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Consumer Demand Drives Kia To Production Milestones

Consumer Demand Drives Kia To Production Milestones

Kia Motors Corporation reached the 10 millionth global vehicle export mark when a Snow White Pearl Optima sedan was shipped to the US market from Kia's main hub, Pyeongtaek Port, located 50 miles southwest of Seoul, South Korea. ... Continue reading

J.D. Power and Associates Reports: Strength in March New-Vehicle Retail Sales Drives Strong First-Quarter Finish

J.D. Power and Associates Reports: Strength in March New-Vehicle Retail Sales Drives Strong First-Quarter Finish

PR Newswire WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif., March 24, 2011 WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif., March 24, 2011 -- March new-vehicle retail sales are showing stability through the first three weeks of the month, continuing a trend of monthly double-digit year-over-year increases, according to J.D. Power and Associates, which gathers rea ... Continue reading

OnStar Selects PumpTopTV's Digital Network for 10-Car Giveaway Ad Campaign

OnStar Selects PumpTopTV's Digital Network for 10-Car Giveaway Ad Campaign

PR Newswire SANTA MONICA, Calif., March 24, 2011 SANTA MONICA, Calif., March 24, 2011 -- Outcast Media's PumpTopTV and OnStar today announced a new ad campaign and sweepstakes that, with the touch of the OnStar button, will give the on-the-go consumer a chance to win a 2011 Chevrolet, Buick, GMC or Cadillac vehicle of ... Continue reading

Vauxhall Celebrates Classic Car Motoring with 'DRIVE IT DAY'

Vauxhall Celebrates Classic Car Motoring with 'DRIVE IT DAY'

Vauxhall is supporting the annual classic car celebration and opens its Heritage Centre to mark the 'Drive it Day' celebrations of classic car motoring ... Continue reading

Nissan Leaf Joins UK Electric Vehicle Trial

Nissan Leaf Joins UK Electric Vehicle Trial

Fourteen people today took delivery of a 100% electric Nissan LEAF each as part of their participation in Switch EV, a major electric vehicle test drive in North East England. ... Continue reading

Fuel-Efficiency The Antidote To Budget Uncertainty

Fuel-Efficiency The Antidote To Budget Uncertainty

With fuel duty at the pumps cut, but an increase in tax on oil production alongside a new fair fuel stabiliser, increased rates of Vehicle Excise Duty and planned increases on company car tax, the Budget continues to confound when it comes to balancing the cost of motoring. ... Continue reading

English Footballers Team Up with Hyundai for iPhone App Videos

English Footballers Team Up with Hyundai for iPhone App Videos

LONDON - March 24, 2011: As part of Hyundai’s Euro 2012 qualifier sponsorship, Hyundai created a series of ‘Boot Shoot’ idents where famous retired footballers were set football challenges around a number of Hyundai cars. The idents are currently live and will be seen on Saturday’s Sky coverage of t ... Continue reading

Chauffeur Company Set For Scottish First With Toyota Prius

Chauffeur Company Set For Scottish First With Toyota Prius

eCorporate Travel has a clear objective - to become Scotland's first carbon-neutral chauffeur company. With the arrival of the first of Toyota Prius full hybrid hatchbacks, and a flood of support from bluechip corporate clients, it believes it is well on the way to achieving its goal. ... Continue reading

Volkswagen and Audi Step Up to Help People in Japan

Volkswagen and Audi Step Up to Help People in Japan

Following the severe earthquake and the devastating tsunami in Japan, Volkswagen is to make significant donations to support the people of Japan ... Continue reading

Win a Renault Race Car At The 2011 Formula 1 Qantas Australian Grand Prix

Win a Renault Race Car At The 2011 Formula 1 Qantas Australian Grand Prix

Renault will give away a car raced at the Albert Park Grand Prix track this weekend. ... Continue reading

Mazda Australia Presented With Volume Increase Award

Mazda Australia Presented With Volume Increase Award

Mazda Motor Corporation has recognized Mazda Australia as one of its star performers as a result of continued volume increases and a record 2010 sales result. ... Continue reading

Kia Motors Hits New Export Milestone with 10 Millionth Vehicle

Kia Motors Hits New Export Milestone with 10 Millionth Vehicle

March 24, 2011 - Kia Motors Corporation reached the 10 millionth vehicle export mark today when a Snow White Pearl Optima sedan was shipped to the US market from Kia's main shipping hub, Pyeongtaek Port, located 80 km southwest of Seoul. Ever since recording South Korea's very first automotive export in 1975, when a sm ... Continue reading

Ford E-News: March 23, 2011

Ford E-News: March 23, 2011

PR Newswire DEARBORN, Mich., March 23, 2011 DEARBORN, Mich., March 23, 2011 -- Lincoln earns highest honors in J.D. Power and Associates Vehicle Dependability Study Chalk up another accolade for Lincoln – the luxury brand received the highest score for long-term durability among all vehicle brands in the ... Continue reading

TomTom Offers First Speed Cameras Product For Licensing Partners

TomTom Offers First Speed Cameras Product For Licensing Partners

ORLANDO, Fla.--TomTom, the world’s leading provider of location and navigation products and services, today launches its Speed Cameras product. This new product will provide developers with access to TomTom’s proprietary database of more than 50,000 warnings in 34 countries around the glob ... Continue reading

U.S. Executive Director of TABD to Speak at ANSI Electric Vehicles Workshop

U.S. Executive Director of TABD to Speak at ANSI Electric Vehicles Workshop

PR Newswire NEW YORK, March 23, 2011 Online Registration Open; Pre-Meeting Materials Available for Attendees NEW YORK, March 23, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In their continuing efforts to promote economic growth, business leaders and government officials from the United States and Europe participating in the TransA ... Continue reading

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