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Friday, July 6, 2012

TravelCenters of America Serves Nearly 15,000 Free Meals to Veterans and Active Duty Military on Independence Day

TravelCenters of America Serves Nearly 15,000 Free Meals to Veterans and Active Duty Military on Independence Day

TravelCenters of America (TravelCenters) today reported it served complimentary meals to nearly 15,000 veterans and active duty military on July 4, 2012. Prior to the holiday, TravelCenters invited anyone with proof of service to enjoy a free meal at any participating TA and Petro Stopping Centers sit-down restaurant n ... Continue reading

FIA F1 - Hamilton Tops Wet Second Practice

FIA F1 - Hamilton Tops Wet Second Practice

Silverstone, Jul. 6, 2012: McLaren’s Lewis Hamilton gave the spectators a boost at a wet Silverstone on Friday afternoon as he set the fastest time in Practice Two, just edging out session-long pacesetter, Sauber's Kamui Kobayashi. Hamilton lapped in 1m 56.345s, just faster than Romain Grosjean’s best time of ... Continue reading

Pall Corporation Introduces Argon Gas Purification System at Intersolar North America 2012

Pall Corporation Introduces Argon Gas Purification System at Intersolar North America 2012

Pall Corporation will showcase a new argon gas purification system and other filtration and contamination control products for the photovoltaic (PV) industry at Intersolar North America in San Francisco, July 10 -12. The exhibition is a leading forum for energy companies and equipment suppliers to explore technologies ... Continue reading

Expats beware - not all car leases are created equal. Protect yourself and learn the difference before you sign!

Expats beware - not all car leases are created equal. Protect yourself and learn the difference before you sign!

Expatriates moving to the United States encounter many challenges when leasing a vehicle due to a lack of a U.S. credit history. There are two types of automobile leases that exist in the United States, open-end and closed-end leases, for both new and used vehicles. Expats need to protect themselves and learn the diffe ... Continue reading

Meritor Applauds 2013 Michigan Budget Prioritizing the Use of Remanufactured Components

Meritor Applauds 2013 Michigan Budget Prioritizing the Use of Remanufactured Components

Remanufactured components, such as those offered by Meritor, Inc. , are quickly gaining ground as a cost-effective solution for fleets. An example of this took place on Tuesday, June 26, when Gov. Rick Snyder signed the Michigan Fiscal Year 2013 Budget which extended a law prioritizing the use of remanufactured parts t ... Continue reading

FIA GP3 - VBrick To Provide Live Access To Conor Daly At Silverstone

FIA GP3 - VBrick To Provide Live Access To Conor Daly At Silverstone

Silverstone, Jul. 6, 2012: Media and fans will have unprecedented LIVE access to Conor Daly from Silverstone, England, as he prepares for this weekend's GP3 Series race. On Friday, VBrick Systems, Inc. will deliver the first of a number of high-definition live streaming video events through their Online Streaming Servi ... Continue reading

Research and Markets: Electric Vehicle Market in China 2011-2015

Research and Markets: Electric Vehicle Market in China 2011-2015

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Electric Vehicle Market in China 2011-2015" report to their offering. TechNavio's analysts forecast the Electric Vehicle market in China to grow at a CAGR of 192.4 percent in terms of units sold over the period 2011-2015. One of the key factors for this growth is ... Continue reading

Pro Karting - Daughters Wins TaG Senior, Williams Takes TaG Junior

Pro Karting - Daughters Wins TaG Senior, Williams Takes TaG Junior

BUTTONWILLOW, Jul. 5, 2012: Phil Giebler Racing’s Mason Daughters drove to his first career victory in TaG Senior and Carter Williams won in TaG Junior and S5 in the fourth round of the Superkarts! USA California ProKart Challenge on Saturday (June 23) at Buttonwillow Raceway Park’s .69-mile kart track. Daugh ... Continue reading

ALMS GT - Paul Miller Racing And HeliFlite Team Up For Lime Rock

ALMS GT - Paul Miller Racing And HeliFlite Team Up For Lime Rock

PARSIPPANNY, Jul. 5, 2012: There is no racetrack on the 2012 American Le Mans Series presented by Tequila Patrón closer to home for New Jersey-based Paul Miller Racing owner Paul Miller and driver Bryce Miller, and New York-based team partner Chopard that Lime Rock Park in Lakeville, Conn. Depending on traffic, it's j ... Continue reading

Motorsports Brands - NASCAR Selects SapientNitro For Lead Development Of New Digital Platform

Motorsports Brands - NASCAR Selects SapientNitro For Lead Development Of New Digital Platform

DAYTONA BEACH, Jul. 5, 2012: NASCAR announced today that SapientNitro, part of Sapient , has been selected to design and build its new digital platform, including NASCAR.com. The new platform will result in an integrated digital experience for NASCAR’s fans through critical channels, including: website, mobile and ... Continue reading

Indy Lights - Dempsey Joins Belardi

Indy Lights - Dempsey Joins Belardi

Indianapolis, Jul. 5, 2012: Irishman Peter Dempsey will drive the No. 9 Firestone Indy Lights car for Belardi Auto Racing for the remainder of the 2012 season beginning in Toronto. "Peter has been on our radar since he was a competitor at Andretti Autosport last year," team owner Brian Belardi said. "We saw how immense ... Continue reading

