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Wednesday, August 7, 2013

C.A.R. Management Briefing Seminars 2013 - Day Three

C.A.R. Management Briefing Seminars 2013 - Day Three

CENTER FOR AUTOMOTIVE RESEARCH MANAGEMENT BRIEFING SEMINARS DAY THREE By Steve Purdy Photos By Bob Benko The Auto Channel Michigan Bureau Wednesday morning is always a highlight of the week at the Management Briefing Seminars - the traditional time for Michigan’s governor to address the assembled industry. We snag ... Continue reading

Biggest Selection of Used Cars in Brooklyn, New York and New Jersey

Biggest Selection of Used Cars in Brooklyn, New York and New Jersey

Kings Auto Show is now offering one of the largest selections of used cars in Brooklyn and New Jersey with low interest rates and special financing for all credit situations. Kings Auto Show, the Big Apple's premiere used car dealer, is now presenting one of the largest inventories of used cars Brooklyn has to offer wi ... Continue reading

RECALL - Toyota Announces Voluntary Recall of Certain Tacoma Vehicles

RECALL - Toyota Announces Voluntary Recall of Certain Tacoma Vehicles

TORRANCE, CA August 7, 2013 – Toyota Motor Sales, USA, Inc. today announced that it will conduct a voluntary safety recall involving approximately 342,000 Toyota Tacoma Access Cab vehicles, produced from 2004 to 2011. In the involved vehicles, screws that attach the seat belt pre-tensioner to the seat belt retract ... Continue reading

just-auto Announces New Automotive Conference, Future Mobility 2013, to be Held Nov 6-7 in Detroit

just-auto Announces New Automotive Conference, Future Mobility 2013, to be Held Nov 6-7 in Detroit

Today just-auto announced that it will hold the 'Future Mobility 2013' automotive conference on November 6 through November 7 at Troy's Somerset Inn hotel. At the two-day conference, organised by automotive industry online resource just-auto, automotive industry executives will learn about the future of mobility from v ... Continue reading

Ford Works to Strengthen Supplier Relationships to Provide Customers with Best-in-Class Technologies

Ford Works to Strengthen Supplier Relationships to Provide Customers with Best-in-Class Technologies

Ford introduces Aligned Business Framework 2.0, to help roll out new technologies to customers more quickly while improving quality and overall profitability The integration of the ABF has helped Ford become the preferred domestic automaker among suppliers ABF 2.0 will help Ford continue building strong relationships w ... Continue reading

Ranger Design Offers First Customized Shelving Systems For 2014 Ram ProMaster Cargo Van

Ranger Design Offers First Customized Shelving Systems For 2014 Ram ProMaster Cargo Van

Ranger Design, further positioning itself as a leader in commercial van shelving systems across the United States and Canada, today announced the first-to-market availability of customized shelving packages for the new 2014 Ram ProMaster full-size cargo van. A number of packages are available, including contractor, ser ... Continue reading

2014 Subaru WRX and 2014 Subaru WRX STI Pricing

2014 Subaru WRX and 2014 Subaru WRX STI Pricing

Cherry Hill, N.J. - Subaru of America, Inc. today announced pricing for the 2014 WRX® and WRX STI®. Subaru’s iconic line of sport models have seen their sales increase by nearly 40-percent year-to-date and have a starting MSRP of $25,995. The 2014 Subaru WRX delivers the biggest performance value in its comp ... Continue reading

Ford Motor Company Honors Union Pacific Railroad with Its Go Further Award

Ford Motor Company Honors Union Pacific Railroad with Its Go Further Award

Union Pacific Railroad received a 2012 Go Further award from Ford Motor Company. The special honor was announced by Ford at its recently held 2012 World Excellence Awards ceremony and was presented to 35 global suppliers who demonstrated a "Go Further" mindset and continuous pursuit of excellence in the face of unfores ... Continue reading

Honda's New Civic Tourer to Make Public Debut at the 2013 Frankfurt Motor Show

Honda's New Civic Tourer to Make Public Debut at the 2013 Frankfurt Motor Show

Honda's new British built Civic Tourer will be making its first public appearance at the 2013 Frankfurt Motor Show alongside the refreshed Civic hatchback. In addition to these two debuts, Honda will showcase a selection of modern and historic racing machines alongside its ultimate sportscar, the NSX Concept, highlight ... Continue reading

