Nissan Announces Senior Marketing Leadership Appointment
Sep 21, 2011
Nissan today announced that Fred Deperez is named director, Chief Marketing Manager for Nissan Marketing, effective Oct. 3. In his new assignment, Deperez will report to Jon Brancheau, vice president, Nissan Marketing, Nissan North America, and be responsible for leading lifecycle product marketing efforts supporting N ... Continue reading
Sep 21, 2011
What: Chrysler Group LLC will distribute 10 Plug-In Electric Hybrid (PHEV) Ram 1500 pickup trucks to Duke Energy officials as part of a national demonstration program for evaluation and testing of the trucks for three years. When: Thursday, Sept. 22 Press conference to start promptly at 11:00 a.m. followed by limited v ... Continue reading
Major Alt Fuel POW WOW Convenes in Washington Today with Intriguing, Questionable Participants
Sep 21, 2011
Major Alt Fuel POW WOW Convenes in Washington Today with Intriguing, Questionable Participants By Marc J. Rauch Exec. Vice President/Co-Publisher THE AUTO CHANNEL WASHINGTON â September 21, 2011: The United States Energy Security Council (USESC), the highest level extra-governmental group ever assembled to address ... Continue reading
The City of Sioux Falls Switches to Universal Lubricants' Recycled Motor Oil ECO ULTRA
Sep 21, 2011
In a move to increase urban sustainability--the City of Sioux Falls' public transportation system fleet has made the switch to Universal Lubricants' ECO ULTRA, an environment-friendly and American Petroleum Institute (API) certified recycled motor oil that meets Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) requirements and cu ... Continue reading
ConocoPhillips Customer Surpasses 500,000-Mile Mark Using Kendall Motor Oil
Sep 21, 2011
ConocoPhillips Company, the nation's fourth-largest lubricants supplier, today introduced an inspiring testimonial featuring one of its long-time Kendall Motor Oil customers who has put more than 500,000 miles on his car, reinforcing the oil's benefits to passenger car motorists including remarkable engine wear and fri ... Continue reading
Toyota Halftime Hand Off Rallies Support for Sports-Related Causes
Sep 21, 2011
Toyota today announced its "Halftime Hand Off: A Rally for Causes" program airing on the NBC Sunday Night Football halftime show, which will award a total of $150,000 to deserving sports-related nonprofit organizations based on public vote. Carrying on the philanthropic spirit of the 100 Cars for Good and Ideas for Goo ... Continue reading
Ford and SABEResPODER Join Efforts to Empower Hispanics Through Education
Sep 21, 2011
Ford Motor Company andSABEResPODER, the leading provider of comprehensive and culturally relevant educational media solutions for Spanish-dominant Latinos in the United States, are joining forces once again to educate and empower Hispanics through an innovative educational media campaign in selected Hispanic markets ac ... Continue reading
Sep 21, 2011
The FBI's newly published 2010 Uniform Crime Report demonstrated that the national number of motor vehicle thefts is decreasing. While that's good news, LoJack Corporation cautions consumers that the percentage of vehicles stolen and not recovered continues to drop and is at its lowest point in more than 25 years. In f ... Continue reading
NADAguides Releases Quarterly Current Car Buyers Market Report
Sep 21, 2011
News Highlights NADAguides, the leading vehicle pricing and information provider on the Internet today, releases its Quarterly Car Buyers Market Report, which features nine current models from nine different manufactures Audi, BMW, Chevrolet, Ford, GMC, Hyundai, Land Rover, Toyota and Volkswagen earning placement withi ... Continue reading
TomTom Places iPhone App Now Available in 5 Countries
Sep 21, 2011
TomTom today announces that their recently launched iPhone application is now available in four more countries; Germany, Belgium, Portugal, and Denmark. The TomTom Places iPhone application has reached 75 000 downloads in the Netherlands alone in just the first few weeks after the launch. The TomTom Places iPhone appli ... Continue reading
Toyota Helps to Speed Post-Katrina Homebuilding, Reports Major New Orleans Nonprofit
Sep 21, 2011
The St. Bernard Project (SBP), one of the primary housing recovery organizations in New Orleans, today announced preliminary results of the work it has been doing with Toyota to improve the efficiency of its operations and speed up the pace of post-Katrina rebuilding efforts. "For those recovering from disasters, time ... Continue reading
Move Over, Mom: Dad's Becoming the Car Pool King +VIDEO
Sep 20, 2011
As children across America head back to school, a new survey commissioned by Chevrolet finds that many fathers in America are taking more of an active role in before- and after-school carpooling duties, with utility vehicles the preferred choice of dads over minivans. ... Continue reading
Subaru Facebook Fans Vote to Share Their Love with the Make-A-Wish Foundation
Sep 20, 2011
Subaru of America, Inc. today announced its newest Share The Love charity beneficiary, the Make-A-Wish Foundation. For the first time, Subaru invited Facebook fans to vote on a charitable organization for the automaker's fourth annual Share The Love event. After three weeks of voting, Facebook fans added the Make-A-Wis ... Continue reading
ZoomSafer and Compli Host Distracted Driving Management Webinar
Sep 20, 2011
ZoomSafer announced today that co-founder Michael Riemer has been invited by Compli, a leading provider of HR and compliance management software, to be a featured speaker for its upcoming webinar on distracted driving entitled, Distracted Driving - Are You in Compliance? Distracted Driving - Are You in Compliance? Sc ... Continue reading
Live Operator Assistance Now Standard Feature of Ford SYNC Services Following Successful Trial
Sep 20, 2011
After successful beta test, Ford adds live operator assist as standard feature of SYNC Services, providing another free enhancement to the SYNC® owner experience Customers driving SYNC Services-equipped Ford cars and trucks now can talk to live operators when seeking directions or searching for business addresses SYNC ... Continue reading
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