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Unique: BMW M GmbH Develops The World's Fastest Pickup

Unique: BMW M GmbH Develops The World's Fastest Pickup

Following the BMW M3 Coupé, BMW M3 Convertible and BMW M3 Sedan, a fourth body variant of this globally successful high-performance sports car is about to cause a stir. ... Continue reading

EcoLPi Falcon To Go On Sale Mid-Year

EcoLPi Falcon To Go On Sale Mid-Year

Ford Australia's next-generation EcoLPi liquid injection LPG system for Falcon will go on sale in mid-2011, providing customers with the most advanced LPG technology on the market. ... Continue reading

Peterbilt's SmartNav System Generates High Customer Demand

Peterbilt's SmartNav System Generates High Customer Demand

LOUISVILLE, Ky.--Peterbilt Motors Company announces high customer acceptance of the Peterbilt SmartNavâ„¢, a PACCAR proprietary navigation and business technology system for Peterbilt Class 5-8 commercial vehicles. SmartNav is offered across the full Peterbilt line-up -- standard on all Platinum and Premium ... Continue reading

Media Alert: Join Federal and State Leaders at the 2011 Illinois Distracted Driving Summit

Media Alert: Join Federal and State Leaders at the 2011 Illinois Distracted Driving Summit

--National Safety Council:   WHAT: 2011 Illinois Distracted Driving Summit  WHEN: Thursday, April 21, 2011 Registration begins at 8:00 a.m. Panel discussions begin at 9:00 a.m. and continue until 4:00 p.m.  WHO: Presented by the National Safety Council and FocusDriven in partnership with Shriners Hospit ... Continue reading

AAA Urges Motorists to Drive Cautiously Around and Through Work Zones

AAA Urges Motorists to Drive Cautiously Around and Through Work Zones

PR Newswire WASHINGTON, April 4, 2011 As part of National Work Zone Awareness Week, AAA encourages motorists to plan ahead, slow down and stay alert in work zone areas WASHINGTON, April 4, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- While roadway workers face obvious risks to their safety, nearly 85 percent of those killed in work ... Continue reading

Affordable Alternative to Expensive Auto Inspections as WeGoLook Launches $49 Nationwide Service

Affordable Alternative to Expensive Auto Inspections as WeGoLook Launches $49 Nationwide Service

Finally Announced an Affordable Alternative to Expensive Auto Inspections as WeGoLook Launches $49 Nationwide Service Purchasing a quality pre-owned vehicle online can be convenient but ordering expensive inspections is not. Now auto consumers have a choice as newly launched WeGoLook dispatches 7,000 nationwide agents ... Continue reading

FMCSA Declares Super Luxury Tours, Inc. an Imminent Hazard to Public Safety and Orders the Bus Company to Immediately Cease All Operations

FMCSA Declares Super Luxury Tours, Inc. an Imminent Hazard to Public Safety and Orders the Bus Company to Immediately Cease All Operations

PR Newswire WASHINGTON, March 31, 2011 WASHINGTON, March 31, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) today declared Pennsylvania-based bus company Super Luxury Tours, Inc. an imminent hazard to public safety and ordered the company to i ... Continue reading

Boston Introduces GTuned Sub Enclosures

Boston Introduces GTuned Sub Enclosures

Good afternoon, Boston Acoustics Mobile Audio introduces the GTuned Sub Enclosures - offering a one-box solution designed to optimize Boston subwoofers and deliver maximum performance. Press release and low resolution image for viewing are attached. ... Continue reading

More Than 200 Jayco Dealers Participate in 4th Annual National Sales Event

More Than 200 Jayco Dealers Participate in 4th Annual National Sales Event

PR Newswire MIDDLEBURY, Ind., March 31, 2011 MIDDLEBURY, Ind., March 31, 2011 -- Aimed at helping families gear up for the camping season and spend quality time together in the outdoors, Jayco announces its annual Blue Tag National Sales Event. Â Jayco dealers throughout the U.S. and Canada are participating in the sa ... Continue reading

NADAguides Investigates Where the Car Market Is Headed

NADAguides Investigates Where the Car Market Is Headed

PR Newswire COSTA MESA, Calif., March 31, 2011 COSTA MESA, Calif., March 31, 2011 -- (Logo: https://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20100727/LA40047LOGO-d) News Highlights NADAguides, the leading vehicle pricing and information provider on the Internet today, shares data and insights regarding the car market as a result of ... Continue reading

BMW i Ventures Names Edward Robinson President, Announces Plans for Setting Up an Incubator Space in New York City

BMW i Ventures Names Edward Robinson President, Announces Plans for Setting Up an Incubator Space in New York City

PR Newswire WOODCLIFF LAKE, N.J., March 31, 2011 WOODCLIFF LAKE, N.J., March 31, 2011 -- BMW i Ventures – the automaker's recently established venture capital company with an investment fund of up to $100 million to develop individual mobility solutions for the world's biggest cities – tod ... Continue reading

International AutoSource Helps Expats Get a Car Even Without a US Credit History

International AutoSource Helps Expats Get a Car Even Without a US Credit History

PR Newswire WOODBURY, N.Y., April 1, 2011 WOODBURY, N.Y., April 1, 2011 -- Expatriates moving to the US often lack a US credit history and find it difficult, if not impossible, to lease or finance a vehicle. AutoSource is pleased to announce they can help expats lease or finance a vehicle even without a US credit histo ... Continue reading

Collision Hub to Provide Live Streaming for Sessions at URG & Pinnacle Training Conference

Collision Hub to Provide Live Streaming for Sessions at URG & Pinnacle Training Conference

PR Newswire CENTENNIAL, Colo., April 1, 2011 CENTENNIAL, Colo., April 1, 2011 -- Social media is changing everything else in our lives; why not auto collision repairs too? The United Recyclers Group has announced a new and groundbreaking collaboration with Collision Hub (Benton, AR) that will provide live streaming of ... Continue reading

Testing the Volvo C30 Electric in Severe Winter Conditions - VIDEO FEATURE

Testing the Volvo C30 Electric in Severe Winter Conditions - VIDEO FEATURE

GOTHENBURG - April 2, 2011: The Volvo C30 Electric has been exposed to rough winter conditions in order to ensure that the battery-powered car runs smoothly in temperatures as low as -20° Celsius. Volvo Cars' requirements on the C30 Electric are just as stringent as on all other Volvo models and the battery-powered ca ... Continue reading

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