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The 2010-11 Auto Show Season is About to Start - Go Back and Review Past Shows - EXTENSIVE VIDEO

The 2010-11 Auto Show Season is About to Start - Go Back and Review Past Shows - EXTENSIVE VIDEO

AUTO CENTRAL - September 18, 2010: With the 2010-2011 Major Consumer Auto Shows ready to start rolling out, it's a great time to take a look back at past shows. It's fun to see the vehicles that were promoted, the hype laid down, and the predictions that made. Of course, the only place in the world that you can find th ... Continue reading

2010 Paris Motor Show: Range Rover Evoque to Make Global Public Debut - VIDEO ENHANCED

2010 Paris Motor Show: Range Rover Evoque to Make Global Public Debut - VIDEO ENHANCED

THE ALL-NEW RANGE ROVER EVOQUE - THE SMALLEST, LIGHTEST, MOST FUEL-EFFICIENT RANGE ROVER EVER GAYDON, England - September 24, 2010: The all-new Range Rover Evoque will make its global public debut at the 2010 Paris Motor Show on the 30th September 2010. The Range Rover Evoque brings the acclaimed Land Rover’s LRX ... Continue reading

Pininfarina at 80 Brings the NIDO Electric Car to the Party

Pininfarina at 80 Brings the NIDO Electric Car to the Party

The NIDO EV, the Pininfarina Electric Car for the Towns of the Future By Henny Hemmes Sr. European Editor ROME - September 24, 2010: Pininfarina’s 80th anniversary does not pass unnoticed. Today, the famous Italian ‘carrosseria’ brought the Nido EV on the roads in Rome. The electric ptorotype was present ... Continue reading

Infiniti Releases Sketch of Future Luxury Electric Vehicle

Infiniti Releases Sketch of Future Luxury Electric Vehicle

Infiniti Releases Sketch of Future Luxury Electric Vehicle PR Newswire FRANKLIN, Tenn., Sept. 24 FRANKLIN, Tenn., Sept. 24 -- Infiniti today released a sketch of its first luxury electric vehicle, which is set to launch in the United States and other global markets in 2013. Â Befitting the brand's promise of "Inspired ... Continue reading

2011 North American Car of the Year Candidates

2011 North American Car of the Year Candidates

2011 North American Car of the Year Candidates PR Newswire DETROIT, Sept. 24 DETROIT, Sept. 24 -- General Motors and Nissan dominate the list of 14 cars being considered for the 2011 North American Car of the Year. The list includes two electric vehicles, the Chevrolet Volt and the Nissan Leaf. (Logo: ) (Logo: http://w ... Continue reading

2011 Honda Odyssey Touring Elite Review

2011 Honda Odyssey Touring Elite Review

THE AUTO PAGE By John Heilig Model: 2011 Honda Odyssey Touring Elite Engine: 3.5-liter V6 Horsepower/Torque: 248 h @ 5,700 rpm/250 lb.-ft.@ 4,800 rpm Transmission: 6-speed automatic Wheelbase: 118.1 in. Length X Width X Height: 202.9 x 68.4 x 79.2 in. Tires: P235/60R18 Cargo volume: 38.4/93.1/148.5 cu. ft. (behind 3rd ... Continue reading

2011 Ford Mustang GT Convertible Review

2011 Ford Mustang GT Convertible Review

THE AUTO PAGE By John Heilig Model: 2011 Ford Mustang GT Engine: 5.0-liter V8 Horsepower/Torque: 412 hp @ 6,500 rpm/390 lb.-ft. @ 4,250rpm Transmission: 6-speed manual Wheelbase: 107.1 in. Length X Width X Height: 188.1 x 73.9 x 55.8 in. Tires: P255/40R19 Cargo volume: 9.6 cu. ft. ... Continue reading

Ford Mustang 110MPG 400 HP HP2g Inventor Comments on xPrize

Ford Mustang 110MPG 400 HP HP2g Inventor Comments on xPrize

Editors Note: I first met Doug Pelmear in his exhibition booth downstairs (auto journalists you know what that means) at the Detroit Auto Show a few years back. Doug had just driven his HP2g powered 1987 Ford Mustang through a snowstorm from his home base in Napoleon Ohio to Detroit. Doug from a long line of car guys a ... Continue reading

Alltech Acquires State-of-the-Art Algae Facility for $14M

Alltech Acquires State-of-the-Art Algae Facility for $14M

Lexington, KENTUCKY] – Alltech, a global leader in natural animal nutrition, based in Nicholasville, Kentucky, announced today that it has acquired a state-of-the-art algae fermentation facility in Winchester, Kentucky from Martek Bioscience Corporation for approximately $14 million. “For Alltech, algae ferme ... Continue reading

Global Vehicles to Place $35 Million Order to Support U.S. Launch of Mahindra Pickup Trucks

Global Vehicles to Place $35 Million Order to Support U.S. Launch of Mahindra Pickup Trucks

Global Vehicles to Place $35 Million Order to Support U.S. Launch of Mahindra Pickup Trucks 350 Mahindra dealers rides on a successful launch Global Vehicles expects sales could reach $1.4 billion annually in four years Initial orders will be delivered to dealers in the Southeast, followed by other regions over the nex ... Continue reading

2010 Corvette Funfest - World's Largest Corvette Party

2010 Corvette Funfest - World's Largest Corvette Party

by Larry Nutson Senior Editor, Chicago Bureau The Auto Channel Effingham, Illinois, September, 2010 - There were more Corvettes per square mile than anywhere else in the world over the 4 days of this last summer weekend celebration at the 17th annual Corvette Funfest at Mike Yager’s Mid America Motorworks. (IMG_04 ... Continue reading

Saab Automobile and AAM Form New Technology Company: e-AAM Driveline Systems

Saab Automobile and AAM Form New Technology Company: e-AAM Driveline Systems

Saab Automobile and American Axle Manufacturing (AAM) today announced the formation of a jointly owned company responsible for the engineering, development and marketing of innovative electric all-wheel-drive systems, as well as electric and hybrid driveline systems. ... Continue reading

Jaguar C-X75 Concept Car to Bow at the 2010 Paris Auto Show

Jaguar C-X75 Concept Car to Bow at the 2010 Paris Auto Show

By Henny Hemmes Senior European Editor THE HAGUE, September 23, 2010. Jaguar celebrates its 75th anniversary this year and is focussed on looking forward. Next week, at the Mondial de l’Automobile in Paris, Jaguar will present a new concept car. It is the C-X75 and shows the possibilities of combining design, perf ... Continue reading

ArvinMeritor Announces Launch of the 18X Single Reduction Axle for the European Commercial Vehicle Market

ArvinMeritor Announces Launch of the 18X Single Reduction Axle for the European Commercial Vehicle Market

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Intertek Supports Historic Biofuel Powered Transatlantic Flight

Intertek Supports Historic Biofuel Powered Transatlantic Flight

ROTTERDAM, Netherlands--Intertek, the leading provider of quality and safety solutions to a wide range of industries worldwide, tested the aviation fuel used during a historic biofuel powered single engine propeller flight across the Atlantic from Canada to Germany. Intertek was chosen as the project’s b ... Continue reading

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