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'Tacoma' Line-off Ceremony Held at U.S. Texas Plant

'Tacoma' Line-off Ceremony Held at U.S. Texas Plant

San Antonio, TX, Aug 7, 2010; Toyota Motor Corporation announces that Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Texas, Inc. (TMMTX), TMC's vehicle manufacturing company here, held a line-off ceremony today to mark the start of production of the "Tacoma" mid-size pickup truck. Texas Governor Rick Perry, San Antonio Mayor Julian Castr ... Continue reading

Statement by American Honda Motor Co., Inc., Regarding Shift Cable Recall: Selected 2010 Element Vehicles

Statement by American Honda Motor Co., Inc., Regarding Shift Cable Recall: Selected 2010 Element Vehicles

TORRANCE, Calif. – Aug. 6, 2010 – Honda will recall 585 Element vehicles from the 2010 model year in the U.S. to reset the automatic transmission shift cable. Honda has received a small number of customer complaints related to the gear selector mechanism, but no incidents or injuries have been reported. Durin ... Continue reading

Solid Second-Place Run For SunTrust At Watkins Glen

Solid Second-Place Run For SunTrust At Watkins Glen

Watkins Glen, August 8, 2010: Talk about lightning fast, Saturday’s Crown Royal 200 at The Glen was the fastest GRAND-AM Rolex Sports Car Series race in history, and the No. 10 SunTrust Ford Dallara of Wayne Taylor Racing was right in the thick of things, coming home with another solid second-place finish on the 2 ... Continue reading

Power Takes Pole At Mid-Ohio

Power Takes Pole At Mid-Ohio

LEXINGTON, August 7, 2010: Will Power overcame a crash in the morning practice session to earn the PEAK Performance Pole Award for the Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio. Power, who has participated in all eight Firestone Fast Six sessions this season, claimed the top spot for the 85-lap race with a best lap of 1 minute, 7.199 ... Continue reading

Honda Performance Development Commits To Next Generation IZOD IndyCar Series Car

Honda Performance Development Commits To Next Generation IZOD IndyCar Series Car

Valencia, August 7, 2010: HPD president Erik Berkman announced before qualifications at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course that the racing arm of American Honda Motor Company is extending participation beyond expiration of its current supply agreement at the conclusion of the 2011 season. HPD will continue to provide the Honda ... Continue reading

IZOD IndyCar Series Qualifying - Mid-Ohio

IZOD IndyCar Series Qualifying - Mid-Ohio

LEXINGTON, Ohio - Qualifying Saturday for the Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio IZOD IndyCar Series event on the 2.258-mile Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, with starting position, car number in parentheses, driver, chassis-engine, time and speed in parentheses: 1. (12) Will Power, Dallara-Honda, 01:07.1997 (120.965) 2. (10) Dario ... Continue reading

Sato Qualifies P3 At Mid-Ohio - Viso Starst 8th, Moraes 16th

Sato Qualifies P3 At Mid-Ohio - Viso Starst 8th, Moraes 16th

LEXINGTON, Aug. 7, 2010: Rookie Takuma Sato is becoming a fast learner on the 2010 IZOD IndyCar Series after another stellar road racing qualifying performance Saturday at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course. Sato, a Formula One regular for seven years, moved to the IndyCar Series this year and continues to impress in his N ... Continue reading

Skeen, Eversley Score Debut World Challenge Wins at Mid-Ohio; Cunningham Takes GTS

Skeen, Eversley Score Debut World Challenge Wins at Mid-Ohio; Cunningham Takes GTS

LEXINGTON, Aug. 7, 2010: Mike Skeen, of Charlotte, N.C., scored a World Challenge GT Championship debut victory Saturday, winning the first half of the Optima Batteries Mid-Ohio Grand Prix Presented by GameStreamer at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course. Ryan Eversley, of Atlanta, Ga., accomplished a similar feat in Touring Car ... Continue reading

Mercedes-Benz to Celebrate More Than 100 Years of Super Sports Cars at Pebble Beach

Mercedes-Benz to Celebrate More Than 100 Years of Super Sports Cars at Pebble Beach

Eight Iconic Mercedes-Benz Autos at Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance Showcase a Tradition of Supercar Leadership PEBBLE BEACH, Calif., Aug. 6 -- Mercedes-Benz celebrates its super sports car heritage with eight iconic vehicles on display at the Mercedes-Benz Star Lounge during the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance weeke ... Continue reading

Porsche Cars North America and Gansevoort Hotel Group Announce Exclusive Transportation Partnership - VIDEO ENHANCED

Porsche Cars North America and Gansevoort Hotel Group Announce Exclusive Transportation Partnership - VIDEO ENHANCED

Guests at New York City's Gansevoort hotels arrive in style onboard the Porsche Panamera 4S ATLANTA, Aug. 8 -- Porsche Cars North America, Inc. and the Gansevoort Hotel Group in New York City are redefining the concept of "room with a view" through an exclusive new transportation partnership. Beginning Aug. 15, guests ... Continue reading

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