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Hyundai Taps Passion of College Football Fans With Season-Long Marketing Campaign

Hyundai Taps Passion of College Football Fans With Season-Long Marketing Campaign

Hyundai kicks off its support of college football this week as it becomes the presenting sponsor of "Thursday Night College Football Live" on ESPN for this season's inaugural Thursday game featuring Louisiana State University and Mississippi State. The sponsorship is just one element of Hyundai's multi-pronged college ... Continue reading

Yamaha Introduces New 2012 YFZ450

Yamaha Introduces New 2012 YFZ450

Yamaha Motor Corp., U.S.A., the world's leading sport ATV manufacturer, is introducing a new YFZ450 with increased power and performance. The 2012 YFZ450 is priced at $6,799 -- approximately $200 less than the original YFZ in 2004 and more than $1,200 less than the closest competing 450cc model -- making it the most af ... Continue reading

2012 Chevy Sonic Earns IIHS Top Safety Pick

2012 Chevy Sonic Earns IIHS Top Safety Pick

The all-new 2012 Chevy Sonic, which has two more air bags than its subcompact competitors, is an Insurance Institute for Highway Safety Top Safety Pick. The Sonic achieved "good" scores in all four types of tests performed, including frontal offset and side impact. It also has standard StabiliTrak electronic stability ... Continue reading

Toyota's Free Safe Driving Program Helps Teens Improve Their Driving Skills and Teaches Parents to be Strong Driving Role Models

Toyota's Free Safe Driving Program Helps Teens Improve Their Driving Skills and Teaches Parents to be Strong Driving Role Models

Committed to road safety in hopes of reducing the rate of teen driving fatalities, Toyota is continuing its national FREE advanced teen driving skills program, Toyota Driving Expectations,andexpandingto new locations for the fall tour. Toyota established the program in 2004 to provide teens and their families with crit ... Continue reading

Autoliv Enhances Active Safety

Autoliv Enhances Active Safety

We are very pleased to be a system integration partner with BMW once again In response to the market trend towards Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS), Autoliv Inc. --the worldwide leader in automotive safety systems -- has developed a forward-looking Mono Vision Sensing System (MVSS) for BMW which improves drive ... Continue reading

Volvo IT Launch Redefines Car-Pooling

Volvo IT Launch Redefines Car-Pooling

Volvo Information Technology AB Have you ever been in a rush to get to work and your car won't start?‚ No problem. new web and mobile service function, Commute Greener, now provides information on others in your area who travel the same route.‚ In addition, the application can also send a ride share request to allow ... Continue reading

1969 Camaro Named Best Chevy of All Time

1969 Camaro Named Best Chevy of All Time

Nearly 125,000 Chevrolet fans have spoken, naming the 1969 Camaro the "Best Chevy of All Time." As part of Chevrolet's Centennial celebration, fans were asked to vote for their favorite vehicle from Chevrolet's 100-year history. During the four-round, elimination bracket, the 1969 Camaro garnered 25,058 of the 124,368 ... Continue reading

Toyota Unites Owners of America's Best-Selling Car With the "Camry Effect"

Toyota Unites Owners of America's Best-Selling Car With the "Camry Effect"

Toyota recently launched the "Camry Effect," an initiative to connect the nearly seven million Camry drivers in the United States through an interactive, online experience. For 30 years, Camry has been a part of many American's best memories--first dates, road trips, soccer games, job interviews and college days. The C ... Continue reading

Two World Premieres for Kia at Frankfurt Motor Show +VIDEO

Two World Premieres for Kia at Frankfurt Motor Show +VIDEO

World premiere of all-new Kia GT concept car - World premiere of three-door hatchback Kia Rio (SEOUL) September 13, 2011 - Kia Motors celebrated two world premieres at the 64th Internationale Automobil-Ausstellung (IAA) today (Tuesday) in Frankfurt, Germany. The powerful, dynamic and forward-looking Kia GT concept car, ... Continue reading

The Audi A2 Concept - Premium-Class Space Concept With By-wire Technology

The Audi A2 Concept - Premium-Class Space Concept With By-wire Technology

Plenty of room for four people within a length of just 3.80 meters - Matrix beam, dynamic light and an innovative, bright interior design - Powerful electric drive system and by-wire technology for agile performance and long range With the electric-only powertrain of the A2 concept, Audi is offering another peek into t ... Continue reading

Daimler AG Selects SPX As Provider of Electric Vehicle Charging Services

Daimler AG Selects SPX As Provider of Electric Vehicle Charging Services

SPX Corporation's Service Solutions business unit has been selected by Daimler AG as the preferred provider of turnkey electric vehicle (EV) charging installation services for its smart and Mercedes-Benz electric vehicles. The announcement was made at the 2011 Frankfurt Motor Show by Daimler AG. The agreement calls for ... Continue reading

Maserati Debuts the Exclusive GanCabrio Fendi at 2011 Frankfurt Motor Show +VIDEO

Maserati Debuts the Exclusive GanCabrio Fendi at 2011 Frankfurt Motor Show +VIDEO

FRANKFURT - September 14, 2011: The Maserati GranCabrio Fendi is the first major fruit of Maserati’s partnership with the Italian maison, Fendi. This union of two iconic Made in Italy brands is rooted in their shared values, such as craftsmanship, technology, excellence and tradition. The GranCabrio Fendi represen ... Continue reading

Land Rover Unveils Future Technologies with Two New Defender Concepts at the 2011 Frankfurt Motor Show +VIDEO

Land Rover Unveils Future Technologies with Two New Defender Concepts at the 2011 Frankfurt Motor Show +VIDEO

FRANKFURT, Germany, September 14, 2011 -- For more than six decades, Land Rover has been designing and building 4x4s that define capability, versatility and usability. Like no other vehicle, Defender inspires affection and loyalty the world over. It is the original reconfigurable vehicle, inspiring people to go beyond ... Continue reading

Cub Campers Celebrates Its New Factory With A Grand Opening Sale

Cub Campers Celebrates Its New Factory With A Grand Opening Sale

Australia's favourite camper trailer manufacturer, Cub Campers is celebrating the opening of its new multi-million dollar manufacturing facility at North Rocks in Sydney with a week long 'New Factory Grand Opening Sale' where buyers will be able to take advantage of special prices on the entire Cub range of new campers ... Continue reading

Classic Motorcycles Shine at Shannons Melbourne Spring Sale

Classic Motorcycles Shine at Shannons Melbourne Spring Sale

Classic motorcycles, led by five Harley-Davidsons, helped drive Shannons Melbourne Spring Auction on Monday September 12 to a $750,000 result, with an excellent 88 per cent clearance rate of all vehicles. ... Continue reading

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