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Subaru Impreza R Driveaway Pricing

Subaru Impreza R Driveaway Pricing

Subaru today announced that a previously limited recommended driveaway price of $24,990 on its popular All-Wheel Drive Impreza R manual sedan and hatch, will now be ongoing nationwide. ... Continue reading

Suzuki Positions its Products for Leading Value

Suzuki Positions its Products for Leading Value

Suzuki Australia has set a new pricing benchmark for its award winning Alto and Swift light car models with price cuts across the range. ... Continue reading

Peugeot Reduces Prices, Increases Safety

Peugeot Reduces Prices, Increases Safety

Peugeot has slashed Recommended Vehicle Prices across its entire range by up to $2,200 as of 1 January, 2010 ... Continue reading

Volvo S60 Previews on YouTube Ahead of Geneva Motor Show Debut

Volvo S60 Previews on YouTube Ahead of Geneva Motor Show Debut

The first video footage of the all-new Volvo S60 sedan has been exclusively released via social media ... Continue reading

Special Edition Subaru Forester X Columbia

Special Edition Subaru Forester X Columbia

Subaru has partnered with global sportswear company, Columbia, to produce a new special edition - the Forester X Columbia. ... Continue reading

HEELS ON WHEELS: 2010 FORD FUSION REVIEW

HEELS ON WHEELS: 2010 FORD FUSION REVIEW

HEELS ON WHEELS By Katrina Ramser San Francisco Bureau The Auto Channel INTRO TO THE FUSION VEHICLE The sporty yet muscular Ford Fusion sedan had been making quite an impression on critics and consumers. Motor Trend Magazine named it Car of the Year and the 2010 model broke all former sales records. I drove a 2010 Ford ... Continue reading

One Night at NAIAS Benefits 12 Children's Charities for a Full Year

One Night at NAIAS Benefits 12 Children's Charities for a Full Year

<p><strong>Detroit, MI - December 31, 2009</strong> - The North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) will once again host the black-tie Charity Preview gala event on Friday, January 15 from 6:00-9:00 p.m. at Cobo Center, benefitting 12 children's charities of greater Metro Detroit.&nbsp;This annual fundraising even ... Continue reading

Ampal Signs Option Exercise Agreement to Acquire 25% in an Ethanol Project in Colombia

Ampal Signs Option Exercise Agreement to Acquire 25% in an Ethanol Project in Colombia

TEL AVIV, Israel--Ampal-American Israel Corporation announced that on December 31, 2009 it signed an option exercise agreement with Merhav (M.N.F) Ltd. ("Merhav") pursuant to which it has exercised an existing option to convert Ampal's existing $22.249 Million loan ($20 Million plus accrued interest) into a 25% equity ... Continue reading

Did You Miss the 2009 LA Auto Show? We Didn't. Experience It Here - EXTENSIVE VIDEO

Did You Miss the 2009 LA Auto Show? We Didn't. Experience It Here - EXTENSIVE VIDEO

While the 2009 LA Auto Show took place less than one month ago it feels so much longer. Despite the show being rather subdued compared to earlier glitzy glory days, there were many interesting moments, such as Bob Lutz' surprise replacement as keynote speaker for deposed GM CEO Fritz Henderson and the exciting Ford and ... Continue reading

2010 Is Here! Will This be the First Day of the New Electric Car Era? - VIDEO ENHANCED

2010 Is Here! Will This be the First Day of the New Electric Car Era? - VIDEO ENHANCED

AUTO CENTRAL - Janury 1, 2010: Three years ago, at the 2007 Detroit Auto Show (NAIAS), General Motors introduced a dynamic looking battery-powered vehicle they called the Chevrolet Volt. For all practical purposes it ushered un the new age of electric cars, that should kick off later this year. As the time has passed s ... Continue reading

TV Wellness Expert Jillian Michaels Teams With Harley-Davidson to Help Women Channel Their Inner Drive and Live More Fulfilling Lives

TV Wellness Expert Jillian Michaels Teams With Harley-Davidson to Help Women Channel Their Inner Drive and Live More Fulfilling Lives

New Sweepstakes to Put One Lucky Woman and Three of Her Friends Behind the Handlebars with Michaels MILWAUKEE, Dec. 31 -- Step to the side of the road red and blue teams. Today, Harley-Davidson Motor Company announced a partnership with America's wellness expert Jillian Michaels to encourage women to gear up and get be ... Continue reading

Happy New Year 2010

Happy New Year 2010

Gentle Reader; I would like to thank to everyone who helped make 2009 an ok year. Our writers, technical staff, artists, vendors and of course our advertising partners, with Google, Vibrant Media, Suzki and Chikita at the top of our list. I believe that this quote from the late Ann Landers says it all.... Let this comi ... Continue reading

Car Sales Surging in Last Week of December, According to Edmunds.com

Car Sales Surging in Last Week of December, According to Edmunds.com

SANTA MONICA, Calif.--Edmunds.com, the premier resource for automotive information, has noticed a tremendous boost in web activity in the past week. “We could potentially reach a December SAAR of 11.7 million units given the current site traffic trend” “We could potentially reach a December SAAR of 11.7 ... Continue reading

2010 Volkswagen Golf TDI Review

2010 Volkswagen Golf TDI Review

DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH CAREY RUSS 2010 Volkswagen Golf TDI If your last experience with a diesel-powered Volkswagen was with a slow, smoky Rabbit Diesel back in the 70s or 80s, times have changed. Considerably. Diesel is not what it once was - massive technical changes analogous to what happened to gasoline engines ... Continue reading

NAVTEQ Traffic.com Offers Tips for New Year's Traffic Resolutions

NAVTEQ Traffic.com Offers Tips for New Year's Traffic Resolutions

Four ways to reduce traffic related stress and spend more time with friends and family in 2010 CHICAGO, Dec. 30 -- NAVTEQ, the leading global provider of digital map, traffic and location data for in-vehicle, portable, wireless and enterprise solutions, provides new ways to lower your stress level, make more time for y ... Continue reading

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