RV Rentals Offer Best Value for Holiday Travelers Says Allstar Coaches
Airfares have been steadily on the rise and weary travelers are searching for alternative means of travel as the holiday season approaches. Rob Tischler, CEO of Allstar Coaches said, "When considering the cost of airfare, hotels, and meals out, it's no wonder that people are turning to RV rentals. The savings are subst ... Continue reading
Pep Boys Offers Motorists a Three-Point Checklist for Safe Winter Driving
With the increased possibility of extreme weather this winter, The Pep Boys ââ¬â Manny, Moe & Jack , the nation's leading automotive aftermarket service and retail chain, reminds motorists to regularly check their vehicles and inspect or replace worn tires. âWith more than a million tires in inventory, ... Continue reading
Petty's Garage Launches the Richard Petty Signature Series Mustang
Petty Adds Mustang to Stable LEVEL CROSS, NC December 7, 2011; Loyal fans of the King, Richard Petty, know his championship heritage isn't limited to Chrysler products. Back in the '60s the King was racing and winning with Fords, and the NASCAR team he leads today races under the Blue Oval exclusively. So it's only nat ... Continue reading
First Drive: 2012 Toyota Prius v Two (prototype) Review by Henny Hemmes +VIDEO
By Henny Hemmes Senior European Editor The Auto Channel REDONDO BEACH, CA - December 6, 2011: When unveiling the FT-CH Concept in Detroit in 2010, Toyota announced their plan to use the Prius name for a line of new hybrid models, not hybrid variants of existing ones. Therefore, the FT-CH Concept is considered as the pr ... Continue reading
2012 Chevrolet Camaro SS 45th Anniversary Review By Larry Nutson
638-horsepower LS9 would you believe. Earlier in November, at the SEMA show Chevrolet introduced the COPO Camaro. A purpose-built drag race Camaro for Pro or semi-Pro drag racers to barrel down the quarter mile in about 9.8 seconds with terminal speeds of about 135 mph. Coming in 2012 is a high-performance Camaro ZL1 w ... Continue reading
TravelCenters of America Becomes Member of American Trucking Associations
TravelCenters of America LLC (TravelCenters) has joined the American Trucking Associations (ATA), a national trade association of the trucking industry. Members of ATA have the opportunity to help better the trucking industry and drive it forward. "I am excited about becoming an ATA member. TravelCenters of America pro ... Continue reading
2012 Mazda MX-5 Miata Named a 10 Best Car by Car and Driver Magazine
The 2012 Mazda MX-5 Miata has been named to Car and Driver's 10Best Cars list, its seventh year in a row and 13th overall since the two-seat roadster made its global debut in 1989.Ã The small-in-size but spunky-in-sports-appeal convertible is a favorite among daily drivers and weekend road racers alike, and, as prov ... Continue reading
SureSale Certified Expands Vehicles Eligible for CPO Programs
Mota Motors , a leading provider of online vehicle certification and selling platforms, today announced the launch of SureSale Certified, a comprehensive certified pre-owned (CPO) marketing program. Ã Designed to improve inventory turn and gross profit margins for dealers, SureSale expands the range of vehicles el ... Continue reading
T3 Motion, Inc. to Present at the LD MICRO Conference - Thursday, December 8, 2011
T3 Motion, Inc. (NYSE Amex: TTTM), a producer of clean/green electric personal mobility vehicles, will be presenting at the LD MICRO Conference on Thursday, December 8 at 3:00 pm PST. The conference will be held at The Luxe Hotel in Los Angeles, California. Kelly Anderson, Chief Financial Officer of T3 Motion, Inc., wi ... Continue reading
Lear to Participate in Goldman Sachs 3rd Annual Global Automotive Conference
Lear Corporation , a leading global supplier of automotive seating and electrical power management systems, will participate at the Goldman Sachs 3rd Annual Global Automotive Conference in London, England on Thursday, December 8, 2011. The webcast begins at 9:00 a.m. GMT and will run approximately forty minutes. ... Continue reading
Advanced Steel Technologies Featured in 2012 Ford Focus: The Car Connection's "Best Car to Buy 2012"
Ringing in 2012 has come early for the North American steel industry and the Steel Market Development Institute (SMDI), as editors at High Gear Media's The Car Connection have named the 2012 Ford Focus the "Best Car to Buy 2012" -- due in part to the extensive use of higher-strength steels used on the vehicle. Accordin ... Continue reading
Flexpoint Announces New York Cab Project
Flexpoint Sensor Systems, Inc. (OTCBB: FLXT) announced that they are currently working with a Company for the inclusion of a wireless reporting system for seat occupancy for taxi cabs and other for-hire" vehicles in New York. The Bend Sensor offers a superior solution for applications that require accurate measuremen ... Continue reading
