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Monday, August 19, 2013

19 U.S. Mercedes Automotive Technician Trainees Graduate

19 U.S. Mercedes Automotive Technician Trainees Graduate

Vance, AL, August 19, 2013 — Last Friday was a very special day for the 19 trainees of the Automotive Technician Program at Mercedes-Benz U.S. International (MBUSI), in Vance, Alabama. They graduated from a training program, which is modeled after the German system, and which will be recognized as such by the Germ ... Continue reading

2014 Honda Accord Sedan and Coupe Pricing and Change Details +VIDEO

2014 Honda Accord Sedan and Coupe Pricing and Change Details +VIDEO

Honda today announced the 2014 Accord Coupe will go on-sale tomorrow followed by the Accord Sedan on August 22. Featuring the award-winning Honda Earth Dreams Technology™ powertrains, the Accord lineup includes a direct injected 4-cylinder engine and a powerful and fuel-efficient V-6. A sporty CVT (4-cylinder mode ... Continue reading

High MPG 2014 Mitsubishi Mirage Prices Start At Under $13,000

High MPG 2014 Mitsubishi Mirage Prices Start At Under $13,000

2014 Mirage offers best-in-class fuel economy with an EPA rating of 37 mpg city/44 mpg highway/40 mpg combined (CVT-equipped models; 5-speed manual transmission model delivers an EPA fuel economy rating of 34 mpg city/42 mpg highway/37 mpg combined). . ... Continue reading

2013 Lexus GS 450h Review By John Heilig

2013 Lexus GS 450h Review By John Heilig

THE AUTO PAGE By John Heilig Mid-Atlantic Bureau The Auto Channel Model: 2013 Lexus GS 450h Engine: 3.5-liter DOHC V6 Horsepower/Torque: 286 hp @ 6,000 rpm, Electric BHP, 180 (338 total hp) /254 lb.-ft. @ 4,600 rpm Transmission: Electronic CVT Wheelbase: 112.2 in. Length x Width x Height: 190.7 x 72.4 x 57.3 in. Tires: ... Continue reading

In Charlotte, Con-way Freight Memorializes its Safest Drivers

In Charlotte, Con-way Freight Memorializes its Safest Drivers

Special "Honor Wall" Unveiled, Showcases Distinguished Drivers as a Testament to Those Who Make Con-way the Safest Carrier in the Industry -- Con-way Freight, a less-than-truckload (LTL) carrier and subsidiary of Con-way Inc. , unveiled a commemorative wall of Distinguished Drivers at their Charlotte, N.C., service cen ... Continue reading

Nation's Top Truck Drivers to Compete in Salt Lake City

Nation's Top Truck Drivers to Compete in Salt Lake City

This week, hundreds of the nation's top professional truck drivers will head to Salt Lake City for the 76th National Truck Driving Championships and National Step Van Driving Championships to compete for the most prestigious title in trucking: Bendix National Truck Driving Championships Grand Champion. ... Continue reading

Court Upholds Law To Impound Cars Of Unlicensed Drivers: Full Disclosure Network Video Report

Court Upholds Law To Impound Cars Of Unlicensed Drivers: Full Disclosure Network Video Report

In an exclusive 7 min video Judicial Watch Litigation Director Paul Orfanedes describes the successful legal battle in Los Angeles Superior Court to uphold the "Rule of Law" in Los Angles California and the State Constitution. He tells Full Disclosure host Leslie Dutton about the astonishing attempt by the LAPD to devi ... Continue reading

Frito-Lay's Million Milers Put Safety First

Frito-Lay's Million Milers Put Safety First

Company Recognizes Over-the-Road Drivers Who Have Traveled One or More Million Accident-Free Miles - PepsiCo's Frito-Lay North America business unit recently recognized 94 over-the-road (OTR) drivers in the U.S. and Canada who have reached the career milestone of driving more than one million, two million, or three mil ... Continue reading

Harley-Davidson Redefines Motorcycling with Project RUSHMORE

Harley-Davidson Redefines Motorcycling with Project RUSHMORE

Agile Product Development Process Redefines 2014 Harley-Davidson Touring Models Yesterday, Harley-Davidson unveiled its new lineup of 2014 motorcycle models during the company's annual Summer Dealer Meeting in Denver, Colo. The star of the show is not a single new bike - rather, it's the landmark product development ef ... Continue reading

Geely Automobile Leads Exports Among Domestic Automotive Brands in July

Geely Automobile Leads Exports Among Domestic Automotive Brands in July

Zhejiang Geely Holding Group ("Geely Group"), the leading Chinese automobile manufacturer, is excited to announce Geely Automobile Holdings Limited ("Geely Automobile") export volumes reached 12,420 in July 2013, the first time it has achieved the largest number of exports among domestic automotive brands. Geely Automo ... Continue reading

