PACCAR Names Kyle Quinn Vice President and Chief Information Officer
BELLEVUE, Wash.--PACCAR today announced that Mr. Kyle Quinn has been promoted to vice president and chief information officer with responsibility for PACCARâs global information technology division. âPACCAR is pleased that Mr. Quinn is leading our information technology team,â said Mark Pigott, chairman ... Continue reading
Edmunds.com Forecasts 2010 Automotive Trends
SANTA MONICA, Calif.--Edmunds.com, the premier resource for automotive information, forecasts that in 2010, approximately 11.5 million cars and light trucks will be sold in the United States. The industry is currently on track to sell approximately 10.3 million cars and light trucks this year. âMost car shoppers w ... Continue reading
AutoChina International Registration Statement on Form F-1 Declared Effective by SEC
SHIJIAZHUANG, Heibei Province, China--AutoChina International Limited (“AutoChina” or the “Company”) , a leading one-stop commercial vehicle sales and leasing company in China offering its customers affordable lease-to-own options, today announced that the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") has declared ... Continue reading
AutoChina International Sets Redemption Date of Warrants
SHIJIAZHUANG, Heibei Province, China--AutoChina International Limited (“AutoChina” or the “Company”) , a leading one-stop commercial vehicle sales and leasing company in China offering its customers affordable lease-to-own options, today announced that it is sending out redemption notices to all of the record h ... Continue reading
Cell Phone Texting Causes Costly Collisions
KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa.--A new peril is taking center stage in the quest to keep our roads safe. Sending text messages while driving has become surprisingly common. And researchers say it represents a much greater risk to drivers than other distractions. A study from the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute (VTTI) found ... Continue reading
Freescale Takes Steps to Further Green Vision
AUSTIN, Texas--Freescale Semiconductor today announced the results of its Environmental, Health and Safety (EHS) initiative that began in 2001 and released significant new goals for 2015. The most significant results so far include the reduction of CO2 impacts by 42 percent, the saving of more than 40 million kilowatts ... Continue reading
ISIS Multiplexing System Featured on Two Guys Garage on the Speed Channel
DES PLAINES, Ill.--The ISIS™ Intelligent Multiplex System was featured on a television episode of Two Guys Garage. The episode debuted on the Speed Channel Cable Network on May 24 and ran three more times in May and August, 2009. Two Guys Garage Hosts Bryan Fuller and Kevin Byrd installed a standard ISIS 3-Cell Kit i ... Continue reading
Market Fusion Analytics Introduces TradeSolver™
NEW YORK--Market Fusion Analytics announced today the release of the Enterprise Edition of TradeSolver™, a new offering designed to help corporations improve trade planning by developing optimum calendar plans and maximize the return on their trade investments. TradeSolver™ also enables corporate users to derive co ... Continue reading
Masternaut International Acquisition Creates Europe’s Largest Vehicle Tracking Company
LEEDS, England--Masternaut Three X, the vehicle tracking and mobile application specialist, has been acquired by Masternaut International, a subsidiary of Hub Telecom owned by Europe’s second largest Airport group, Aéroports de Paris. The purchase of the UK business, which is one of the UK’s fastest growing techno ... Continue reading
Media Release: Brabham receives BRDC award
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Navistar Delivers First 2010 Certified Engines to School Bus Industry
WARRENVILLE, Ill.--In a ceremony held earlier today at the Columbus, Mississippi Municipal School District, Navistar delivered the first school buses certified by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to be compliant with 2010 diesel emissions requirements. The 28 IC Bus™ CE Series school buses were purchase ... Continue reading
PACCAR Announces Quarterly Cash Dividend
BELLEVUE, Wash.--PACCAR Inc’s Board of Directors today declared a quarterly cash dividend in the amount of nine cents ($.09) per share, payable on March 5, 2010, to stockholders of record at the close of business on February 19, 2010. PACCAR has earned a net profit for 70 consecutive years and has paid a dividend eve ... Continue reading
Pep Boys Reports Third Quarter 2009 Results
PHILADELPHIA--The Pep Boys – Manny, Moe & Jack , the nation's leading automotive aftermarket service and retail chain, today announced results for the thirteen (third quarter) and thirty-nine (nine months) weeks ended October 31, 2009. Operating Results Third Quarter Sales Sales for the thirteen weeks ended October 3 ... Continue reading
