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Service Technicians Name Snap-on Best in Five Categories in 2011 Frost & Sullivan Survey

Service Technicians Name Snap-on Best in Five Categories in 2011 Frost & Sullivan Survey

Snap-on Incorporated , a leading global innovator, manufacturer, and marketer of tools, diagnostics, equipment, software and service solutions for professional users, was once again the overwhelming choice of service technicians in the 2011 United States (U.S.) Automotive Technicians Choice: Evaluation of Automotive To ... Continue reading

Shell Program Encourages Americans to Drive Smarter

Shell Program Encourages Americans to Drive Smarter

From making small changes to their daily driving routine to ensuring proper vehicle maintenance before setting out on that next road trip, motorists from around the county jumped at the opportunity to share how they will drive smarter as part of the Shell smarter driving program. A well thought out route can make runni ... Continue reading

Ram Heavy Duty Earns IntelliChoice and AutoPacific Motorist Choice Award Two Years in a Row

Ram Heavy Duty Earns IntelliChoice and AutoPacific Motorist Choice Award Two Years in a Row

IntelliChoice and AutoPacific announced their 6th annual Motorist Choice Awards, naming the 2011 Ram Heavy Duty in the Popular Active Lifestyle Category. "Twice in a row is quite an honor for Ram," said Fred Diaz, President and CEO -- Ram Truck Brand and Chrysler de Mexico, Chrysler Group LLC. "We're proud to say that ... Continue reading

Audi and FX Launch Short-Form Original Series, 'Untitled Jersey City Project'

Audi and FX Launch Short-Form Original Series, 'Untitled Jersey City Project'

Audi, in association with FX Networks, announces the launch of "Untitled Jersey City Project," a jointly developed 16-minute short-form original drama featuring the all-new 2012 Audi A6. The first two episodes of "Untitled Jersey City Project" will premiere on Sunday, Sept. 25, and will roll out over four consecutive w ... Continue reading

2012 Dodge Charger Pursuit Sets New Performance Benchmarks In Police Vehicle Segment

2012 Dodge Charger Pursuit Sets New Performance Benchmarks In Police Vehicle Segment

2012 Dodge Charger Pursuit V-8 records fastest lap time ever in Michigan State Police's Vehicle Evaluation Test history (1:33.70) Fastest-ever lap time at Grattan Raceway highlights Dodge Charger Pursuit V-8 as the police sedan with the best combination of acceleration, braking, handling and dynamics Dodge Charger Purs ... Continue reading

National Safety Council Announces 2011 Rising Stars of Safety Honorees

National Safety Council Announces 2011 Rising Stars of Safety Honorees

The National Safety Council has announced 40 honorees younger than 40 as its NSC Rising Stars of Safety Class of 2011. This program recognizes tomorrow's leaders for their commitment to safety, influence on safety culture and creation of safety initiatives producing measureable outcomes. ... Continue reading

Alcoa and Becema Introduce New Aluminum Solution for Commercial Transportation Market in Russia

Alcoa and Becema Introduce New Aluminum Solution for Commercial Transportation Market in Russia

Alcoa and Becema, a leading Russian producer of tanks and semi-trailers, have launched a new lightweight aluminum cement hauler for the Russian market using Alcoa's new advanced aluminum sheet alloy 1565M. The eco-friendly aluminum trailers were launched during a customer event at Becema's Krasnogorsk, Russia, plant th ... Continue reading

Ford Appoints Schoch Chairman and CEO, Ford China; Kent Named Controller, The Americas

Ford Appoints Schoch Chairman and CEO, Ford China; Kent Named Controller, The Americas

Ford names David Schoch, controller, The Americas, to the role of chairman and CEO of Ford Motor China, effective Nov. 1 Ford names K.R. Kent, executive director of Investor Relations, to the role of controller, The Americas, effective Nov. 1 Ford names George Sharp, director of Investor Relations, to the role of execu ... Continue reading

Jim Coleman Honda Partners With Eos Group, Inc.

Jim Coleman Honda Partners With Eos Group, Inc.

Eos Group, Inc. (Denver, CO) a provider of solutions for sales of service contracts in the service drive and F&I department, and Jim Coleman Honda, serving Baltimore and the greater Maryland area for over 12 years, announce the start of something wonderful! Eos has developed a solution to enhance a dealer's retention o ... Continue reading

Clean Energy CEO Littlefair Believes Supporting Natural Gas for Transportation Will Create over 400,000 New Jobs While Enhancing U.S. Energy Security

Clean Energy CEO Littlefair Believes Supporting Natural Gas for Transportation Will Create over 400,000 New Jobs While Enhancing U.S. Energy Security

Speaking today in favor of H.R. 1380 -- the NAT GAS Act introduced on April 6, 2011 by Rep. John Sullivan (R-Okla.), Clean Energy Fuels Corp. President and CEO Andrew J. Littlefair stated that he believes passage of legislation supporting the accelerated development of the natural gas vehicle industry in the United Sta ... Continue reading

U.S. New Car Fleet Lags Government Mileage Standard by Over Four Years, According to Chug e-MarketView Report

U.S. New Car Fleet Lags Government Mileage Standard by Over Four Years, According to Chug e-MarketView Report

Chug, the car buying engine, today released a new e-MarketView Report: 'Fleet on the Street,' which maps the mileage performance achieved by new cars sold vs. the CAFE mileage standards set by the U.S. government. The report, which provides market-by-market mileage performance data based on the actual cars sold in thos ... Continue reading

Buckle up Kids in the Back Seat, Says PEMCO Insurance

Buckle up Kids in the Back Seat, Says PEMCO Insurance

As kids return to classrooms and after-school carpools resume, Northwest insurer PEMCO has released poll results that show a vast majority of Washington drivers know the safest spot to place child passengers is the back seat, but less than half think their fellow drivers do that when driving with children under age 13. ... Continue reading

Toyota Launches 'Prius v Creation Station' Tour This Fall

Toyota Launches 'Prius v Creation Station' Tour This Fall

Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc. along with FILTER Creative Group are taking Prius v on an experiential tour across the U.S. The largest member of the Prius Family, the Prius v arrives in dealerships this fall. Leading up to the vehicle's arrival, the “Prius v Creation Station Tour will be stopping at select festivals ... Continue reading

Ferrari Announces New Snow and Ice Driving School: The 2012 Winter Driving Experience in Aspen, Colorado

Ferrari Announces New Snow and Ice Driving School: The 2012 Winter Driving Experience in Aspen, Colorado

Ferrari North America is pleased to announce its 2012 Winter Driving Experience, the Prancing Horse's first American snow and ice driving school. Based on the "Pilota on Ice" programs offered in Italy, the Winter Driving Experience is Ferrari's newest and most dynamic driving program. The two-day course, scheduled to l ... Continue reading

Progressive Recognized for Excellence in Online Car Insurance

Progressive Recognized for Excellence in Online Car Insurance

ProgressiveAgent.com, a website that makes it easy for drivers to research car insurance and find a local independent insurance agent, has earned a Standard of Excellence award from the 2011 Web Marketing Association's WebAwards competition. ... Continue reading

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