Research and Markets: Opportunity Analysis of eRetailing for Automotive Parts and Service in the North American Market

Research and Markets: Opportunity Analysis of eRetailing for Automotive Parts and Service in the North American Market

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Opportunity Analysis of eRetailing for Automotive Parts and Service in the North American Market" report to their offering. ... Continue reading

The 43rd Tokyo Motor Show 2013 Official Airline

The 43rd Tokyo Motor Show 2013 Official Airline

The 43rd Tokyo Motor Show 2013 Official Airline The Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association, Inc. (Chairman: Akio Toyoda) has designated the same Lufthansa Group as official airline of the 43rd Tokyo Motor Show 2013. Like the previous 2011 show, exhibitors, the general public, and members of the press attending the ... Continue reading

Woodward Avenue Action Association Launches Crowd Funding Campaign for Ford Highland Park Plant Project

Woodward Avenue Action Association Launches Crowd Funding Campaign for Ford Highland Park Plant Project

On Tuesday, August 20, the Woodward Avenue Action Association (WA3) will officially launch an online “Five Dollars a Day" crowd funding campaign to help raise the $125,000 match that is still needed to purchase two historic buildings in the historic Ford Highland Park Plant complex, the site where Henry Ford's moving ... Continue reading

Stibo Systems Customer Advance Auto Parts Recognized as a 2013 Best Practices Awards Winner by TDWI

Stibo Systems Customer Advance Auto Parts Recognized as a 2013 Best Practices Awards Winner by TDWI

Stibo Systems customer, Advance Auto Parts has been chosen a co-winner of the 2013 Best Practice Award in the Enterprise Data Management Strategies category by The Data Warehousing Institute (TDWI). TDWI's Best Practices Awards are designed to identify and honor companies that have demonstrated best practices in develo ... Continue reading

Alcoa Employees Conduct Environmental Research Alongside Scientists and Sustainability Leaders

Alcoa Employees Conduct Environmental Research Alongside Scientists and Sustainability Leaders

Alcoa Foundation announced today in partnership with Earthwatch Institute that 27 Alcoa employees have been selected to research environmental challenges in Brazil, Canada and China. Earthwatch is an environmental organization, whose mission is to promote the understanding and action necessary for a sustainable environ ... Continue reading

Moran, Kwong & Bennett takeover Audi Hamilton Island Race Week

Moran, Kwong & Bennett takeover Audi Hamilton Island Race Week

Three of Australia's most notable chefs, Matt Moran, Kylie Kwong and Shannon Bennett have dazzled guests with their gastronomic ingenuity at the 30th Audi Hamilton Island Race Week over the weekend. ... Continue reading

Hyundai Australia launches world-first i30 SR

Hyundai Australia launches world-first i30 SR

Hyundai Australia has added a sporty new SR model to its hugely popular New-Generation i30 small car range ... Continue reading

Michael Bartsch Named Vice President, Infiniti Americas

Michael Bartsch Named Vice President, Infiniti Americas

Infiniti Motor Company Ltd. has named Michael Bartsch vice president, Infiniti Americas, effective in September. ... Continue reading

James Moffat signs Multi-Year Driving Deal with Nissan Motorsport

James Moffat signs Multi-Year Driving Deal with Nissan Motorsport

V8 Supercars driver James Moffat has cemented his future in the sport by signing a new multi-year deal with Nissan Motorsport. ... Continue reading

Volvo's New Drive-E Powertrains - Efficient Driving Pleasure With World-first Technology

Volvo's New Drive-E Powertrains - Efficient Driving Pleasure With World-first Technology

Volvo Cars' new Drive-E range of powertrains takes efficient driving pleasure to a new dimension in which the number of cylinders is no longer important to describe power and drivability. ... Continue reading

bstreetsmart with PROTON Cars Australia

bstreetsmart with PROTON Cars Australia

PROTON Cars Australia is proud to be associated with the Westmead Hospital initiative 'bstreetsmart' which is co-produced by the Balnaves Foundation. ... Continue reading

'Birds' Set to Fly High at Shannons Spring Sale

'Birds' Set to Fly High at Shannons Spring Sale

‘Bird’ is the word at Shannons Melbourne Spring Classic Auction on September 23, with two great American sporting icons going under the hammer. ... Continue reading

Hooked on Driving Comes to Joliet in Early October

Hooked on Driving Comes to Joliet in Early October

Bill Jacobs Driving Experience gives Joliet residents opportunity to unleash performance cars -- Through Hooked on Driving and the Bill Jacobs Driving Experience, Illinois performance car owners have the opportunity to turn their vehicles loose on the Autobahn Country Club track October 7. ... Continue reading

