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Spyker Cars Renews Offer For Saab That Removes Last Hurdles

Spyker Cars Renews Offer For Saab That Removes Last Hurdles

Following the announcement on Friday that the intended sales terms of Saab Automobile AB between Spyker and General Motors (GM) could not be finalized, the Spyker leadership has submitted a renewed offer in the hopes of securing a future for Saab, its employees and the brand - despite the announcement that the winding ... Continue reading

You've Gotta Love Seat's Radical New Ibiza Adverts

You've Gotta Love Seat's Radical New Ibiza Adverts

SEAT is getting straight to the 'point' with a cheeky new advertising campaign which appears online, on TV and across the printed media from 19 December ... Continue reading

I.M. Group to Import Great Wall Vehicles Into Europe From 2010

I.M. Group to Import Great Wall Vehicles Into Europe From 2010

I.M. Group, the UK-based automotive importer and distributor for Subaru, Isuzu and Daihatsu, has announced the signing of an agreement that will see it import vehicles from Chinese auto maker, Great Wall Motor Company Limited, into Europe starting next year ... Continue reading

Land Rover - Vehicles to Overcome the Big Freeze

Land Rover - Vehicles to Overcome the Big Freeze

Land Rover has over 60 years of experience developing supremely capable vehicles that boast four-wheel-drive and pioneering technology such as Electronic Traction Control, Hill Descent Control (HDC) and Terrain Response - which includes a snow setting utilising the vehicles' traction aids. These all help ensure that La ... Continue reading

Upgraded Mazda5 On Sale 1 January 2010

Upgraded Mazda5 On Sale 1 January 2010

New for 2010, Mazda is introducing a completely revised line-up for its Mazda5 range of Compact Multi-Activity Vehicles (C-MAV) offering customers a choice of six models with upgraded equipment and even greater value. On sale 1 January, new Takara and Furano models replace the previous TS2 and Sport, while a selection ... Continue reading

Kia Goes live With Interactive Australian Open Microsite

Kia Goes live With Interactive Australian Open Microsite

Kia Motors Australia has gone live with an interactive Australian Open-themed microsite dedicated solely to tennis and the Australian Open - www.kia.com.au/tennis ... Continue reading

Mercedes-Benz Wins Three Awards from Environmental Institute Öko-Trend

Mercedes-Benz Wins Three Awards from Environmental Institute Öko-Trend

The Mercedes-Benz S 400 HYBRID, the B 180 NGT and the smart mhd are the most environmentally friendly automobiles in their respective classes. ... Continue reading

Panasonic Starts Mass-Production of High-Capacity 3.1 Ah Lithium-ion Battery

Panasonic Starts Mass-Production of High-Capacity 3.1 Ah Lithium-ion Battery

Osaka, Dec 18, 2009; Panasonic Corporation developed a 18650-type high-capacity 3.1 Ah lithium-ion battery and began mass production of the battery this December. The new 3.1 Ah battery has a nickel positive electrode and an energy density of 675 Wh/L. The same type (18 mm in diameter x 65 mm in length) of batteries ar ... Continue reading

Spyker Cars Renews Offer for Saab That Removes Last Hurdles - VIDEO ENHANCED

Spyker Cars Renews Offer for Saab That Removes Last Hurdles - VIDEO ENHANCED

SEE ALSO: ZEEWOLDE, The Netherlands - December, 20 2009: Following the announcement on Friday that the intended sales terms of Saab Automobile AB between Spyker and General Motors (GM) could not be finalized, the Spyker leadership has submitted a renewed offer in the hopes of securing a future for Saab, its employees a ... Continue reading

DOREL JUVENILE GROUP (DJG) IS RECALLING CERTAIN COSCO, DISNEY, SAFETY 1ST, AND EDDIE BAUER REAR-FACING INFANT CHILD RESTRAINTS

DOREL JUVENILE GROUP (DJG) IS RECALLING CERTAIN COSCO, DISNEY, SAFETY 1ST, AND EDDIE BAUER REAR-FACING INFANT CHILD RESTRAINTS

Child Restraint Brand Name / Model or Model No.: Production Dates: DOREL / 22-057 CLN (SAFETY 1ST) JAN 06, 2008 - APR 06, 2009 DOREL / 22-057 DBY (SAFETY 1ST) JAN 06, 2008 - APR 06, 2009 DOREL / 22-057 HRT (SAFETY 1ST) JAN 06, 2008 - APR 06, 2009 DOREL / 22-057 LPH (SAFETY 1ST) JAN 06, 2008 - APR 06, 2009 DOREL / 22-08 ... Continue reading

2009 MAZDA6 i GRAND TOURING IN DC - REVIEW

2009 MAZDA6 i GRAND TOURING IN DC - REVIEW

Touring the Nation's Capital in an American Car By Steve Purdy TheAutoChannel.com [Mazda6 Front] We wanted a car with some American credentials for this road trip to the nation’s capitol. But what exactly constitutes an American car is a bit in dispute. A Chevy Aveo, for example, may be entirely Korean and a Camry ... Continue reading

Why Global Warming Must Be a Fraud - An Editorial

Why Global Warming Must Be a Fraud - An Editorial

By Marc J. Rauch Exec. Vice President/Co-Publisher Remember a couple of years ago when the tsunami hit southeast Asia and the whole world seemed to become supercharged into action to be able to detect the next similar event in order to save hundreds or thousands of lives? Or remember how local governments (some nationa ... Continue reading

U.S. Secretary of Commerce All But Admits That American Economy and Environment is Doomed Under Obama - VIDEO ENHANCED

U.S. Secretary of Commerce All But Admits That American Economy and Environment is Doomed Under Obama - VIDEO ENHANCED

By Marc J. Rauch Exec. Vice President/Co-Publisher Speaking at the Hopenhagen Climate Summit in Copenhagen, Denmark, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gary Locke let the “cat out of the bag” and inadvertently admitted that we can kiss our economy goodbye for at least the next generation. As the accompanying video ... Continue reading

Volvo... Saab... IKEA - What an Idea!

Volvo... Saab... IKEA - What an Idea!

By Marc J. Rauch Exec. Vice President/Co-Publisher What to do with Volvo? Hmm, too good of a car and carmakers to lose. What to do with Saab? Also a good car with plenty of positive aspects. What’s the hottest name in Swedish and Scandinavian brands: IKEA What could bring these two Swedish carmakers together and k ... Continue reading

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