Premiere coincides with anniversary: The Audi R8 GRAND-AM will make its debut on the 50th running of the Daytona 24 Hours from January 26 to 29. Teams APR Motorsport and Oryx Racing are each fielding one of the newly developed customer sport race cars in the GT class of the endurance classic.
The “Rolex 24 at [...]

CONCORD, N.C. – Manufacturer brand identity is back in NASCAR.The 2013 Ford Fusion NASCAR Sprint Cup car, unveiled as part of the Charlotte Motor Speedway Media Tour, was worked on by Ford designers in an effort to bring brand identity back to the sport. The result is undeniable with the 2013 Sprint Cup car mirroring [...]

Since the introduction of the first generation Prius in 1997, the name itself has been known to be the pioneer in ECO (Hybrid) vehicle technology. Throughout the years, the development of the Toyota Hybrid Synergy Drive (HSD) has changed the course of vehicle innovations around the world. This January 20, 2012, Toyota Motor Philippines (TMP) [...]

TORRANCE, Calif., U.S.A. – Honda delivered a 2013 Fit EV battery-electric vehicle to the city of Torrance as one of the first major steps in the Honda Electric Vehicle Demonstration Program, a prelude to the retail market launch of the Fit EV with customers in California and Oregon this summer.
The delivery was marked by a [...]

New Delhi – General Motors India unveiled the first two products from its joint venture with SAIC, the Chevrolet Sail premium hatchback and the Chevrolet MPV Concept, at the 11th Auto Expo in New Delhi.“The introduction of the Sail hatchback and MPV Concept demonstrates our commitment to take advantage of the global resources of GM [...]

DUECO, Inc. Waukesha, WI – A family-owned and operated company, has been selling and servicing customized equipment for utility trucks for more than 57 years. Recently, DUECO built four trucks for Milwaukee County with corner-mounted Venturo HT25KX cranes. The trucks are operating throughout Milwaukee County to maintain traffic signals, signage and street lighting.
The County fleet [...]

Hino Trucks (Novi, MI) announced two new accolades from J.D. Power and Associates. Hino Trucks ranks highest in customer satisfaction with conventional medium duty engines, four years in a row, and Hino Trucks ranks highest in customer satisfaction among conventional medium duty trucks, two years in a row, according to the J.D. Power and Associates [...]

Cypress, California – Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc., (MMNA), has commenced delivery of the company’s all-new 100% electric-powered 2012 Mitsubishi i featuring Mitsubishi innovative Electric Vehicle (MiEV) technology to the first retail customers in the continental United States.
John and Jean Malanaphy of Santa Monica, California; Paul Wasson of Tigard, Oregon; and Roger Saint John of [...]

The Hyundai Accent sees the current all-petrol line-up expanded with the addition of an efficient common-rail turbo diesel engine, delivering new levels of performance and economy to the Active model in the range whilst also claiming the title as Australia’s most affordable diesel passenger car# with the Accent Active CRDi manual starting from $19,490 Manufacturer’s [...]

The Suez Environment Group has been won over by the variety of vehicles available in Renault Trucks’ urban range. This autumn, the Group signed a three year framework agreement – renewable for two additional years – for the supply of 7.5 to 26 t vehicles. Refuse collection vehicles, sweepers and other urban applications offered by [...]