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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

2011 Honda Civic Sedan EX - REVIEW - VIDEO ENHANCED

2011 Honda Civic Sedan EX - REVIEW - VIDEO ENHANCED

DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH CAREY RUSS - © 2011 - WEEK 09 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 there's no reason for interest in the 2011 Civic? Not at ... Continue reading

19 Percent of Drivers Say They Use the Internet While Driving

19 Percent of Drivers Say They Use the Internet While Driving

BLOOMINGTON, Ill., March 2, 2011 BLOOMINGTON, Ill., March 2, 2011 -- Results from an online survey conducted by State Farm and released today show an alarming number of drivers who use the Web while driving. In November, 2010, State Farm conducted a small "pulse check" to dig deeper into the growing use of smartphones ... Continue reading

2011 Ford Edge Sport AWD REVIEW - VIDEO ENHANCED

2011 Ford Edge Sport AWD REVIEW - VIDEO ENHANCED

By Steve Purdy TheAutoChannel.com Detroit Bureau We picked up our Edge Sport on a sunny winter day just after a substantial snowstorm. I should have photographed it in the parking lot before we headed home because the melting snow and salt covered this big, good-looking, 5-passenger crossover before we had gotten back ... Continue reading

AutoNation Announces February 2011 Retail New Vehicle Unit Sales

AutoNation Announces February 2011 Retail New Vehicle Unit Sales

PR Newswire FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., March 2, 2011 FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., March 2, 2011 -- AutoNation, Inc. , America's largest automotive retailer, today announced that its retail new vehicle unit sales in February 2011, as reported to the applicable automotive manufacturers, totaled 17,041, an increase of 29% as compar ... Continue reading

Latest News from Peak Leisure Vehicles

Latest News from Peak Leisure Vehicles

Full steam ahead for buoyant Peak Leisure Vehicles in wake of NEC success The success of the recent Boat and Caravan Show at the NEC in Birmingham has left one motorhome dealer in no doubt that this year will still be a case of full steam ahead for the motorhome market in the UK, despite the uncertain economic outlook. ... Continue reading

Flux Power Introduces Lithium Battery Upgrade Kit for Polaris Ranger EV

Flux Power Introduces Lithium Battery Upgrade Kit for Polaris Ranger EV

SAN DIEGO--Flux Power Incorporated introduces a new lithium battery system for Polaris Ranger EVs. “This new upgrade kit is an amazing addition for anyone wanting to significantly increase the range, improve performance and cycle life of their ATV’s power pack” Flux power introduces a game chan ... Continue reading

Auto Sales Spike in Wake of Chicago Auto Show

Auto Sales Spike in Wake of Chicago Auto Show

PR Newswire CHICAGO, March 2, 2011 CHICAGO, March 2, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- For more than a century, if there is one thing the Chicago Auto Show does better than any other, it is to bring consumers and cars together. Â And thanks to great deals from manufacturers, a reenergized appreciation of new cars and ... Continue reading

Thunderbolt Technology: The Fastest Data Connection to Your PC Just Arrived - VIDEO FEATURE

Thunderbolt Technology: The Fastest Data Connection to Your PC Just Arrived - VIDEO FEATURE

Blazingly Fast Data Transfer Combines with HD Display Connectivity to Enable New Usages and Peripheral Devices SANTA CLARA, CA – March 2, 2011: Intel Corporation has announced the availability of Thunderbolt™ technology, a new high-speed PC connection technology that brings together high-speed data transfer a ... Continue reading

Rage Digital Drives Hyundai Equus Owner Experience to a New State of Luxury

Rage Digital Drives Hyundai Equus Owner Experience to a New State of Luxury

PR Newswire BOULDER, Colo., March 2, 2011 BOULDER, Colo., March 2, 2011 -- Admit it. No one reads their new car owner's manual. Hyundai Motors America (HMA) knows this and so does Boulder mobile app developer, Rage Digital. As such, Rage Digital created a cutting edge app for the new Hyundai Equus that puts everything ... Continue reading

Capgemini Reports 46% of New Car Buyers Want to Purchase Their Vehicle Online

Capgemini Reports 46% of New Car Buyers Want to Purchase Their Vehicle Online

PR Newswire LONDON, March 2, 2011 LONDON, March 2, 2011 -- Recent research suggests that 46% of new car buyers want to buy their car online and have it delivered to their door. Car buyers have expressed a strong desire for a full end to end experience of comparing, shopping, arranging car finance, completing the transa ... Continue reading

Nissan Partners With Parents Step Ahead to Beautify Three Dallas-Area Schools

Nissan Partners With Parents Step Ahead to Beautify Three Dallas-Area Schools

PR Newswire DALLAS, March 2, 2011 DALLAS, March 2, 2011 -- Nissan North America, Inc. (NNA) and Parents Step Ahead are partnering to beautify three schools located in the Irving Independent School District in Irving, Texas. The cleanup efforts are part of Nissan's long-term commitment to education and the environment. ... Continue reading

Defy Convention: Lexus Unleashes Campaign to Launch the All-New CT

Defy Convention: Lexus Unleashes Campaign to Launch the All-New CT

PR Newswire TORRANCE, Calif., March 2, 2011 TORRANCE, Calif., March 2, 2011 -- With the arrival of the all-new CT 200h premium hybrid compact in showrooms later this month, Lexus introduces a vehicle that breaks the mold of conventional hybrids. It delivers what many thought was impossible—a hybrid with ... Continue reading

NAVTEQ Chosen to Provide Location Content for 100% Electric Nissan LEAF

NAVTEQ Chosen to Provide Location Content for 100% Electric Nissan LEAF

PR Newswire GENEVA, March 2, 2011 GENEVA, March 2, 2011 -- NAVTEQ, the leading global provider of maps, traffic and location data enabling navigation, location-based services and mobile advertising around the world is supplying Nissan with a specialized dataset which provides relevant location information, such as loca ... Continue reading

Hybrid Auto Repair - To DIY or Not To DIY

Hybrid Auto Repair - To DIY or Not To DIY

PR Newswire CARSON, Calif., March 2, 2011 CARSON, Calif., March 2, 2011 -- Do hybrid owners really need to take their vehicle to the dealership every time it needs a repair or routine maintenance? The auto experts at AutoMD.com say no! - and have published a list of five basic car repairs that can be handled by the loc ... Continue reading

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