AUSTIN, July 6, 2011: Two of the biggest names in music are excited to to come to Circuit of The Americas to entertain fans in 2012. Lyle Lovett, one of Texasâ most celebrated recording artists, and the great Willie Nelson, perhaps the best-known and most popular singer/ songwriter in the world have, both told Cir ... Continue reading
2011 Audi A3 2.0 TFSI FWD Roadtest and Review
Is the 2011 Audi A3 Your Perfect New Car Match 2011 Audi A3 2.0 TFSI FWD Model: 2011 Audi A3 2.0 TFSI FWD Engine: 2.0-liter DOHC turbocharged 4 Horsepower/Torque: 200 hp @ 5,100-6,000 rpm/207 lb.-ft. @ 1,800-5,000 rpm Transmission: 6-speed S-tronic Wheelbase: 101.5 in. Length/Width/Height: 169.0 x 69.5 x 56.0 in. Tires ... Continue reading
New Jersey Voters Strongly Support Red Light Safety Cameras
The National Coalition for Safer Roads (NCSR) released new research today showing that New Jersey's registered voters overwhelmingly support the use of red light safety cameras. The poll found that 77 percent back the use of cameras at busy intersections in New Jersey, with 43 percent saying they "strongly support" the ... Continue reading
DealerTrack Completes Acquisition of eCarList
DealerTrack AAX, Inc., a subsidiary of DealerTrack Holdings, Inc. , today announced that it has completed the acquisition of substantially all of the assets of eCarList LLC, a leading provider of inventory management and merchandising solutions for automobile dealerships. The agreement to acquire eCarList was announced ... Continue reading
Entergy Will Fund And Donate 16 Electric Vehicle Charging Stations
Entergy Corporation today announced it is working with Coulomb Technologies to fund and donate 16 electric vehicle charging stations at college campuses in and around Entergy's four-state service area. The first two Entergy-funded charging stations were unveiled during a special event at Louisiana State University as E ... Continue reading
Plug-In 2011 Public Night in Raleigh
Plug-In 2011 Conference & Exposition Public Night on July 19 to get a first-hand look at the latest plug-in technology innovations, including a variety of cleaner and greener cars that can lower fuel costs, greenhouse gas emissions and our dependence on oil. Public Night will take place July 19 starting at 5:30 p.m. at ... Continue reading
Eos Group, Inc. (Denver, CO) an independent provider of solutions for sales of service contracts in the service drive, and Tuttle-Click, an automotive group serving Orange County and all of southern California and Arizona for over 60 years, announce the commencement of sales to Tuttle-Click customers in the service dri ... Continue reading
The Dow Chemical Company and Ube Industries, Ltd. (Ube) today announced an agreement to form a joint venture to manufacture and market formulated electrolytes for lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) in energy storage applications. The 50-50 joint venture, named Advanced Electrolyte Technologies LLC, is expected to be finalize ... Continue reading
Cyclone Power Technologies Files Registration with Securities and Exchange Commission
Cyclone Power Technologies (Pink Sheets: CYPW), developer of the all-fuel, clean-tech Cyclone Engine, announced today that it has filed a Form 10 registration with the Securities and Exchange Commission. No shares of the Company's stock have been registered for sale or resale under this filing. ... Continue reading
Graj + Gustavsen Retained by Harley-Davidson Motor Company
Graj + Gustavsen (G+G, www.ggny.com), an integrated branding firm known for building consumer brands, today announced that it was retained by Harley-Davidson Motor Company to advise the company on strategic branding initiatives relating to the brandââ¬â¢s apparel and apparel-related accessories. ... Continue reading
China Automotive Systems, Inc. ("CAAS" or the "Company"), a leading power steering components and systems supplier in China, today announced that the NASDAQ Stock Market ("Nasdaq") has notified the Company that it has until July 29, 2011 to file its Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2011. This notification from ... Continue reading
Mitsubishi, Mazda and Scion Are The Favs of Young Car Buyers
Generation Y, the 18-27 age range that represents the newest demographic of car buyers chose car brands Scion, Mitsubishi and Mazda in the highest percentage, according to a new study by TrueCar.com, the authority on new car pricing and trends. The study reviewed the purchasing behavior of more than four million car bu ... Continue reading
Sprint Cup - TONY STEWART Kentucky Wildcat
KANNAPOLIS, July 6, 2011: The University of Kentucky is indeed home to the Kentucky Wildcats, but with school in summer recess and the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series in town for its inaugural race at Kentucky Speedway in Sparta, Tony Stewart is best positioned to carry the âwildcatâ� mantra. Thatâs becaus ... Continue reading
