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Continental Airlines Already Showing Ill Effects of United Air Merger

Continental Airlines Already Showing Ill Effects of United Air Merger

How one of the best airlines turned into a sucky airline By Marc J. Rauch Exec. Vice President/Co-Publisher The Auto Channel AUTO CENTRAL - June 6, 2010: United Airlines sucks. United Airlines has always sucked, at least in the few five decades that I've been an airline passenger. My experiences on United became so bad ... Continue reading

Many Gulf Federal Judges Have Oil Links - Hmmm...

Many Gulf Federal Judges Have Oil Links - Hmmm...

AP Story Suggests One Reason Why Not Much Happens to Lessen Big Oil's Grip on America EDITOR'S NOTE: There's two ways to take this story, and one doesn't have to mean that the other is wrong. On the one side, this is proof that the oil/gasoline industry has great political influence over government leaders and that the ... Continue reading

Yokohama Tire Corporation To Release Series Of Educational Videos

Yokohama Tire Corporation To Release Series Of Educational Videos

<b>First “Yokohama Tire Tips” segment – featuring off-road racing champion Cameron Steele – to go live on the company’s Web site and YouTube during Tire Safety Week</b> FULLERTON, June 5, 2010: To increase public awareness about a wide variety of tire-related subjects, Yokohama Tire Corporation ... Continue reading

Drivers on Yokohama Tires Claim Redline Time Attack Victories at Auto Club Speedway

Drivers on Yokohama Tires Claim Redline Time Attack Victories at Auto Club Speedway

FULLERTON, June 4, 2010: Yokohama Tire Corporation-shod race cars took the overall win and earned three first-place finishes at the Redline Time Attack event at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, California, May 29-30. The drivers scored the wins on Yokohama’s ADVAN A005® and ADVAN Neova® AD08 tires. The Redline ... Continue reading

Ziff Davis Acquired by Digital Media Executive Vivek Shah and Great Hill Partners

Ziff Davis Acquired by Digital Media Executive Vivek Shah and Great Hill Partners

NEW YORK--Ziff Davis, one of the nation's leading technology publishers, has been acquired by former Time Inc. executive Vivek Shah in partnership with Boston-based Great Hill Partners. The acquisition represents the first step in building a new digital media company that specializes in producing and distributing conte ... Continue reading

2010 Volvo XC60 T6 AWD Review

2010 Volvo XC60 T6 AWD Review

THE AUTO PAGE By JOHN HEILIG SPECIFICATIONS Model: 2010 Volvo XC60 T6 AWD Engine: 3.0-liter turbocharged inline 6 Horsepower/Torque: 281 hp @ 5,600 rpm/295 lb.-ft.@ 1,500-4,800 rpm Transmission: 6-speed automatic with manual Wheelbase: 109.2 in. Length/Width/Height: 182.2 x 74.4 x 67.4 in. Tires: P235/60R18 Cargo volum ... Continue reading

The Summer Driving Season Kicks Off with Two New Porsche Panamera Models in Dealer Showrooms - VIDEO ENHANCED

The Summer Driving Season Kicks Off with Two New Porsche Panamera Models in Dealer Showrooms - VIDEO ENHANCED

Sharing the Porsche driving and luxury experience with more than one gets easier with the 2011 Panamera and Panamera 4 on sale in June ATLANTA, June 4 -- Starting tomorrow the 2011 Panamera and Panamera 4 featuring the company's all-new, fuel efficient 300-horsepower V6 engine will begin arriving at Porsche's nearly 20 ... Continue reading

KeyBank Launches Key to Safe Teen Driving

KeyBank Launches Key to Safe Teen Driving

Program Will Teach Driving Skills to Teens at Eight Midwest Schools with Support from The Mid-Ohio School and Kumho Tire USA CLEVELAND, June 4 -- KeyBank is launching a free program designed to improve teen driving skills and raise awareness about the importance of proper training for young drivers. Nearly 5,000 U.S. t ... Continue reading

Toyota Signals Continued Confidence In Uk Motor Manufacturing With New Auris Hybrid Production

Toyota Signals Continued Confidence In Uk Motor Manufacturing With New Auris Hybrid Production

Toyota's decision to build its new Auris Hybrid in Britain is a tremendous vote of confidence both in its UK operations and in British car manufacturing. Being given the opportunity to produce the first volume hybrid vehicle to be made in Europe is a source of great pride for all Toyota Manufacturing UK (TMUK) employee ... Continue reading

Luxgen Unveils World's First Hi-Tech LSUV

Luxgen Unveils World's First Hi-Tech LSUV

Taiwan's first passenger automobile brand luxgen is steaming ahead with the launch of its second model the luxgen7 SUV. ... Continue reading

Ford Econo Check Targets Lower Fuel Bills

Ford Econo Check Targets Lower Fuel Bills

Ford's new Econo Check service will help its customers reduce fuel bills by up to 25 per cent. ... Continue reading

Vauxhall Has the Perfect Summer Solution for Extending Car Storage Space

Vauxhall Has the Perfect Summer Solution for Extending Car Storage Space

With summer holidays looming large on the horizon, vivid memories flood back of cramped family car journeys where passenger comfort plays second fiddle to accommodating all that 'vital'luggage. ... Continue reading

High Scores For Honda In JD Power Survey

High Scores For Honda In JD Power Survey

Honda (UK) has secured second place overall in the JD Power Survey once again, scoring highly across all four categories - vehicle quality and reliability, vehicle appeal, service satisfaction and ownership costs. ... Continue reading

Hyundai i20 Awarded ECO Car Magazine "Car Of The Year" 2010

Hyundai i20 Awarded ECO Car Magazine "Car Of The Year" 2010

At a prestigious national awards event held in Melbourne, ECOcar magazine has named the new Hyundai i20 "ECO Car of the Year" for 2010. ... Continue reading

Dana Point Concours d'Elegance Announces Artists for the 2010 Art Exhibit

Dana Point Concours d'Elegance Announces Artists for the 2010 Art Exhibit

DANA POINT, Calif., June 3 -- The Dana Point Concours d'Elegance(TM) (www.DanaPointConcours.org) is proud to present a preeminent group of the finest automotive artists in the world who will be presenting their work at the 2010 Art Exhibition on Sunday, June 27 at the St. Regis Resort in Dana Point, CA. The artists who ... Continue reading

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