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Entries Open For Round Britain 2012 Land -21 June 2012

Entries Open For Round Britain 2012 Land -21 June 2012

Entries for RB12 LAND, the road going element of a unique 10-day marathon for cars, boats and aircraft are now open. ... Continue reading

Bentley Continental GTC Goes For £240,000 To Help Children In Need +VIDEO

Bentley Continental GTC Goes For £240,000 To Help Children In Need +VIDEO

This year's Children in Need fundraising activities got off to a flying start when a 195mph Bentley Continental GTC went under the hammer for £240,000. ... Continue reading

VACC Supports the Government's trial to allow Motorcycle and Scooter riders to share Melbourne's Bus Lanes

VACC Supports the Government's trial to allow Motorcycle and Scooter riders to share Melbourne's Bus Lanes

A six month trial started today, permits motorcycle and scooter riders to ride in the southbound bus lane on Hoddle Street during peak morning traffic. ... Continue reading

Lexus Displaying Next-Generation "GS 250" at Auto Guangzhou 2011

Lexus Displaying Next-Generation "GS 250" at Auto Guangzhou 2011

Toyota City, Nov 21, 2011; Lexus is displaying the all-new "GS 250" at the 9th China (Guangzhou) International Automobile Exhibition, open from today until November 28. The show is open to the press today, and will be open for the public from November 22 through 28.The GS 250 is the third model in the new GS lineup, af ... Continue reading

Honda Announces Overview of Display for the 2011 China (Guangzhou) International Automobile Exhibition

Honda Announces Overview of Display for the 2011 China (Guangzhou) International Automobile Exhibition

Tokyo, Nov 21, 2011; Honda and its two automobile production and sales joint ventures in China, Guangqi Honda Automobile Co. Ltd and Dongfeng Honda Automobile Co. Ltd, will jointly exhibit at the 2011 China (Guangzhou) International Automobile Exhibition, which will be open to the public November 22-28, 2011 (press day ... Continue reading

1.33 Million Michigan Residents to Travel During Thanksgiving Holiday, Says AAA

1.33 Million Michigan Residents to Travel During Thanksgiving Holiday, Says AAA

An estimated 1.33 million Michigan residents will travel 50 miles or more from home during the 2011 Thanksgiving holiday period, up nine percent from last year, says AAA Michigan. They join 42.5 million Americans who will travel nationally -- up four percent -- according to AAA's survey. The holiday period is defined a ... Continue reading

Ford to Commercialize New Method of Attaching Windshields Through Cleaner Technology

Ford to Commercialize New Method of Attaching Windshields Through Cleaner Technology

Ford has invented a new method of preparing vehicle windshields for attachment to cars and trucks that is simpler, more cost-efficient and eco-friendly Ford is working with companies like Elgin, Ill.-based Plasmatreat U.S. L.P. to bring new technology to market Ford wants to innovate the way vehicle windshields are ins ... Continue reading

White, Silver Most Popular Car Colors in the World

White, Silver Most Popular Car Colors in the World

White/white pearl has emerged as the fastest growing color to tie with silver as the world's leading automotive color choices, according to the 2011 DuPont Automotive Color Popularity Report, released today. A substantial increase in the popularity of white/white pearl globally in 2011 has enabled it to surpass longsta ... Continue reading

2011 Los Angeles Auto Show - Henny's Thoughts and Opinion +VIDEO

2011 Los Angeles Auto Show - Henny's Thoughts and Opinion +VIDEO

By Henny Hemmes The Auto Channel Amsterdam Bureau LOS ANGELES, November 18, 2011. Until a few years ago, the LA Auto Show had to accept that Detroit was getting the important premieres. But after the show moved from January, right before the one in Motown, to November, Los Angeles has gotten more and more debuts. In pa ... Continue reading

Subaru Kicks Off Fourth Annual "Share the Love" Event

Subaru Kicks Off Fourth Annual "Share the Love" Event

Subaru of America kicks off its fourth annual "Share the Love" event Saturday, November 19. This year's campaign features five charitable beneficiaries and even more love, thanks to support from the Facebook community. Subaru will donate $250 for every new Subaru vehicle sold or leased from November 19, 2011 through Ja ... Continue reading

CarMD Presents Toyota With First Annual CarMD Vehicle Health Index Best Manufacturer Award At Los Angeles Auto Show

CarMD Presents Toyota With First Annual CarMD Vehicle Health Index Best Manufacturer Award At Los Angeles Auto Show

CarMD.com Corporation today announced that Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc., is the recipient of the first annual CarMD Vehicle Health Index Best Manufacturer Award, which ranked automotive manufacturers on the combined fewest average "check engine"-related repair incidents and lowest average repair costs over a one-ye ... Continue reading

Goodyear Holds Topping Ceremony for New Headquarters

Goodyear Holds Topping Ceremony for New Headquarters

The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company today held a topping ceremony for its new corporate and North American headquarters in Akron, Ohio, seven months to the day after its groundbreaking. A steel beam signed by hundreds of Goodyear's Akron associates was put in place today as many of them, along with Chairman and Chief Ex ... Continue reading

Tennessee's Roger Brooks Wins Sunoco's 'Free Fuel 5000'

Tennessee's Roger Brooks Wins Sunoco's 'Free Fuel 5000'

Sunoco announced today that Mr. Roger Brooks of Bristol, Tenn. is the winner of its 2011 Free Fuel 5000 promotion. As this year's grand prize recipient, Mr. Brooks won 5,000 gallons of high-quality Sunoco gasoline, enough fuel to keep him driving for eight years. 'You never think you can win a contest like this, but I ... Continue reading

Chrysler Group Thanksgiving Food Drive Benefits Salvation Army of Toledo and Northwest Ohio

Chrysler Group Thanksgiving Food Drive Benefits Salvation Army of Toledo and Northwest Ohio

Chrysler Group's Thanksgiving Food Drive provides Northwest Ohio residents with the means to prepare their own Thanksgiving dinner Hundreds more are expected to be helped by similar food drives in Southeastern Mich.; Kokomo, Ind.; Belvidere, Ill., and Washington, D.C. Chrysler Group LLC, The Chrysler Foundation and the ... Continue reading

General Motors Company: Buick, WIRED Bring Tech Showcase to Times Square

General Motors Company: Buick, WIRED Bring Tech Showcase to Times Square

Buick will present the largest WIRED Store ever to Times Square this holiday season, with more than 10,000 square feet devoted to consumer gadgets and advanced technology displays, including a Human Wind Tunnel. Located at the corner of 42nd Street and Broadway, the seventh annual brick-and-mortar spin-off of the tech- ... Continue reading

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