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Monday, June 7, 2010

Continental Airlines Flight Status Information; Irrelevant and Misleading

Continental Airlines Flight Status Information; Irrelevant and Misleading

By Bob Gordon President and Co-publisher The Auto Channel Auto Central June 7, 2010; Well there I was at the end of a very long week (1000 miles) of testing a new Volkswagen Golf TDI, which was great! (more later about the road test), now it was time leave Newark and to happily return to Auto Central in Louisville KY. ... Continue reading

"My Test Drives" iPhone App and Online Tool Exclusively From The Auto Channel

"My Test Drives" iPhone App and Online Tool Exclusively From The Auto Channel

Editors Note: As of March 27, 2010 The Auto Channel APP has been ranked in the Top 300 APPs as measured by Apple. Why "MY TEST DRIVES" App? - BECAUSE TEST DRIVES ARE SERIOUS BUSINESS! My Test Drives Helps Buyers Get the Most Out of Their Test Drives. MY TEST DRIVES iPhone App will enhance and improve the most important ... Continue reading

Volare Jets - The Best Private Aircraft Travel DEAL TODAY !!

Volare Jets - The Best Private Aircraft Travel DEAL TODAY !!

We currently have availability on several aircraft at great new low pricing. The aircrafts are Hawker’s, Citation’s, GIVs and several others. If you happen to be planning any upcoming trips please let me know and I will send you over a great quote on a great aircraft with NO BROKER FEES. ... Continue reading

Defending Series Champ Coughlin Has Rough Return To NMCA Action

Defending Series Champ Coughlin Has Rough Return To NMCA Action

READING, June 7,2010: Reigning Pro Street world champion Troy Coughlin was well received by his fellow competitors when he returned to National Muscle Car Association action at this weekend's eighth annual Kooks Custom Headers NMCA Muscle Car Nationals at Maple Grove Raceway. After qualifying No. 5 on the grid with a 6 ... Continue reading

TORC Series Pro Teams Test At Crandon

TORC Series Pro Teams Test At Crandon

CRANDON, June 6, 2010: The rumble of engines was heard at the “Big House” this week as a number of Traxxas TORC Series Presented by AMSOIL teams tested here in preparation for the series opener June 19-20 and the series finale Sept. 4-5. The track has been redesigned for the 2010 season in an effort to produc ... Continue reading

Thunderhill Raceway Racing Action And Fiery Stunts Keep Fans On Edge

Thunderhill Raceway Racing Action And Fiery Stunts Keep Fans On Edge

KYLE, June 6, 2010: Saturday night (June 5) was the Kyle Chamber of Commerce Night at the Races at Thunderhill Raceway (THR) in Kyle, TX, and the racing action kept the fans on edge – featuring nine classes of feature events and the Daredevil Stunts Spectacular presented by Dr. Danger and performed by the TXRD Lon ... Continue reading

Puzzling Problem Leaves Coughlin Dead In The Water In Chicago

Puzzling Problem Leaves Coughlin Dead In The Water In Chicago

CHICAGO, June 6, 2010: A weekend stretched to its limits by countless rain delays ended in for defending race champion Jeg Coughlin Jr. when the 64-time national event winner couldn't get his car to cooperate during his first-round staging procedure. In one of the most bizarre race starts of the season, Coughlin execut ... Continue reading

Tricky Triangle No Match For Points Leader

Tricky Triangle No Match For Points Leader

LONG POND, June 6, 2010: In only what can be described as a wacky day at Pocono (Pa.) Raceway during Saturday’s Messina Wildlife Animal Stopper 200, it appeared that a strong start to the season for ARCA Racing Series driver Patrick Sheltra and his Sheltra Motorsports team would be derailed but the team fought bac ... Continue reading

Subaru Houghton International Gallops Into Record Books

Subaru Houghton International Gallops Into Record Books

It's official! The Subaru Houghton International is Europe's biggest international horse trials, with some 358 riders competing in this year'sfour-day extravaganza in Norfolk, held between 27 and 30 May. ... Continue reading

Kia Sells More In Five Months Than The Whole Of 2007

Kia Sells More In Five Months Than The Whole Of 2007

Kia Motors (UK) Ltd. has passed another sales milestone, selling more cars in the first five months of 2010 than it did in the whole of 2007. ... Continue reading

Renault: A Driving Force Behind Sustainable Mobility for All

Renault: A Driving Force Behind Sustainable Mobility for All

Renault is taking a pioneering stance on the issue of sustainable mobility for all. Its brand signature 'Drive the Change' symbolises the Company's ongoing bid to reduce the ecological footprint of vehicles through their complete lifecycle, from their design and production, to their use on the road and at the end of li ... Continue reading

Vauxhall Applies Ecoflex Thinking Across the Range With Fuel Efficiency Service

Vauxhall Applies Ecoflex Thinking Across the Range With Fuel Efficiency Service

Underlining its commitment to reducing the impact of cars on the environment, Vauxhall is offering all its customers the opportunity to optimise the fuel efficiency of their vehicles with the ecoFLEX Fuel Efficiency Service. ... Continue reading

Kumho Tyres Score Highly In Latest Choice Consumer Tyre Survey

Kumho Tyres Score Highly In Latest Choice Consumer Tyre Survey

Kumho Tyres has been handed a major plaudit by consumer organisation, Choice with the Solus KH 15 tyre scoring highly in the annual review and comparison of car tyres. ... Continue reading

All New Saab 9-5 Saloon: Start Of A New Era For Saab

All New Saab 9-5 Saloon: Start Of A New Era For Saab

The all new Saab 9-5 Saloon signals the start of a new era for the Saab brand. Sleek, sophisticated and unmistakably Saab, it combines stand-out looks with advanced technologies and brings a fresh alternative choice to the premium Saloon segment. ... Continue reading

Ford Cars And Commercials Spring Forward In May

Ford Cars And Commercials Spring Forward In May

Ford's car and commercial vehicle ranges recorded significant sales gains during May to retain the blue oval brand's UK market lead. ... Continue reading

Mazda MX-5 Rated 'Best Sports Car' In JD Power Survey

Mazda MX-5 Rated 'Best Sports Car' In JD Power Survey

The world's best-selling roadster, the Mazda MX-5, has added another accolade to its many awards by earning the title of 'Best Sports car' in the highly-regarded 2010 JD Power vehicle ownership satisfaction survey, published yesterday. ... Continue reading

Kia Cee'd makes a stunning debut in 2010 J.D. Power survey

Kia Cee'd makes a stunning debut in 2010 J.D. Power survey

The Kia cee'd achieved a stunning debut result of 4th overall in the 2010 J.D. Power and Associates/What Car? Vehicle Ownership Satisfaction Study (VOSS), with a score of 83.8 per cent, finishing just behind luxury vehicles from Lexus and Jaguar. ... Continue reading

Toyota Celebrates 3 Million Vehicles Made In the UK With Environmental Landmark

Toyota Celebrates 3 Million Vehicles Made In the UK With Environmental Landmark

Today, Toyota Manufacturing UK (TMUK) will produce its 3 millionth vehicle manufactured in the UK. To celebrate this production milestone and to demonstrate continued commitment to the environment, workers will plant a commemorative tree. ... Continue reading

Hyundai Announces 2011 Grandeur

Hyundai Announces 2011 Grandeur

Hyundai Motor Company Australia has released the 2011 Grandeur which sees an array of cosmetic and specification upgrades. ... Continue reading

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