Arlington VA June 9, 2011; the IIHS reported that dying in a vehicle crash as become much less likely than it used to be for people in all types of passenger vehicles. For occupants of SUVs, the change has been dramatic. In the past, the top-heavy vehicles frequently rolled over, giving many models some of the highest ... Continue reading
"Quick" Vic Elford Amelia's Next Honoree
Gifted & Versatile; Legendary Brit Was The Fastest In Just About Anything He Raced JACKSONVILLE, FL; June 9, 2011 --- Road racing is again the star at next yearâs Amelia with the announcement today that sports car pilot Vic Elford will be the honoree for the 17th Annual Amelia Island Concours dâElegance sched ... Continue reading
2012 Mini Coupe John Cooper Works First Drive (And She Means DRIVE!)
First Drive: 2012 Mini Coupe John Cooper Works 2012 Mini Coupe John Cooper Works Made for Boys¦.. and Girls By Henny Hemmes Senior European Editor Amsterdam Bureau The Auto Channel The new Mini Coupe is on its way to the dealers¦. and to the men. At least, that is the plan, since Mini says the fifth model is aimed at ... Continue reading
Largest Electric Vehicle Workplace Charging Installation Now At Google Headquarters
Coulomb Technologies today announced that Google, Inc. has deployed more than 70 electric vehicle charging stations managed by the ChargePoint Network at its worldwide headquarters in Mountain View, CA. ... Continue reading
Electrified: Ford to Triple Production Capacity of Electrified Vehicles by 2013
Ford to triple production capacity of electrified vehicles in North America by 2013, investing in even more C-MAX Hybrid and C-MAX Energi plug-in hybrid vehicles Expanding production capacity of electrified C-MAX lineup brings a stronger business case than introducing gasoline-powered seven-passenger vehicle in North A ... Continue reading
Providence, Rhode Island Gets Zipcars
Zipcar, Inc. , the world's leading car sharing network, along with Mayor Angel Taveras and the City of Providence, today announced Zipcar's expansion into Providence, R.I., the second largest city in New England. The new program is intended to provide residents, businesses, city employees, college students and visitors ... Continue reading
Auto-Owners Insurance Group GetsA++ Rating
A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating (FSR) of A++ (Superior) and issuer credit ratings (ICR) of "aa+" of Auto-Owners Insurance Group (AOIG) and its members. AOIG is comprised of five property/casualty companies led by Auto-Owners Insurance Company (Auto-Owners) and its four wholly owned subsidiaries ... Continue reading
Green Automotive Company Developing Carbon Credit Program
Green Automotive Company Corporation announced today that it is developing a carbon credit financing program which could result in an infusion of $60,000,000 or more into the Company this year. Under newly enacted CO2 emissions regulations, companies whose products emit CO2 have a limit on the amount of greenhouse gas ... Continue reading
Maserati North America Selects Ally Financial as Preferred Finance Source
Maserati North America has selected Ally Financial to be its official preferred financing provider for Maserati vehicles in the U.S. and Canada. Ally Financial will offer wholesale financing and insurance for dealers, and retail financing and leasing for consumers. ... Continue reading
ECOtality Electrifies Seattle with Blink Commercial Charging Stations
ECOTALITY ELECTRIFIES SEATTLE WITH BLINK COMMERCIAL CHARGING STATIONS EV drivers able to charge up with Blink at Qwest Field ECOtality, Inc. , a leader in clean electric transportation and storage technologies, today celebrated the installation of the company's Blink Pedestal charging stations at Qwest Field Stadium, i ... Continue reading
Deutsche Bank Global Industrials and Basic Materials Conference Includes Ford Speaker
On Wednesday, June 15, Bob Shanks, Ford Motor Company vice president and controller, will participate in the 2011 Deutsche Bank Global Industrials and Basic Materials Conference in Chicago. The presentation will be held from 8:40 a.m. until 9:15 a.m. (Central Time). A question and answer session will be included in the ... Continue reading
Motorsports Venues - More Open Wheel Action Than Ever Before At Edmonton
