Apr 27, 2011
Apr. 27 WHAT: According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), 75 percent of car seats on the road today are installed incorrectly. Indiana-based Dorel Juvenile Group, the largest manufacturer of car seats globally, is vowing to change that with the following initiatives, which will be announced ... Continue reading
Apr 27, 2011
TORRANCE, Calif., April 27, 2011 TORRANCE, Calif., April 27, 2011 -- A group of 24 U.S. teachers have been selected to travel to South Africa through the Toyota International Teacher Program. Â In the program's 14-year history, this is the first time educators will travel to South Africa to learn about the local socio ... Continue reading
Apr 27, 2011
Growth of alternative powertrain vehicles sales will be limited by consumer concerns about costs as well as functionality, according to the J.D. Power and Associates 2011 U.S. Green Automotive Study(SM) released today. Despite a rapid increase in the number of alternative powertrain vehicle models projected for the nex ... Continue reading
Mercedes-Benz F-CELL World Drive in China - VIDEO ENHANCED
Apr 27, 2011
AUTO CENTRAL - April 27, 2011: As The Auto Channel has been reporting, Mercedes-Benz' Fuel Cell World Drive is progressing around the globe. Previously the tour had successfully covered southern Europe, North America and Australia and has now departed for the last and longest leg of its round-the-world tour before arri ... Continue reading
Apr 27, 2011
Chevrolet Volt and Nissan Leaf earn the highest safety ratings from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety in the first-ever U.S. crash test evaluations of plug-in electric cars. The milestone demonstrates that automakers are using the same safety engineering in new electric cars as they do in gasoline-powered vehi ... Continue reading
Small Fuel-Efficient Cars Stand Out at the 2011 New York Auto Show, Web Site Reports
Apr 26, 2011
With gas prices soaring to record highs, redesigned models of smaller fuel-efficient new cars have set a tone of sensibility at the 2011 New York auto show, according to Edmunds InsideLine.com, the premier online resource for automotive enthusiasts. âEven with the introduction of new luxury offerings from Audi, Me ... Continue reading
PETERSEN AUTOMOTIVE MUSEUM FOUNDATION RECEIVES GIFT OF $100,000,000 FROM MARGIE PETERSEN
Apr 26, 2011
LOS ANGELES (April 26, 2011) - Steven E. Young, Chairman of the Petersen Automotive Museum Foundationâs Board of Directors, announced today that the Museum Foundation has received a gift of approximately $100,000,000 from Margie Petersen and the Margie & Robert E. Petersen Foundation. This donation is comprised of ... Continue reading
RV Cooking Show and Flying Flags Attract Local Luminaries, Support Local Food Bank
Apr 26, 2011
RV Cooking Show and Flying Flags Attract Local Luminaries, Support Local Food Bank Buellton, CA (April 26, 2011) - The RV Cooking Show 5-episode series - Food, Fun & Friends at Flying Flags - will commence filming this week, has attracted a large number of local luminaries and foodie stars and supports the Santa Barbar ... Continue reading
Toyota Recall - 2011 Toyota Tundra
Apr 26, 2011
Toyota Announces Voluntary Recall on Certain Tundra Trucks to Inspect the Rear Drive Shaft TORRANCE, Calif., April 26, 2011 â Toyota Motor Sales (TMS), U.S.A., Inc, today announced it will conduct a voluntary safety recall on approximately 51,000, 2011 model year Tundra trucks to inspect the rear drive shaft. The ... Continue reading
Ward's 10 Best Interiors for 2011 Represent Wide Range of Vehicles and Sticker Prices
Apr 26, 2011
SOUTHFIELD, Mich., April 26, 2011 SOUTHFIELD, Mich., April 26, 2011 -- Ward's editors have announced the Ward's 10 Best Interiors of 2011, a list that runs the gamut from high-priced luxury vehicles to affordable small cars. The Ward's 10 Best Interiors of 2011 (alphabetically by manufacturer): Audi A8, luxury sedan, A ... Continue reading
New Bi-Fuel System Brings Propane's Cost and Environmental Benefits to Diesel Vehicles
Apr 26, 2011
NEW HUDSON, Mich., April 26, 2011 NEW HUDSON, Mich., April 26, 2011 -- Icom North America is bringing the fuel economy and environmental benefits of its liquid-injection propane system to diesel-powered vehicles in the United States this year. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20101216/DE18795LOGO) Icom's new JT ... Continue reading
Travel by Car Better Deal than Flying
Apr 26, 2011
BETHESDA, Md., April 26, 2011 BETHESDA, Md., April 26, 2011 /-- Even if gas prices hit $5 a gallon, travel by vehicle costs less, is more convenient and is not as stressful as flying, according to the Car Care Council. A family of four traveling by car costs the same as one person traveling by air. "Rising ticket price ... Continue reading
Most U.S. Consumers Want to Buy an Electric Vehicle
Apr 26, 2011
BOULDER, Colo., April 26, 2011 BOULDER, Colo., April 26, 2011 -- Plug-in electric vehicles may just be entering the market, but most U.S. consumers are ready to buy them. E Source recently analyzed data from the Nielsen Energy Survey and found that 85 percent of U.S. consumers say they would purchase a battery-driven c ... Continue reading
Apr 26, 2011
ALBANY, N.Y., April 26, 2011 ALBANY, N.Y., April 26, 2011 -- Immediate reform of New York's fraud-riddled no-fault automobile insurance system is needed to stop criminals from cheating the state's citizens out of hundreds of millions of dollars a year, says the New York Insurance Association, Inc. (NYIA). In testimony ... Continue reading
Ford Survey: Parents Say They Drive Safe but Teens Observe Troubling Risks
Apr 26, 2011
NEW YORK, April 26, 2011 NEW YORK, April 26, 2011 -- Nearly all (95 percent) parents believe they're safe drivers yet 82 percent of teens report seeing their parents be careless when driving More than three quarters of tweens say they will rely heavily on their parents' advice when they start to drive. Nationally renow ... Continue reading
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