PPG Announces Agreement with Ebtech Industrial for Modular Panel Systems
PITTSBURGH--PPG Industries’ fiber glass business has entered into an agreement with Ebtech Industrial under which PPG will manufacture Mil-Tough inorganic composite binder (ICB) blast and ballistics panels that Ebtech Industrial will market and sell to customers for building and asset protection. A global supplier of ... Continue reading
Girls Gone Cars: A Look at the Girls of the 2009 Essen Motor Show - VIDEO FEATURETTE
The Essen Motor Show is Germany's most important motor sports exposition. The show features racing, lots of related products, AND GIRLS, BEAUTIFUL GIRLS! Click PLAY to enjoy yourselves. ... Continue reading
Penske Automotive Announces smart USA Executive Appointment
BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Mich.--smart USA Distributor LLC (www.smartusa.com), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Penske Automotive Group, Inc. , today announced a new executive appointment with responsibilities that will include enhancing awareness of the smart brand. Effective January 1, 2010, Jill Lajdziak will join the smart USA ... Continue reading
SAN DIEGO--Pearson Fuels will join CALSTART to celebrate the grand opening of the first Ethanol (E85) alternative fuel stations in Pomona, CA and Perris, CA with special ribbon-cutting ceremonies on December 16. The Pomona grand opening is set for 12:00 p.m. at Foothill Chevron at 100 West Foothill Boulevard in Pomona ... Continue reading
2010 Ram 2500 Power Wagon Named Four Wheeler 'Pickup Truck of the Year'
AUBURN HILLS, Mich., Dec. 8 -- -- All-new 2010 Ram 2500 Power Wagon beats the competition in a series of in-depth on- and off-road tests -- All-new Ram 2500/3500 Heavy Duty lineup includes five distinct trim models -- ST, SLT, TRX, Power Wagon and Laramie -- All-new 2010 Ram 2500 Power Wagon is the most off-road-ready ... Continue reading
Terrence O'Loughlin to join CCFL Board in January DAYTON, Ohio, Dec. 8 -- Reynolds and Reynolds announced today that Terrence O'Loughlin, director of compliance for Reynolds and Reynolds, has been elected to the Governing Board of the Conference on Consumer Finance Law (CCFL). CCFL is a national, nonprofit institution ... Continue reading
HEELS ON WHEELS: 2010 Kia Soul+ Review
HEELS ON WHEELS By Katrina Ramser San Francisco Bureau The Auto Channel INTRO TO THE SOUL VEHICLE These boxy mobile devise alternatives that offer more space than comparably priced sedans are popping up everywhere. Beginning with the Honda Element and Scion xB, count the Nissan Cube and the Kia Soul as the newest squar ... Continue reading
SEE ALSO: Kia Specs, Prices, Comparisons and Reviews 2010 KIA FORTE SX By Steve Purdy The Auto Channel.com Detroit Bureau Kia has come a long way in just a few years. With each new generation of vehicle, and each market segment they enter, they continue surprised me at how competitive, update and competent they become. ... Continue reading
New Cadillac CTS Coupe Overview - VIDEO STORY
LOS ANGELES - December 8, 2009: Since the 2011 Cadillac CTS Coupe is such a hit at the 2009 LA Auto Show, Cadillac and The Auto Channel thought you might be interested in checking out this new video, where Cadillacâs General Manager, Bryan Nesbitt, goes into detail about the carâs design and technical capabil ... Continue reading
AAA Offers Top Picks for Automotive Gifts This Holiday Season
ORLANDO, Fla. December 4, 2009; To assist holiday shoppers looking for the perfect gift this season, AAA releases its top picks for automotive-related gifts. With nearly a quarter of a billion vehicles on the road in the U.S., a gift for the car is something just about everyone can use. "Automotive gifts do not have to ... Continue reading
FREDERICK, Colo.; UQM TECHNOLOGIES a developer of alternative energy technologies, announced today that the all-electric CODA four-passenger sedan powered by a UQM� PowerPhase� propulsion system has been selected as a finalist by Green Car Journal for its prestigious 2010 Green Car Vision Award�. T ... Continue reading
Roush Fenway Racing Announces 2010 Nationwide Series Crew Chief Lineup
Concord, December 8, 2009: Roush Fenway Racing announced its 2010 NASCAR Nationwide Series crew chief lineup today. Mike Kelley will remain with Carl Edwards and the No. 60 Copart/Fastenal team as Edwards seeks his second Nationwide Series championship in four years. Kelley was moved to the No. 60 team for the final th ... Continue reading
j. simms Agency Announces New Auto Accounts