Edmonton, June 9, 2011: Future stars of open-wheel racing will have a unique opportunity to display their talent in front of the 2011 Edmonton Indy crowd, as the July 22-24 event at City Centre Airport will feature two rounds of the Firestone Indy Lights Series (FIL). Octane Motorsports Events, promoter of Western Cana ... Continue reading
Corvette Proves Its Mettle and Returns to Nurburgring
Corvette returned to the world's most-demanding testing ground Germany's famed Nurburgring and recorded lap times that rank among the fastest recorded for a production car. As detailed on a recent Nurburgring video, the 2012 Corvette ZR1 recorded a lap time of 7:19.63, more than six seconds faster than the previous Cor ... Continue reading
Third Generation M-Class Mercedes-Benz SUV Unveiled
Mercedes-Benz USA (MBUSA) announced today the all-new third-generation M-Class SUV. The all-wheel-drive SUV debuts with more contemporary styling and includes LED daytime running lights and taillights, chrome roof rails and optional panorama sunroof. Interior features include a standard 7-inch display screen, electrome ... Continue reading
United Auto Workers and General Motors Investment Announcement
General Motors and United Auto Workers leaders will make a positive news announcement on Friday at Defiance Powertrain in Defiance, Ohio. Date: Friday, June 10, 2011 Where: Defiance Powertrain, 26427 State Route 281, Defiance, Ohio. 43512 When: 10:15 a.m. EDT Plan to arrive no later than 9:45 a.m. so the program can be ... Continue reading
Special Motorsports Events - 3M Launches Stay Fit With The Biff Contest
CONCORD, June 9, 2011: This week 3M launched a âStay Fit with the Biffâ� fitness contest which gives students in grades K-12 the chance to win $15,000 in gym equipment and 3M products for their school. Students, parents and teachers can visit www.3M.com/fitnesscontest to submit a short essay about why ph ... Continue reading
POWRi - Knepper, Loyet Lead Midgets, King, Beckinger Top Outlaw Micros
West Plains, June 9, 2011: POWRiâs Lucas Oil National Midget Series and Speedway Motors 600cc Outlaw Micros will race for the first time at West Plains (Mo.) Motor Speedway on Friday (June 10) and Springfield (Mo.) Raceway on Saturday (June 11). Nick Knepper, of Belleville, Ill., leads the Midget championship over ... Continue reading
Motorsports Venues - At MIS, Value Of A Saturday Ticket Just Got Better
BROOKLYN, June 9, 2011: If seeing the NASCAR Nationwide Series Alliance Truck Parts 250 and post-race concert featuring Emerson Drive and Jacob Lyda werenât enough to fill your plate on Saturday, June 18 at Michigan International Speedway, try adding Sprint Cup Series qualifying to the mix. Thatâs exactly wha ... Continue reading
Motorsports Brands - Office Depot Stores Nationwide To Carry NASCAR Unites Wristbands
Daytona Beach, June 9, 2011: The NASCAR Foundation today announced that Office Depot, the Official Office Products Partner of NASCAR and co-primary sponsor of Tony Stewart and the No. 14 Office Depot/Mobil 1 team in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, will offer new NASCAR Unites wristbands at more than 1,100 Office Depot st ... Continue reading
NHRA - Team JEGS Ready For Ultimate 64 Shootout
CLEVES, June 9, 20111: After a fun weekend at the JEGS U.S. Open Bracket Championship in Bowling Green, Ky., the JEGS team will return to the highly competitive arena of high stakes E.T. racing again at this weekend's Ultimate 64 Shootout presented by JEGS at Edgewater Sports Park. The team roster will once again inclu ... Continue reading
Motorsports Venues - Auto Club Famoso Raceway Announces Summer Schedule Changes
Bakersfield, June 8, 2011: Auto Club Famoso Raceway Announces Summer Schedule Changes Auto Club Famoso Raceway announced today that it is canceling two of the three Saturday Night Nitro shows scheduled for this summer. The June 25th and July 23rd Saturday Night Nitro shows have been removed from the schedule due to the ... Continue reading
NHRA Top Sportsman - Points Leader Coughlin Eyes More Success At Route 66
CHICAGO, June 8, 2011: Mike Coughlin will be looking to extend his lead in Top Sportsman's North Central Division points standings when he brings his powerful 200-mph JEGS.com Chevy Cobalt to this weekend's Division 3 Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series event at Route 66 Raceway. "We got off to a great start this year with th ... Continue reading
