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Jeep® and Mopar® Are First in Industry to Offer Off-road Camper Trailers

Jeep® and Mopar® Are First in Industry to Offer Off-road Camper Trailers

Go Anywhere, Sleep Anywhere in Jeep® Camper Trailers from Mopar® AUBURN HILLS, Mich., July 20 -- -- Campers accommodate four adults and feature a queen-size bed, sofa with stowable table, built-in aluminum cabinet, 110-volt power supply and a premium canvas enclosure -- Camper trailers feature innovative engineering, ... Continue reading

GKN Develops Electric-Drive Axles for Hybrid and Electric Vehicles

GKN Develops Electric-Drive Axles for Hybrid and Electric Vehicles

AUBURN HILLS, Mich.--GKN Driveline has designed a new range of electric-drive axles ideal for use in both pure electric vehicles and for converting conventional vehicles into hybrids. “GKN’s experience in volume production of electric-drive axles as well as our wide variety of limited slip different ... Continue reading

Hamann Refining for Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG

Hamann Refining for Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG

Hamann-Motorsport is one of the leading names when it comes to exclusive refining of super sports cars. The company from Laupheim in southern Germany demonstrates this once again with the new Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG. Hamann presents premier tuning components for the Gullwing which enhances its sporty look and gives it th ... Continue reading

Opel Insignia: Premium AGR seat with ventilation

Opel Insignia: Premium AGR seat with ventilation

The hot sticky summer temperatures have a firm hold across much of Europe, leading to a collective favorite pastime: finding ways to cool down. Opel has the perfect solution when driving as the mercury rises: In addition to standard air conditioning, Opel offers the premium driver’s seat in leather trim with seat ... Continue reading

Maserati Gets Carried Away

Maserati Gets Carried Away

Maserati has added two new products to its "Black Collection" line of hand crafted leather merchandise with the arrival of a new Maserati Briefcase and a generously proportioned Maserati Leather tote bag, both made with the style and quality that would be expected of the same Italian designers and craftsmen that have m ... Continue reading

2010 Life Ball Mini Make Their Frenetic Debut on the Red Carpet in Austria

2010 Life Ball Mini Make Their Frenetic Debut on the Red Carpet in Austria

On 17 July, celebrity fashion designers Diane von Furstenberg, Kenneth Cole and Calvin Klein Collection's Francisco Costa personally unveiled to the public the 2010 Life Ball MINI they personally designed. Last Saturday night, the international style icons accompanied ... Continue reading

First Drive: 2011 Nissan Juke 1.6 DIG-T CVT

First Drive: 2011 Nissan Juke 1.6 DIG-T CVT

Sporty alternative for conventional hatch backs By Henny Hemmes Senior European Editor The Auto Channel Amsterdam Bureau FRANKFURT, July 17. A couple of weeks before the world premiere at the 2010 Geneva auto show, Nissan unveiled the Juke in Paris for a small media attendance. http://www.theautochannel.com/news/2010/0 ... Continue reading

CONCOURS D'ELEGANCE OF AMERICA AT MEADOW BROOK FOR 2010 - Sunday July 25

CONCOURS D'ELEGANCE OF AMERICA AT MEADOW BROOK FOR 2010 - Sunday July 25

Literally, A Exhibition of Elegance By Steve Purdy TheAutoChannel.com Detroit Bureau Larry Moss insists, “Michigan is still the automobile capital of the world.” He also insists that the Concours d’Elegance of America at Meadow Brook, often considered the most prestigious classic and collector car event ... Continue reading

Genuine Parts Company Reports Sales up 12% and Earnings up 20% for the Second Quarter Ended June 30, 2010

Genuine Parts Company Reports Sales up 12% and Earnings up 20% for the Second Quarter Ended June 30, 2010

ATLANTA, July 16 -- Genuine Parts Company reported sales and earnings for the second quarter and six months ended June 30, 2010. Thomas C. Gallagher, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, announced today that sales totaling $2.8 billion were up 12% compared to the second quarter of 2009. Net income for the q ... Continue reading

Ford and Nuance Advance Voice Recognition of SYNC: Now Faster, Friendlier, More Personal

Ford and Nuance Advance Voice Recognition of SYNC: Now Faster, Friendlier, More Personal

DEARBORN, Mich., July 15 -- -- With the introduction of MyFord Touch(TM) driver connect technology, Ford makes it easier to control in-car systems with fewer steps and more natural language; customers can now speak more than 10,000 first-level commands, up from only 100 in first-generation SYNC® -- Working with voice ... Continue reading

Experiential Marketing Is the Future for Motor Shows Says Mazda

Experiential Marketing Is the Future for Motor Shows Says Mazda

The Goodwood Festival of Speed's inaugural Moving Motor Show kicked off a series of experiential events that allow people to get a taste for the Mazda brand first hand. This weekend Mazda will be at the Chormondley Pageant of Power in Cheshire (17-18 July) and throughout the summer Mazda will be taking entries for its ... Continue reading

LUXEON Rebel PC Amber Hot/Cold Factor and Light Output Improve

LUXEON Rebel PC Amber Hot/Cold Factor and Light Output Improve

SAN JOSE, Calif.--LUXEON Rebel PC Amber is establishing new performance benchmarks for its phosphor converted amber LED that are proving important not only for automotive and specialty markets but for the illumination market as well. Hot/Cold factor, which indicates how much light is delivered at operating conditions a ... Continue reading

Class-Exclusive 22-Inch Wheels Standard on Ford Edge Sport Highlight New Wheel Lineup for 2011

Class-Exclusive 22-Inch Wheels Standard on Ford Edge Sport Highlight New Wheel Lineup for 2011

DEARBORN, Mich., July 14 -- -- 2011 Ford Edge features four new wheel designs, including 18- and 20-inch wheels for Edge SEL and Edge Limited, and the class-exclusive 22-inch wheels that highlight the 2011 Ford Edge Sport -- New 18- and 20-inch wheels are one-half inch wider than the outgoing wheels, which helps improv ... Continue reading

Eurocopter Authorizes Pall Corporation to Sell the Centrisep‚ EAPS for EC135/635 Helicopter Engine Protection

Eurocopter Authorizes Pall Corporation to Sell the Centrisep‚ EAPS for EC135/635 Helicopter Engine Protection

PORT WASHINGTON, N.Y.--Pall Corporation , a global leader in filtration, separation and purification, has been authorized by Eurocopter, the world’s number one helicopter manufacturer, to sell the Centrisep engine advanced protection system (EAPS) directly to EC135/635 helicopter operators. Until now the ... Continue reading

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