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Vehicle Safety Figures Prompt VACC to Call for Year-Round Random Vehicle Inspections

Vehicle Safety Figures Prompt VACC to Call for Year-Round Random Vehicle Inspections

VACC, the peak automotive industry body in Victoria, has called for Victoria Police to be given resources to conduct year-round random vehicle inspections. ... Continue reading

ECOCar and PowerTorque Magazines Finalists in the Maggies

ECOCar and PowerTorque Magazines Finalists in the Maggies

Both PowerTorque and ECOCar Magazines have been selected as finalists in the 2011 Maggies Awards which recognise the best magazines in the market. ... Continue reading

Move Over, Mom: Dad's Becoming the Car Pool King +VIDEO

Move Over, Mom: Dad's Becoming the Car Pool King +VIDEO

As children across America head back to school, a new survey commissioned by Chevrolet finds that many fathers in America are taking more of an active role in before- and after-school carpooling duties, with utility vehicles the preferred choice of dads over minivans. ... Continue reading

Fisker Selects Goodyear Eagles for Karma Hybrid

Fisker Selects Goodyear Eagles for Karma Hybrid

As the first production models of the new 2012 Fisker Karma EVer (electric vehicle, extended range) hybrid are delivered to their new owners, they'll be rolling exclusively on Goodyear's Eagle F1 Supercar tires. The Fisker Karma EVer is the world's first premium electric vehicle with extended range and the "embodiment ... Continue reading

Subaru Facebook Fans Vote to Share Their Love with the Make-A-Wish Foundation

Subaru Facebook Fans Vote to Share Their Love with the Make-A-Wish Foundation

Subaru of America, Inc. today announced its newest Share The Love charity beneficiary, the Make-A-Wish Foundation. For the first time, Subaru invited Facebook fans to vote on a charitable organization for the automaker's fourth annual Share The Love event. After three weeks of voting, Facebook fans added the Make-A-Wis ... Continue reading

ZoomSafer and Compli Host Distracted Driving Management Webinar

ZoomSafer and Compli Host Distracted Driving Management Webinar

ZoomSafer announced today that co-founder Michael Riemer has been invited by Compli, a leading provider of HR and compliance management software, to be a featured speaker for its upcoming webinar on distracted driving entitled, “Distracted Driving - Are You in Compliance? Distracted Driving - Are You in Compliance? Sc ... Continue reading

Live Operator Assistance Now Standard Feature of Ford SYNC Services Following Successful Trial

Live Operator Assistance Now Standard Feature of Ford SYNC Services Following Successful Trial

After successful beta test, Ford adds live operator assist as standard feature of SYNC Services, providing another free enhancement to the SYNC® owner experience Customers driving SYNC Services-equipped Ford cars and trucks now can talk to live operators when seeking directions or searching for business addresses SYNC ... Continue reading

Nissan Launches "My Versa Road Trip" Social Media Program for All-New 2012 Nissan Versa Sedan

Nissan Launches "My Versa Road Trip" Social Media Program for All-New 2012 Nissan Versa Sedan

Complementing the success of the current "Most _____ per dollar" campaign, Nissan is amplifying marketing support for the all-new 2012 Nissan Versa sedan with an interactive social media promotion. The Versa Sedan, on sale now at Nissan dealers nationwide, offers the most legroom, headroom, trunk room and technology pe ... Continue reading

Hubbell Wiring Systems and PEP Stations Announce Electric Vehicle Charging Station Alliance

Hubbell Wiring Systems and PEP Stations Announce Electric Vehicle Charging Station Alliance

Hubbell Wiring Device Kellems, a division of Hubbell Incorporated and PEP Stations LLC, a provider of premium electric vehicle charging stations, announce a strategic alliance under which Hubbell will have exclusive representation and marketing rights for PEP Stations products in North America. Hubbell is a world class ... Continue reading

2012 Cadillac CTS-V Review by Larry Nutson +VIDEO

2012 Cadillac CTS-V Review by Larry Nutson +VIDEO

By Larry Nutson Senior Editor, Chicago Bureau The Auto Channel. I was about to be driving a 556 HP production street car for a week. A supercharged 6.2L V8 rated at 556 HP sounds an awful lot like a race car engine's performance level. This was going to be exciting. I had a very brief previous experience behind the whe ... Continue reading

GMC Kicks Off Monday Night Football Tour

GMC Kicks Off Monday Night Football Tour

Interactive event lets fans find out if their football skills are Professional Grade Tour stops include United Way community projects in nine cities GMC, together with the NFL, will launch its second annual Monday Night Football Tour this weekend undertaking United Way community projects in Dallas, followed by Tampa Ba ... Continue reading

Turkcell Ensures Safe Transportation for Children Via Smart Vehicle

Turkcell Ensures Safe Transportation for Children Via Smart Vehicle

Turkcell, the leading communication and technology company, has announced the launch of a smart vehicle application which provides a solution for schools and parents that enables them to track school buses online in real time. Now parents can easily know if or when their children board, or alight from their service bus ... Continue reading

Rollx Vans Introduces Availability of OnStar® Technology

Rollx Vans Introduces Availability of OnStar® Technology

Rollx Vans, one of the nation's leading manufacturers of wheelchair accessible vans, has announced the availability of OnStar® FMV (For My Vehicle) comprehensive safety, security, navigation and communications services. Rollx Vans, already firmly established as an industry pacesetter, is the first accessible van provi ... Continue reading

New Chrysler 300 Commercial featuring Jay Z

New Chrysler 300 Commercial featuring Jay Z

On behalf of Chrysler, check out the latest TV Commercial for the 2012 Chrysler 300 with an 8 speed transmission and 31MPG. The perfect combination of luxury and efficiency only comes from one place in the world. ... Continue reading

Dealer Specialties Integrates Galves Auto Price List into MarketControl Analytics Solution

Dealer Specialties Integrates Galves Auto Price List into MarketControl Analytics Solution

Dealer Specialties, a division of Dominion Dealer Solutions, today announced the integration of Galves Auto Price List into the appraisal tool of MarketControl Analytics. Dealer Specialties is the nation's largest provider of comprehensive inventory management solutions, data services and merchandising tools. ... Continue reading

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