia are included. The report will be available at 5:00 A.M. ET online at www.ghsa.org. GHSA will report on some significant highway safety ga ... Continue reading

New Marin Vanpools Can Receive $3,600!

New Marin Vanpools Can Receive $3,600!

MARIN COUNTY, Calif., Feb. 4 -- The Transportation Authority of Marin (TAM) and 511 Rideshare announced today that they are offering financial assistance to new vanpools with a Marin County origin or destination, up to $3,600 in cash to motivate Marin County commuters away from solo-driving. 511 Rideshare will administ ... Continue reading

Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group to Announce Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2008 Financial Results

Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group to Announce Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2008 Financial Results

TULSA, Okla., Feb. 4 -- Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Inc. will announce fourth quarter and full year 2008 financial results prior to market open on Wednesday, February 18, 2009. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20020412/DTGLOGO) A conference call to review the Company's fourth quarter and full year 2008 r ... Continue reading

Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group Adds Flexibility to Fleet Financing and Right-Sizes Senior Secured Credit Facility

Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group Adds Flexibility to Fleet Financing and Right-Sizes Senior Secured Credit Facility

TULSA, Okla., Feb. 4 -- Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Inc. today announced that it has obtained approval from the rating agencies and the monoline insurers of its medium-term note ("MTN") programs to eliminate the requirement that the Company maintain a specific percentage of the value of its vehicle inventory under ... Continue reading

RaceFanRadio Live at 2009 Kart Expo International.....

RaceFanRadio Live at 2009 Kart Expo International.....

RaceFanRadio will be live at the 17th Annual Kart Expo International, the weekend of February 20-22, 2009 covering a full day of Kart Industry Roundtable discussions on Friday and all of the "behind the scenes" activities on Saturday and Sunday. Similar to what we did in Orlando at the P.R.I. Show, our broadcast team w ... Continue reading

Solera Holdings, Inc. Announces Second Quarter Fiscal Year 2009 Results

Solera Holdings, Inc. Announces Second Quarter Fiscal Year 2009 Results

GAAP Second Quarter Revenue of $131.3 Million; GAAP Net Income per Share of $0.29, up 72.0%; Company Updates Previously Issued Guidance for Fiscal Year 2009 SAN DIEGO, Feb. 4 -- Solera Holdings, Inc. , the leading global provider of software and services to the automobile insurance claims processing industry, today rep ... Continue reading

TONY STEWART PREVIEW FOR NO. 80 HENDRICKCARS.COM CHEVROLET

TONY STEWART PREVIEW FOR NO. 80 HENDRICKCARS.COM CHEVROLET

DAYTONA INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY FEBRUARY 14, 2009: FIRST TIMER: Two-time NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion Tony Stewart will attempt to qualify a No. 80 HendrickCars.com Chevrolet prepared by Hendrick Motorsports for the Feb. 14 NASCAR Nationwide Series race at Daytona (Fla.) International Speedway. Should he qualify, t ... Continue reading

Scott Wimmer to Drive for Key Motorsports in NASCAR Nationwide Series, Car Number Change

Scott Wimmer to Drive for Key Motorsports in NASCAR Nationwide Series, Car Number Change

MOORESVILLE, North Carolina Wednesday, February 4, 2009: Shortly after announcing that his team will compete full-time in the NASCAR Nationwide Series for the first time, team owner Curtis Key has named Scott Wimmer to pilot the Key Motorsports Chevrolet for the first three races of 2009. Additionally, Key announced th ... Continue reading

INDYCAR SERIES NOTES - February 4, 2009

INDYCAR SERIES NOTES - February 4, 2009

1. Firestone Indy Lights continues growth: After completing a competitive 2008 season that saw 10 different winners and a championship battle that came down to the final race, Firestone Indy Lights continues to see unprecedented growth as the 2009 season approaches. Five new teams have announced intentions to compete i ... Continue reading

Atherton Addresses Government and Industry Leaders

Atherton Addresses Government and Industry Leaders

Scott Atherton: "Our collective goal is to get to the technology of tomorrow, faster." Addressing a noteworthy group of government and automobile industry executives at SAE International's Government Industry Meetings in Washington, D.C., American Le Mans Series President and CEO Scott Atherton today encouraged manufac ... Continue reading

