MONTVALE, NJ – Mercedes-Benz USA (MBUSA) employees are filling three new SUV models with nonperishable food items for those in need.  The food drive, which benefits Action Against Hunger, a community service program administered locally by North Jersey Media Group, is underway today at the company’s Fall Fest employee picnic held at the Platzl Brauhaus in Pomona, New York.  Items such as rice, pasta, cereal, macaroni and cheese, canned soups and vegetables, as well as paper goods, baby formula, and diapers are being collected and will be donated to the Center for Food Action in New Jersey (CFA), one of the food pantries served by Action Against Hunger.  The donations will help feed children, the elderly, and the low-income working poor in Bergen County.
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HERNDON, Va. –  Two of the world’s most fuel efficient drivers, John and Helen Taylor, are a third of the way through their attempt to break the current world record for lowest fuel consumption across the 48 contiguous United States. Today they will be driving into their ninth day, passing through the northern states of the Great Plains, including South Dakota, North Dakota and Montana. To help them along the way, they are driving the all-new, 50-state-compliant clean diesel Volkswagen Jetta TDI, fueled by Shell’s best diesel fuel. Read more

For decades the Mercedes-Benz S-Class has epitomized the best in automotive design, performance, luxury and safety.  Now this icon will use its star power to raise funds for women’s cancer research, new treatments, education and prevention.  Read more

Washington, D.C., Sep 3, 2008  -  Especially in this time of high gas prices, Global Electric Motorcars (GEM), a Chrysler company, is pleased to offer a $500 discount on their 100% battery-electric GEM vehicles to AARP members at AARP’s 2008 Life@50+ and 50th Anniversary Celebration in Washington, D.C., Sept. 4-6, 2008. The theme for the conference is “It’s Monumental.”
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INGOLSTADT, Germany, Aug, 2008 - For the first time, Audi Sport will offer a racing sports car specifically developed for customer use in the form of the powerful 500 hp plus GT3 version of the Audi R8 which will be available from autumn 2009. The logistics and factory space required for the AUDI AG customer programme will be created over the next few months in Ingolstadt, Neckarsulm and Györ.

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