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The Honda Foundation Keeps Uniting Care Casino Transport Moving

The Honda Foundation Keeps Uniting Care Casino Transport Moving

The Honda Foundation, together with Ireland Honda of Lismore in New South Wales, has donated $2,500 towards the Uniting Care Casino Transport Team. ... Continue reading

Hyundai Becomes A Melbourne Rebel

Hyundai Becomes A Melbourne Rebel

Hyundai's Southern Region Dealers have announced the commencement of an exciting new three year partnership with the Melbourne Rebels the Victorian based Super Rugby team. ... Continue reading

Honda's Newest Dealership Opens Its Doors

Honda's Newest Dealership Opens Its Doors

Honda's newest state-of-the-art dealership has opened its doors in Bundoora, Victoria. ... Continue reading

Winnebago Industries Recognized as Top-Selling Motor Home Manufacturer for Tenth Consecutive Year

Winnebago Industries Recognized as Top-Selling Motor Home Manufacturer for Tenth Consecutive Year

FOREST CITY, Iowa--Winnebago Industries, Inc. , has been recognized for the tenth consecutive year as the nation's top-selling motor home manufacturer, according to Statistical Surveys, Inc., a retail reporting service in Grand Rapids, Mich. “We're very pleased that Statistical Surveys once again reported Winnebag ... Continue reading

The True Drivers Behind Commodity Price Increases

The True Drivers Behind Commodity Price Increases

Washington DC February 16, 2011; Wheat, sugar and copper – the list of commodities seeing price increases goes on and on. According to the New York Times, commodity prices across the spectrum are rising. In fact, “[c]otton prices are near their highest level in more than a decade… and leather and polyest ... Continue reading

Auto Affordability Improves Even as Rates Begin to Rise, Comerica Bank Reports

Auto Affordability Improves Even as Rates Begin to Rise, Comerica Bank Reports

PR Newswire DALLAS, Feb. 16, 2011 DALLAS, Feb. 16, 2011 -- The purchase and financing of an average-priced new vehicle took 23.2 weeks of median family income in the fourth quarter of 2010, an improvement in affordability of 0.5 weeks. Consumers on average spent $700 less (a decline of 3 percent) on a new car in the fo ... Continue reading

Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones Urges Eligible Students to Take Advantage of Affordable State Program

Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones Urges Eligible Students to Take Advantage of Affordable State Program

PR Newswire SACRAMENTO, Calif., Feb. 16, 2011 SACRAMENTO, Calif., Feb. 16, 2011 -- Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones today formally introduced the Low Cost Automobile Insurance Program, administered by the California Department of Insurance (CDI), to students at East Los Angeles Community College with new corporate par ... Continue reading

EPA Seeks Public Comment on the 16th Annual U.S. Greenhouse Gas Inventory

EPA Seeks Public Comment on the 16th Annual U.S. Greenhouse Gas Inventory

*CONTACT:* Cathy Milbourn Milbourn.cathy@epa.gov 202-564-7849 202-564-4355 *FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE *February 16, 2011 * **EPA Seeks Public Comment on the 16th Annual U.S. Greenhouse Gas Inventory** WASHINGTON *- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is seeking public comment on the annual Inventory of U.S. Gree ... Continue reading

Cadillac All-Wheel-Drive Models Gaining Traction

Cadillac All-Wheel-Drive Models Gaining Traction

AWD models account for almost half of CTS retail sales SRX AWD system also improves passing acceleration in normal conditions CTS AWD system helps correct over-steer during aggressive cornering Kenneth Carter, owner of Carter and Carter Realty Inc., lives on the north side of Colorado Springs, Colo., near Monument Hill ... Continue reading

Auto Dealer Statistics Signal Stability as Declines in Franchises Slow

Auto Dealer Statistics Signal Stability as Declines in Franchises Slow

PR Newswire DETROIT, Feb. 16, 2011 DETROIT, Feb. 16, 2011 -- Consolidation Increases Competitive Position of Domestic Dealers Total Dealer Body in Line for Improved Sales and Profits in 2011 Urban Science today released statistics and insights from its 2010 Automotive Franchise Activity Report, which shows the dealersh ... Continue reading

Rising Gas Prices Didn't Sway Consumers From Shopping for Trucks and SUVs in January, According to Site Data From AutoTrader.com

Rising Gas Prices Didn't Sway Consumers From Shopping for Trucks and SUVs in January, According to Site Data From AutoTrader.com

PR Newswire ATLANTA, Feb. 16, 2011 ATLANTA, Feb. 16, 2011 -- Despite the average price for a gallon of gas rising above $3 and reports that it could soon top $4 per gallon, consumers still showed strong interest in large trucks and SUVs listed for sale on AutoTrader.com in January. Â According to AutoTrader.com's Janu ... Continue reading

HI-Tech Kit and Racing Looks for Limited Edition Honda Civic

HI-Tech Kit and Racing Looks for Limited Edition Honda Civic

Race-car looks are combined with high-spec interior equipment on Honda's new limited edition model, the Civic Ti. Based on the 1.4 and 1.8 i-VTEC SE variants, the Civic Ti comes with £3,700 worth of extra equipment over and above the standard model. ... Continue reading

Land Rover Exhibits Its Greenest Models Ever At The 2011 Geneva Motor Show

Land Rover Exhibits Its Greenest Models Ever At The 2011 Geneva Motor Show

Land Rover's stand at the 2011 Geneva Motor Show will establish this year as one of the most exciting in the brand's history. A hybrid technology showcase, the new Range Rover Evoque in both coupe and 5-door derivatives, and exciting Discovery 4 and Range Rover Limited Editions complete the line-up ... Continue reading

Nissan And Playstation Team Up Again For Third GT Academy

Nissan And Playstation Team Up Again For Third GT Academy

Nissan in Europe and Sony Computer Entertainment Europe (SCEE) will join forces to run a third instalment of the popular GT Academy in 2011 ... Continue reading

ICT For Nissan Leaf Wins GSMA Award 2011

ICT For Nissan Leaf Wins GSMA Award 2011

Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., AT&T, NTT DOCOMO, INC., and Telenor Connexion today announced that the Nissan LEAF system marketed as Nissan Connect powered by CARWINGS has been awarded the Global Mobile Awards 2011 prize for the “Best Mobile Innovation for Automotive and Transport” at the GSMA Mobile World Congress in Barce ... Continue reading

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