Yesterday, Ford revealed that the F-Series is now the Official Truck of the NFL as they announced a three-year partnership with the National Football League (NFL). Additionally, Ford is offering a number of exclusive tailgate experiences and sponsoring a new award during the NFL season. This announcement comes at a good time — the NFL season kicks off tonight when the Carolina Panthers visit the defending champion Denver Broncos.

During his one-day visit the American automobile enthusiast was not only able to acquaint himself with the new SLS AMG Roadster and the SLS AMG E-CELL during test drives, but also hand-assembled an AMG V8 engine.

These were the headlines when Ford, in a recent press release, announced plans to realign much of its North American operations in response to weak demand for large trucks and SUV's and strong sales of its compact Focus models.

As part of its centennial celebration, General Motors featured a live broadcast from its Renaissance Center headquarters in Detroit.

This week, John J. "Jack" Telnack, former Ford vice president of global design who first penned the design of the ground-breaking Ford Taurus, was inducted into the Automotive Hall of Fame in Dearborn, Michigan.

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According to Hyun Jin Cho, a member of Kia's Sustainability Management Team, Kia will be introducing a new system on the Optima designed to encourage more efficient driving habits.

In a recent press release, Kia Motors announced that it is a global sponsor of RoboChamps 2008, a virtual world robotics competition from Microsoft.

Gas prices are sure to top $4.00 per gallon for this year's official start of summer, but even though you may not be traveling far from home, be sure to make it a safe driving weekend.

Chrysler recently announced that it was entering the electric vehicle fray with three new vehicles designed to reduce emissions, green up the company and place the corporation alongside GM at the forefront of electric vehicle technology. But just as we were about to write about that subject, Chrysler posted a press release noting an anniversary of an event of great historical importance.