Officials from Kia Motors Manufacturing Georgia (KMMG), Inc. were joined by dignitaries from the Hyundai-Kia Automotive Group, the State of Georgia, local city and county officials to celebrate the official grand opening of Kia’s first-ever U.S. automobile manufacturing plant in West Point, Georgia, capable of producing 300,000 cars annually for the North American and global [...]
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Kia Celebrates Grand Opening of $1 Billion Automobile Manufacturing Plant in Georgia, USA
February 26th, 2010
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Rolls-Royce Ghost
February 26th, 2010
Powered by a new twin turbo 6.6-litre V12 engine, the Rolls-Royce Ghost is virtually silent, with 80% of its torque available from idle. Coupled with the 8-speed ZF gearbox, it accelerates from 0-62 mph in just 4.9 seconds and has a governed top-speed of 155mph. The Ghost was unveiled at the Frankfurt motor show in [...]
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BMW Group to Unveil BMW Concept 5 Series ActiveHybrid at Geneva Motor Show
February 26th, 2010
BMW Group will unveil the BMW Concept 5 Series ActiveHybrid in parallel with the BMW Concept 5 Series at the 80th Geneva International Motor Show
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NASCAR Weekend in Las Vegas
February 26th, 2010
Las Vegas welcomes race fans for NASCAR Weekend, and celebrates 13 years of NASCAR in Las Vegas. Festivities began Feb. 25 with the Hauler Parade, which featured more than 70 colorful 18-wheelers making their way north on the Strip to their final stop at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Drivers will make appearances, meet with [...]
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BMW Group at the 2010 Geneva Motor Show
February 25th, 2010
BMW Goup will unveil the new BMW 5 Series Sedan at the 2010 Geneva Motor Show. At the same time, the public will experience the new BMW X5, the new BMW 3 Series Coupé and the new BMW 3 Series Convertible for the first time in Geneva from 4 – 14 March 2010. The innovations [...]
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Monthly OnStar Diagnostics Helps Improve Vehicle Safety
February 25th, 2010
In the first month of 2010, 99.3 percent of the 1.8 million Chevrolet cars and trucks enrolled in Onstar Vehicle Diagnostics were found to have no issues with the key components of their engine and transmission systems. Each month, the service automatically reports the status of key operating systems to drivers, as well as oil [...]
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Alfa Romeo to Unveil Giulietta at Geneva Motor Show
February 25th, 2010
Alfa Romeo will present the Giulietta, a five-door hatchback, at the 80th Geneva Motor Show. The car features a new ‘Compact’ architecture which, thanks to the refined technical solutions employed for the suspension, the dual pinion active steering, the fine materials used and the manufacturing technologies implemented, allows the Giulietta to achieve excellent levels both [...]
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Porsche to Present New Cayenne at Geneva Motor Show
February 25th, 2010
Porsche AG is presenting the brand-new generation of the Cayenne Sports Utility at the Geneva Motor Show in early March. The highlight of this new generation is the world debut of the Cayenne S Hybrid with its parallel full hybrid drive and fuel consumption in the New European Driving Cycle of just 8.2 litres/100 kilometres [...]
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2010 GMC Terrain By Jeffrey Zurschmeide
February 23rd, 2010
With Hummer sold off, GMC is back to its dominant position as General Motors’ rough and ready truck and SUV brand. That dominance is boldly asserted in the new 2010 GMC Terrain.
The Terrain shares a lot of parts with both the Cadillac SRX and the Chevrolet Equinox. So what’s different about the GMC? Mostly [...]
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Suzuki SX4 Crossover by Jeffrey Zurschmeide
February 23rd, 2010
The tough economy has people looking for bargains these days, and Suzuki has something special for people who want all wheel drive under $16,000.
The Suzuki SX4 boasts some of the best features in the economy car field, including a spunky 2-liter engine, sporty 5-speed transmission, all wheel drive, and great handling.
If that’s not [...]
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