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Alternative Fuels & Vehicles National Conference + Expo 2010

Alternative Fuels & Vehicles National Conference + Expo 2010

Featuring the Leading Fuel and Technology Neutral Experts in the Nation Las Vegas, NV - Alternative Fuel Vehicle Institute (AFVi) presents the 16th annual Alternative Fuels & Vehicles National Conference + Expo, May 9-12 in Las Vegas, Nevada. International fleet, government and industry professionals will gather for fo ... Continue reading

Toyota Announces Voluntary Recall on 2003 Model-Year Sequoia to Upgrade Program Logic in Vehicle Stability Control System

Toyota Announces Voluntary Recall on 2003 Model-Year Sequoia to Upgrade Program Logic in Vehicle Stability Control System

TORRANCE, Calif., April 28 -- Toyota Motor Sales (TMS), U.S.A., Inc., today announced it will conduct a voluntary safety recall on approximately 50,000 early-2003 Model-Year Toyota Sequoia sport utility vehicles to upgrade program logic in its Vehicle Stability Control (VSC) system. The VSC system can help control a lo ... Continue reading

TextArrest Offers Free Safe Driving App in Support of National Youth Traffic Safety Month 2010

TextArrest Offers Free Safe Driving App in Support of National Youth Traffic Safety Month 2010

LAS VEGAS & WASHINGTON--TextArrest (www.TextArrest.com), the safe driving solution designed to prevent distracted driving, announced today its support of May 2010 as National Youth Traffic Safety Month with a special promotion. In support of National Youth Traffic Safety Month TextArrest is offering completely free sub ... Continue reading

Renault: 2010 First Quarter Results

Renault: 2010 First Quarter Results

In Europe, Group sales (passenger car and LCV) grew by 37.7% (including a 32.7% rise in France) in a market that rose by 9.7%. ... Continue reading

Be A Part Of Alfa Romeo's 100-Year History

Be A Part Of Alfa Romeo's 100-Year History

As part of Alfa Romeo's Centenary celebrations, the marque is asking UK owners and Alfisti alike to help commemorate its 100-year history by getting involved in a unique work of art. ... Continue reading

The Colour Of Money Isn't Green

The Colour Of Money Isn't Green

Cash strapped Brits are shelving environmental concerns when it comes to purchasing their next car, with only a fifth even considering green credentials, research by Carmony.co.uk has revealed. ... Continue reading

Performance Boosting Plug and Play Unichip Ecu Now Available For Nissan 350z

Performance Boosting Plug and Play Unichip Ecu Now Available For Nissan 350z

Unichip Europe is pleased to unveil a new plug and play 'U-connect' Unichip piggy back ECU for the Nissan 350Z. The Nissan coupe is a popular choice for tuning enthusiasts and the Unichip Uni-Q provides the perfect engine management solution on a vehicle that cannot be remapped using OBD flash programming. ... Continue reading

Updated Mazda3 Boosts Value, Safety

Updated Mazda3 Boosts Value, Safety

Mazda3, Australia's best-selling small car, is to receive a host of equipment upgrades and price reductions making it even safer and better value. ... Continue reading

Cyclone Power Technologies Receives Fourth U.S. Patent for its Green Engine

Cyclone Power Technologies Receives Fourth U.S. Patent for its Green Engine

POMPANO BEACH, Fla.--Cyclone Power Technologies (Pink Sheets: CYPW) announced today that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has issued a Notice of Patent Allowance on the reversing and timing control mechanism of the Company’s heat regenerative external combustion engine. “We believe that many of ... Continue reading

ZAP Alias Electric Car Qualifies for Shakedown Stage of Progressive Insurance Automotive X PRIZE

ZAP Alias Electric Car Qualifies for Shakedown Stage of Progressive Insurance Automotive X PRIZE

Alias to Take Part in X PRIZE Kick-Off Slated for April 29th at Michigan State Capitol LANSING, Mich., April 27 -- The Alias, a prototype electric sports car from ZAP (OTC:ZAAP) (BULLETIN BOARD: ZAAP) , has qualified for the Shakedown stage of the Progressive Insurance Automotive X PRIZE (PIAXP) competition for 100 MPG ... Continue reading

H.E.A.T. Warns Drivers, Auto Dealers of Continuing Trend in Unconventional Auto Crimes

H.E.A.T. Warns Drivers, Auto Dealers of Continuing Trend in Unconventional Auto Crimes

Criminals Get More Creative as Vehicles Become Harder to Steal and "Traditional" Auto Theft Continues to Decline LIVONIA, Mich., April 27 -- For a second consecutive year, following the release of the Automobile Theft Prevention Authority annual report, H.E.A.T. (Help Eliminate Auto Thefts) is cautioning Michigan drive ... Continue reading

Hella Uses 24 GHz Radar for Newest Driver Safety Systems

Hella Uses 24 GHz Radar for Newest Driver Safety Systems

PLYMOUTH, Mich.--Hella’s newest 24 GHz driver-safety radar systems will help save lives. “The Lane-Change Assistant is a cost-efficient feature for compact to medium-class vehicles” A global supplier of automotive electronics and lighting, Hella offers a variety of electronics products based on ... Continue reading

Swapalease.com Motivation Shifts as Economy Improves

Swapalease.com Motivation Shifts as Economy Improves

CINCINNATI, April 27 -- The American Bankers Association released a Consumer Credit Delinquency Bulletin earlier this month stating that auto loan delinquencies which include leases had dropped significantly. Additionally, this drop in delinquency was viewed by a top ABA official as an indication the economy is trendin ... Continue reading

Auto Dealers Tell Senators: We Are Not Wall Sreet Banks! Reform Bill Hurts Consumers, Local Dealerships and Economic Recovery'

Auto Dealers Tell Senators: We Are Not Wall Sreet Banks! Reform Bill Hurts Consumers, Local Dealerships and Economic Recovery'

WASHINGTON, April 27 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- More than 100 new-car dealers are in Washington today to take a message directly to their Senators: Over-regulating auto dealers, imposing new fees and other burdens will have "unintended consequences" of curbing access to credit for middle-class families that need to buy ... Continue reading

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