Holiday Parties Filled with Cheer, but Low on Safety
Nov 28, 2011
With half of Americans planning to host a holiday party this season, the excitement seems to be causing some potential hosts to overlook basic safety issues when opening their homes, the latest MetLife Auto & Home American Safety Pulse Poll shows. According to the survey, only about one-third of potential hosts are con ... Continue reading
SKF Supplies Advanced Components to Innovative Electric Car Project in Paris
Nov 28, 2011
SKF today announced that is has supplied advanced technological products and solutions to the Bollor Group for use in their innovative electric cars. These cars will be used in the car sharing program, Autolib, to be launched inParisand the surrounding area. Using SKF's knowledge engineering and flexible manufacturing, ... Continue reading
Cars.com iPhone App Wins Highest MarCom Award
Nov 28, 2011
Cars.com, the premier online resource for buying and selling new and used cars, announced today it has been awarded a MarCom Platinum Award for the site's popular app for iPhone. MarCom is an award administered annually by the Association of Marketing and Communication Professionals which was founded as a means to hono ... Continue reading
Crash Experts Find Car Seats Protect Overweight Kids, Too
Nov 28, 2011
Follow Manufacturers' Guidelines to Keep Kids Safe Researchers at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia's Center for Injury Research and Prevention studied nearly 1,000 1- to 8-year-old children involved in crashes and found no evidence of increased injury risk for children across a broad weight range. All of the chi ... Continue reading
Panasonic Delivers MirrorLink-Certified Display-Audio--Toyota Touch Life--for the iQ in Europe
Nov 28, 2011
Panasonic Corporation today announced that it has delivered its in-car Display-Audio*1 system compatible with the new MirrorLinkTM *2 smartphone-to-car connectivity standard for the Toyota iQ city car being sold by Toyota Motor Europe NV/SA becoming the world's first*3 OEM supplier of such product for the car industry. ... Continue reading
Nov 27, 2011
Each year, thousands of inexperienced teen drivers take to the road. To help parents through this major transition in the lives of their children, Berkshire Insurance Group, a Berkshire Bank affiliate, and The Hanover Insurance Group are offering a variety of tips for improving the safety of teen drivers. The companies ... Continue reading
Stress-Free and Easy: All-New Ford Escape Delivers a 'Hands-Free Holiday' This Season
Nov 27, 2011
All-new Ford Escape and award-winning stress relief expert Susie Mantell team up to share tips on how to make holiday shopping less stressful Ford Escape features a segment-first hands-free power liftgate; gentle kicking motion opens and closes the liftgate without the need to fumble for a key, making loading packages ... Continue reading
Renault-Nissan Alliance Zero-Emission Cars at COP17 in South Africa
Nov 26, 2011
Time for a Fleet of Mass-Produced, 100% Electric Vehicles to Take to the Road in Africa For the first time ever, a fleet of mass-produced, zero-emission vehicles will take to the streets of Africa. A dozen electric cars from the Renault-Nissan Alliance will highlight the benefits of green transportation and will provid ... Continue reading
2012 Chevrolet Volt Review By Steve Purdy
Nov 25, 2011
2012 CHEVROLET VOLT The Extended Range Electric Car By Steve Purdy TheAutoChannel.com Detroit Bureau GM put a lot of eggs in this electric car basket. Development costs ran into the billions of dollars in spite of the Volt being essentially built on the Cruze platform. Of course that platform had to be substantially mo ... Continue reading
2012 Cadillac SRX Review By John Heilig
Nov 25, 2011
THE AUTO PAGE By John Heilig Model: 2012 Cadillac SRX Engine: 3.6-liter V6 Horsepower/Torque: 308 hp @ 6,800 rpm/265 lb.-ft. @ 2,400 rpm Transmission: 6-speed automatic Wheelbase: 110.5 in. Length x Width x Height: 190.3 x 75.2 x 65.7 in. Tires: P235/55R20 Cargo: 29.2/61.1 cu. ft. ... Continue reading
2012 Chevrolet Sonic LTZ Review By Carey Russ - GM Serious About Small Cars +VIDEO
Nov 25, 2011
DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH CAREY RUSS 2012 Chevrolet Sonic LTZ Is General Motors now serious about small cars in North America? The company's past history in the subcompact field has been less than stellar. The late Aveo is best forgotten as it, even in its much-improved second generation, compared best to used cars fr ... Continue reading
See Hot 2012 Fiat 500 Abarth Commercial "Seduction" +VIDEO
Nov 23, 2011
With its high-performance styling and head-turning co-star, the FIAT brand's first 60-second social media spot promoting the new 2012 Fiat 500 Abarth has seduced more than 1 million YouTube viewers in just one week. The digital spot titled "Seduction" made its debut at the 2011 Los Angeles Auto Show to hundreds of ... Continue reading
Porsche Panamera GTS: The 4-Door Sports Car +VIDEO
Nov 23, 2011
New Porsche Gran Turismo with 430 hp, all-wheel drive and sporty chassis STUTTGART - November 23, 2011: Porscheâs sportiest Gran Turismo is leaving the pits: the Panamera GTS. The clue is in the name. At Porsche, GTS stands for Gran Turismo Sport, promising extraordinary Porsche performance ever since the legendar ... Continue reading
Nov 23, 2011
Sears Auto Centers has teamed up with EAMobile, a division of Electronic Arts Inc. and the world's leading mobile games publisher, to incorporate Sears Auto Centers and BFGoodrich Tires products in Road Trippin', the latest game from EA Mobile now available in the App Store(SM). Road Trippin' takes players on an adve ... Continue reading
Nov 23, 2011
On -and off-road driving course demonstrates legendary 4x4 capability of Jeep brand vehicles Consumers can experience first-hand the attributes of the entire Jeep vehicle lineup without leaving the show floor The Jeep brand is bringing Camp Jeep a unique driving experience, to consumers attending the Arizona Internatio ... Continue reading
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