Automotive News for April 15, 2014

• All-new Volkswagen Golf features Faurecia technology inside and outside the car

  2015 Volkswagen Golf MORE INFO Volkswagen Buyer's Guide AUBURN HILLS, MI--April. 15, 2014: The 2015 Volkswagen Golf is set to roll into showrooms this spring equipped with Faurecia technology for seating, door panels, and front-end modules.... Continue Reading

• Annual Sales of Hybrid and Electric Trucks Will Reach Nearly 105,000 by 2020

  BOULDER, CO--April 15, 2014: Despite government support, such as funding under the United States’ economic stimulus efforts, the market for hybrid and electric trucks has struggled to expand beyond a narrow niche. Nevertheless, a signifi... Continue Reading

• Aston Martin Debuts Two New Special Editions at 2014 New York Auto Show

  Aston Martin V8 Vantage N430 NEW YORK - April 15, 2014: Aston Martin is unveiling two exclusive new special editions for North American markets at the 84th New York International Auto Show this week. Aston Martin V8 Vantage N430 The great Br... Continue Reading

• Bold new vision for the Land Rover New Age of Discovery

  MORE INFO Land Rover Buyer's Guide AT-A-GLANCE Discovery Vision Concept revealed ahead of New York Auto Show 2014. Showcases the modern design language of the future Discovery family. Pioneering Jaguar Land Rover research technologies feature, including smart glas... Continue Reading

• Bridgestone Opens Public Voting for Fuel The Cause Contest

  NASHVILLE, TN--April 15, 2014: Bridgestone Americas has announced the 12 finalists of its Fuel the Cause contest and has opened public voting to determine the winner. One of the 12 selected submissions will win a $25,000 gift from Bridgestone to be used toward ... Continue Reading

• Chevrolet celebrates five decades of Pony Car competition

  2014 Camaro Z 28 MORE INFO Chevrolet Buyer's Guide NEW YORK--April 15, 2014: Ever since the days of the Hatfields and the McCoys, rivalries have been a cornerstone of American culture. Some become endlessly bitter feuds. Others, like the healthy competition betw... Continue Reading

• EPA Publishes 19th Annual U.S. Greenhouse Gas Inventory

  WASHINGTON--April 15, 2014: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released its 19th annual report of overall U.S. greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions today, showing a 3.4 percent decrease in 2012 from 2011. The Inventory of U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Si... Continue Reading

• Ford sales in Europe grew 12 percent in March and 11 percent in the first quarter

  2014 Ford Fiesta MORE INFO Ford Buyer's Guide COLOGNE--April 15, 2014: Ford market share at 8.9 percent in March and 8.0 percent for the first quarter rose by 0.2 and 0.3 percentage points, respectively, compared with the same periods las... Continue Reading

• FreshPer4mance coating from Johnson Controls makes automotive seat covers stain-resistant and antimicrobial

  PLYMOUTH, MI--April 15, 2014: Johnson Controls, a global multi-industrial company with established core businesses in the automotive, building and energy storage industries, has developed a coating for fabrics th... Continue Reading

• GM Protects Watersheds with Students for 25 Years

  MORE INFO The Best Car Buyer's Guide DETROIT--April 15, 2014: General Motors this year celebrates a milestone anniversary of its signature watershed education program, GM Global Rivers Environmental Education Network (GREEN). For the 25th year, company employees will wa... Continue Reading

• Grandstyle Edition Adds Extra Appeal to smart

  MORE INFO smart Buyer's Guide April 14, 2014: Drivers of the iconic smart fortwo can enjoy greater luxury, convenience, style and value with the launch of the new grandstyle edition. Based on the well-appointed passion line, the grandstyle edition features an even more impr... Continue Reading

• Honda "#ThumbsUp" campaign uses emoticons to stress importance of not texting while driving

  MORE INFO Honda Buyer's Guide TORRANCE, CA--April 15, 2014: Honda is initiating a new social media program aligned with April's Distracted Driving Awareness Month to call attention to the dangers of texting while driving. In sup... Continue Reading

• LAND ROVER ANNOUNCES GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP WITH VIRGIN GALACTIC

  MORE INFO Land Rover Buyer's Guide April 14, 2014: Land Rover announces its New Age of Discovery in dramatic fashion in New York Global reveal of Land Rover’s new Discovery Vision Concept car alongside SpaceShipTwo, the world’s first commercial sp... Continue Reading