Powerful and Lightweight: The Carlsson Sport Wheel Design 1/14 RS

Powerful and Lightweight: The Carlsson Sport Wheel Design 1/14 RS

Miami, FL February 3, 2009: GGI European Tuning, the exclusive North American importer of the Carlsson brand individualization program for Mercedes-Benz automobiles, offers a new Carlsson cast wheel, the one-piece 1/14 RS. This 14-spoke aluminum wheel design has been coated with a highly modern black finish to show off ... Continue reading

CORRECTION - American Suzuki January 2009 Sales

CORRECTION - American Suzuki January 2009 Sales

BREA, Calif.--Please replace the release dated February 3, 2009 with the following corrected version due to multiple revisions. The corrected release reads: AMERICAN SUZUKI JANUARY 2009 SALES JANUARY CYTD 2009 2008 MTD VS. 2009 2008 YTD VS. MTD PRIOR YR. YTD PRIOR YR. ... Continue reading

Local Car Dealership Hires TWO Star Salesman Away from Another and are Already Boosting SALES!

Local Car Dealership Hires TWO Star Salesman Away from Another and are Already Boosting SALES!

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Press Inquiries Contact: Cheresse Pentella Cheresse Ink 314-374-1055 orcheresse.ink@sbcglobal.com WITH A BRAND NEW FACILITY COMPLETED, AUTOHAUS BMW TURNS TO THEIR REPUTABLE SALES FORCE FOR STRENGTH IN NUMBERS St. Louis, MO….January 27, 2009 – Heading into a novel year and an unforeseen e ... Continue reading

America's Newest Motorcycle Company, Mission Motors, Launches at TED2009

America's Newest Motorcycle Company, Mission Motors, Launches at TED2009

Mission One, World's Fastest Production Electric Sportbike Design by Yves Behar & fuseproject LONG BEACH, Calif., Feb. 4 -- On February 4, Mission Motors will unveil a revolutionary new vehicle at TED2009. The Mission One promises to be the world's fastest production all-electric motorcycle. Mission Motors CEO, Forrest ... Continue reading

AIAG Event Focuses on Importance of New Security and Electronic Data Interchange Titled 'New Frontiers in EDI and Security Forum'

AIAG Event Focuses on Importance of New Security and Electronic Data Interchange Titled 'New Frontiers in EDI and Security Forum'

Educational meeting providing EDI users with the latest security developments focuses on cost reduction and mitigation of security risks SOUTHFIELD, Mich., Feb. 4 -- The latest developments in the areas of security and electronic data interchange (EDI) will be discussed at a half-day forum sponsored by the Automotive I ... Continue reading

ASA Late Model Series Returns to GIR for Camping World 200 Weekend

ASA Late Model Series Returns to GIR for Camping World 200 Weekend

MADISON, Ill. February 4, 2009: After a successful and well-received event in 2008, the American Speed Association Late Model Series (ASALMS) Challenge Division returns to Gateway International Raceway this season along with the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series. The 100-mile race will follow the Camping World 200 on S ... Continue reading

RED BULL RACING TEAM PREVIEW - DAYTONA INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY

RED BULL RACING TEAM PREVIEW - DAYTONA INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY

Daytona Beach, Fla. February 4, 2009: TESTING WITHOUT THE TEST <P> Brian Vickers enters Saturday night's Shootout with a level head, not the go-for- broke attitude that usually defines NASCAR's season-opening non-points event. He expects to get much more out of the race than just a check. <P> "It's more like a mini tes ... Continue reading

Jim Downing receives 2008 Bob Akin Award from Road Racing Drivers Club

Jim Downing receives 2008 Bob Akin Award from Road Racing Drivers Club

(Editors: Attached is a digital image of Bobby Rahal, Jim Downing and Archie Urciuoli at the 2008 Bob Akin Award presentation in Daytona Beach, Fla., on Jan. 21, 2009. Photo credit: Brian Cleary) ROAD RACING DRIVERS CLUB FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Judy Stropus, 203-438-0501; cell 203-243-2438; jstropus@earthlink.ne ... Continue reading

JOHN FORCE/ASHLEY FORCE HOOD PRE-RACE

JOHN FORCE/ASHLEY FORCE HOOD PRE-RACE

TEAM CASTROL JOHN FORCE/ASHLEY FORCE HOOD Pre-Race Package for the 49th O’Reilly Kragen Winternationals February 5-8, 2009 Auto Club Raceway at Pomona Pomona, California First event in the Countdown to the 2009 NHRA Full Throttle Championship OVERVIEW: John Force begins his 25th season with crew chief Au ... Continue reading

