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New Study Shows Steep Decline in Fatal Intersection Crashes Involving Red Light Running; National Coalition Forms to Champion Road Safety Improvement

New Study Shows Steep Decline in Fatal Intersection Crashes Involving Red Light Running; National Coalition Forms to Champion Road Safety Improvement

PR Newswire WASHINGTON, March 3, 2011 WASHINGTON, March 3, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Fatal intersection crashes are down, with a large percent of the reduction coming from a decrease in accidents involving red light running. According to a new report from the National Safety Council, fatal crashes at intersection ... Continue reading

ALG Forecasts Significant Rebound for Automobile Leasing from 2011 Through 2015

ALG Forecasts Significant Rebound for Automobile Leasing from 2011 Through 2015

PR Newswire SANTA BARBARA, Calif., March 3, 2011 SANTA BARBARA, Calif., March 3, 2011 -- ALG, a subsidiary of DealerTrack Holdings, Inc. and the industry benchmark for residual values and depreciation data, today announced that it expects a significant resurgence in the automobile leasing market in 2011 that will conti ... Continue reading

Motor Press Guild Monthly Speaker Series Features a Distinguished Design Panel

Motor Press Guild Monthly Speaker Series Features a Distinguished Design Panel

PR Newswire LOS ANGELES, March 3, 2011 LOS ANGELES, March 3, 2011 -- WHAT: Motor Press Guild March Dinner. This month's speaker series features a panel presentation by Jim Shaw of Bentley, Jason C. Hill of the eco-friendly Eleven LLC., Troy Sumitomo of Five Axis and Frank Stephenson of McLaren Automotive. Together, the ... Continue reading

Strategy Analytics: ADAS Piggy-Backs on Existing Sensors

Strategy Analytics: ADAS Piggy-Backs on Existing Sensors

BOSTON--The Strategy Analytics insight, “New ADAS Systems: Reaching Compact Segments, Reaching Greater Volumes, More Sensor Fusion,â€??? shows that automotive OEMs are further extending the reach of Advanced Driver Assistance (ADAS) Systems. “New ADAS Systems: Reaching Compact Segments, Reachi ... Continue reading

Retailers Say Shorter Hours for Truck Drivers Would Increase Costs and Congestion Rather Than Improve Safety

Retailers Say Shorter Hours for Truck Drivers Would Increase Costs and Congestion Rather Than Improve Safety

WASHINGTON--The National Retail Federation told federal transportation officials this week that a proposal to limit the number of hours truck drivers spend behind the wheel each day would increase costs for businesses and consumers while undermining intended safety benefits by putting more trucks on the road during the ... Continue reading

Yokohama Tire Corporation to Adjust Prices on All Commercial Truck Tires April 1

Yokohama Tire Corporation to Adjust Prices on All Commercial Truck Tires April 1

FULLERTON, March 3, 2011: Yokohama Tire Corporation has announced it will implement a price increase of an average of 8% on all of its light and medium commercial truck tires in the U.S., effective April 1. There will be in-line adjustments, as well, which will be announced at a later date. According to Rick Phillips, ... Continue reading

Chevrolet Provides Ultimate SXSW Experience

Chevrolet Provides Ultimate SXSW Experience

PR Newswire AUSTIN, Texas, March 3, 2011 AUSTIN, Texas, March 3, 2011 -- For the second year in a row, Chevrolet is a Super Sponsor of the interactive, film, and music festival South by Southwest (SXSW). Chevrolet is giving attendees the chance to experience new technologies from General Motors, drive the latest produc ... Continue reading

Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: General Motors, Ford

Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: General Motors, Ford

PR Newswire CHICAGO, March 3, 2011 CHICAGO, March 3, 2011 -- Zacks.com Analyst Blog features: General Motors , Ford , Chesapeake , EnCana and Domino's Pizza Inc. . (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20101027/ZIRLOGO) Get the most recent insight from Zacks Equity Research with the free Profit from the Pros newslet ... Continue reading

Regal Turbo Edges Competition in Highway Fuel Economy

Regal Turbo Edges Competition in Highway Fuel Economy

PR Newswire DETROIT, March 3, 2011 DETROIT, March 3, 2011 -- Brad and Cathy French of Chicago have always driven cars with manual transmissions, including imports from Audi and BMW. Now the clothing industry sales and marketing reps drive a six-speed manual 2011 Buick Regal Turbo. For the Frenchs, driving a "stick" is ... Continue reading

Annual General Meeting of Saab AB

Annual General Meeting of Saab AB

LINKÖPING, Sweden--Regulatory News: Saab AB: (STO:SAABB) RIGHT TO PARTICIPATE AND NOTIFICATION Only shareholders recorded in the Shareholders' Register issued by Euroclear Sweden AB (former VPC AB) on Friday, 1 April 2011, are entitled to participate in the Annual General Meeting after submitting a notificatio ... Continue reading

2011 Kia Optima Earns Five-star Crash Safety Rating from National Highway Traffic Safety Administration in the USA

2011 Kia Optima Earns Five-star Crash Safety Rating from National Highway Traffic Safety Administration in the USA

NEWS FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Michael Choo ( <mailto:cdore@kia.co.kr> mjc@kia.co.kr), General Manager, Kia Motors Corporation, Tel: +82-2-3464-5663 2011 Kia Optima Earns Five-star Crash Safety Rating from National Highway Traffic Safety Administration in the USA - First Korean-built vehicle to achieve the highest ... Continue reading

Cruze And Commodore - Holden's Dynamic Duo

Cruze And Commodore - Holden's Dynamic Duo

Hot on the heels of the unveiling of the new Australian-made Series II Cruze, Holden's popular small sedan continues to impress Australian motorists, recording its highest ever February sales figure. ... Continue reading

Students Win Design Placements With Vauxhall/Opel

Students Win Design Placements With Vauxhall/Opel

Students from Coventry University in the UK and the Istituto Europeo di Design (IED) in Milan, Italy have been awarded placements at Vauxhall/Opel's design centre as winners of the Car Design News-Vauxhall/Opel interactive design competition. ... Continue reading

SsangYong: Geneva Motor Show 2011

SsangYong: Geneva Motor Show 2011

Today, SsangYong Motors is standing on a stronger, more invigorated platform as we have moved through the rehabilitation process faster than expected and are working towards the successful completion of the acquisition process with Mahindra & Mahindra. ... Continue reading

UK Companies Awarded More Than £2 Billion In Contracts For New Range Rover Evoque

UK Companies Awarded More Than £2 Billion In Contracts For New Range Rover Evoque

UK Business Secretary Dr. Vince Cable today toured Jaguar Land Rover's Halewood Operations facility on Merseyside to experience first-hand the positive impact the imminent launch of the new Range Rover Evoque will have on the UK economy. ... Continue reading

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