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Custom Rides, Performance Products and Mobile Electronics Highlight L.A. Auto Show's Kentia Hall

Custom Rides, Performance Products and Mobile Electronics Highlight L.A. Auto Show's Kentia Hall

The Los Angeles Auto Show, running from Nov. 30-Dec. 9, has an entire hall dedicated to the automotive aftermarket and specialty vehicle industries. Kentia Hall features an over-the-top array of products ranging from custom muscle cars boasting sizzling 600-plus hp powertrains to customized exotics and the latest in mo ... Continue reading

NICB: Car Thieves Get No Charge from Toyota Prius

NICB: Car Thieves Get No Charge from Toyota Prius

Hybrid Popular With Consumers; Not With Thieves The National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB) today released a comprehensive report that examines the theft history of the Toyota Prius. From its introduction to the U.S. auto market in 2000 through June 30, 2012, the report covers all Prius thefts reported to the National C ... Continue reading

Nissan Delivers Surprise Respite To Black Friday Holiday Shoppers

Nissan Delivers Surprise Respite To Black Friday Holiday Shoppers

Nissan is joining the Black Friday shopping rush, offering comfort, shelter and assistance to crowds on the hunt for Christmas shopping deals. Using a pair of brand-new 2013 Nissan Altima sedans and a Nissan Quest minivan, the company will provide shoppers with warm refuge as they brave long lines at the Colorado Mills ... Continue reading

Jaguar Wins British Luxury Brand Overseas Accolade At Walpole Awards For Excellence

Jaguar Wins British Luxury Brand Overseas Accolade At Walpole Awards For Excellence

Jaguar has won the British Luxury Brand Overseas accolade at the prestigious Walpole Awards for Excellence 2012. ... Continue reading

New Customer Benefits With Mazda's Approved Used Car Scheme

New Customer Benefits With Mazda's Approved Used Car Scheme

Mazda is relaunching its Approved Used Car (AUC) scheme to offer customers a choice of three additional forms of cover to complement the original 12 months warranty package. ... Continue reading

Land Rover's Gerry McGovern Wins British Luxury Design Talent Accolade At Walpole Awards For Excellence

Land Rover's Gerry McGovern Wins British Luxury Design Talent Accolade At Walpole Awards For Excellence

Land Rover's Design Director and Chief Creative Officer Gerry McGovern has won the British Luxury Design Talent award at the prestigious Walpole Awards for Excellence 2012. ... Continue reading

Ford Named As Top 100 Apprenticeship Employer

Ford Named As Top 100 Apprenticeship Employer

Ford has been recognised in the Top 100 Apprenticeship Employers list for the second year running. ... Continue reading

Isuzu Motorsport Revs-Up Dakar-Ready D-Max

Isuzu Motorsport Revs-Up Dakar-Ready D-Max

Isuzu has built the most spectacular and powerful D-Max pick-up ever to take on the Dakar Rally, one of the most gruelling races on earth, in January 2013. ... Continue reading

Networked With All Senses

Networked With All Senses

Mercedes-Benz calls it "Intelligent Drive" - the next generation of the new S-Class will already boast an array of new systems designed to make driving an even safer and more comfortable experience. ... Continue reading

The 1 Millionth Fiat 500 Rolls Off the Production Line

The 1 Millionth Fiat 500 Rolls Off the Production Line

The millionth Fiat 500 has rolled off the Fiat Auto Poland production line. This iconic model launched in 2007, marketed in over 100 countries around the world - from Italy to Brazil, South Africa to Japan and the United States to the Middle East - has also been produced at the Mexican plant in Toluca since 2011. ... Continue reading

The People have Spoken _ Let's Go to Rio

The People have Spoken _ Let's Go to Rio

Kia's multi-award winning Rio has added another feather to its cap with the announcement that the carsales online community has voted Rio a dual winner in the leading website's People's Choice Awards. ... Continue reading

Audi A7 Sportback wins carsales.com.au People's Choice Award

Audi A7 Sportback wins carsales.com.au People's Choice Award

Following on from its success as Best in Category at the 2011 Australian International Design Awards, the acclaimed Audi A7 Sportback has been awarded the 2012 carsales.com.au People's Choice Best Prestige Car Over $100,000. ... Continue reading

POET CEO applauds decision to deny RFS waiver

POET CEO applauds decision to deny RFS waiver

Industry can continue to invest in improving efficiency, commercializing cellulosic biofuels SIOUX FALLS, SD (Nov. 16, 2012) – POET CEO Jeff Lautt today issued the following statement regarding the EPA’s decision on the Renewable Fuel Standard waiver: “The EPA today made a sound decision in denying a wai ... Continue reading

American Petroleum Institute and Stooges Continue to Abuse the Facts About Ethanol

American Petroleum Institute and Stooges Continue to Abuse the Facts About Ethanol

API Tries to Keep America in Economic Bondage By Marc J. Rauch Exec. Vice President/Co-Publisher THE AUTO CHANNEL AUTO CENTRAL - November 20, 2012: Today, the American Oil Institute and a number of its stooges issued a press release titled, "EPA Ignores the Facts," concerning the EPA's most recent ruling against Big Oi ... Continue reading

CC, Olé!, JX And Nice To Be Back: In This Month's Letter From Europe

CC, Olé!, JX And Nice To Be Back: In This Month's Letter From Europe

By Andrew Frankl European Bureau Chief The Auto Channel After several weeks in and out of hospitals it was nice to get behind the wheel,(Ed.Note - nice to have you back Andrew), as silly as it may sound, it wasn’t that easy. General anesthetics has a funny way of hitting you weeks later when least expected. Mercif ... Continue reading

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