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Nissan To Build Leaf Electric Vehicle In Sunderland

Nissan To Build Leaf Electric Vehicle In Sunderland

Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., further underlined its commitment to zero emission leadership today by announcing that the Nissan LEAF will be manufactured at its plant in Sunderland, UK. ... Continue reading

New Vauxhall Movano Set to Shake Up Large Van Segment in a Big Way

New Vauxhall Movano Set to Shake Up Large Van Segment in a Big Way

The second incarnation of the Vauxhall Movano brings a breath of fresh air to the light commercial vehicle market in the UK, combining innovative technologies with strong functionality and economy ... Continue reading

High Fashion Thrills: Citroen's DS3 Steps Out In Yves Saint Laurent

High Fashion Thrills: Citroen's DS3 Steps Out In Yves Saint Laurent

A high fashion version of DS3, decked out in the colours and brand image of YSL, transported fashion and film stars to the Yves Saint Laurent retrospective at the Petit Palais in Paris on Wednesday 10 March ... Continue reading

The New Volkswagen Transporter, Caravelle and Multivan

The New Volkswagen Transporter, Caravelle and Multivan

The extensively perfected new edition of the Transporter, Caravelle and Multivan is on the starting grid right now ... Continue reading

Honda on Show at Farm World 2010

Honda on Show at Farm World 2010

Honda Australia will once again feature at Warragul's Farm World exhibition, taking place in Lardner Park from March 25 to 28 this year. ... Continue reading

Filters: Your Vehicle's First Line of Defense

Filters: Your Vehicle's First Line of Defense

BETHESDA, Md., March 17 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Filters are your vehicle's first line of defense to ensure performance, longevity and interior comfort, according to the Car Care Council. The oil filter traps contaminants, allowing the oil to flow through the engine unrestricted. The fuel filter separates harmful con ... Continue reading

GM Reimagines Head-Up Display Technology - VIDEO ENHANCED

GM Reimagines Head-Up Display Technology - VIDEO ENHANCED

GM's next-generation head-up technology will make driving safer. Research conducted in conjunction with leading universities. WARREN, MI - March 18, 2010: Imagine a fog-shrouded morning when you cannot see the end of your driveway let alone the road you’re about to drive. Wouldn’t it be great if the sides of ... Continue reading

CNG-Powered Transamerica Tour 2010 Arrives in Los Angeles: Driving Across the World Without A Drop of Gasoline

CNG-Powered Transamerica Tour 2010 Arrives in Los Angeles: Driving Across the World Without A Drop of Gasoline

EDITOR'S NOTE: This is a great story and it helps to prove the viability of CNG (compressed natural gas) as an excellent substitute for gasoline. CNG is cheaper, it's cleaner, and we have an abundant supply right here in North America. There's just one thing that puzzles us about this story: The vehicle being driven is ... Continue reading

Happy 60th Birthday To The World's Most Popular Van - The Volkswagen Transporter

Happy 60th Birthday To The World's Most Popular Van - The Volkswagen Transporter

Production of the Volkswagen Transporter van officially started in March 1950 and during the 60 years since then it has become one of Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles' best-selling models globally, the number one imported van in the UK as well as one of the most iconic and popular vans in the world. Date of issue: ... Continue reading

High Museum of Art Features Two Mercedes-Benz in The Allure of the Automobile Special Exhibit

High Museum of Art Features Two Mercedes-Benz in The Allure of the Automobile Special Exhibit

MONTVALE, N.J. and ATLANTA, March 17 -- A Mercedes-Benz 1937 540 K Special Roadster and a 1955 300 SLR are among 18 of the world's rarest and most brilliantly conceived cars from the 1930s to the mid-1960s on display at "The Allure of the Automobile" exhibition at the High Museum of Art in Atlanta from March 21-June 20 ... Continue reading

Zero Motorcycles Offers All-New 2010 Zero DS and Zero S for Under $7500 After California Rebate - VIDEO ENHANCED

Zero Motorcycles Offers All-New 2010 Zero DS and Zero S for Under $7500 After California Rebate - VIDEO ENHANCED

Zero S and DS eligible for $1,500 rebate through California Clean Vehicle Rebate Program SANTA CRUZ, Calif., March 17 -- Zero Motorcycles, the global leader in the electric motorcycle industry, today announced its plans for an upcoming "Discover the Experience Tour" across California as its newest state incentive progr ... Continue reading

Oil Addiction: Gas Price Spikes Threaten Americans' Wallets

Oil Addiction: Gas Price Spikes Threaten Americans' Wallets

New Analysis Shows States Most Dependent Upon Oil for Transportation Would Be Hardest Hit by Price Shocks 10 most vulnerable states: Mississippi, Montana, Louisiana, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Kentucky, Texas, Maine, Georgia and Idaho; 10 least vulnerable states: Florida, Washington, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Colorado, ... Continue reading

Yokohama Tire Corporation Goes Green with Eco-Friendly Living Wall Display at Truck Show

Yokohama Tire Corporation Goes Green with Eco-Friendly Living Wall Display at Truck Show

FULLERTON, March 17, 2010: Yokohama Tire Corporation, a long-time champion of environmental initiatives, will bring their display to life at the Mid-America Trucking Show in Louisville, Ky., March 25-27, with a “living wall” featuring natural plants. Using a new, award-winning technology developed by NatureXh ... Continue reading

New 2011 Ford Super Duty Power Stroke Diesel Offers Customers More Fueling Choices

New 2011 Ford Super Duty Power Stroke Diesel Offers Customers More Fueling Choices

DEARBORN, Mich., March 17 -- -- The all-new Ford-engineered and Ford-built 6.7-liter Power Stroke® V-8 turbocharged diesel engine available in the 2011 Ford F-Series Super Duty is B20 biodiesel compatible. This increased biodiesel compatibility gives customers more fueling choices -- Diesel engines account for 65 perc ... Continue reading

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