Car Industry's 2010 Face Off... ... If 2009 was the year of thundering bankruptcies and an almost total collapse of the American car industry - while the Japanese more or less flourished - 2010 seems to be the exact opposite. General Motors, Ford and even Chrysler – who were technically dead as ... Continue reading >
100+ years since the invention of the self-propelled car, three new engines battle for a place in the automotive future. Which one do you see in your car 10 years from now?
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For the third time, Audi will be the Presenting Sponsor and vehicle partner of the Unicredit Ladies German Open, scheduled to be held on the outskirts of Munich between May 13-16, 2010. The Ladies European Tour (LET) will be attended by 126 players who will compete for ...
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Kia’s North American division today announced its 2011 Kia Sorento CUV advertising campaign will also include the company's first digital magazine advertisement that spans 15 publishing groups through a collaboration with Zinio's Publisher Advertising Network ...
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Mercedes Benz has decided to expand the number of services perfected by its dealers via the company’s established network of hand-held dynamic PDA (personal data assistant), as Mercedes-Benz Financial will include the leased vehicles turn-in process among ...
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The upcoming Volvo Ocean Race, due to start from Alicante in Spain in the autumn of 2011, will make its first stop in Cape Town. The South African port will host the stopover for the eighth time. The rest of the course will be revealed before the end of March, the ...
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BMW Choses New Brand Ambassador in AustraliaU-TURNBMW has chosen a new ambassador who will represent the brand in Australia, in the person of master chef George Calombaris. Recently, Calombarid took some his chef suit off and jumped straight into an M3 cabrio, enjoying the M Power experience. The chef, 31 years old, has a vast awards portfolio. In 2004, the Global Food and Wine Magazine chose him as one of the Top 40 Chefs of Influence in the World and in 2008 he won the “Chef of the Year” title, awarded by The Age’s Good Food Guide. Following the signing of the partnership, Calombaris will become BMW’s official caterer, so the brand’s clients will be able to enjoy the chef’s creations during key events such as model launches, the BMW Golf Cup and the BMW Caulfield Cup. “BMW Group ... >> Read more |
Fiat’s Chief Executive Officer, Sergio Marchionne, earned $6.5 million in 2009 (4.8 million euro), a figure which can be translated into a 41 percent increase, as Bloomberg reports, citing data from the automaker's annual report.
Marchionne, now 57 years old, ...
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China’s government has decided to introduce a new law, which will bring all the primary school buses to an imposed safety standard, in order to keep the kids safe on their daily journey, as Xinhua reports.
The authorities define school buses as vehicles ...
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As you already know by now, American manufacturer Chrysler decided to auction a Chrysler 300 vehicle, owned by Olivier Francois, the brand’s CEO and signed by hundreds of celebrities during the Golden Globe awards on January 17, to help the Haiti relief ...
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Caroll Shelby has lost the second lawsuit in which he is trying to forbid the Factory Five Racing to manufacture and sell kit cars resembling the 1960’s Shelby automobiles.
The U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts dismissed Carrol ...
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Naomi Campbell’s Fashion for Relief charity fashion show was the venue for the auction of eight special edition “Naomi for Haiti” Lotus Evora sports cars which are meant to raise money to help the relief effort in Haiti. Bidding reached ...
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The Americans seem very happy with the way they managed to deal with the recession. On Wednesday, President Obama held a one-year anniversary of the Economic Recovery Act speech. At this speech, the administration also invited the ownership of The Smart Car Wash, which ...
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Having to deal with trash everyday doesn't mean you don't have to comply to the same set of eco-rules all other must comply with. In fact, a greener a garbage truck is (because we are talking about garbage trucks), the bigger the impact it has on the environment. ...
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Two days after the Wednesday morning airplane crash in East Palo Alto, California, the names of the three Tesla Motors employees who were killed in the crash were reported.
According Tesla Motors, the three are Doug Bourn, 56, senior electrical engineer; Andrew ...
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If you are not insanely rich (and we reckon you're not, since you're reading this instead of shopping on Jameslist), then Wally et Hermes Yachts doesn't ring any bells and their endeavors in the field of yacht design are as familiar to you as the inside of a Dacia ...
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Allstate Insurance Company announced that its motorcycle safety awareness campaign will feature a very special prize: a custom motorcycle designed by legendary bike builder Dave Perewitz during its "Allstate Pro Street Sweepstakes." The bike will be ...
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The power of the social media has again been demonstrated, as Volvo announced that its "DRIVe Around the World" challenge became the most installed branded application on Facebook in 2009. The Volvo Fans team, the winners, will be rewarded by a donation ...
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Toyota decided to give something back to the community and unveiled a national family literacy program at three Lincoln elementary schools. The program is coordinated by the National Center for Family Literacy (NCFL) and funded by a $600,000 grant from ...
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The Motorcycle Safety Foundation recently launched a new campaign that aims to encourage all motorists to look out for motorcyclists. Thanks to a partnership with California authorities, the message "SHARE THE ROAD LOOK TWICE FOR MOTORCYCLISTS" is ...
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Traffic politeness rarely exists any more. Everybody is in a hurry and people seem to give each other the finger more and more often. According to Allstate, this attitude also reflects on the “hit while parked” collisions, as the likelihood of drivers ...
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Tesla's CEO, Elon Musk, has been chosen by DNV Certification as the 2010 Automotive Executive of the Year and the recipient of the Innovator Award, in "recognition of his technology leadership and innovation," as well as for "his enlightened vision ...
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