j. simms agency has announced a new specialization in the automotive industry with the addition of RDP Motorsport, NOS Parts and Best of Show Automotive. The full-service public relations and marketing firm is conducting a national exposure campaign for RDP Motorsport to include media and government relations, media bu ... Continue reading
Jada Inventory Update 12/7 - 12/11/2009
Weekly InStock Report For The Week of 12/7 - 12/11/2009 1:18 Scale "BIGTIME KUSTOMS" Series Master Unit ETA / Case Item No. UPC Description (Window Box) Pack Price Note Qty. 92297-BLACK 801310 - 922972 2010 Chevy Camaro SS : Glossy Black 6 pc $19.38 ETA 12/9 NEW 92297-RED 801310 - 922972 2010 Chevy Camaro SS : Victory ... Continue reading
4th POWER Bangladesh 2010 International Expo - Dhaka, Bangladesh
CEMS-Global invites you to participate in Bangladeshs' biggest and most successful premier International Exhibition on Power & Energy : 4th POWER Bangladesh 2010 International Expo Bangladeshs' Premier International Exhibition on Power Generation & Transmission & Energy Schedule Date : 14 ~ 16 October 2010 Venue : Bang ... Continue reading
Air News Brief (HQ): EPA to Host U.S. Center Events at the Copenhagen Climate Negotiations
*CONTACT:* Cathy Milbourn Milbourn.cathy@epa.gov 202-564-7849 202-564-4355 *FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE* December 7, 2009 *EPA to Host U.S. Center Events at the Copenhagen Climate Negotiations* *WASHINGTON* - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will host 13 events at the annual Conference of the Parties to the United Na ... Continue reading
Air News Release (HQ): EPA: Greenhouse Gases Threaten Public Health and the Environment
*CONTACT: *Cathy Milbourn Milbourn.cathy@epa.gov 202-564-7849 202-564-4355 *FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE *December 7, 2009 Sound bites: http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/d0cf6618525a9efb85257359003fb6 9d/08d11a451131bca585257685005bf252!OpenDocument [ http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/d0cf6618525a9efb85257359003 ... Continue reading
ASA Transcontinental Series Driver Announcement Release
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PRESS RELEASE December 7, 2009 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~ For Immediate Release Contact: Kevin Ramsell,ASA Public Relations Director (kramsell@asa-racing.com [mailto:racingpr@me.com]) ... Continue reading
AutocheX Celebrates 20th Anniversary
AutocheX Celebrates 20th Anniversary by Honoring Top-Performing Shops at Annual Premier Achiever Awards San Diego, CA - December 7, 2009 --AutocheX, Mitchell International's® customer experience management group, honored collision repair facilities from throughout the U.S. and Canada for their exceptional achievements ... Continue reading
Crane Cams-S&S Cycle Create Custom Motorcycle for USAR's 2010 Champion
*There's More Than Pride On The Line In 2010 USARacing Season * *FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE* CONCORD, N.C. (December 4, 2009) -- The USARacing Pro Cup Series champion will win more than bragging rights in 2010 thanks to Crane Cams and S&S Cycle, which have joined forces to create a custom motorcycle for next year's title ho ... Continue reading
Good Morning, Please consider the press release below, entitled "Freymiller Inc. Receives Award in the 2009 Truckload Carrier's Association's National Fleet Safety Contest," for inclusion in your next publication/broadcast. Thank you, Erica M. Kusmierz International Society of Primerus Law Firms 171 Monroe Ave. NW, Ste ... Continue reading
Houston Raceway Park offers unique ticket payment plan for NHRA race
Houston Raceway Park offers unique ticket payment plan for NHRA race BAYTOWN, Texas (Dec. 7) -- Officials with Houston Raceway Park have announced a "$5 December to Remember" Ticket Payment Plan for drag racing fans planning on attending the 23rd annual O'Reilly NHRA Spring Nationals, which take place April 9-11. Durin ... Continue reading
Innovative Safe Driving Program Offers Free BlackBerry Smartphone
Innovative Safe Driving Program Offers Free BlackBerry Smartphone -- ZoomSafer partners with Wirefly to increase use of safe driving software on the road WASHINGTON, D.C. – ZoomSafer, the leading provider of innovative solutions to prevent distracted driving, launched its new web site today and unveiled a ground ... Continue reading
JAMA UPDATE NEWS: November 2009 Automobile & Motorcycle Registrations-Sales Statistics
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Magnalight.com Adds Emergency Ballasts to Explosion Proof and Hazardous Location Lights
Magnalight.com Adds Emergency Ballasts to Explosion Proof and Hazardous Location Lights Magnalight.com adds a full range of emergency ballast equipped explosion proof lights and emergency ballast equipped hazardous location lights. Featuring a standard 90 minutes of run time and 900 lumens of light output, the Magnalig ... Continue reading
