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Dave Redinger - The Neighborhood Mechanic

Dave Redinger - The Neighborhood Mechanic

Dave is a licensed auto mechanic with over 40 years in the trade. For the past 24 years h has operated Dr. H. Honda Specialists in Etobcoke(Toronto). Dave the neighborhood mechanic can be heard answering his neighbors car questions on AM740 radio each Saturday at 9 AM. Some of these conversations will also be published ... Continue reading

The Vehicle Production Group Announces Public Debut of the First Factory-Built Wheelchair Accessible Vehicle - CNG Power Optional

The Vehicle Production Group Announces Public Debut of the First Factory-Built Wheelchair Accessible Vehicle - CNG Power Optional

THE MV-1 WHEELS ACROSS AMERICA TOUR to Visit 27 Cities MIAMI, June 28 -- For the more than 14 million Americans who must use wheelchairs, crutches, canes, walkers or other mobility devices, routine activities such as traveling in a vehicle present a significant obstacle in their daily lives. These individuals, as well ... Continue reading

Cadillac to Provide Standard Four-Year/50,000-Mile Maintenance Program

Cadillac to Provide Standard Four-Year/50,000-Mile Maintenance Program

Luxury brand launches Premium Care Maintenance for 2011 models as part of mission to enhance customer service DETROIT, June 21 -- Cadillac announced today it will provide owners of all 2011 models with frequently required maintenance services for the first four years or 50,000 miles as it seeks to build the best custom ... Continue reading

Mid America Motorworks 2010 VW Funfest

Mid America Motorworks 2010 VW Funfest

(pict5013) By Larry Nutson Senior Editor, Chicago Bureau The Auto Channel Effingham, IL. This midwestern town of about 12,000, bills itself as "The Crossroads of Opportunity" because of its location at the intersection of two major Interstate highways: I-57 running from Chicago to Miner, Missouri, and I-70 running from ... Continue reading

Automotive Aluminum Offers Greater Weight Reduction Potential Than Steel While Retaining Strength, New Study Confirms

Automotive Aluminum Offers Greater Weight Reduction Potential Than Steel While Retaining Strength, New Study Confirms

WASHINGTON and BRUSSELS, June 16 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Using aluminum in key automotive components can safely reduce vehicle weight by as much as 40 percent, compared to only 11 percent for high-strength steel, according to a study conducted by the University of Aachen released today. The report, conducted by the ... Continue reading

Clean AutoGas Vehicle Conversions Now Available for Ford Trucks, Vans and Other Models, Alliance AutoGas Announces

Clean AutoGas Vehicle Conversions Now Available for Ford Trucks, Vans and Other Models, Alliance AutoGas Announces

ASHEVILLE, N.C., June 16 -- Alliance AutoGas, together with its founding partner and conversion equipment supplier American Alternative Fuel, has announced 24 new Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) certifications for its propane AutoGas vehicle conversion system, the Prins VSI System. With these new certifications, ... Continue reading

Scion Launches Car Customization Competition for U.S. Servicemen and Servicewomen

Scion Launches Car Customization Competition for U.S. Servicemen and Servicewomen

Scion's "Battle of the Builds" is a military design challenge giving service members the opportunity to construct their ideal Scion xB in just 12 weeks TORRANCE, Calif., June 16 -- Scion announced today that it has launched a unique car customization challenge strictly for active duty military personnel. The "Battle of ... Continue reading

EyesOn Design Car Show; A Detroit Fathers Day Tradition Don't Miss It!

EyesOn Design Car Show; A Detroit Fathers Day Tradition Don't Miss It!

The Only Car Show Focused Exclusively on Design By Steve Purdy TheAutoChannel.com Detroit Bureau Father’s Day is the traditional day for one of the best, and most unusual, car shows anywhere. It’s here in the Detroit area at the Edsel and Eleanor Ford House in Grosse Pointe Shores, MI, on Jefferson Avenue bet ... Continue reading

VIDEO Tire Safety Tips As Michelin Celebrates National Tire Safety Week!

VIDEO Tire Safety Tips As Michelin Celebrates National Tire Safety Week!

GREENVILLE, S.C., June 9 -- Choosing the right tires and properly maintaining them are effective ways to enhance your vehicle's performance and improve road safety. This week is National Tire Safety Week and leading tire manufacturer Michelin is reminding consumers of the benefits of choosing the right tires and of sim ... Continue reading

Mercedes: Legend Inspires Future Star: The S 63 AMG "Thirty-Five"

Mercedes: Legend Inspires Future Star: The S 63 AMG "Thirty-Five"

Wide, spectacular and clad in an authentic racing car outfit - two very special S-Class saloon models from the AMG stable. One is the racing touring car of 1971, the 300 SEL 6.8 AMG, and the other is the S 63 AMG showcar. ... Continue reading

The Tres Petite Concours: An Exhibition of Micro & Minicars, June 12-13 and July 17-18, 2010

The Tres Petite Concours: An Exhibition of Micro & Minicars, June 12-13 and July 17-18, 2010

First time-ever, free-to-the-public exhibits of vintage microcars and minicars in two historic neighborhoods: Old Town and along Armitage Avenue in Chicago, IL. CHICAGO, June 8 -- The Tres Petite Concours: An Exhibition of Micro & Minicars is a display of small cars from Chicago collections - a museum on wheels - that ... Continue reading

Help Dad Keep His Favorite Ride on the Road This Father's Day With Ford Licensed Restoration Parts

Help Dad Keep His Favorite Ride on the Road This Father's Day With Ford Licensed Restoration Parts

DEARBORN, Mich., June 7 -- -- Ford restoration parts licensing program offers a portfolio of more than 9,000 parts for vehicles from 1909 to the early 2000s -- Enthusiasts can now build nearly a complete 1967 Mustang from the ground up using brand-new reproduction components. About 98 percent of the Mustang's parts are ... Continue reading

Octane Fest Three Days of Horsepower This Weekend in Fallon Nevada

Octane Fest Three Days of Horsepower This Weekend in Fallon Nevada

It is here!! *This weekend* is the Octane Fest that we have been talking about for weeks now... Please post and forward to friends and family. I have included the link to embed the commercial too. They tested the track last night with the SuperLite trucks and it is awesome! Going to be a great event!! See you there.... ... Continue reading

Nation's Top High School Auto Techs Compete for Opportunity to 'Tune-up' their Skills with Roush Fenway Racing

Nation's Top High School Auto Techs Compete for Opportunity to 'Tune-up' their Skills with Roush Fenway Racing

Ford/AAA Student Auto Skills national winners to job-shadow No. 16 Con-way Freight team; receive expert advice from one of racing's most successful crew chiefs - Larry McReynolds ORLANDO, Fla., June 8 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- AAA and Roush Fenway Racing today announced that the nation's best young automotive technici ... Continue reading

"My Test Drives" iPhone App and Online Tool Exclusively From The Auto Channel

"My Test Drives" iPhone App and Online Tool Exclusively From The Auto Channel

Editors Note: As of March 27, 2010 The Auto Channel APP has been ranked in the Top 300 APPs as measured by Apple. Why "MY TEST DRIVES" App? - BECAUSE TEST DRIVES ARE SERIOUS BUSINESS! My Test Drives Helps Buyers Get the Most Out of Their Test Drives. MY TEST DRIVES iPhone App will enhance and improve the most important ... Continue reading

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