BMW Advanced Diesel Models Qualify for IRS Advanced Lean Burn Technology Motor Vehicle Tax Credit

BMW Advanced Diesel Models Qualify for IRS Advanced Lean Burn Technology Motor Vehicle Tax Credit

Purchasers of 335d Sedan and X5 xDrive35d Sports Activity Vehicle(R) qualify for up to $900 and $1,800 tax credit respectively WOODCLIFF LAKE, N.J., Feb. 4 -- BMW of North America, LLC confirmed today that both of its BMW Advanced Diesel models with BluePerformance technology have qualified for an Internal Revenue Serv ... Continue reading

Carbon Motors(TM) 2009 Pure Justice Tour in Georgia

Carbon Motors(TM) 2009 Pure Justice Tour in Georgia

Homeland Security Company to Showcase the World's First Purpose Built Law Enforcement Patrol Vehicle at Press Events in Braselton, Atlanta, Duluth and Savannah STORY SUMMARY: Carbon Motors Corporation, a homeland security company, has announced the tour details for the Georgia debut of the world's first purpose-built l ... Continue reading

Study: Ford SYNC(TM) Reduces Driving Distractions, Helps Drivers Keep Eyes on Road

Study: Ford SYNC(TM) Reduces Driving Distractions, Helps Drivers Keep Eyes on Road

- New Ford study shows significant differences in distraction levels for voice-controlled interfaces such as Ford SYNC(TM) compared to visually and manually operated handheld cell phones and music players. - SYNC's new 911 Assist feature adds post-crash emergency assistance while new traffic updates, directions and rel ... Continue reading

Kawanna Brown Honored With 2009 “Lexus Pursuit of Perfection” Award

Kawanna Brown Honored With 2009 “Lexus Pursuit of Perfection” Award

LOS ANGELES--Lexus, America's top-selling luxury automaker, named Kawanna Brown, chief operating officer of Magic Johnson Enterprises, as this year's recipient of the Lexus Pursuit of Perfection Award for her outstanding contributions to the minority community. The Award will be presented to Ms. Brown at the Lexus List ... Continue reading

Novelis Wins Grant Funding for Sustainable Product Development

Novelis Wins Grant Funding for Sustainable Product Development

ZURICH, Switzerland, February 4 -- - Aluminium supplier aims to help lithographic plate producers reduce energy usage and processing time The Novelis Technology and Innovation Centre in Göettingen, Germany, has received a further boost to its research and development activities in the form of grant funding. The fundin ... Continue reading

International Automobile Dealers Announce Monthly Sales

International Automobile Dealers Announce Monthly Sales

In Tough Times, International Makes Gain Market Share ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 4 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The American International Automobile Dealers Association (AIADA) today released January 2009 sales figures for the international automobile industry. AIADA represents over 11,000 international franchises which so f ... Continue reading

Dana Holding Corporation Supplying Propshafts for All-New 2009 Cadillac CTS-V

Dana Holding Corporation Supplying Propshafts for All-New 2009 Cadillac CTS-V

Superior Driveline Performance Achieved with Spicer(R) Technology TOLEDO, Ohio, Feb. 4 -- Dana Holding Corporation announced today that it has begun supplying propshafts for the all-new 2009 Cadillac CTS-V, which was recently named one of the Top 10 Cars for 2009 by Car and Driver magazine. (Logo: http://www.newscom.co ... Continue reading

Consumer Guide Names All-New 2009 Dodge Ram 1500 Best Buy for 2009

Consumer Guide Names All-New 2009 Dodge Ram 1500 Best Buy for 2009

- The all-new 2009 Dodge Ram 1500 named "Best Buy for 2009" in the Large Pickup category - All-new 2009 Dodge Ram continues its assault on the pickup truck segment, winning yet another award for a total of 11 since its introduction AUBURN HILLS, Mich., Feb. 4 -- The all-new Dodge Ram pickup continues its winning streak ... Continue reading

