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Toyota Says Cars to Get Smart Gas Pedals

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 19:27:35 GMT

If there is a lesson from the unintended-acceleration dilemma that resulted in Toyota’s new plan to modify about 3.8 million vehicles, it is the need for all vehicles to have a smart gas pedal, said Clarence Ditlow, the executive director of the Center...
Source: The New York Times

America's Cup defending champ Alinghi can't get courts to see things its way

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 19:17:44 GMT

You get the feeling that the Americas Cup team from Switzerland is bracing for a spanking each time it walks into Justice Shirley Kornreich's New York State Supreme Court.
Source: Detroit Free Press

Statement from Tom Ehman, Golden Gate Yacht Club Spokesman

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 19:16:16 GMT

[Source: BMW Oracle] In its continuing effort to host the 33rd America’s Cup in Ras Al Khaimah, today Société Nautique de Geneve asked the Appellate Division to reverse the October 27 Supreme Court decision which had declared RAK as non-compliant with...
Source: Valencia Sailing

Tesco, Dell, BMW Among Only 'Emission Leaders' in U.K.

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 19:15:56 GMT

The study was commissioned by Marketing magazine and its partner publication Brand Republic; the companies in the study were rated on whether they had been reducing emissions or had among the lowest emissions intensities in their industry sector,...
Source: GreenBiz

Sailing: Groundhog day as America's Cup hits court again

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 19:14:32 GMT

Source: ReutersTeam New Zealand's crew hard at work in Nice The defending champions of the America's Cup returned to court on Thursday in a bid to change the venue for yachting's most prestigious race to the United Arab Emirates from a location in...
Source: TVNZ

America's Cup Venue for 33rd Race Again in Question

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 19:04:48 GMT

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The defending champions of the America's Cup returned to court on Wednesday in a bid to change the venue for yachting's most prestigious race to the United Arab Emirates from a location in Spain.
Source: ABC News

New MG family car breaks cover

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 18:27:26 GMT

MG Motor, the company that builds the MG TF, has announced an all-new fastback mid-size model, the MG6.
Source: Which

Live: BMW Oracle's BOR 90 sailing in San Diego

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 18:15:28 GMT

Once again, courtesy of FOX 5 San Diego, sailing fans worldwide can watch BMW Oracle's BOR 90 sailing inside the San Diego Bay, live! If you like the feed you can send a thank you to Fox right here.
Source: Valencia Sailing

Quoted in 'BMW awards young guns with F1 test drive despite withdrawal'

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 13:56:34 GMT

Mario Theissen said in SportNetwork:

Depriving these junior drivers of the test we had promised them was not an option for us, even after the withdrawal of BMW from Formula One

BMW Presents First Images of New BMW 5 Series Sedan

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 06:23:18 GMT

Quoted in 'Soci?t? Nautique de Gen?ve statement following Justice Kornreich's latest decision @ Vela for Fun'

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 05:13:05 GMT

said in Sailing News For Sailors:

New York Supreme Court Justice Kornreich has brought a degree more certainty to the 33rd America's Cup today. It is good to at last have her decision on some of the pending issues. Alinghi continues to focus on its training programme ahead of the Match for the 33rd America's Cup against BMW Oracle on 8 February 2010.

Photo from Reuters Pictures

Sat, 19 Sep 2009 11:49:03 GMT

People crowd around a BMW 535i Gran Turismo at the Frankfurt International Auto Show IAA in Frankfurt September 19, 2009. The world's biggest auto show will run until September 27.

Photo from Getty Images

Thu, 17 Sep 2009 16:29:00 GMT

FRANKFURT AM MAIN, GERMANY - SEPTEMBER 17: German carmaker BMW's CEO Norbert Reithofer waits for the arrival of German Chancellor Angela Merkel at the BMW trade-show booth during the international motor show IAA on September 17, 2009 in Frankfurt am Ma...