Ford's New Sustainable Workforce Initiative

Ford's New Sustainable Workforce Initiative

Ford takes a four-pronged approach “ strategic hiring, training, protection and safety, and health care initiatives “ to build and maintain a sustainable hourly workforce Ford's virtual and simulated factories improve manufacturing quality and safety With the rollout of global safety standards, overall injury rates h ... Continue reading

Motor Press Guild Explores The Return Of The North American Luxury Car Market August 13, 2013

Motor Press Guild Explores The Return Of The North American Luxury Car Market August 13, 2013

KABC'S Dave Kunz Moderates Panel of Luxury Car Experts from Mercedes-Benz, Cadillac, Lexus and the Robb Report on the Eve of Pebble Beach - On August 13, the Motor Press Guild (MPG), the largest automotive media association in North America, will host a panel discussion of leading luxury automotive experts and marketer ... Continue reading

Johnson Controls' batteries power Chevy Malibu's 2014 Start Stop vehicle

Johnson Controls' batteries power Chevy Malibu's 2014 Start Stop vehicle

Johnson Controls, the world's leading supplier of automotive batteries, is providing its advanced Absorbent Glass Mat (AGM) battery technology to power Chevrolet's 2014 Malibu featuring Start Stop technology. The technology will increase the 2014 Malibu's fuel economy by an estimated 5 percent. In a Start Stop system, ... Continue reading

Autobytel's Top Value Vehicles: Five Great Quality Cars at the Cheapest Price

Autobytel's Top Value Vehicles: Five Great Quality Cars at the Cheapest Price

Autobytel Inc. , the company dedicated to helping automotive consumers and dealers connect online, has named its top picks for the most affordably-priced, high quality cars offering buyers great features, design, performance and reliability. ... Continue reading

Mercedes-Benz Extends Patron Partnership With The PGA of America Through 2017

Mercedes-Benz Extends Patron Partnership With The PGA of America Through 2017

Innovative Automotive Company Furthers Multi-Year Commitment as 'Official Patron' and 'Official Vehicle' of The PGA, PGA Championship and Senior PGA Championship presented by KitchenAid; Named 'Official Patron' of 2014 and 2016 Ryder Cup ... Continue reading

American Traffic Solutions Video Reminds Drivers to Stop on Red

American Traffic Solutions Video Reminds Drivers to Stop on Red

National Stop on Red Week has an important message for drivers everywhere. Don't run red lights. ... Continue reading

Chrysler Group to Invest $52 Million in Its Michigan Engine Plants

Chrysler Group to Invest $52 Million in Its Michigan Engine Plants

Approximately 298 new positions to be created with new investment Investment will support increased demand of popular, fuel-efficient engines Brings total Chrysler Group investments to over $5.2 billion since June 2009 Chrysler Group LLC today announced that it would invest $52 million in its engine plants in Trenton a ... Continue reading

'Best Yourself' Honda Civic Campaign Featuring Nick Cannon

'Best Yourself' Honda Civic Campaign Featuring Nick Cannon

Honda launches celebrity-branded, youth-oriented campaign for the redesigned Civic 'Best Yourself' celebrates diversity and independent millennial spirit First national broadcast airing will occur on August 11 during America's Got Talent ... Continue reading

DealerFire Selected as Winner to Google Engage 2013 All-Stars Summit

DealerFire Selected as Winner to Google Engage 2013 All-Stars Summit

Strong Pay-Per-Click Performance Helps Automotive Marketing Agency Win Invitation to Google Headquarters. ... Continue reading

Aegis Mobility Receives Frost & Sullivan 2013 Customer Value Leadership Award

Aegis Mobility Receives Frost & Sullivan 2013 Customer Value Leadership Award

Aegis Mobility, the global leader in solutions to prevent distracted driving, announced today that it has received the 2013 Frost & Sullivan North American Customer Value Leadership Award for Distracted Driving Solutions. ... Continue reading

Touch Screen Sentinel DVR Monitor for Small Fleets, Paratransit Services, and High Value Cargo Transport

Touch Screen Sentinel DVR Monitor for Small Fleets, Paratransit Services, and High Value Cargo Transport