ArvinMeritor Reports First-Quarter Fiscal Year 2009 Results

ArvinMeritor Reports First-Quarter Fiscal Year 2009 Results

TROY, Mich., Feb. 4 -- ArvinMeritor, Inc. today reported financial results for its first fiscal quarter ended Dec. 28, 2008. First-Quarter Highlights -- Sales from continuing operations of $1.4 billion, down $293 million, or 18 percent, from the same period last year (down 11 percent on a constant currency basis). -- O ... Continue reading

Prevent Car Burglary and Car Theft

Prevent Car Burglary and Car Theft

Contact: Elaine Beno/Jeff Spring FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 714-885-2324 AUTO CLUB: KEEP YOUR CAR FROM BEING BURGLARIZED OR STOLEN Vehicle Owners Throughout Southern California Should be Vigilant Against Thieves (LOS ANGELES, Feb. 4, 2009) - Seventeen vehicles in Costa Mesa were burglarized in a single evening in late Janua ... Continue reading

Research and Markets: Italy Consumer Car Wash Survey Revealed That Italian Motorists Wash Their Car 12 Times per Year

Research and Markets: Italy Consumer Car Wash Survey Revealed That Italian Motorists Wash Their Car 12 Times per Year

DUBLIN, Ireland--Research and Markets(http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/dd4b5e/italy_consume r_car) has announced the addition of the "Italy Consumer Car Wash Survey" report to their offering. For this report motorists have been surveyed regarding their car washing behaviour, preferences and service satisfacti ... Continue reading

Cycle Country Partners With CFMOTO Powersports on Aftermarket Accessories

Cycle Country Partners With CFMOTO Powersports on Aftermarket Accessories

SPENCER, Iowa--Cycle Country Accessories Corp. (AMEX: ATC), the recognized leader in development, sales, marketing, and manufacturing of a variety of products for all terrain vehicles (ATV), garden tractors, and golf carts, today announced today that it is partnering with CFMOTO Powersports for providing aftermarket ac ... Continue reading

SAIC-GM-Wuling's Jan Sales Hit Record High

SAIC-GM-Wuling's Jan Sales Hit Record High

SAIC-GM-Wuling's Jan sales hit record high http://www.gasgoo.com/auto-news/1009240/SAIC-GM-Wuling-s-Jan-sales-hit- recor d-high.html Shanghai, February 4 (Gasgoo.com) SAIC-GM-Wuling Auto Co., Ltd., a Chinese venture of GM and leading manufacturer of mini-trucks and mini-vans in China, reported all-time high sales of 75 ... Continue reading

EU Slaps Anti-dumping Duty On China Fastener

EU Slaps Anti-dumping Duty On China Fastener

EU slaps anti-dumping duty on China fastener http://www.gasgoo.com/auto-news/1009241/EU-slaps-anti-dumping-duty-on-C hina- fastener.html Shanghai, February 4 (Gasgoo.com) The European Union has finally decided to slap anti-dumping duties of 26.5% to 85% on China-made fasteners over the next five years, which has arouse ... Continue reading

Subaru Aims To Lift China Sales By 30% In '09

Subaru Aims To Lift China Sales By 30% In '09

Subaru aims to lift China sales by 30% in '09 http://www.gasgoo.com/auto-news/1009245/Subaru-aims-to-lift-China-sales -by-3 0-in-09.html Shanghai, February 4 (Gasgoo.com) Subaru, an auto-making division of Japan's Fuji Heavy Industries, sold 19,000 vehicles in China in 2008, up 105% year on year. Recently, Subaru China ... Continue reading

Celent Awards AssuranceAmerica as a Model Carrier for Its Use of Business Intelligence

Celent Awards AssuranceAmerica as a Model Carrier for Its Use of Business Intelligence

ATLANTA--Atlanta based AssuranceAmerica Insurance Company, a subsidiary of AssuranceAmerica Corporation (OTCBB:ASAM) today announced that it will be included in the Celent Model Carrier 2009 Report. Award winners were honored at the Model Carrier Summit in New York City on January 29, 2009. "Celent is pleased to recogn ... Continue reading

USAA Investing in a Better Auto-Buying Experience

USAA Investing in a Better Auto-Buying Experience

Equity stake in Zag will help customers find and finance a car at discounts SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Feb. 4 -- Based on tens of thousands of positive member experiences over the past two years, USAA today announced it is taking an equity position in privately-held Zag, the nation's premier online auto-buying service, based ... Continue reading

