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Tennesee's State Truck Driving Champion

Tennesee's State Truck Driving Champion

Nine Drivers Continue on to National Competition This Week --James Sheehan, of Hendersonville, was named the best professional truck driver in Tennessee after winning the Step Van competition and receiving the highest overall score in the nine competing categories at the 2011 Tennessee Truck Driving Championships. ... Continue reading

Nevada's State Truck Driving Champion

Nevada's State Truck Driving Champion

John Evans, of Sparks, was named the best professional truck driver in Nevada after winning the Twin Trucks competition and receiving the highest overall score in the nine competing categories at the 2011 Nevada Truck Driving Championships. The annual event is sponsored by Nevada Motor Transport Association, Inc. ... Continue reading

Ohio's State Truck Driving Champion

Ohio's State Truck Driving Champion

Mark Hewitt, of Lorain, was named the state Grand Champion in Ohio after winning the four-axle competition and receiving the highest overall score in the nine competing categories at the 2011 Ohio Truck Driving Championships. The annual event is sponsored by the Ohio Professional Roadeo Association and sanctioned by th ... Continue reading

Is 2012 Honda Civic As Bad As 'Consumer Reports' Says?

Is 2012 Honda Civic As Bad As 'Consumer Reports' Says?

Washington DC August 8, 2011; The AIADA newsletter reported that last week, Consumer Reports called the redesigned 2012 Honda Civic "mediocre" and dropped it from CR's "recommended" status. The magazine rated it second from the bottom in the September issue's listing of all the cars in the compact segment. Honda is pla ... Continue reading

Research and Markets: Opportunities in the Chinese Luxury Car Market

Research and Markets: Opportunities in the Chinese Luxury Car Market

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Opportunities in the Chinese Luxury Car Market" report to their offering.Opportunities in the Chinese Luxury Car Market. The luxury car industry in China is expanding rapidly and has become the most important market for high-end auto makers. The segment is expecte ... Continue reading

GT Solar transforms into GT Advanced Technologies

GT Solar transforms into GT Advanced Technologies

GT Advanced Technologies Inc., , today announced that the name change from GT Solar to its new name, GT Advanced Technologies Inc., is now complete. As part of the rebranding and new corporate identity, the company is now trading under its new GTAT stock ticker symbol on NASDAQ. ... Continue reading

ChargePoint EV Charging Network Arrives in Chicago's Soldier's Field

ChargePoint EV Charging Network Arrives in Chicago's Soldier's Field

Coulomb Technologies, Inc. the creator of the ChargePoint Network, the largest online network of independently-owned electric vehicle (EV) charging stations, today announced that Chicago's famed Soldier Field stadium is the latest business to join the ChargePoint Network. ... Continue reading

Augrid Global Holdings Signs Acquisition Letter of Intent with Red Roadster

Augrid Global Holdings Signs Acquisition Letter of Intent with Red Roadster

Augrid Global Holdings Corp. (OTCBBO: AGHD) and Red Roadster Corporation Corp. has announced the signing of a non-binding Letter of Intent ["LOI"] to explore the acquisition by Augrid of Red Roadster Corporation. Red Roadster Corporation is a privately-held Nevada corporation which created and sells the unique three-wh ... Continue reading

2012 Volkswagen Jetta TDI Review By James Healy

2012 Volkswagen Jetta TDI Review By James Healy

Flaws Can't Erode Diesel Jetta TDI's Basic Appeal The VW Jetta TDI provides a good opportunity to revisit the Jetta and check out the diesel, popular among VW buyers because it is rated 30 miles per gallon in town and 42 mpg on the highway. According to USA Today’s James Healey, that fuel mileage is about 25 perce ... Continue reading

Quantum Awarded Follow-on Contract for High Capacity Ultra-Light Weight Carbon Composite Natural Gas Vehicle Storage Systems for Light-Duty Trucks

Quantum Awarded Follow-on Contract for High Capacity Ultra-Light Weight Carbon Composite Natural Gas Vehicle Storage Systems for Light-Duty Trucks

Quantum Fuel Systems Technologies Worldwide, Inc. today announced that it has secured a purchase contract for 200 additional ultra-light weight high capacity compressed natural gas (CNG) storage systems from a large US natural gas vehicle integrator of light-duty trucks. With the price of natural gas projected to stay ... Continue reading

Comparative Analysis of North American OEMs Electric Vehicles Launch Strategy

Comparative Analysis of North American OEMs Electric Vehicles Launch Strategy

Research and Markets has announced the addition of Frost & Sullivan's new report "Comparative Analysis of North American OEMs Electric Vehicles Launch Strategy and Product and Price Positioning" to their offering. “Comparative Analysis of North American OEMs Electric Vehicles Launch Strategy and Product and Price ... Continue reading

Crystal Clear Car Television With Hirschmann Digital TV Reception Systems Powered by Siano

Crystal Clear Car Television With Hirschmann Digital TV Reception Systems Powered by Siano

Hirschmann Car Communication GmbH (HCC) ( http://www.hirschmann-car.com), the world market leader in the area of TV receivers for the automotive industry and Siano Mobile Silicon (http://www.siano-ms.com), the leading supplier of mobile digital TV receiver chips - announced that a leading German automobile manufacturer ... Continue reading

BMW Group Posts Record Sales for July 2011

BMW Group Posts Record Sales for July 2011

08.08.2011 Munich. The BMW Group continued on its successful course as the world’s leading premium car company once again in July with an increase of 7.6% in sales. A total of 129,094 (prev. yr. 119,992) BMW, MINI and Rolls-Royce brand automobiles were sold worldwide last month. ... Continue reading

Renault Scenic Drives Away (Ecologically) With MPV Title At Next Green Car Awards 2011

Renault Scenic Drives Away (Ecologically) With MPV Title At Next Green Car Awards 2011

The countdown to Renault's unprecedented wave of electric vehicles has already begun, but proving that it is still developing some of the finest internal combustion engines, its latest state-of-the-art diesel has propelled the Scenic to victory at the Next Green Car Awards 2011. ... Continue reading

FR+ Is A Great Addition To Seat's Sporty Leon Range

FR+ Is A Great Addition To Seat's Sporty Leon Range

Bargain-hungry new car buyers should look no further than dynamic Spanish maker Seat as they search for the best deals this September. ... Continue reading

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