Safety Vision, LLC introduces a solution for campus and paratransit fleets, pupil transportation, first responders, or small to mid-size transporters of valuable cargo or passengers. The new Sentinel DVR Monitor combines an 8" LCD touch screen display, control box, and emergency back-up battery with four camera inputs ... Continue reading

EasyCare Recognizes Vanguard Dealer Services’ 10th Consecutive Year as Globe Award Winner

EasyCare Recognizes Vanguard Dealer Services’ 10th Consecutive Year as Globe Award Winner

EasyCare, the leading independent provider of automotive ownership benefits, is proud to congratulate Vanguard Dealer Services on its 10 consecutive years as the EasyCare Globe Award winner. Norcross, GA (PRWEB) August 07, 2013 EasyCare, the leading independent provider of automotive ownership benefits, is proud to con ... Continue reading

Progressive Insurance Releases Car Theft Stats, Tips for Keeping Cars Safe

Progressive Insurance Releases Car Theft Stats, Tips for Keeping Cars Safe

Do car thefts go up in the summer? Does where you live increase the likelihood your car will be found if it's stolen? Progressive Insurance examined its 2012 Personal Lines data to answer those questions and more. ... Continue reading

Rolls-Royce Appoints Product And Corporate Communications Manager For UK

Rolls-Royce Appoints Product And Corporate Communications Manager For UK

Rolls-Royce Motor Cars has today announced that James Warren (25) has joined the company as Product and Corporate Communications Manager for the United Kingdom, a newly created role. ... Continue reading

Vauxhall And Irish FA Agree Four-Year Sponsorship Extension

Vauxhall And Irish FA Agree Four-Year Sponsorship Extension

The Irish Football Association has announced a four-year sponsorship extension with Vauxhall Motors that will see the British vehicle manufacturer maintain its position as Lead Partner to the Northern Ireland national teams. ... Continue reading

Surging Ford Car Sales Outpace UK Market Growth

Surging Ford Car Sales Outpace UK Market Growth

Ford's UK market lead extended further in July as car sales and share increased substantially, compared with July 2012. ... Continue reading

Record-Breaking July New Car Registrations Performance For Mercedes-Benz UK

Record-Breaking July New Car Registrations Performance For Mercedes-Benz UK

Mercedes-Benz UK has achieved its best-ever July/YTD market share results, according to official figures released today by SMMT. ... Continue reading

Kia Sets New July Sales Record

Kia Sets New July Sales Record

Kia's UK success story continued in July with a new all-time record sales performance for the month of 6,027 vehicles delivered to customers - a 3.72 per cent share of an increased new car market. ... Continue reading

Regional Plumbing & Heating And Cleaning Firms Take Order Of Nissan Vans

Regional Plumbing & Heating And Cleaning Firms Take Order Of Nissan Vans

Regional businesses Barker Group Ltd and Vinshire Plumbing and Heating have ordered Nissan LCVs to add to their fleets. ... Continue reading

Mitsubishi Motors In The UK Announces Reduced Pricing On The Iconic Shogun

Mitsubishi Motors In The UK Announces Reduced Pricing On The Iconic Shogun

Mitsubishi Motors in the UK has reduced the price of Shogun by up to £5,000 making it an even more attractive proposition for those who need a practical and powerful off-roader that can tow 3.5 tonnes. ... Continue reading

Hyundai introduces New Generation i10 for Europe

Hyundai introduces New Generation i10 for Europe

Hyundai Motor Europe has released the first pictures of New Generation i10, the company's completely-new European A-segment car. ... Continue reading

Top rankings from J.D. Power for Audi

Top rankings from J.D. Power for Audi

Audi has achieved its best-ever rankings in the latest J.D. Power APEAL survey. At ... Continue reading

Fireball Tim Test Drives the 2013 Porsche Boxster S - Review

Fireball Tim Test Drives the 2013 Porsche Boxster S - Review

By Fireball Tim Lawrence HOLLYWOOD USA - August 7, 2013: Porsche is capable of incredible cars. This, we know. And with machines like the 911, it’s hard to consider creating something cheaper and in any way less. How would you even start? But when my buddy Bubba showed up with this 2013 Boxster S Convertible and p ... Continue reading

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