• Local Motors Launches Design Challenge for First 3D-Printed Car

  PHOENIX--April 15, 2014: Local Motors, Inc. announces the launch of the 3D Printed Car Design Challenge to inform and influence the design of the vehicle that will be manufactured at IMTS – The International Manufacturing Technology Show 2014 in Chic... Continue Reading

• Many Consumers Avoid Going to Car Dealers

  New Research: 1 in 6 Car Buyers Skips Test-Drive; Nearly Half Visit Just One (Or No) Dealership Prior to Purchase DMEautomotive study provides fresh evidence that dealership avoidance is a new car buying "normal" MORE INFO The Best Car Buyer's Guide DAYTONA BEACH, FL--April 15,... Continue Reading

• Mazda Produces 1 Million SKYACTIVE Cars

  Milestone achieved two years and four months since production of Mazda CX-5 began Full-SKYACTIV models are produced in Japan, Mexico, Thailand and China and sold in over 100 different countries and regions MORE INFO Mazda Buyer's Guide Hiroshima--April 14, 2014: Mazda Motor Corpo... Continue Reading

• Nielsen: 65 Percent of Global Online Consumers Plan to Buy a New or Used Car in the Next Two Years; Online Advertising and Information Most Helpful for Buyers

  MORE INFO The Best Car Buyer's Guide NEW YORK—Sixty-five percent of global online consumers across 60 countries plan to buy a new or used car in the next t... Continue Reading

• Nissan GT Academy 2014

  MORE INFO Nissan Buyer's Guide April 14, 2014: Gran Turismo6 gamers have the chance to become a Nissan NISMO racing driver Previous GT Academy champions now racing in GP3 and Le Mans 24 Hours London & Paris 14 April, 2014: Nissan and Sony Computer Entertainment Europe have ... Continue Reading

• PEUGEOT accelerating fast in China with a growth of 18.6%

  Peugeot at the Beijing Motor Show MORE INFO The Best Car Buyer's Guide April 14, 2014: The popular PEUGEOT 2008 urban Crossover is launched into the growing Chinese market EXALT Concept Car set to wow attendees of the Beijing Motor Show with its combined culture... Continue Reading

• Renault Runs with the London Marathon

  MORE INFO The Best Car Buyer's Guide April 14, 2014: The thousands of star runners who went that extra mile for charity in the 2014 Virgin Money London Marathon yesterday have the same drive as Official Car Provider Renault. Long-running supporters of the greatest marathon in the w... Continue Reading

• Six weeks of preparation needed to bring a Ford Mustang convertible to the top of the Empire State Building

  MORE INFO Ford Buyer's Guide Ford and Empire State Building honor 50 years of Mustang with a car display 1,000 feet above the streets of Manhattan Ford partners with longtime supplier to build the Mustang that wi... Continue Reading

• Teens Say Texting And Driving Is More Dangerous Than Skydiving, But They Do It Anyway

  NASHVILLE, TN--April 15, 2014: Eight out of 10 teens say that texting and driving is more dangerous than skydiving, yet young drivers are 50 times more likely to text and drive than skydive, according to a recent nationwide survey*. T... Continue Reading

• Toyota Corolla: World's Most Popular Car Model Hits 1.22M Global Sales In 2013

  MORE INFO Toyota Buyer's Guide TORRANCE, CA--April 15, 2014: Toyota Motor Sales (TMS), U.S.A., Inc., today announced Corolla global sales of 1.22 million units in 2013, according to the company's internal data based on individual vehicle sal... Continue Reading

• Volvo Celebrates 50 Years of Dedication to Child Safety

  MORE INFO Volvo Buyer's Guide April 14, 2014: Volvo Car Group’s (Volvo Cars) dedication to protecting the smallest and most vulnerable car occupants celebrates its 50-year anniversary in 2014. This ground breaking work started with the world’s first re... Continue Reading

• Volvo Unveils Revolutionary Inflatable Child Seat Concept

  MORE INFO Volvo Buyer's Guide April 14, 2014: Children’s car seats are historically bulky, hard to move and tedious to mount. This is why Volvo Cars has designed a lightweight and inflatable rearward-faced child seat concept using groundbreaking technology... Continue Reading