DEARBORN, Michigan, 22 de febrero de 2012 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- Las mujeres embarazadas cuidan su salud con mucho esmero. Ellas procuran comer saludablemente, abstenerse de ingerir alcohol y aún cambiar su rutina de belleza para asegurarse de que su bebé se desarrolle...
DETROIT, Feb. 22, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Habitat for Humanity today announced a million personal gift from General Motors Chairman and CEO Dan Akerson, launching Habitat for Humanity Detroit's "Leaders to ReBuild Detroit," a three-year million initiative to engage...
MILWAUKEE, Feb. 22, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- MV-1, the first vehicle designed from the ground up for wheelchair accessibility has arrived in Wisconsin, and as the exclusive dealer, Concours Motors is thrilled to introduce it at the 2012 Greater Milwaukee Auto Show from Feb. 25,...
FRANKLIN, Tenn., Feb. 22, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Nissan North America (NNA) today announced the appointment of Stratacomm, LLC as its public relations agency of record (AOR). Following a competitive bid process, Nissan chose Stratacomm to provide strategic counsel and a...
MIAMI, Feb. 22, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Brickell Motors will be presenting an all-new 2012 Honda Civic LX to a lucky winner this week as part of Dreams Prizes Promotion hosted by The Children's Movement of Florida.
The contest, which ran from Oct. 1 through Dec. 31, 2011,...
WARRENDALE, Pa., Feb. 22, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- SAE International's inaugural Aerospace and Defense Ground Support Equipment Conference will be held March 7-8, 2012, in Las Vegas, Nev. The event will be held concurrently with the Cygnus Aviation Expo.
The...
ATLANTA, Feb. 22, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- As gas prices crept up to a national average of nearly .40 per gallon in January, shoppers quickly turned their attention to smaller and more fuel-efficient vehicles, according to the New Car Insights Report, which provides analysis of consumer...
OULU, Finland, Feb. 22, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- EB, Elektrobit Corporation (NASDAQ-OMX: EBC1V), a developer of cutting-edge embedded technology solutions for automotive and wireless industries, today announced that the demand of its EB Propsim® F8 LTE testing line has grown...
AUBURN HILLS, Mich., Feb. 22, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --
Over 60 all-new items available for sale now at www.IFDstore.com
Chrysler brand continues to donate a portion of the proceeds from the sale of the 'Imported from Detroit' merchandise to the Boys & Girls Clubs of Southeastern...
DETROIT, Feb. 22, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The prestigious 2012 Automotive Executive of the Year Award will be presented to Marco Mattiacci, President and CEO of Ferrari North America. Mattiacci will receive the award surrounded by more than 200 automotive executives, suppliers, and Ferrari...
In an effort to boost sales through awareness, Honda is taking their CR-Z hybrid to the race track to show the world that a car doesn’t have to be either gas or electric to have performance. It’s a challenge – having a gas tank, batteries, and the larger-than-normal hybrid engine makes the vehicle exceptionally heavy [...]
Ford’s very first plug-in hybrid—the 2013 C-MAX Energi—has now helped the automaker win its second consecutive Green Car Vision Award. The honor is given each year by the Green Car Journal and goes to the top green vehicle that is about to break into the big leagues. (Last year’s winner was the 2012 Ford Focus [...]
Meet new Buick Verano owner Kevin Buick: Yes, he’s connected to “that” Buick—David Dunbar Buick, founder of the eponymous automotive marque, was a distant relative—but no, he’d never owned one of the brand’s vehicles in his life. Until he came across the Buick Verano. “With my name, I’ve been asked if I drive a Buick [...]
After a very strong 2011, in which Nissan grew sales by 14.7 percent and the Nissan division itself set a new full-year sales record, the automaker is gearing up for further success in 2012. And while achieving more records will be a challenge, Bob Carolin, senior vice president for Sales and Marketing for Nissan North [...]
In today’s highly competitive auto industry, the race to develop tomorrow’s technologies is a vital one—and it’s also one that GM is winning: According to The Patent Board—an independent third-party group that helps companies get the most out of their intellectual property—General Motors led the industry in U.S. patents received for all four quarters of [...]
By the third quarter of this year, the Chrysler Group plans to have added 1,800 new jobs, and invested some 0 million, in its Belvidere Assembly Plant in Illinois. It’s all part of the automaker’s commitment to improving its U.S. manufacturing base and preparing for the launch of the 2013 Dodge Dart. In fact, almost [...]
Buick already has answered the call for truly beneficial new technologies with features like the eAssist light-electrification system, and now its calling on consumers to learn more about this high-tech fuel-efficiency booster—via new smartphone video games now available at Apple’s App Store. Available for both Apple- and Droid-based phones, the new app actually includes three [...]
With the recent Barrett-Jackson Collector Car Auction in Scottsdale, Ariz., raking in some million in sales, it’s clear the market for automotive treasures is still running hot; less clear, however, is which current vehicles will be earning those kinds of big bids in the future. But that’s where McKeel Hagerty of Hagerty Insurance—one of [...]
For the second time in the past four years, Hyundai has claimed one of the world’s most prestigious automotive honors, with the automaker’s all-new Hyundai Elantra recently earning the title of 2012 North American Car of the Year. The award is given each year prior to the opening of the North American International Auto Show [...]
To address potential concerns from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), as well as provide added security to owners, Chevrolet recently announced a number of structural enhancements to the Chevy Volt, all geared toward reducing the possibility of vehicle fires occurring in the days or weeks following a severe crash. The issue first arose [...]