Ford Gets The RDA Group's Thumbs Up for Quality Improvement
Jun 17, 2011
RDA Group, a full-service market research and consulting firm, recognized Ford Motor Company for client excellence in quality improvement at a brief ceremony at Ford World Headquarters yesterday. Over the past five years, Ford Motor Company has achieved unparalleled success in quality and customer satisfaction improvem ... Continue reading
Chevy's Sonic --The Only US Made Sub-Compact--Will Start Selling With A Price of $14,495
Jun 17, 2011
Offers more standard safety equipment than any vehicle in its class with 10 airbags and the security and convenience of OnStar Available 1.4L Turbo expected to achieve best-in-class acceleration and 40 mpg hwy The suggested retail price of the all-new 2012 Chevrolet Sonic begins at $14,495 including destination but exc ... Continue reading
2011 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid Review - VIDEO ENHANCED
Jun 17, 2011
THE AUTO PAGE By John Heilig 2011 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid Engine: 2.4 liter Atkinson cycle 4-cylinder plus 270-volt lithium polymer battery Horsepower/Torque: 206.2 hp @ 6,000 rpm/194.4 lb.-ft. @ 0-6,000 rpm (max total) Transmission: 6-speed automatic Wheelbase: 110.0 in. Length x Width x Height: 189.8 x 72.2 x 57.7 in. ... Continue reading
North American Toyota Production Expected to Reach 100 Percent in September
Jun 16, 2011
100 percent in September, Toyota said today. Production is recovering earlier than originally anticipated following the March 11 earthquake and tsunami in Japan. On average, current production has improved to more than 80 percent through August. Eight of the company's 12 North American-built models returned to 100 perc ... Continue reading
Jun 16, 2011
Solaire Generation unveiled its patent pending Premium F2 Solar Carport Structure at a GE facility in Plainville, Conn., as part of GE's largest Electric-Vehicle (EV) charging station installation in North America. Connecticut Governor Dannel Malloy, Luis Ramirez, CEO of GE Energy Industrial Solutions, and Laurence Mac ... Continue reading
Auto Online Penny Auction Site Launches
Jun 16, 2011
FASTPennyCars.com today announced the launch of its namesake penny auction website. Unlike other penny auction sites that offer personal electronics, FASTPennyCars.com focuses solely on automobiles and automotive related products, an industry first. In advance of its first live online penny auction on June 25, showcasi ... Continue reading
L.A. Gridlock, Air Pollution Can Be Cut Significantly With Proven Solutions in Visionary Plan
Jun 16, 2011
Angelenos soon could enjoy clearer roads, easier access to jobs, clearer skies and an improved quality of life through the deployment and implementation of strategies set forth in a transportation plan released today by the Los Angeles County Economic Development Corporation (LAEDC) and Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) ... Continue reading
2011 Audi A4 2.0T quattro Review
Jun 16, 2011
DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH CAREY RUSS Audi, over the past decade and a half, has quietly gone from almost cult status to a major force in the luxury automobile marketplace. How? Fine cars and excellent design, both inside and out. Many of the styling features now common in cars in the luxury and luxury-intender markets ... Continue reading
Jun 16, 2011
Frost & Sullivan: In the Mega-cities of the Future, Private and Public Transport Must Interconnect to Secure a Sustainable Mobility Journey Times, Lack of Investment, and Commitment to Zero Emission the Key Issues Emerging During Yesterday's Urban Mobility 3.0 Debate at the House of Lords LONDON 16 June, 2011 ... Continue reading
Chesapeake Beach Maryland Will Slow Down Speeders with Optotraffic
Jun 16, 2011
Optotraffic announces that it has entered into a contract with Chesapeake Beach, Maryland, to provide a complete Automated Speed Enforcement (ASE) program which will operate in the Beach Elementary School Zone. "We selected Optotraffic because it is a well known Maryland Company."Chesapeake Beach is responding to a lon ... Continue reading
Jun 16, 2011
Neighborhood electric vehicles (NEVs), also known as low-speed electric vehicles, were one of the original electric vehicle" categories and have been on the market for a number of years. NEVs are street legal with a top speed of 25 miles per hour. Originally conceived as a way to fulfill the California Air Resources ... Continue reading
EV Charging Stations Among the Vineyards: HALL Wines Installs Blink
Jun 16, 2011
ECOtality, Inc. , leader in clean electric transportation and storage technologies, announces HALL Wines as the first vineyard and winery to install an ECOtality electric charging vehicle station, as part of The Electronic Vehicle (EV) Project, the largest deployment of EV Charging infrastructure in history. Beginning ... Continue reading
Drive Safe: Saab 9-5 Sedan Gets Highest Rating for Crashworthiness
Jun 16, 2011
The Saab 9-5 Sedan earned the "Top Safety Pick," the highest rating for crashworthiness in the United States today by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS, www.iihs.org), a research and communications organization funded by auto insurers in the US. IIHS performs full tests for front impact (offset) and side ... Continue reading
Dads and Cars: Jiffy Lube Honors the Connection this Father's Day
Jun 16, 2011
This Father's Day, a recent survey conducted on behalf of Jiffy Lube International revealed that Americans agree "dad" played a vital role in shaping their perceptions of their rides and how to care for them. ... Continue reading
Mercedes-Benz Enthusiasts, The Gulf Wing Group, Are Honored In San Francisco
Jun 16, 2011
The Gull Wing Group reaches its golden anniversary and is marking the 50 year milestone with Mercedes-Benz USA by recreating one of the group's most famous photos taken in 1961 at Fort Point Park overlooking the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, California. In honor of the Gull Wing Group's milestone, Mercedes-Benz ... Continue reading
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