Automotive

Goodyear Fuel Max Technology Carries 100 mpg Car From Border to Border

Editor — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 08:06:09 +0000

AKRON, Ohio, Sept. 1 /PRNewswire/ — As a test of the efficiency of Goodyear’s (NYSE: GT) breakthrough tires with Fuel Max Technology, a Bellingham, Wash., man has completed a border-to-border drive – from Canada to Mexico – on a single tank of gas.
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NuVinciA N360 Drivetrain From Fallbrook Technologies Inc. Wins EUROBIKE 2010 Award

Editor — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 08:06:09 +0000

FRIEDRICHSHAFEN, Germany, Sept. 2 /PRNewswire/ — Fallbrook Technologies Inc. (Fallbrook) announced today that the NuVinci N360, the next generation of its NuVinci continuously variable planetary (CVP) drivetrain, has won a EUROBIKE 2010 Award at the EUROBIKE show in Friedrichshafen, Germany. This i

Denny Hamlin to Drive #11 Sport Clips Toyota Camry This Weekend During NASCAR’s Emory Healthcare 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway

Editor — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 08:06:09 +0000

GEORGETOWN, Texas, Sept. 1 /PRNewswire/ — Denny Hamlin will make his 176th career NASCAR Sprint Cup Series start this weekend when he climbs behind the wheel of the #11 Sport Clips Toyota Camry at Atlanta Motor Speedway (AMS).
Sport Clips will serve as the primary sponsor of the #11 Toyota this we

Ford e-News - Sept. 1, 2010

Editor — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 08:06:09 +0000

DEARBORN, Mich., Sept. 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ —
Next-gen Ford Focus pushed to the limits in scorching conditions
The next-generation Ford Focus is no stranger to being put to the test in some of the most extreme locations all over the world. It’s been thrashed over frozen lakes, hammered through

SORL Auto Parts Enhances its Product Line Through Acquisition

Editor — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 08:06:09 +0000

ZHEJIANG, China, Sept. 1 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ — SORL Auto Parts,
Inc. (Nasdaq: SORL; “SORL” or “the Company”), a leading manufacturer and
distributor of commercial vehicle air brake systems as well as related auto
parts in China, today announced that on August 31, 2010, it purchased the

Audi Reports Best-Ever August U.S. Sales; Brand Continues Strong Arc Toward Sales Record in 2010

Editor — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 08:06:09 +0000

HERNDON, Va., Sept. 1 /PRNewswire/ — Audi today maintained its 2010 momentum with record August U.S. sales, which surpassed the prior August record set in 2003 by more than 900 vehicles. August 2010 sales of Audi cars and SUVs climbed 14% compared to August 2009, and marked the best monthly sales p

Mitsubishi Motors Reports August Sales

Editor — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 08:06:09 +0000

CYPRESS, Calif., Sept. 1 /PRNewswire/ — Mitsubishi Motors North America (MMNA) today announced August sales of 4,293, which is the fourth highest monthly sales total for Mitsubishi this year.
Sales were 37 percent lower compared to last August – a month whose sales were boosted to the highest

American Suzuki August 2010 Sales

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BREA, Calif., Sept. 1 /PRNewswire/ —
AUGUST
CYTD
2010
2009
MTD VS.
2010
2009
YTD VS.
MTD PRIOR YR.
YTD PRIOR YR.
GRAND VITARA:
338
1,251
-73%
3,084
6,128
-50%
EQUATOR:
154
561
-73%
965
1,961
-51%
SX4:
855
3,423
-75%
7,497
16,036
-53%
KIZASHI
478
0
0%
3,480
0
0%
XL7:
5
380
-99%
293
3,787
-92%
FORE

Goodby, Silverstein & Partners Hires Tom Dobry

Editor — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 08:06:09 +0000

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 1 /PRNewswire/ — Goodby, Silverstein & Partners (GS&P) announced today it has hired Tom Dobry, formerly at Lithia Motors, Inc., to join the Agency as Group Account Director on Chevrolet in GS&P’s Detroit office. In this role, Tom will work closely with Todd Grantham

Winning Brands’ Gains Access to Auto Parts Sector

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LOS ANGELES, Sept. 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Winning Brands Corporation (Pink Sheets: WNBD; Frankfurt: WMU), www.WinningBrands.com, manufacturer of Winning Colours Stain Remover, World’s Most Versatile Cleaning Solution!™, confirms the listing of Winning Colours by Canada’s foremost auto par