The Stop that Could Save Your Life this Labor Day Weekend

The Stop that Could Save Your Life this Labor Day Weekend

Sobriety Checkpoints Reduce Drunk Driving Deaths WASHINGTON, D.C. -As our nation prepares for the Labor Day holiday, signaling the end of summer, law enforcement officers will take to the roads in an effort to stop impaired driving, prevent injuries and save lives. Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) endorses this typ ... Continue reading

Subaru Canada, Toronto Subaru Club raise funds together for RMH Toronto at TSC Hyper Meeting 2013

Subaru Canada, Toronto Subaru Club raise funds together for RMH Toronto at TSC Hyper Meeting 2013

Subaru Canada, Inc. (SCI), together with the Toronto Subaru Club (TSC), welcomed 600 Subaru enthusiasts during the TSC's Hyper Meeting 2013. The 10th annual event was held at Subaru Canada's head office in Mississauga, Ontario, on Sunday, August 11, as over 200 Subaru enthusiasts showcased their ride in the Show `n Shi ... Continue reading

New-look 2014 Camaro arrives at Wisconsin dealership

New-look 2014 Camaro arrives at Wisconsin dealership

Popular Camaro received first cosmetic update since major redesign - Since bringing a retro look to the market, the Chevy Camaro has been a hot seller all over the country. In 2014, it was due to receive its first redesign of this body style. One Wisconsin dealership, Broadway Automotive, has already received the updat ... Continue reading

Ford Dealership in Cincinnati Offering Rebates on 2013 Ford Models

Ford Dealership in Cincinnati Offering Rebates on 2013 Ford Models

Now is the Time to Buy a 2013 Ford Model at Mike Castrucci Ford of Milford - Ford Motor Company has been on the cutting edge of vehicle technology for a long time and it shows in the quality vehicles that they build every year. Ford cars and trucks are the most popular American brand on the market today and the new 201 ... Continue reading

Northern Illinois Chevy Dealer Helps Customers with Bad Credit Find Affordable Auto Loans

Northern Illinois Chevy Dealer Helps Customers with Bad Credit Find Affordable Auto Loans

Bill Jacobs Plainfield connects with lenders to help with automotive financing - Illinois car shoppers with poor credit history can uncover new opportunities for auto loans and fair financing rates by working with Bill Jacobs Plainfield financial specialists and circle of reputable lenders. ... Continue reading

Ram 1500 Rumble Bee Concept Buzzes into Detroit for Woodward Dream Cruise

Ram 1500 Rumble Bee Concept Buzzes into Detroit for Woodward Dream Cruise

Woodward Dream Cruise Inspired by the Super Bee of the late 60's, the Rumble Bee concept celebrates its 10-year anniversary at the 2013 Woodward Dream Cruise Ram Truck brand continues with tradition and creative design, building unique pickups for consumers to enjoy 10 years ago, the Ram Truck Brand introduced the Rumb ... Continue reading

The FIAT Brand Partners with Conde Nast for the Limited-edition Fiat 500c GQ Edition

The FIAT Brand Partners with Conde Nast for the Limited-edition Fiat 500c GQ Edition

New 2014 Fiat 500c GQ Edition continues the brand's tradition of premium, limited-production lifestyle cars for discerning customers FIAT brand fashioned a GQ Edition Cinquecento with world-class performance and Italian design tailored with custom appointments Special edition is powered by the 1.4-liter MultiAir Turbo ... Continue reading

Michael Bartsch Named Vice President, Infiniti Americas

Michael Bartsch Named Vice President, Infiniti Americas

Infiniti Motor Company Ltd. today named Michael Bartsch vice president, Infiniti Americas, effective in September. He succeeds Ben Poore who will leave the company to pursue other interests. Most recently, Bartsch, 54, was Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Porsche Cars North America, Inc. "Michael B ... Continue reading

Honda Unveils NSX CONCEPT-GT

Honda Unveils NSX CONCEPT-GT

Honda has unveiled the NSX CONCEPT-GT, a racing machine to enter into the GT500 class of the 2014 SUPER GT Series* Round 5 "2013 AUTOBACS SUPER GT" at Suzuka Circuit. The NSX CONCEPT-GT is a dedicated racing vehicle based on the NSX Concept, the next-generation super sports car that made its world debut in January 2012 ... Continue reading

AAM Names David C. Dauch as Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer

AAM Names David C. Dauch as Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer

American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings, Inc. (AAM) today announced that AAM's Board of Directors has named current President and Chief Executive Officer David C. Dauch to the additional position of Chairman of the Board, effective immediately. "Naming David C. Dauch as Chairman reflects his deep knowledge of AAM's glob ... Continue reading

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