Midwest Off Road Racing has TORC Support
Midwest Off Road Racing has TORC Support Sportsman & Grassroots Racers Benefit Milwaukee, WI (December 6, 2009) - On the morning of the 2009 Traxxas TORC Series presented by AMSOIL Sportsman banquet, the Midwest Off-Road Racing (MORR) group asked for all the major parties involved in Midwest short course off-road racin ... Continue reading
New technology makes any electric car competitive
Dear Sir or Madam, Last week we launched a new technology that makes it possible for electric vehicles to gain the same driving qualities as ordinary cars: driving range of 500km+, the same acceleration and average speed, and which can be refueled in only two minutes, just as can be done today. You will find attached o ... Continue reading
RFC Auctioning Ashley Force Hood Helmet, Ultimate Fan Experience To Raise Funds
RFC Auctioning Ashley Force Hood Helmet, Ultimate Fan Experience To Raise FundsBROWNSBURG, IN (December 7, 2009) --- Racers for Christ in association with Ashley Force Hood and John Force Racing are inviting NHRA and motorsports fans to bid on two exciting items so one winner can have the ultimate NHRA fan experience. ... Continue reading
Sean Michael Joins Brother Curt on #5G team
*BILL GALLAGHER/CURT MICHAEL 5G TEAM ADD SEAN MICHAEL* *TO LEAD TEAM* ** * * *Valley Forge, PA (December 5, 2009)…*Michael brothers, Curt and Sean, are teaming up once again—this time for the Bill Gallagher-owned #5G URC 360 sprint car team. Next season, Sean will serve as crew chief and mechanic for his brother Cu ... Continue reading
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: INDIANAPOLIS (December 7, 2009) – RaceFanRadio.com and PitFit Training invite fans to vote for this year’s “2010 Tony Renna Scholarship” recipient(s). Simply log on to RaceFanRadio.com, locate the “Scholarship Voting” link and select as many candidates that you would like to see win t ... Continue reading
WORLD CHAMPION HIGHT HEADLINES TEAM FORCE DAY AT LA AUTO SHOW
WORLD CHAMPION HIGHT HEADLINES TEAM FORCE DAY AT LA AUTO SHOWYORBA LINDA, CA (December 5, 2009) --- On Saturday, December 5th at the Auto Club Exhibit in the Los Angeles Convention Center’s Kentia Hall 2009 NHRA Funny Car World Champion Robert Hight along with teammates 14-time NHRA Funny Car World Champion John ... Continue reading
Year in Review John Coughlin - John Coughlin rallies to win Top Dragster title
Year in Review John Coughlin John Coughlin rallies to win Top Dragster title DELAWARE, Ohio (Dec 7) – With two victories and his second Division 3 Top Dragster championship in the last three years, John Coughlin is quick to label 2009 as one of the most successful seasons of his career. Coughlin began the season ... Continue reading
Nissan, San Francisco Collaborate to Develop Bay Area EV Charging Network
Nissan LEAF Electric Car Available in Bay Area Next Year SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 7 -- Nissan North America, Inc., today announced that Nissan and the City of San Francisco, on behalf of the Bay Area EV Corridor program, are working to advance zero-emission mobility by promoting the development of an electric vehicle (EV) c ... Continue reading
IZOD Indycar Series Announces Partnership Extension
INDIANAPOLIS Dec. 7, 2009: The Indy Racing League, the sanctioning body for the IZOD IndyCar Series and Firestone Indy Lights, today announced an extension of its partnership with Old World Industry's PEAK Performance Motor Oil brand. The PEAK Performance Motor Oil partnership includes the IZOD IndyCar Series' PEAK Per ... Continue reading
USA Bobsled Success and Bo-Dyn Technology Becoming Synonymous
CESANA, Dec. 7, 2009: World Cup bobsled racing resumed over the weekend with Team USAâs Lake Placid success carrying over to the 2006 Olympic track near Torino, Italy. Top U.S. pilot Steve Holcomb, of Park City, Utah, has begun stringing together podium performances in Bo-Dyn bobsleds. After a silver and gold two ... Continue reading
Chrissy Wallace Expects to Return to GIR in '10
MADISON, December 7, 2009: Third-generation racer Chrissy Wallace is on the 1.25-mile oval at Gateway International Raceway in her firesuit with helmet in hand. But sheâs not here to race; sheâs at her legendary familyâs home track to participate in a photo shoot for St. Louis Magazine (STLMag.com), wher ... Continue reading
Renault-Nissan Alliance Announces Battery Plant Site for Portugal
The Renault-Nissan Alliance today announced the location for the planned battery production site in Portugal. The announcement was made today in Lisbon by Prime Minister Jose Socrates and Carlos Ghosn, Chairman and CEO of the Renault-Nissan Alliance. ... Continue reading
