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2011 Honda Odyssey Earns IIHS Crash Ratings

2011 Honda Odyssey Earns IIHS Crash Ratings

New crash test results: Honda Odyssey Arlingtoin Va January 25, 2011; The Honda Odyssey, a redesigned minivan for the 2011 model year, earns the highest rating of good for protection in front, side, and rear-impact crashes. This model will be tested for roof strength in rollover crashes later in the year. ... Continue reading

2011 Kia Sedona Named 'Best Minivan for the Money' for 2011 by U.S. News & World Report

2011 Kia Sedona Named 'Best Minivan for the Money' for 2011 by U.S. News & World Report

A four-time recipient of the "Top Safety Pick" (1) award and proclaimed the "safest minivan ever tested" by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) (2), the Kia Sedona has been named the "Best Minivan for the Money" for 2011 by U.S. News & World Report. Â Sedona took top honors within its class for offering ... Continue reading

New 2011 Chrysler 300 and Dodge Charger Top Safety Picks by Insurance Institute for Highway Safety

New 2011 Chrysler 300 and Dodge Charger Top Safety Picks by Insurance Institute for Highway Safety

New 2011 Chrysler 300 and Dodge Charger named Top Safety Pick by IIHS for first time 'Good' ratings achieved in all four categories, including front, side, rollover and rear crashes New Chrysler 300 and Dodge Charger join five other Chrysler LLC vehicles on IIHS Top Safety Pick list for 2011 Two new Chrysler Group LLC ... Continue reading

2011 Dodge Charger and Chrysler 300 Earn IIHS Top Safety Pick Award

2011 Dodge Charger and Chrysler 300 Earn IIHS Top Safety Pick Award

Arlington Va January 27, 2011; The redesigned Dodge Charger and twin Chrysler 300 earn the Institute's top safety accolade for the first time after achieving good ratings for front, side, rollover, and rear impact protection. The Top Safety Pick designation recognizes the vehicles that afford the best overall crash pro ... Continue reading

Chevrolet Volt Rollout Speeds Up: Available Nationwide by End of 2011

Chevrolet Volt Rollout Speeds Up: Available Nationwide by End of 2011

Chevrolet is stepping up the national rollout of the Volt to match customer interest. "We're accelerating our launch plan to have Volts in all participating Chevrolet dealerships in every single state in the union by the end of this year," said Rick Scheidt, U.S. vice president, Chevrolet Marketing. "This is the right ... Continue reading

Exxon Mobil Corporation Declares First Quarter Dividend

Exxon Mobil Corporation Declares First Quarter Dividend

IRVING, Texas--The Board of Directors of Exxon Mobil Corporation today declared a cash dividend of 44 cents per share on the Common Stock, payable on March 10, 2011 to shareholders of record of Common Stock at the close of business on February 10, 2011. This first quarter dividend is at the same level as the dividend p ... Continue reading

Delphi Stonehouse Calls For More Technical Apprentices At Plant Open Day

Delphi Stonehouse Calls For More Technical Apprentices At Plant Open Day

Global automotive parts manufacturer Delphi Automotive is opening its doors to pupils and school leavers on February 10th 2011 to help attract new apprentices to its Advanced Apprenticeship in Engineering. ... Continue reading

The Mercedes-Benz AMG - Ducati Relationship Hits the Road - VIDEO FEATURE

The Mercedes-Benz AMG - Ducati Relationship Hits the Road - VIDEO FEATURE

LOS ANGELES - January 27, 2011: During the recent 2010 L.A. Auto Show AMG and Ducati, the Italian manufacturer of high performance motorcycles, announced a marketing activity cooperation with reflects the brands' mutual values of high performance, motor sport, style, and design. The first visible results of the coopera ... Continue reading

The First Peugeot i0n Electric Car Is Delivered In the UK to EDF Energy

The First Peugeot i0n Electric Car Is Delivered In the UK to EDF Energy

The first Peugeot i0n car in the UK, the company's latest generation electric car, has been sold and delivered to EDF Energy, Britain's largest producer of low carbon electricity, for use in its fleet including testing recharging solutions. ... Continue reading

BCA Starts Year With A Bang!

BCA Starts Year With A Bang!

The early days of 2011 have seen exceptional levels of trading at BCA, with the second week in January being one of the best on record for the Group. ... Continue reading

North American Automobile Trade Association Reports Strong 2010 for Exporters of North American Vehicles

North American Automobile Trade Association Reports Strong 2010 for Exporters of North American Vehicles

TORONTO, January 27, 2011 -- 2010 was another strong year for vehicle dealers in the Middle East who buy vehicles from North American exporters. Throughout the entire year, there was a constant flow of North American models exported to Scandinavia, Latin America, the Baltic States and the Middle East, with the United A ... Continue reading

Award-Winning Peugeot Gives Ben A Lift

Award-Winning Peugeot Gives Ben A Lift

Peugeot UK has again given a lift to BEN, the Motor and Allied Trades Benevolent Fund, with the donation of a brand new award-winning seven seater 5008 1.6 HDi in popular Sport trim. The car will be used to transport staff and residents at the Lynwood care centre in Sunninghill, Berkshire for the next year. ... Continue reading

New 'FT-86 II' Concept To Hint At Next Toyota Sports Car

New 'FT-86 II' Concept To Hint At Next Toyota Sports Car

A new evolution of the Toyota FT-86 sports concept vehicle is set to make its world premiere at the 2011 Geneva motor show. ... Continue reading

Vintage Audi Racer Takes On A New Kind Of Circuit

Vintage Audi Racer Takes On A New Kind Of Circuit

Audi will unveil the latest in its range of e-tron concept studies - an all-electric, 1:2 scale version of the 1936 Auto Union Type C Grand Prix car - at the International Toy Fair in Nuremberg from 3 to 8 February. ... Continue reading

Ford S-Max Seals Its Fifth Businesscar Award

Ford S-Max Seals Its Fifth Businesscar Award

The Ford S-MAX is celebrating its fifth BusinessCar Multi-Purpose Vehicle (MPV) of the Year award. ... Continue reading

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