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Mitsubishi Motors and Energy Industry Leader NRG Energy Team Up to Improve Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure in Texas

Mitsubishi Motors and Energy Industry Leader NRG Energy Team Up to Improve Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure in Texas

WASHINGTON, April 21, 2011 WASHINGTON, April 21, 2011 -- Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc., (MMNA) and NRG Energy, Inc. , one of America's leading energy producers, are joining forces to provide owners of the upcoming Mitsubishi i new freedom and range confidence across NRG's eVgo(SM) (ee-vee-go) comprehensive, pri ... Continue reading

Circle BMW is Official Automobile Sponsor of the 15th Annual New Jersey Marathon Festival

Circle BMW is Official Automobile Sponsor of the 15th Annual New Jersey Marathon Festival

For Immediate Release [Logos attached] Circle BMW is Official Automobile Sponsor of the 15th Annual New Jersey Marathon Festival -Circle BMW will provide Pace Car- EATONTOWN, N.J. (April 21, 2011) – Circle BMW <http://www.circlebmw.com/> , one of the region’s leading BMW dealerships, today announced that they ... Continue reading

Goodyear Named One of America's Most Reputable Companies

Goodyear Named One of America's Most Reputable Companies

AKRON, Ohio, April 21, 2011 AKRON, Ohio, April 21, 2011 -- The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company has again been recognized as one of America's most reputable companies by Forbes magazine. (Logo: Â http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20050204/GTLOGO ) Goodyear ranked 38th on the magazine's sixth annual ranking of corporate ... Continue reading

Ford Shelby GT's Spirit Returns in New Shelby GTS at New York International Auto Show

Ford Shelby GT's Spirit Returns in New Shelby GTS at New York International Auto Show

NEW YORK--Fulfilling the desire of Ford Shelby GT fans worldwide, executives with Shelby American Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Carroll Shelby International Inc. (Pink Sheets: CSBI) introduced today the new Shelby GTS post-title package for the 2011-2012 Ford Mustang at the New York International Auto Show. Availa ... Continue reading

Mitsubishi Reveals Low Pricing, Easy Pre-Order Process for Acquiring the Avant-Garde Electric-Powered Mitsubishi i

Mitsubishi Reveals Low Pricing, Easy Pre-Order Process for Acquiring the Avant-Garde Electric-Powered Mitsubishi i

NEW YORK, April 21, 2011 NEW YORK, April 21, 2011 -- Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc., (MMNA) has announced the pricing for the company's advanced 100% electric Mitsubishi i, powered by Mitsubishi innovative Electric Vehicle (MiEV) technology, that will be available for pre-order beginning on Earth Day, April 22, ... Continue reading

Just in Time for Spring, New Fiat 500 Cabrio Introduces American Customers to Open-air Driving Excitement With True Italian Style

Just in Time for Spring, New Fiat 500 Cabrio Introduces American Customers to Open-air Driving Excitement With True Italian Style

AUBURN HILLS, Mich., April 21, 2011 AUBURN HILLS, Mich., April 21, 2011 -- FIAT Brand North America reveals new 2012 Fiat 500 Cabrio at the New York International Auto Show Italian by design: beautiful craftsmanship, confident handling and city-friendly proportions combined with a clever open-top design provides Fiat 5 ... Continue reading

Buick Showcases New Ways to Engage in Distracted Driving at 2011 NY Auto Show - VIDEO STORY

Buick Showcases New Ways to Engage in Distracted Driving at 2011 NY Auto Show - VIDEO STORY

NEW YORK - April 21, 2011: Although America has become enflamed with efforts to stop what has become known as "distracted driving," car makers are continuing to push all the latest technical marvels that make it nearly impossible to avoid driving while being distracted. The Auto Channel first commented on the paradoxic ... Continue reading

