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Who Needs a Hybrid When You Can Have a Diesel?

Who Needs a Hybrid When You Can Have a Diesel?

Who needs a hybrid when you can have a diesel? Our week long test of a Volkswagen Jetta TDI is a reaction to the newest Prius hybrid from Toyota. We wondered, after achieving an extremely artificial 71.3 mpg in a 2010 Prius, how Prius would compare to a Volkswagen Jetta TDI turbo-diesel driven normally. Thus our real-w ... Continue reading

Toyota Starts to Fight Back Says Overall Safety Record is Normal

Toyota Starts to Fight Back Says Overall Safety Record is Normal

Toyota's U.S. executives are mounting a new and more vigorous defense of the company's tarnished safety record in the face of the massive flood of negative reports from the government and media Company officials argue Toyota is being punished unfairly for a level of long-term safety performance that is well within indu ... Continue reading

European Premiere For New Infiniti M Line

European Premiere For New Infiniti M Line

Infiniti, Europe's newest luxury automotive brand, squares up to the traditional executive car hierarchy for the first time with the European debut in Geneva on March 2, 2010, of the M Line - a powerful, finely crafted, passionately designed alternative to tradition in the performance sedan market. ... Continue reading

Worldwide Debut in Geneva for the Quattroporte Sport GT S "Awards Edition"

Worldwide Debut in Geneva for the Quattroporte Sport GT S "Awards Edition"

Based on the Quattroporte Sport GT S, the "Awards Edition" celebrates the countless awards that the Maserati flagship saloon has received since its debut. ... Continue reading

Translinc Supplies New Citroen Hatchbacks To Help Rotherham Council Reduce Emissions And Grey Fleet Vehicle Usage

Translinc Supplies New Citroen Hatchbacks To Help Rotherham Council Reduce Emissions And Grey Fleet Vehicle Usage

Local authority fleet provider TransLinc has supplied 15 fuel-efficient diesel hatchbacks to Rotherham Council as part of its move away from grey fleet vehicle usage ... Continue reading

Even Greater Value For Money From Jeep

Even Greater Value For Money From Jeep

Jeep is pleased to announce a new range for the 2010 Jeep Patriot, offering customers an even greater value for money proposition. ... Continue reading

April 25th is Drive it Day - Vauxhall Heritage Centre Opens its Doors Once Again!

April 25th is Drive it Day - Vauxhall Heritage Centre Opens its Doors Once Again!

Vauxhall will again be supporting 'Drive it Day', and opens its doors to the Vauxhall Heritage Centre to mark the 'Drive it Day' celebration of classic motoring. On Sunday, April 25th the centre will be open throughout the day for anyone to come along and view Vauxhall's own collection of classic cars ... Continue reading

World Debut For Next Kia Magentis At New York

World Debut For Next Kia Magentis At New York

The next generation Kia Magentis will make its public world premiere at the New York International Auto Show on Friday 2 April 2010. ... Continue reading

2010 Geneva Motor Show: Cadillac Plans New Start In Europe

2010 Geneva Motor Show: Cadillac Plans New Start In Europe

- CTS Coupe celebrates European premiere at the Geneva Motor Show - CTS-V Coupe to follow late in 2010 - New SRX and CTS Sport Wagon will be available this summer DETROIT, Feb. 22 -- A newly created organization, Cadillac Europe, will be established to manage import, distribution and marketing of a selected range of Ca ... Continue reading

Masterchef to Cook Up a Storm for BMW

Masterchef to Cook Up a Storm for BMW

BMW Group welcomes master chef George Calombaris as its latest brand ambassador. ... Continue reading

Introducing the 5 by Peugeot Concept Car

Introducing the 5 by Peugeot Concept Car

Peugeot will unveil a second new concept car at next Month's Geneva Motor Show, with the launch of the 5 by Peugeot. ... Continue reading

Top Mark for BMW Group Subsidiary: American Business Magazine

Top Mark for BMW Group Subsidiary: American Business Magazine

Fast Company magazine, the American address to look at when searching for trends in the business of innovation, has ranked BMW Group DesignworksUSA as the world's "#1 Most Innovative Company in Design," and among the "Most Innovative Companies for 2010." ... Continue reading

Evolution of Hyundai's Fluidic Sculpture to Continue at Geneva

Evolution of Hyundai's Fluidic Sculpture to Continue at Geneva

At this year's Salon International de L'Automobile in Geneva, Hyundai Motor Company will unveil an all-new concept car which pioneers an innovative look for the mid-sized sedan segment. A dramatic rendering gives a first glimpse of the concept car - named i-flow - which will make its world première at next month's s ... Continue reading

Bridging the Gap to Using Renewable Fuels - Converting from Gasoline to Ethanol

Bridging the Gap to Using Renewable Fuels - Converting from Gasoline to Ethanol

By Tom Torbjornsen Tom Torbjornsen is a long time friend and frequent contributor to The Auto Channel. Tom hosts a national weekly radio show on Sirius/XM and is the automotive guy for Buffalo TV station WIVB-4. Prior to the Wall Street meltdown, the number one topic of conversation among the possible presidential cand ... Continue reading

Chrysler Brand Expresses Gratitude to the Hollywood Foreign Press Association

Chrysler Brand Expresses Gratitude to the Hollywood Foreign Press Association

AUBURN HILLS, Mich., Feb. 21 -- -- Hundreds of celebrities interrupted their red carpet interviews at the recent Golden Globe Awards to autograph a Chrysler 300 which was auctioned off on Saturday, Feb. 20 -- 100 percent of the auction proceeds donated to the American Red Cross Haiti Relief Efforts in the name of the H ... Continue reading

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