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Ford's Hot-Selling Fiesta to Make 2010 SEMA Debut, Put Small Car Style, Performance on the Map

Ford's Hot-Selling Fiesta to Make 2010 SEMA Debut, Put Small Car Style, Performance on the Map

Ford Fiestas will take center stage on the Ford stand at this year's SEMA (Specialty Equipment Market Association) show, to be held Nov. 2-5 at the Las Vegas Convention Center Ford Fiesta provides the perfect platform for customers and aftermarket companies looking to express themselves in a fun, unique way. Owners hav ... Continue reading

Honda Jazz Hybrid Makes World Motor Show Debut at the 2010 Paris Motor Show - VIDEO ENHANCED

Honda Jazz Hybrid Makes World Motor Show Debut at the 2010 Paris Motor Show - VIDEO ENHANCED

PARIS - September 30, 2010: The Jazz Hybrid made its world motor show debut at the 2010 Paris Motor Show, further demonstrating Honda's continuing commitment to petrol-electric hybrid technology. The launch of the latest addition to the practical Jazz line-up marks the first time a parallel hybrid vehicle has been avai ... Continue reading

UFC Camaro Brings in $350,000 for Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund at Barrett-Jackson's Auction in Las Vegas

UFC Camaro Brings in $350,000 for Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund at Barrett-Jackson's Auction in Las Vegas

UFC Camaro Brings in $350,000 for Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund at Barrett-Jackson's Auction in Las Vegas PR Newswire LAS VEGAS, Sept. 25 LAS VEGAS, Sept. 25 -- One of the hottest cars ever made, the custom UFC Camaro, just sold for $350,000 at the Barrett-Jackson Collector Car Event in Las Vegas, Nev., with all funds be ... Continue reading

2010 Corvette Funfest - World's Largest Corvette Party

2010 Corvette Funfest - World's Largest Corvette Party

by Larry Nutson Senior Editor, Chicago Bureau The Auto Channel Effingham, Illinois, September, 2010 - There were more Corvettes per square mile than anywhere else in the world over the 4 days of this last summer weekend celebration at the 17th annual Corvette Funfest at Mike Yager’s Mid America Motorworks. (IMG_04 ... Continue reading

Ford Focus RS Hits Australian Roads

Ford Focus RS Hits Australian Roads

The highly acclaimed, high-performance Focus RS will be sold locally in limited numbers - only 315 of these motorsport-derived cars are heading to Australian shores - ensuring exclusivity as well as excitement for each lucky customer. ... Continue reading

West Coast Customs Reveals Their Latest Creation for Jeff 'Ox' Kargola at Lucas Oil Off-Road Race in Surprise, Ariz.

West Coast Customs Reveals Their Latest Creation for Jeff 'Ox' Kargola at Lucas Oil Off-Road Race in Surprise, Ariz.

Renowned TV Show Builders West Coast Customs Reveal Their Latest Creation for Jeff 'Ox' Kargola at Lucas Oil Off-Road Race in Surprise, Ariz. PR Newswire SURPRISE, Ariz., Sept. 23 SURPRISE, Ariz., Sept. 23 -- West Coast Customs (WCC) is coming to Surprise, Ariz., to unveil their latest creation and to film for the Insi ... Continue reading

Ford Data Reveal U.S. Buying Tastes: Cincinnati Sees Red, Boston Goes Green, L.A.'s Story is Silver

Ford Data Reveal U.S. Buying Tastes: Cincinnati Sees Red, Boston Goes Green, L.A.'s Story is Silver

DEARBORN, Mich., Sept. 17 -- -- Ford Motor Company's annual look at U.S. car buying preferences reveals that American tastes for car colors and features vary widely from city to city -- When it comes to color choices, Boston buys the highest percentage of green vehicles, San Francisco is tops for white vehicles and D.C ... Continue reading

Subaru of America to Showcase Winner of Subiefest 2010 'Best of Show' at 2010 SEMA Show

Subaru of America to Showcase Winner of Subiefest 2010 'Best of Show' at 2010 SEMA Show

CHERRY HILL, N.J., Sept. 16 -- To celebrate the passion of its dedicated enthusiast owners, Subaru of America, Inc. today announced that it is offering the winner of Subiefest 2010 "Best of Show" competition the opportunity to have the winning Subaru displayed on the Subaru stand at the 2010 SEMA (Specialty Equipment M ... Continue reading

Three Teams Awarded Share of $10 Million Purse in Progressive Insurance Automotive X PRIZE for Super Fuel-Efficient Vehicles

Three Teams Awarded Share of $10 Million Purse in Progressive Insurance Automotive X PRIZE for Super Fuel-Efficient Vehicles

Prize Awarded Today at Ceremony in Washington, D.C. Edison2 takes home $5M; Li-ion Motors and X-Tracer receive $2.5M each WASHINGTON DC September 16, 2010: The X PRIZE Foundation, an educational nonprofit prize organization, and Progressive Insurance, the country's fourth largest auto insurance group, today, at the His ... Continue reading

ATTIK's Cross-Media Scion tC Campaign Dramatically Invites Young Drivers to 'Take On the Machine'

ATTIK's Cross-Media Scion tC Campaign Dramatically Invites Young Drivers to 'Take On the Machine'

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 13 -- Four weeks ago, together with Scion, global creative agency ATTIK began reaching out to young, predominantly male drivers across the U.S. with numerous cross-media marketing initiatives aimed at driving online searches for "the machine," and building intrigue around the 2011 Scion tC sports c ... Continue reading

Audi Announces a New Species of R8 Spyder

Audi Announces a New Species of R8 Spyder

The Audi R8 Spyder is about to perform a pincer movement on the open-air supercar establishment as it adopts a new generation 4.2-litre V8 FSI petrol engine to run alongside the existing 5.2-litre V10 FSI. ... Continue reading

Ford Focus RS500 Slows Down To Join Ford History

Ford Focus RS500 Slows Down To Join Ford History

The first example of Ford's fastest selling performance car in the UK is set for a slower pace of life after joining the company's heritage collection. ... Continue reading

Citroen DS3 Racing: The Race is on

Citroen DS3 Racing: The Race is on

Citron has released full details and pricing for the hotly anticipated DS3 Racing, and has announced that customer orders can be placed from 1st September, 2010. ... Continue reading

LIVE TONIGHT - Woodward Dream Cruise 7-9 p.m. Exclusively From WXYZ-TV

LIVE TONIGHT - Woodward Dream Cruise 7-9 p.m. Exclusively From WXYZ-TV

DETROIT, Aug. 17 -- WXYZ-TV revs up for the 16th annual Woodward Dream Cruise with exclusive coverage of the world's largest one-day automotive event. Channel 7's "Woodward Dream Cruise" will be broadcast live on Saturday, August 21, from 7-9 p.m. An encore presentation will air Sunday, August 22, from 8-10 a.m. Channe ... Continue reading

2010 Mecum Monterey Auction

2010 Mecum Monterey Auction

MECUM SELLS EX-DELORENZO L88, FERRARIS, BOATS AND MORE AT SUCCESSFUL 2010 MONTEREY AUCTION MARENGO, Ill. - Mecum Auctions returned to Monterey for a successful second annual auction at the Hyatt Regency Monterey Hotel & Spa on the Del Monte Golf Course, where the top sale was a rare ex-DeLorenzo 1967 Corvette L88 Roads ... Continue reading

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