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Third Quarter NADAguides Brand Share Report Shows Domestics Regaining What Was Lost in the Second Quarter

Third Quarter NADAguides Brand Share Report Shows Domestics Regaining What Was Lost in the Second Quarter

News Highlights NADAguides, the most comprehensive vehicle information provider on the Internet today, announces its Brand Share Report for the third quarter of 2011 -- revealing that domestic brands saw the only increase in consumer interest on NADAguides.com during the third quarter of 2011, increasing its overall sh ... Continue reading

HARMAN Extends Infotainment Leadership with New Premium Business for VW Group

HARMAN Extends Infotainment Leadership with New Premium Business for VW Group

HARMAN, the premium audio and infotainment group , announced today that it has extended its relationship with automaker VW Group to provide new premium `Mid´ infotainment systems. The award is valued at approximately US$400 million. The new award will include three new programs with the VW Group: the extension of HARM ... Continue reading

HARMAN Issues FY12 Guidance; Updates FY13 Guidance Range

HARMAN Issues FY12 Guidance; Updates FY13 Guidance Range

HARMAN the leading global audio and infotainment group , today provided guidance for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2012 and updated its prior guidance for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2013, which was first provided in April of 2010. The Company noted that this guidance will be discussed today at its Analyst and In ... Continue reading

Research and Markets: M2M and Connected Vehicles

Research and Markets: M2M and Connected Vehicles

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "M2M and Connected Vehicles" report to their offering. Machine-to-Machine (M2M) communication over IP Next-Generation Networks (NGN) presents new opportunities and challenges in combination with cloud-based services. This research evaluates IP NGN infrastructure fo ... Continue reading

Ford Credit Earns $350 Million Net Income in Third Quarter of 2011

Ford Credit Earns $350 Million Net Income in Third Quarter of 2011

Ford Motor Credit Company reported net income of $350 million in the third quarter of 2011, a decrease of $147 million from a year earlier. On a pre-tax basis, Ford Credit earned $581 million in the third quarter and $1.9 billion in the first nine months of 2011, compared with $766 million and $2.5 billion in the third ... Continue reading

LoJack Announces Third Quarter 2011 Results Webcast and Conference Call

LoJack Announces Third Quarter 2011 Results Webcast and Conference Call

LoJack Corporation (NASDAQ GS: "LOJN") announces the following webcast and conference call for its third quarter 2011 results on Monday, November 7: What: LoJack Corp. to report third quarter 2011 results When: Monday, November 7, 2011 -- 09:00AM EST ... Continue reading

More Jeep Vehicle Awards: Wrangler and Grand Cherokee Named Active Lifestyle Vehicle (ALV) Winners for 2012

More Jeep Vehicle Awards: Wrangler and Grand Cherokee Named Active Lifestyle Vehicle (ALV) Winners for 2012

Automotive journalists and elite athletes judge a field of entrants in choosing annual Active Lifestyle Vehicle (ALV) winners Awards come just days after Wrangler and Grand Cherokee win Texas Auto Writers Association awards 2012 Jeep Wrangler's new 3.6-liter V-6 engine improves fuel efficiency up to 21 miles per gallon ... Continue reading

Ford Of Britain 100: Image Of The Week - 43/52

Ford Of Britain 100: Image Of The Week - 43/52

To celebrate the centenary of Ford of Britain in 2011 the company is exploring its photo archive to reveal rarely seen images. ... Continue reading

Fleet Operators Are Left Counting Accelerating Costs

Fleet Operators Are Left Counting Accelerating Costs

With rising fuel costs, many motorists are looking at any way possible to save money and maximise fuel efficiency, with some people cutting out short journeys altogether. ... Continue reading

Mazda Chosen To Partner Gillette Four Nations Rugby League Tournament

Mazda Chosen To Partner Gillette Four Nations Rugby League Tournament

Mazda is supplying a fleet of cars to the Rugby League International Federation as the Official Vehicle Partner to the 2011 Gillette Rugby League Four Nations tournament which kicks off on 28 October in Warrington. ... Continue reading

All-New Ford Ranger Conquers Every Task And Terrain With More Capability Than Ever

All-New Ford Ranger Conquers Every Task And Terrain With More Capability Than Ever

With best-in-class towing and water-wading capabilities as well as exceptional payload capacity and ground clearance, the all-new global Ford Ranger can get the toughest jobs done in the toughest locations. ... Continue reading

New Toyota Yaris Makes It Three Generations Of Five-Star Safety

New Toyota Yaris Makes It Three Generations Of Five-Star Safety

By gaining the top five-star rating for all-round safety performance, new Yaris becomes the third generation of Toyota's supermini to pass through Euro NCAP independent crash testing with flying colours. ... Continue reading

All-New Ford Ranger Raises The Bar On Safety

All-New Ford Ranger Raises The Bar On Safety

The all-new global Ford Ranger is setting new standards in safety with a comprehensive suite of class-leading features, such as the Electronic Stability Program (ESP) and side curtain airbags. ... Continue reading

Free Alloy Wheels With Black Myvi SXI

Free Alloy Wheels With Black Myvi SXI

Perodua are pleased to introduce an exciting new offer available exclusively to customers purchasing a new Ebony Black Myvi SXI before the end of 2011. ... Continue reading

Honda Insight Drives Home the Importance of Road Safety

Honda Insight Drives Home the Importance of Road Safety

Community-based not for profit organisation, Road Trauma Support Services Victoria (RTSSV) is now proudly driving a Honda Insight Hybrid, on loan from The Honda Foundation. ... Continue reading

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