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Hyundai Appoints Weber Shandwick As Its Australian PR Partner

Hyundai Appoints Weber Shandwick As Its Australian PR Partner

Hyundai Motor Company Australia has appointed Weber Shandwick to advise on a range of strategic initiatives that will underpin the company's public relations and communications efforts in 2011 and beyond. ... Continue reading

Infiniti ETHEREA: The Compact Luxury Car Re-imagined

Infiniti ETHEREA: The Compact Luxury Car Re-imagined

PR Newswire GENEVA, March 1, 2011 GENEVA, March 1, 2011 -- The Infiniti ETHEREA, a special concept vehicle designed to preview how a future Infiniti entry-level compact performance luxury sedan could look, made its world debut today at the 81st International Geneva Motor Show. Â ETHEREA is designed to project both a ... Continue reading

Benedict Radcliffe Unveils Wireframe Design Installation as Land Rover Celebrate the Range Rover Evoque in Geneva

Benedict Radcliffe Unveils Wireframe Design Installation as Land Rover Celebrate the Range Rover Evoque in Geneva

GENEVA, March 2, 2011 -- London artist Benedict Radcliffe last night unveiled his latest creation, an exclusive wireframe art installation as part of his recent collaboration with Land Rover. The installation, a life size piece of art based on the new Range Rover Evoque has been created specially to coincide with the G ... Continue reading

Mercedes-Benz in the new action thriller "Unknown Identity": Exciting race against time with a star-studded cast of actors and cars

Mercedes-Benz in the new action thriller "Unknown Identity": Exciting race against time with a star-studded cast of actors and cars

The fast-paced action thriller "Unknown Identity" begins showing in German cinemas today with a star-studded international cast and a fleet of cars bearing the Mercedes star into the bargain. Six Mercedes-Benz models feature alongside leading actors Liam Neeson and Diane Kruger, in some instances taking on major roles ... Continue reading

Better Place and Renault Launch Fluence Z.E., the First Unlimited Mileage Electric Car Together with Innovative eMobility Packages, in Europe's First Better Place Center

Better Place and Renault Launch Fluence Z.E., the First Unlimited Mileage Electric Car Together with Innovative eMobility Packages, in Europe's First Better Place Center

COPENHAGEN, Denmark--Better Place opened today, together with its partner Renault, Europe’s first Better Place center. Visitors will now be able to experience sustainable mobility and will have the opportunity to place an order for a Renault Fluence Z.E. with the Renault staff and sign up with the Better ... Continue reading

Kawasaki Motors Teams Up With Shopatron to Create Online Store in UK

Kawasaki Motors Teams Up With Shopatron to Create Online Store in UK

SAN LUIS OBISPO, California, March 3, 2011 -- Kawasaki Motors UK has partnered with retail-integrated eCommerce provider Shopatron to launch a new online store stocked with the very latest Kawasaki branded clothing and merchandise. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20101109/SHOPATRONLOGO) The store, accessible v ... Continue reading

BorgWarner Supplies Latest Advancements in Variable Cam Timing Technology for Subaru's New Boxer Engines

BorgWarner Supplies Latest Advancements in Variable Cam Timing Technology for Subaru's New Boxer Engines

PR Newswire AUBURN HILLS, Mich., March 3, 2011 AUBURN HILLS, Mich., March 3, 2011 -- BorgWarner supplies its latest advancements in Cam Torque Actuated (CTA) variable cam timing (VCT) technology for the new Subaru boxer engines. According to Subaru, the new four-cylinder 2.5- and 2.0-liter engines improve fuel economy ... Continue reading

So Long, Winter! Subaru of America, Inc. Sponsors Philadelphia International Flower Show for 10th Consecutive Year

So Long, Winter! Subaru of America, Inc. Sponsors Philadelphia International Flower Show for 10th Consecutive Year

PR Newswire CHERRY HILL, N.J., March 3, 2011 CHERRY HILL, N.J., March 3, 2011 -- Celebrating a decade of blooms, Subaru of America, Inc. is proud to mark its 10th year as sponsor of the Philadelphia International Flower Show, which runs from March 6 through March 13, at the Pennsylvania Convention Center. This year's t ... Continue reading

2011 Kia Optima Earns Five-Star Crash Safety Rating From U.S. Government

2011 Kia Optima Earns Five-Star Crash Safety Rating From U.S. Government

PR Newswire IRVINE, Calif., March 3, 2011 IRVINE, Calif., March 3, 2011 -- The all-new 2011 Kia Optima midsize sedan has achieved an overall five-star crash safety rating – the highest possible score – after attaining five stars in each of the overall ratings categories in the latest crash ... Continue reading

AAA Announces Its Latest Top Picks for New Vehicle Technology

AAA Announces Its Latest Top Picks for New Vehicle Technology

PR Newswire ORLANDO, Fla., March 3, 2011 Several new "greener" technologies from automakers join safety and performance features on 2011 list ORLANDO, Fla., March 3, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- AAA today released its biennial list of top picks for new vehicle technology. Developed by automotive experts at the natio ... Continue reading

Maxwell Technologies Awarded $7.01 Million Contract From U.S. Advanced Battery Consortium for Hybrid Auto Energy Storage System

Maxwell Technologies Awarded $7.01 Million Contract From U.S. Advanced Battery Consortium for Hybrid Auto Energy Storage System

PR Newswire SAN DIEGO, March 3, 2011 SAN DIEGO, March 3, 2011 -- Maxwell Technologies, Inc. announced today that it has been awarded a $7.01 million cost-shared technology development contract by the United States Advanced Battery Consortium LLC (USABC) to develop an advanced energy storage system for power-assist hybr ... Continue reading

Mobil 1: The Grid Returns for a Third Season

Mobil 1: The Grid Returns for a Third Season

FAIRFAX, Va.--Season Three of “Mobil 1: The Grid,â€??? a weekly 30-minute television series devoted to motorsports, will debut in the United States on SPEED at 7 a.m. EST on Saturday, March 5. This popular series will be available worldwide and broadcast in 25 languages. “By capitalizing on th ... Continue reading

New Way to Go Green: Auto Transport

New Way to Go Green: Auto Transport

PR Newswire LAKEWOOD, N.J., March 4, 2011 LAKEWOOD, N.J., March 4, 2011 -- The green revolution is a movement that is growing rapidly. An area that is lacking, however, and may be causing a large part of the greenhouse effect is that of the auto industry. Each year new models for hybrid cars are introduced, but many of ... Continue reading

MADD Colorado Recognizes Community Difference Makers at 2011 MADDvocate Appreciation Event

MADD Colorado Recognizes Community Difference Makers at 2011 MADDvocate Appreciation Event

PR Newswire DENVER, March 5, 2011 MADD Colorado celebrates the efforts of volunteers, sponsors, donors and community supporters DENVER, March 5, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Today, Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) Colorado held their annual MADDvocate Appreciation event honoring the efforts of their dedicated vo ... Continue reading

New Fiat 500 by Gucci: Two of Italy's Best Combine in a New Logomobile - VIDEO ENHANCED

New Fiat 500 by Gucci: Two of Italy's Best Combine in a New Logomobile - VIDEO ENHANCED

By Marty Bernstein Fashionistas, devotees and logo lovers of style, elegance and panache can now rejoice: the most famous fashion logo in the world, Gucci’s double G is now an official part of Italian automotive heritage, history and haute couture. Ciao e benvenuto to the ‘500 by Gucci’! Bellisimo. The i ... Continue reading

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