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Motive Unveils the Kestrel, Canada's First Bio-Composite Electric Vehicle Design

Motive Unveils the Kestrel, Canada's First Bio-Composite Electric Vehicle Design

Calgary, August 22, 2010: Motive has announced the development of Canada’s first bio-composite bodied electric car. The car, called the Kestrel, will make its full marketing debut during the September EV 2010 VÉ Conference and Trade Show in Vancouver. The Kestrel is an electric 4 passenger compact vehicle, desi ... Continue reading

Yokohama Tire Corporation's New AVID ENVigor Ties for First Place at Tire Rack Testing Event

Yokohama Tire Corporation's New AVID ENVigor Ties for First Place at Tire Rack Testing Event

FULLERTON, Aug. 17, 2010: Yokohama Tire Corporation’s all-new AVID® ENVigor™, tied for first place in Tire Rack’s recent high-performance tire testing event. During the rigorous session, Tire Rack pitted the ENVigor against three of its main competitors. The results: the ENVigor ranked first in fuel c ... Continue reading

Yokohama Tire Corporation Adds Two More NFL Teams To Its Sports Marketing Roster

Yokohama Tire Corporation Adds Two More NFL Teams To Its Sports Marketing Roster

FULLERTON, Aug. 16, 2010: Yokohama Tire Corporation, which recently signed a sponsorship program with the Dallas Cowboys, added two more National Football League teams to its roster: the Denver Broncos and Baltimore Ravens. As with the Cowboys’ program, the sponsorship of the Broncos and Ravens is designed to gene ... Continue reading

Yokohama Tire Corporation to Display Award-Winning, Sustainable Living Wall at Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance

Yokohama Tire Corporation to Display Award-Winning, Sustainable Living Wall at Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance

FULLERTON, Aug. 13, 2010: Yokohama Tire Corporation is going green again, this time at the famed Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance. Yokohama will feature a “living wall,” a natural, biodegradable display at the annual classic car celebration set for Sunday, August 15 along the famed 18th fairway of Pebble ... Continue reading

Roush Exhaust Brings Growl To 5.0L Engine

Roush Exhaust Brings Growl To 5.0L Engine

LIVONIA, August 3, 2010: The new Ford 5.0L engine in the 2011 Mustang is an amazing performance package. Now, with the addition of the new ROUSH® exhaust for this engine, it can also have the growl and menacing throaty bark that an American V-8 muscle car needs. Drivers will experience an aggressive sound under acce ... Continue reading

More Than 300 Detroit Families Take Advantage Of $0.99 GAS

More Than 300 Detroit Families Take Advantage Of $0.99 GAS

LIVONIA, August 2, 2010: Carfax, its dealer customers and Michigan International Speedway started the week off on the right foot for more than 300 Detroit-area families. This morning, from 6-9am, drivers pumped more than 5,500 gallons of $0.99 gas at the Livonia Mobil. “Michigan has been hit hard by the economy an ... Continue reading

The Jaundiced Eye Collection of Leon Mandel's Writing Now Available

The Jaundiced Eye Collection of Leon Mandel's Writing Now Available

<b><center>"Beyond the wit, charm and passion in Leon Mandel's writing was always another crucial element: truth. And I've always said, you gotta love a guy who tells it like it is. This collection is proof positive of that." --Bob Lutz, retired GM Vice Chairman</b></center> Leon Mandel transformed automotive journalis ... Continue reading

Yokohama Tire Corporation Signs Contract Extension to Sponsor Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance through 2016

Yokohama Tire Corporation Signs Contract Extension to Sponsor Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance through 2016

FULLERTON, Aug. 2, 2010: Yokohama Tire Corporation has signed a contract extension to sponsor the annual Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance through 2016. Yokohama has been a major sponsor of the prestigious mid-summer classic car showcase since 2005. This year’s event –its 60th – is scheduled for Sund ... Continue reading

RRDC Announces Election Of 31 New Members

RRDC Announces Election Of 31 New Members

HILLIARD, Aug. 1, 2010: The Road Racing Drivers Club (RRDC) has elected 31 new members for 2010, announced RRDC president Bobby Rahal. With a collective seven IRL/Champ Car championships, three Indy 500 wins and dozens of major U.S. and international road-racing victories, "this is perhaps one of the most impressive gr ... Continue reading

Ford Fiesta Debuts At MIS As Pace Car In August

Ford Fiesta Debuts At MIS As Pace Car In August

DEARBORN, July 29, 2010: It’s already setting the pace when it comes to hot new vehicles coming into the market. Now, Ford’s new 2011 Fiesta will bring its great looks and segment-leading fuel economy to NASCAR for the first time when it sets the pace for the CARFAX 400 at Michigan International Speedway on A ... Continue reading

Update On The Condition Of Jack Roush

Update On The Condition Of Jack Roush

CONCORD, July 29, 2010: Jack Roush, co-owner of Roush Fenway Racing and chairman of ROUSH® Enterprises, was transferred to Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., Wednesday evening. Following surgery Tuesday night related to the facial damage sustained in the accident, he remains in serious, but stable condition. Roush was i ... Continue reading

Yokohama Tire Corporation Sponsoring Z Car Convention

Yokohama Tire Corporation Sponsoring Z Car Convention

FULLERTON, July 28, 2010: The Nissan Z sports car is celebrating its 40th birthday and Yokohama Tire Corporation is joining the party. Yokohama is a platinum sponsor of the 23rd annual International Z Car Convention, July 28-August 1 at Nissan North America headquarters in Nashville, Tennessee. Yokohama’s ADVAN Sp ... Continue reading

CARFAX And Michigan International Speedway Bring $0.99 Gas To Detroit On August 2

CARFAX And Michigan International Speedway Bring $0.99 Gas To Detroit On August 2

Livona, July 28, 2010: Carfax and its dealer customers are starting the week off on the right foot for Detroit-area commuters. On Monday, August 2 from 6-9am, drivers get $0.99 gas at the Livonia Mobil, located at 29321 8 Mile Road, in Livonia, Mich. With the money saved, the average driver can commute an additional tw ... Continue reading

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