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NADAguides.com Awards 2011 Hyundai Sonata 'Car of the Month' for March

NADAguides.com Awards 2011 Hyundai Sonata 'Car of the Month' for March

- From Middle of the Pack to Front of the Line - COSTA MESA, Calif., March 4 -- NADAguides.com, the leading provider of vehicle pricing and information, today announced that the 2011 Hyundai Sonata has received the NADAguides.com "Car of the Month" award for March. The all-new Sonata is the most innovative and fun-to-d ... Continue reading

2010 Chevrolet Camaro V6 2LT Review

2010 Chevrolet Camaro V6 2LT Review

DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH CAREY RUSS 2010 Chevrolet Camaro V6 2LT The "baby" six-cylinder versions of pony and muscle cars (different classes in the past but pretty much one and the same today) have always been disparaged -- "secretary's car" was the (oh so derogatory) term in the days before political correctness -- ... Continue reading

Rookie Continues Strong Showing By U.S. Riders In Preseason

Rookie Continues Strong Showing By U.S. Riders In Preseason

INDIANAPOLIS, March 3, 2010: American rookie Kenny Noyes was second fastest overall in a test March 1-3 for the new Moto2 class at Valencia, Spain, just a week after Americans Nicky Hayden, Colin Edwards and Ben Spies each were in the top five in a test in the premier MotoGP class of Grand Prix motorcycle racing. Noyes ... Continue reading

Historic Sportscar Racing Series Opens

Historic Sportscar Racing Series Opens

Atlanta, March 4, 2010: The Historic Sportscar Racing Series (HSR) opens its 20th season with the Sebring Endurance Challenge presented by Classic Motorsports at Sebring International Raceway (SIR) in Sebring, Fla. March 4-7. “We’re very excited about having HSR open up the month of March with its annual even ... Continue reading

Bondurant Continues as Official Driving School of World Challenge

Bondurant Continues as Official Driving School of World Challenge

TOPEKA, March 4, 2010: WC Vision has announced that The Bob Bondurant School of High Performance Driving has extended a partnership to continue as the Official Driving School of World Challenge in 2010. The agreement includes a number of items surrounding the upcoming World Challenge season. Each 2010 World Challenge r ... Continue reading

Lucas di Grassi Announced as TW Steel Brand Ambassador

Lucas di Grassi Announced as TW Steel Brand Ambassador

Amsterdam, March 4, 2010) – TW Steel, the international Dutch watch brand – renowned for exceptional oversized watches, is delighted to announce a partnership with Brazilian Formula One driver, Lucas di Grassi. The 25-year-old from Sao Paulo will make his Formula One debut at the ‘Gulf Air Bahrain Grand ... Continue reading

Calendar Announced For UK's New Abarth 500 Trofeo Series

Calendar Announced For UK's New Abarth 500 Trofeo Series

Dates for the new Trofeo Abarth 500 GB race series have been announced by Abarth UK. ... Continue reading

Jeep Wrangler Special Order Programme

Jeep Wrangler Special Order Programme

Jeep is offering off-road enthusiasts the opportunity to build their own 'bespoke' Wrangler with the launch of a Special Order Programme, designed to give customers greater individuality for their cars. ... Continue reading

Geneva show: Vauxhall Flextreme GT/E

Geneva show: Vauxhall Flextreme GT/E

Blimey, the Vauxhall Insignia's going a bit Batmobile on us. Vauxhall's Geneva show concept car is the Flextreme GT/E, and the designers hint that a lot of the styling ideas here will turn up on the next Insignia in five years' time. The designers pretty much took up residence in a wind tunnel, and got the cd down to 0 ... Continue reading

Russian govt to discuss automobile industry strategy Thursday

Russian govt to discuss automobile industry strategy Thursday

MOSCOW, -- The Russian government on Thursday will discuss a development strategy for the automobile industry till 2020, a source in the Cabinet of Ministers said on Wednesday. According to the official, the document identifies an optimal scenario for the industry’s development. “We have emphasized four main ... Continue reading

Jaguar Academy Of Sport Launched By Living Legends Of British Sport

Jaguar Academy Of Sport Launched By Living Legends Of British Sport

The Jaguar Academy of Sport was launched at a ceremony in London today by Sir Ian Botham, Gareth Edwards CBE, Dame Kelly Holmes DBE, Denise Lewis OBE, Sir Steve Redgrave and supported by David Beckham ... Continue reading

Ford Extends Global Electric Vehicles Plan To Europe: Five Models To Launch By 2013

Ford Extends Global Electric Vehicles Plan To Europe: Five Models To Launch By 2013

Ford Motor Company is confirming today that its global electric vehicles plan is extending to Europe with five full electric or hybrid vehicles across its C, CD and light commercial vehicle ranges coming for European customers by 2013 ... Continue reading

Smart Fortwo Edition Urbanstyle Sets The Trend For City Chic

Smart Fortwo Edition Urbanstyle Sets The Trend For City Chic

The smart fortwo edition urbanstyle adds a whole new dimension to the iconic model's reputation for being 'big in the city'. ... Continue reading

Upgraded New Mazda6 Range On Sale Early

Upgraded New Mazda6 Range On Sale Early

To meet strong demand for the popular Mazda6 from both retail and fleet customers, Mazda Motors UKis bringing forward the 'on sale' date for the upgraded Mazda6 models for 2010. ... Continue reading

Aston Martin Debuts Special Editions At Geneva Show - US Version

Aston Martin Debuts Special Editions At Geneva Show - US Version

At the 80th Geneva Autosalon, Aston Martin presented the world debut of a new bespoke service; Works Service Tailored and the new DBS UB-2010 ... Continue reading

