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Tesla Roadster Building Road Credibility as They Pass 10 Million Driving Miles

Tesla Roadster Building Road Credibility as They Pass 10 Million Driving Miles

PALO ALTO, Calif.--Tesla Motors announced today that electric Roadsters in more than 30 countries have now covered over 10 million real-world miles, the greatest collective distance covered by any electric vehicle maker to date. "The Roadster has proven to the world that electric cars can be incredibly fun and practica ... Continue reading

Website Revamp Reflects Changing Priorities In The Automotive Aftermarket Sector

Website Revamp Reflects Changing Priorities In The Automotive Aftermarket Sector

Diversified technology company 3M has revamped its dedicated website for the automotive aftermarket at www.3Mbodyshop.co.uk to reflect changing market dynamics and priorities. ... Continue reading

Rolls-Royce Motor Cars Takes Spirit Of Ecstasy Centenary Celebrations To Salon Privé 2011

Rolls-Royce Motor Cars Takes Spirit Of Ecstasy Centenary Celebrations To Salon Privé 2011

Spirit of Ecstasy centenary celebrations will take place at Salon Privé this year, as Rolls-Royce Motor Cars toasts 100 years of the famous flying lady hood figurine. ... Continue reading

Land Rover Celebrates Production Of The 250,000th Freelander 2

Land Rover Celebrates Production Of The 250,000th Freelander 2

Land Rover employees at the Company's Halewood manufacturing plant in Merseyside are today celebrating an important milestone achievement - the production of the 250,000th Freelander 2. ... Continue reading

Renault Launches New Bose Pack For Scenic And Grand Scenic

Renault Launches New Bose Pack For Scenic And Grand Scenic

Building on the success of its partnership with audio specialists, Bose, which began in 2008 with several of its larger models, Renault is now extending the premium sound system offering across its Scénic range for the first time. ... Continue reading

Skoda UK Named ';Importer Of The Year 2010'

Skoda UK Named ';Importer Of The Year 2010'

Skoda UK consolidated a record breaking 2010 this week (w/c 21.03.11) by sweeping the board at Skoda Auto's global awards ceremony. ... Continue reading

Subaru Impreza Shines In MSN Cars Hatchback Handling Challenge

Subaru Impreza Shines In MSN Cars Hatchback Handling Challenge

Subaru's All-Wheel Drive Impreza is the hatchback to be in when bad weather strikes, according to handling tests carried out recently by MSN Cars. ... Continue reading

Environment Agency Goes Pure Electric With The Delivery Of Its First Mitsubishi I-Miev

Environment Agency Goes Pure Electric With The Delivery Of Its First Mitsubishi I-Miev

After decades of experimentation, innovation and trials, the future of motoring is here and today sees the Environment Agency take delivery of its first pure-electric vehicle (EV) in a bid to reduce the organisation's carbon footprint ... Continue reading

Budget Puts Seat Ibiza At The Top Of Company Car Lists

Budget Puts Seat Ibiza At The Top Of Company Car Lists

Chancellor George Osborne's Budget this week has put SEAT's super-frugal line-up of Ibiza E Ecomotive models in pole position for fleet and business drivers looking to keep a lid on their company car tax and running costs. ... Continue reading

The 2011 Nissan GT-R: A Promise Honoured

The 2011 Nissan GT-R: A Promise Honoured

The introduction of the 2011 Nissan GT-R R35 honours a promise made three years ago by Chief Vehicle Engineer and the car's 'Godfather', Kazutoshi Mizuno. ... Continue reading

Chrysler 6th Annual Spring Festival of LX: A Loud, Roaring Salute to Muscle - 5 VIDEOS

Chrysler 6th Annual Spring Festival of LX: A Loud, Roaring Salute to Muscle - 5 VIDEOS

LAKE FOREST, CA - March 27, 2011: This weekend Chrysler muscle aficianados celebrated the 6th Annual Spring Festival of LXs, and event that's focused on all Chrysler and Dodge LX-LC platform cars: 300's, Challengers, Chargers and Magnums. It's a semi-closed door weekend party that requires that you either own and arriv ... Continue reading

2011 Amelia Island Concours D'Elegance Report - VIDEO ENHANCED

2011 Amelia Island Concours D'Elegance Report - VIDEO ENHANCED

AMELIA ISLAND CONCOURS D’ELEGANCE 2011 By Steve Purdy TheAutoChannel.com Detroit Bureau [2239] Mid March is a great time to be hanging out at the 5-Star Ritz-Carlton Resort on Amelia Island near Jacksonville, Florida. In just a few years (this one makes 16) this Concours d’Elegance, founded by Bill Warner, ha ... Continue reading

2011 Jaguar XJ Review, Specs and Comparisons - VIDEO ENHANCED

2011 Jaguar XJ Review, Specs and Comparisons - VIDEO ENHANCED

2011 Jaguar XJ Review, Specs and Comparisons, DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH CAREY RUSS 2011 Jaguar XJ Luxury Sedan After the debut of the newest XJ in 2010, the remake of the Jaguar lineup was completed, and stylistic nostalgia became nostalgia. Welcome to the 21st Century, Jaguar! Which is not to say that the quintessent ... Continue reading

2011 Honda Accord Sedan Review, Specs and Research

2011 Honda Accord Sedan Review, Specs and Research

2011 Honda Accord Sedan Review, Specs and Research, DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH CAREY RUSS 2011 Honda Accord Sedan Review The current, eighth-generation, Honda Accord sedan gets a bit more than merely a mid-product cycle freshening for 2011. Yes, there is the usual exterior and interior minor restyling. Fuel economy is ... Continue reading

California Automakers, Environmentalists Partner to Clean Up State Waters

California Automakers, Environmentalists Partner to Clean Up State Waters

SAN FRANCISCO--The California Council for Environmental and Economic Balance (CCEEB) announced today that the Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers and Sustainable Conservation have won the prestigious 2011 Edmund G. “Patâ₠;¬??? Brown Award. The winners are part of a historic environmental-industry ... Continue reading

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