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Wednesday, December 21, 2016

2017 BMW 5 Series Prices and Details Revealed

2017 BMW 5 Series Prices and Details Revealed

Weight Reduction of up to 137 lbs through extensive use of aluminum, magnesium and high-strength steel. Improved Performance and Dynamics with improved steering feel, available Adaptive mode and all-new 4-cylinder and 6-cylinder TwinPower Turbo engines, with an output increase of 35 hp on the 6-cylinder. ... Continue reading

Make The Future Detroit, Featuring Shell Eco-Marathon Americas To Shed Light On Bright Energy Ideas And Innovations That Address The World's Energy Challenge

Make The Future Detroit, Featuring Shell Eco-Marathon Americas To Shed Light On Bright Energy Ideas And Innovations That Address The World's Energy Challenge

HOUSTON, Dec. 21, 2016 -- While many students spend their holiday break relaxing with family and friends, an ambitious group of young inventors is spending their time preparing for the ultimate energy-efficiency challenge in 2017. ... Continue reading

Advancements in Sensors and Converging Technologies Enable Real-time Diagnostics Using Tire and Wheel Equipment

Advancements in Sensors and Converging Technologies Enable Real-time Diagnostics Using Tire and Wheel Equipment

SANTA CLARA, Calif., Dec. 21, 2016 -- Technology convergence is helping scale down large wheel and tire diagnostic garage equipment tools to fit within automobiles. ... Continue reading

ALG Finds 2016 Auto Sales Expected to Come in Just Shy of All-Time Annual Record

ALG Finds 2016 Auto Sales Expected to Come in Just Shy of All-Time Annual Record

SANTA MONICA, Calif.—ALG, the industry benchmark for determining the future resale value of a vehicle, projects total new vehicle sales, including fleet deliveries, will reach 1,600,000 units in December, down 2.6 percent from a year ago. However, adjusting for one less selling day this year than in December 2015, sa ... Continue reading

Americans Shift Driving Behavior Into Full Gear To Take on Winter Weather

Americans Shift Driving Behavior Into Full Gear To Take on Winter Weather

NASHVILLE, Tenn., Dec. 21, 2016 -- As the first polar vortex of the winter season brought frigid temperatures across the United States last week, Americans from coast to coast are bracing for snow season. ... Continue reading

December Car Sales on Track to Deliver a 'True Photo Finish' for Annual Record in 2016, Says Edmunds.com

December Car Sales on Track to Deliver a 'True Photo Finish' for Annual Record in 2016, Says Edmunds.com

SANTA MONICA, Calif., Dec. 21, 2016 -- Edmunds.com, the leading car information and shopping network, forecasts that 1,629,011 new cars and trucks will be sold in the U.S. in December, for an estimated Seasonally Adjusted Annual Rate (SAAR) of 17.7 million. This reflects an 18.5 percent increase from November 201 ... Continue reading

W. Gerald Flannery Named Interim President And CEO Of Hyundai Motor America

W. Gerald Flannery Named Interim President And CEO Of Hyundai Motor America

FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., Dec. 21, 2016 -- Hyundai Motor America today announced a continuation of a reorganization that began late this year by appointing W. Gerald (Jerry) Flannery as interim president and CEO, effective immediately. ... Continue reading

Official Volkswagen 3.0 TDI Fix Or Buyback Plan

Official Volkswagen 3.0 TDI Fix Or Buyback Plan

Proposed Consent Decree includes provisions for a recall for approximately 63,000 vehicles and the buyback and lease termination or emissions modification (if approved) of approximately 20,000 older vehicles Volkswagen agrees to pay $225 million into an environmental trust to remediate excess emissions from affected ve ... Continue reading

Honda Calls It Early: American Car Buyers Make Accord, Civic, CR-V and Odyssey Tops in Sales in 2016 +VIDEO

Honda Calls It Early: American Car Buyers Make Accord, Civic, CR-V and Odyssey Tops in Sales in 2016 +VIDEO

With just more than a week remaining in 2016, Honda is assured of having the #1 and #2 best-selling cars, the #1 SUV and #1 minivan in America with individual car buyers, the company announced today. ... Continue reading

Volkswagen to Recall 83,000 3.0 Liter Diesel Vehicles, Fund Mitigation Projects

Volkswagen to Recall 83,000 3.0 Liter Diesel Vehicles, Fund Mitigation Projects

In a second partial settlement announced today by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the Department of Justice (DOJ), and the State of California, automakers Volkswagen AG, Audi AG, Porsche AG and related entities (collectively referred to as Volkswagen), have agreed to recall 83,000 model year 2009 throug ... Continue reading

Trucking Moves America Forward Applauds Industry Efforts During the Holidays

Trucking Moves America Forward Applauds Industry Efforts During the Holidays

As the end of the year approaches Trucking Moves America Forward (TMAF), the industry-wide education and image movement, proudly recognizes the trucking industry's work to deliver the holidays through major charitable contributions and the tireless work of its 3.5 million professional drivers. ... Continue reading

Honda Previews "Cooperative Mobility Ecosystem" Ahead of CES 2017

Honda Previews "Cooperative Mobility Ecosystem" Ahead of CES 2017

To showcase its vision of a redefined mobility experience, Honda will unveil concepts on urban mobility, artificial intelligence, and robotics at CES 2017 in Las Vegas. ... Continue reading

Witness Saw Uber Robot Car Drive Through Red Light Three Weeks Ago in San Francisco, Says Consumer Watchdog

Witness Saw Uber Robot Car Drive Through Red Light Three Weeks Ago in San Francisco, Says Consumer Watchdog

A witness alleges that he saw an Uber robot car drive through a red light in San Francisco three weeks ago, and he contacted Consumer Watchdog with the information. ... Continue reading

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