(March 13, 2011) AMELIA ISLAND, Fla. (PRNewswire) — Mercedes-Benz celebrates the 125 year anniversary of the invention of the automobile at the 16th annual Amelia Island Concours d'Elegance this weekend, which features nearly 250 rare vehicles and benefits Community Hospice of Northeast Florida.

A prominent display situated on the golf course at the Ritz Carlton is featuring four symbolic Mercedes-Benz vehicles that showcase a piece of the Company's fascinating 125 year history and its contributions made to the automobile industry:

(MARCH 13, 2011) Tata Motors of India, maker of the muh-publized Nano, has launched the most fuel-efficient car in India. The diesel-powered Indica eV2 is rated at the equivalent of 62 miles per gallon.

Tata claims the new diesel version of its tiny Indica hatch, called the Indica eV2, is the most fuel efficient car running in India, returning a figure of 25kpl (62 mpg), a 46 percent improvement over its predecessor.

(March 12, 2011) ROCKLEIGH, N.J.  —  Volvo has partnered with The Andy Pilgrim Foundation to fight distracted driving through a newly released educational DVD, "The Driving Zone 2."

The DVD addresses the pitfalls of texting, emailing and talking on the phone while driving.  It also highlights many useful tools used by professional and experienced drivers to enable them to stay collision-free.

(March 12, 2011) Kia is recalling about 70,000 Optima sedans from model years 2006 through 2008 because the car's automatic transmission may remain in gear after being shifted to park, creating the risk of a roll-away crash.

(March 12, 2011) DEARBORN, Mich. — The primary part of one of Michigan’s largest solar power generation systems at Ford’s Michigan Assembly Plant is now up and running, delivering renewable energy to help power the production of fuel-efficient small cars.

(March 12, 2011) DETROIT — Chevrolet will introduce the Captiva Sport, a new entry to the U.S market, later this year. The compact crossover will not be available in Chevrolet showrooms, however, but sold exclusively to fleet customers.

The Captiva's arrival will help free supplies of Chevy's popular Equinox for retail sales. Both crossovers are similar in size and get about the same fuel economy.

(March 12, 2011) At least 2,300 Nissan and Infiniti brand vehicles awaiting shipment to U.S. and Japan showrooms were damaged in the earthquake and resulting tsunami, Automotive News reported today.

The cars — including nearly 1,300 Infiniti M, EX and FX models bound for North America — were parked at two coastal loading points when the giant waves swept through.

(March 11, 2011) DEARBORN, Mich. — An all-new Truck App in Ford F-Series features an industry-first in truck technology — a software application for safe and easy towing and off-roading.

With more than 50 percent of F-Series owners regularly towing a trailer, Ford developed the first application to walk drivers through the proper trailer connection process, among many other features.

(March 11, 20110 WARREN, Mich. — Ben Short isn't complaining about the rising price of gasoline. In fact, the Pittsford, N.Y., Chevrolet Volt owner doesn't pay attention to the rising prices since he's only used about a half a tank of gas in the last three weeks.

(March 11, 2011) ATLANTA  — Porsche Cars North America and Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca have announced that Porsche Rennsport Reunion IV will take place at the famed California racetrack the weekend of Oct. 14 – 16.

Rennsport Reunion IV brings together an unprecedented gathering of significant Porsche vintage and current race cars, as well those who have driven them to victory in the world’s most famous sports car races.