Nissan Begins Construction of Portuguese Battery Plant
Feb 11, 2011
Plant Will Supply Batteries for Alliance's Electric Vehicles in Europe Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., has begun construction of a state-of-the-art, advanced lithium-ion battery plant in Cacia, Portugal to support the rollout of electric vehicles from the Renault-Nissan Alliance in Europe. The battery plant is being built on a ... Continue reading
2011 Kia Optima Named One of 'Top 10 Cars To Look Forward To in 2011' by CarsDirect.com
Feb 11, 2011
The all-new 2011 Kia Optima has been collecting notable awards and accolades since arriving at Kia retailers in December, including being named one of the "Top 10 Cars To Look Forward To in 2011" by CarsDirect.com. Â In addition to the CarsDirect.com designation, the new Optima recently has been hailed as "Best New Mo ... Continue reading
Kia Motors America And Kinetic Motorsports Adds Driver Michael Galati
Feb 11, 2011
IRVINE, February 11, 2011: The rapid maturation of Kia Motorsâ U.S. motorsports program was on display last month in Daytona as Nic Jönsson and Andy Lally drove the No. 10 Infinity Audio Forte Koup to the brandâs first-ever podium finish. Following the success in Daytona, Lally will move behind the wheel o ... Continue reading
McLaren Featured Marque At Second Annual Sonoma Historic Motorsports Festival
Feb 11, 2011
SONOMA, Feb. 11, 2011: The second annual Sonoma Historic Motorsports Festival, to be held at Infineon Raceway on June 4-5, 2011, will feature the iconic McLaren marque, announced Steve Earle, president of General Racing, Ltd. âMcLaren, like Ferrari and Porsche and other great names in motorsports, created the bloo ... Continue reading
Toyota's Free Safe Driving Program Educates Teens and Parents About Dangers of Distracted Driving
Feb 11, 2011
PR Newswire TORRANCE, Calif., Feb. 10, 2011 TORRANCE, Calif., Feb. 10, 2011 -- Committed to reducing teen driving fatalities and educating teens and parents about the dangers of distracted driving, Toyota is continuing its national FREE advanced teen driving skills program, Toyota Driving Expectations. Ã Since the p ... Continue reading
Just The Facts: U.S. Ethanol: Biofuels Aren't to Blame for Food Crisis
Feb 11, 2011
Attack on Biofuels Fails to Acknowledge Addiction to Foreign Oil Washington, DC â Growth Energy, the coalition of U.S. ethanol supporters, released a statement in response to an attack on clean-burning, renewable biofuels published in todayâs opinion page of the Washington Post. The piece was authored by Tim ... Continue reading
Why Tim Searchinger and the Washington Post are Wrong About America's Renewable Fuel - Again
Feb 11, 2011
Washington DC February 11, 2011; The Growth Energy blog filed this report: Once again displaying his willingness to ignore science, peer-reviewed research and the best available data, Tim Searchinger has authored another intellectually-bankrupt attack on farmers and renewable, clean-burning biofuels, this time in an op ... Continue reading
All-New Ford Focus On First Public Display
Feb 11, 2011
Essex shoppers will get the UK's first public glimpse of the new Ford Focus when it goes on display at Lakeside next week. ... Continue reading
UK Ready To Take A Longer Look at the Audi A8
Feb 11, 2011
Audi has gone to even greater lengths to cocoon A8 passengers in absolute comfort in long wheelbase versions of the lightweight aluminium-bodied luxury saloon, the first examples of which have just reached the UK. ... Continue reading
BMW Vision Connecteddrive At 2011 Geneva Motor Show - VIDEO ENHANCED
Feb 11, 2011
The 2011 Geneva Motor Show will see the world premier of the BMW Vision ConnectedDrive concept car. The concept study, in a two-seat roadster guise, presents the automobile as a fully integrated part of the networked world in both its design and technological innovations. It is with this concept that BMW presents the p ... Continue reading
The Next Step Towards Emissions Free Mobility: The BMW ActiveE
Feb 11, 2011
The 2011 Geneva Motor Show will see the world premier of the BMW ActiveE. Based on the current BMW 1 Series Coupé, the BMW ActiveE is the second electric test vehicle to be created by the BMW Group. ... Continue reading
Nissan Takes The Wait Off Your Mind With Free Loan Cars
Feb 11, 2011
Due to the unprecedented demand for its Juke, Qashqai and Qashqai+2 models, Nissan has taken an innovative step to ensure customers are happy - and mobile - while waiting for their new car to arrive. ... Continue reading
Mazda Tops Customer Satisfaction Survey For Third Time
Feb 11, 2011
Mazda has once again emerged as the nation's best car company for 'customer satisfaction' with the brand and its dealers topping the automotive sector in the latest UK Customer Satisfaction Index with a score of 83.3 percent, well above the car industry average of 78.4 percent. ... Continue reading
World Debut For LFA Nurburgring Package At Geneva Motor Show
Feb 11, 2011
The most exclusive Lexus yet built, the LFA supercar gains an even more track-focused profile with the addition of the bespoke Nürburgring Package, to be shown in public for the first time at the Geneva motor show in March. ... Continue reading
The Auto Channel content library (since 1996) has grown to become the world’s most extensive and complete interactive archive of automotive centric news, articles, reviews and intense event coverage, presented to viewers as Text, Video and Images.
