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Toyota Maintains Industry Leadership On Average Co2 Emissions

Toyota Maintains Industry Leadership On Average Co2 Emissions

Toyotacontinues to lead the motor industry in the UK in bringing down average CO2 emissions across its entire model range. ... Continue reading

Balance Of Power Shifts For 2011 Model Year Audi Q7

Balance Of Power Shifts For 2011 Model Year Audi Q7

Emissions, and in some cases engine capacities, in the new Audi Q7 range for 2011 take a significant tumble as part of the wider Audi initiative to optimise efficiency across its 36-model line-up. ... Continue reading

Fiat 500C Playlist Takes Number 1 Spot Again

Fiat 500C Playlist Takes Number 1 Spot Again

The Fiat 500C Feelgood Playlist has won another honour for its innovative approach to music sharing - this time in the Revolution Awards 2010. ... Continue reading

Kumho Joins The Dragons In Icon Partnership Agreement

Kumho Joins The Dragons In Icon Partnership Agreement

Kumho Tyre Australia has announced it has signed as an 'Icon Partner' with one of the most successful Rugby League clubs in history, the St George Illawarra Dragons. ... Continue reading

Bentley Mulsanne Unrivalled Craftsmanship

Bentley Mulsanne Unrivalled Craftsmanship

When Bentley's craftsmen and women begin this summer to create the very first production examples of the new Mulsanne's beautiful cabin, it will represent the culmination of an extraordinary four-year journey for the Crewe-based company. ... Continue reading

Proton Announces New Pricing Across the Range

Proton Announces New Pricing Across the Range

Proton Cars Australia has announced a raft of pricing changes effective from 1 April 2010 across its vehicle range, underlining the marque's extreme value for money advantage, ahead of a year of new models and marketing initiatives. ... Continue reading

'Indestructible' Toyota Conquers the Volcano That Emptied the Skies

'Indestructible' Toyota Conquers the Volcano That Emptied the Skies

Hilux drives to the heart of Iceland's devastating eruption LONDON - April 19, 2010: A new chapter has been written in the world-conquering history of Toyota's mighty Hilux as it took on the ice and fire of Iceland's Eyjafallajökull volcano, just hours before its eruption brought chaos to the skies of Europe. The lege ... Continue reading

Ford Now Has Industry's Highest Customer Satisfaction With Quality, New Survey Shows

Ford Now Has Industry's Highest Customer Satisfaction With Quality, New Survey Shows

DEARBORN, Mich., April 19 -- Ford Motor Company now has the highest customer satisfaction with vehicle quality among all major automakers, a new consumer research study shows. Eighty-four percent of customers who purchased 2010 model-year Ford, Lincoln and Mercury cars and trucks are satisfied with the quality of their ... Continue reading

2011 BMW X5 xDrive 40d - First Drive - VIDEO ENHANCED

2011 BMW X5 xDrive 40d - First Drive - VIDEO ENHANCED

2011 BMW X5 xDrive 40d Fresh looks do not tell it all By Henny Hemmes, Senior European Editor Amsterdam Bureau The Auto Channel Miami FL April 18, 2010; Most times, a problem never comes alone. Yes. Mr. Murphy… we know, thanks! This time he crossed BMW’s path during the event for the media’s first drive ... Continue reading

2011 Chevrolet Cruze Hits the Test Track - VIDEO FEATURE

2011 Chevrolet Cruze Hits the Test Track - VIDEO FEATURE

DETROIT - April 17, 2010: video that highlights the Cruze’s impressive performance capabilities as it zips around traffic cones on the test track. Vehicle Line Director, Chuck Russel, explains how this vehicle demonstrates enhanced reliability and durability, as well as European-influenced suspension and ... Continue reading

AAA School Safety Patrol Celebrates 90 Years of Keeping Children Safe on the Way to School

AAA School Safety Patrol Celebrates 90 Years of Keeping Children Safe on the Way to School

Top AAA School Safety Patrol members travel to nation's capital to mark 90th anniversary of the largest safety program in the world with 585,000 patrollers in 30,000 schools nationwide WASHINGTON, April 16 The AAA School Safety Patrol will celebrate its 90th anniversary next week when the nation's top patrollers are ho ... Continue reading

Toyota to Recall 600,000 Siennas for Potential Corrosion on Spare Tire Cable

Toyota to Recall 600,000 Siennas for Potential Corrosion on Spare Tire Cable

First and Second-Generation Siennas In Cold Climate Areas with High Road Salt Use May Exhibit Condition TORRANCE, CA - April 16, 2010: Toyota Motor Sales U.S.A., Inc., today announced that it will launch a voluntary Safety Recall involving approximately 600,000 first- and second-generation Sienna 2WD minivans sold in t ... Continue reading

Saab to Continue to Offer OnStar Hardware and Service to Customers

Saab to Continue to Offer OnStar Hardware and Service to Customers

DETROIT, April 16 -- Saab Cars North America has reached an agreement with OnStar to continue to offer OnStar subscription service to Saab customers under the automaker's new owner, Spyker Cars NV. The agreement begins with model year 2010 vehicles and applies to Saab vehicles sold in the United States. As a standard f ... Continue reading

Alfa Romeo Presents the Giulietta - VIDEO ENHANCED

Alfa Romeo Presents the Giulietta - VIDEO ENHANCED

Having made its world preview at the recent Geneva International Motor Show, the new Alfa Romeo Giulietta makes its debut today and, from May this year, will be marketed progressively on all the major markets, thus relaunching the brand in one of the most important segments in Europe. In Alfa Romeo’s Centenary yea ... Continue reading

NADAguides.com Names Most Exciting New Cars for Spring 2010

NADAguides.com Names Most Exciting New Cars for Spring 2010

- New Models Fuse Affordable Luxury with Hybrid Technology - COSTA MESA, Calif., April 16 -- NADAguides.com, the leading provider of vehicle pricing and information, today revealed its picks for the most exciting cars for spring 2010. With the New York International Auto Show serving as the launching pad for what's to ... Continue reading

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