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CHERRY HILL, NJ – To celebrate the Car Care Council's Fall Car Care Month, participating Subaru dealers are offering free vehicle diagnostic inspections to Subaru owners in October.

Tags: Car Care Council, Fall Car Care Month, inspections, Subaru of America, Inc., vehicle diagnostics

SPARKS, MD – PHH Arval has designed an alternative for companies with unique needs that may not fit into a traditionally managed maintenance program.

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PHILADELPHIA – CarsDiva.com has announced FlexFans.org, a social network for consumer enthusiasts, retailers, and manufacturers of the new Ford Flex Crossover vehicle.

Tags: CarsDiva.com, Flex Crossover vehicle, FlexFans.org, Ford Motor Company

TORRANCE, CA - The first-ever Green Fleet Conference in Chicago Sept.15-16 will open with a keynote speech on fuel-efficient and emissions-reducing models to come in 2009-2011.

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TORRANCE, CA - The first-ever Green Fleet Conference in Chicago Sept.15-16 will open with a keynote speech on fuel-efficient and emissions-reducing models to come in 2009-2011.

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DES PLAINES, IL – Wheels, Inc. hosted its first Fleet Summit, "Driving Thoughtful Fleet Solutions," last week in Arlington Heights, Ill.

Tags: Chicago, economic trends, fleet budget, Fleet Summit, Wheels, Inc.

SPARKS, MD – PHH Arval has launched two significant new functionalities in its B2B Web site PHH InterActive.

Tags: B2B Web site, PHH Arval, PHH Interactive

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is launching the SmartWay Leaf Campaign to encourage purchases of SmartWay-certified cars and trucks.

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AUBURN HILLS, MI – Chrysler's new fleet Web site has been completely redesigned with revised content to help keep fleets informed and up-to-date.

Tags: Chrysler Motors Fleet Operations, fleet Web site

EDEN PRAIRIE, MN – GE Capital Solutions Fleet Services has enhanced its remarketing online management system to save fleet managers time, ensure sales documentation accuracy, and initiate payment of resale proceeds.

Tags: GE Capital Solutions Fleet Services , my.Drivers/my.Vehicles online management tool, real-time quotes

BELLEVUE, WA – As hands-free legislation spreads across the nation, the Bluetooth Special Interest Group is working to educate the public on how Bluetooth technology can be used in the car for hands-free compliance.

Tags: BlueTooth Special Interest Group, cell phone legislation, hands-free

WASHINGTON – The Ways and Means committee passed a plug-in electric drive vehicle credit (HR 6049) as part of a larger package of energy and extender provisions.

Tags: bill, HR 6049, plug-in electric drive vehicle, Senate Finance Committee

WASHINGTON, D.C. – General Motors Corp. and Mascoma Corp. have formed a strategic relationship to develop cellulosic ethanol to help address increasing energy demand.

Tags: General Motors, Mascoma Corp.

MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA -- Users will see camera icons next to each step of their directions, which will open a Street View image of the location, along with an arrow showing the action to be taken.

Tags: Driving Directions, Google Maps, Street View

ALPHARETTA, GA – AmeriFleet, a provider of total logistics solutions and transportation services to the fleet management and corporate fleet industry, will announce a comprehensive system wide green initiative early next month.

Tags: AmeriFleet, green initiative

CHICAGO – Cars.com has launched a new Green/Hybrid Buying Guide to help educate consumers about the types of hybrid and alternative-fuel cars on the market. The new guide offers the latest news and up-to-date videos on alternative-fuels and hybrid technologies.

Tags: Cars.com, Green/Hybrid Buying Guide

DEARBORN, MI – Ford Motor Company has improved its Service Part Limited Warranty coverage on both new and remanufactured gas engine and transmission assemblies, increasing the terms from three years/75,000 miles to three years/100,000 miles, effective Apr. 1.

Tags: Ford, gas engines, transmissions, warranty

EDEN PRAIRIE, MN – GE Capital Solutions Fleet Services has announced an industry-first Hybrid Rebate Program for companies that lease hybrid vehicles. The rebate program is designed for customers that make significant investments in new technology aimed at improving their environmental performance.

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NEW YORK – Forbes.com recently ranked the greenest vehicles in the United States, focusing on the companies accounting for 95 percent of all new vehicles sold in 2007. Rankings were based on data from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

Tags: Environmental Protection Agency, EPA, greenest vehicles , Honda, Hyundai, SmartWay , Toyota

ATLANTA – UPS announced the deployment of 167 Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) delivery vehicles in Texas, Georgia, and California.

Tags: CNG, compressed natural gas, green fleet, UPS

PITTSBURGH – Following its October merger with Flexcar, Zipcar has completed integration of the two services under the Zipcar service and brand, launching in six new states and bringing its service to Pittsburgh.

Tags: Flexcar, MINI Coopers, online reservations, Toyota Priuses, Zipcar

UNITED KINGDOM – New research by UK road safety charity Brake suggests that at-work drivers are significantly more likely to tailgate than other drivers.

Tags: Drivers, rear-end collisions, safety tips, tailgating

Mayor Michael Bloomberg has proposed new fuel-efficient rules for the thousands of black cars used by car services.

Tags: black cars , fuel-efficient rules, Mayor Michael Bloomberg , NYC