Mazda Increases Production of SKYACTIV Engines Two-fold

Mazda Increases Production of SKYACTIV Engines Two-fold

Mazda Corporation (MC), headquartered in Hiroshima, Japan, has announced that production of SKYACTIV(1)‚ engines will double in October.‚ Current production is 400,000 units for global distribution; production will increase to 800,000 units.‚ In the United States, the 2012 Mazda3 and 2013 CX-5 feature SKYACTIV-G 2.0 ... Continue reading

Research and Markets: Global CFD Market in Automotive Industry 2011-2015

Research and Markets: Global CFD Market in Automotive Industry 2011-2015

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Global CFD Market in Automotive Industry 2011-2015" report to their offering. 'Global CFD Market in Automotive Industry 2011-2015' TechNavio's analysts forecast the Global CFD market in the Automotive Industry to grow at a CAGR of 18 percent over the period 2011-2 ... Continue reading

Weight-Saving Door Panel Receives SPE Automotive Award 2012

Weight-Saving Door Panel Receives SPE Automotive Award 2012

Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE) Central Europe honors Johnson Controls for innovative door panel made of natural fibers Johnson Controls, a global leader in automotive seating, interiors and electronics, was the recipient of a 14th Automotive Division Award from the Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE) Central Europ ... Continue reading

Electric Vehicle Charging Station Courses - Ploughcroft

Electric Vehicle Charging Station Courses - Ploughcroft

ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING COURSES TAKE OFF AT PLOUGHCROFT Ploughcroft Training, based in West Yorkshire, has launched an exciting new Electric Vehicle (EV) charging station installation course, which has had a great response from electricians. The first one day course, held at its training centre in Brighouse was atten ... Continue reading

Carmel Car And Limousine Service Announces Partnership With FM News 101.9 Radio

Carmel Car And Limousine Service Announces Partnership With FM News 101.9 Radio

Carmel Car and Limousine Service, the largest limousine service in the world, announced today a partnership with New York City-based WEMP-FM News 101.9 Radio. The partnership calls for WEMP-FM (known on-air as FM News 101.9) and Carmel Car and Limousine service to exchange traffic information for the benefit of the tri ... Continue reading

Global Road Technology Paves the Way for Safer Roads Worldwide

Global Road Technology Paves the Way for Safer Roads Worldwide

Global Road Technology is paving the way for safer roads throughout Australia, and internationally, with current projects stretching from North Queensland to Western Australia. The internationally operating operational company has a wealth of expertise in the creation and maintenance of better urban, rural and industri ... Continue reading

Honda (UK) Hosts 'See Inside Manufacturing' Open Day

Honda (UK) Hosts 'See Inside Manufacturing' Open Day

Honda (UK) today hosted around one hundred guests from the teaching and careers advisory professions, as well as students of varying ages from across the South of England, at Honda's award winning apprentice and management training facility - the Honda Institute. ... Continue reading

2013 Chevrolet Malibu ECO Ride and Review by Larry Nutson +VIDEO

2013 Chevrolet Malibu ECO Ride and Review by Larry Nutson +VIDEO

SEE ALSO: Chevrolet Buyers Guide 2013 Chevrolet Malibu ECO A good thing gets better by Larry Nutson Senior Editor, Chicago Bureau The Auto Channel The auto industry around the globe spent the last decade bringing electrification into the automobile powertrain. Today we now have pure battery EVs, gasoline-electric hybri ... Continue reading

Exclusive Debut For Aston Martin Vanquish

Exclusive Debut For Aston Martin Vanquish

The new Aston Martin Vanquish last night made its eagerly-awaited London debut in the suitably star-studded surroundings of the London Film Museum, Covent Garden. ... Continue reading

Kia Hits New June Sales Record

Kia Hits New June Sales Record

Kia has posted record UK sales for the month of June as yet more customers discovered the Korean brand's range of design-led, quality vehicles. ... Continue reading

Gordon Approved

Gordon Approved

Full scores for the Chefs of the Ferrari company Restaurant tested today by Gordon Ramsay! ... Continue reading

Ford Strengthens UK Market Lead Through First Half 2012

Ford Strengthens UK Market Lead Through First Half 2012

Ford has extended its UK market leadership with increased car sales and share for the first six months of 2012, compared with the same period in 2011. ... Continue reading

Fuel Price Board Overhaul Provides a Breakthrough for Motorists

Fuel Price Board Overhaul Provides a Breakthrough for Motorists

The national motoring body, the Australian Automobile Association (AAA), has welcomed as a major step forward to empower motorists, an agreement to begin development of a national standard for fuel price boards. ... Continue reading

Grand Plan for Europcar and Automobility

Grand Plan for Europcar and Automobility

Europcar Australia and Automobility Pty Ltd have announced an Australian first partnership by placing Kia Grand Carnival wheelchair accessible vehicles in Europcar's rental fleet. ... Continue reading

Nissan Offers Industry Leading One Percent Finance

Nissan Offers Industry Leading One Percent Finance

Nissan Australia, through its captive finance company Nissan Financial Services Australia, is offering car buyers an extraordinary comparison rate of just one percent vehicle finance - for one week only. ... Continue reading

Volvo Selekt - The Safest Way to Buy a Pre-Owned Volvo

Volvo Selekt - The Safest Way to Buy a Pre-Owned Volvo

Volvo Car Australia is pleased to announce the introduction of Volvo Selekt, a factory-backed, used car programme that takes the guesswork out of buying a used Volvo. ... Continue reading

Audi Launches Bespoke Master Classes for Customers

Audi Launches Bespoke Master Classes for Customers

Audi Australia Pty Ltd has launched a series of exclusive master classes, designed to bring the German luxury carmaker's brand Ambassadors closer to its customers through bespoke experiences. ... Continue reading

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