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BMW at the 42nd Tokyo Motor Show 2011

BMW at the 42nd Tokyo Motor Show 2011

The introduction of groundbreaking drive system innovations sees BMW taking driving pleasure to consistently greater heights, while at the same time reducing fuel consumption and emissions to ever lower levels. ... Continue reading

Audi A6 Wins "Golden Steering Wheel" Award

Audi A6 Wins "Golden Steering Wheel" Award

Audi has won one of the most coveted awards in the shape of the "Golden Steering Wheel 2011." This year, it was the Audi A6 that achieved the latest success in this prestigious competition. ... Continue reading

2011 Chevrolet Avalanche LTZ 4WD review by John Heilig

2011 Chevrolet Avalanche LTZ 4WD review by John Heilig

THE AUTO PAGE By John Heilig The Auto Channel SPECIFICATIONS: 2011 Chevrolet Avalanche LTZ 4WD Model: 2011 Chevrolet Avalanche LTZ 4WD Engine: 5.3-liter Vortec V8 Horsepower/Torque: 320 hp @ 5,400 rpm/325 lb.-ft. @ 4,000 rpm Transmission: 6-speed automatic Wheelbase: 130.0 in. Length/Width/Height: 221.3 x 791 x 76.6 in ... Continue reading

Clean Energy Partners with Quarles Petroleum to Add Natural Gas Fueling Service at Quarles Fleet Fueling Stations in the Mid-Atlantic Region

Clean Energy Partners with Quarles Petroleum to Add Natural Gas Fueling Service at Quarles Fleet Fueling Stations in the Mid-Atlantic Region

Clean Energy Fuels Corp. has partnered with Quarles Petroleum, Inc., a major Mid-Atlantic fleet fuel station operator, to add natural gas fueling services at selected Quarles station locations. Many of our customers are interested in natural gas-powered vehicles for their fleets. In response, we have partnered with Cle ... Continue reading

Nissan, Sumitomo Bring Low-Cost Electric-Car Quick Charger to U.S. Market

Nissan, Sumitomo Bring Low-Cost Electric-Car Quick Charger to U.S. Market

Nissan North America Inc. (NNA) today announced that it is bringing an innovative, low-cost DC quick charger for electric cars to the U.S. market. The DC quick charger is being launched as part of a global collaboration with Sumitomo Corporation, with the first installations planned for early 2012. Nissan and Sumitomo ... Continue reading

GM Explains Why Police Cars are Different +VIDEO

GM Explains Why Police Cars are Different +VIDEO

DETROIT - November 12, 2011: When you hear of a fire over the scanners or get a tip from a viewer about a shooting, you start thinking…how quickly can I get a crew there? And can we get a live shot out for the top of the next show? Well, despite how quickly news crews have to get to the scene, the police have to g ... Continue reading

Volvo C30 Electric Car +9 VIDEOS

Volvo C30 Electric Car +9 VIDEOS

Unique development work on Volvo C30 Electric Car documented on video series GOTHENBURG - November 12, 2011: The electric-powered Volvo C30 Electric is already out on the roads. The car was developed in an unusually short space of time, but what happened behind the scenes? This can now be seen in the following series o ... Continue reading

New Honda ASIMO Robot Equipped with "Significant Advancements" +VIDEO

New Honda ASIMO Robot Equipped with "Significant Advancements" +VIDEO

Honda Robotics established as new collective name to represent Honda robotics research and all product applications TOKYO - November 12, 2011: This week Honda unveiled an all-new ASIMO humanoid robot newly equipped with the world’s first* autonomous behavior control technology. With a further advance in autonomy, ... Continue reading

DriveTime Automotive Group, Inc. Announces Third Quarter 2011 Financial Results

DriveTime Automotive Group, Inc. Announces Third Quarter 2011 Financial Results

On Tuesday, November 15, 2011, DriveTime Automotive Group, Inc, a leading used vehicle retailer, plans to announce its consolidated financial results for the third quarter ending September 30, 2011. On Monday, November 14, 2011, DriveTime will post its second quarter 10-Q on the investor page of its website. ... Continue reading

Southern California Edison to Install Inovex Industries' Ride-On Tire Protection System Line of Tire Balancer-Sealants in Their Fleet

Southern California Edison to Install Inovex Industries' Ride-On Tire Protection System Line of Tire Balancer-Sealants in Their Fleet

Southern California Edison, Inc. (SCE), one of the largest electric utilities in California serving more than 14 million people in a 50,000 square-mile area of central, coastal and Southern California, and Inovex Industries, Inc., the manufacturer of Ride-On Tire Protection System (TPS), the only proven high-speed tire ... Continue reading

HEELS ON WHEELS: 2011 TOYOTA VENZA REVIEW

HEELS ON WHEELS: 2011 TOYOTA VENZA REVIEW

Toyota Specs, Comparisons and Prices - 2012-1997 Toyota Buyers Guide HEELS ON WHEELS By Katrina Ramser San Francisco Bureau The Auto Channel INTRO TO THE VENZA VEHICLE I wouldn’t quite call it a crossover, because it looks more like a sedan. Or maybe a wagon. The Toyota Venza is part-car, part mid-size utility veh ... Continue reading

Niyato Industries Presents The First American-Built Consumer Electric Vehicle under $50,000

Niyato Industries Presents The First American-Built Consumer Electric Vehicle under $50,000

Niyato Industries Inc. announces that it will be the first American automobile company to convert new 5-passenger gasoline sedans for the American people to an all-electric powered vehicle for under $50,000. We at Niyato Industries Inc. are all Americans and we have created Niyato Industries to put Americans to work. N ... Continue reading

Chrysler Group Recognized for Supporting Employees on Military Duty

Chrysler Group Recognized for Supporting Employees on Military Duty

U.S. Department of Defense agency recognizes Company's longstanding support of employees on active military duty and their families Company currently has 24 employees on active military leave On‚ Veteran's Day, the UAW/Chrysler Local 412 Veterans Committee will hold a commemorative ceremony honoring military medical p ... Continue reading

Hertz Honors War Heroes With Free Rentals

Hertz Honors War Heroes With Free Rentals

Today, The Hertz Corporation launched a new campaign designed to honor and thank U.S. troops returning home. As part of the "Hertz for Heroes" campaign, Hertz will donate a portion of each rental between Veterans Day (November 11) and December 31, 2011 towards a pool of free weekend rentals to be distributed to service ... Continue reading

Ford's Cloud-Connected Car, the Evos Concept, to Make North American Debut at 2012 International CES

Ford's Cloud-Connected Car, the Evos Concept, to Make North American Debut at 2012 International CES

The Ford Evos Concept showcases the company's future design language and vision for a consumer-focused technology experience Ford's research into cloud-based technology includes adaptive vehicle dynamics, driver health and well-being, and smart electrification Ford President and CEO Alan Mulally taking center stage on ... Continue reading

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