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Zipcar Expands to 36 New Colleges and Universities Throughout North America

Zipcar Expands to 36 New Colleges and Universities Throughout North America

Zipcar, Inc. , the world's leading car-sharing network, announced today that it has expanded to 36 additional college and university campuses this fall, broadening its total presence to more than 250 college and university campuses across North America. ... Continue reading

Autonet Mobile Partners With Option to Deliver World's First Mobile Application Platform for Vehicles

Autonet Mobile Partners With Option to Deliver World's First Mobile Application Platform for Vehicles

Autonet Mobile, an application and connectivity platform for vehicles, today announced a strategic partnership with Belgium-based Option NV to deliver next generation applications and services to vehicles. The new platform is based upon Autonet's patent-pending TRU Technology and innovative automotive-grade Telematics ... Continue reading

Universal Lubricants to Participate in Automotive Aftermarket Products Expo-AAPEX

Universal Lubricants to Participate in Automotive Aftermarket Products Expo-AAPEX

Leading the green motor oil revolution--Universal Lubricants, America's only true closed loop re-refiner -- announced today that it will host Booth #6241 at the annual Automotive Aftermarket Products Expo (AAPEX) to be held November 1-3rd at the Sands Expo Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. Representing the $395 billion glob ... Continue reading

Trends in Housing, Demographics to Fuel Growth of Neighborhood Electric Vehicles, Says Pike Research

Trends in Housing, Demographics to Fuel Growth of Neighborhood Electric Vehicles, Says Pike Research

While the overall market for neighborhood electric vehicles (NEVs), also known as low-speed electric vehicles, is small compared to other types of electric transport, the number of NEVs sold globally reached 58,822 in 2009, the highest figure in a decade. Over the next several years, trends in both housing (including t ... Continue reading

Details of Ford Motor Company's October 2011 U.S. Sales Conference Call

Details of Ford Motor Company's October 2011 U.S. Sales Conference Call

Ford Motor Company will release its October 2011 U.S. sales results at approximately noon ET Tuesday, November 1, 2011. At 1 p.m. ET, Erich Merkle, Ford U.S. sales analyst, will host a conference call for the investment community and news media to discuss the results and related market trends. He will be joined by Ken ... Continue reading

All-New 2012 Kia Rio Sedan Starts at Under $13,500 +VIDEO

All-New 2012 Kia Rio Sedan Starts at Under $13,500 +VIDEO

IRVINE, Calif., Oct. 25, 2011 -- Kia Motors America, Inc. (KMA) today announced pricing for the all-new 2012 Rio sedan beginning at $13,400(3) MSRP, while the Rio A/T starts at $14,500(4). Â The top-of-the-line SX trim starts at $17,500(4) and offers an abundance of upscale features, including standard metal pedals, ... Continue reading

Chrysler Group Gears Up for 2011 SEMA Show

Chrysler Group Gears Up for 2011 SEMA Show

Company's 28,400-sq.-ft. exhibit to showcase more than 30 "Moparized" Chrysler Group vehicles and more than 500 Mopar accessories Sketches of image vehicles released Chrysler Group LLC will have a major presence at next week's 2011 Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) show in Las Vegas. This year, the 28,400-s ... Continue reading

Mazda TAKERI 'Next Generation Sedan' to Debut at 2011 Tokyo Motor Show

Mazda TAKERI 'Next Generation Sedan' to Debut at 2011 Tokyo Motor Show

Mazda's Takeri will be alongside the new Mazda CX-5 SUV also features full array of SKYACTIV TECHNOLOGY HIROSHIMA, Japan—Mazda Motor Corporation will showcase the global premiere of the Mazda TAKERI next-generation midsize sedan concept car at the 42nd Tokyo Motor Show. Mazda will also hold the Japan debut of the ... Continue reading

Breakthrough Labor Agreement Between GM and UAW Makes American Small Car Production Possible +VIDEO

Breakthrough Labor Agreement Between GM and UAW Makes American Small Car Production Possible +VIDEO

DETROIT - Oct 25, 2011: With the economy teetering and gas prices still high, sub-compacts or small cars, like the Ford Fiesta and the Honda Fit are becoming increasingly popular. But historically, due to small profit margins, these cars have had to be manufactured overseas. Now with a half billion dollar plant renovat ... Continue reading

Mazda to Introduce Clean Diesel CX-5 Crossover SUV in Japan - First in Market

Mazda to Introduce Clean Diesel CX-5 Crossover SUV in Japan - First in Market

HIROSHIMA - October 25, 2011: Japan—Mazda Motor Corporation will progressively introduce clean diesel vehicles to the Japanese market, beginning with the new Mazda CX-5 crossover SUV in spring 2012. The vehicles will be powered by Mazda's next-generation 2.2-liter clean diesel engine. The breakthrough 'SKYACTIV-D ... Continue reading

A Winter Vacation with the New Porsche 911

A Winter Vacation with the New Porsche 911

This winter, Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG, Stuttgart, will again be offering an extensive range of attractive driver safety training courses and exclusive excursions. All sports car enthusiasts will have the opportunity to test the new Porsche 911 first-hand in extreme conditions. From South African coastal roads to the ... Continue reading

Volvo Ocean Race Game Starts on October 29

Volvo Ocean Race Game Starts on October 29

The winner of the 2011-12 edition of the Volvo Ocean Race Game, which enables online players to race a virtual Volvo Open 70 around the world following the course of the actual race, will drive away in a brand new Volvo XC60 car. ... Continue reading

Aston Martin Cygnet: The Tailor-Fit Luxury City Car +VIDEO

Aston Martin Cygnet: The Tailor-Fit Luxury City Car +VIDEO

Aston Martin is pleased to announce the launch of its luxurious city car; Cygnet, in Hong Kong and Japan. Initially available in European markets from its launch in mid-2011, Cygnet is the bespoke luxury city car, designed with ultra-compact packaging and low-emission engine technology. Craftsmanship and meticulous att ... Continue reading

The Campaign for the New BMW 3 Series - Sporting Passion is the Central Theme

The Campaign for the New BMW 3 Series - Sporting Passion is the Central Theme

The sixth generation of the BMW 3 Series celebrated its debut in Munich last Friday. The whole world was able to attend the presentation in the BMW plant and BMW Welt live, via Facebook. The BMW Group's most important volume model will be taking off at the beginning of February 2012. The launch campaign for the new BMW ... Continue reading

Hertz First Car-Rental Company to Deploy a Zero-Emissions All-Electric Bus

Hertz First Car-Rental Company to Deploy a Zero-Emissions All-Electric Bus

The Hertz Corporation , the world's largest general use airport car rental brand, announces today the use of BYD's eBUS-12 at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), the first such use to be conducted by a rental car company. Hertz is testing the all-electric on its main routes to gain data on this new platform. "Hert ... Continue reading

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