Montreal is Site for Third Canadian Rolls-Royce Dealership - VIDEO ENHANCED
Jun 13, 2011
GOODWOOD, England - June 13, 2011: Rolls-Royce Motor Cars has opened a new dealership in Montreal, the third franchise to be established in Canada. The move heralds a return to Quebec for Rolls-Royce after an eight year absence. Norman Hébert and Gad Bitton, principal senior executives of Première Automotive Partners ... Continue reading
Jun 13, 2011
BOULDER, Colo.--Increased access to clean and reliable energy has become a leading priority for the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) and military agencies around the world, both as a means of improving energy independence as well as for purposes of increasing the efficiency and performance of all aspects of operations ... Continue reading
The Auto Channel Presents a Fun Look at Electric Concept Cars - VIDEO FEATURE
Jun 12, 2011
AUTO CENTRAL - Jun 12, 2011: We do have Tesla, the Chevy Volt and Nissan Leaf now on the streets - soon to be followed by the Mitsubishi MiEV. ... Continue reading
Ford to Up Electrified Vehicle Production Three Fold by 2013 - VIDEO ENHANCED
Jun 10, 2011
STERLING HEIGHTS, MI - June 10, 2011: Ford Motor Company announced today it is tripling production capacity of its electrified vehicle lineup through 2013, further boosting volumes of its all-new C-MAX Hybrid and C-MAX Energi plug-in hybrid, which begin production next year. âCustomers have come to expect fuel eff ... Continue reading
Mercedes-Benz All New M-Class World Premiere - VIDEO FEATURE
Jun 10, 2011
A new benchmark for Premium SUVs - lowest fuel consumption in its class STUTTGART - June 10, 2011: Mercedes-Benz celebrated the world premiere of the all new M-Class this week in Stuttgart, Germany. The third generation of the Mercedes-Benz M-Class sets a new benchmark in the SUV segment with its bold new design and lo ... Continue reading
New Information Service About Sources of Automobile Information
Jun 9, 2011
LOUISVILLE, Ky., June 9, 2011 -- ArnoldIT.com -- publisher of Beyond Search -- has developed a new blog to provide a news service about where to find automotive information on the Internet. Each article in the Web log provides a synopsis of a source, an example of the information assailable from the source, and a criti ... Continue reading
U.S. Spent $41.7 Billion on Foreign Oil in Month of May - Is Washington Stupid or What?
Jun 8, 2011
DALLAS--In his monthly update on the level of foreign oil imports in the U.S., energy expert T. Boone Pickens said that based on the latest figures from the Federal Reserve Economic Database, the U.S. imported 62 percent of its oil, or 362 million barrels in May 2011, sending approximately $41.7 billion, or $934,357.63 ... Continue reading
Five Economic Trends That May Impact Your Car Insurance Costs
Jun 7, 2011
Financial challenges have forced many consumers to make lifestyle changes to adapt to the current economy. From changing jobs to moving to a different house to downsizing vehicles, Americans have made decisions that impact unexpected areas of their life - like car insurance. In fact, in the past year 53 percent of Amer ... Continue reading
More Than 1 Million Visitors to Porsche Museum - VIDEO ENHANCED
Jun 6, 2011
The Porsche Museum has passed the million visitor mark just two and a half years after opening. Since its opening on 31 January 2009, the Porsche Museum has provided more than 5,100 tours through the 5,600 m2 exhibition and hosted ten special exhibitions. Many celebrities from all over the world, including Jerry Seinfe ... Continue reading
2011 Volvo XC60 T6 R-Design Road Test - VIDEO ENHANCED
Jun 2, 2011
DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH CAREY RUSS Volvo's press events are always noteworthy for the amount of seat time involved. Some other manufacturers may have as little as an hour or two of drive time, and four or five is typical, with a couple hundred miles of mostly back roads covered. Volvo's recent "2011 XC Adventure" wa ... Continue reading
AutoNation Announces May 2011 Retail New Vehicle Unit Sales
Jun 2, 2011
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., June 2, 2011 -- AutoNation, Inc. , America's largest automotive retailer, today announced that its retail new vehicle unit sales in May 2011, as reported to the applicable automotive manufacturers, totaled 16,347, a decrease of 15% as compared to May 2010. Retail new vehicle unit sales in May 201 ... Continue reading
Ooh Baby, Take a Look at My Weiner
Jun 2, 2011
By Marc J. Rauch Exec. Vice President/Co-Publisher THE AUTO CHANNEL All this take about pictures of weiners being passed around the Internet has really aroused our national interest. So I thought I'd bare my weiner (my favorite weiner that is, a Nathan's Famous Frankfurter. Just thinking about one makes my mouth water. ... Continue reading
BMW Group U.S. Reports May 2011 Sales
Jun 1, 2011
WOODCLIFF LAKE, N.J., June 1, 2011 -- The BMW Group in the U.S. (BMW and MINI combined) reported May sales of 26,452 vehicles, an increase of 19.7 percent from the 22,092 vehicles sold in the same month a year ago. Year-to-date, BMW Group is up 18.7% on sales of 116,656 in the first five months of 2011 compared to 98,2 ... Continue reading
Jun 1, 2011
IRVINE, Calif., June 1, 2011 -- Mazda North American Operations (MNAO) today reported May sales of 17,875 vehicles, down 20.9 percent versus May of 2010. Year-to-date sales stand at 103,072, and are outpacing last year's sales at this time by 5.7 percent. Key May sales notes: The Mazda5 multi-activty vehicle reported i ... Continue reading
Jun 1, 2011
TORRANCE, Calif., June 1, 2011 -- Toyota Motor Sales (TMS), U.S.A., Inc., today reported May 2011 sales results of 108,387 units, a decrease of 27.9 percent compared to the same period last year, on a daily selling rate (DSR) basis. On a raw volume basis, unadjusted for 24 selling days in May 2011 compared to 26 sellin ... Continue reading
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