Jay Leno to Introduce All-New Jaguar XJ on July 9 - VIDEO ENHANCED
Jul 8, 2009
LONDON - July 8, 2009: The new XJ will make its public debut on July 9 at an exclusive event at the Saatchi Gallery in London. One of the world's best-known chat show hosts and a renowned car enthusiast, Jay Leno, will join Mike O'Driscoll, Managing Director, Jaguar Cars, to unveil the all-new luxury saloon. The live u ... Continue reading
2010 BMW X6 M: Three Premieres - VIDEO ENHANCED
Jul 8, 2009
By Henny Hemmes Senior European Editor The Auto Channel Amsterdam Bureau ATLANTA, July 7, 2009; For the first time in the history of BMW M-models, there will be M-variants of cars with xDrive all wheel drive. Another first is the use of turbo engine in an M-car. The third premiere is for us: being one of the very first ... Continue reading
Volvo Hybrid Double Deck Buses Unveiled at Historic Venue - VIDEO ENHANCED
Jul 7, 2009
STOCKHOLM, Sweden - July 7, 2009: The historic venue of Alexandra Palace in London provided a fitting backdrop today (Tuesday 7th July) for the world debut of the first of a new generation of highly fuel efficient and environmentally friendly Volvo Hybrid Double Deck buses to Arriva London. A total of six Volvo B5L Hyb ... Continue reading
Porsche Selects Monterey Car Festivities to Unveil New Panamera in North America - VIDEO ENHANCED
Jul 6, 2009
Highly Anticipated Four-Door Gran Turismo Debuts Amidst America's Most Prestigious Celebration of the Automobile ATLANTA, July 6 -- Porsche announced it will show its all-new Panamera Gran Turismo to the North American public for the first time during Monterey Peninsula's Classic Car Week (August 9-16) that includes th ... Continue reading
Renault Z.E. (Zero Emission) Concept Shocks Goodwood Festival of Speed - VIDEO ENHANCED
Jul 6, 2009
GOODWOOD, England - July 6, 2009: While a succession of high-powered Renault race cars thrilled the vast, 135,000-strong crowd at Silverstone during the World Series by Renault weekend, the second largest motorsport event in the UK, a futuristic electric car was generating quite a buzz of its own at the Goodwood Festiv ... Continue reading
Glock and Load: Timo Takes the Camera - VIDEO STORY
Jul 4, 2009
COLOGNE - July 3, 2009: Timo Glock is one of the rising stars of Formula 1 and already has two podium finishes to his name since joining Panasonic Toyota Racing for the 2008 season. This year he has been a regular points scorer and finished third in Malaysia, but behind Timo there is a whole team working to deliver res ... Continue reading
U.S. Automakers Look to Crossover Car Segment to Energize Sales - VIDEO STORY
Jul 2, 2009
DETROIT - July 2, 2009: As automobile manufacturers move through the reorganization process, companies are banking on the Crossover category to energize car sales and bring consumers back into showrooms. Due to its rising popularity, General Motors is expecting a growth of about 60% in this category by 2013. In fact, t ... Continue reading
Driving Pleasure at Your Fingertips: the BMW X1 - VIDEO ENHANCED
Jul 2, 2009
For the first time the features and qualities so typical of a BMW X model are also available in a premium vehicle in the compact segment. Indeed, the BMW X1 is entering the market with the assignment to offer the Sheer Driving Pleasure so characteristic of BMW with a new standard of quality also in this segment of the ... Continue reading
Volvo Cars Racing History - VIDEO STORY
Jul 1, 2009
GOTHENBURG - July 1, 2009: Volvo Cars are famous for their safety, but less known is that Volvo Cars have also been successful in motorsport. Volvo Cars made their debut with their first competition car in 1928, just one year after the foundation of the company. Since entering motorsport, Volvo Cars has won three Europ ... Continue reading
RoadTrip: Plug-In Electric Chevrolet Equinox - EXCLUSIVE VIDEO
Jun 30, 2009
Take a Road Trip with The Auto Channel and the Godfather of the Plug-In Hybrid. Produced and edited by Marc J. Rauch In this episode of The Auto Channel's RoadTrip television series Dr. Andy Frank, Professor of Engineering at UC Davis, joins us to talk about his pioneering and revolutionary work on electric vehicles. ... Continue reading
RoadTrip: 2009 Cadillac CTS VS. 2009 Lincoln MKS - EXCLUSIVE VIDEO
Jun 30, 2009
Take a Road Trip with The Auto Channel in a classic confrontation between America's two luxury brands. ... Continue reading
Jaguar Announces an All-New XF Supercharged Model for the North American Market - 4 VIDEOS
Jun 29, 2009
June 29 -- Jaguar today announced the introduction of the 2010 Jaguar XF Supercharged, the fourth and newest member of its acclaimed XF lineup. The vehicle, a mid-year release, is powered by a 470 hp version of the 5.0-liter supercharged AJ-V8 Gen III engine that debuted at this year's Detroit Auto Show. The XF Superch ... Continue reading
Dorel Juvenile Group Introduces Ground-Breaking Car Seat Safety Technology - VIDEO ENHANCED
Jun 29, 2009
Air Protect to Launch in New Safety 1st Car Seat FOXBORO, Mass. and MONTREAL, June 29 -- Dorel Juvenile Group, Inc., a division of Dorel Industries and the nation's largest juvenile products manufacturer, today announced the launch of Air Protect, the most innovative and groundbreaking safety feature ever offered in a ... Continue reading
First Jaguar Land Rover Showroom Opens in India - VIDEO ENHANCED
Jun 29, 2009
MUMBAI - June 29, 2009: Jaguar Land Rover's official entry to the fast-growing Indian car market was marked by the opening of a flagship showroom facility at Ceejay House in Mumbai by Mr. Ratan N. Tata, Chairman of Tata Sons and Tata Motors. Jaguar Land Rover has confirmed Tata Motors as its exclusive importer and the ... Continue reading
Jun 27, 2009
The 2007 New York Auto Show wasn't that long ago, in normal terms, but it was a lifetime ago in terms of what has happened in the auto industry since then. Interestingly, in The Auto Channel's coverage of General Motors at the 2007 Detroit Auto Show we posed the question, "Will GM even be in business in 2009?" In any e ... Continue reading
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