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LoJack Awards $25,000 to Winner of Company's 25th Anniversary Sweepstakes Contest

LoJack Awards $25,000 to Winner of Company's 25th Anniversary Sweepstakes Contest

To help commemorate 25 years in business, LoJack Corporation today presented Darvin Nomann of Tempe, AZ with the grand prize in the company's 25th Anniversary Sweepstakes Contest that ran from July 5 to Oct. 10, 2011. Mr. Nomann was presented with a $25,000 check at a ceremony that took place at the Lexus of Chandler d ... Continue reading

GM Switches Battery Type For 2013 Chevrolet Spark EV

GM Switches Battery Type For 2013 Chevrolet Spark EV

is moving to a less volatile battery chemistry for its Chevy Spark electric car going on sale in 2013. GM will be using phosphate-based lithium ion batteries from Waltham, Massachusetts-based A123 Systems Inc. (AONE) that are less likely to burn than other lithium chemistry, including that used in the Volt model introd ... Continue reading

2013 Lexus Launch - GS 350, GS-F Sport and GS 450h Previews

2013 Lexus Launch - GS 350, GS-F Sport and GS 450h Previews

LEXUS GS 350, GS-F SPORT AND GS 450H By Steve Purdy TheAutoChannel.com Detroit Bureau I guess it’s about time for Lexus to refresh their line of contenders in the mid-size luxury sedan market – the GS. The third generation GS, dating from the 2006 model year, is getting a bit long in the tooth, as they say, a ... Continue reading

Lynnes Auto Group is Donating a Car to a Deserving Family This Holiday

Lynnes Auto Group is Donating a Car to a Deserving Family This Holiday

During this holiday season, Lynnes Auto Family will be helping the local community with its annual Deserving Family Car Giveaway. Lynnes Auto Family invites anyone to drop off written nominations at the Lynnes Nissan Dealership on US-206 in Stanhope or email nominations to info@lynnescares.com between now and December ... Continue reading

Volvo IT's Commute Greener Appointed as This Year's Sustainable Project

Volvo IT's Commute Greener Appointed as This Year's Sustainable Project

Significant environmental effects can be achieved when economical and environmental objectives go hand in hand. Commute Greener serves as a personal CO2 calculator where you are encouraged to reduce your environmental impact by commuting to and from work. To increase motivation, the results can be published on Facebook ... Continue reading

Vauxhall’s Vote Of Confidence In UK Supply Chain Generates €230m Worth Of UK Business

Vauxhall’s Vote Of Confidence In UK Supply Chain Generates €230m Worth Of UK Business

Over the past 18 months, Vauxhall Motors has awarded substantial contracts to UK suppliers worth over €230m during the life of the contracts, thus making a significant contribution to the UK economy, securing turnover, export and employment within the automotive sector. ... Continue reading

Emission Cuts On Mazda6 And Mazda2 Deliver Cash Savings

Emission Cuts On Mazda6 And Mazda2 Deliver Cash Savings

Fleets and company car drivers will save even more money by choosing to drive Mazda6 diesel or Mazda2 petrol models following reductions to CO2 emission figures for these cars. ... Continue reading

Classic Rally Cars From All Over Europe Converge On Lands End For Epic Winter Battle To John O'groats

Classic Rally Cars From All Over Europe Converge On Lands End For Epic Winter Battle To John O'groats

Cars from Holland, Belgium, Germany, Italy and Switzerland as well as the UK were starting to converge on Lands End today prior to the start of the UK's toughest carRally - Le-Jog. ... Continue reading

Ford Extends 20-Year Partnership With The UEFA Champions League, Europe's Most Prestigious Club Football Competition

Ford Extends 20-Year Partnership With The UEFA Champions League, Europe's Most Prestigious Club Football Competition

Ford's announced today it is extending its long-standing sponsorship of Europe's most popular and prestigious club football competition -- the UEFA Champions League -- through June 2015. ... Continue reading

Electric Car Maker Tesla Value Rating Dropped - Duh! Says We

Electric Car Maker Tesla Value Rating Dropped - Duh! Says We

NEW YORK December 8, 2011; The AP reportrd that shares of Tesla Motors Inc. tumbled Thursday after a Morgan Stanley analyst cut his rating and price target for the electric car company, saying that consumer interest in electric vehicles hasn't been as high as he previously expected it would be. THE SPARK: Analyst Adam ... Continue reading

T3 Motion Launches Consumer T3 Electric Vehicle

T3 Motion Launches Consumer T3 Electric Vehicle

T3 Motion, Inc. (NYSE AMEX:TTTM), a producer of clean/green technology, announced its newest product launch T3 power sports product. With this product launch, T3 Motion is entering into the consumer market, leveraging years of expertise in the law enforcement, security and military industries. This new product line wil ... Continue reading

Statement from National Coalition for Safer Roads on Updated NHTSA 2010 Fatality and Injury Data Showing Intersection Related Crashes Decrease 7.1 Percent

Statement from National Coalition for Safer Roads on Updated NHTSA 2010 Fatality and Injury Data Showing Intersection Related Crashes Decrease 7.1 Percent

The Department of Transportation's National Highway Traffic Safety Administration released updated 2010 FARS data today showing that intersection-related fatality crashes declined by 7.1 percent (7,278 in 2009 to 6,758 in 2010). "Today's announcement is another indication that combining the right lifesaving strategies ... Continue reading

Choosing The Right Car for the Whole Family - Shopautoweek.com

Choosing The Right Car for the Whole Family - Shopautoweek.com

A new addition to the nursery can often mean a new addition to the garage—whether you're expecting your first bundle of joy or your fifth. Dealer insider and shopautoweek.com contributor Ed Armbruster has been there himself and knows where to start and what to look for when shopping for a crowd-pleasing ... Continue reading

With Driving Costs Soaring 14% in the Last Year, Drivers Need to Save Where They Can, Says CTEK

With Driving Costs Soaring 14% in the Last Year, Drivers Need to Save Where They Can, Says CTEK

A recent report from the RAC has revealed that the cost of motoring has soared by a staggering 14 per cent over the past 12 months. As a result, car owners need to save money where they can in order to stay on the road and good battery maintenance is an easy and inexpensive place to start, says CTEK, a leading global b ... Continue reading

2012 Audi A7 Selected by Bloomberg News as Best Overall Vehicle for the Year

2012 Audi A7 Selected by Bloomberg News as Best Overall Vehicle for the Year

Audi today announced that the 2012 Audi A7 has been selected by Bloomberg News as the Best Overall car for the year. The Audi A7 is profiled on Bloomberg News online . The 2012 Audi A7 was chosen for its industry-leading technology, high style and unique 5-door coupe design. "The A7's blend of technology, material luxu ... Continue reading

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