Honda Begins Sales of All-new Automobile Driving Simulator Developed for Traffic Safety Education

Honda Begins Sales of All-new Automobile Driving Simulator Developed for Traffic Safety Education

Tokyo, Mar 2, 2010 - - Honda Motor Co., Ltd. began sales throughout Japan of an all-new automobile driving simulator, which underwent a full model change, developed for the purpose of traffic safety education.To further enhance the ability of driver trainees to recognize and understand potential risks, a new function w ... Continue reading

Aston Martin Debuts Special Editions At Geneva Show

Aston Martin Debuts Special Editions At Geneva Show

At the 80th Geneva Autosalon, Aston Martin presented the world debut of the V12 Vantage Carbon Black Edition, a new bespoke service; Works Service Tailored and the new DBS UB-2010. ... Continue reading

The Honda Foundation Helps CareFlight Patients Breathe Easy

The Honda Foundation Helps CareFlight Patients Breathe Easy

NRMA CareFlight patients in New South Wales can now breathe easier, thanks to a recent donation of $30,000 from The Honda Foundation and Trivett Honda in Paramatta ... Continue reading

Speech by Mr. Takanobu Ito President and CEO, Honda Motor Co.

Speech by Mr. Takanobu Ito President and CEO, Honda Motor Co.

Good morning, Ladies and Gentlemen. I am very pleased to join you today at the Geneva Motorshow. I would like to talk about Honda's vision of the future, by linking it to our past ... Continue reading

Limited Edition Lancer ACTiV to be Released in March

Limited Edition Lancer ACTiV to be Released in March

Mitsubishi Motors Australia Limited (MMAL) will add a stylish limited edition to the already popular Lancer range in March 2010. Based on the feature-packed ES model, the Lancer ACTiV sports an impressive list of interior and exterior additions and, with a drive-away price from $21,990, the Lancer ACTiV is sure to impr ... Continue reading

Mazda All Things Great and Small in February

Mazda All Things Great and Small in February

Mazda Australia has enjoyed sales success on all things great and small in February, with the company's popular Mazda3 maintaining its mantle as the country's top-selling small car and the stylish CX-7 SUV notching its best ever sales month. ... Continue reading

New Mustang V-6 With 305 HP Certified at 31 MPG Highway; Makes History as First Car With 300+ HP and 30+ MPG - VIDEO ENHANCED

New Mustang V-6 With 305 HP Certified at 31 MPG Highway; Makes History as First Car With 300+ HP and 30+ MPG - VIDEO ENHANCED

DEARBORN, Mich., March 4 -- -- New 2011 Ford Mustang V-6 final fuel economy certified by EPA this week at 31 mpg on the highway and 19 mpg in the city -- On sale this spring, Mustang with new 3.7-liter V-6 achieves 305 hp with available six-speed automatic transmission; first car ever to achieve 300-plus horsepower and ... Continue reading

Professor Magnus Skoglundh Receives Volvo Award

Professor Magnus Skoglundh Receives Volvo Award

STOCKHOLM--Regulatory News: Volvo (STO:VOLVA) (STO:VOLVB): Today, on March 3, the HÃ¥kan Frisinger Foundation for Transportation Research will present its award for 2009 to Magnus Skoglundh of Chalmers University of Technology. The award of SEK 250,000 has been granted to Magnus Skoglundh for his outstanding research ... Continue reading

All-New Lexus CT 200h Premium Compact Hybrid Makes North American Debut at 2010 New York International Auto Show

All-New Lexus CT 200h Premium Compact Hybrid Makes North American Debut at 2010 New York International Auto Show

- Only Dedicated Hybrid Vehicle in the Premium Compact Segment - 1.8L Four-Cylinder Engine Paired with Lexus Hybrid Drive - Engineered for Dynamic Handling and Agility NEW YORK, March 3 -- The all-new Lexus CT 200h premium compact hybrid will be on display for the first time in North America at the 2010 New York Intern ... Continue reading

Eaton Introduces Electronic Fuel Vapor Management Valve for Hybrid-Electric Vehicles That Increases Safety, Reduces Emissions

Eaton Introduces Electronic Fuel Vapor Management Valve for Hybrid-Electric Vehicles That Increases Safety, Reduces Emissions

SOUTHFIELD, Mich.--Diversified industrial manufacturer Eaton Corporation today introduced an electronic fuel vapor management valve for hybrid-electric vehicles that manages fuel vapor pressure contained within the fuel tank, increasing safety and enabling automakers to meet strict emissions regulations. The new system ... Continue reading

Washington Statewide Class Action Lawsuit Challenging Speed and Intersection Safety Cameras Dismissed

Washington Statewide Class Action Lawsuit Challenging Speed and Intersection Safety Cameras Dismissed

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.--American Traffic Solutions, Inc. (ATS) welcomed a U.S. District Judge’s decision yesterday that reaffirmed the legality of speed and intersection safety cameras in 18 cities across the state of Washington. (Todd, et al. v City of Aberdeen, et al., USDC W.D. Wash. No. CV 09-1232 JCC). “yet a ... Continue reading

Ram is First Truck in Texas to Offer Live, Mobile TV

Ram is First Truck in Texas to Offer Live, Mobile TV

Chrysler Group LLC to Showcase New TV Technology in Heavy-Duty Ram at Dallas Auto Show DALLAS, March 3 -- -- Company now offers live, mobile TV in eight 2010 model-year vehicles: Chrysler Town & Country, Jeep Grand Cherokee, Jeep Commander, Dodge Grand Caravan, Dodge Journey, Dodge Nitro, Ram 1500 and Ram 2500/3500 -- ... Continue reading

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