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New Torchmate 4X4 CNC Machine is the Dream Holiday Gift for the Gearhead

New Torchmate 4X4 CNC Machine is the Dream Holiday Gift for the Gearhead

The fall launch of Torchmate's 4X4 CNC machine has re-arranged the top of every gearhead and four-wheeler's holiday gift list. Incredibly affordable for a machine of its size and versatility, the 4X4 supplies off-roaders, engineers, hobbyists and fabricators a lifetime of precise, robotic metal-cutting and plasma-cutti ... Continue reading

UK Business Minister Welcomes Rols-Royce Motors Investment +VIDEO

UK Business Minister Welcomes Rols-Royce Motors Investment +VIDEO

GOODWOOD, England - December 14, 2011: Mark Prisk, Business Minister, visited the Home of Rolls-Royce Motor Cars in Goodwood, West Sussex to learn how the company will expand in 2012. RollsRoyce is investing in a significant expansion of its Assembly Hall and Surface Finish Centre. The Minister toured the manufacturing ... Continue reading

A Brighter Christmas, Delivered By Volvo Car UK And Action For Children

A Brighter Christmas, Delivered By Volvo Car UK And Action For Children

Volvo Car UK has teamed up with Father Christmas to help raise £25,000 for Action for Children and deliver Christmas presents to children at its projects at sites throughout the UK. ... Continue reading

While Others Applaud Cell Phone Use Driving Ban, The Auto Channel says "Drop Dead"

While Others Applaud Cell Phone Use Driving Ban, The Auto Channel says "Drop Dead"

It's time to stop the errosion of liberties By Marc J. Rauch Exec. Vice President/Co-Publisher THE AUTO CHANNEL The "cause of the day" today is the NTSB's (National Transportation Safety Board) call to ban American drivers from using portable electronic devices — including cellphones, even if you use a hands-free ... Continue reading

Chrysler Detroit Conner Plant Reopens to Produce 2013 SRT Viper

Chrysler Detroit Conner Plant Reopens to Produce 2013 SRT Viper

Chrysler Group LLC announced today that it will reopen its Conner Avenue Assembly Plant in Detroit for the production of the next generation SRT Viper. With the plant’s reopening, nearly 150 jobs, both hourly and salaried, will return to the City of Detroit. The Conner facility was idled when production of the Dod ... Continue reading

First Drive: 2012 Honda Civic (European Version) by Henny Hemmes +VIDEO

First Drive: 2012 Honda Civic (European Version) by Henny Hemmes +VIDEO

9th generation of the Civic, Honda talked to many customers and to people who did not buy the current model. The conclusion was no surprise: the new Civic would have the good features of its predecessor and the not-so-good ones were going to be changed. In other words, the design of the new generation has been slightly ... Continue reading

2012 Scion iQ Review and Ride by Martha Hindes +VIDEO

2012 Scion iQ Review and Ride by Martha Hindes +VIDEO

2012 Scion iQ Touting its Stellar Grade Point Average By Martha Hindes The Auto ChannelDetroit Bureau DETROIT--The weather couldn't have been worse. A bone chilling fall rain was blowing sideways at times, leaving deep pools to dodge in underpasses as I drove around. This was a chance to test the new Scion iQ, a mini a ... Continue reading

Sunrise Signs Announces the 2012 Car Wrapping Car of the Year - the Fiat 500

Sunrise Signs Announces the 2012 Car Wrapping Car of the Year - the Fiat 500

Sunrise Signs Custom Wraps and Graphics is proud to announce the 2012 Car Wrapping Car of the Year -- the Fiat 500. Sunrise chose this sporty compact because of all the 2012 cars on the market, the Fiat 500 embodies all of the elements that make for a great car wrapping canvas: car design, canvas designability, cost, m ... Continue reading

Protect Your Home and Car This Winter

Protect Your Home and Car This Winter

Check your insurance policy small print ahead of winter conditions, says MoneySupermarket - Ensure you have adequate protection in place against car breakdowns and burst pipes As we head further into the winter months, Brits are urged to check the small print of their home insurance and car breakdown policies to ensure ... Continue reading

The All-New 2013 BMW 6 Series Gran Coupe +VIDEO

The All-New 2013 BMW 6 Series Gran Coupe +VIDEO

An exciting new addition to the 6 Series Line. Woodcliff Lake, NJ – December 11, 2011 6:00 pm EST … Introducing the BMW 6 Series Gran Coupe – a new 4-door, 4+1 seat addition to the 6 Series line that successfully combines the stunning proportions, design and driving dynamics of the 6 Series Coupe with in ... Continue reading

Experian Automotive launches AutoCheck Mobile for Consumer on Android and iPhone

Experian Automotive launches AutoCheck Mobile for Consumer on Android and iPhone

Experian Automotive today launched AutoCheck® Mobile for Consumer(SM), a new application providing used car buyers with access to AutoCheck® vehicle history reports through Android and iPhone devices. Experian Automotive is the first major vehicle history provider to deliver direct report access to consumers through ... Continue reading

New York Auto Show Names New Director

New York Auto Show Names New Director

New York Auto Show Names New Show Director: Alan Liebensohn New York, NY - (December 12, 2011): Preparations are in full-swing for the 2012 New York International Automobile Show under the leadership of newly appointed Show Director Alan Liebensohn. Alan was promoted last month from his position of Business Manager, th ... Continue reading

Automotive Safety Council Celebrates 50 Years of Life-saving Efforts

Automotive Safety Council Celebrates 50 Years of Life-saving Efforts

The Automotive Occupant Restraints Council (AORC), founded in 1961, today celebrates its 50th year of saving lives. The organization's membership includes the leading global auto safety system manufacturers and their major suppliers. In order to better reflect its membership's comprehensive safety involvement, the form ... Continue reading

Electric Vehicle Charging Equipment Sales to Reach $4.3 Billion Worldwide by 2017, According to Pike Research

Electric Vehicle Charging Equipment Sales to Reach $4.3 Billion Worldwide by 2017, According to Pike Research

Sales of electric vehicles are expected to accelerate strongly over the next few years, and along with them will come rapid growth in deployment of charging equipment for the vehicles. Two years from now, more than 80 different models of plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs) will be found on roadways across the globe, and b ... Continue reading

V60 Plug-in Hybrid - Volvos Most Advanced Car Ever on Sale 2012 at a Price of EUR 57,000

V60 Plug-in Hybrid - Volvos Most Advanced Car Ever on Sale 2012 at a Price of EUR 57,000

Volvo V60 Plug-in Hybrid is Volvo Car Corporation's most technically advanced model ever. The world's first diesel plug-in hybrid is an electric car, hybrid car and muscle car all rolled into one. The V60 plug-in Hybrid offers the driver three on-demand possibilities: - Up to 50 km on pure electricity with zero tailpip ... Continue reading

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