Some 75 years since the adventurer and Le Mans winner Woolf Barnato raced and beat the famous Blue Train on its journey across France, Bentley Motors and its coach building division Mulliner are celebrating his achievement with a powerful, distinctive and luxurious grand tourer ...

Autobytel Inc.'s Automotive Information Center (AIC) division today released data from its upcoming research report, the Q3 2005 AIC Quarterly QuickView, which features updated industry statistics on vehicle equipment and new vehicle models. The updated data in this Q3 report ...

These findings come from the Bay State Poll, a quarterly survey of Massachusetts's residents, conducted by the Center for Public Opinion Research at Merrimack College. Five Hundred and Three (503) randomly selected state residents over the age of eighteen were interviewed by ...

Guidepoint today launched a new service that lets drivers track and control their vehicles with a cell phone, BlackBerry or other Web-enabled wireless device.
The Pontiac, Mich.-based telematics supplier said it has created a wireless access protocol (WAP) version of Guidepoint ...

Halloween will once again bring goblins, princesses and superheroes trick-or-treating on neighborhood streets. It is one of the most festive nights of the year for children, but it also ranks among the most dangerous for young pedestrians.
Children's risk of unintentional injuries ...

General Motors announced today that it plans to build 1.55 million vehicles with factory-installed XM Satellite Radio in 2006. GM built 1.4 million vehicles with XM in 2005 and 1.17 million in 2004.
For model-year 2006, nearly 90 percent of GM's U.S. retail models will offer ...

Ford Motor Company took another step forward in the important and growing Indian automotive market today with the launch of Ford Fiesta, an all-new sedan developed specifically for the Indian market by Ford's global engineering team. The global debut event-with the first public ...

The 2007 Nissan Versa, an all-new entry-level hatchback and sedan, is scheduled to go on sale in early summer 2006, with the Versa sedan following in late 2006. Versa is expected to be priced starting at a MSRP around $12,000. Combined with the popular Nissan Sentra, the new ...

For 2006, the dramatic Nissan 350Z sports car receives its first comprehensive updating since its introduction in the United States market in August 2002. The changes to the Z®, which has sold over 100,000 units in its first three years, include a revised front end appearance, ...

The new generation Passat can now also be ordered with permanent 4MOTION four-wheel drive. It will be available at first with two engines: In the two-litre class, customers can choose between the 2.0l 110 kW/150 hp direct-injection petrol engine or the 2.0l 103 kW/140 hp turbo ...

Iteris Inc., a provider of vision-based technology that enhances driver safety, today announced that the Iteris Lane Departure Warning (LDW) system will now be offered as part of the Technology Package on all 2006 Infiniti FX models at 177 dealerships nationwide.
In 2004, Infiniti ...

As winter approaches, CarMax offers advice on how to make sure your vehicle is ready for cold weather.
 CarMax's automotive service technicians offer these ten winterizing tips:
 1.  Check your anti-freeze.  The best ratio of anti-freeze to water is
     50/50.  Flush the cooling ...

The Range Rover Sport has been crowned the Scottish SUV of the Year for 2005. The title, given by the Association of Scottish Motoring Writers (ASMW) was awarded to the Range Rover Sport over some of the toughest competitors in the sector, such as the Volkswagen Touareg and ...

Mercedes-Benz today announced new nomenclature for its flagship sedan. The model year 2007 S-Class will be named the S550, replacing the S500. In the U.S. market, the new S-Class line will be launched with an all-new 5.5-liter V8 engine delivering 382 horsepower and 391 lb.-ft. ...

Vehicle Title LLC and Experian Automotive today announced that their products, TitleGuard Vehicle Title Insurance and the AutoCheck vehicle title history service respectively, have been selected by Nissan to provide insured vehicle title histories for all certified pre-owned ...

MOTOR TREND today announced it has selected the Nissan Xterra as MOTOR TREND’s 2006 Sport/Utility of the Year.
“The MOTOR TREND awards have become a staple in the automotive industry and we are pleased to award Nissan for stepping up to the plate with this impressive vehicle,” ...

The 2006 model year marks the 10th anniversary for the Tiburon model line. After benefiting from freshened styling last year, for 2006 the Tiburon now has standard safety and security features that used to be extra cost options. Fog lamps, Anti-lock Braking System (ABS), and a ...

For 2006, the Santa Fe continues to improve. The top trim level LX has been replaced with the Limited, which builds on the base GLS trim's many standard features by adding leather seating surfaces and other upgrades. A new all-black monochromatic color scheme also is available as ...

What if your car had a sixth sense that could “see” the traffic you couldn’t or didn’t notice, and, if need be, stopped your vehicle to prevent a collision?
Today, General Motors Corp. demonstrated a fleet of cars that do in fact have a sixth sense. Using vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) ...

Flexpoint Sensor Systems, Inc.  today announced they have recently completed the current phase of internal testing of their Pedestrian Impact Detection System as requested by European and U.S. Automotive Suppliers. This fulfills a requirement and brings Flexpoint closer to ...