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Ford Fusion and Fusion Hybrid Continue Momentum in 2010; More Than 60 Percent of Buyers New to Ford

Ford Fusion and Fusion Hybrid Continue Momentum in 2010; More Than 60 Percent of Buyers New to Ford

DEARBORN, Mich., March 5 -- -- Ford Fusion and Fusion Hybrid - America's most fuel-efficient midsize sedan - are luring customers from other brands at a record pace with consideration from import shoppers at an all-time high -- Fusion sales to buyers new to Ford rose to 60 percent of total Fusion sales in February, up ... Continue reading

Toyota Purchase Intent Soars Nearly 40 Percent After Incentives Announcement, Reports Edmunds.com

Toyota Purchase Intent Soars Nearly 40 Percent After Incentives Announcement, Reports Edmunds.com

SANTA MONICA, Calif.--Toyota’s announcement of zero-percent financing and special lease deals generated nearly a 40 percent spike in purchase intent by visitors to Edmunds.com, the premier online resource for automotive information.* “Despite their ongoing challenges, the company still has plenty of brand str ... Continue reading

Toyota Evaluates Unintended Acceleration Complaints in Remedied Vehicles

Toyota Evaluates Unintended Acceleration Complaints in Remedied Vehicles

Brake Override Feature Operation Explained TORRANCE, Calif., March 4 -- Toyota Motor Sales (TMS), U.S.A., Inc., has received verifiable information from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) about some vehicles whose owners have reported unintended acceleration after receiving the accelerator pedal ... Continue reading

2010 Chevrolet Camaro V6 2LT Review

2010 Chevrolet Camaro V6 2LT Review

DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH CAREY RUSS 2010 Chevrolet Camaro V6 2LT The "baby" six-cylinder versions of pony and muscle cars (different classes in the past but pretty much one and the same today) have always been disparaged -- "secretary's car" was the (oh so derogatory) term in the days before political correctness -- ... Continue reading

Calendar Announced For UK's New Abarth 500 Trofeo Series

Calendar Announced For UK's New Abarth 500 Trofeo Series

Dates for the new Trofeo Abarth 500 GB race series have been announced by Abarth UK. ... Continue reading

Jeep Wrangler Special Order Programme

Jeep Wrangler Special Order Programme

Jeep is offering off-road enthusiasts the opportunity to build their own 'bespoke' Wrangler with the launch of a Special Order Programme, designed to give customers greater individuality for their cars. ... Continue reading

Jaguar Academy Of Sport Launched By Living Legends Of British Sport

Jaguar Academy Of Sport Launched By Living Legends Of British Sport

The Jaguar Academy of Sport was launched at a ceremony in London today by Sir Ian Botham, Gareth Edwards CBE, Dame Kelly Holmes DBE, Denise Lewis OBE, Sir Steve Redgrave and supported by David Beckham ... Continue reading

Ford Extends Global Electric Vehicles Plan To Europe: Five Models To Launch By 2013

Ford Extends Global Electric Vehicles Plan To Europe: Five Models To Launch By 2013

Ford Motor Company is confirming today that its global electric vehicles plan is extending to Europe with five full electric or hybrid vehicles across its C, CD and light commercial vehicle ranges coming for European customers by 2013 ... Continue reading

Smart Fortwo Edition Urbanstyle Sets The Trend For City Chic

Smart Fortwo Edition Urbanstyle Sets The Trend For City Chic

The smart fortwo edition urbanstyle adds a whole new dimension to the iconic model's reputation for being 'big in the city'. ... Continue reading

Upgraded New Mazda6 Range On Sale Early

Upgraded New Mazda6 Range On Sale Early

To meet strong demand for the popular Mazda6 from both retail and fleet customers, Mazda Motors UKis bringing forward the 'on sale' date for the upgraded Mazda6 models for 2010. ... Continue reading

Aston Martin Debuts Special Editions At Geneva Show - US Version

Aston Martin Debuts Special Editions At Geneva Show - US Version

At the 80th Geneva Autosalon, Aston Martin presented the world debut of a new bespoke service; Works Service Tailored and the new DBS UB-2010 ... Continue reading

Honda Begins Sales of All-new Automobile Driving Simulator Developed for Traffic Safety Education

Honda Begins Sales of All-new Automobile Driving Simulator Developed for Traffic Safety Education

Tokyo, Mar 2, 2010 - - Honda Motor Co., Ltd. began sales throughout Japan of an all-new automobile driving simulator, which underwent a full model change, developed for the purpose of traffic safety education.To further enhance the ability of driver trainees to recognize and understand potential risks, a new function w ... Continue reading

Aston Martin Debuts Special Editions At Geneva Show

Aston Martin Debuts Special Editions At Geneva Show

At the 80th Geneva Autosalon, Aston Martin presented the world debut of the V12 Vantage Carbon Black Edition, a new bespoke service; Works Service Tailored and the new DBS UB-2010. ... Continue reading

The Honda Foundation Helps CareFlight Patients Breathe Easy

The Honda Foundation Helps CareFlight Patients Breathe Easy

NRMA CareFlight patients in New South Wales can now breathe easier, thanks to a recent donation of $30,000 from The Honda Foundation and Trivett Honda in Paramatta ... Continue reading

Speech by Mr. Takanobu Ito President and CEO, Honda Motor Co.

Speech by Mr. Takanobu Ito President and CEO, Honda Motor Co.

Good morning, Ladies and Gentlemen. I am very pleased to join you today at the Geneva Motorshow. I would like to talk about Honda's vision of the future, by linking it to our past ... Continue reading

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