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ZAP and Remy Electric Motors Sign Strategic Development and Supply Agreement - VIDEO ENHANCED

ZAP and Remy Electric Motors Sign Strategic Development and Supply Agreement - VIDEO ENHANCED

SHENZHEN, China, Nov. 4, 2010 SHENZHEN, China, Nov. 4, 2010 -- Remy Electric Motors, LLC, has been named the new electric motor supplier to ZAP (OTC Bulletin Board: ZAAP). Today ZAP Founder Gary Starr and Remy Electric Motors General Manager Kevin Quinn told an audience of exhibitors and participants at this year's Wor ... Continue reading

Record Sales For Kia's Approved Used Car Programme

Record Sales For Kia's Approved Used Car Programme

Since its re-launch in April 2009 Kia's Approved Used car programme has gone from strength to strength with sales in 2010 showing a 67% increase. ... Continue reading

Nissan Net Income At 208.4 Billion Yen And Operating Profit At 334.9 Billion Yen In First Half Of FY10

Nissan Net Income At 208.4 Billion Yen And Operating Profit At 334.9 Billion Yen In First Half Of FY10

Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., today announced financial results for the first half of fiscal year 2010, ending March 31, 2011, as well as second-quarter performance. ... Continue reading

Jeep Rocks the Way on a Road to South Florida Auto Show - VIDEO ENHANCED

Jeep Rocks the Way on a Road to South Florida Auto Show - VIDEO ENHANCED

The Jeep® brand is bringing the "Jeep Rocks & Road Tour," a unique driving experience, to consumers attending the South Florida International Auto Show, Nov. 5-14, 2010 at the Miami Beach Convention Center in Miami Beach, Fla. The tour provides the ultimate on- and off-road driving experience to attendees at the ... Continue reading

2012 Regal GS Production Model Takes Sports Sedan Performance to a New Level for Buick - VIDEO ENHANCED

2012 Regal GS Production Model Takes Sports Sedan Performance to a New Level for Buick - VIDEO ENHANCED

Buick this evening reveals the production version of the 2012 Regal GS, an even sportier expression of the Regal sport sedan that went on sale earlier this year and has attracted new buyers to the Buick family. Powered by a high-output, exclusive Ecotec 2.0L turbocharged engine mated to a six-speed manual transmission, ... Continue reading

Statoil Now Blending Inbicon's Wheat Straw Cellulosic Ethanol for Danish Drivers

Statoil Now Blending Inbicon's Wheat Straw Cellulosic Ethanol for Danish Drivers

FREDERICIA, Denmark, Nov. 4, 2010 FREDERICIA, Denmark, Nov. 4, 2010 -- As Statoil rolls out a 5% ethanol blend at 100 selected petrol stations across Denmark, Inbicon reported today that it has already begun supplying Statoil with second-generation bioethanol made from wheat straw. Inbicon will be the major supplier of ... Continue reading

Iconic Mazda Vehicles Commemorated with Limited Edition Postage Stamps

Iconic Mazda Vehicles Commemorated with Limited Edition Postage Stamps

"History of Mazda Motor Corporation Hiroshima (with model car)" and were created and issued by the Chugoku Regional Office, Japan Post Network Co., Ltd. (Japan Post Network Chugoku Regional Office). The stamps are available online and at all post offices (excluding contract post offices) in the regions of west Japan wh ... Continue reading

Volvo Trucks Partners with World Wildlife Fund to Reduce CO2-emissions - VIDEO ENHANCED

Volvo Trucks Partners with World Wildlife Fund to Reduce CO2-emissions - VIDEO ENHANCED

STOCKHOLM - November 4, 2010: The Volvo Group will be the world's first vehicle manufacturer to join the World Wide Fund for Nature's (WWF) Climate Savers Program. As a WWF partner, the Volvo Group's truck companies undertake to reduce the CO2-emissions from vehicles manufactured between 2009 and 2014 by 13 million ton ... Continue reading

Land Rover Donates One Millionth Range Rover to 'Help For Heroes' - VIDEO ENHANCED

Land Rover Donates One Millionth Range Rover to 'Help For Heroes' - VIDEO ENHANCED

- The one millionth Range Rover has been built at the company's Solihull Plant - Land Rover employees, enthusiasts and owners celebrate landmark build - One millionth model to be auctioned for Help for Heroes - Jeremy Clarkson, Patron of Help for Hero's. receives car on behalf of the charity LONDON - November 4, 2010: ... Continue reading

Iveco Presents ECOSTRALIS: the ECOlogical and ECOnomical Heavy Commercial Vehicle - VIDEO ENHANCED

Iveco Presents ECOSTRALIS: the ECOlogical and ECOnomical Heavy Commercial Vehicle - VIDEO ENHANCED

TURIN - November 4, 2010: Following the success of the ECODAILY, Iveco presents the ECOSTRALIS to the market, extending the availability of the ECO logic and the strong points of the initiative created for the light range vehicles to the company’s flagship, the Stralis. With the arrival of the ECOSTRALIS, Iveco ha ... Continue reading

ClipperCreek Urges Installation of Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Now, While Federal Tax Credit is Available

ClipperCreek Urges Installation of Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Now, While Federal Tax Credit is Available

AUBURN, Calif.--ClipperCreek, Inc. is urging those interested in residential or public Charging Infrastructure to move now to take advantage of the 50% federal tax credit. The American Recovery and Reinvestment Tax Act of 2009 temporarily increased the credit for alternative fuel refueling property for property placed ... Continue reading

Toyota: "Best Deals of the Year' Coming

Toyota: "Best Deals of the Year' Coming

Toyota brand boss Bob Carter said Wednesday that the automaker will launch special leasing and purchase deals within weeks to boost flagging volume. Automotive News reports that Toyota‘s October U.S. sales fell 4 percent from a year earlier. Toyota's U.S. sales are up 1 percent year-to-date, compared to an overall ... Continue reading

October 2010 is Strongest Sales Month in a Year

October 2010 is Strongest Sales Month in a Year

October was a successful month for the U.S. auto industry. Vehicle sales continued to experience steady improvement, up 13.4 percent over October 2009 and up 10.6 percent for the year. International brands were up 11.8 percent from October 2009 and 8.3 percent for the year. Some of the biggest gains were seen by Hyunda ... Continue reading

Web Site Awards the 2011 Subaru Legacy 'Car of the Month' for November

Web Site Awards the 2011 Subaru Legacy 'Car of the Month' for November

Subaru Legacy for 2011, Subaru has enhanced the 2011 model with new exterior features, improved safety and technology features, as well as a new Convenience Package option for the 2.5i, earning the versatile sedan NADAguides' November Car of the Month. "When you think of Subaru, you think of all-wheel drive and versati ... Continue reading

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