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Former Chrysler/DaimlerChrysler Executives File Claim for Lost Pensions

Former Chrysler/DaimlerChrysler Executives File Claim for Lost Pensions

DETROIT, Sept. 10 -- A group of over 450 former employees and managers from Chrysler and DaimlerChrysler today filed a class action claim in Wayne County Circuit Court against Daimler and Cerberus to regain their supplemental pensions that were lost during Chrysler's reorganization and bankruptcy last year. The guarant ... Continue reading

South Carolina Vehicle Conversion Centers Roll Out First Round of Propane Autogas Vehicles Under DOE-Funded Southeast Alternative Fuel Initiative

South Carolina Vehicle Conversion Centers Roll Out First Round of Propane Autogas Vehicles Under DOE-Funded Southeast Alternative Fuel Initiative

HARRISONBURG, VA - September 10, 2010: Two South Carolina vehicle conversion centers, Greenville County and Light'N'Up, deployed 15 propane Autogas vehicles last month as part of a large-scale, Recovery Act-funded alternative fuel vehicle project in the Southeast United States. The historic Southeast Propane Autogas De ... Continue reading

Electric Car Fatigue?

Electric Car Fatigue?

By Phil LeBeau CNBC Correspondent 10 Sep 2010 With the hype and the hope building for the roll out of electric cars this fall, there is a comment I'm hearing more and more from people as I travel around the country and it goes something like this, "That's nice. Tell me when they are a big deal." In other words, much of ... Continue reading

Renault Celebrates 100 Hundred Years on The Champs Elysees

Renault Celebrates 100 Hundred Years on The Champs Elysees

BOULOGNE, France - September 10, 2010: Renault was the first automaker to open premises on the Avenue des Champs Élysées in Paris in 1910. This year it is celebrating the centenary of its arrival on one of the world's most famous thoroughfares. From the first showroom, opened at the beginning of the last century, ... Continue reading

Kia Motors posts 24.4% global sales growth in August 2010

Kia Motors posts 24.4% global sales growth in August 2010

Kia Motors posts 24.4% global sales growth in August - 173,703 Kia vehicles sold globally in August for 24.4% year-on-year growth - August sales in general markets, Korea, China and Europe post year-on-year sales growth of 72.1%, 53.4%, 23.1%, and 20.7%, respectively (SEOUL) September 9, 2010 -- Kia Motors Corporation ... Continue reading

Nissan Announces U.S. Pricing for 2011 Pathfinder, Xterra and Frontier

Nissan Announces U.S. Pricing for 2011 Pathfinder, Xterra and Frontier

- New Pathfinder 25th Anniversary Silver Edition, Distinctive Xterra PRO-4X and Frontier S Crew Cab Models Added to Lineups - FRANKLIN, Tenn., Sept. 9 -- Nissan North America, Inc. (NNA) today announced U.S. pricing for the 2011 Nissan Pathfinder SUV, Xterra SUV and Frontier mid-size pickup. All three vehicles are on s ... Continue reading

The Porsche Museum Exhibits the 918 Spyder Concept Study - VIDEO FEATURE

The Porsche Museum Exhibits the 918 Spyder Concept Study - VIDEO FEATURE

Special exhibition from October 1 through 7, 2010 STUTTGART - September 9, 2010: The Porsche 918 Spyder caused a global sensation on its debut at this year’s Geneva Motor Show and Auto China in Beijing. This concept study will be exhibited for the first time in the Museum of Dr. Ing. h. c. F. Porsche AG at Stuttga ... Continue reading

Unique, Tech-Savvy Campaign Launches 2011 Ford Edge

Unique, Tech-Savvy Campaign Launches 2011 Ford Edge

DEARBORN, Mich., Sept. 9 -- -- 2011 Ford Edge comes to market with unique print, television and digital advertising showcasing the vehicle's MyFord Touch(TM) driver connect technology, its sharp exterior design and unsurpassed fuel economy -- An interactive website accessible through www.fordvehicles.com/edge offers co ... Continue reading

Porsche Boxster Voted the Sports Car With The Best Handling By Car and Driver - VIDEO ENHANCED

Porsche Boxster Voted the Sports Car With The Best Handling By Car and Driver - VIDEO ENHANCED

Boxster Spyder is the "best-handling car in America" STUTTGART - September 9, 2010: Car and Driver magazine has awarded the Porsche Boxster Spyder the title "best-handling car in America". Thanks to its outstanding handling characteristics, the open-top mid-engine sports car from Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG, Stuttgart, ... Continue reading

Mercedes-Benz USA Officially Opens New 415,000 sq. ft. Facility in Jacksonville, Florida

Mercedes-Benz USA Officially Opens New 415,000 sq. ft. Facility in Jacksonville, Florida

Multiple Operational Units Brought Together Under One Roof in New State-of-the-Art Facility Minutes from Airport MONTVALE, N.J., Sept. 8 -- Mercedes-Benz USA (MBUSA) today held a grand-opening ceremony for a new cutting-edge facility in Jacksonville, Florida. Strategically located less than three miles from the Jackson ... Continue reading

Two Millionth Mazda6 Comes off the Line

Two Millionth Mazda6 Comes off the Line

HIROSHIMA - September 9, 2010: Mazda Motor Corporation has announced that the cumulative global production volume of the Mazda6 (known as Mazda Atenza in Japan) reached two million units at the end of August 2010. The Mazda6 reached this milestone in the eight years and six months since production of the first generati ... Continue reading

TransMontaigne Adds e85 to Eight Terminals

TransMontaigne Adds e85 to Eight Terminals

DENVER--TransMontaigne Inc. announced today that E85 will soon become available at seven of its busiest refined petroleum product terminals. E85 is a fuel blend composed of 85% ethanol and 15% gasoline by volume and is designed for use in Flex-Fuel vehicles. Until recently, E85 has been available mostly in Midwestern s ... Continue reading

2011 Bentley Continental GT Revealed - VIDEO ENHANCED

2011 Bentley Continental GT Revealed - VIDEO ENHANCED

New, sculptured exterior exudes quality and design integrity. Contemporary, hand-crafted cabin with class-leading refinement. More powerful W12 engine at launch with FlexFuel capability. A new high-efficiency V8 from late 2011. Dynamic, engaging driving experience. ... Continue reading

An End to Motor Vehicle Collisions Now in Sight

An End to Motor Vehicle Collisions Now in Sight

AMSTERDAM, September 6, 2010 -- - Introducing the Mobileye C2-270(TM) - a Piece of Technology the Size of a Digital Camera Enhancing a Driver's Ability to Prevent Collisions Mobileye, the global pioneer and leader in vision-based collision prevention systems, announced today that it has launched the Mobileye C2-270(TM) ... Continue reading

Production of 2011 Chevrolet Cruze Begins in Lordstown

Production of 2011 Chevrolet Cruze Begins in Lordstown

Compact Challenges Norms for Safety, Fuel Economy, Roominess and Class LORDSTOWN, Ohio, Sept. 8 -- Production of the much-anticipated 2011 Chevrolet Cruze, which features the spaciousness and amenities of a midsize car with the fuel economy and price of a compact, was celebrated today with red, white and blue models sy ... Continue reading

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