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Kia Motors America Breaks New Soul Ad Campaign and Brings Back Hamsters by Popular Demand - TWO VIDEOS

Kia Motors America Breaks New Soul Ad Campaign and Brings Back Hamsters by Popular Demand - TWO VIDEOS

Game-Changing Kia Halo Vehicle Still Stands Apart From Competition - 2010 Soul urban passenger vehicle rolls in clever, hip hop style spot - Pop culture Hamsters compare Soul's style and creature comforts to other boxy rides IRVINE, Calif., May 26 -- Kia Motors America (KMA) today officially released a new advertising ... Continue reading

Nissan Says Leaf Electric Car Is Sold Out for This Year

Nissan Says Leaf Electric Car Is Sold Out for This Year

Nissan's chief executive, Carlos Ghosn, said Tuesday that the company had already received 19,000 orders in the United States and Japan for the electric car that it would start selling at year-end. The New York Times reports that more than six months before the car, the Nissan Leaf, arrives at dealerships, the preorder ... Continue reading

Better Road Conditions Could Have Saved My Sister's Life

Better Road Conditions Could Have Saved My Sister's Life

WASHINGTON, May 26The following is an op-ed written by Bradley M. Sant, Esq.: This Memorial Day holiday, about 1,000 people will die in car crashes if trends from previous years continue. These deaths are much more than a highway statistic. I know. Early one spring morning in 1986, I received a call from my weeping mot ... Continue reading

Suzuki Makes A "Splash" For Charity With Ty Hafan Hospice

Suzuki Makes A "Splash" For Charity With Ty Hafan Hospice

As part of their 25th Anniversary celebrations, Suzuki's J&J Motors are pleased to announce they will be sponsoring the Welsh children's charity ... Continue reading

Toyota and Daimler To Co-operate On Fuel Cell Realization

Toyota and Daimler To Co-operate On Fuel Cell Realization

TOKYO (May 25, 2010Reuters) - Japan's Toyota Motor Corp (Tokyo:7203.T - News) and Germany's Daimler AG (XETRA:DAIGN.DE - News) plan extensive cooperation in the field of fuel cells for electric cars, the Financial Times Deutschland reported, citing unidentified sources. The partnership could take the form of a joint ve ... Continue reading

Michelin: Lack Of Fresh Air Costs UK Motorists £440 Million A Year

Michelin: Lack Of Fresh Air Costs UK Motorists £440 Million A Year

Drivers in the UK are throwing away more than £440 million pounds by driving with under-inflated tyres. ... Continue reading

Volvo: Emissions Equality Campaign Success

Volvo: Emissions Equality Campaign Success

Volvo Car UK welcomes The Mayor of London's consultation on the future of the Congestion Charge exemption for low CO2 emitting cars and hybrids. ... Continue reading

New Tech Models Cram Even More Value Into Seat Exeo

New Tech Models Cram Even More Value Into Seat Exeo

Seat is launching its best-specified cars yet with the showroom debut this summer of new Exeo Tech and Exeo ST Tech models. ... Continue reading

Record Sale At the 11th Annual Bonhams' Auction At Aston Martin Works Service

Record Sale At the 11th Annual Bonhams' Auction At Aston Martin Works Service

On Saturday 22 May, Aston Martin Works Service hosted its 11th and most successful Bonhams' Auction of Aston Martin motor cars and related automobilia. ... Continue reading

Upgraded Mazda6 Set To Drive Fleet Sales Demand

Upgraded Mazda6 Set To Drive Fleet Sales Demand

Fleet manager and company car driver demand for the Mazda6 is set to rise with the May introduction of an upgraded model delivering lower CO2 emissions and improved fuel economy. ... Continue reading

The Peugeot 3008 - The Automatic Choice

The Peugeot 3008 - The Automatic Choice

Peugeot's award winning 3008 Crossover is now available with a more powerful HDi diesel engine and a six-speed automatic gearbox. ... Continue reading

Chrysler has joined forces with National Family Week, which takes place between 31st May (Bank Holiday Monday) and 6th June, and encourages families to spend more quality time together.

Chrysler has joined forces with National Family Week, which takes place between 31st May (Bank Holiday Monday) and 6th June, and encourages families to spend more quality time together.

Chrysler has joined forces with National Family Week, which takes place between 31st May (Bank Holiday Monday) and 6th June, and encourages families to spend more quality time together. ... Continue reading

Humpy Heaven at Shannons

Humpy Heaven at Shannons

It will be 'Humpy Heaven' for lovers of Australia's first Holden car at Shannons Melbourne Winter Classic Auction on Monday (May 31) with two original early 1950s Holden 48-215 'FX' models going under the hammer with no reserve prices. ... Continue reading

Sydney Installs Australia's First Public ChargePoint Networked Charging Station for Electric Vehicles

Sydney Installs Australia's First Public ChargePoint Networked Charging Station for Electric Vehicles

SYDNEY, Australia--Coulomb Technologies today announced their partner distributor ChargePoint Australia unveiled Sydney's first public ChargePoint Networked Charging Station for electric vehicles in Derby Place, Glebe Australia. The station was installed by Visionstream and is managed by ChargePoint AU. The charging st ... Continue reading

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