Own The Sky" Marketing Campaign Leverages New Customized Technologies to Introduce Consumers to the Style, Beauty and Performance of the G Convertible FRANKLIN, Tenn., June 19 -- The all-new Infiniti G Convertible, sporting a retractable hardtop, Bose(R) Open Air Sound

Number of States Banning Texting While Driving Doubles in '09North Carolina Becomes 14th State to Ban Dangerous Driving Habit WASHINGTON, June 19 -- Today, North Carolina Governor Bev Perdue signed a law banning all drivers from text messaging while driving.

CLEVELAND, June 16 -- JumpStart Inc., the Northeast Ohio venture development organization that accelerates the progress of high growth early-stage businesses, announces a JumpStart Ventures investment commitment of $250,000 in Myers Motors LLC, a Tallmadge, OH company manufacturing electric vehicles.

Google is reportedly developing smart charging software that will deal with the future energy grid problems that plug-in hybrids (PHEVs) and electric vehicles could cause.

Nissan Motor Co plans to start production of electric vehicles and batteries by 2012 at its automotive factory in Smyrna, Tennessee.

Ford of Europe has expanded its environmentally friendly range with the introduction of a 2.0-liter 115bhp Mondeo ECOnetic with the lowest CO2 figure for the range.

Toyota has extended the iQ citi car line-up with 1.33-liter engine with Toyota Optimal Drive, start-stop and the option of a CVT automatic transmission.

Scrappage programs in Western Europe have led to 500,000 additional passenger vehicles sold in the region from January through May 2009, according to recent analysis by R. L. Polk & Co.

Detroit Electric Holdings and Dongfeng Motor Corporation announced plans to jointly research, develop, market and sell pure electric vehicles in China, based on Detroit Electric's electric drive technology.

Honda has reported that its new Insight hybrid has sold more than any other hybrid or alternative fuel vehicle in Europe.

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Seven men from two biker gangs each get six years in prison for violent airport punch-up

Warwickshire Police Chief on the warpath to prevent Hells Angels-run event from taking place

Six new spy photos of the 600+ horsepower Noble M600 show a British supercar inspired by the Italians.

The BMW X1 on this teaser shot may be out of focus but the hype campaign being run by the brand certainly is not. Taken on a sunny beach the picture should appeal to much of the vehicle's target market.

Upcoming F450 will feature a 7-speed, dual-clutch trans-axle gearbox and other technologies derived from Ferrari racing divisions. The model is expected to debut at the Los Angeles motor show in December and launch sometime early in 2010.

With Friday looming as yet another crunch deadline, the association - comprised of every current team except Williams and Force India - wrote to Max Mosley with a proposal to resolve the dispute over the budget cap rules.

Pictures have surfaced of a scale model version of the 2010 Mercedes-Benz E-Class Estate. The photos confirm some previous rumors, while raising a few new ones.

Volkswagen's 1.4 TSI unit also wins Green Engine of the Year. Mercedes' AMG division's 6.2-liter V8 took the Performance Engine of the Year award while BMW took the 2.5 to 3.0 liter category with its 3.0 liter twin-turbo diesel.

ASI has announced a new styling package for the Ferrari F430 and a new performance package for the Bentley Continental range.