Cayman Interseries to Watkins Glen WATKINS GLEN, June 8, 2011: A strong field of Cayman Interseries competitors is headed to Watkins Glen International this weekend for the SVRA Historic Enduro 200, but another major event for the series will also be top of mind this weekend for series teams and drivers. The Historic E ... Continue reading
Outlaw Sprint Car - Tony Stewart Racing Tandem Looks To Continue Knoxville Success
INDIANAPOLIS, June 8, 2011: In the world of Sprint car racing, Knoxville Raceway is reminiscent of famed venues like Yankee Stadium, Boston Garden and Lambeau Field. Itâs more than just a racetrack. Thereâs history, tradition and some times intimidation. The half-mile dirt oval located in central Iowa annuall ... Continue reading
Consumer Performance Brands - Yokohama Tire Corporation Launches All New Customer First Web Site
FULLERTON, June 8, 2011: Yokohama Tire Corporation has announced the official launch of its all-new, user-centric Web site at www.yokohamatire.com designed to put customers first and their needs, according to Theresa Palang, Yokohama manager of public relations and digital marketing. It is built for engagement, interac ... Continue reading
Two International Telematics Update Awards Go to Airbiquity
Airbiquity , a global leader in connected vehicle services, received two International Telematics Update Awards at Telematics Update Detroit 2011, including the Telematics Leadership Award and the Best Telematics Service & Applications for Commercial Vehicles Award. The awards were given out at an exclusive awards dinn ... Continue reading
Rethinking Nanotechnology to Convert a Car's Waste Heat into Electrical Power
No one is happy about rising gas prices, and to make matters worse, up to 60 percent of each $4 gallon is wasted, lost as heat that pours out of the exhaust pipe. But what if some of that heat could be collected and converted back into electricity that can recharge the battery that powers the lights, wipers, power stee ... Continue reading
Engineering Students Get to Show Their Stuff: EcoCAR Finals Begin at GM's Milford Proving Ground
Today, students competing in the collegiate engineering competition, EcoCAR: The NeXt Challenge,began putting their vehicles through the paces for the last time before the winning team is announced next week in Washington, DC. The event at General Motors' (GM) Milford Proving Ground marks the final step of a three-year ... Continue reading
Safety First: Global Automakers Hires a Policy Specialist
The Association of Global Automakers (Global Automakers) is expanding its technical staff, with the addition of Paul Scullion, to increase support for the Association's vehicle safety-related legislative and regulatory activities. ... Continue reading
Kia Shows 18.7 Percent Global Sales Growth in May
Kia Motors posts 18.7% global sales growth in May - 207,839 Kia vehicles sold globally in May for 18.7% year-on-year growth - May sales in North America, China, Europe, general markets and Korea post year-on-year sales growth of 48.4%, 28.8%, 19.2%, 7.0% and 5.0%, respectively. ... Continue reading
Maker of Lithium-Ion Energy Storage, Ener1, Joins Volvo at Seminar on Electric Vehicle Safety
Ener1, Inc. , a leading manufacturer of lithium-ion energy storage systems for transportation, utility grid and industrial applications, will join host Volvo Car Corporation for a seminar here today at the Embassy of Sweden on the issue of safety in electric vehicles. ... Continue reading
Most In Demand Yet Hardest To Find Vehicles Report By NADAguides
News Highlights NADAguides, the leading online provider of vehicle pricing and information, announces its Most In Demand Vehicles Report a list of new cars with high sales numbers, high consumer demand but limited availability on dealer lots and provides consumers with alternative, yet similar models with greater ava ... Continue reading
Toyota 100 Cars for Good Program Has Its First 25 Winners
Toyota today announced the first 25 winners of the Toyota 100 Cars for Good program, which awards 100 vehicles over the course of 100 days to 100 deserving non-profits. Winners of the Toyota 100 Cars for Good program are determined based on voting from the public. Each day, five organizations are profiled on Toyota's F ... Continue reading
