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Volvo Launches iPhone App Which Shows the True Picture of a Car's Impact on Air Quality and Human Health

Volvo Launches iPhone App Which Shows the True Picture of a Car's Impact on Air Quality and Human Health

Any driver buying a new 60-registered car can now find out its true impact on air quality and human health thanks to the launch of a free iPhone App by Volvo, in association with www.cleangreencars.co.uk. ... Continue reading

Forester Fuels Subaru Sales

Forester Fuels Subaru Sales

Subaru's Forester achieved record September sales of 1330, contributing strongly to the brand's total of 3105, according to official VFACTS figures released today. ... Continue reading

Honda Kicks off Conversations Inspired by Its Dream The Impossible Campaign - VIDEO ENHANCED

Honda Kicks off Conversations Inspired by Its Dream The Impossible Campaign - VIDEO ENHANCED

TORRANCE, Calif.--Honda today embarks on a month-long social media effort to drive conversation around its DREAM THE IMPOSSIBLE Documentary Series at http://www.facebook.com/honda. Using the short films as inspiration, the program is designed to link motivational themes in Honda’s corporate philosophy to ... Continue reading

National Safety Council Honors American Family Insurance With the 2010 Teen Driving Safety Leadership Award

National Safety Council Honors American Family Insurance With the 2010 Teen Driving Safety Leadership Award

National Safety Council Honors American Family Insurance With the 2010 Teen Driving Safety Leadership Award PR Newswire MADISON, Wis., Oct. 4 MADISON, Wis., Oct. 4 -- American Family Insurance's Teen Safe Driver Program has earned The National Safety Council's 2010 Teen Driving Safety Leadership Award. Now in its secon ... Continue reading

Lamborghini Gallardo Balboni Bull Run to Cannes - VIDEO ENHANCED

Lamborghini Gallardo Balboni Bull Run to Cannes - VIDEO ENHANCED

Senior Editor Nicholas Frankl takes the 2010 Lamborghini Gallardo Valentino Balboni from its birthplace on a tri-country adventure that includes its No. 1 Italian rival (Ferrari 458), mega yachts on the French Riviera, the Cannes Film Festival and some rather excitable Italian highway patrol Officers ... Continue reading

Epyon Introduces First Electric Vehicle AC/DC Combo Charge Post

Epyon Introduces First Electric Vehicle AC/DC Combo Charge Post

PARIS MOTOR SHOW, October 4, 2010 -- - New Charge Post Supports All Emerging Charging Standards for Electric Vehicles Epyon, a European leader in intelligent charging solutions for electric vehicles, today announced the Terra Combo Charge Post, a fast charging post that supports both AC and DC connection standards. The ... Continue reading

2010 Chrome Consumer Survey Reveals Changes in Vehicle Buying Behavior

2010 Chrome Consumer Survey Reveals Changes in Vehicle Buying Behavior

PORTLAND, Ore.--Chrome ® Systems Inc., a subsidiary of DealerTrack Holdings, Inc. and an industry leader in managing automotive data, today announced the results of the 2010 Chrome Consumer Survey, which highlights significant shifts in the way consumers are researching and purchasing vehicles in 2010 compar ... Continue reading

HEELS ON WHEELS: 2010 HONDA FIT REVIEW

HEELS ON WHEELS: 2010 HONDA FIT REVIEW

HEELS ON WHEELS By Katrina Ramser San Francisco Bureau The Auto Channel INTRO TO THE HONDA FIT VEHICLE The Honda Fit is a 5-door hatchback compact aimed to please and surprise drivers with its spunk and spaciousness. Largely unchanged from last year’s redesign, the 2010 model is still holds a small price tag of un ... Continue reading

HEELS ON WHEELS: 2010 NISSAN MURANO REVIEW

HEELS ON WHEELS: 2010 NISSAN MURANO REVIEW

See Also: Nissan Buyers Guide See Also: E-Carmony: Is The Nissan Murano Your Perfect Match? HEELS ON WHEELS By Katrina Ramser San Francisco Bureau The Auto Channel INTRO TO THE MURANO VEHICLE The 2-row, 5-passenger Murano remains a popular crossover vehicle for a very simple reason: it has the driving characteristics o ... Continue reading

September 2010 U.S. Auto Sales Rise Against 2009's Clunkers Deficit

September 2010 U.S. Auto Sales Rise Against 2009's Clunkers Deficit

Washington DC October 3, 2010; The AIADA reported that September 2010 auto sales saw a dramatic improvement over the same period in 2009, due in part to the lack of demand and inventory in the wake of the government's 2009 Cash for Clunkers program. International brands were up 25.4 percent from September 2009 and 7.9 ... Continue reading

Mercedes-Benz Receives Two Euro NCAP Advanced Rewards

Mercedes-Benz Receives Two Euro NCAP Advanced Rewards

The independent European safety association Euro NCAP (European New Car Assessment Programme), has rewarded Mercedes-Benz as part of the new Euro NCAP Advanced programme by awarding the company prizes for its anticipatory occupant protection system PRE-SAFE as well as its PRE-SAFE Brake driver assistance system ... Continue reading

Bridgestone Returns to Paris to Showcase Partnership with French Car Manufacturers - VIDEO ENHANCED

Bridgestone Returns to Paris to Showcase Partnership with French Car Manufacturers - VIDEO ENHANCED

PARIS - October 4, 2010: Visitors to Bridgestone's exhibit stand at the 2010 Paris Motor Show will be able to observe Bridgestone's latest premium range up close on the all new Citroën DS3 and Peugeot 207 SW Outdoor. Bridgestone's presence at the 2010 Paris Motor Show coincides with 7 years as an original equipment su ... Continue reading

Silly Cars, A (Real) Naughty Volvo and Helan Gar In This Month's Letter from Europe

Silly Cars, A (Real) Naughty Volvo and Helan Gar In This Month's Letter from Europe

by Andrew Frankl European Bureau Chief The Auto Channel October 2, 2010; Let me start with the bad news. Ford cannot be serious with the new Lincoln MKS. At 56 thousand dollars including all the extras it is just not an acceptable proposition. More of a big whale than an automobile. It is big all right, the trunk simpl ... Continue reading

2011 Ford Fiesta 5-Door SES Review

2011 Ford Fiesta 5-Door SES Review

See Also:ford Buyers Guide See Also: E-Carmony: Is The 2011 ford fiesta a Perfect Match? DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH CAREY RUSS Is America ready for small cars? With the introduction of its subcompact Fiesta to North American shores, Ford is betting so. If you have a long memory, or are a student of automotive history, ... Continue reading

Pediatricians Need Training about Car Booster Seats, Says Study

Pediatricians Need Training about Car Booster Seats, Says Study

CINCINNATI--Only one of three pediatricians is confident about counseling parents appropriately regarding car booster seats, according to a new study. “They also need to become more knowledgeable about AAP resources that are available to them, including three specific AAP online training guides.” The study sh ... Continue reading

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