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October is Fall Car Care Month: Hot Summer Temps Can Cause Winter Battery Trouble

October is Fall Car Care Month: Hot Summer Temps Can Cause Winter Battery Trouble

BETHESDA, Md., Sept. 15 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Following record high temperatures this summer, many car owners could face major car battery problems when winter arrives because heat, more than cold, shortens battery life, according to the Car Care Council. Before winter sets in, make sure your vehicle's battery is ... Continue reading

Compact Rear Trailer Lamps Designed Around Popular Narva Series

Compact Rear Trailer Lamps Designed Around Popular Narva Series

Leading automotive lighting company Narva has released a small compact series of Model 41 rear combination trailer lamps designed around their popular Model 42 series. ... Continue reading

Jayco Starcraft - A New World Of Possibilities

Jayco Starcraft - A New World Of Possibilities

The new Starcraft range from Jayco gives you the freedom to enjoy life on the road. ... Continue reading

Continental Wins Auto Express Tyre Test

Continental Wins Auto Express Tyre Test

For motorists who can't decide on which tyre is the best brand for their cars, tyre tests are a great source of independent information and this year has been an excellent year for Continental. ... Continue reading

AAIA Defends Aftermarket Parts in Complaint to FTC

AAIA Defends Aftermarket Parts in Complaint to FTC

Association Claims Honda Violating Magnuson-Moss Act BETHESDA, Md., Aug. 30 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A formal complaint has been made to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) by the Automotive Aftermarket Industry Association (AAIA), responding strongly to recent position statements made by Honda regarding aftermarket p ... Continue reading

Gt radial champiro 228 - the First Car Tyre to be Licenced as "Choice Recommended"

Gt radial champiro 228 - the First Car Tyre to be Licenced as "Choice Recommended"

Choice is Australia's leading independent consumer organisation committed to ensuring the consumer voice is heard loud and clear. Choice empowers consumers to get the most out of their purchasing decisions by providing a mix of advocacy and advice. ... Continue reading

DynoValve Makes Global Debut at Concours d'Elegance

DynoValve Makes Global Debut at Concours d'Elegance

SANTA ANA, Calif., Aug. 25 -- SaviCorp (SVMI) debuted the emissions reduction, gas saving product DynoValve to a worldwide audience at the 60th anniversary of the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance August 12th-15th which is often said to be the world's premier celebration of the automobile. DynoValve was unveiled to an i ... Continue reading

Clarion And Nokia Team Up On Connected Car Technology

Clarion And Nokia Team Up On Connected Car Technology

Clarion Co., Ltd, a global leader in car audio and electronics, and Nokia Corporation, the world's leading mobile device producer, have announced that they are collaborating on Terminal Mode, a technology that will enable a totally new way of mobile devices and car infotainment systems to seamlessly work together. Both ... Continue reading

Narva Introduces a New Slimline Rear Combination Lamp in the Popular Trailer Size

Narva Introduces a New Slimline Rear Combination Lamp in the Popular Trailer Size

This new high quality economical lamp uses modern designs with slimline styling making it ideally suited for both home box trailers and boat trailers. Model 36 Slimline lamps use just 8 high performance L.E.D's coupled with advanced optics to provide an evenly spread full body of light. This is in marked difference to ... Continue reading

Lenco Mobile Inc. Rapidly Expands Online and Mobile Automotive Vertical Marketing with Acquisition of G2AA, LLC

Lenco Mobile Inc. Rapidly Expands Online and Mobile Automotive Vertical Marketing with Acquisition of G2AA, LLC

SANTA BARBARA, Calif.--Lenco Mobile Inc. (Pink Sheets: LNCM) today announced that it has expanded its online and mobile automotive marketing vertical with the acquisition of G2AA, LLC. The acquisition closed on August 13, 2010. G2AA is engaged in the business of online retail sales and the advertisement of automotive e ... Continue reading

Continental Shines In Autocar Tyre Test

Continental Shines In Autocar Tyre Test

Continental tyres have taken top spot in the Autocar rear wheel drive tyre test 2010 with the ContiSportContact 3. The ultra high performance tyre proved its rear wheel drive capabilities in the test conducted on a Mercedes C280. ... Continue reading

U.S. Auto Parts Completes Acquisition of the Whitney Automotive Group, One of the Nation's Largest, Most Trusted Online Auto Parts Retailers (Oh How The Mighty Have Fallen)

U.S. Auto Parts Completes Acquisition of the Whitney Automotive Group, One of the Nation's Largest, Most Trusted Online Auto Parts Retailers (Oh How The Mighty Have Fallen)

CARSON, Calif., Aug. 17 -- U.S. Auto Parts , one of the largest online providers of automotive aftermarket parts and accessories, today announced that it has completed the acquisition of the Whitney Automotive Group for the purchase price of $27.5 million and assumption of approximately $11 million in trade-related and ... Continue reading

Narva Enhances Award Winning Packaging To Further Advance On-Shelf Appeal For Their Amazing Ultima 225's

Narva Enhances Award Winning Packaging To Further Advance On-Shelf Appeal For Their Amazing Ultima 225's

Tasked with creating improvements in what was already award packaging for the Ultima 225 Driving Lamps, the Narva design team have met and exceeded the challenge with outstanding creativity and flare. ... Continue reading

Don't Put Yourself Under Pressure On Holiday

Don't Put Yourself Under Pressure On Holiday

Record numbers of UK holiday-makers choosing to stay in Britain could be putting their lives at risk with heavily-laden vehicles and underinflated tyres, warns Cooper Tire Europe. ... Continue reading

Spartan Earns 2010 Emissions Certification; Trains ER Technicians on New Technology

Spartan Earns 2010 Emissions Certification; Trains ER Technicians on New Technology

CHARLOTTE, Mich., Aug. 10 -- Spartan Motors Chassis, Inc., a subsidiary of Spartan Motors, Inc. , today announced it recently received approval from Cummins for the installation of their 2010 Environmental Protection Agency, or EPA, certified ISC and ISL diesel engines for use in the emergency-response market. Spartan ... Continue reading

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