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Saab Launches All-new 9-5 Sedan in New York - COMPLETE VIDEO

Saab Launches All-new 9-5 Sedan in New York - COMPLETE VIDEO

Live coverage and Q&A session of Press Conference from the Scandinavian House, Manhattan, NY NEW YORK, July 26 -- When: Tuesday, July 27, 2010 8:30 AM - 9:30 AM Eastern Time (ET) 3:30-4:30PM Central European Time (CET) WHO: Victor Muller, Chairman, Saab Automobile AB & CEO Spyker Cars NV Jan Ake Jonsson, CEO Saab Autom ... Continue reading

Progressive Insurance Automotive X PRIZE Concludes on Track Competition Events; Announces Teams Advancing to the Validation Stage

Progressive Insurance Automotive X PRIZE Concludes on Track Competition Events; Announces Teams Advancing to the Validation Stage

Nine Vehicles from Seven Teams Continue in their Pursuit of a Multimillion Dollar Prize for Super Fuel-Efficient Cars BROOKLYN, Mich., July 27 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Progressive Insurance Automotive X PRIZE, a $10 million competition to inspire a new generation of super fuel efficient vehicles, announced today ... Continue reading

Chevrolet Announces Pricing of Volt; Edmunds Comments

Chevrolet Announces Pricing of Volt; Edmunds Comments

SANTA MONICA, Calif.--Today, during the Plug-In 2010 Conference in San Jose, Calif., General Motors announced the pricing for the Chevy Volt, the extended-range electric vehicle which is expected to be released by year-end. It will be initially sold in California, Michigan, Washington, D.C. along with Austin, Texas and ... Continue reading

Daimler Targets Group EBIT of Euro 6 Billion in Full-Year 2010

Daimler Targets Group EBIT of Euro 6 Billion in Full-Year 2010

- Group EBIT of euro 2,104 million in the second quarter (Q2 2009: minus euro 1,005 million) - Net profit of euro 1,312 million (Q2 2009: net loss of euro 1,062 million) - Revenue substantially above prior-year level at euro 25.1 billion (Q2 2009: euro 19.6 billion) - Substantial increase in free cash flow to euro 2.5 ... Continue reading

All-new 2011 Ford Explorer Revealed at AirVenture Oshkosh

All-new 2011 Ford Explorer Revealed at AirVenture Oshkosh

Ford Brings in the Horsepower to Lift the Explorer Brand By Larry Nutson Senior Editor, Chicago Bureau The Auto Channel Oshkosh, Wisconsin July 27, 2010; On Monday July 26, Ford Motor Company revealed the all-new 2011 Ford Explorer nationwide at just six select venues. Four were in major city venues in New York, Chicag ... Continue reading

On the Road to Excellence in a Maserati GranTurismo S Automatica - VIDEO ENHANCED

On the Road to Excellence in a Maserati GranTurismo S Automatica - VIDEO ENHANCED

REIMS, Germany - July 27, 2010: In the automotive world there are a few steadfast dogmas. One of them states that a high-performance sports car should be broad, low and uncomfortable, therefore not suitable for long trips. With the GranTurismo, Maserati has opposed this belief and combined the two qualities all drivers ... Continue reading

Vauxhall/Opel Ecoflex Experience: Europe's Greenest Driver Found!

Vauxhall/Opel Ecoflex Experience: Europe's Greenest Driver Found!

Vauxhall and Opel's pan-European hunt for the Greenest Driver came to a close on Saturday July 23 with Portugal's Antonio Goncalves being crowned as the overall winner. Under the motto: "Green Driver: Wanted!" the company initiated a two-month long ecoFLEX Experience competition to drive home the point that eco-conscio ... Continue reading

Jon Walsh Leaves Kia Press and PR Team

Jon Walsh Leaves Kia Press and PR Team

After almost four years with Britain's fastest growing automotive retail brand Jon Walsh, Senior Press Officer at Kia Motors (UK) Ltd., is leaving to take on a new challenge in the Far East. ... Continue reading

Mitsubishi Motors Announces Production, Sales and Export Figures for June 2010 and First Six Months of Calendar 2010

Mitsubishi Motors Announces Production, Sales and Export Figures for June 2010 and First Six Months of Calendar 2010

Mitsubishi Motors Corporation today announced global production, as well as domestic sales and export figures for June 2010 and for the first six months of calendar 2010. ... Continue reading

2011 Volkswagen Jetta Review

2011 Volkswagen Jetta Review

THE AUTO PAGE By John Heilig Model: 2011 Volkswagen Jetta 2.5SEL Engine: 2.5-liter inline 5 Horsepower/Torque: 170 hp @ 5,700 rpm/177 lb.-ft. @ 4,250 rpm Transmission: 6-speed automatic Wheelbase: 104.4 in. Length X Width X Height: 182.2 x 70.0 x 57.2 in. Tires: P225/45R17 Cargo volume: 15.5 cu. ft. ... Continue reading

RM at Meadow Brook - American Classics Do Well

RM at Meadow Brook - American Classics Do Well

AMERICAN CLASSICS BRING SPIRITED BIDDING TO THE MOTOR CITY · RM Auctions 16th annual ‘Vintage Motor Cars of Meadow Brook’ event posts over $10 million in total sales · Top-seller: 1953 Chrysler “Thomas Special” Coupe exceeds pre-sale estimate, selling for $858,000 · RM’s summer auction ... Continue reading

Itochu and THINK Holdings AS, Norwegian Electric Vehicle Manufacturer, Agree to Business Tie-up

Itochu and THINK Holdings AS, Norwegian Electric Vehicle Manufacturer, Agree to Business Tie-up

Tokyo, July 22, 2010; Itochu Corporation recently concluded an agreement to enter into a capital and business alliance with THINK Holdings AS, a Norwegian manufacturer dedicated to electric vehicles (EVs). Under the agreement, ITOCHU will be investing THINK at the same time as acquiring the right to sell EVs and Drive ... Continue reading

In Motion Technology Integrates Garmin Navigation Devices into Mobile Networking Platform

In Motion Technology Integrates Garmin Navigation Devices into Mobile Networking Platform

VANCOUVER, British Columbia--In Motion Technology, the leader in mobile networking technologies that efficiently connect and manage equipment, information and people in the field, today announced the release of onBoard Nav, a new solution that allows fleet organizations to communicate with drivers and provide voice-gui ... Continue reading

AFS Trinity Wins Historic Patent to Cut Plug-In Hybrid Costs, Reduce Size and Number of Batteries, Increase Battery Life

AFS Trinity Wins Historic Patent to Cut Plug-In Hybrid Costs, Reduce Size and Number of Batteries, Increase Battery Life

Company expects Congressional recognition of its new 'Fast Energy Storage' Technology, including $7500 tax credit for buyers of cars that utilize it SEATTLE, July 26 -- AFS Trinity Power Corporation's fast, plug-in hybrid SUV came closer to commercialization today as the company announced it has been awarded an histori ... Continue reading

Plug-In 2011 Location Announced: Research Triangle, N.C.

Plug-In 2011 Location Announced: Research Triangle, N.C.

Fourth Annual International Conference on Plug-In Hybrid and Electric Transportation to Move to Southeast SAN JOSE, Calif., July 26 -- The Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) announced today that Plug-In 2011 - an international conference of expert insights on technical advances, market research and policy initiat ... Continue reading

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