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Kia Motors Global Sales Increase Over 53 Per Cent in November

Kia Motors Global Sales Increase Over 53 Per Cent in November

Kia Motors Corporation has announced that global sales figures for passenger cars (export sales, domestic sales, and sales from overseas plants), recreational vehicles (RVs) and commercial vehicles for November 2009 have recorded a total of 152,826 units sold. This figure represents a year-on-year increase of 53.2 per ... Continue reading

New Volvos Awarded To Winners Of Volvo Cars' Twilight Saga "What Drives Edward" Contest

New Volvos Awarded To Winners Of Volvo Cars' Twilight Saga "What Drives Edward" Contest

The winners of the Volvo Cars' 'What Drives Edward' online challenge, which was launched in conjunction with the cinema release of Summit Entertainment's The Twilight Saga: New Moon, have been announced. ... Continue reading

New Astra Hits Road Today!

New Astra Hits Road Today!

First customers will receive the keys to their new Astras today as Vauxhall celebrates the retail launch of what's set to be the best-selling British-built car in the UK. ... Continue reading

Alfa 8C Spider: Most Beautiful Car Of The Year

Alfa 8C Spider: Most Beautiful Car Of The Year

Just in case there was ever any doubt, Alfa Romeo's stunning Alfa 8C Spider supercar has been officially named as the Most Beautiful Car of the Year by Top Gear magazine ... Continue reading

Sporting BMW 3 Series Now with Diesel Power

Sporting BMW 3 Series Now with Diesel Power

With the overriding success of BMW diesel power plants, BMW is set to expand the range even further, introducing the first ever diesel powered 3 Series Coupe, Convertible and Touring to the Australian market. ... Continue reading

Performance and Efficiency Dominates New BMW 1 Series Range

Performance and Efficiency Dominates New BMW 1 Series Range

In its commitment to achieve greater fuel efficiency and to reduce emissions, whilst maintaining superior dynamics and performance, BMW is pleased to announce the arrival of multiple class leading 1 Series models. ... Continue reading

Skoda Scoops Two Top Gear UK Awards with Superb and Yeti

Skoda Scoops Two Top Gear UK Awards with Superb and Yeti

Skoda is delighted to receive not one but two BBC Top Gear Magazine Awards - for the class-leading Superb and its Yeti. ... Continue reading

Dodge Targets Road Racing Enthusiasts With 2010 SRT10 Viper ACR-X

Dodge Targets Road Racing Enthusiasts With 2010 SRT10 Viper ACR-X

Dodge today pulled the cover off the newest special-edition model of the 2010 Viper SRT10 lineup. The Dodge Viper SRT10 ACR-X is a turn-key, non-street-legal race car that is slated to make its on-track debut mid-2010. ... Continue reading

Renault-Nissan Alliance Partners with the Government of New South Wales Australia for Zero-Emission Mobility

Renault-Nissan Alliance Partners with the Government of New South Wales Australia for Zero-Emission Mobility

The Renault-Nissan Alliance (the Alliance) and the State Government of New South Wales in Australia have formed a partnership to explore the development of a Zero Emission Vehicles program. ... Continue reading

PSE and City of Bellevue Welcome Nissan LEAF Debut

PSE and City of Bellevue Welcome Nissan LEAF Debut

BELLEVUE, Wash.--The future of transportation parked at Bellevue Square this morning, just like thousands of other cars and trucks do daily – the difference is that the future is quieter, cleaner and boasts zero tailpipe emissions. Puget Sound Energy and the City of Bellevue hosted the east King County debut of th ... Continue reading

Bronx Hydrogen Station Completes Cluster for Equinox Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle Drivers

Bronx Hydrogen Station Completes Cluster for Equinox Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle Drivers

New York December 10, 2009; With today’s opening of a Shell Hydrogen station in the Bronx, drivers of the Chevrolet Equinox Fuel Cell Electric Vehicles now have a third New York City area location to fill their pollution-free crossovers. General Motors, Shell Hydrogen and the Department of Sanitation in New York C ... Continue reading

ALTe's Innovative Range Extended Electric Powertrain Technology Poised to Revolutionize Sustainable Mobility

ALTe's Innovative Range Extended Electric Powertrain Technology Poised to Revolutionize Sustainable Mobility

The engineering and technology company also named former Chrysler executives Tom LaSorda and Steven Landry to its Board BLOOMFIELD, Mich., Dec. 10 -- ALTe LLC, the Michigan-based engineering and technology company dedicated to advancing sustainable mobility, is featured in the latest issue of Forbes (http://tinyurl.com ... Continue reading

All-new 2010 Ram Heavy Duty Pickup Named Motor Trend 'Truck of the Year'

All-new 2010 Ram Heavy Duty Pickup Named Motor Trend 'Truck of the Year'

All-new 2010 Ram 2500/3500 Heavy Duty pickups recognized by editors for setting a new benchmark in heavy-duty truck segment All-new 2010 Ram Heavy Duty pickup beats the competition in a series of rigorous tests AUBURN HILLS, Mich., Dec. 10 -- The editors of Motor Trend today named the all-new 2010 Ram 2500/3500 Heavy D ... Continue reading

Tis the Season to Prepare Your Vehicle for the Cold

Tis the Season to Prepare Your Vehicle for the Cold

ROANOKE, Va.--The holiday season is upon us and Advance Auto Parts knows the last thing on your mind is getting your vehicle ready for the winter to come. You have a long list of people to shop for, food to prepare and decorations to hang. But in order to accomplish most of these tasks you rely on your vehicle, which i ... Continue reading

Autoliv Develops Next Generation Alcohol Sensing System to Prevent Impaired Driving

Autoliv Develops Next Generation Alcohol Sensing System to Prevent Impaired Driving

STOCKHOLM--Regulatory News: Autoliv Inc. (STO:ALIVSDB) – the global leader in automotive safety systems – today announced it has been selected as a partner to participate in the recently announced alcohol sensing feasibility project co-sponsored by the Automotive Coalition for Traffic Safety (ACTS) and the Na ... Continue reading

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