Hardee’s Gears up to Sponsor First Race in the New SLOTCAR Web Video Series

Hardee’s Gears up to Sponsor First Race in the New SLOTCAR Web Video Series

LOS ANGELES--Hardee’s® has signed on as the premier sponsor of the original Web video series, SLOTCAR. The no-holds-barred videos, produced by Animax/Unplugged, launches online this week and parodies one of America’s largest and favorite sports – stock car auto racing. “We produce each webisode o ... Continue reading

Meridian Announces Plans to Install Sheet Molding Compounding Capabilities in Mexico

Meridian Announces Plans to Install Sheet Molding Compounding Capabilities in Mexico

ALLEN PARK, Mich., Feb. 4 -- Meridian Automotive Systems, Inc. ("Meridian") today announced that it plans to install sheet molding compounding ("SMC") capabilities in Mexico. Meridian's recently constructed facility in Saltillo, Coahuila, Mexico, will house the Company's SMC production for Mexico. At peak production, t ... Continue reading

Wolters Kluwer Financial Services' AppOne Launches New Platform for Buy-Here, Pay-Here Dealerships Through Agreement with Global Debt Network

Wolters Kluwer Financial Services' AppOne Launches New Platform for Buy-Here, Pay-Here Dealerships Through Agreement with Global Debt Network

BATON ROUGE, La.--AppOne, a part of Wolters Kluwer Financial Services, announced today that it has launched its new platform for buy-here, pay-here (BHPH) automotive dealerships in conjunction with Global Debt Network’s GDNAuto, an online marketplace where auto dealers, financial institutions and other investors c ... Continue reading

Buddy Stubbs Arizona Harley-Davidson Throws 5th Annual Bash to Heat Up Bike Week!

Buddy Stubbs Arizona Harley-Davidson Throws 5th Annual Bash to Heat Up Bike Week!

FREE event on March 28th at Phoenix's premier dealership will feature a two acre beer garden, unique vendors, acclaimed live music acts and more; Over 13,000 revelers expected to attend. PHOENIX, Feb. 4 -- Known as the "Biggest Party of Bike Week," Buddy Stubbs Bike Week Bash will rev its engines from 11 AM - 8 PM on S ... Continue reading

Mercedes-Benz Launches Exclusive Resort and Hotel Program for Vehicle Owners

Mercedes-Benz Launches Exclusive Resort and Hotel Program for Vehicle Owners

Program Benefits Include Room Upgrades and Vehicle Usage at Select Properties MONTVALE, N.J., Feb. 4 -- Mercedes-Benz USA today announced the introduction of its Destinations program that will entitle Mercedes-Benz owners staying at a collection of distinct properties with exclusive benefits that include complimentary ... Continue reading

Teres Solutions Partners with Lending Solutions, Inc. (LSI) for Integrated Loan Underwriting Support

Teres Solutions Partners with Lending Solutions, Inc. (LSI) for Integrated Loan Underwriting Support

AUSTIN, Texas--Teres Solutions™, Inc., a leading provider of direct, indirect and merchant lending software to credit unions and financial institutions, today announced that it has partnered with Lending Solutions, Inc. (LSI). As part of the agreement LSI will integrate with the Teres Solutions SAIL® lending pl ... Continue reading

Sprint Commitment to "Revolutionize the Customer Experience One Customer at a Time" Yields Results in 2008, Perception Shifts in 2009

Sprint Commitment to "Revolutionize the Customer Experience One Customer at a Time" Yields Results in 2008, Perception Shifts in 2009

Sprint Nextel CorporationSprint Nextel Corporation has added a news release to its Newsroom website. Title: Sprint Commitment to "Revolutionize the Customer Experience One Customer at a Time" Yields Results in 2008, Perception Shifts in 2009 Date: 2/4/2009 11:10:00 AM For a complete listing of our news releases, please ... Continue reading

Sandblast Rally Announces 2009 Sponsors

Sandblast Rally Announces 2009 Sponsors

Raleigh, North Carolina February 3, 2009 SANDBLAST RALLY ANNOUNCES 2009 SPONSORS The Sandblast Rally, a car and motorcycle racing event taking place this weekend in Chesterfield county, South Carolina, has made a final list of sponsors available. Event chairman Anders Green commented "It's great to be getting support, ... Continue reading