Berlin – Charging electric cars without an electric cable – how does that work? Daimler AG is about to test inductive charging for the first time on a vehicle in everyday use in the form of a technically modified Mercedes-Benz A-Class E-CELL. With the inductive charging principle, an electric car fitted with a spec ... Continue reading
FordDirect Names Meri Glade Chief Compliance Officer and General Counsel
FordDirect, a joint venture between Ford Motor Company and its franchise dealers, announced today that Meri Glade has been named general counsel and Chief Compliance Officer of the Company. Ms. Glade joins FordDirect to oversee all legal affairs of the organization and provide counsel to the executive management team a ... Continue reading
FordDirect Enhances Product Team with Promotions of Ryan Soffa and Fadi Aoude
FordDirect, a joint venture between Ford Motor Company and its franchise dealers, announced today the appointment of two executives - Ryan Soffa, senior vice president of product development and Fadi Aoude, senior vice president of technology. Aoude and Soffa lead the development of products for Ford and Lincoln dealer ... Continue reading
GPS Fleet Tracking from Networkfleet Saves Campbell Oil $1800 in One Month
Networkfleet, a leader in wireless fleet management, today announced that Campbell Oil Company, an oil and lumber delivery service, has reduced vehicle idling and saved $1800 in fuel costs within the first month of implementing Networkfleet. Through continuous GPS vehicle tracking and engine diagnostic monitoring, Camp ... Continue reading
The City of White Plains deploys a new adaptive traffic signal control system on Tarrytown Road as a result of a $250,000 cost-shared research agreement from the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) and the New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT). The system is intended to imp ... Continue reading
Special Motorsports Event - Dan Wheldon Memorial Kart Race Draws Enormous Professional Field
Milton Keyes, Dec 6, 2011: F1 star Jenson Button and newly crowned IndyCar champion Dario Franchitti were among a host of top racing drivers all competing in a very special two-hour endurance kart race staged at Daytona Milton Keynes last night (5 December) to commemorate the life and many achievements of their friend ... Continue reading
Camping World Trucks - 2011 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Top Performances
DAYTONA BEACH, Dec. 6, 2011: Every season since 2004, the over-40 crowd has hogged the championship spotlight in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series. But in 2011, Austin Dillon changed all of that. At 21 years, six months and 22 days, Dillon became the youngest champion in the 17-year history of the series, signaling ... Continue reading
Motorsports Brands - Mercedes Set To Race With AMG Banner In 2012
Stugartt, Dec. 6, 2011:Mercedes have announced they intend to compete under the full name of âMercedes AMG Petronas Formula One Team' from 2012 onwards. AMG is the performance brand of Mercedes-Benz, and has been involved with Formula One for 15 years, supplying the official F1 safety and medical cars since 1996. ... Continue reading
Special Motorsports Event - Wickens Receives BRDC Bruce McLaren Award
Toronto, December 06, 2011: Robert Wickens was presented with the British Racing Drivers Club âBruce McLaren Awardâ in a ceremony on Monday, 5th December, with the Canadian being recognized for his championship success this season in the Formula Renault 3.5 Series. The 22-year-old from Toronto â a reserv ... Continue reading
Coulomb Technologies today introduced its latest ChargePoint application, for Blackberry smart phones. Now available for free from the Blackberry App World store, the updated ChargePoint app provides electric vehicles (EV) drivers new features including the ability to locate and check occupancy status and make reservat ... Continue reading
Australian Sprint Car Championship - Tickets Available
Queensland, Dec. 6, 2011: Sprintcar fans and indeed all speedway fans are advised that tickets to the 50th Anniversary 2012 Australian Sprintcar Championship are now available online. Speedway City has arranged the ticketing service through its website â www.speedwaycity.com.au A range of ticketing options is avai ... Continue reading
As California is poised to adopt a new round of car standards designed to cut emissions and expand the market for electric vehicles (EV), a new report provides insight into California's emerging leadership role in this fast-growing economic sector. New data reveals that California took in $467 million in global EV vent ... Continue reading
"Dock+Go" Rinspeed Concept at the 2012 Geneva Motor Show
Everybody has two axles. Why not simply take three of them instead of two - but only if you need them! It is that third axle with two wheels that is the key feature of the innovative modular mobility system from Swiss automotive visionary Frank M. Rinderknecht. âDock+Goâ is the name the bustling Swiss has giv ... Continue reading
CAAS Supplying North American Aftermarket Steering Gears to Global OEM
