EVTV, producers of the highly successful weekly "Friday Show", will host its Second Annual Electric Vehicle Conversion Convention (EVCCON) in Cape Girardeau, Mo., Sept. 26 -- 30, 2012. This year the conference will be held at the Show Me Center, 1333 N. Sprigg St., on the campus of Southeast Missouri State University. ... Continue reading
Chevron's Delo Brand Lubricants Announces July 2012 Inductees to Million Mile Club
Chevron Lubricants, maker of the Delo brand of technologically advanced engine oils, lubricants and coolants, today unveiled the ten drivers inducted to the Chevron Delo sponsored Red Eye Radio (formerly Midnight Trucking Radio) Million Mile Club in July 2012. Established in 1992, the Chevron Delo sponsored program is ... Continue reading
NADAguides' Analysts Seeing New Trends in the New Motorcycle Shopping Market
News Highlights NADAguides, the most comprehensive new and used powersports pricing and information resource online, is seeing new shopping and research trends in the motorcycle market in particular showing traffic, continual growth and consumer interest in trikes and touring scooters with step through chassis. After a ... Continue reading
INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS & SUPPORT ANNOUNCES FAA CERTIFICATION OF ITS FLAT PANEL DISPLAY SYSTEM (FPDS) ON CLASSIC B737 24 Hour Installation and Return Service Available Innovative Solutions & Support, Inc. (IS&S) announced today that the Company has received Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Supplemental Type Certifica ... Continue reading
Anand Mahindra Appointed Chairman of the Mahindra Group
Keshub Mahindra accepts the role of Chairman Emeritus at the request of the Board Anand Mahindra, Vice Chairman and Managing Director, Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd., was appointed Chairman of the Mahindra Group, at the conclusion of the company's Board meeting which was held in Mumbai on August 8, 2012. He assumes the mantl ... Continue reading
Local Motors, in partnership with Domino's Pizza , announced today the first phase of a five-stage competition to create the ultimate pizza delivery vehicle. Domino's, the recognized world leader in pizza delivery, has engaged the Local Motors global community of designers, fabricators, engineers and enthusiasts to hel ... Continue reading
Holland Sends Three Professional Drivers to National Truck Driving Championships
-- Three professional drivers will represent Holland at the 2012 National Truck Driving Championships (NTDC) in Minneapolis, Minn., August 7-11. To qualify for the national competition, drivers must place first in their respective class at state contests and maintain accident-free safety records the preceding year. Thi ... Continue reading
NSK Veteran Michael Allan to Lead Steering Systems Plant in Bennington, Vermont
NSK Steering Systems America (NSSA) recently announced the appointment of Michael Allan as Plant Manager for their Bennington, Vermont steering systems facility. Allan's appointment follows his 22-year history of progressive positions within NSK in England and Poland. The Vermont facility, along with one in Tennessee, ... Continue reading
GEICO Corporate Quality Award winners lead the way to better customer experience
GEICO associates routinely put their collective 27,000 heads together and come up with game-changing ideas that make it easier and faster for customers to do business with the company. Their ideas have led to streamlined policyholder transactions, greater savings and higher service levels. 'GEICO grows and gets stronge ... Continue reading
Leading Auto Companies Launch Innovative Image Advertising Solution by Vibrant and Mindshare
Vibrant Media, the global leader in premium contextual advertising, and Mindshare, the global media network, today announce that Ford and Mazda have launched innovative campaigns using Vibrant Image, the contextual image advertising solution that identifies static images within brand-safe content across the Web and emb ... Continue reading
BorgWarner's Variable Cam Timing Technologies Help Boost Fuel Economy For The 2012 Subaru Impreza
BorgWarner's Cam Torque Actuated (CTA) variable cam timing (VCT) technology with new mid position lock system helps improve fuel economy for the 2012 Subaru Impreza, the most fuel-efficient all-wheel drive vehicle available in the United States. According to Subaru, the 2012 Impreza offers 30 percent better fuel econom ... Continue reading
Sears Auto Center Launches New National Advertising Campaign
Sears Holdings Corporation and its Sears Auto Center stores unveiled a new, highly-integrated national advertising campaign today that will showcase the brand's commitment to re-connecting with customers through trust and peace of mind when it comes to auto maintenance and repair. The innovative new campaign will come ... Continue reading
Grand AM DP - SunTrust Duo's Battle Cry For Watkins Glen: Just Win, Baby
WATKINS GLEN, Aug. 7, 2012: Itâs a team motto coined almost 50 years ago by the late Al Davis, one of the founding fathers and owners of the National Football Leagueâs Oakland Raiders: âJust Win, Baby!â Since Davis first uttered those words in the mid-1960s, they have become the true essence of all ... Continue reading
Sprint Cup - Gordon Goes From Chase Purgatory To Wild Card Potential
