Nissan and Daimler to Produce Engines Together in North America +VIDEO
DETROIT, January 8, 2012 -- In the latest step forward in the collaboration of the Renault-Nissan Alliance and Daimler, Nissan's Decherd, Tenn., plant will build Mercedes-Benz 4-cylinder engines for Infiniti and Mercedes-Benz starting in 2014. Nissan and Daimler will produce Mercedes-Benz 4-cylinder gasoline engines to ... Continue reading
Motorsports Venues - Martinsville Speedway Boss Loses Sugar Bowl Bet
MARTINSVILLE, Jan. 5, 2012: Tuesday nightâs down-to-the-wire Sugar Bowl victory for the University Michigan was quite sweet for Michigan International Speedway president Roger Curtis, but a bit sour for Martinsville Speedway president Clay Campbell. Michiganâs 23-20 overtime victory over Virginia Tech on Tues ... Continue reading
Nationwide Series - Whitt Joins JR Motorsports As Driver Of #88 In 2012
MOORESVILLE, January 5, 2012: JR Motorsports' flagship team will compete for a NASCAR Nationwide Series championship with one of the sportâs up-and-coming stars, as Cole Whitt has been tabbed to drive the companyâs flagship No. 88 Chevrolet in 2012, team owner Dale Earnhardt Jr. announced today. Whitt, a 20-y ... Continue reading
Sprint Cup - Almirola Takes Petty Ride For 2012
Richard Petty Motorsports has announced that Aric Almirola will drive its legendary No. 43 in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series in 2012. Aric Almirola drove full-time for JR Motorsports in the NASCAR Nationwide Series in 2011. Almirola, 27, has made 35 Cup starts, most recently in 2010 when he drove the final five races for ... Continue reading
Sprint Cup - Bayne Back In Motorcraft Ford With Wood Bros. For 2012
DEARBORN, Jan. 5, 2012: Ford Customer Service Division (FCSD) and its brands Motorcraft and Quick Lane will continue to support the No. 21 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Ford Fusion owned by the legendary Wood Brothers in 2012, with defending Daytona 500 winner Trevor Bayne behind the wheel. âWe are proud to continue ou ... Continue reading
CRA All Stars - Coughlin Ready To Build On Round-track Success From 2011
DELAWARE, Jan. 5, 2012: JEGS.com Chevrolet driver Cody Coughlin already had high aspirations for 2012 after a solid rookie season in the JEGS CRA All-Stars Tour, but the addition of title-winning crew chief Butch VanDoorn has the 16-year-old Coughlin aiming even higher. Asked about goals for the '12 JEGS CRA All-Stars ... Continue reading
Nutson's Nuggets: Last Week's (January 2 - 7 2012) Automotive News Recap - In Case You Were Sleeping
Auto Central Louisville KY, January 7, 2012 Each week Larry Nutson, The Auto Channel's Chicago Bureau Chief, along with Steve Purdy and Thom Cannell from The Auto Channel Detroit Bureau give you the past week's automotive news highlights you may have missed. If you are a car nut like we all are here you can easily "cat ... Continue reading
TRW Multi-Graphic Projection Display Transforms Traditional Control Systems
TRW Automotive Holdings Corp. , through its Body Control Systems business, is transforming traditional technologies such as keypad entry systems to offer control of a variety of options at the touch of a fingertip. "Just as today's remarkable smart phones offer consumers the opportunity to quickly switch from one type ... Continue reading
Alcoa to Close or Curtail 531,000 Metric Tons of Smelting Capacity
Alcoa announced today that it intends to close or curtail approximately 531,000 metric tons, or 12 percent of its global smelting capacity, to lower the Company's position on the global aluminum cost curve and improve Alcoa's competitiveness. 'We recognize our responsibility to the people and communities of the affecte ... Continue reading
Enova Systems Announces Completion of Financing and Results from Annual Shareholder Meeting
Enova Systems, Inc. , a leading developer of proprietary hybrid electric and all-electric drive systems and drive system components for the emerging green commercial vehicle market, announced today completion of a financing and the results from its Annual Meeting held on Friday, December 30, 2011. The Company announced ... Continue reading
Hertz Global Holdings, Inc. to Present at 2012 Deutsche Bank Global Auto Industry Conference
Event: Hertz Global Holdings, Inc.'s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Mark Frissora to speak at the 2012 Deutsche Bank Global Auto Industry Conference in Detroit. Time/Date: 12:05 pm (ET) on Tuesday, January 10, 2012. Internet Access: Hertz's presentation will be broadcast live through an audio webcast available fr ... Continue reading
The Auto Channel content library (since 1996) has grown to become the world’s most extensive and complete interactive archive of automotive centric news, articles, reviews and intense event coverage, presented to viewers as Text, Video and Images.
Vehicle manufacturers and alt fuels.
