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Audi Fashion Preview Presents with Silvia Tcherassi

Audi Fashion Preview Presents with Silvia Tcherassi

MIAMI - October 8, 2007: Renowned fashion designer Silvia Tcherassi has opened the new Audi Fashion Preview Presents yearly series in which Audi intends to promote Latin American designers in the United States. Tcherassi, an Audi Ambassador in her native Colombia, debuted her Spring-Summer 2008 collection at the Moore ... Continue reading

UPS Expands ''Green Fleet''with 306 Alternative Fuel Vehicles

UPS Expands ''Green Fleet''with 306 Alternative Fuel Vehicles

ATLANTA--UPS today announced it was adding 306 alternative fuel vehicles to its "green fleet" by placing an order for 167 Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) delivery trucks while taking delivery of 139 new propane delivery trucks in North America. Additionally, the company has launched an initiative to use biodiesel fuel in ... Continue reading

Hot Wheels: Vehicle Theft in Third Year of Decline

Hot Wheels: Vehicle Theft in Third Year of Decline

Even So, Every 26.4 Seconds a Vehicle is Stolen in the U.S. DES PLAINES, Ill., Oct. 8 Hot Wheels, the National Insurance Crime Bureau's companion study to its annual Hot Spots auto theft report examines data reported to the National Crime Information Center (NCIC) and determines the vehicle make, model, and model year ... Continue reading

Bentley Designer Director Honoured in Prestigious Belgian Award

Bentley Designer Director Honoured in Prestigious Belgian Award

CREWE/ANTWERP - October 8, 2007: Dirk van Braeckel, Director of Design for Bentley Motors, has been chosen as the 2007 laureate of Antwerp’s Christoffel Plantin award, which honours Belgian citizens whose cultural, artistic or scientific activities contribute to the country’s prestige abroad. Past laureates o ... Continue reading

Sport Package Helps 2008 Ford Fusion Stand Out

Sport Package Helps 2008 Ford Fusion Stand Out

DEARBORN - October 7, 2007: By Robert Musial, FCN For 2008, the Ford Fusion gets a Sport Appearance Package that helps it stand out from the pack, both inside and out. Available on the SE and SEL models, the new package lets Fusion owners add custom details to make their favorite car look even better. On the outside, t ... Continue reading

Renault Scénic and Grand Scénic Exception Special Editions: Better Still in 2007/8

Renault Scénic and Grand Scénic Exception Special Editions: Better Still in 2007/8

PARIS - October 7, 2007: Encouraged by successful market response to the Scénic Exception special edition released last year, Renault is following through with an even more attractive proposition on Scénic and Grand Scénic (five- and seven-seat versions). This year’s Scénic Exception models come in a speci ... Continue reading

Opinión Hola al 2008 SEAT Ibiza Ecomotive, Spain's Environmentally Friendly New Car

Opinión Hola al 2008 SEAT Ibiza Ecomotive, Spain's Environmentally Friendly New Car

THE NEW SEAT IBIZA ECOMOTIVE CO2 emissions of under 100 g/km Fuel consumption of just 3.8 litres per 100km 1.4 TDI 80 hp engine with a diesel particulate filter Improved aerodynamics and low-friction tyres Frankfurt was the venue chosen by SEAT to present one of the most environmentally friendly vehicles ever produced ... Continue reading

As a Five-Star Safety Rated Vehicle New Mustang Convertible Stands Alone In Its Class - VIDEO ENHANCED

As a Five-Star Safety Rated Vehicle New Mustang Convertible Stands Alone In Its Class - VIDEO ENHANCED

DEARBORN, MI - October 6, 2007 – The Ford Mustang convertible, the best-selling convertible ever, is now the first specialty sports car in history to earn the highest possible safety ratings in all New Car Assessment Program (NCAP) test modes performed by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). ... Continue reading

New Mercedes C-Class Estates and AMG Models To Be Added to UK Line-Up

New Mercedes C-Class Estates and AMG Models To Be Added to UK Line-Up

LONDON - October 6, 2007: The new Mercedes C-Class Saloons were launched in the UK in June this year but right hand drive customers in the UK will have to wait until Spring 2008 for the C-Class Estates to arrive. However order books are already open. By and large the new C-Class Saloon, on which the Estates are based, ... Continue reading

Chevrolet Captiva All Crewed Up for ECO Marathon

Chevrolet Captiva All Crewed Up for ECO Marathon

Chevrolet Captiva competes in MPG Marathon with seven adults on board CO2 emissions of just 15.1kg per person on 334 mile route MPG returns of 14.35% above official combined figure LONDON - October, 6, 2007: It may have been seven-up, but it certainly wasn’t thirsty! Chevrolet's Captiva cruised its way through the ... Continue reading

Pivo 2: The Future is Electric for Nissan - VIDEO ENHANCED

Pivo 2: The Future is Electric for Nissan - VIDEO ENHANCED

TOKYO, October 5 -- - Pivo 2 Concept Turns Heads and Itself in Tokyo Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., today unveiled the Pivo 2, an advanced electric concept car that will debut at the upcoming Tokyo Motor Show. Pivo 2 builds on the popularity of the first Pivo, shown at the 2005 Tokyo Motor Show. Powered by advanced Compact Li ... Continue reading

Everybody Wants To Be THE AUTO CHANNEL: U.S.News & World Report Launches RankingsAndReviews Website

Everybody Wants To Be THE AUTO CHANNEL: U.S.News & World Report Launches RankingsAndReviews Website

Imports Outrank Domestics, with Honda Cars Topping the List WASHINGTON, DC – October 5, 2007 – U.S.News & World Report, the publisher of the America’s Best Colleges and Best Hospitals rankings, today announced the launch of www.RankingsAndReviews.com , a new internet site that empowers consumers to make ... Continue reading

The Who to rock International Celebration of 60 years of Volkswagen Vans

The Who to rock International Celebration of 60 years of Volkswagen Vans

HANOVER, Germany - October 5, 2007: One of the most successful rock bands of all time will perform at an International event to celebrate 60 years of Volkswagen vans at the Hanover Exhibition Centre this weekend. The spirit of the untamed 1960s and 70s will be revived amidst five generations of Volkswagen Transporter < ... Continue reading

Historic and Contemporary Award-Winning Maseratis in New York City Columbus Day Parade

Historic and Contemporary Award-Winning Maseratis in New York City Columbus Day Parade

Classic Sports and Luxury Cars Span Eight Decades in Outstanding Display of Engineering and Design Elegant, Powerful 2008 Maserati GranTurismo to be Raffled for Charity NEW YORK, Oct. 4 -- A troop of classic and contemporary Maserati sports and luxury cars will lead New York City's 63rd annual Columbus Day Parade up Fi ... Continue reading

SPECIAL EVENT (DAYTONA) - Huth, RSA Acquires All Rights To American Speed Association

SPECIAL EVENT (DAYTONA) - Huth, RSA Acquires All Rights To American Speed Association

HUTH, RSA ACQUIRES ALL RIGHTS TO AMERICAN SPEED ASSOCIATION DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (October 4, 2007) - Longtime motorsports executive Dennis Huth, through his company Racing Speed Associates, has reached an agreement to fully acquire all rights to the American Speed Association, it was announced today. Huth, the president ... Continue reading

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