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Engine Upgrades Headline Wide Ranging Changes For 2011 Volvo Range

Engine Upgrades Headline Wide Ranging Changes For 2011 Volvo Range

Volvo Car Australia has introduced its 2011 model range featuring a vast array of changes including more powerful and efficient engines, higher levels of active and passive safety, increased convenience and comfort features, improved driving dynamics and reduced prices. ... Continue reading

Mamma Mia - a Bambino Makes $31,500!

Mamma Mia - a Bambino Makes $31,500!

A 51 year-old Fiat 500 'Bambino' stunned the large crowd at Shannons Melbourne Autumn Classic Auction on March 7 when it sold for an Australian auction record of $31,500 - nearly $10,000 more than a current-model Fiat 500. ... Continue reading

Wright Express Announces New Fuel Site Locator Mobile Application to Save Fleets on Fill Ups

Wright Express Announces New Fuel Site Locator Mobile Application to Save Fleets on Fill Ups

SOUTH PORTLAND, Maine--Wright Express, a global provider of business payment processing and information management solutions, today announced the release of its new Fuel Site Locator mobile application. “Wright Express understands the importance of efficient driving and fueling practices for business owners and th ... Continue reading

Continental Tire Dream Giveaway to Give Away Two Spectacular Porsches to Benefit Charity

Continental Tire Dream Giveaway to Give Away Two Spectacular Porsches to Benefit Charity

PR Newswire MIAMI, March 9, 2011 MIAMI, March 9, 2011 -- The 2011 Continental Tire Dream Giveaway, a fundraising event sponsored by WorldCause Foundation, kicked off on March 1, 2011, providing an opportunity for people to help seriously ill children while also entering to win a one-of-a-kind 2011 Hurley Haywood Editio ... Continue reading

2011 Honda Civic Sedan EX Review

2011 Honda Civic Sedan EX Review

Related Information: Honda Buyers Guide DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH CAREY RUSS 2011 Honda Civic Sedan EX Review It's an occupational hazard in my business. Halfway through my week with a 2011 Honda Civic EX Sedan, Honda announced an all-new ninth-generation Civic, to go on sale later this Spring. Does that mean that the ... Continue reading

Growth Energy: Coburn-Cardin Proposal Wrong Move at Wrong Time

Growth Energy: Coburn-Cardin Proposal Wrong Move at Wrong Time

WASHINGTON, DC March 9, 2011; Growth Energy, the leading voice of the U.S. ethanol industry, released the following statement in response to reports that Sens. Coburn, R-Okla., and Cardin, D-Md., are introducing a bill that would repeal the Volumetric Ethanol Excise Tax Credit. Growth Energy CEO Tom Buis said, “At ... Continue reading

Has Your Car Been Feeling Left Out in the Cold?

Has Your Car Been Feeling Left Out in the Cold?

PR Newswire BETHESDA, Md., March 9, 2011 Your Second Largest Investment Could Use a Little TLC BETHESDA, Md., March 9, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- It's always there when you need it, and it got you through one of the worst winters in recent memory. So why not give your vehicle a little something back? The Car Care ... Continue reading

Baja Motorsports Recalls Dirt Bikes Sold Exclusively at Pep Boys Due to Fire and Burn Hazards

Baja Motorsports Recalls Dirt Bikes Sold Exclusively at Pep Boys Due to Fire and Burn Hazards

PR Newswire WASHINGTON, March 9, 2011 WASHINGTON, March 9, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwi ... Continue reading

Cadillac Championship Puts Fans in the Game at World Golf Championship

Cadillac Championship Puts Fans in the Game at World Golf Championship

PR Newswire DORAL, Fla., March 9, 2011 DORAL, Fla., March 9, 2011 -- In addition to seeing the world's top golfers, fans will have a chance this week to raise their own game at the Cadillac Championship, part of the 2011 World Golf Championships series. The tournament is being held today through Sunday at the Doral Res ... Continue reading

Chevrolet Hosts March 16 Unveiling of Granite Bay's 'Dream' Baseball Field

Chevrolet Hosts March 16 Unveiling of Granite Bay's 'Dream' Baseball Field

PR Newswire Mar. 9 Local Community Invited to Help Dedicate Renovated Field at Ronald Feist Park What: Lakeside Little Leaguers in Granite Bay will walk onto a completely renovated baseball field during the official unveiling on March 16 thanks to Chevrolet, the Scotts Company and a local woman who entered the league i ... Continue reading

Mass Adoption of Electric Vehicles Still Some Distance Away

Mass Adoption of Electric Vehicles Still Some Distance Away

GENEVA, March 9, 2011 -- - UK consumers more willing to pay premium for electric cars than European counterparts, according to new Deloitte study Despite rising fuel prices, the mass adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) is still some distance away, is the finding of a new study by Deloitte, the business advisory firm. A ... Continue reading

Newly Refined 2012 Acura TL on Sale March 18

Newly Refined 2012 Acura TL on Sale March 18

PR Newswire TORRANCE, Calif., March 9, 2011 TORRANCE, Calif., March 9, 2011 -- On sale March 18, Acura's newly refined TL delivers fresh looks, improved performance and upgraded technology. Most apparent are the visual changes that incorporate new front and rear styling, but also present is a new Sequential SportShift ... Continue reading

The Work Number and DealerTrack Partner to Provide Automated Employment and Income Verification to the Auto Finance Industry

The Work Number and DealerTrack Partner to Provide Automated Employment and Income Verification to the Auto Finance Industry

PR Newswire ATLANTA, March 9, 2011 ATLANTA, March 9, 2011 -- The Work Number® and DealerTrack, Inc. today announced a partnership to provide lenders access to The Work Number, an automated solution for employment and income verification from Equifax . DealerTrack, Inc., a subsidiary of DealerTrack Holdings, Inc. ... Continue reading

Intelligent Energy: Suzuki Burgman Fuel Cell Scooter Obtains Whole Vehicle Type Approval

Intelligent Energy: Suzuki Burgman Fuel Cell Scooter Obtains Whole Vehicle Type Approval

LOUGHBOROUGH, England--Intelligent Energy, the global clean power systems company, and Suzuki Motor Corporation, have today announced that the jointly developed Suzuki Burgman Fuel Cell Scooter has obtained Whole Vehicle Type Approval (WVTA) – the first time any fuel cell vehicle has achieved this level ... Continue reading

Leddar d-tec Successfully Detects Vehicles and Bicycles in Davis, California in adverse conditions

Leddar d-tec Successfully Detects Vehicles and Bicycles in Davis, California in adverse conditions

Quebec City (QC) - March 8th, 2011 - LeddarTech Inc., a technology company specialized in advanced 3D detection for traffic management systems, announced today that the City of Davis, located in California, USA, has selected its flagship product - LeddarTM d-tec - for the detection of vehicles and bicycles. In many tra ... Continue reading

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