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Vauxhall Beats Porsche, Audi & Jag As Car Choice Of Lotto Winners

Vauxhall Beats Porsche, Audi & Jag As Car Choice Of Lotto Winners

There's no doubt that Vauxhall has raised the bar when it comes to producing premium cars at sensible prices, but an Ipsos MORI survey has now revealed that even lucky National Lottery winners are keen to splash their cash on models from one of the UK's most popular brands ... Continue reading

Mitsubishi Motors UK Customers In Prime Postion For £5,000 'Plug-In-Car Grant' On I-Miev

Mitsubishi Motors UK Customers In Prime Postion For £5,000 'Plug-In-Car Grant' On I-Miev

Following Lord Adonis, Transport Minister's announcement today, Mitsubishi Motors UK customers will be in a prime position to enjoy the benefits of £5,000 off of the purchase of the multi award winning all electric i-MiEV. ... Continue reading

Ampera is Charged Up for Geneva

Ampera is Charged Up for Geneva

The first prototype of the production Ampera today received its initial charge of electricity from the newly installed recharging station at Opel/Vauxhall's European headquarters. ... Continue reading

Nissan Welcomes UK Government Announcement On Incentives For Electric Vehicle Buyers

Nissan Welcomes UK Government Announcement On Incentives For Electric Vehicle Buyers

Nissan has welcomed a 230 million scheme announced today by the UK Government, that will offer financial incentives of up to £5,000 to drivers and companies that buy electric vehicles. ... Continue reading

Nissan, Suzuki, Daihatsu to recall cars in Japan

Nissan, Suzuki, Daihatsu to recall cars in Japan

TOKYO February 25, 2010; Yumiko Nishitani and Chang-Ran Kim writing for Reuters reported that Nissan Motor Co (Tokyo:7201.T - News) will recall 76,415 cars across 10 models in Japan due to a possible defect that may cause engine failure, a filing with the transport ministry showed. A Nissan spokesman said it would also ... Continue reading

Tesla Offers Leasing Option for Iconic Roadster

Tesla Offers Leasing Option for Iconic Roadster

SAN CARLOS, Calif. February 25, 2010; Tesla Motors, producer of the world's only highway-capable EV, is now offering the option of leasing the groundbreaking Roadster and Roadster Sport. Tesla Motors Leasing will allow more people to enjoy the Roadster's uncompromising design, engineering, and service with the benefits ... Continue reading

Skoda Shows New Faces Of Fabia And Roomster

Skoda Shows New Faces Of Fabia And Roomster

Skoda Auto is unveiling the new-look Fabia and Roomster at this year's Geneva Motorshow.Skoda's compact cars have been given an exciting exterior redesign, plus a fresh range of engines, packed with new technology. ... Continue reading

Peugeot Has Ann Summers Party Organisers Purring With Delight

Peugeot Has Ann Summers Party Organisers Purring With Delight

Perhaps it is the allure of the 'Motion & Emotion' ad campaign or the sheer animal magnetism of the Lion's supple new form, but the exclusive supply of 80 new Peugeot cars to Ann Summers - the UK's leading purveyor of all things sexy - has the Party Organisers who'll be driving the cars, purring all over them ... Continue reading

Radical i-flow Concept Showcases Hyundai's 80 MPG Diesel-electric Technology

Radical i-flow Concept Showcases Hyundai's 80 MPG Diesel-electric Technology

Hyundai Motor Company has today revealed the first photo of the all-new concept car i-flow (HED-7), ahead of its international debut at the Geneva Motor Show next week ... Continue reading

Classic 'Z' for No Reserve at Shannons

Classic 'Z' for No Reserve at Shannons

Classic cars that elicit a strong emotional response are bringing big prices at classic auctions today. ... Continue reading

Researchers at No. 1-Ranked U.S. Children's Hospital Work with Industry to Develop a Child Crash Dummy that's More True-to-Life

Researchers at No. 1-Ranked U.S. Children's Hospital Work with Industry to Develop a Child Crash Dummy that's More True-to-Life

Biomechanical Data Collection Informs Latest Advances, Detailed in New Report from The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and the Association of International Automobile Manufacturers, Inc. PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 24 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A research report released today by The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHO ... Continue reading

CODA Automotive Selects goodness Mfg as Advertising Agency of Record to Launch All- Electric Car

CODA Automotive Selects goodness Mfg as Advertising Agency of Record to Launch All- Electric Car

SANTA MONICA, Calif., Feb. 24 -- CODA Automotive, a California-based electric car and battery company, announced today the selection of goodness Mfg as its Agency of Record. Goodness Mfg's role will be to support the launch of the CODA all-electric car in late 2010 and CODA's on-going strategic and creative brand devel ... Continue reading

Toyota to Provide Additional Services to New York Customers Affected by Recent Recalls

Toyota to Provide Additional Services to New York Customers Affected by Recent Recalls

TORRANCE, Calif., Feb. 24 -- Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc. today announced that it would provide additional services for New York Toyota and Lexus customers who are affected by Toyota's recent recalls. These services are available to Toyota and Lexus owners in New York affected by current recalls involving sticking ... Continue reading

Autometrics Pulse Shows Toyota Continues Decline In Demand For All Models

Autometrics Pulse Shows Toyota Continues Decline In Demand For All Models

-- Four weeks after Toyota's suspension of sales, models impacted by the recall down an average of 26%. -- Demand for models not impacted by recall, down 16%. NEW YORK, Feb. 24 -- Autometrics Pulse(TM), a strong predictor of sales based on over 100 data sources, reveals that four weeks after the Toyota sales suspension ... Continue reading

AutoMD.com(TM) Ranks Best and Worst Cities for Auto Repair

AutoMD.com(TM) Ranks Best and Worst Cities for Auto Repair

Car Owner Fears About Unfair Repair Shop Quotes Confirmed Advocacy Report Measures Affordability, Price Disparity Range and Shop Integrity CARSON, Calif., Feb. 24 -- AutoMD.com (www.automd.com), the most comprehensive and unbiased free online auto repair resource, today released its Advocacy for Repair Shop Fairness Re ... Continue reading

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