Tenneco and GE Transportation Sign Agreement to Jointly Develop Diesel Emission Control SCR Technology

Tenneco and GE Transportation Sign Agreement to Jointly Develop Diesel Emission Control SCR Technology

LAKE FOREST, Ill.--Tenneco Inc. and GE Transportation, a unit of General Electric Company , today announced they have signed a joint agreement to develop a proprietary selective catalytic reduction (SCR) aftertreatment technology designed to reduce and control diesel engine emissions for various transportation and othe ... Continue reading

Mike Jackson and T. Boone Pickens to Host Energy-themed Town Hall Meeting

Mike Jackson and T. Boone Pickens to Host Energy-themed Town Hall Meeting

FT. LAUDERDALE, Fla., Feb. 4 -- Mike Jackson, chairman and chief executive officer of AutoNation, America's largest automotive retailer, and T. Boone Pickens, chairman of BP Capital Management, will jointly host a town hall meeting on February 17 to discuss America's current and future energy situation. (Logo: http://w ... Continue reading

GlobalOptions Group Signs Three-Year Contract with Insurance Company Affiliated with U.S. Automotive Manufacturer

GlobalOptions Group Signs Three-Year Contract with Insurance Company Affiliated with U.S. Automotive Manufacturer

NEW YORK--GlobalOptions Group, Inc. , a leading provider of domestic and international risk mitigation and management services, today announced that its Fraud & SIU Services division has signed a three-year contract with the insurance company affiliated with a U.S. automobile manufacturer to perform surveillance and re ... Continue reading

Porsche Car Dealership Installs ioimage Intelligent Video

Porsche Car Dealership Installs ioimage Intelligent Video

ioimage Video Analytics Protecting $15 Million Worth of Luxury Cars HERZLIYA, Israel, February 4 -- ioimage, the pioneer of intelligent video appliances, announced that its video analytics solution has been installed to prevent theft at the Porsche car dealership and showroom in Sunninghill Gauteng, a suburb of Johanne ... Continue reading

Porsche Cayenne Sales Rise For January

Porsche Cayenne Sales Rise For January

January 2009 saw Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG, Stuttgart, continue to move in a difficult market environment in the USA and Canada. At 1,746 vehicles, the number of deliveries to customers in North America was 36 percent lower than the previous year, with 1,658 vehicles going to the USA and 88 units to Canada. ... Continue reading

Smart Fortwo With Star Qualities: Smart Hunts 'The Pink Panther' In Paris

Smart Fortwo With Star Qualities: Smart Hunts 'The Pink Panther' In Paris

The smart fortwo, pioneer of intelligent micro cars, masterfully plays the leading automotive role in the sequel to the successful cinema blockbuster "The Pink Panther". In Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures'/Columbia Pictures' "The Pink Panther 2" to be released February 6 in the US and 12 March in Germany, the two-seater d ... Continue reading

Best year ever: 2008 - Record Sales for Mercedes-AMG GmbH

Best year ever: 2008 - Record Sales for Mercedes-AMG GmbH

Mercedes-AMG GmbH is celebrating the most successful year in its company history. AMG, the performance brand within Mercedes-Benz Cars, succeeded in increasing unit sales worldwide by 19 per cent, selling 24,200 vehicles (previous year 20,300) and bucking the market trend in extremely difficult conditions. ... Continue reading

Have The Verve - To DriveSexy With Peugeot

Have The Verve - To DriveSexy With Peugeot

Supplementing Peugeot's new 'DriveSexy' campaign, being advertised in press and media this week, a new range of 'Verve' Special Edition cars highlight the extra features of specification that enhance the appeal and value of its attractive car range of low-emitting, low-taxation, high-economy stylish and quality cars. ... Continue reading

The Smart Way To Reduce Congestion

The Smart Way To Reduce Congestion

smart, the iconic automotive brand, has suggested an alternative way to reduce congestion in London, as a response to the Mayor's 'Way To Go' document'. ... Continue reading

U.S. Senate Adds Auto Tax Break to Stimulus Package

U.S. Senate Adds Auto Tax Break to Stimulus Package

Washington DC Februry 4, 2009; The AIADA newsletter reported that the U.S. Senate added a boost for automakers and car dealers to the economic-stimulus plan late Tuesday, which would create a tax deduction for the interest on a new-vehicle loan. The proposal by U.S. Sen. Barbara Mikulski is now part of the $900-billion ... Continue reading

