Fiat Brand's 'House Arrest' Exceeds 1 Million Views on Brand's YouTube Channel
Mar 8, 2012
'House Arrest' to make its broadcast debut during the NCAA Basketball Tournament In less than one week since its debut on the Fiat Brand's YouTube channel, "House Arrest" has hit more than 1 million viewers. The Fiat brand unveiled the new commercial for the 2012 Fiat 500 Abarth online the afternoon of Thursday, Mar. ... Continue reading
Tops and Flops at the 2012 Geneva Auto Show +VIDEO
Mar 8, 2012
Europe's First Major Show of the Year is Bursting with News By Henny Hemmes Senior European Editor GENEVA - March 8, 2012: The Salon International de de lAutomobile Genève has always been a most interesting event. During the past two decades that I've attended the show, the car manufacturers from Europe, Japan and N ... Continue reading
Audi Celebrates Grand Opening of New Beverly Hills Dealership
Mar 8, 2012
Audi celebrated the grand opening of Audi Beverly Hills, an all-new dealership in partnership with Fletcher Jones Family of Fine Dealerships. The new location, which officially opened its doors on January 26, marks the eighth Los Angeles area dealership for the brand. Grand opening event details The event included a ke ... Continue reading
Mar 8, 2012
The Weather Channel launches exclusive cross-platform "Responding by Storm" reports on network and digital platforms sponsored by Ram Truck brand Reports track work of the First Response Team in action after U.S. weather disasters Ram donates heavy-duty trucks to First Response Team The Weather Channel Companies (TWCC) ... Continue reading
Mar 8, 2012
President Barack Obama proposed expanded tax credits and community research grants to make alternative-energy cars and trucks more attractive to buyers. According to Automotive News, electric, natural gas, and hydrogen-powered vehicles would be covered by the plan, which Obama announced Wednesday in North Carolina. Oba ... Continue reading
Vanity License Plate Anniversary
Mar 8, 2012
Contest Links Vanity License Plate Anniversary With Earth Day For Release: Monday, March 12, 2012 Lexington, KY -- In 2012, the personalized license plate celebrates its 75th anniversary. In observance of this event Eagle One, a leading marketer of automotive appearance products, is conducting a contest designed to als ... Continue reading
Nissan Versa Sedan Earns Top Safety Pick From IIHS
Mar 8, 2012
Today, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) awarded the 2012 Nissan Versa Sedan a "Top Safety Pick" rating. The rating is given to vehicles that achieve the Institute's highest rating of "Good" for front, rear and side impact protection, earn a "Good" rating in the roof strength test and are equipped with ... Continue reading
Mar 8, 2012
In order to make it easier for a driver seated in a wheelchair, the Turny Evo swivels the car seat out of the car and lowers it to the height of the wheelchair. The user transfers to the car seat by sliding over and is comfortably lifted into the car by the Turny Evo. After a successful year with the passenger side sol ... Continue reading
Statement From National Coalition for Safer Roads on Support for Speed Enforcement Technology
Mar 8, 2012
Today, the Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA) released a new report, "Survey of the States: Speeding and Aggressive Driving," on the role that speeding plays in traffic deaths. Speeding continues to be a factor in one-third of traffic deaths every year, while almost every other area of highway safety steadily ... Continue reading
Mar 8, 2012
IKEA, the world's leading home furnishings retailer, today officially plugged-in four Blink Pedestal electric vehicle charging stations at its Tempe, Arizona store as part of its partnership with ECOtality, Inc. , a leader in clean electric transportation and storage technologies. This initiative represents the ninth s ... Continue reading
2012 Nissan Versa Sedan Earns IIHS Top Safety Pick Award
Mar 8, 2012
Arlington Virginia, March 8, 2012; The Nissan Versa, a minicar redesigned for 2012, earns the Institute's top award for good performance in front, side, rollover, and rear impact evaluations. The Versa also has electronic stability control, an important crash avoidance feature that is now required by federal regulation ... Continue reading
Mar 8, 2012
Ford is joining together with NBC and Telemundo's mun2 network to launch "Escape Routes," a prime-time TV show featuring the all-new Ford Escape that debuts March 31 Ford was the first automaker to reveal vehicles via social media (Fiesta and Explorer) and social gaming (Escape), and is preparing for another first by l ... Continue reading
Nissan Hi-Cross Concept Explores Next Gen Crossover Direction +VIDEO
Mar 7, 2012
GENEVA - March 7, 2012: A dramatic new concept car from Nissan made its World Premiere yesterday at the 2012 Geneva Motor Show, heralding a possible new design direction for the company. Called the Hi-Cross Concept, the proposal looks at ways to extend Nissan's leadership of the crossover market with a possible expansi ... Continue reading
New Free Upgrade for My Ford Touch System
Mar 7, 2012
MY FORD TOUCH GETS A MAJOR NIP & TUCK FACELIFT MAKEOVER by Marty Bernstein Editor-at-Large The Auto Channel Almost twenty ago when writing a speech for a top automotive executive about the technological changes in automobiles, I included the line, âThereâs more computer power in our new cars than was on the L ... Continue reading
MINI John Cooper Works Countryman and Clubvan Concept Premiere at 2012 Geneva Motor Show +VIDEO
Mar 7, 2012
Six models and three new takes on familiar themes welcome visitors to the MINI stand at the 82nd Geneva Motor Show GENEVA - March 7, 2012: Celebrating its world premiere in Geneva will be the MINI John Cooper Works Countryman, the first performance athlete in the brandâs line-up to combine John Cooper Works racing ... Continue reading
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