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Top Marques Monaco is Proud to Present Its New Title Sponsor

Top Marques Monaco is Proud to Present Its New Title Sponsor

Lloyds International Private Banking (IPB) forms part of the Wealth & International Banking division of Lloyds Banking Group ... Continue reading

Unichip Europe Launches Plug and Play Performance Piggy Back ECU Upgrade For 148bhp Subaru Impreza 2.0 Diesel

Unichip Europe Launches Plug and Play Performance Piggy Back ECU Upgrade For 148bhp Subaru Impreza 2.0 Diesel

Unichip Europe is delighted to announce the launch of a new performance enhancing plug and play 'U-Connect' piggy back Unichip upgrade for the 4wd 148bhp Subaru Impreza 2.0 Diesel. ... Continue reading

The New Mercedes-Benz E-Class Cabriolet: Four Seasons, Four Passengers

The New Mercedes-Benz E-Class Cabriolet: Four Seasons, Four Passengers

Comfortable: AIRCAP® automatic draught-stop plus AIRSCARF® Quiet: acoustic soft top as standard Safe: robust roll-over protection and new headbags The highly appealing and emotionally charged Cabriolet is the latest addition to the successful Mercedes-Benz E-Class line-up. The open-top two-door model, deliveries ... Continue reading

Dassault Systemes and BMW Sign Strategic Five-Year Agreement for Sustainable Innovation

Dassault Systemes and BMW Sign Strategic Five-Year Agreement for Sustainable Innovation

PARIS--Regulatory News: "We are enthusiastic about working with the premium German car manufacturer on a new, environment friendly generation of cars and are confident that this alliance will positively contribute to the profound changes the automotive industry is going through." Dassault Systèmes (DS) (Paris:DSY), ... Continue reading

Mercedes-AMG Driving Academy Races Into 2010

Mercedes-AMG Driving Academy Races Into 2010

Performance Driving Program Adds SLS AMG and Pro Level MONTVALE, N.J., March 8 -- Following its inaugural year in the U.S., Mercedes-AMG is presenting a new season for driving enthusiasts who want to sharpen their advanced driving skills at the AMG Driving Academy. Among the list of enhancements is the addition of a Pr ... Continue reading

It's Time to Drive Detroit Again: The Best Minivans in the Industry Just Got Better - Chrysler Group LLC Offers Special California 'Minivan Pledge'

It's Time to Drive Detroit Again: The Best Minivans in the Industry Just Got Better - Chrysler Group LLC Offers Special California 'Minivan Pledge'

LOS ANGELES, March 8 -- -- Special California 'Minivan Pledge' program allows any California resident who purchases a 2010 model year Chrysler Town & Country or Dodge Grand Caravan minivan to drive the vehicle 'risk-free' for 60 days or receive $500 bonus cash -- Minivan Pledge' gives owners the peace of mind to 'try u ... Continue reading

Who is Sean Kane, the Man Behind the Bogus Gilbert/ABC Toyota Tests?

Who is Sean Kane, the Man Behind the Bogus Gilbert/ABC Toyota Tests?

AUTO CENTRAL - March 8, 2010: Back on February 5th, The Auto Channel's Marc Rauch wrote an editorial that was critical of the handling of the whole Toyota SUA situation. The editorial is titled "" and can be found by clicking on the link. In that editorial, Marc referenced a newly completed extensive study that admitte ... Continue reading

Toyota Test Refutes Claims and Smashes ABC, Gilbert and Ambulance Chasers - COMPLETE VIDEO

Toyota Test Refutes Claims and Smashes ABC, Gilbert and Ambulance Chasers - COMPLETE VIDEO

TORRANCE, CA - March 8, 2010: In a live Internet broadcast, seen in its entirety on TheAutoChannel.com, Toyota Motors conducted an extensive demonstration to refute a previous test conducted by Professor David Gilbert of Southern Illinois University, which was designed to show that Toyota vehicles have a faulty system ... Continue reading

ABC Joins CBS and NBC in Rarified Air of Fabricating Evidence ...CONGRATULATIONS!

ABC Joins CBS and NBC in Rarified Air of Fabricating Evidence ...CONGRATULATIONS!

March 8, 2010: Unless the will be some amazing rebuttal testimony to today's expose' of the faulty nature of the Gilbert experiment to try and prove that Toyota vehicles are bad, ABC and the legal group that co-sponsored the tests have shot themselves in the head. TheAutoChannel will have the complete video at the conc ... Continue reading

Toyota rebuts Professor Gilbert, reports nothing found wrong with remedied vehicles

Toyota rebuts Professor Gilbert, reports nothing found wrong with remedied vehicles

During the first round of Congressional hearings last month, Toyota was blindsided by one Professor David Gilbert who was added to the witness list at the last minute to talk about an experiment in which he induced sudden unintended acceleration (SUA) in a late model Toyota Avalon. His test was reproduced in a shoddy A ... Continue reading

Small Premium Can Guarantee Peace Of Mind With Kumho No Worries Road Hazard Tyre Warranty

Small Premium Can Guarantee Peace Of Mind With Kumho No Worries Road Hazard Tyre Warranty

Tyre manufacturer Kumho has come up with an easy and economical way to protect motorist's investment in premium high performance tyres introducing the Kumho "No Worries" Road Hazard warranty for a small per tyre premium. ... Continue reading

Proton Unveils Revolutionary EMAS Hybrid Concept Cars At Geneva

Proton Unveils Revolutionary EMAS Hybrid Concept Cars At Geneva

Malaysian car maker Proton has unveiled a series of global concept cars at the prestigious Geneva Motor Show. ... Continue reading

Environmental Commendation For Volkswagen's TSI Engines

Environmental Commendation For Volkswagen's TSI Engines

Volkswagen's TSI engines have been awarded the environmental commendation certified by TÜV Nord, following in the footsteps of the dual-clutch transmission DSG. ... Continue reading

Take The Car Buyer Survey And Win £250

Take The Car Buyer Survey And Win £250

A new Car Buyer Survey is launched today to identify what information is most useful to consumers when buying a new car. ... Continue reading

Facelifted Skoda Fabia And Roomster Prices Announced

Facelifted Skoda Fabia And Roomster Prices Announced

Following on from their sparkling debut at the Geneva motor show, Skoda Auto has announced prices for its new, improved Fabia and Roomster models. ... Continue reading

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