Rental Equipment Register (RER) magazine has named the Honda EU3000i Handi portable generator as a recipient of the prestigious 2009 Innovative Product Award. The EU3000i Handi tied for first place in the magazine’s generators and welders category, selected by RER editors as displaying innovation in rental industry products.
The RER Innovative Product Award was established in [...]

Honda Performance Development recently began shipping 1.5-liter Honda Fit engines to racers planning to run the engine in Sports Car Club of America (SCCA) Formula F competition. Through its introduction to the category, HPD hopes to strengthen FF’s position as the first step in American open-wheel auto racing.
The initial batch of fuel-injected Honda L15A7 overhead-cam [...]

Hitachi, Ltd. (NYSE:HIT / TSE:6501) today announced that the company will implement an educational seminar “Japan’s Experience as a Benchmark” in Saudi Arabia. In this seminar, education related people from Saudi Arabia will be invited to Riyadh on February 22. Japanese education experts will introduce the present condition of education in Japan, including problems and [...]

Unbridled power lurking in a classically elegant coupé: the Audi RS 5 will debut at the Geneva Auto Show. The high-revving 4.2-liter V8 with its 331 kW (450 hp) unleashes powerful performance while achieving remarkable fuel economy. The seven-speed S tronic and an innovative center differential in the quattro drivetrain transmit power to all four [...]

After just two editions the Ladies German Open on the outskirts of Munich has acquired an outstanding reputation and established itself on the calendars of the world’s best female golf pros. When the tournament is staged at Gut Häusern from May 13 to 16 for the third time, Audi will also be on the green [...]

The new Polo BlueMotion is available to order from Volkswagen Retailers today, with prices starting at £14,445 RRP on the road for the three-door, and £15,045 for the five-door model.
The new Polo BlueMotion adopts an all-new highly advanced 1.2-litre TDI three-cylinder common rail diesel engine developing 75 PS, and 133 lbs ft (180 Nm) of [...]

Toyota Kirloskar Motor Pvt. Ltd (TKM) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the State Bank of Hyderabad (SBH) to extend auto retail finance to their prospective customers. The State Bank of Hyderabad will be one of the preferred financiers for the entire range of vehicles sold by Toyota Kirloskar Motor Private Limited (TKM).
The [...]

Customer demand for Ford’s new F-150 SVT Raptor is moving nearly as fast as the world’s only production high-speed off-road performance truck. Already, over 5,300 orders have been placed for the new performance pickup.

2010 F-150 SVT Raptor
We couldn’t be more pleased with the popularity of the F-150 SVT Raptor,” said Mark Grueber, F-150 Marketing [...]

Hyundai Motor India Ltd, the country’s largest passenger car exporter and the second largest car manufacturer, today achieved yet another significant milestone with its cumulative exports crossing the 10 lakh mark. To mark the event Hyundai shipped its first ever consignment to Australia from the Chennai Port this morning. With this shipment, Hyundai is the [...]

Hino Australia has added another dealership to its growing number around the country with leading dealer Vanderfield Hino opening a new franchise in the northern New South Wales town ofLismore.
Vanderfield Hino Lismore is a full service dealer, selling Hino’s complete range of light, medium and heavy duty trucks.

The new dealership will also sell Hino genuine [...]