Hertz On Demand Cruises Into Miami Beach, First City in Florida to Offer a Car Sharing Program
Jan 21, 2012
Hertz and the City of Miami Beach announced today the first City-sponsored car sharing partnership in Florida. Hertz on Demand has been chosen as the car sharing service which becomes available to City of Miami Beach's area residents and visitors beginning January 24, 2012. The historic partnership kicks off with a Rib ... Continue reading
Wall Street Journal ECO:nomics Symposium at 2012 Detroit Auto Show +VIDEO
Jan 20, 2012
DETROIT - January 10, 2012: The Wall Street Journal ECO:nomics presents a Panel of Experts on The Future of Business and the Environment: Urbanization, Mobility and Green. Join Joe White as he interviews Tom Baloga, V.P. Engineering BMW North America, and Jim Farley, Group V.P. Global Marketing Ford Motor Company. ... Continue reading
BMW ActiveE Consumer Lease Line - Now Open
Jan 20, 2012
Woodcliff Lake, NJ, January 20, 2012 âBeginning today, the recruitment process for the highly anticipated all-electric BMW ActiveE is open in the metropolitan markets of Boston, Hartford, New York, Los Angeles, Sacramento, San Diego, and San Francisco. The BMW ActiveE is available by lease only at a cost of $499 p ... Continue reading
Jan 20, 2012
By Andrew Frankl European Bureau Chief The Auto Channel I had an interesting trip to London recently where Olympic fever is mounting by the minute. It will of course be complete chaos as in an already busy city there will be special lanes for members of the so-called Olympic family. Miles and miles of them. There are s ... Continue reading
2012 Automobile Insurance Discount Act Qualifies With Random Sample of Signatures
Jan 20, 2012
The American Agents Alliance, an association of independent insurance agents and brokers who shop many companies to write the most competitive insurance policies for California consumers, is sponsoring the 2012 Automobile Insurance Discount Act. The goal is to get every Californian insured at a competitive price. The A ... Continue reading
Jan 20, 2012
Private companies continue to make progress in building advanced biofuel biorefineries. The Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) today congratulates Fiberight and its technology partner Novozymes, a member of BIO, on their progress. BIO additionally thanks the U.S. Department of Agriculture for moving forward with ... Continue reading
NADA Charitable Foundation to Launch Road Safety Grant Program at Convention
Jan 20, 2012
Auto dealers promote road safety initiatives at national convention The National Automobile Dealers Charitable Foundation has expanded its list of philanthropic programs to include a new grant program to help new-car dealers start or promote road safety initiatives in their communities. The NADA Foundation's new Road S ... Continue reading
Jeep Brand Supports Lucasfilm's Red Tails Movie Celebrating the Tuskegee Airmen
Jan 20, 2012
Red Tails feature film depicts the illustrious story of the Tuskegee Airmen, hits theaters nationwide January 20,2012 Jeep brand sponsors movie screenings across the country The Jeep brand is partnering with Lucasfilm as part of a sponsorship to support their latest feature film, Red Tails. The latest epic from produce ... Continue reading
Jan 20, 2012
Autonomous (self-driving) cars may seem as futuristic as condos on Mars, but in fact, they are here: Google, BMW and Volkswagen are among those getting attention for their pilot programs; Toyota unveiled an autonomous Prius at the 2011 Tokyo Motor Show; and Nevada recently passed a law allowing autonomous cars on its r ... Continue reading
Audi and FIS Continue Strong Alliance in the Future
Jan 20, 2012
Audi also stands shoulder to shoulder with athletes of international skiing in the future: the Ingolstadt based automobile manufacturer has agreed to a cooperation with Federation Internationale de Ski (FIS) up to 2018. As a consequence the Audi FIS Ski World Cup will again be staged under the Audi flag over the forthc ... Continue reading
State Farm Launches Driver Feedback; App on Android
Jan 20, 2012
For most people, using a smartphone while driving is the last thing anyone would want to encourage in the interest of safe driving. But today, State Farm has made the Driver Feedback app available on Android devices. This free app turns a person's cell phone into a pocket-sized driving coach when placed in the car with ... Continue reading
Infiniti JX Named To Parenting Magazine's "Smartest Family Cars Of 2012" List
Jan 20, 2012
Parenting magazine has recognized the Infiniti JX as one of the year's "Smartest Family Cars" in its February 2012 issue, on stands now. The list is featured in Parenting's first-ever "Genius" issue, dedicated to helping parents unlock their child's own unique genius potential. Equipped with the latest technology to he ... Continue reading
Nissan Announces U.S. Pricing for 2013 GT-R
Jan 20, 2012
Nissan North America, Inc. (NNA) today announced U.S. pricing for the 2013 Nissan GT-R, which is on sale now at Nissan dealers nationwide. Following a major revision just last year, the 2013 Nissan GT-R receives a number of impressive performance enhancements, reinforcing the flagship supercar's spirit of continuous ad ... Continue reading
Hyundai Accent CRDi - Australia's Most Affordable Diesel Car
Jan 20, 2012
The Hyundai Accent sees the current all-petrol line-up expanded with the addition of an efficient common-rail turbo diesel engine, delivering new levels of performance and economy to the Active model in the range whilst also claiming the title as Australia's most affordable diesel passenger car with the Accent Active C ... Continue reading
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