Uk Market Leader Ford Increases Car Sales And Share For Second Consecutive Month
Ford car sales beat the downward market trend in June and again boosted its UK leadership with increased sales and share, compared with June 2010. The Ford Fiesta and the Ford Focus were once more the number one and two bestsellers in June, and for the year to date, with the Ford Transit continuing its 46th year as the ... Continue reading
Up And Coming Driver Personalities - Seventeen Magazine Features Shannon McIntosh
NEW YORK, July 6, 2011: Seventeen, the iconic fashion and beauty magazine for 13 million teen girls each month, today announced that USF2000 Mazda Road to Indy driver Shannon McIntosh would be featured in the Hearst publication's August issue, on newsstands Tuesday, July 5. "Being part of the first ever Pretty Amazing ... Continue reading
Sprint Cup - Labonte Races For The First Time At Kentucky Speedway
SPARTA, July 6, 2011: Bobby Labonte embarks upon his first race ever at Kentucky Speedway as the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series visits the 1.5-mile D-shaped oval for the inaugural Quaker State 400 Saturday night. Labonte has 635 starts in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, 202 in the Nationwide Series and 10 in the Camping World ... Continue reading
Continential Tire Series - Kinetic BMW Has Rebuilt Car And Learning Curve At Laguna Seca
BUFORD, July 6, 2011: Kinetic Motorsports BMW M3 E92 drivers Jade Buford and Ben Clucas are looking forward to competing on the famous Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca circuit in California, where neither driver has ever raced. They will be racing in the competitive Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge Series on July 8-9 in ... Continue reading
Sprint Cup - KYLE BUSCH Something Old, Something New
HUNTERSVILLE, July 5, 2011: While the inaugural race for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at Kentucky Speedway in Sparta will take place on Saturday night, there are plenty of drivers, teams, and fans who are already quite familiar with the 1.5-mile oval. One driver with plenty of experience at Kentucky happens to be Kyle ... Continue reading
NHRA Top Sportsman - World's Best Racers Head To Chicago For JEGS Allstars Competition
CHICAGO, July 5, 2011: For the 27th consecutive year, the best racers from the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series will head to Route 66 Raceway in the Chicago suburb of Joliet this weekend for the JEGS Allstars race. A total of 76 drivers representing 31 states and Canadian territories will compete for a share of more t ... Continue reading
ALMS - Jaguar To Return To GT Class At Lime Rock
EAST LANSING, July 5, 2011: Despite the near three month gap in the 2011 American Le Mans Series presented by Tequila Patron, JaguarRSR has been working diligently to enhance the performance of the boisterous JaguarRSR XKR GT and is looking to turn even more heads this weekend in Round Three at Lime Rock Park - the Ame ... Continue reading
Sprint Cup - RYAN NEWMAN Proving To Be A Quick Study At Sprint Cup's Newest Track
KANNAPOLIS, July 5, 2011: Ryan Newman prides himself on being a college graduate. The 2001 Purdue University engineering graduate is currently the only active driver in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series with a college degree. For Newman, earning his degree while working his way up the racing ranks in stock cars was not only ... Continue reading
NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series - Final Results Report from Summit Motorsports Park
NORWALK, July 5, 2011: Bill Reichert qualified No. 1 and out ran the field for the win in Top Alcohol Dragster this past weekend at the B'Laster Cavalcade of Stars presented by Budweiser event at Summit Motorsports Park. The Owosso, Mich., racer clicked off a 5.391 second lap at 266.85 mph in the final against Marty Th ... Continue reading
Ford Of Britain 100: Image Of The Week - 27/52
To celebrate the centenary of Ford of Britain in 2011 the company is exploring its photo archive to reveal rarely seen images. ... Continue reading
Rolls-Royce Motor Cars And Joseph Perillo Open New Chicago Dealership
Rolls-Royce Motor Cars and Joe Perillo, Dealer Principal and General Manager of Gold Coast Exotic Imports, LLC, recently announced the official opening of Rolls-Royce Motor Cars Gold Coast in Chicago, IL. ... Continue reading
Classic Nostalgia - Re-Live The Fifties On Sunday, 24th July 2011
Shelsley Walsh nestles in the magical Teme valley in Worcestershire and speed hill climbing has taken place there since 1905. It is English countryside at its most beautiful and a surprising place to see racing cars at flat out speeds. ... Continue reading
Seat celebrates a glorious goodwood debut!