China Automotive Systems, Inc. ("CAAS" or the "Company"), a leading power steering components and systems supplier in China, announced today that it has been selected as a supplier of aftermarket power steering gears to a global OEM's parts division for use in one SUV model in North America. The gears are being produce ... Continue reading
Ford Apprentices "Make It In Great Britain"
Ford's UK-based apprentices involved with the design, development and production of high-technology engines supported the launch of the Government's new "Make it in Great Britain" initiative, which aims to transform the image of UK manufacturing and to raise awareness of its importance for the economy. ... Continue reading
Average Fuel Economy for New Cars Sold in November Highest Since March
TrueCar.com, the authority on new car pricing, trends and forecasting, today provided actual fuel economy numbers from November light vehicle auto sales that indicate TrueMPG will increase to 22.3 mpg in November 2011 compared to 21.7 mpg in November 2010, and increased from October 2011 at 22.2 mpg. "Manufacturers are ... Continue reading
2012 Kia Soul and Forte Koup Named to MSN Autos "10 Great Cars for Less Than $20,000" List
The 2012 Soul and Forte Koup recently were named to MSN Autos "10 Great Cars for Less Than $20,000" list, with Kia being the only brand to have two vehicles selected. Soul, Kia's iconic hatchback refreshed for the 2012 model year, delivers a series of refinements, including more power, improved fuel economy and new tec ... Continue reading
Mazda, Audi Reign Supreme in Inaugural Canadian ALG Perceived Quality Score
Mazda handily nabbed the top spot among mainstream brands and Audi took the lead among luxury brands, according to the first Canadian Perceived Quality Score (PQS) from ALG Inc., a subsidiary of TrueCar, Inc., and the industry benchmark for residual values and depreciation data. "The Mazda3, which constitutes approxima ... Continue reading
BorgWarner BERU Systems Supplies New Double Platinum Spark Plugs for Audi's Four-Cylinder Engines
BorgWarner BERU Systems new double platinum spark plugs feature an innovative high-voltage connection specifically designed for the next generation of compact plug top ignition coils used in Audi's 1.8- and 2.0-liter TFSI engines. Audi's new four-cylinder engines will power the recently launched Audi A4 and A4 Avant se ... Continue reading
Volkswagen Vans Scoops Three What Van? Awards
Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles is the only manufacturer to have scooped three categories in the 2012 What Van? Awards announced today. ... Continue reading
Vauxhall Strikes Double Whammy At What Van? Awards
Vauxhall has scored an impressive brace at the What Van? Awards 2012 with Corsavan winning the Small Van of the Year honour and the Luton-based manufacturer's ecoFLEX range picking up the Green Award. ... Continue reading
Ford Maintains UK Market Lead In November With Strong CV Sales
Ford's UK market lead was underpinned in November by a significant uplift in commercial vehicle (CV) sales, which saw increased demand for Ford Fiesta Van and Ford Transit, compared with November 2010. ... Continue reading
The Time - And Temperatures - Are Right For A Toyota Tyre Change
The weather maps are changing to hues of blue as the onset of winter makes itself felt. With icy roads and snow storms now part of the UK weather pattern, drivers have a timely reminder of the value of switching their Toyota to tyres that are designed to cope better with tough conditions. ... Continue reading
Mitsubishi Motors Head of Corporate Communications
Mitsubishi Motors Australia Limited (MMAL) has announced that after five years, Head of Corporate Communications, Lenore Fletcher, will leave the company on December 9th. ... Continue reading
The Honda Foundation Donates New Cots to Mother and Baby Unit
Monash Medical Centre's mother and baby unit are the grateful recipients of two new, and much needed Oostwould cots, after The Honda Foundation, with the support of Brighton Honda, stepped in with a generous $11,972 donation. ... Continue reading
Ssangyong is making inroads in the minds of Australian consumers, having recently been identified by GoAutoNews and the consumer website GoAuto.com.au as the fourth fastest growing car brand in the country. ... Continue reading
Kia has continued to defy a contracting new car market with another Top Ten performance in November, according to the latest industry figures released by VFACTS. ... Continue reading
Oasis Drive for Life Programme Launches
Carsguide.com.au in partnership with Skoda today launched a new initiative to help Australia's disadvantaged youth learn the skills necessary to drive safely, responsibly and defensively for life. ... Continue reading
Holden Takes Home Three People's Choice Awards from carsales.com.au
Holden has taken out top honours in an impressive three categories at the carsales.com.au People's Choice Awards today â Holden's Commodore, Captiva and Cruze won the Large Car, Medium SUV and Small Car categories respectively. ... Continue reading
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