Wayne State University Chosen as Michigan's Sole Participant in EcoCAR 2

Wayne State University Chosen as Michigan's Sole Participant in EcoCAR 2

DETROIT, April 21, 2011 DETROIT, April 21, 2011 A team of Wayne State University students from the College of Engineering have been chosen to participate in EcoCAR 2: Plugging in to the Future, a one-of-a-kind program established by the U.S. Department of Energy and General Motors. This three-year collegiate engineerin ... Continue reading

FocusDriven and the National Safety Council Team Up to Tackle Distracted Driving in Illinois

FocusDriven and the National Safety Council Team Up to Tackle Distracted Driving in Illinois

ITASCA, Ill.--FocusDriven – Advocates for Cell-Free Driving today announced the launch of its new website and called on the families and friends of distracted driving victims across the country to raise awareness about the dangers of cell phone use while driving by hosting their own distracted driving su ... Continue reading

Mazda Debuts 40-mpg 2012 Mazda3 and Announces Production of All-New CX-5

Mazda Debuts 40-mpg 2012 Mazda3 and Announces Production of All-New CX-5

NEW YORK, April 21, 2011 NEW YORK, April 21, 2011 -- Mazda North American Operations (MNAO) today unveiled its innovative industry-leading suite of SKYACTIV technologies at the New York International Auto Show and revealed the 40-mpg highway fuel economy of its face-lifted 2012 Mazda3 compact car, which made its U.S. d ... Continue reading

Kia Motors Manufacturing Georgia to Add 2012 Kia Optima Midsize Sedan to Production Line

Kia Motors Manufacturing Georgia to Add 2012 Kia Optima Midsize Sedan to Production Line

NEW YORK, April 21, 2011 NEW YORK, April 21, 2011 -- Kia Motors today announced plans to expand production at Kia Motors Manufacturing Georgia (KMMG) with the addition of the critically acclaimed Kia Optima midsize sedan. Â The West Point, Georgia plant is scheduled to begin producing the 2012 model year Optima in the ... Continue reading

Inaugural A World In Motion Fuel Cell Olympics Winner Announced

Inaugural A World In Motion Fuel Cell Olympics Winner Announced

WARRENDALE, Pa., April 21, 2011 WARRENDALE, Pa., April 21, 2011 -- SAE International hosted the first-ever A World In Motion® (AWIM) Fuel Cell Olympics on Thursday, April 14, during the SAE 2011 World Congress in Detroit. The event hosted more than 150 students from southeast Michigan to increase educational access to ... Continue reading

2012 Kia Soul (34MPG) Debuts at the New York International Auto Show

2012 Kia Soul (34MPG) Debuts at the New York International Auto Show

2012 Kia Soul - Kia Motors America (KMA) today pulled the cover off the mid-cycle update to its iconic Soul urban passenger vehicle at the New York International Auto Show (NYIAS). The wildly successful Soul is fine-tuned for 2012 with a significant number of technology and powertrain enhancements with an emphasis on d ... Continue reading

And Now There Is One.... Chevrolet Volt Declared 2011 World Green Car

And Now There Is One.... Chevrolet Volt Declared 2011 World Green Car

NEW YORK, April 21, 2011 NEW YORK, April 21, 2011 -- At a press conference hosted by Bridgestone Corporation and the New York International Auto Show, the Chevrolet Volt was declared the 2011 World Green Car*. The Chevrolet Volt was chosen from an initial entry list of twelve (12) new vehicles from all over the world, ... Continue reading

And Now There Is One...Nissan LEAF Declared 2011 World Car of the Year

And Now There Is One...Nissan LEAF Declared 2011 World Car of the Year

NEW YORK, April 21, 2011 NEW YORK, April 21, 2011 -- At a press conference hosted by Bridgestone Corporation and the New York International Auto Show, the Nissan Leaf was declared the 2011 World Car of the Year. The Nissan Leaf was chosen from an initial entry list of thirty-nine (39) new vehicles from all over the wor ... Continue reading

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