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Bentley Motors Invests in Solar Energy

Bentley Motors , which will be marking its 100th anniversary in July 2019, today reinforces its commitment to sustainable energy with the installation of the largest solar car port in the United Kingdom at its factory headquarters in Crewe. The installation of 10,000 solar panels, which have a capacity of 2.7 Megawatts (MW), cover 1,378 car parking spaces and an area of ...

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Historic 1967 Pontiac Firebirds Being Sold For $285,000

Do you remember the two 1967 Pontiac Firebirds that were bought, restored and sold by Richard Rawlings of Gas Monkey Garage (GMG) in 2014 and shown in the Discovery Channel hit reality TV series “Fast N’ Loud“? Well, the current owner who won the bidding for the cars at the 2017 Barrett Jackson Scottsdale auction is putting the pair of historic Firebirds ...

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TransSportShow Opens May 23rd at SMX

The car show that spans generations of car enthusiasts is back on May 23-26, 2019 at the SMX Convention Center near the SM Mall of Asia in Pasay City. The 2019 TransSportShow is being presented by Phoenix Pulse Technology and is anticipated to be another grand exhibition of restored and customized show cars by the leading automotive shops in the country. Now ...

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Toyota’s Biggest Summer Blowout Ends May 31st!

What’s the first thing that comes to your mind when it’s summer? Let’s see – bright sunshine, warm breeze, white sand, blue waters, cool shades, and a brand-new Toyota… wait, a what? Yes, a brand-new Toyota! From now until May 31st, drop by any Toyota dealer and avail of Toyota’s Biggest Summer Blowout! Get BIG, BIG savings towards your purchase ...

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The Real Influencers

Nowadays, “influencer” is such a big buzzword in social media. By definition, influencers are people who affect a sale or the viability of a product, but are typically removed from the actual purchase decision. In short, they influence people to buy a product without actually pushing the product to the buyers. It used to be that consultants, analysts, journalists, academics, ...

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1973 Ford Mustang Mach 1: The Original Eleanor

After “Gone in 60 Seconds” starring Nicolas Cage and Angelina Jolie was shown in cinemas around the world, people always picture “Eleanor” as a gun gray 1967 Ford Mustang Shelby GT500 with black stripes, aftermarket body modifications and fat wheels. The ’67 Shelby was, of course, a clone because nobody would dare desecrate and wreck a rare original that now ...

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Bridgestone, the World’s No. 1 Tire, celebrates 88 Years: “3 Plus One” Promo Launched in the Philippines

The Tyre Press, the world’s leading publication for the wheel and tire industry, recently published a report about the top tire manufacturers in the world. It named Bridgestone of Japan as the No. 1 tire brand in the world, in terms of global sales, production and total earnings. Michelin (France) was 2nd, Goodyear (USA) was 3rd, Continental (Germany) was 4th ...

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Rolls-Royce Celebrates 115 Years of Excellence and Innovation

On May 4, 1904, Charles Rolls and Henry Royce met for the first time at The Midland Hotel in Manchester, England. It was an encounter that will change the course of automotive history. Henry Royce started an electrical and mechanical business in 1884 and made his first motor car, a two-cylinder Royce 10, in his Manchester factory in 1904. Charles ...

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Customer Service Specialist To Head Ford Philippines By July 1, 2019

Ford Motor Company announced the appointment of PK “Uma” Umashankar as the Managing Director of Ford Philippines effective July 1, 2019. He will replace Bertrand “Bert” Lessard, who will repatriate to his home country of Canada. Umashankar earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Madras and an MBA in Finance from the Loyola Institute of Business Administration (LIBA). ...

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80 Years of Flat-Four Porsches

Most Porsche enthusiasts regard the 1948 Type 356 as the first Porsche simply because it was the first model sold by the company. To celebrate this milestone, Porsche celebrated their 70th Anniversary in 2018 as “70 years of sports car passion”. However, if we look at the company’s history, Porsche actually started producing sports cars as early as 1939 but not ...

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