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2013 Kia Optima EX Review By Michael Bernstein

2013 Kia Optima EX Review By Michael Bernstein

NEW CAR REVIEW OF 2013 KIA OPTIMA EX By Michael Bernstein Michigan Bureau THe Auto Channel KIA OPTIMA KNOWS ITS LINES What’s in a line, well it depends on the situation, circumstance or where you happen to be standing. Take for example a single guy; a good line might be the difference between a lonely night and an ... Continue reading

Chrysler Group Puts Spotlight on Design at Utica Community Schools Auto Showcase

Chrysler Group Puts Spotlight on Design at Utica Community Schools Auto Showcase

What:‚ The designers and engineers behind the hottest concept and production vehicles from Chrysler Group LLC will give students from Michigan's second largest school district an insider's look at automotive design. As part of the "Where Innovation Meets Design" auto showcase, students from the Utica Center for Scienc ... Continue reading

Ford Helps British Gas Make Big Splash For Great Ormond Street Charity

Ford Helps British Gas Make Big Splash For Great Ormond Street Charity

Ford has supplied British Gas with an all-new Ford Tourneo Custom that will travel thousands of miles on UK roads this summer, helping to raise £1 million for the Great Ormond Street Hospital Children's Charity. ... Continue reading

Ford Hybrid Vehicle Sales Break Full-Year Record in First Five Months of 2013

Ford Hybrid Vehicle Sales Break Full-Year Record in First Five Months of 2013

Ford surpassed its previous full-year hybrid sales record set in 2010 of 35,496 vehicles in just the first five months of 2013 Ford is projected to sell approximately 37,000 hybrid vehicles through May, for around a 375 percent increase over the same period last year Ford Fusion Hybrid is projected to deliver its best ... Continue reading

Volkswagen Crafter Conversions An Excellent Investment For Nch

Volkswagen Crafter Conversions An Excellent Investment For Nch

Great residual values, reliability and fuel economy made Volkswagen Crafter Luton-bodied vans the perfect choice for NCH (UK), a provider of industrial maintenance solutions, when selecting a fleet of 10 new vehicles for its Pure Solve division. ... Continue reading

New Hyundai Motor Vehicle Test Centre At Nürburgring

New Hyundai Motor Vehicle Test Centre At Nürburgring

Hyundai is undertaking final preparations ahead of moving into its new vehicle test centre located at the iconic Nürburgring track in Germany. ... Continue reading

Caterham Goes Back To Its Roots With New Seven

Caterham Goes Back To Its Roots With New Seven

Caterham Cars will release a new, affordable entry-level version of the iconic Seven that harks back to the philosophy that inspired its creation. ... Continue reading

Vauxhall Strengthens Its Mokka Mix

Vauxhall Strengthens Its Mokka Mix

The new 1.4-litre Turbo (140PS) petrol is now available to order in front-wheel drive, after being only initially available as an all-wheel drive manual ... Continue reading

Lonely Planet Teams Up With Mini For Start Of A 40th Anniversary Epic Adventure

Lonely Planet Teams Up With Mini For Start Of A 40th Anniversary Epic Adventure

To celebrate its 40th birthday, Lonely Planet has sent two travel writers from Lonely Planet Travellermagazine in a MINI Cooper D Clubman from London to Istanbul on the first leg of an epic 10,000 mile journey across Europe, Asia and Australasia. ... Continue reading

Added Extras Boost Crafter Value, Comfort And Convenience

Added Extras Boost Crafter Value, Comfort And Convenience

The Volkswagen Crafter range is getting a boost to its standard specification, with over £700-worth of extras now standard, making the Crafter not only one of the most competitive large vans on the market, but also more practical and convenient for drivers. ... Continue reading

Kia Serice Advisors Battle Out National Final

Kia Serice Advisors Battle Out National Final

The cream of Kia Australia's Service Advisors from dealerships around the country went head-to-head at KMAu headquarters in Sydney recently to decide the nation's best. ... Continue reading

Mazda6 Snares Another Design Award

Mazda6 Snares Another Design Award

All-New Mazda6 has received yet another design accolade following on from its 'outstanding product design' award at the internationally recognised red dot awards in Germany and 'best new vehicle' at the Atlanta International Auto Show. ... Continue reading

Volkswagen Group Australia Response to Fairfax

Volkswagen Group Australia Response to Fairfax

The coronial inquest regarding the death of Ms. Ryan is still ongoing, we will not comment on the investigation, except to say that we are cooperating fully and the assertion by Fairfax that Ms Ryan's death appears to have been caused by sudden deceleration is incorrect. ... Continue reading

Citroen Automobiles Australia Announces New Dealership in Melbourne

Citroen Automobiles Australia Announces New Dealership in Melbourne

Citroen Automobiles Australia is pleased to welcome the Bayford Group to its growing dealer network with the opening of Bayford Citroen on June 1. ... Continue reading

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