Team Stargate Worlds and HVM Racing to test Swiss Driver Simona De Silvestro
Indianapolis, December 8, 2009: Team Stargate Worlds and HVM Racing will test Swiss driver Simona De Silvestro, a four-time winner in the 2009 Atlantic Championship, at Sebring (Fla.) International Raceway December 8 and 9. The test will be a combined effort with Team Stargate Worlds, the group that De Silvestro finish ... Continue reading
Peugeot Expert wins the What Van? Small Panel Van of the Year award 2010
Peugeot's Expert van has retained for the second year running the coveted What Van? Small Panel Van of the Year award 2010. ... Continue reading
Volkswagen Caddy Named What Van? Editor's Choice 2010
Volkswagen's small van range, the Caddy and Caddy Maxi, has again been successful at the prestigious What Van? magazine annual Van of the Year Awards, collecting the coveted title of Editor's Choice for the second successive year, with particular praise going to Volkswagen's DSG gearbox. ... Continue reading
Duster, The New Car From Dacia That Rewrites The 4x4 Rulebook
The Duster project was born out of the simple premise that a real need existed in the world for an affordable, comfortable and rugged 4x4, a class which is currently not well served. Aware of this gap, the Renault group decided to develop an all-terrain vehicle aimed initially at emerging markets. The needs of European ... Continue reading
Nissan NV200 is what van? Van of the year
Cementing its position as the most important new commercial vehicle of the year, Nissan's versatile NV200 van has been awarded the prestigious title of What Van? Van of the Year 2010 ... Continue reading
Skoda UK Names New Head of Marketing
Chris Newitt will take over as Skoda UK's new Head of Marketing on 1 February 2010. He replaces Mary Newcombe, who has taken on the role of Head of Learning Services for all of the brands in Volkswagen Group United Kingdom Ltd. Newcombe will now be responsible for delivering high quality training for all the brands in ... Continue reading
Bathurst Falcons to Fly Again at 2010 Top Gear Live
The greatest two-car trick in the history of Australian touring car racing is about to be repeated at the 2010 Top Gear Live Bathurst Legends presented by Shannons Insurance. ... Continue reading
Volkswagen Takes 49.9 Percent Stake in Porsche AG
Further milestone reached on the way towards the integrated automotive group with Porsche ... Continue reading
Promising Peugeot IRC Rally Test for Australian Simon Evans
Three times Australian Rally Champion Simon Evans has completed a positive test session with Peugeot in France as he looks to secure a drive in the Intercontinental Rally Challenge for 2010. ... Continue reading
Honda Sponsors COP15 Climate Change Conference
Honda has become one of only four car sponsors of the COP15 Climate Conference, which takes place in Copenhagen from 7th December to 18th December 2009. ... Continue reading
"TOPauto 2010" Awards: Double Victory for Mercedes-Benz
The new Mercedes-Benz E-Class Estate is the best business class car, while the Gullwing Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG is the best newcomer in the "luxury" category - this is according to a top-class panel of international motoring journalists which has voted both Mercedes-Benz models the top cars of 2010 in their respective ca ... Continue reading
Artist David LaChapelle Portrays Maybach
The Maybach automobile brand is accelerating its commitment to contemporary art. The focus is to work with internationally renowned artists like David LaChapelle and major institutions within the art community, like the Fondation Beyeler in Basel, Switzerland. ... Continue reading
Leading Role for BMW at First 'Must Attend' Event of Racing and Social Calendar
BMW is expanding its suite of racing affiliations, becoming the naming rights sponsor of next year's BMW Magic Millions Carnival ... Continue reading
NHTSA Investigates Toyota Engine Stall Claims
NEW YORK December 7, 2009; Dan Strumpf writing fior the AP reported that Federal regulators have launched an investigation into complaints of engine stalling on certain Toyota Corolla and Matrix models, the latest in a series of safety issues facing the Japanese automaker. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administra ... Continue reading
TORONTO, Dec. 7, 2009; With a choice of 4-cyl or V6 and FWD or AWD, the versatility of an SUV and the comfort and drivability of a passenger car, the 2010 Toyota Venza is fresh yet sophisticated in design - leaving it in a class by itself. The latest Venza starts with an MSRP under $30,000 and includes new standard con ... Continue reading
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