They're Number One: Progressive Car Insurance
Keynote Competitive Research has named Progressive.com, the car insurance website for Progressive, the best insurance website on its Q2 2011 Insurance Carrier Scorecard. Progressive has been the highest-rated insurance website on 17 of the last 18 Keynote Scorecards published since 2000. ... Continue reading
New Information Service About Sources of Automobile Information
LOUISVILLE, Ky., June 9, 2011 -- ArnoldIT.com -- publisher of Beyond Search -- has developed a new blog to provide a news service about where to find automotive information on the Internet. Each article in the Web log provides a synopsis of a source, an example of the information assailable from the source, and a criti ... Continue reading
Cash donation helps AmeriCares U.S. Disaster Relief Fund aid survivors of recent tornadoes and floods across the country The Chrysler Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Chrysler Group LLC, today announced a donation of $50,000 to aid families displaced from their homes as a result of the large number of recent natura ... Continue reading
Skoda Takes On Bonneville Speed Week....At 200mph
Simply Clever...at more than 200mph! Skoda UK is to celebrate the 10th anniversary of its iconic vRS performance flagship badge by going landspeed record racing. ... Continue reading
Honda Hunts For New Channel 4 Documentary Star
The nationwide search is on for people who use their Honda car, motorbike, lawn mower, marine engine, ATV or generator, in an extraordinary way to tell their story. It could be transforming a Civic into an ice cream van or using a Honda hedge trimmer to create outlandish creatures. Whatever the story, if it's unexpecte ... Continue reading
Delphi Opens Wiring Harness Assembly Plant In Romania
Delphi Automotive is opening a new manufacturing facility at Moldova Noua, in the southwest region of Romania. The site will produce wiring harness modules for vehicle manufacturers across Europe and will work closely with other Delphi facilities in the country to ensure efficiency and flexibility for its customers. Em ... Continue reading
Changes In The Peugeot Press Office
After eight years in the Peugeot Press Office, Ian Sedgwick is moving to a newly created role in the PSA Peugeot Citroën Technical Operations Team. ... Continue reading
BMW Group Announces Further £500m Investment In UK Manufacturing Operations
The BMW Group has announced today (9 June) an additional £500 million investment in its UK production network over the next three years and confirmed that the UK will be a production location for its next generation MINI models. This takes the company's investment across all its UK operations to more than £1.5 bill ... Continue reading
All-New Nissan Qashqai To Be Designed, Engineered And Built In Britain
At a meeting today with Prime Minister David Cameron, the president and chief executive officer of Nissan Motor Co., Carlos Ghosn, announced that workers in Britain will design, engineer and build the next version of the best-selling Nissan Qashqai. ... Continue reading
World-Class British Athletes Team Up With Honda (UK)
As part of the tie-up, Honda will follow the journey of each athlete, to showcase their talents and how they have come to achieve their dreams of representing the UK in the London 2012 Olympics. ... Continue reading
Honda And Palace Cinemas - Sharing Dreams
Honda Australia has today announced a unique partnership with Palace Cinemas across Australia. ... Continue reading
Volvo C30 Powers Into Production
Volvo's C30 Electric is now in production. Initial deliveries to leasing customers, mainly companies, authorities and governmental bodies, will take place immediately from August, 2011. ... Continue reading
Audi Maintains Double-Digit Growth Worldwide In May
AUDI AG has enjoyed a further increase in unit sales: In May the Company sold 113,400 cars, 19.5 percent up on the prior-year month ... Continue reading
Australian Golfer's Winning Drive.
Australian Frances Bondad has won a BMW 640i Convertible worth AU$194,300 by hitting a hole in one in the final round of the Deloitte Ladies Open in Rotterdam, Netherlands. ... Continue reading
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