Watkins Glen, Aug. 8, 2012: So whoâs got the golden horseshow now? That would be Jeff Gordon, who went from Chase purgatory to provisional âwild cardâ qualifier in the blink of an eye last Sunday at Pocono Raceway. Transfer the word âlucklessâ from Gordon to Hendrick Motorsports teammate Jimmie ... Continue reading
Bracket Racing - Summit Racing Series Results Memphis
â August 4, 2012 Racing Results Millington, Aug. 8, 2012: Saturday, August 4th was jam packed with racing excitement at Memphis International Raceway. The Summit Bracket Racing Series presented by COMP Cams was combined with the second day of J & J Racingâs Summer Shootout Event. Combining the events really r ... Continue reading
NETS Safe-Driving Campaign Encourages Employees to Get Back to Basics
The Network of Employers for Traffic Safety today launched a free comprehensive online toolkit to help companies improve the driving safety of employees, employee family members and the members of the communities in which the organizations operate. ... Continue reading
Star Mazda - Tveter Records Another Top-10 Finish
TROIS-RIVIÃRES, Aug. 8, 2012: Rookie Ryan Tveter of Oyster Bay, N.Y., started 18th and finished tenth in a race in the Star Mazda Championship presented by Goodyear Sunday at the 43rd annual Grand Prix of Trois-Rivières. The 1.5-mile, 10-turn street circuit at the Quebec cityâs fairgrounds is tight and extre ... Continue reading
Sprint Cup - Newman Race Preview
KANNAPOLIS, Aug. 8, 2012: Ryan Newman and the No. 39 U.S. Army Racing Team are on a mission â to make the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup. And like the 1 million Army Strong Soldiers they represent across the globe, they will put the mission first, attacking their goals with focus, determination and a refusal to a ... Continue reading
GS Battery (USA Takes Delivery of i-MiEV Electric Vehicle
GS Battery (USA) Inc., today announced it has taken delivery of a Mitsubishi i-MiEV, a full electric vehicle. The i-MiEV is powered by a lithium-ion battery pack manufactured by Lithium Energy Japan (LEJ), a joint venture company between GS Yuasa Corporation, Mitsubishi Corporation and Mitsubishi Motors. "GS Battery, c ... Continue reading
New technology shuts off the engine when vehicle is stopped in traffic The stop-start system, a technology that shuts off a vehicle's engine when stopped in traffic, is now making its way to the U.S. from overseas where such systems are already in common use. Other names for this technology include idle elimination, id ... Continue reading
International Rectifier, IR , a world leader in power management technology, today announced the introduction of the AUIRFR4292 and AUIRFS6535 automotive-qualified power MOSFETs featuring low on-state resistance (Rds(on)) for Piezo injection systems for both gasoline and diesel engines. 'Offering low Rds(on) in standar ... Continue reading
The Search Is On For Britain's Best Young Driver
The Mercedes-Benz Driving Academy is exploring the nation for Britain's Best Young Driver. ... Continue reading
EXCLUSIVE: 2012 C.A.R. Management Briefing Seminars Day 3 - Governor and Presidents
CENTER FOR AUTOMOTIVE RESEARCH MANAGEMENT BRIEFING SEMINARS 2012 DAY 3 By Steve Purdy TheAutoChannel.com Michigan Bureau Traditionally, day 3 here at the CAR Management Briefing Seminars feature Michiganâs governor and this year was no exception. The Honorable Rick Snyder is a business guy who is a CPA and ran as ... Continue reading
Beaulieu International Autojumble: 8th & 9th September 2012
Beaulieu's most famous motoring event, the International Autojumble, takes place on the 8th and 9th September in the grounds of the National Motor Museum, and is the biggest outdoor sale of motoring items this side of the Atlantic. ... Continue reading
Ed Hummel is leaving his post leading the Fleet team at Honda (UK) to join Glass's as UK Sales Director. ... Continue reading
Three Wins For Hyundai Design In Automotive Brand Contest
Hyundai has received three awards at the second edition of the Automotive Brand Contest, organised by the German Design Council. The New Generation i30 won 'Best Interior' and 'Best Exterior', while the 'Best Concept' title was awarded to the i-oniq show car. ... Continue reading
Cap Partners With Volvo Car UK To Launch Unique Car Comparison Tool
A unique car comparison tool has been developed by CAP exclusively for Volvo Car UK and its customers. ... Continue reading
Classic car auctioneer Historics at Brooklands has cast its net wide to capture a pair of nearly new 1970's Volkswagen Beetle's, for its forthcoming autumn auction at Brooklands on September 1st. ... Continue reading
Whatever Floats Your Roof: Toyota Sets The Style For Summer With New Yaris Edition And Trend
Toyota brings a bit of welcome styling sizzle to Britain's bleak summer with the timely introduction of the new Yaris Edition and Yaris Trend. ... Continue reading
Nissan Announces July Sales In Europe
Today Nissan announced European sales of 53,323 units for July 2012, posting an increase in market share for the second successive month. ... Continue reading
Louise Vukomanovic Appointed New Press Fleet Manager At Audi UK
The Audi Press office has appointed Louise Vukomanovic as the new Press Fleet and VIP Manager following the move of Juliet Carrington to Head of Public Relations for SEAT UK. Louise was formerly Press fleet executive at Audi and takes up her new role on September 3. ... Continue reading
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