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Fuji Electric Introduces Electric Vehicle Charger at Residence Inn San Juan Capistrano

Fuji Electric Introduces Electric Vehicle Charger at Residence Inn San Juan Capistrano

Fuji Electric Corporation of America announced today that it has unveiled the first publicly available DC Quick Charger on ChargePoint at the Residence Inn by Marriott in San Juan Capistrano, California. Owned and operated by EV-integrator Evoasis, the 25kW charging station is open to the public and conveniently locate ... Continue reading

Biofuel Producer Aemetis Partners with Edeniq to Implement Advanced Technology

Biofuel Producer Aemetis Partners with Edeniq to Implement Advanced Technology

Edeniq, a biomaterials and sustainable fuels company, today announced that Aemetis, Inc., an advanced fuels and renewable chemicals company, has entered into an agreement to install Edeniq technology at the Aemetis Advanced Fuels Keyes plant in California. Aemetis will install Edeniq's proprietary Cellunators to boost ... Continue reading

Know Snow? Bridgestone Americas Offers Tips for Winter Driving

Know Snow? Bridgestone Americas Offers Tips for Winter Driving

As the weather turns cold, are you prepared to face the hazards of winter driving? Bridgestone Americas, Inc., encourages travelers to prepare their cars for winter weather and brush up on their winter driving skills. "Winter driving can be intimidating and hazardous, and is something that you really do need to prepare ... Continue reading

Reynolds and Reynolds Launches Service Price Guides Master Certification Program

Reynolds and Reynolds Launches Service Price Guides Master Certification Program

Reynolds and Reynolds has broadly launched the Service Price Guides (SPG) Master Certification Program for dealerships whose goal it is to increase their usage of the ERA® SPG service repair estimating tool as one more strategy to increase profitability for the Service department. "Our research shows a direct relation ... Continue reading

Richmond Midas Stores Give Free Oil Changes in Exchange for Blood Donations to Support "Sandy" Victims

Richmond Midas Stores Give Free Oil Changes in Exchange for Blood Donations to Support "Sandy" Victims

Four Midas Service Centers in the Richmond area are trading oil changes for blood donations to support Hurricane Sandy victims in New York and New Jersey. On Saturday, November 10, Midas of Richmond is teaming up with Virginia Blood Services to take donations. Each donor will receive a certificate for a free oil change ... Continue reading

October Proves To Be Another Record Month For Mercedes-Benz

October Proves To Be Another Record Month For Mercedes-Benz

Mercedes-Benz UK has successfully started the last quarter of 2012, according to figures released by SMMT. A total of 6,463 new cars were registered, giving the company a market share of 4.6 per cent - up some 11.9 per cent on the same month last year. ... Continue reading

New Ford Ranger Wins ‘International Pick-Up Award 2013’ Unanimously

New Ford Ranger Wins ‘International Pick-Up Award 2013’ Unanimously

The new Ford Ranger has won the'International Pick-Up Award 2013' making it the third international award Ford has won this year. ... Continue reading

Ferrari Announces Record Results For First Nine Months Of 2012

Ferrari Announces Record Results For First Nine Months Of 2012

The Ferrari board of directors met today under the chairmanship of Luca di Montezemolo to examine the company's financial results for the first nine months of 2012. ... Continue reading

New Ford Fiesta 'Active City Stop' Safety Tech Captures And Processes 15 Images In The Blink Of An Eye

New Ford Fiesta 'Active City Stop' Safety Tech Captures And Processes 15 Images In The Blink Of An Eye

Even the most attentive driver has to blink, and in that time Ford's Active City Stop low-speed collision avoidance technology, due for introduction on the new Fiesta, will capture and process 15 images of the road ahead in its search for potential hazards. ... Continue reading

Axeon-Powered Jaguar XJ_e Does The Double In The Future Car Challenge

Axeon-Powered Jaguar XJ_e Does The Double In The Future Car Challenge

Axeon has congratulated Jaguar Land Rover after its Jaguar XJ_e plug-in hybrid advanced research project won two awards at last weekend's RAC Future Car Challenge. The Jaguar XJ_e uses a 12.3kWh battery pack from Axeon to drive a 69kW motor, in conjunction with a 2.0-litre turbocharged four-cylinder engine. ... Continue reading

Royal Backing For Injured Servicemen's Dakar Rally Challenge

Royal Backing For Injured Servicemen's Dakar Rally Challenge

Race2Recovery, a group of severely injured soldiers aiming to become the first disability team to complete the Dakar Rally, has been awarded the first ever grant from the Endeavour Fund, set up by The Royal Foundation of The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Harry, it was announced today. ... Continue reading

Jaguar And Land Rover Shortlisted For Prestigious Walpole Awards For Excellence 2012

Jaguar And Land Rover Shortlisted For Prestigious Walpole Awards For Excellence 2012

Jaguar and Land Rover have been shortlisted by Walpole, the British luxury industry organisation, in its prestigious Awards for Excellence 2012. ... Continue reading

Ute Never Believe It! Top Car Mag 'Picks-Up' New Hill Climb Record

Ute Never Believe It! Top Car Mag 'Picks-Up' New Hill Climb Record

When the UK's oldest surviving car maker joined forces with the world's oldest car magazine at the world's first purpose-built motorsport venue to set a new record, few would have bet against them achieving it. ... Continue reading

Vauxhall Launches UK's Fastest & Most Powerful Sub-£30K Car

Vauxhall Launches UK's Fastest & Most Powerful Sub-£30K Car

Vauxhall has today released a high-performance replacement for the 325PS Insignia VXR that achieves 170mph - 15mph more than its predecessor - yet costs £3,760 less than the outgoing car at £29,995. ... Continue reading

Fiat Chrysler Group Appoints Corporate Affairs Specialist

Fiat Chrysler Group Appoints Corporate Affairs Specialist

The Fiat Chrysler group is delighted to announce the appointment of Phil Hickman to the position of corporate affairs specialist, effective immediately. ... Continue reading

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