North American International Auto Show Adds European Industry Executive to Team
Nov 28, 2011
The North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) today announced that it has named to its team former director of the Frankfurt International Motor Show, Dr. Kunibert Schmidt. The announcement, which is effective immediately, was made by Rod Alberts, executive director, NAIAS. ... Continue reading
SKF Supplies Advanced Components to Innovative Electric Car Project in Paris
Nov 28, 2011
SKF today announced that is has supplied advanced technological products and solutions to the Bollor Group for use in their innovative electric cars. These cars will be used in the car sharing program, Autolib, to be launched inParisand the surrounding area. Using SKF's knowledge engineering and flexible manufacturing, ... Continue reading
Cars.com iPhone App Wins Highest MarCom Award
Nov 28, 2011
Cars.com, the premier online resource for buying and selling new and used cars, announced today it has been awarded a MarCom Platinum Award for the site's popular app for iPhone. MarCom is an award administered annually by the Association of Marketing and Communication Professionals which was founded as a means to hono ... Continue reading
Crash Experts Find Car Seats Protect Overweight Kids, Too
Nov 28, 2011
Follow Manufacturers' Guidelines to Keep Kids Safe Researchers at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia's Center for Injury Research and Prevention studied nearly 1,000 1- to 8-year-old children involved in crashes and found no evidence of increased injury risk for children across a broad weight range. All of the chi ... Continue reading
Panasonic Delivers MirrorLink-Certified Display-Audio--Toyota Touch Life--for the iQ in Europe
Nov 28, 2011
Panasonic Corporation today announced that it has delivered its in-car Display-Audio*1 system compatible with the new MirrorLinkTM *2 smartphone-to-car connectivity standard for the Toyota iQ city car being sold by Toyota Motor Europe NV/SA becoming the world's first*3 OEM supplier of such product for the car industry. ... Continue reading
Festive Offers For New Volkswagen Vans
Nov 28, 2011
Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles is getting into the festive spirit with a new Christmas themed advertising campaign, which starts today. ... Continue reading
Caterham Group Announced At Brazil Grand Prix
Nov 28, 2011
Caterham Group has officially been confirmed as the parent company name for the range of automotive, motor racing, technology and innovation companies that sit within a single business under the stewardship of Group CEO, Riad Asmat. ... Continue reading
More Passion, More Fun: Toyota Recaptures The Joy Of Driving
Nov 28, 2011
The anticipation is over: Toyota's new GT 86 sports car makes its world debut at the Tokyo motor show on November 30. The compact 2+2 model, one of the most keenly awaited new cars of the coming year, will go on sale in the UK in June 2012. ... Continue reading
Renault Kangoo Z.E. Voted International Van Of The Year 2012
Nov 28, 2011
With 104 points out of a possible 168, Kangoo Z.E. has won the coveted International Van of the Year prize, beating the Iveco Daily, Fiat Ducato and VW Caddy. The award was presented to Jean-Marie Hurtiger, director of Renault's Light Commercial Vehicle division, at the inaugural evening of the 14th International Trail ... Continue reading
Jeep Grand Cherokee Wins Drive Car of the Year Best 4WD Award
Nov 28, 2011
The all-new Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo, 3.0 litre turbo diesel V6, has won the prestigious Drive Car of the Year, Best 4WD award for 2011, claiming victory over defending champion, the Land Rover Discovery 4 SE. ... Continue reading
Nov 27, 2011
Laff Central; An elderly man is stopped by the police around 2 a.m. and is asked where he is going at this time of night. ... Continue reading
Nov 27, 2011
Each year, thousands of inexperienced teen drivers take to the road. To help parents through this major transition in the lives of their children, Berkshire Insurance Group, a Berkshire Bank affiliate, and The Hanover Insurance Group are offering a variety of tips for improving the safety of teen drivers. The companies ... Continue reading
Stress-Free and Easy: All-New Ford Escape Delivers a 'Hands-Free Holiday' This Season
Nov 27, 2011
All-new Ford Escape and award-winning stress relief expert Susie Mantell team up to share tips on how to make holiday shopping less stressful Ford Escape features a segment-first hands-free power liftgate; gentle kicking motion opens and closes the liftgate without the need to fumble for a key, making loading packages ... Continue reading
Renault-Nissan Alliance Zero-Emission Cars at COP17 in South Africa
Nov 26, 2011
Time for a Fleet of Mass-Produced, 100% Electric Vehicles to Take to the Road in Africa For the first time ever, a fleet of mass-produced, zero-emission vehicles will take to the streets of Africa. A dozen electric cars from the Renault-Nissan Alliance will highlight the benefits of green transportation and will provid ... Continue reading
2012 Chevrolet Volt Review By Steve Purdy
Nov 25, 2011
2012 CHEVROLET VOLT The Extended Range Electric Car By Steve Purdy TheAutoChannel.com Detroit Bureau GM put a lot of eggs in this electric car basket. Development costs ran into the billions of dollars in spite of the Volt being essentially built on the Cruze platform. Of course that platform had to be substantially mo ... Continue reading
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