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Ford Makes Driveway Car-Washing Easy and Fun with Tips and Video

Ford Makes Driveway Car-Washing Easy and Fun with Tips and Video

Saving a few dollars, getting a little exercise in the sun or prepping your classic for a summer cruise are just a few reasons to clean your vehicle by hand. Besides, a freshly-washed and cleaned car just looks better, right? Here are a few tips from Ford for the next time you're in the mood to grab a hose and a bucket ... Continue reading

TOYOTA ANTICS Music Series Rolls out Surfer Blood, Delta Spirit and The Hold Steady to Headline 2011 Tour

TOYOTA ANTICS Music Series Rolls out Surfer Blood, Delta Spirit and The Hold Steady to Headline 2011 Tour

Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc. and FILTER Creative Group, a worldwide leader in entertainment, lifestyle and brand marketing, are back for an encore with the fourth annual TOYOTA ANTICS interactive music series. The six-city U.S. tour will feature crowd-pleasing, regionally-influenced musical events and is expected t ... Continue reading

Safest Ohio Drivers Save with New Allstate Drive Wise Discount Program

Safest Ohio Drivers Save with New Allstate Drive Wise Discount Program

PR Newswire Aug. 10 Performance-based auto insurance program seeks to create safer roads by rewarding long-term, safe driving habits: Trending on high-tech customer rewards for safe driving, Allstate today announced the launch of Drive Wise(SM) in Ohio , a voluntary program that rewards safe and low-mileage drivers wit ... Continue reading

Ford and SunPower Team up to Let Focus Electric Customers 'Drive Green for Life'

Ford and SunPower Team up to Let Focus Electric Customers 'Drive Green for Life'

Ford and SunPower team up to provide a high-efficiency rooftop solar system that will provide Focus Electric owners enough renewable energy production to offset the energy used for charging The 2.5 kilowatt SunPower system will produce an estimated 3,000 kilowatt hours of electricity annually. SunPower systems are back ... Continue reading

2013 Chevrolet Malibu Keeps You Connected with MyLink - EXTENSIVE VIDEO

2013 Chevrolet Malibu Keeps You Connected with MyLink - EXTENSIVE VIDEO

DETROIT - August 9, 2011: The 2013 Chevrolet Malibu will give customers a higher level of in-vehicle wireless connectivity and customized infotainment options, thanks to Chevy's MyLink. The all-new Malibu will be one of the first vehicles to offer Chevrolet MyLink an in-car infotainment package that builds on the safet ... Continue reading

2012 Nissan Versa SL Sedan Review Roadtest By John Heiilig - VIDEO ENHANCED

2012 Nissan Versa SL Sedan Review Roadtest By John Heiilig - VIDEO ENHANCED

2012 NISSAN VERSA SL SEDAN Model: 2012 Nissan Versa SL Sedan Engine: 1.6-liter inline 4 Horsepower/Torque: 109 hp @ 6,000 rpm/107 lb.-ft. @ 4,400 rpm Transmission: CVT Wheelbase: 102.4 in. Length/Width/Height: 175.4 x 66.7 x 59.6 in. Tires: P185/65R15 Cargo volume: 14.8 cu. ft. ... Continue reading

2012 Mazda5 - The Only True MINIvan? - Review and Roadtest By Larry Nutson - VIDEO ENHANCED

2012 Mazda5 - The Only True MINIvan? - Review and Roadtest By Larry Nutson - VIDEO ENHANCED

2012 Mazda5 Is this today's only true minivan? By Larry Nutson Senior Editor, Chicago Bureau The Auto Channel IMG_1939) The question is: Is this today’s only true minivan? A number of auto analysts and writers are questioning what has happened to the minivan segment. Is it a case of age related size and weight gai ... Continue reading

Fuel Economy Experts John and Helen Taylor to Stop in Washington, D.C. as Part of 48 Contiguous State Record Attempt

Fuel Economy Experts John and Helen Taylor to Stop in Washington, D.C. as Part of 48 Contiguous State Record Attempt

Aug. 9 WHAT: As part of their record setting drive across the 48 contiguous states, John and Helen Taylor, known as the world's most fuel efficient couple holding 88 world records, are stopping in Washington, D.C. on August 10. To continue their ultimate road trip, the Taylors will refuel their vehicle at a Shell stati ... Continue reading

Nissan Teams Up With Hood To Coast Relay and the American Cancer Society for 30th Anniversary of the Largest Relay in the World

Nissan Teams Up With Hood To Coast Relay and the American Cancer Society for 30th Anniversary of the Largest Relay in the World

As part of the "Innovation for Endurance" program, Nissan is proud to be named official automotive sponsor of the 30th annual Hood To Coast relay competition. Nissan joins the "Mother of All Relays" in collective goal of raising $550,000 to benefit the American Cancer Society and continue the fight against cancer one s ... Continue reading

Demand for 4x4 Vehicles Soars in the U.K. - VIDEO ENHANCED

Demand for 4x4 Vehicles Soars in the U.K. - VIDEO ENHANCED

LONDON, August 9, 2011 -- The demand for new 4x4 vehicles has reached an all-time high, according to new research by Motoring.co.uk, the UK's leading motoring website for new car search. Over the last 12 months, there has been a 35% increase in motorists searching for new 4x4s, while new superminis have seen a 30% drop ... Continue reading

New Products Revolutionize Motorcycle Passenger Safety

New Products Revolutionize Motorcycle Passenger Safety

Hatch Ventures LLC, a New York City-based consumer product design firm, announces the launch of the Moto-Grip and Moto-Grip Jr., two new motorcycle accessories that are certain to set a new standard in adult and child passenger safety. During the past two decades there has been a market flood of street-legal racing, sp ... Continue reading

Driver's Alert Uses Geotab Technology to Provide Integrated Driver Safety Solutions

Driver's Alert Uses Geotab Technology to Provide Integrated Driver Safety Solutions

Drive, Inc., a pioneer in fleet safety and risk reduction, and Geotab, Inc., the telematics management system of choice for corporations, today announced a business alliance whereby Driver's Alert will offer Geotab's GPS vehicle tracking hardware devices (GO5 and GO4V3) as integrated options of its fleet safety managem ... Continue reading

Americans Say 'Yes' to New Requirements for Teen Drivers

Americans Say 'Yes' to New Requirements for Teen Drivers

A recent national survey from Allstate Insurance reveals that nearly six in 10 Americans favor a federal law that establishes minimum requirements for state graduated driver licensing (GDL). Survey results show that support for a national law corresponds with low opinions about teen driving skills, which received the l ... Continue reading

Kbb.com Editors Rank Top Five New, Top Five Used Rides for Students

Kbb.com Editors Rank Top Five New, Top Five Used Rides for Students

editors from Kelley Blue Book's www.kbb.com, the leading provider of new car and used car information, today name the 2011 Top 10 Back-to-School Cars. Â In a new twist on an annual list published by Kelley Blue Book's kbb.com, this year the editors chose five new cars and five used cars for the Top 10 list, and ranked ... Continue reading

New Panamera Turbo S Blends Performance and Fuel Efficiency - VIDEO ENHANCED

New Panamera Turbo S Blends Performance and Fuel Efficiency - VIDEO ENHANCED

Passion, performance and luxury catering for the most exacting demands STUTTGART - August 9, 2011: With its new top model in the Gran Turismo model line, Porsche is raising the bar for sporty four-door cars in the luxury class by yet another notch. The new Panamera Turbo S is a unique combination of performance and eff ... Continue reading

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