Infiniti Announces Centralised Global Communications Team

Infiniti Announces Centralised Global Communications Team

Infiniti has announced the creation of a centralised Global Communications function which will be headed by Wayne Bruce in the new role of Director, Infiniti Global Communications. The move is designed to strengthen the strategic development and execution of all global Infiniti press and public relations activities, an ... Continue reading

Vauxhall Creates Inspiring Accessories For New Insignia

Vauxhall Creates Inspiring Accessories For New Insignia

The inspiring lines and standard features of the new Vauxhall Insignia will need little enhancement for most owners, but a range of styling and lifestyle accessories has already been launched to take this deserving Car of the Year to the cutting edge of design. ... Continue reading

Daihatsu Appoint Dicksons Of Inverness

Daihatsu Appoint Dicksons Of Inverness

Japanese compact car specialist Daihatsu has increased its dealer network in Inverness, following the appointment of Dicksons of Inverness, proving that it's not all doom and gloom in Scotland for the automotive industry. ... Continue reading

An Opportunity to Drive the Sentience Intelligent Advanced Hybrid Vehicle at TRL, 3 March 2009

An Opportunity to Drive the Sentience Intelligent Advanced Hybrid Vehicle at TRL, 3 March 2009

The Sentience project is inviting members of the media to drive its highly innovative vehicle that demonstrates how future intelligent transport technologies can be used to significantly improve fuel consumption and reduce vehicle emissions. ... Continue reading

Aston Martin V12 Vantage: Aston Martin’s most exhilarating sports car

Aston Martin V12 Vantage: Aston Martin’s most exhilarating sports car

Aston Martin will present the most potent production sports car in the marque's 95-year history at the Geneva motor show on 3rd March. Based on the hugely successful V8 Vantage, the V12 Vantage will feature a 6.0-litre V12 engine producing 510 bhp (380 kW / 517 PS), and 570 Nm (420 lb ft) of torque with a top speed of ... Continue reading

Strong Start for Suzuki Australia

Strong Start for Suzuki Australia

Suzuki has started 2009 strongly, increasing market share and narrowly missing on securing a record January sales result. A total of 1596 Suzukis were sold in January, falling just 99 vehicles short of the record January 2008 figure. ... Continue reading

A Trusted Team: Christopher Bangle Hands Over His Post as Head of Design at the BMW Group to Adrian van Hooydonk

A Trusted Team: Christopher Bangle Hands Over His Post as Head of Design at the BMW Group to Adrian van Hooydonk

Christopher E. Bangle, the BMW Group's Head of Design, has worked closely with Adrian van Hooydonk in BMW Group design development for nearly 17 years. Now he is handing over his post to van Hooydonk, who is currently Head of BMW Automobile Design. ... Continue reading

Subaru Up-Specs

Subaru Up-Specs

Subaru has announced a second round of price reductions and added features, despite recent increases among several importers under exchange rate pressure. ... Continue reading

'E-Class Evolution' at the Mercedes-Benz Museum

'E-Class Evolution' at the Mercedes-Benz Museum

Ahead of the release of the all-new Mercedes-Benz E-Class, the Mercedes-Benz Museum in Germany is showing a major special exhibition: the history of the Mercedes-Benz E-Class. This special exhibition runs from 3 February to 27 September 2009 and is being presented in the museum's Collection 5. ... Continue reading

Happy 40th Birthday Honda Australia

Happy 40th Birthday Honda Australia

In the year that Neil Armstrong touched down on the surface of the moon, Honda touched down in Australia. Honda Australia celebrates its 40th birthday on Wednesday, 4th February 2009. From its humble beginnings in a two-bedroom flat in the Melbourne suburb of South Yarra, Australia is now one of Honda's leading markets ... Continue reading

January 2009 U.S. Auto Sales Plunge to 26 Year Low

January 2009 U.S. Auto Sales Plunge to 26 Year Low

DETROIT February 4, 2009; Kimberly S. Johnson and Tom Krisher writing ro the AP reported that automakers started 2009 in reverse. Consumers frightened by the prospect of losing their jobs stayed away from auto showrooms again in January and sent U.S. car and truck sales falling 37 percent, a familiar refrain for the st ... Continue reading

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