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2012 Hyundai Veloster Review and Roadtest +VIDEO

2012 Hyundai Veloster Review and Roadtest +VIDEO

THE NO COMPROMISE, FUTURISTICALLY DESIGNED COUPE OTHERS WILL COPY by Marty Bernstein Senior Editor at Large The Auto Channel Hyundai’s product planners and designers must have discovered the time and space continuum. How else could they create this attention grabbing, OMG futuristic moment of automotive design? Th ... Continue reading

Aston Martin Named The Coolest Brand

Aston Martin Named The Coolest Brand

Aston Martin has been awarded the prize of the UK's coolest brand, winning this prestigious accolade for an unprecedented fifth time in six years. ... Continue reading

Saab Know How: A Change For The Better With Winter Tyres

Saab Know How: A Change For The Better With Winter Tyres

Being Swedish, Saab knows a thing or two about winter driving, and because you can't always trust the weather, you need to trust your tyres. ... Continue reading

Historic Ford Transits Gather At Ford Southampton To Celebrate Ford UK's Centenary

Historic Ford Transits Gather At Ford Southampton To Celebrate Ford UK's Centenary

The Ford assembly plant in Southampton has hosted an eclectic collection of classic Ford Transit vans, including one from Australia, as part of Ford's centenary celebration this year. ... Continue reading

New and Improved Mazda3 Lands in Australia

New and Improved Mazda3 Lands in Australia

The new and improved version of the Mazda3, Australia's favourite small car, has arrived into Australian showrooms. ... Continue reading

New Skoda Citigo: A Small Skoda for the City

New Skoda Citigo: A Small Skoda for the City

Skoda is continuing its growth offensive by introducing its sixth production model. ... Continue reading

New Ssangyong Korando Meets Government Emissions Standard

New Ssangyong Korando Meets Government Emissions Standard

The Federal Government has recently announced a phased introduction of the Euro 5 Emissions Standard from 2013. The Standard defines the acceptable limits for exhaust emissions of all new vehicles sold in the EU countries. One of the few compact SUVs in the Australian market to already comply is the new Ssangyong Koran ... Continue reading

2012 Volkswagen Beetle Review by Marty Bernstein +VIDEO

2012 Volkswagen Beetle Review by Marty Bernstein +VIDEO

2012 VW Beetle: THE BEST BUG EVER! By Marty Bernstein Senior Contributing Editor The Auto Channel Volkswagen just introduced the third generation of the bestselling vehicle ever, the new 2012 Volkswagen Beetle. The question is: Will the newest iterations (there are two new models) of the iconic 73 year old vehicle that ... Continue reading

OnStar Reverses Decision to Change Terms and Conditions

OnStar Reverses Decision to Change Terms and Conditions

OnStar announced today it is reversing its proposed Terms and Conditions policy changes and will not keep a data connection to customers' vehicles after the OnStar service is canceled. OnStar recently sent e-mails to customers telling them that effective Dec. 1, their service would change so that data from a customer v ... Continue reading

AAA Launches Phase II of Electric Vehicle Initiative with Installation of Charging Station at National Office

AAA Launches Phase II of Electric Vehicle Initiative with Installation of Charging Station at National Office

America's largest motor club demonstrates leadership in electric vehicle industry once again with installation of charging station at national office Today, AAA launched the second phase of their industry-leading electric vehicle initiative with the installation of a charging station at the AAA National office. The sta ... Continue reading

WiTricity Corporation, IHI Corporation, and Mitsubishi Motors Corporation Combine to Develop Easily Deployable Wireless Charging Systems for Electric Vehicles

WiTricity Corporation, IHI Corporation, and Mitsubishi Motors Corporation Combine to Develop Easily Deployable Wireless Charging Systems for Electric Vehicles

WiTricity Corporation (WiTricity), IHI Corporation (IHI) and Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC) have agreed to join forces to research and develop easily deployable electric vehicle (EV) wireless charging systems readily compatible with electric grids which will make life easier for EV users in the future. The partner ... Continue reading

GM Appoints U.S. Vice President, Customer Experience

GM Appoints U.S. Vice President, Customer Experience

Paul Copses will become the first U.S. vice president of Customer Experience at General Motors, charged with leading efforts to win and keep customers for Chevrolet, Buick GMC and Cadillac. Copses, currently executive director -- Customer Care and Aftersales, will begin his new job Oct. 1, and will be tasked to ensure ... Continue reading

EVTV Announces Winner of the $2500.00 "Winner Takes All" EV Cup Drag Race at the First Annual Electric Vehicle Conversion Convention

EVTV Announces Winner of the $2500.00 "Winner Takes All" EV Cup Drag Race at the First Annual Electric Vehicle Conversion Convention

EVTV, producers of the weekly "Friday Show," announce Ron Adamowicz victor of the "Winner Takes All" EV Cup Drag Race at the Electric Vehicle Conversion Convention (EVCCON) that was held in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, September 21 -- 25, 2011. Ron, driving his full-bodied 1981 Camaro, aptly named "Warp Factor II," took t ... Continue reading

Hype Creative Agency Announces Social Media Vehicle Giveaway Contest With Britney Spears and Nissan Versa

Hype Creative Agency Announces Social Media Vehicle Giveaway Contest With Britney Spears and Nissan Versa

Hype Creative Agency (HCA), announces today that it is launching a nationwide social media car giveaway with Grammy Award winning recording artist, Britney Spears, and auto manufacturer Nissan. The viral sweepstakes will allow one of Britney's lucky fans an opportunity to randomly win an all new 2012 Nissan Versa. The ... Continue reading

Dodge Viper SRT10 ACR Reclaims Production Car Lap Record at Nurburgring With 7:12.13

Dodge Viper SRT10 ACR Reclaims Production Car Lap Record at Nurburgring With 7:12.13

Veteran GT driver Dominik Farnbacher pilots street-legal, 600-horsepower 2010 Dodge Viper SRT10 ACR (American Club Racer) to new record lap at the world's most demanding road course -- the famed 12.9-mile Nurburgring Nordschleife (north course) Chrysler Group's SRT (Street and Racing Technology) group teams up with Vip ... Continue reading

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