Seat is celebrating a stunning debut at the 2011 Goodwood Festival of Speed with young and young-at-heart alike flocking in their thousands to see the sporty Spaniards' exciting array of exhibits and activities. ... Continue reading
Ferrari Charity Auction In Tokyo: Over 500,000 Euros Collected
Over 200 passionate clients and collectors participated in today's charity auction at the Italian embassy in Tokyo to collect money for the city of Ishinomaki, which was severely hit by the earthquake in Japan last March. ... Continue reading
Kankunnen Turns Up The Heat At Goodwood With Bentley's Record Breaking Continental Supersports
Juha Kankunnen, the four-time world rally champion, turned up the heat at this year's Goodwood Festival of Speed when he was reunited with his world ice-speed record breaking Bentley Continental Supersports convertible. ... Continue reading
Chris Evans And His 'Magnificent Seven' At The 2011 Goodwood Festival Of Speed
BBC Radio 2 presenter, Chris Evans, concluded his annual charity drive and dine event with a full throttle assault on the hillclimb at Goodwood, raising £1.1million for Children in Need. ... Continue reading
New Range Rover Evoque Starts Production
The new Range Rover Evoque passed an important milestone today when the first production vehicle was driven off the line at Land Rover's Halewood manufacturing plant in Liverpool. ... Continue reading
Nissan Begins Global Proving Tests For NV200 Based Electric Vehicles
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. will begin global proving tests starting July 2011 of an electric vehicle (EV) based on the compact commercial vehicle NV200. ... Continue reading
Mazda Celebrates A Jubilant June To Secure A Record First Half
Mazda Australia has recorded its best ever June sales result, posting 8,626 sales according to VFACTS figures released yesterday. ... Continue reading
An All-Time Record for Hyundai
Hyundai Motor Company Australia (HMCA) has recorded its best-ever monthly sales result since HMCA was founded in September 2003. Hyundai finished in fifth position overall with 8,534 sales achieving a market share of 8.9%. The sales result saw an increase of +6% June 2011 v. June 2010 in a market which was down -12% ov ... Continue reading
DETROIT, July 6, 2011 -- Internal combustion engines are improving their ability to cut CO2 emissions at a lower cost than expected, and, as a result, carmakers should be able to meet 2020 emissions targets mainly through improvements to conventional technologies, according to a new report by The Boston Consulting Grou ... Continue reading
Car Crazy in China from the Thoughtful China TV Series - VIDEO FEATURE
Now the world's largest car market, China has become prime territory for global carmakers like Ford Motor Co., Toyota Motor Corp., General Motors, Mercedes-Benz and the rest of the auto industry. The hot trends at this year's Shanghai Auto Show - luxury is up and green is coming on strong. In this episode of Shanghai-b ... Continue reading
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